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PO Box 248 • New Richland, MN 56072

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Funeral services for Irvin Duane Jensen Jr., age 81 of Clarks Grove will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at First Baptist Church in Clarks Grove. Rev. Jamie Cameron will officiate. Interment will be at Clarks Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Irvin died peacefully Friday, December 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. 

Irvin Duane Jensen Jr. was born on August 11, 1932 to Irvin Sr. and Myrtle (Ditlevson) Jensen in Owatonna, MN.

Thomas R. Linnihan, 56, of Owatonna, died Monday, November 25, 2013 of natural causes at his home in Owatonna. 

He was born January 8, 1957 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of John and Catherine (Klotz) Linnihan. 

He is survived by his sister, Patricia (and Jim) Johnson of Sioux Falls, SD; brother, John Linnihan; four nephews, John and Sean Linnihan, Christopher and Joel Johnson; and one niece, Jessica O’Connor.

A memorial service will be held Friday, December 13, 2013 at 2 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland. A reception will follow at 3 p.m. at 113 2nd Avenue NW, Waseca, Old Eagle’s Building. A private interment was held at Calvary Cemetery in New Richland.  Michaelson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Gary Nordlie, 68, Of Owatonna and Lake Vermilion, passed away November 15, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born July 16, 1945 in La Crosse, WI to Norman and Oma (Nyseth) Nordlie.

Gary moved to Owatonna in 1958 and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1963. He married his high school sweetheart Carole Soukup on December 23, 1967 in Owatonna. He received his teaching degree from Mankato State University in 1968.

Gary taught English and Speech at New Richland High School until his retirement in 1998. He also coached track, weight lifting, cross country, and created the Oral Interp variety show.

The funeral service for Constance Carrie Smidt will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland, Minnesota. The Reverend Dennis Frank will officiate. Interment will be in the Hartland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church.

Connie Smidt passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea. She was 80 years old.

Dale Franklin Hansen, 48, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at his home in Owatonna.

He was born December 11, 1964 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of LaVerne and Marlene (Wencl) Hansen. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1983. After high school, Dale worked at Happy Chef and Hart’s Bakery. He then went to work at Lakeside Foods where he worked his way up to Sanitation Supervisor. Dale worked there for over 27 years until a year ago when his health began to deteriorate.