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Charles Irving “Chuck’ Toft, age 88, passed away at the Evergreens in Spring Valley, Minn., on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.
Chuck was born January 31, 1925, in Albert Lea, Minn., the son of Irvin and Cora (Gunderson) Toft. He was raised in Ellendale, Minn., where he was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. He graduated from Ellendale High School in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army in 1945 serving as a paratrooper in the Airborne during WW II in Europe. He was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Margy Dene Sorenson on July 6, 1947, at the Hartland Lutheran Church in Hartland, Minn. He worked for Sorenson and Sons Trucking and farmed in the Ellendale, Hartland and Hayward area until moving to Spring Valley in 1958 to work for Ruan Transport Company. He retired from Ruan in 1987 and continued his passion for farming on his hobby farm outside of Spring Valley.
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In Loving Memory of Teresa Marie Van Iperen
Teresa Van Iperen was born on July 31, 1962 in El Paso, Texas to Dale and Jeanette Raimann Wallace. That same year the family moved to Albert Lea, MN. In 1967 the family moved to New Richland, MN where Teresa graduated from New Richland-Hartland High School in 1980.
She went on to attend Mankato State University, graduating in 1985. She then made her home in Pemberton, MN. On June 4, 1994 she and Jerry Van Iperen were married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saint Clair, MN. Teresa worked for Blue Earth County as a social worker in Mankato. Following their marriage they remained in Pemberton until 2001 when they moved to an acreage near Edgerton, MN. Teresa enjoyed the time she spent home schooling her boys.
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Funeral services for Orvin A. Morstad, age 92 of Albert Lea and formerly of Hartland will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday November 9, 2013 at the Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland. The Rev. Dennis Frank will officiate. Interment will be in the Hartland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Orvin died on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Society.
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Funeral services for Bonnie (Pollei) Kofstad, of Hartland, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church. Pastor Shawn Stafford will officiate. Interment will be in Hartland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4–7 p.m. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and again one hour prior to the service at the church.
Bonnie died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center. She was 88 years old.
Bonnie was born January 12, 1925 to Henry and Emma (Randall) Pollei. She attended and graduated high school from Mankato. Following high school, Bonnie was united in marriage to LeRoy Kofstad on May 12, 1946. To this union, five children were born.
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The funeral service for Gladys (Tesch) Battey will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf. The Reverend Michael Matthews will officiate. Interment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Friedrich Funeral Service in New Richland is assisting the family.
Gladys Battey passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Colony Court Memory Care in Waseca. She was 98 years old.