NRHEG Star Eagle

137 Years Serving the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Area
Newspaper of Record for NRHEG School District
Newspaper of Record for Waseca County, MN
PO Box 248 • New Richland, MN 56072

507-463-8112
email: steagle@hickorytech.net
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Bernard E. Bolduan of New Richland, MN passed away peacefully on July 4, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center at the age of 83. A memorial service will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New Richland on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 1 p.m. with Reverend Scott Williams officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Military honors will be accorded by New Richland Veteran’s Organizations.

Funeral services for Ronnie G. Deckard age 77 of New Richland, MN, will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hartland. Pastor Shawn Stafford will officiate. Burial will be at the Hartland Cemetery with military honors accorded by area VFW and American Legion. Visitation will be Friday from 4 – 7 p.m. at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the services at the church. Online condolences are welcome at: www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Ronnie died on Monday, July 1, 2013 at Regency Hospital, Golden Valley, MN.

Dorothy Irene Root passed away peacefully after a long illness at her home in Canutillo, Texas January 11, 2013. Dorothy was born May 19, 1923 in New Richland Minnesota the youngest of six children (brothers Elmer, Richard, and Raymond Rosacker, sisters Elsie Boettger, and Lola Nesdahl) born to Minnie Sarah and Wilhelm Rosacker.

Betty Bernard died Friday, June 28 at the Ostrander Care Center after a lengthy bout with congestive heart failure. She was born Betty Lou Durfey to Phineas and Lillian Durfey in Merrill, Iowa on September 7, 1925. The family moved to Chatfield where Betty graduated from high school in 1943.

In October of that year, she married John W. Bernard, a local farmer, and took up residence on a farm in Pleasant Grove Township. Five children joined them there. John and Betty were solid partners in life and on the farm. They raised their children to be involved in school and community. They themselves led by example becoming active in school, church, and community organizations such as 4-H.

Funeral services for Robert H. Phillips of Ellendale, MN, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013 at St Mary’s Catholic Church Newry Township. Father Swamy will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 23, 2013 from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in St Mary’s Cemetery.

Robert died Thursday morning, June 20, 2013 at St Johns Lutheran Home in Albert Lea. He was 87 years of age.