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Remembering the life of Jon D. Perry…
A Celebration of Life Service for Jon D. Perry will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland. The Reverend Paul Andree will officiate. Friends may visit with family from noon until the time of the service at the church on Monday.
Jon passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, after a 15-year battle with cancer. He was 59.
He was born on September 27, 1953, in Waseca, Minnesota, the son of Donald and E. Jane (Dray) Perry.
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Remembering the life of Jerry J. Johannsen
Jerry James Johannsen was born on December 13, 1940 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, the son of William C. and Beverly (Gilbertson) Johannsen.
Jerry served our country in the U.S. Army from 1959, until his honorable discharge from the Reserves in 1965.
He acquired technical training at the Vo-Tech in Albert Lea, Minn.
Throughout his life he had worked as a machinist with a boiler license, repaired televisions, and semi-driving combined with farming.
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Lucille “Lucy” (Lee) Goodnature, 91, died February 1, 2013, at the Elderwood Assisted Living Facility in Hinckley, MN.
Lucille Marie Lee was born at home on December 30, 1921, in Moscow Twp., Freeborn County, MN to Peter and Ella Lee. Lucille graduated from Albert Lea High School. She married Lester Goodnature on August 20, 1952, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Newry Twp., Freeborn County, MN. They made their home in Geneva, MN, where she worked as a teller at the Geneva State Bank until retirement, whereupon Lucille and Lester relocated to Mesa, AZ. After Lester’s death in 2006, Lucille returned to MN to be closer to family.
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Funeral Services for Donald O. Peterson, of Otisco, MN, were held at 1 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2013 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Otisco, MN. The Reverend Scott Williams officiated. Interment was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Richland. Military Honors were accorded by New Richland Veteran’s Organizations. Friends visited with family one hour before the service at the church. Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland is assisting the family.
Donald died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center. He was 92 years of age. He was born on February 4, 1921, in Otisco, Minnesota, the son of Oscar and Bessie Peterson. Don grew up on a farm outside of Otisco and attended Country School #47. In 1939, he graduated from Waseca High School. He went to California for a short time and then was drafted to serve our country as an airplane mechanic in the U.S. Air Force in 1942. He received his honorable discharge in 1946.
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Erwin Johannes Eichhorst, age 91, of Waldorf, MN died Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 11, at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf, MN. Rev. Michael Mathews will officiate and interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery in Waldorf, MN. Visitation will be held at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells on Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 2-5 p.m. and will continue 1 hour prior to the funeral service at church on Monday. Please see www.brussheitner.com to leave online condolences. Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells is in charge of arrangements.