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Created: 20 December 2019

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A memorial service for Lisa M. Baldwin will be held at 10:30 a.m. on December 28, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Father Kurt Farrell officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the time of the service.

Lisa passed away of natural causes on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. She was 56 years old.

Lisa Marie Baldwin was born on March 13, 1963 in Waseca, MN to parents Jose and Andrea (Garcia) Duenes. She grew up in the New Richland, MN area, graduating from New Richland-Hartland High School in 1981.

Lisa was blessed with four children: Marie, Jeremy, Bryan, and Dustin. The family was raised in the New Richland and Faribault area. Lisa spent the last 10 years with her loving fiancé, Chris Alfvegren. The couple lived in Barney, ND. Lisa was raised Catholic and was deeply rooted in her faith. She worked at a variety of nursing homes in both Minnesota and North Dakota as a CNA. When she wasn’t working, she enjoyed camping, traveling when she could, but mostly spending time with her family.  Her grandchildren were the center of her world, and she did everything she could to be active in each one of her grandchildren’s lives.

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Created: 10 December 2019

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William (Bill) R. Berg, age 81, died on Saturday December 7, 2019 at home in New Richland, Minnesota from a long fight with neurological issues.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alma City, Minnesota. The Reverend Keith Bilitz will officiate. Interment will be in Alma City Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7 on Wednesday at Friedrich/Bonnerup Funeral Service New Richland and one hour before the service at the church.

He was born in 1938 to Lyall and Marie (Marzinske) Berg of Alma City and was the second son of five children. His parents moved to New Richland, where he graduated in 1956 from New Richland High School. He enjoyed wrestling and driving race cars on the weekend. He worked at Peterson’s grocery store and then as a pressman at the New Richland Star newspaper. 

He married Sylvia (Besser) Berg on August 1, 1959 and was blessed with three children Christine, Carol and Charles. He worked at the Albert Lea Tribune until he was diagnosed with neurological issues. He also worked at the Gambles store and as a bartender at the American Legion. If he wasn’t working, you would find him supporting his children and grandchildren at their sporting and musical events.

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Created: 12 December 2019

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Garret Lee Briggs, age 46, of Ellendale, MN, passed away on Monday December 9, 2019, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale. Reverend Richard Sliper will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2019, at First Lutheran Church, Ellendale, and one hour prior to the services on Saturday. Interment will take place at a later date.

Garret Lee Briggs was born in Albert Lea, MN on October 7, 1973, to Phillip and Karen (Cleven) Briggs. He grew up in Ellendale, graduating from NRHEG in 1991. After high school, Garret enrolled in an auto body mechanics program at Albert Lea VoTech and was a devoted employee for TNT Body Shop in Hartland for over 20 years. After being a couple for 17 years, Garret married April Martin on January 19, 2018.

Garret loved playing pool and made many friends through his years of league play. His adoration for classic cars inspired him to purchase a 1966 Chevelle, on which Garret spent hours wrenching and restoring. Stealing money from Diamond Joe's Casino was another one of his favorite pastimes. Most of all, Garret found fulfillment and pride attending his kids' sporting activities. 

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Created: 29 November 2019

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Rita Phyllis Prescher died at the age of 94 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, Minnesota, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

Rita was born at home in rural Freeborn County on June 24, 1925, to Joseph and Stella (Pyzick) Mucha. She was the oldest of six children. Her early years were marked by hardship in the wake of the Great Depression.  She attended Trenton Country School, and continued her education at Freeborn High School only after the hard-won approval of her father. This soon paid off for him as she learned how to bake pies in home economics class. Following graduation in 1942, Rita moved to the bustling city of Mankato, where she enjoyed her life as a single working girl. In her youth she was a fan of movies, and saved her money to take a train trip to see the sights in Hollywood, California. She was fashion conscious and was often admired for her curly red hair. 

In Mankato, Rita met her future husband, Herbert Richard Prescher. When Herb returned from the Merchant Marines, they liked to visit, play cards and dance to country western music with other young couples, especially their siblings. Rita supported the war effort by candling eggs for the production of rations. Herb and Rita married on March 14, 1946. They first lived on a farm near Matawan, and later moved to their homestead just north of New Richland on Highway 13, where they raised their eight children. Over the years she had her hands full with little ones, following her boys in high school sports and her girls in majorettes, and getting the family to Mass at All Saints every Sunday. Rita expressed her love through baking, and provided delicious pies, cookies, bars and rhubarb crisp for many occasions. Other favorites were her dill pickles and beets. Rita could often be found at her sewing machine either patching or making clothes for her kids and creating patchwork quilts. She loved to read stories to her children when they were small and encouraged them all to go to college.