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Keith S. Edgar, 76, of Sparta, Wis., died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 6, 1938 in Sanborn, MN to Bruce E. and Helen D. (Powers) Edgar.  He grew up in Sanborn and graduated from New Richland High School in June of 1956.

Keith enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Kodiak, Alaska. Upon his discharge after six years. He then attended Mankato State for two years and drove grain truck for his father. He traveled building Coast to Coast Hardware Stores all over the U.S. He then returned to finish his schooling at Mankato State with an Industrial Arts Degree.  He worked construction while he was in college. He went into trucking after school and he loved it, he retired from it because of health reasons.

Funeral services for Juel Gary Kopperud, age 79, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, Hartland, MN. Rev. Mark Hillmer will officiate. Interment will be at the Hartland Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by local servicemen’s organizations, VFW and American Legion. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 13 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Juel died Friday, April 10, 2015 at the New Richland Care Center.  

Funeral services for Helen M. Sawyer will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale, MN. Reverend Richard Sliper will officiate. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale as well as one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery in rural Ellendale.

Helen M. Sawyer, age 86, of Ellendale passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at the New Richland Care Center. Helen was born on December 2, 1928 in Kenyon, MN to her parents, Selma and Palmer Berg. She left the Kenyon area at age 7 and moved to the community of Ellendale, MN, where she attended school until graduation. She became a member of First Lutheran Church in Ellendale.

The memorial service for Robert Joseph Blazek will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 104 1st Street SE in Hayfield, MN with Reverend Paul Hauschild officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. at the church.

Robert Joseph Blazek, 73, passed away on April 8, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus, Rochester, MN.

Robert was born on January 3, 1942, the son of Joseph A. and Violet A. (Jorgensen) Blazek in Steele County, MN. Robert graduated from Ellendale High School in 1960. He began working at IBM in Rochester and worked for over 30 years. On June 20, 1964, he married Antonia Cruz, and two children were born from this marriage. They were later divorced. On August 19, 1977, he married Mary Grunwald at her grandmother's house in Ellendale, MN.

Bonita June Flemming, age 87 of rural Waldorf, died peacefully with family at her side on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born on February 13, 1928 in Waseca, Minnesota she was the daughter of Clement and Mary (Meyer) Hasher. Bonita was baptized March 25, 1928 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato. She was later confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville on March 29, 1942.  Bonita attended country school, Trinity Lutheran School in Janesville and graduated from Janesville High School. She married Marvin Flemming on June 16, 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville. She was a homemaker and they lived on the farm near Waldorf where Marvin was born. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Waldorf.