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Guardian angel led K-M Teacher of the Year to Kasson

When Curt Naylor was driving from Rochester to Mankato to pick up his transcripts on a September day in 1989, he stopped by the K-M district office, to drop off an application.
Around the same time Naylor had dropped off his application, the school district was scrambling after losing a first grade teacher at the beginning of the school year.

Hayfield runs winning streak to five

Hayfield baseball team had a tough game against Waterville-Elysian- Morristown. The Vikings would fall in that game by a score of 13-1and it was the equivalent of a horse stumbling out of the gate.
However, the baseball season is a marathon and one bad game can only dictate a season if a team lets it.

Thomas Aarsvold, 71, Minneapolis

Thomas Aarsvold, 71, passed away Monday April 15, 2019 at “The Villa” Health Center in Minneapolis, where he had resided due to failing health. The family would like to thank the staff of The Villa and especially Heartland Hospice in their care for him during this past year.  

Allen Richard Mitchell, 64, Pepin, Wis.

Allen Richard Mitchell, 64, of Pepin, Wis. passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2019.

Betty (Peterson) Southworth, 98, Kasson

Betty (Peterson) Southworth passed away peacefully and suddenly on Friday, April 5, 2019 at age 98 while resting in the Chestnut Hill Mass. home of her daughter Rita (Southworth) Moerschel.
Betty led an active and very social life for almost a century, dying shortly before her 99th birthday. She was amazingly alert and active until the end of her life.

Mary Ann (Koss) Beniak, 95, Rochester

Mary Ann (Koss) Beniak, 95, of Rochester formerly of Dodge Center, passed away on Friday April 12, 2019 in Rochester.

Mark Dennis McNeilus, 61, of Dodge Center

Mark Dennis McNeilus, age 61, of Dodge Center, passed away peacefully last Tuesday at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Lucille Boyum, 94, Kasson

Lucille Boyum, 94, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson.

James “Jim” Worth LaRock, 72, Kasson

James “Jim” Worth LaRock, 72, of Kasson passed away peacefully Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Methodist Campus, following a three-year, courageous battle with metastatic cancer.

Herman Hoerger Suess, 83, of Kasson

Herman Hoerger Suess, 83, of Kasson, passed away Thursday April 18, 2019 at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield.
Herman was born on Nov. 13, 1935 in Lancaster, Pa. to August and Anna (Hoerger) Suess. He graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, Pa. Herman married Helen Mowrer on Feb. 13, 1965 in Lancaster. They were blessed with two children, Bryan and Gary.  

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