Paul Gerald Jordan of Kasson, Minnesota, died peacefully at age 89 with his family at his side on January 7, 2021.
Updated funeral arrangements are a service Saturday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Byron, with visitation 9:30-10:30 a.m.
There will be a celebration of Life from 1 – 4 p.m. at the home of Sandra and Keith Roeder, 1565 50th Avenue SE, Rochester.

Alton Kent Anderson passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021, at his home in Kasson after a 19-year battle with adenocarcinoma lung cancer. Kent was born to Alton H. and Alma G. Anderson of Mantorville, on Oct. 18, 1949 and lived in Mantorville until mid-1968 when he married Jane Frances Olson of Rochester and moved to Northwestern Indiana.

Donna Mae Rohwer, 88, of Dodge Center, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at the Seasons Hospice House in Rochester.
Donna was born on Aug. 30, 1932, in Harrison County, Iowa to James and Eunice (Girton) Mickey. Donna attended schools at Aitkin, Grand Meadow, and District “39” in Dodge County.  
She graduated in 1950 from Dodge Center High School. She married Kenneth Eugene Rohwer on Nov. 30, 1952. 

Tim Tjosaas is the youngest in his family with four boys and three girls. The four boys live in Kasson while his sisters are in Owatonna, Roseville, and Annandale.
The family lived on a dairy farm between Kasson and Byron so Tim went to school and graduated from Byron. He was active in FFA, student council, drama and had the lead role in a couple of musical plays even though he was not in the choir.

Roger Langworthy of Dodge Center has been named the Dodge Center Lions Citizen of the Year by the club, with his nominator, Lion Carol Johnson, describing him as an ‘outstanding example’ of community support and spirit.

Elementary students who have difficulties with the core subjects of reading and math face challenges that will follow them throughout their school years and into adulthood. For these youngsters the volunteers of the Minnesota Reading and Math Corps can help them gain the skills they need for success.

It is high school commencement season and speakers are preparing the words of wisdom to pass on to the 2021 Senior Class. It must be a daunting task to create an address that can captivate exuberant teenagers who are more interested in attending post-graduation parties than listening to a speech given by someone they will forget before their five-year class reunion. Besides, after having adults giving them instruction for 13 years, they know t