For so many of us, we have the itch to travel after being stuck at home during the pandemic. This weekend, you have the opportunity to enjoy the different foods, cultures and heritage of countries from around the world all under one roof. The Columbia International Festival is back, celebrating its 25th anniversary. "After a year of COVID and being at home, I have missed the opportunity to travel," said festival attendee, Kathy Carroll. "So this.
Gerald Lensing, 88 Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:39am Bob Fenske
Gerald Lensing, age 88 of Lawler, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler with burial in the church cemetery.
Friends greeted the family from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. before the Mass at the church on Wednesday.
Arrangements were entrusted with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home and Crematory in New Hampton.
Gerald was born on the day after Christmas in 1931, the “middle son” of John and Regina (Tierney) Lensing on a farm in rural Lawler. It was the beginning of a remarkable life, one filled with so many good memories.