Funeral coming for an Elrosa Hall of Fame member

Two of the three men shown above have passed away. Herman Kampsen (far left) passed away on Monday this week. Joe Duevel (center) passed away in April of this year. Vince Haider is on the right. These three men are members of the Elrosa Baseball Hall of Fame. Kampsen was inducted into Minnesota Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1982 and to the Elrosa Baseball Hall of Fame on June 1, 2007. Haider was inducted on July 3, 2009. Duevel was inducted on July 3, 2014. This photo was taken the night of Duevel's induction standing outside the Elrosa baseball stadium.

Mass of Christian Burial for Herman Kampsen will be Saturday, January 4 at 1 p.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa.

Visitation for Kampsen will be from 10 a.m. until leading up to Mass time.

He and his beloved wife, Delores, shared an amazing marriage that lasted 73 years until his passing.

Rest in peace, to a truly great, unforgettable and one-of-a-kind man!

Here's the link to his obituary, posted at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website (short link): https://bit.ly/2u0KgFB.


In basketball news...

Today at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team lost 45-44 to No. 1-ranked Minneota (10-0). In a report that I read on the game, the Vikings, who led 24-16 at halftime, had their worst shooting performance of the season but squeaked one out the door of the R/A Center at SMSU.

Girls' basketball score on December 31:
Springfield 63, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 56
Jordan 73, Pine Island 40
Lac qui Parle Valley 55, Edgerton 35