Dean R. Bernloehr, age 91, of rural Hanska, Minnesota died on March 4, 2024, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota.
A funeral service will be held at Albion Lutheran Church in rural Saint James, Minnesota on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Albion Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James, Minnesota. Online condolences may be left for the family at sturmfh.com.
Dean Richard was born August 20, 1932, to Johnny and Minnie (Fredrickson) Bernloehr in rural Hanska. He graduated from Sleepy Eye High School. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Dean lived his entire life in the Hanska area working as a cattleman, operating a feedlot for countless beef cattle, which is still in operation today. Dean was a private and determined man who could be found sporting his trademark Stetson hats and cowboy boots.
Left to remember Dean is his wife, Jan; children, Jimmy Dean, Mary (Tom) Vadnais, and Carol Peterson all of Spring Valley, Wisconsin; Jan’s children, Denise (Dennis) Krull, Chandra (Ron) Carton, and Butch (Becky) Anderson; and sister, Sandra Cox; grandchildren, Jessica (Christian) and Cody (Bridget); great granddaughter, Charlotte Rose; six step grandchildren; and seven step great-grandchildren.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Linda Nelson; and brothers-in-law, Keith Cox and Nellie Nelson.
