Roger Allen "RT" Thompson, 77 of Winona, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at his home. RT was born October 17,1941 in Winona to Ethel and Melvin Thompson. He graduated from Winona High School and began working. He held many jobs over the years but most notably he worked at Knitcraft for 28 years.
RT enjoyed hunting, fishing, going to casino's, garage saleing, puzzling, playing cards, cribbage, camping, and woodworking. On June 7th, 1986 he married LaVonne Larson.
He is survived by his wife, LaVonne; son, Ricky (Roseannah) Nagel; daughter, Lynn Cassel, Linda (Keith) Bernheart; nine grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; brother, Darrel (Sue) Thompson. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Larry Thompson; Daughter, Brenda Reynolds; in-laws, Gladys and Lester Larson.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018 with visitation from 5-7 at Hoff Celebration of Life Center, Goodview. Please leave a memory and view his tribute video when it becomes available at hofffuneral.com.