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Robert L. Hardtke

Robert L. Hardtke

Dec 29, 2018

Family, Friends & Fishing is how Robert Lyman Hardtke lived his life. Bob died on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the age of 89 at Sugar Loaf Senior Living surrounded by his family. He was born December 3, 1929 in Bethany to Clement and Lillian (Antonson) Hardtke. After 7 years of dating, he married Dianne Ronnenberg on July 17, 1954...

Karen K. McKern

Karen K. McKern

Dec 28, 2018

Karen Kathleen McKern, 54, of Minnesota City, MN passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, December 28th, 2018. Karen was born on October 10th, 1964 in Clinton, IA to Joan and Glenn Kieffer. Karen was one of seven children and grew up on the farm in Preston, IA. Despite being assigned many chores, Karen always had a distaste for...

Bruce E.  Miller

Bruce E. Miller

Dec 28, 2018

Bruce E. Miller, 56, of Rockford, IL, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. A burial will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 18, 2019 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Winona.

Margaret "Peggi" Redalen

Margaret "Peggi" Redalen

Dec 27, 2018

Margaret "Peggi" Jean (Schueler) Redalen, age 65, passed away peacefully December 27, 2018. She was born February 4, 1953 to Elmer and Margaret Schueler, the third of five children and grew up in Rush Creek Valley. August 21, 1971 she married Steven Redalen, of Lanesboro, after a courtship which included making eyes at each other in the record shop, flirting...

Warren Allen Peterson

Warren Allen Peterson

Dec 26, 2018

Warren Allen Peterson, 58 of Winona, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by family and friends after a 10-month battle with Leukemia. Warren was born July 23, 1960 in Winona to Everett Peterson and Arlene Geilow. He spent his early years at the farm in Yucatan under the loving care of his father and grandparents,...

Tamara Stevens

Tamara Stevens

Dec 26, 2018

Tamara Kiefer Stevens, age 63, of Altura, Minnesota, died on December 26, 2018 at The Waters on Mayowood, in Rochester, Minnesota, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born June 10, 1955, in Jamestown, North Dakota, to Don and Vivian Kiefer of Warwick, North Dakota. Tam's family moved to Grand Meadow, Minnesota, in 1970, where she graduated high...

Leslie Iverson

Leslie Iverson

Dec 23, 2018

Leslie Iverson, 89 of Winona, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare. Les was born October 18, 1929 in Barrett, MN to Tollef and Anna (Neitzel) Iverson. Les married the love of his life, Ada Matthees on October 15, 1960. He worked as a mechanic for local companies, eventually retiring from CD Corporation. Les enjoyed tinkering in...

Carolyn M.  Johnson

Carolyn M. Johnson

Dec 23, 2018

Carolyn M. Johnson, 57, of Rushford, MN died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI, following a sudden brain aneurysm. Carolyn Marie Hanson was born on November 22, 1961, in Winona, MN to Orvin and Beverly (Carpenter) Hanson. She was raised in Rushford and was a 1981 graduate of Rushford High School. For several...

Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson

Dec 23, 2018

Thomas William Anderson, 56 of Winona, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at his home. Tom was born March 8, 1962 in La Crosse, WI to Robert and Sandra (Douglas) Anderson. He served in the Army National Guard. On June 22, 1998, Tom married Silvia Vasquez in Hidalgo County, TX. He worked in quality control at Benchmark Electronics for over 25...

Norman Ebner

Norman Ebner

Dec 23, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - Norman G. Ebner, 99, of Rushford, MN died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Norm was born on February 22, 1919, in Rushford, MN to Elmer and Gusta (Eggebakken) Ebner. Norm was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School. On January 31, 1942, he was united in marriage...

Dennis Cordes

Dennis Cordes

Dec 22, 2018

Dennis Ralph Cordes of Houston, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Fieldcrest Care Center in Hayfield. Dennis was born March 27, 1944 in Winona to Willard and Myrtle (Doblar) Cordes. He grew up on the family farm on Vinegar Hill, where he attended country school through 6th grade. Dennis went on to graduate from Rushford High School in 1962. In...

Kathleen "Kathy" Johnson

Kathleen "Kathy" Johnson

Dec 22, 2018

Kathleen "Kathy" Jean Johnson, 74, of Winona, passed away peacefully with family by her side Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Sauer Health Care. She was born on January 28, 1944 in Stillwater to John and Eltha (Schmidtknecht) Johnson. She retired from Winona Knitting Mills. Kathy was married to Willie Schewe on July 20, 1968 and together they had 4 children....

Annabelle  Haugen

Annabelle Haugen

Dec 22, 2018

Annabelle Ruth Haugen, 85, of Rushford, MN died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Rushford. Ann was born on June 7, 1933 in Winona, MN to Harry and Stella (Hostettler) Rolbiecki. She grew up around the Winona area before meeting Robert Haugen. The two of them fell deeply in love and were married. After their marriage, Ann...

LaVonne Alaine (Bakke)  McCabe

LaVonne Alaine (Bakke) McCabe

Dec 21, 2018

LaVonne Alaine (Bakke) McCabe, 86, of Lanesboro passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday December 21 st at St. Marys hospital. LaVonne was born on May 18, 1932, the daughter of Alvin and Luella (Nelson) Bakke, in a farmhouse near Lanesboro. She attended Amherst Country School until 5 th grade, continued her education...

Daniel Eugene Cambern

Daniel Eugene Cambern

Dec 21, 2018

Daniel Eugene Cambern, 81, of Fountain, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2018.

Daniel was born on January 9, 1937, to Daniel and Evelyn (Smith) Cambern in Preston. He graduated from Preston High School in 1956. He married Marjorie Bushman on December 6, 1958, in Stewartville.

After high school, Daniel worked at...

Samantha Kobriger

Samantha Kobriger

Dec 20, 2018

Samantha (Whitcomb) Kobriger, 50, of Eyota, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 in the comfort of her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on July 20, 1968 to Jim Whitcomb and Dianne Schmidt in Rochester. On September 20, 1997 she married Jay Kobriger. While working as a physical therapist in the Sports Medicine Department at the...

Roger Schneider

Roger Schneider

Dec 20, 2018

Roger William Schneider Roger William "R.W." Schneider succumbed to Alzheimer's on Thursday, December 20, comforted by the loving staff at St. Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona Health Hospice staff, a nephew, and a niece. Roger was born in Winona to Paul W. and Frieda E. Schneider (Jessie) on April 30, 1930. Roger grew up within walking distance of St. John's Catholic...

Harvey Korb

Harvey Korb

Dec 20, 2018

Harvey Korb lived a life rich in family and service to others. A natural leader, Harvey carried himself with dignity and discipline, integrity and honor, vision and generosity. He believed in the goodness of others and the importance of clear, consistent expectations generated from a desire to inspire others to their very best selves. A devoted father, grandfather, teacher, and...

Olga Berndt

Olga Berndt

Dec 19, 2018

Olga Berndt,100, of Minnesota City passed away peacefully at home with her daughters by her side on December 19, 2018. Olga was born to Emil and Ida (Lehrke) Wieczorek in Little Falls, Minnesota on November 15, 1918. After attending rural school, she left home at age 15 to be able to attend high school and graduated from Roosevelt High School...

Ila Marcella (Skrukrud)  Bornfleth

Ila Marcella (Skrukrud) Bornfleth

Dec 18, 2018

Ila M. Bornfleth, 99, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Ila was born Dec. 17, 1919, in Lanesboro, to Engebret and Sophia ( Erickson) Skrukrud. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1937. After graduating, Ila attended Winona Business College in Winona MN. Ila then worked at the...

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