Jun 2, 2019

Christina Kowalski, 47, of Winona, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 21, 1972 in Cologne, Germany to Robert and Helen Kowalski. After living there for a year, the family moved to Boston, MA and eventually made their home in Winona. Christina graduated from Cotter High School. She worked for the Winona ORC...

Jun 1, 2019

Grace M. Brokaw, 93, of Winona, MN died on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona. Grace Mary Lang was born on September 14, 1925, in Minneapolis, MN to Richard C. and Helen M. (Miller) Lang. She was raised in Minneapolis and moved to Winona, MN. She worked her career as a receptionist and a secretary in...

May 30, 2019

Virginia Anna Smith, 91, of rural Chatfield, died peacefully Thursday, May 30, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.

Virginia was born January 13, 1928, in Waseca, MN, to John and Augusta (Weigelt) Schmidt. On November 19, 1944, she married Gerald Smith.  The couple made there home in rural Chatfield, where Virginia loved gardening, canning, and her horses....

May 30, 2019

Catherine J. Kreidermacher, 91 of Rollingstone, died Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Sugar Loaf Senior Living. She was born on November 27,1927 in Rollingstone to William and Mary (Hoffman) Stockhausen. She graduated from Holy Trinity School. On June 5, 1948 she married Conrad "Connie" Kreidermacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was an active member of the ladies' circle at...

May 29, 2019

Steven W. Lee, 62, of Rushford, MN died on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at his home with his family at his side. Steven Wayne Lee was born on February 22, 1957, in Lanesboro, MN to Lyle and Alice (Hallum) Lee. He was raised in the Peterson, MN area and was a 1975 graduate of Peterson High School. He served in...

May 28, 2019

Debbie Skadson, 63, of Houston, MN died on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Debbie was born in La Crosse, WI on January 21,1956, to Donald and Irene (Senn) Vix. She was raised in Houston, MN and graduated from Houston High School in 1974. She married Jim Skadson in 1975, and they later divorced. Debbie attended vocational school and then worked at...

May 28, 2019

Virginia Ann (Kronebusch) Scherbring, 93 of Rollingstone, Minnesota died Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare. Virginia was born in Altura, MN on December 8, 1925 to John B. Kronebusch and Virginia Ann (Frisch) Kronebusch. She married Clarence A. Scherbring on November 6, 1948 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Altura, Minnesota. She was a loving homemaker, wife,...

May 27, 2019

Omer LeRoy Hendrix, 80, of Rochester, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019, in Rochester, at Rochester Health Services East.

Omer was born October 28, 1938, in Rochester, to Carl and Betty (Parks) Hendrix.

Omer owned and operated Omer’s Upholstery in Rochester for number of years. In 1979 he married, Karen Ferguson.  In their spare time...

May 27, 2019

Gracie (Loth) Lee 89, of Winona, passed away on Monday, May 27th, 2019, at her home in Winona with her family at her side following a 9 year struggle with Alzheimer's. Gracie, one of 7 children, was born on July 1st, 1929 in Winona, Mn to Oscar and Helen Loth. In 1945 she met the love of her life, Roger...

May 27, 2019

Robert W. "Bob" Fabian, 68, of St. Charles died Monday, May 27, 2019 at his home in hospice care. Bob was born January 6, 1951 in Saratoga Township to Maurice and Doris (Nichols) Fabian. He was raised in St. Charles and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1971. Bob worked for Home Produce in St. Charles for a year...

May 26, 2019

Dennis Swanson, 73 of Winona, died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at home. Dennis was born August 27, 1945 to Lawrence and Lucille (Newton) Swanson in Minneiska. He proudly served in the United States Army for three years, stationed in Germany. Dennis had many jobs over the years - owned and operated the Minnei Inn in Minneiska, worked at AT&T and...

May 26, 2019

Georgia M. Holtegaard, 93, of St. Charles died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles. Georgia was born October 15, 1925 in Rochester to Sam and Hazel (Bradish) Felt. Georgia and Arville B. Holtegaard were married June 9, 1948 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. The couple farmed near Utica until moving to Elgin...

May 26, 2019

Luther Melvin Bonow 61, of Utica, died suddenly of natural causes on Sunday May 26, 2019 at home. He was born May 7, 1958 to Ervin and Helen (Ellinghuysen) Bonow. He married Debra Finhart on August 13, 1994 Luther attended Immanuel Lutheran School-Silo and later Lewiston High School where he graduated in 1976. He worked for various farmers until he...

May 25, 2019

Jeremy M. Agrimson, 32, of Winona, MN died on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at his home. Jeremy was born on April 6, 1987, in Rochester, MN to Michael and Kristi (Klinski) Agrimson. He moved with his family to Peterson, MN when he was five years old. Jeremy was a 2005 graduate of Rushford - Peterson High School. He attended Rochester...

May 25, 2019

Blake (Buck) Evan Wilkinson, 64 of Winona, MN died Saturday May 25, 2019 in his home. He was born March 21, 1955 to John and Randine (Jacobson) Wilkinson in North Hollywood, CA. He grew up with seven siblings, relocating across the US frequently until attending High School in Sartell, MN before joining the Navy. He was stationed at Norfolk, VA....

May 24, 2019

James Stanley Johnson passed away on May 24th, 2019 in Mesa, AZ. Jim was born in Rochester, MN to Stanley and Ruth Johnson. Jim worked with his dad at the Johnson Funeral Home and Johnson Furniture Store in Lanesboro, MN. He opened his own business, the Lanesboro Body Shop, and was a volunteer fire fighter, also in Lanesboro. Jim married...

May 22, 2019

David Andrew Weidendorf of Winona died Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals - Rochester, Methodist Campus. David was born the sixth child of eleven children to William and Rita (McAdams) Weidendorf on April 14, 1966 in Rochester. He attended Plainview Public Schools. After graduating from Plainview High School in 1984 he attended Rochester Vo-Tech. David is survived by...

May 22, 2019

Donna Ione Becker, 73 of rural Mabel, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus. Donna was born January 21, 1946 in Devils Lake, ND to Walter and Ione (Osland) Youngmark. On January 29, 1962, she married the love of her life, David Becker. She worked at About the Horse in Spring Grove for many...

May 21, 2019

Lonnie J. Carrels, 64, of Winona, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Lake Winona Manor. A complete obituary will be posted soon.

May 20, 2019

Doris E. Fegre, 92, of Winona, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Sauer Health Care in Winona. Doris was born March 18,1927 to Fred and Bessie (Finch) Rose in Hart, MN. Doris graduated from Lewiston High School in April of 1945. She met Lloyd Fegre and the two later married on July 3, 1945 . The family lived in Winona...