Oct 25, 2018

Bertha Irene Norby, age 99, of Winona, passed away on October 25th at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare, Winona. She was born on October 15, 1919 to Ethel (Nelson) and William Zimmerman in rural Morrison County near Royalton, MN. As the oldest of seven children growing up on a small farm in northern Minnesota she acquired her cooking and child-care skills...

Oct 24, 2018

Patricia Kae (Lange) Burt, 53 of Utica passed away peacefully at home October 24, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Patty began her courageous fight against stage 4 brain and lung cancer in 2013. Even though chemo, radiation and her surgeries may have worn her down, it never took her spirit or defined her. She always kept that smile on...

Oct 21, 2018

HOUSTON, MN - Marguerite, M. Feldmeier, 91, of Houston, MN died on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at her home. Marguerite Marie Lorenz was born on December 19, 1926, in La Crosse, WI to Joseph and Matilda (Langen) Lorenz. She was raised in Hokah, MN and graduated from St. Peter's High School in Hokah. On March 5, 1946, she was united...

Oct 21, 2018

HOKAH, MN - Gary Allen Sanden, 73, of Hokah, MN died on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Health Center in La Crosse, WI. Gary was born on August 18, 1945, in La Crosse, WI to Allen and Bonnie (Patrick) Sanden. He was raised in Houston, MN and graduated from Houston High School in 1963. He attended Winona State...

Oct 20, 2018

Cheryl J. Holtegaard, 70, of Dover, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Cheryl was born on June 2, 1948 in Owatonna, MN to Earl and LaDonna (Johnson) Scherger. She attended Elgin School. Her favorite things to do were spending time with family, four-wheeling, playing pool, going on vacations with siblings, watching...

Oct 17, 2018

Oakdale, MN - Robert O. Henry, age 87, of Oakdale, MN, died on October 17, 2018, at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Robert was born on July 12, 1931, in Mabel, MN to Paul and Lillian (Tollefsrud) Henry. He was raised in Fremont, MN and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1949. Robert served in the U.S. Navy...

Oct 16, 2018

Carolyn Sue Busian, 76, of Dover died Tuesday, October, 16, 2018 at her home. Carolyn was born April 16, 1942 in Rochester to Bernard and Alice (Smith) Busian. She grew up in the family home south of Dover and graduated from St. Charles High School. Carolyn married Orville Matzke and later divorced. She later married Gordon Mahoney and they later...

Oct 16, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Alice Walters (Pierce), on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 went home to be with her Lord and Savior, at 82 years, a loving wife and mother of four children. Pat was born in a blizzard on Dec 9, 1935 on the family farm outside of Fremont, MN. To Guy Richard and Emma (Morey) Pierce. In 1953 Pat graduated from...

Oct 16, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - E. Lorraine Fann, 98, of Rushford, MN died on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston, MN. Lorraine was born on November 23, 1919, in Highland MN to Carl and Alice (Thompson) Dammen. She attended country school and was a graduate of Lanesboro High School. Lorraine worked as a waitress in her...

Oct 15, 2018

HOUSTON, MN - R. Jack Kerrigan, 88, of Houston, MN died on Monday, October 15, 2018, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. Jack was born on December 30, 1929, in Winona, MN to Bill and Eva (Peterson) Kerrigan. He was raised in Houston and was a graduate of Houston High School and Winona State University. He was united...

Oct 15, 2018

Phyllis Barbara Roppe Staige, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 15, 2018 at St. Anne of Winona, surrounded by her loving family. Phyllis was born September 25, 1923, in Moorhead, MN to Arthur and Frieda Roppe. She was the middle child of 3 girls. When Phyllis was very young they moved from Halstad, MN to North East Minneapolis. Early...

Oct 14, 2018

Clair Allen Gartner passed away October 14, 2018 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Clair was born April 20, 1930 to Joseph and Ethel (Purvis) Gartner in rural Chatfield. In 1944 the family moved to Rural Preston.  He graduated from Preston High School in 1948. He married Marian Danielson February 17, 1952 in Cocoa, Florida....

Oct 13, 2018

Donald Ward – Lanesboro Town Historian

Donald Victor Ward, longtime Lanesboro resident and the unofficial “town historian” passed away October 13, 2018  at his senior living home in Onalaska, Wisconsin. He was 99 years old. He was the son of Merlin and Aleda (Blagsvedt) Ward, also longtime Lanesboro residents.

Donald lived...

Oct 12, 2018

Marian Margaret Lynch, 81, of Houston, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at Valley View Healthcare. Marian was born September 27, 1937 in La Crosse to William and Helen (Hammer) Flannery. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from St. Peter's school, Hokah in 1954. Following technical school, Marian moved to Milwaukee to work for Standard Oil for...

Oct 12, 2018

Poet, musician, gentle spirit...our beloved husband, son, brother, brother in law, and uncle, Gary Allan Ives, departed this world on Oct. 12, 2018. Gary was born Dec. 30, 1951 to Lawrence W. "Ole" Ives and Marjorie Nyseth Ives. He grew up in Winona, MN, the oldest of 4 siblings. He graduated from Houston High School in 1970. Gary married Veronica...

Oct 12, 2018

George Lee Smith, 72, of Winona, died Friday October 12, 2018 at Winona Health. He was born August 22, 1946 in La Crosse, WI to Floyd and Winifred Smith. He grew up in La Crosse. He married Nancy Richmond on June 15, 1974, they later divorced. Together they had one daughter, Mindy. George served in the US Army. He served...

Oct 11, 2018

Cindy J (Schewe) Revere, 58, of Winona, MN, died at her home on October 11, 2018. Cindy was born on November 27, 1959 in Winona, MN to Victor and Theresa (Kluzik) Schewe. Cindy graduated from the Winona Senior High School in 1978. In 1978 Cindy married Glen Padgett. They had three children. Glen passed away in 1994. In 1995, Cindy...

Oct 11, 2018

Florence Mae Schumacher, 90, of Winona, died Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Sauer Health Care in Winona. Florence was born June 2, 1928, in Lewiston, MN to Erwin and Selma (Hoppe) Gensmer. During the summers growing up, Florence helped out on the Gensmer and Hoppe family farms, helping her aunts care for her young cousins. The family later moved to...

Oct 11, 2018

Paul Joseph Lisowski, 60 of Winona, died Wednesday, October 11, 2018 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Paul was born March 20, 1958 in Independence, WI to Roman A. Lisowski, Sr. and Helen (Suchla) Lisowski. Paul attended school in Arcadia. On August 12, 2000, Paul married Traci Jaszewski in Winona. He worked for many years as a home builder....

Oct 10, 2018

Betty Gatzlaff was called to her heavenly home on October 10th at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. The funeral for Betty Ione Gatzlaff will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, October 13th at Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Altura, with Pastors Michael Lindemann and Paul Kuckhahn officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service with interment in...