Dec 31, 2018

Kathryn "Kathy" Ruth Sagen, 60, of Winona died Monday, December 31, 2018 at her home of natural causes. She was born March 8, 1958 to John "Jack" and Kathryn "Kassy" (Witt) Sagen in Winona. Growing up one of four children, Kathy was shy and quiet but had a big heart and was always caring for others. She graduated from Cotter...

Dec 30, 2018

Curtis Harlan Krause, 85, of Lewiston died Sunday, December 30, 2018, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota, after a brief stay. His death was due to complications from surgery and Lewy Body Dementia. Curtis was born on November 5, 1933, in Dover, Minnesota, to Fred and Elna (Brand) Krause. His family moved to a farm east of St....

Dec 30, 2018

Cheryl L. Loken, 67, "Cherie" of St. Charles, MN died Sunday, December 30, 2018 following a long valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Cherie died in the comfort of her bed lying next to her loving husband of 34 years. Cherie was born on November 29, 1951 to Betty and Aloys "Pike" Virnig and lived in St. Charles her entire life....

Dec 29, 2018

Rickey A. Neis (Rick) 50 of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family.

Rick was born July 17, 1968, to Ron and Rita (Niemeyer) Neis in Rochester, MN.  He attended Chosen Valley High School and graduated in 1986. Following graduation, he worked at Touhy Furniture, Andy’s Liquor, Chatfield...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...