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Jaysen "Jay" Vaughn, 39 of Caledonia and formerly of Winona died suddenly Wednesday, September 27, 2017 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Jay was born November 18, 1977 in La Crosse to Patrick and Donna (Wilkens) Vaughn. He was raised in Minnesota City and attended Winona Senior High School. Jay worked most recently for Wenonah Canoe and Biesanz...
Utica, Ellen R. Olson, 90, of rural Utica died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at St. Anne' Extended Healthcare in Winona. Ellen was born February 19, 1927 in Cedar Valley to Palmer and Alma (Sebo) Erickson. She graduated from Winona High and married James Olson in Winona on December 14, 1946. They made their home near Fremont, as Ellen worked with...
Waldemar August (Wally) Thiele, age 97, of Winona, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Lake Winona Manor. Wally was born on November 2, 1919, to August and Ruth (Utzinger) Thiele in Grand Rapids, MI. He grew up on a farm in Stockton, Minnesota. Wally was a charter member of Grace Presbyterian Church where he served on the...
I am an eternal optimist and over time have become almost indestructible as far as spirit. No matter how crappy things get, I am almost always having fun- After all, the alternative is just not me. -Shannon S. Devine An eternal optimist with an indestructible spirit, Shannon, 46, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 24, 2017. Born in Winona, MN, Shannon...
David Feuerhardt, 59, of Winona and formerly of Baltimore, MD, died Friday, September 22, 2017 at his home. Per his wishes, no services are being held.
Bonita "Bonnie" Mabel Thill, 91, of Lewiston, MN died on Friday afternoon, September 22, 2017, at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare in Winona, MN surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born on April 26, 1926, in Wyattville, MN to James and Mabel (Svenningson) Boynton. She married Milton Thill on May 9, 1946, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Lewiston....
Ellen J. Nichols 80, of Preston passed on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. She was born in Simpson, Minnesota on July 25, 1937 to Adry and Mildred (Wrase) Thomas. In 1955, she graduated from Preston High School. She married Donald O. Nichols, on July 24, 1957 at the Pilot Mound Lutheran Church....
Sheri Hemmelman, 69 of Goodview, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus with her family at her side. Sheri was born April 3, 1948 in Winona to Irving and Bette (Wilson) Smith. She grew up in St. Charles and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1966. Sheri moved to Winona to attend Cosmetology...
Henrietta "Tess" Young, 95 of Winona, died Monday, September 18, 2017 at Lake Winona Manor. Tess was born June 20, 1922 in Winona to Ben and Anna (Guenther) Kostuck. She graduated from Winona Senior High School. On June 29, 1963, she married Eugene "Gene" Young at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. She was a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic...
Wanda Lou (Bergrud) Smith, 86 of Winona, formerly of Mabel, died Monday, September 18, 2017 at St. Anne Extended Health Care in Winona. Wanda was born to Albert and Lennie Bergrud on June 24, 1931. She met Eldon Smith and married him on October 2, 1948. The had one daughter, Sharon. They farmed in the Canton area until moving to...
Betty Ann Rehn Datta (Betty Boop), age 90, died at home at peace surrounded by her family, on September 16, 2017. Born November 17, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Married to Harold Datta, Betty traveled the world with her Foreign Service Officer husband, living in Thailand, Korea and the Philippines, and volunteering in some of the world's poorest communities to help...
Leann Mae (Vogen) Yates, 55, of St. Charles died Friday September 15th in Memphis, TN. Leann was born September 19, 1961 in Winona to Curtis and Marlys (Narveson) Vogen. She was raised in St. Charles, graduating from St. Charles High School in 1980. She made her home in Rochester for many years. Leann married Kenneth Yates. He later died. On...
Muriel C. Kulsrud, 93, of Chatfield, Minnesota, died on September 14, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
She was born July 11, 1924 in Lanesboro, Minnesota to Christian and Clara (Dammen) Evenson. She attended and graduated from Lanesboro High School. She worked at Hank’s Cafe’ and Keller’s Grocery prior to her marriage...
Gabriel Brady Becerra-Monahan, infant son of Jose Becerra and Angel Monahan died unexpectedly at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Gabriel was born September 5, 2017 in Winona. Even though he was only 9 days old, he had already begun smiling and enjoyed being outside in the breeze. He will be forever missed by his parents; maternal grandmother, Julie Monahan;...
William Albert Patterson, Jr., 95, of Winona, Minn., formerly of Sun Lakes, Arizona and White Bear Lake, Minnesota, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Bill was born November 25, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota to William Albert Patterson and Mildred (Warnock) Patterson. Bill was a kind, honorable man who pursued excellence in everything he did. He graduated at the top of...
Terry Lee Fix, 61, of Grand Junction CO, passed Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at HopeWest Hospice in Grand Junction, CO. Terry was born September 22, 1955, in Rochester, MN to Curtis and Marjorie (Eide) Fix. He graduated from Dover-Eyota School in 1974 and married Deanna Kay Sievers on June 18, 1977 in Eyota, MN. Terry's career included working for John...
Dawn F. Draheim, 60, of Winona, Mn, passed away Monday, September 11, at her home. She was born on August 8, 1957 in Washington, D.C. to Eugene Reynolds,Sr. and Barbara (Johnson) Ladsen. She met her husband, Randy Draheim, in South Carolina and they were married on Oct. 16, 1979. Due to his job in the military, they moved often, and...
ST. CHARLES, MINN: James E. Miller, 83, died peacefully at Golden Living Center - Whitewater, St. Charles, MN on Sunday, September 10, 2017. James Edward Miller was born on October 5, 1933 on the family farm north of Dover to Edward and Myra (Miller) Miller. James was a stellar athlete. He played football, basketball, and baseball. After graduation, James worked...
Gerald A. "Gerry" Bade, 81, of Winona, MN went to be with his Lord on, Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his home in Winona. Gerry was born on December 23, 1935, in Belvidere township of Buffalo County, WI to Alvin and Olivia (Zirzow) Bade. He was a graduate of Cochrane Schools and from vocational school in La Crosse, WI. Gerald...
Darrel Conrad Albrecht, 83, of Galesville, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Bethany Riverside Nursing Home in La Crosse. He was born on March 2, 1934 in Nodine, MN to Harold and Sylvia (Woodard) Albrecht. Darrel married Ferne Jensen in November of 1972 but they later divorced. He married Mary Hagenbarth and after her death, remarried Ferne on November...
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