Jan 6, 2017

Lester N. Gunderson of Hibbing, Minnesota passed away on January 6, 2017 at the age of 93.

Lester was born September 4, 1923 in Pleasantville, WI to Alfred and Ester Gunderson.  His daughter Cindy (Roland) Erdman and his wife Joyce Gunderson preceded Lester in death. His daughter Karen (Kevin) Dungan and sons David (Barbara) Gunderson and Richard...

Jan 6, 2017

St. Charles, Elma G. Younker, 99, of St. Charles, died Friday, January 6th at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. Elma was born December 19, 1917 in Winnetoon, Nebraska to William and Magdalena (Breyer) Scheleen. Following high school, Elma moved to California to work at an airplane assembly plant and as a maid for Bing Crosby. A friend encouraged her...

Jan 5, 2017

RUSHFORD, MN - Curtis W. Johnson, 88, of Rushford, MN died on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at his home in Rushford. Curtis was born on June 24, 1928, in Lanesboro, MN to Alfred and Jenny (Johnson) Johnson. He was raised in rural Lanesboro, MN and was a 1946 graduate of Lanesboro High School. He worked as a mink rancher and...

Dec 31, 2016

Ronald David Gardner, 66, of Chatfield passed away December 31, 2016 at Golden Living Care Center in St. Charles.

Ronnie was born March 10, 1950 in Rochester to David and Evalyn Gardner.

According to Ron’s wishes, no memorial services are planned.  Please share a condolance with the family by clicking the "Guest Book" tab.

Dec 29, 2016

Lyle Lloyd Drinkall, 98, formerly of Lanesboro, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

Lyle was born in rural Spring Valley, Minnesota to Elwin and Verna (Davidson) Drinkall on August 27, 1918. He attended rural country school and graduated from the 8th grade.

On November 20, 1943...

Dec 27, 2016

Dale Lande died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in Winona, MN.

Dec 21, 2016

Shirley Helen Bornfleth, 99, passed away December 21, 2016 in Rochester at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus. Shirley was born March 8, 1917, the only child of Henry and Signe (Erickson) Hall.  She married Raymond Bornfleth June 8, 1938 at Root Prairie Lutheran Church.

In her younger years Shirley was very active in her church and...

Dec 21, 2016

Tillman Kermit Fingerson, of rural Fountain passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly, on December 21, 2016.

Tillman was born April 19, 1939 in Rochester Minnesota to Kermit Conrad and Alma Olivia (Redalen) Fingerson.

He grew up in Fountain and attended elementary school in Fountain and graduated from Preston High School in 1957.  He worked on his...

Dec 20, 2016

HOUSTON, MN - Burdette Lynd Unnasch, 84, of Houston, MN went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. Burdette was born in Money Creek Township of Houston County on April 11, 1932, to Myron and Dorothy (Lind) Unnasch. He was raised in the Houston area and was...

Dec 18, 2016

Doris Elaine Woodward, age 92, of Winona died Sunday, December 18 at Ave Maria Place - Callista Court. She was born in Winona County on January 14, 1924 the daughter of Leonard and Linda (Wilkins) Strelow. On January 28, 1942 she married Sherman A. Woodward in the parsonage of St. Matthews Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death on December...

Dec 17, 2016

The life of Gene Fuller included devotion to his faith and dedication to the family he held dear. Gene was a friend of many and enjoyed much throughout his life. He counted himself blessed in numerous ways, and a more honest man would be hard to find. A hard worker, Gene could be stubborn to the bone at times, yet...

Dec 16, 2016

HOUSTON, MN - Illa Mae Sweet, 90, of Houston, MN died on Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, MN. Illa was born on May 31, 1926, in Money Creek, MN to James and Pearly (Ullan) Corey. She was raised at Money Creek where she attended country school. She was a 1944 graduate of...

Dec 15, 2016

PETERSON, MINN: Nadine Florence Tunstall, 68, of Peterson MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 15th, 2016 surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Health Care, LaCrosse Wis. Nadine was born on March 23rd, 1948 to Dorothy Blake and Glenn McKeown in Sandwich IL. She was raised in Grand Forks, ND where she also raised her two...

Dec 14, 2016

Joan Rose Squires, age 84, of Buffalo City, WI died at her home Wednesday, December 14. Joan was born October 1, 1932 to Anthony and Mary Fix. On April 16, 1955 she was united in marriage to Edward Squires. Joan was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. She enjoyed doing puzzles, bird watching and watching TV. She is survived...

Dec 14, 2016

PETERSON, MN - Doris B. Fox, 86, of Peterson, MN died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in Rushford, MN. Doris was born on August 14, 1930, in Peterson, MN to Bennie and Mildred (Hanson) Boyum. She was raised on the family farm in rural Peterson. Doris attended country school, graduated from Peterson High School in 1948, and from the Lutheran...

Dec 14, 2016

Jordan Hove, age 82, passed away suddenly Wednesday, December 14th at his home in Dover. Jordan Julius Hove was born September 27, 1934, in Austin MN to Julius and Esther (Hammond) Hove. The family moved to the Dover area where he grew up. Jordan graduated from Dover School. He married Donna Anderson on August 3rd, 1957. Shortly after they were...

Dec 13, 2016

Arden Paul Pederson, 90,  a longtime member of the Whalan community passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Preston.

Arden was born January 13, 1926 in  Arendahl Township, Minnesota to Peter and Cordella (Bradley) Pederson.  At the age of 5, he moved to his present farm with his parents.  He attending the Lodahl School, in rural Lanesboro,...

Dec 12, 2016

Beverly Mae Kiehne was born November 3, 1931 near Bristol Township to William and Bertha (Klomps) Vehrenkamp. She attended Harmony High School and graduated in 1948. On January 29, 1950, she married Dwaine Kiehne at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Granger.

Dwaine and Beverly moved from Granger to their dairy farm near Chatfield in 1957. Much of...

Dec 12, 2016

RUSHFORD, MN - Arlenn H. Hundorf, 83, of Rushford, MN died on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Arlenn was born on July 2, 1933, in Rushford, MN to Palmer and Alice (Jonsgaard) Hundorf. He was raised in Rushford and worked with his father on the family farm until he entered the U.S. Army during...

Dec 11, 2016

Eloise M. Shepardson, 86, Dakota, Minnesota, went peacefully home to our Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Eloise was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota at St. Barnabas Hospital on December 20, 1929 to Hjalmer and Lillian Johnson. Eloise moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin with her parents and baby sister Ann in 1936. A child of the depression, Eloise grew up in...