Oct 5, 2015

GOODVIEWGordon L. Lafka, 97, of Goodview died Monday, October 5, 2015 at Lake Winona Manor.Gordon was born August 26, 1918 to Louis and Mary (Resch) Lafka in Warren Township, Winona County. On October 2, 1948 he married Geraldine Wegman at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Lewiston, MN. They settled in Winona and Goodview. He is a member of...

Oct 4, 2015

WINONA Paulette Ann Campbell, 76 of Winona, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare.Paulette was born October 16, 1938 in Winona, MN. Her parents were Doris and Arthur LeVasseur. She attended Cotter High School. In 1956, she married LaVern Campbell. They resided most of their lives in Winona, MN. She and her husband started Cathedral Crafts Stained...

Sep 30, 2015

Alice Marie Topness, 92, of rural Lanesboro died Wednesday September 30, 2015 at Park Lane Estates where she had been a resident for several years.

Alice Marie Ady was born August 1, 1923 in Elk River, Minnesota to Clarence and Sylvia Ady.  She married Clarence Topness on June 15, 1953 in Decorah, Iowa.  In addition to farming...

Sep 29, 2015

WINONAChristine Marie Springer, 52 of Winona, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at her home.She was born March 13, 1963 at the Winona Community Memorial Hospital to Tom and Nancy (Galewski) Springer. She was baptized at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona in 1963. Growing up in a military family, she lived in various cities, including San Pedro, CA and...

Sep 29, 2015

Arthur A. Sievers, 89, of Winona, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona.Art was born in Winona MN on November 26, 1925 to Arthur H. and Sophia (Maus) Sievers. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the Army Air Corps. He was an active and proud member of the American Legion, 40/8, and the VFW. He...

Sep 29, 2015

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, HOUSTON, MINN. 507-864-7771HOUSTON, MINN. - Ronald D. Nelson, 82, of La Crescent, Minn. and formerly of Houston, Minn. died on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, Minn. Ronald Dean Nelson was born on December 31, 1932, in La Crosse, Wis. to Henry Leroy and Fern (Hanson) Nelson. Ron was raised and...

Sep 28, 2015

Mary Ruen, 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.

Mary (O’Connor) Ruen was born on September 28, 1948 in Preston Minnesota, to Raymond and Helen (Collett) O’Connor. She was raised in a loving family on a farm outside of Preston Minnesota where she attended Crystal Springs Country School...

Sep 28, 2015

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Beatrice H. Rislove, 94, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, September 28, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Beatrice was born on November 28, 1920, in rural Rushford to Elmer and Helen (Gilbertson) Otis. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school. On February 20, 1940, she was united in...

Sep 26, 2015

JoAnn Barbara Bidsler, 71, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 26, 2015, at her home in Chatfield.

JoAnn was born February 6, 1944 to Raymond and Constance (Siem) Karau in Minneapolis.  She graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester in 1962.  She attended Rochester Cosmetology School and worked at the Fountain Blue Beauty Salon.

Sep 25, 2015

Carl J. "Bud" Brackett, 86 of Lewiston, died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Lake Winona Manor.Bud was born on June 18, 1929 in Lewiston to Lorraine Kessler. He attended school in Lewiston until he began working as a truck driver for Bill Schott Trucking. On May 4, 1957, he married Deloris Treder and together they owned and operated Bud's Service...

Sep 24, 2015

Altura, Gerald W. "Jerry" Dotterwick, 83, of Altura died Thursday morning, September 24th at his home. Jerry was born April 23, 1932 in Winona to Fred and Florence (Knopick) Dotterwick. He graduated from Winona High School then served in the U. S. Army, stationed in Korea. On April 26, 1958 Jerry and Kay Kindt were married in Winona. They lived...

Sep 23, 2015

Betty Mae Plenge

Betty Mae Plenge , 86, of Chatfield died Wednesday, September 23rd at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she had resided since the end of July. Betty was born August 26, 1929, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1947 and attended and graduated from...

Sep 23, 2015

Frederick Leroy Bursack, of Winona, died on Wednesday, September 23, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital at the age of 63.He was born in Marshall, Minnesota, in 1952, to MaryAnn Kolbe and Frederick Bursack, Sr. He was raised in Hendricks, Minn., and graduated from Hendricks High School in 1972.He traveled extensively for ESI doing grain elevator construction, and worked for many years...

Sep 23, 2015

Judith "Judy" Rae Jorgensen, 66 of Minneiska, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI.Judy was born April 9, 1949 in La Crosse to Burton and Verla (Yttri) Syverson. She graduated from De Soto High School in 1967 and went on to attend Luther College in Decorah, IA. While attending the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse,...

Sep 22, 2015

Robert Charles Tlougan, 88 of St. Charles and formerly of Viola died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. Bob was born September 3, 1927 in Quincy Township, Olmsted County to Alfred and Florence (Kramer) Tlougan. He served his country honorably during the Korean Conflict in the United States Army. Bob was an organic farmer who...

Sep 21, 2015

Gary Phillip Holm of Winona, aged 68, succumbed to illness on September 21, 2015. Gary was born April 5, 1947 in Winona MN to Arba and Esther (Green) Holm. Gary attended the one room Saratoga school in Saratoga, MN and later transitioned to St. Charles, where he earned his diploma with the class of 1965, while spending his high school...

Sep 20, 2015

Elvira Emilie Tesch, 95 of Lewiston died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Speltz Homes Plus in Lewiston.Elvira was born May 23, 1920 in Utica Township to Emil and Lydia (Dorn) Hardtke. On July 3, 1943 she married Clifford Tesch at her parents' home. Elvira worked for Lake Center Switch for 24 years, both in Lewiston and Rushford. She mowed lawn...

Sep 20, 2015

Ivanetta Ruby Hoppe, 103 of Lewiston, died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at St. Isidore Care Center in Plainview.Ivanetta was born March 28, 1912 in Dover to Richard and Mary (Michael) Laack and was raised in Plainview. On September 14, 1958, she married Emil Hoppe in Plainview. They made their home on his family farm in rural Lewiston. Ivanetta enjoyed helping...

Sep 19, 2015

Donald Roger Golish, 74 of Lewiston passed away Saturday September 19, 2015. Donald was born April 5, 1941 in Houston County to Donald and Margaret (Corcoran) Golish. He spent most of his life in the Lewiston area. He was retired and previously employed as a milk truck hauler and he also worked at Riverside Electronics.He spent quality time fishing with...

Sep 19, 2015

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD, Minn. 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Allen E. Howe, 82, of Rushford, Minn. died on Saturday, September, 19, 2015, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, Minn. Allen was born on November 1, 1932, in Lanesboro, Minn. to Arthur and Ethel (Meldahl) Howe. He was raised near Bratsberg, Minn. and attended Bridgecreek Country School. Allen Graduated from...