Mar 24, 2015

YUCATAN, MNHarley Rostvold, 99, of Yucatan Township died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, MN. Harley was born December 3, 1915 to Ludvig and Helena (Flattum) Rostvold in Preble Township, MN. He attended country school in Choice. On November 4, 1939 he married Violet Bakke in Burr Oak, IA. Together they raised 2 sons,...

Mar 24, 2015

RUSHFORDGertie Leona Bakkum, 96 of Rushford, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.Gertie was born February 20, 1919 in Canton, MN to Olaf and Clara (Peterson) Lysgaard. She attended school at Newberg School through the eighth grade. Gertie married Alfred Bakkum on September 21, 1940 in Spring Grove, MN. They farmed near Preston then south...

Mar 23, 2015

LEWISTONCharles "Chuck" Cathelyn Jr., 70, of Lewiston died Monday, March 23, 2015 at his home.Chuck was born January 11, 1945 to Charles Sr. and Hilde (Mueller) Cathelyn in Rochester, MN. After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1963, he attended Rochester Jr. College and Winona State University. Chuck served proudly in the United States Army from 1967 to 1972....

Mar 22, 2015

Lenny Deo Taylor, 52 of Dover, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer.Lenny was born February 17, 1963 in Rochester to Lawrence "Shorty" and Donaldeen "Donna" (Whitney) Taylor. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1982. Lenny was born and raised an auto mechanic and was ASE Certified. As...

Mar 21, 2015

WINONAJason Tyler Limestahl, 23 of Winona, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at his home.Jason was born May 22, 1991 in La Crosse to Karie Connaughty and Todd Limestahl. He was an energetic, eccentric child who attended school in Winona and graduated from the WALC in 2009. Jason was an avid gamer, a fan of hip hop music, and loved frequent...

Mar 21, 2015

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Roger H. Ronnenberg, 75, of Rushford, Minn. died on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at his home in Rushford, following an eight month battle with lung cancer. Roger was born on July 12, 1939, in Rushford to Elmer and Ella (Wenzel) Ronnenberg. He was raised on the family farm in rural Rushford and...

Mar 20, 2015

Emily Frances Baker, age 88, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2015 at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield.

Emily was born  April 3, 1926 in Chatfield to Amil and Emma (Fimon) Kadlec.  Emily attended schools in Chatfield.  She married Loren Baker on June 8, 1944 in Chatfield.

Following Loren returning from the war, the...

Mar 20, 2015

St. Charles,Kenneth Theodore "Ted" Kjosa, Jr. passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Ted was born in Minneapolis on October 18, 1936, to Kenneth Kjosa and Selma (Mikkelson) Kjosa. He grew up in Decorah and Elgin, Iowa. Ted entered the U.S. Air Force on January 12, 1955, serving in Morocco and west Texas. After...

Mar 19, 2015

A vibrant, vivacious, and fun-loving woman, Helen Ryan was a blessing to everyone she met. She was content in whatever life brought, and her devotion to the people and things she loved was unmatched. Helen was a loving wife and devoted mother who was filled with unspeakable joy to welcome grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and even one great-great-grandchild into the family. Her...

Mar 18, 2015

WINONAVada A. (Waide) Karasch passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at her home. Vada was born in Providence, Kentucky on April 21, 1925 to Ewell Edwin Waide and Verna (Cates) Waide. She attended Central High School in Evansville, Indiana and college in Winona. She was united in marriage to Eugene Karasch on November 23,...

Mar 17, 2015

MINNESOTA CITYJoan Wehlage, 82 of Minnesota City, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.Joan was born to Herbert and Ella (Schultz) Teske in Winona on November 6, 1932. She married Benedict Wehlage, Jr. and they had 7 children. Joan is survived by her children, Ralph, Timothy, William (Robyn), Greta Brooks, Kris Machutt, Fred (Jackie), and Benedict H. (Reema) Wehlage III;one...

Mar 17, 2015

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Norma Muriel Bratberg, 94, of Rushford, Minn. died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Norma was born on May 20, 1920, in Norway Township of Fillmore County, Minn. to Oscar and Amelia (Tompte) Gravos. She was raised in Norway Township and attended the Flattum School...

Mar 17, 2015

MINNESOTA CITYSandra Voelker, 63 of Minnesota City, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at her home surrounded by family.Sandy was born May 2, 1951 in Winona to Kenneth and Alice (Kujak) Haase. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1970. On June 6, 1970, she married Randy Voelker. Together, they raised six children, Brent, Josh, Christopher, Jason, Jeremy,...

Mar 16, 2015

Utica, Robert Joseph "Bombo" Beck, 59, of Utica died Monday, March 16th, surround by his family at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, due to complications of cancer.Bob was born August 26, 1955 in Lake City to Myron and Jean (Rademacher) Beck. The family later moved to Lewiston where Bob graduated from Lewiston High School in 1973. Following high school...

Mar 16, 2015

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Ken "Kenny" Breitsprecher, 79, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, March 16, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Kenny was born on October 12, 1935, in Ossian, Iowa to Raymond and Martha (Tinderholt) Breitsprecher. He was raised in Canton, Minn. and graduated from Canton High School in...

Mar 15, 2015

Leonard "Red" Mastenbrook, 89 of Minnesota City, died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Lake Winona Manor.Leonard was born January 4, 1926 to Carl and Kate (Kohal) Mastenbrook in Deering Valley during a snowstorm. He attended a one room school house in Deering Valley and graduated from Winona Senior High School. He served his country honorably in the United States Army...

Mar 14, 2015

Ronald Arlyn Wilbur, 84, of Chatfield passed away March 14, 2015 at the Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester.

Ron was born October 18, 1930 on the family farm in Winneshiek County, Iowa to Miles K. and Valeda (Murdock) Wilbur.   He attended Pierce country school through the 8th grade.   On October 4, 1952 he married Delores “Dolly” Olson...

Mar 14, 2015

HOUSTONRalph Willys Johnston, 95, a lifelong resident of Houston, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 after a brief stay at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab. He was born on a farm in Swede Bottom on September 8, 1919 to Irving and Ethel (Anderson) Johnston. The family moved to a farm in Perkins Valley the following spring. After renting for five...

Mar 10, 2015

HOUSTONTeresa Eileen Erickson and Dale "Banjo" Owen Erickson, 52 and 59, of Houston, died March 8 and March 10 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.With unending devotion to one another, Teresa and Banjo Erickson complimented each other in many ways, but when it came to their selfless spirits they...

Mar 9, 2015

Patricia Carole Jonsgaard, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 9, 2015. She was born on April 22, 1941 to Donald and Caroline (Schafer) Jewell. She married Gary Jonsgaard and had 2 children. They were later divorced. She is survived by her daughters, Terri (Dale) Runge and Jo-Dee Jonsgaard; 3 grandchildren, Jessica Jonsgaard, Scott and...