Lyle Russell Rud

Apr 5, 2014

Lyle Russell Rud, 78, of Stewartville, died April 5, 2014 from complications of cancer, at the Spring Valley Care Center, where he had been a resident since January. Mr. Rud was born April 27, 1935 in Stewartville, to Clarence & Thelma (Molde) Rud. He grew up and lived in Stewartville. Lyle served in the U.S Air Force...

Elmer John Sass

Apr 4, 2014

Elmer John Sass, 84, died Friday, April 4th, 2014 at his home in rural Chatfield. Elmer was born October 6th, 1929 to Lawrence & Odelia (Wallerich) Sass in Wabasha County. He was baptized at Albany Catholic Church. On Oct. 17, 1953 he married Marlys Schroeder at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. They resided 60 years on a...

David Ronald Trester

Apr 4, 2014

WINONADavid R. Trester, 41, died Friday, April 4, 2014 at his home in Winona. Dave was born February 10, 1973 in Winona, MN to Ronald and Linda (Bion) Trester. He married Ellen LaRue on September 23, 2000, and they were blessed with a son, Dilan, in 2005. Dave worked at Benchmark Electronics for many years.Dave enjoyed deer hunting early in...

James J. O'Laughlin

Apr 3, 2014

HOFF CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTER, GOODVIEW, MN 55987James "Jim" J. O'Laughlin, 88, of Mesa, AZ and formerly of Winona, MN died on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at his home in Mesa.Jim was born on April 24, 1925, in Winona, MN to Frank and Minnie (Range) O'Laughlin. He was raised in Winona and attended Cotter High School where he played for,...

Danny J Ellis

Apr 1, 2014

Danny Joseph Ellis, of Eyota, died April 1, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born September 22, 1951 to Fred and Helen Ellis. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1969. He joined the Army in 1969 and did a tour in Vietnam from 1970-71 as a mechanic and a gunner on a...

Donald Dean Fenske

Mar 31, 2014

St. Charles, Donald Dean "Don" Fenske, Sr. 76, of St. Charles died Monday March 31st at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. Don was born December 27, 1937 in Winona to Oscar and Bernice (Connaughty) Fenske. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1956 and went on to farm the family farm near Dover. He married and later...

Donna Mae Koetz

Mar 31, 2014

WINONADonna Mae (Schrandt) Koetz, age 78, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare of Winona. Donna was born May 10, 1935 to August and Emma (Nast) Schrandt in Winona. On June 20, 1953 she married Vernon O. Koetz. Together, they raised 4 children, Linda, Ken, Joan, and Patti. Before retiring, Donna worked 33 1/2 years at TRW...

Jean Elizabeth Lynch

Mar 30, 2014

Jean Elizabeth (Keefe) Lynch, 84, died on on March 30, 2014. Jean was born in Rochester on October 17, 1927 the fourth child to Edward and Mary (Healy) Keefe. She was raised on her family’s farm east of Chatfield and educated at Chatfield High School. She graduated with a degree in elementary education from Winona State Teachers College....

Clarence Andrew Scherbring

Mar 30, 2014

ROLLINGSTONEClarence Andrew Scherbring, 90 of Rollingstone, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus.Clarence was born at home in Winona County on February 23, 1924 to Louis and Margaret (Lammers) Scherbring. He attended school at Holy Trinity School in Rollingstone then joined his father on the farm. He was married to Virginia Ann Kronebusch...

Fred Gerhardt Benner

Mar 29, 2014

Coppell, Texas, Frederick Gerhardt Benner, 88, of Coppell Texas died Saturday, March 29th at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving, Texas. Graveside services will be announced later this week for burial next to his wife, Elvira (Wurch) Benner, in St. Johns Cemetery in Lewiston.

Vesta Mae Case

Mar 28, 2014

Wabasha Vesta Mae Case, 95, of Reads Landing died Friday March 28, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Health Care Center in Wabasha.She was born August 2, 1918 in St. Charles to Guy and Vera (Smith) Rainey. Vesta graduated from St. Charles High School and furthered her education in Business Education School. Vesta worked for Production Credit Association, then for St. Charles...

Haley Marie Kammerer

Mar 28, 2014

Haley Marie Kammerer, infant daughter of Becca Buck and Brandon Kammerer was silently brought into the world on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Winona Health.Along with her parents, she will be forever loved and missed by her grandparents, Arlene Troke, Michael (Kathie) Buck, Sr., and Ron and Linda Kammerer; great-grandmother, Jean Hixon; aunt, Karissa Kammerer; uncle, Michael Buck, Jr. and...

Phyllis Mary Prodzinski

Mar 28, 2014

Goodview, Phyllis Mary Prodzinski, 84 of Goodview died Friday March 28h at her home. Phyllis was born March 14, 1930 in Winona, one of 11 children to Joseph and Frances (Michalowski) Plinski. On June 25, 1949, Phyllis and Kenneth Prodzinski were married in Winona. Phyllis became known as the 'Queen of Tupperware' for being involved for more than 58 years...

Lorris Lillian Dorn

Mar 27, 2014

Lorris Dorn of Winona passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Lake Winona Manor at the age of 98.Lorris Lillian was born August 16, 1915 in Plainview to Henry and Anna (Timm) Lamprecht. Lorris attended country school at Schad's corner, south of Plainview and graduated from Plainview High School. After graduation, Lorris worked at Interstate Power Company in Plainview and...

Albert William Block

Mar 27, 2014

Albert William Block, 93 of Winona died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Lake Winona Manor.Albert was born May 12, 1920 in Stockton to Ben and Amanda (Richter) Block. He served in the United States Army from 1942-1945, receiving a Purple Heart for his service in Normandy. On May 12, 1951 he was united in marriage to Beverly Wanek in Winona....

Conrad Arnold Kreidermacher

Mar 26, 2014

Conrad "Connie" Arnold Kreidermacher, 87 of Rollingstone, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at home surrounded by his family.Connie was born January 27, 1927 in Oak Ridge to Lawrence and Hattie (Kohner) Kreidermacher. He graduated from Holy Trinity School and enlisted in the United States Navy. Following his honorable discharge in 1946, he returned home to farm on the family farm....

Francis J. Monahan

Mar 25, 2014

ALTURA, MINN. - Francis J. Monahan, 77, of Altura, Minn. died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Francis was born on September 9, 1936, in Winona, Minn. to John J. and Lorrene (Ahern) Monahan. His mother died when he was a child. Francis' father then married Winifred Rader. He attended country school...

Roger Baumbach

Mar 24, 2014

Roger D. "Joe" Baumbach, 78, of St. Charles passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in St. Charles.Joe was born to Reuben and Theresa Baumbach on August 27, 1935. He attended St. Charles Public Schools until entering the US Army in 1952. Joe and Sandra Moritz were married February 16, 1963 and later divorced. They had...

Carolyn Marie Deyo

Mar 23, 2014

Carolyn Marie Deyo, 69, of Chatfield, died March 23, 2014 at her home unexpectedly of natural causes. Carolyn was born February 19. 1945 to Lawrence and Hazel (Strohman) Batt. She attended school in Chatfield, later earning her GED. She married Dick Deyo on December 11, 1965 in Chatfield. Carolyn worked in the cooking industry all of her life....

Florence M. Ketchum

Mar 23, 2014

St. Charles, Florence M. Ketchum, 86, of St. Charles died Sunday evening, March 23rd at Golden Living Center. She was born March 16, 1928 in Fillmore County to Art and Bertha (Boyum) Kjos. As a child, Florence moved with her family to farm north of Dover. She graduated from Dover High School in 1946. It was there she met Clayton...