Nov 26, 2013

Barbara Jean Schultz, 72, of Chatfield died November 26, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. A visitation and memorial gathering will be 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday, December 13, 2013 at Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield, MN. Burial of her cremated remains will be at the Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, IA later in the spring.

Nov 25, 2013

Maynard D. Gilbertson a�" Lanesboro Maynard Duane Gilbertson, 84, of Lanesboro, died Monday morning at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. A funeral service for Maynard will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro with Pastor Kerry Eversole officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM a�" 7:00 PM...

Nov 25, 2013

Nov 25, 2013

David Allen Ploetz, 72 of Goodview, formerly of Utica, died Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home. Dave was born June 1, 1941 in Utica to Elmer and Gertrude (Boettcher) Ploetz. He attended country school in Utica and St. Charles Public Schools. Dave farmed on the family farm for many years, was a business owner and worked for various companies...

Nov 24, 2013

St. Charles Leora F. Matzke, 98, of St. Charles passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at her home. Leora Frieda Kurth was born September 5, 1915 in Quincy Township of Olmsted County to Albert and Anna (Putzier) Kurth. On June 12, 1935, she married Ervin F. Matzke at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in St. Charles. Ervin and Leora farmed and...

Nov 21, 2013

Eleanor Steinfeldt, age 88 of Ridgeway, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. She was born on March 31, 1925 to Fred and Minnie Unnasch in Houston County. She married Edward Steinfeldt on November 22, 1941. They farmed near Ridgway all their lives.Eleanor was a housewife and helped with all the farm work....

Nov 20, 2013

Diane Avis Wright passed into heaven peacefully at home, Wednesday, November 20, 2013.Born October 7, 1952, she is survived by her husband Ron, daughters Elizabeth Esther Wright (John Wilder) and Mary Katherine Wright, grandchildren Sarah Elizabeth Hutchison, Alexis Mae Goembel, and Henry Ronald Wright. She is also survived by her brothers Merton Keith (Heidi) Unnasch, Richard (Winnie) Unnasch, Jerome (Sharon)...

Nov 20, 2013

St. Charles Wayne Charles Knoll, 80, of St. Charles and formerly of Utica, died Wednesday morning, November 20th at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. Wayne was born December 24, 1932 on the family farm south of Utica. He attended school in Utica and St. Charles. Wayne served in the United States Army from 1953-55, stationed in Alaska. He and...

Nov 19, 2013

William Marvin Schultz, 62 of Altura died suddenly on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his home.Bill was born July 12, 1951 in Winona to William and Marlys (Burt) Schultz. He attended Lewiston High School and worked for many years at Hubbard and Fastenal. Bill enjoyed hunting, gardening and the Green Bay Packers. He also enjoyed collecting toy tractors and guns....

Nov 18, 2013

St. Charles, Doris (Burdick) Koenig, 77, of St. Charles died Monday November 18th at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Wabasha. She was born April 22, 1936 in Saratoga to Kenneth and Lois (Cox) Burdick. She graduated from St. Charles High School, where she was the lead drummer in the high school band. Doris and Ray Koenig married and later divorced....

Nov 18, 2013

Dover, Arlis "Sonny" Trogstad, 78, of Chatfield and formerly of Dover died Monday, November 18th at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born June 21, 1935 in Chatfield to Bennie and Millie (Soland) Trogstad and graduated from Chatfield High School. Arlis served in the Army from 1954-56, stationed in Europe. He married Mary Peterson and they later divorced. Arlis...

Nov 17, 2013

Arthur Eugene Fratzke, 85, of Chatfield, passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chatfield, with Father Patrick Ahrens officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Chatfield.

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Nov 17, 2013

TREMPEALEAUKimberly Kay Page, 46 of Trempealeau, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center after losing her short one-week battle with brain cancer.Kim, an only child, was born in Black River Falls on November 6, 1967 to Levi Sullivan and Judy (Fischer) Wood. She was raised in Trempealeau and graduated from G-E-T High School in 1986....

Nov 16, 2013

WINONARussell William Loxterman, 55 of Winona, died Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Lake Winona Manor, after losing his battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.Russell was born in Omaha on July 29, 1958 to Charles and Polly (Boulton) Loxterman. As a child, his family moved to Pittsburg and later to Elkhart, IN where he attended part of grade...

Nov 16, 2013

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Caleb Leslie Hughes, 22, of Rushford died on Saturday, November 16, 2013, due to a motor-vehicle accident near La Crescent, Minn. The son of Cherie and Jon Graham, Caleb was born on September 18, 1991, in La Crosse, Wis. He was raised as a young boy in Hustler, Wis. and moved with...

Nov 13, 2013

Joy Erdman, of Wykoff, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 outside her residence.

Joy was born April 15, 1933 in Rochester to Henry and Clara (Lottes) Bicknese. Joy graduated from Wykoff High School in 1951. Following high school she worked at the family grocery business and later married Paul Erdman on July 20, 1952.

Joy...

Nov 12, 2013

Charles "Charlie" Clark, 88, of Rochester, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, surrounded by his family at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.

Charles William Clark was born February 20, 1925, in Leyden, North Dakota to Thomas and Gertrude (Eaton) Clark. He graduated from Walhalla High School in 1941 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was...

Nov 11, 2013

Norman Wilkemeyer, age 60, of Rushford, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at his home in Rushford.Norm enjoyed all things outdoors. He loved to hunt and fish and especially loved taking his grandchildren fishing. He was a big-hearted kind of person and will be sadly missed by all. Norm is survived by his special friend and soul mate, Jackie Kopperud; mother,...

Nov 10, 2013

MINNESOTA CITYLaVerne "Mick" Jean Rothering, 75, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, surrounded by his loving family at Winona Health.He was born on March 8, 1935 to Marcella Rothering Brown (husband Lynn Brown), in Fountain City, Wisc. He married Patricia Ellen Wise on Oct. 16, 1954. In the early 1960s they moved to Sheboygan, Wisc. to raise their eight children. They...

Nov 9, 2013

UTICA AND ST. CHARLESBarbara Ann Rahn, 78 of Utica, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.She was born January 16, 1935 in Rochester to Louis and Elsie (Block) Stull. Barbara was united in marriage to Richard Rahn on October 5, 1958.Proceeded in death by her husband; parents; and aunts and uncles, Bob (Alzada) Moore and...