Nov 9, 2013

St. Charles,Walter Harold "Wally" Ask, 94, of St. Charles died Saturday, November 9th at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Wally was born June 2, 1919 on his family's farm in Campbell Valley of Houston County, the 6th of 13 children to Norwegian Immigrants' Haakan Karlsen Ask and Karen (Hansen) Ask. His early childhood was spent helping on the family farm...

Nov 8, 2013

James Joseph Gordon, 92, of Brainerd, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at his home.

James was born Sept. 2, 1921, in Sleepy Eye, to Harry and Edith (Schloegl) Gordon. He graduated from Chatfield High School. James joined the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He married Velda Broadwater, they later divorced. He was an electrician for...

Nov 5, 2013

FORMERLY ST. CHARLES Arlee M. Pries, 86, of Goodview, MN passed away Nov. 5th at Winona Health.Arllie Marie Holdredge was born Dec. 31, 1926 to Herbert Eugene Holdredge and Marie C. (Marshman) Holdredge. Arlee was raised and educated in St Charles where she graduated in 1943. On May 26, 1951 she married Raymond B. Pries and lived on a farm...

Nov 3, 2013

Marcia S Paulsen -Rochester, MNMarcia Sharon Paulsen, 68, Rochester formerly of Buffalo, MN passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013.Marcia was born March 1, 1945 to Robert and Norma (Ling) Paulsen in Minneapolis. In 1948 she moved with her parents to Round Lake, MN where she grew up surrounded by relatives. She graduated valedictorian from Round Lake High School in 1963...

Nov 2, 2013

Dover, Mary Agnes Kreidermacher, 80, of rural Dover, died Saturday, November 2nd at St. Charles Assisted Living. Mary was born August 10, 1933 to John and Louise (Miller) Schmit at Conception, MN. She spent the first part of her life in Kellogg. After a brief stay in Plainview she moved to Dover where she married Arnold Kreidermacher on June 2,...

Nov 1, 2013

Nelson Craig Helland, 69, of Lewiston, Mn. died Friday, November 1, 2013 at Lake Winona Manor. He passed away from complications of diabetes. He was born to Amos and Ardis Helland, February 4, 1944, in Forest City, Iowa. In 1962 he graduated from Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wis. and then entered the Army. He then married Carolynn Vangsness...

Nov 1, 2013

Arthur (Art) Erwin Lotz, 66 of Wabasha formerly of La Crosse, was called to his heavenly home on November 1, 2013. He died peacefully at home with his wife by his side, after a 6 1/2 year battle with cancer. Art enjoyed his community and the outdoors; he was the man behind Mr. D's; owning and operating his restaurant and...

Nov 1, 2013

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - HOUSTON 507-896-3127HOUSTON, MINN. - Thelma B. Hughes, 97, of Houston, Minn. died on Friday, November 1, 2013, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. Thelma was born on August 10, 1916, in Fillmore County, Minn. to Hans and Emma (Carlson) Overland. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1936. On October 16, 1937,...

Oct 31, 2013

WINONARyker Timothy Prell, infant son of Mitchell and Amy Prell, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Winona Health.He is survived by his parents; three siblings, Drake, Lydia and Reilen; maternal grandparents, Kent (Karen) Brown of Winona, Nancy (Tim) Louden of New London; paternal grandparents, Kermit and Brenda Prell of Wisconsin; maternal great-grandmother, Betty Englerth; paternal great-grandparents, Floyd and Betty Prell...

Oct 30, 2013

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Marjorie Otis, 78, of Rushford died on Wednesday, October 30, at her home. She was born on March 3, 1935, in Cedar Glades, Arkansas to Alfred and Angie (Murders) Adams. In her early childhood, Marjorie moved with her family from Arkansas to Twain Harte, California and later to Pine Grove, California,...

Oct 30, 2013

Patricia "Pat" Ellen Rothering (Wise), 75, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at her home in Minnesota City. She was born on Oct. 8, 1938, to Arthur and Lucille (Jenkins) Wise, in Winona.She married LaVerne "Mick" Rothering on Oct. 16, 1954. They moved to Sheboygan, Wis., in the early 1960s to raise their eight children. In 1989, they returned to...

Oct 29, 2013

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD - 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Jessica M. Wilcenski, 37, of Rushford died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at her home. Jessica was born on September 1, 1976, in Minneapolis, Minn. to Richard and Janie (Wick) Thelen. She was raised in Anoka, Minn. and graduated from Anoka High School in 1994. She received her Bachelor's...

Oct 27, 2013

Marjorie Horihan, of Lanesboro, Minnesota, died on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home where she had lived for 6 weeks. She was born near Burr Oak, Iowa, on August 31, 1916 to R.E. "Emmett" and Anna Mullaney Knox. She attended Canton High School, Canton, MN and Valders College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On May 30,...

Oct 24, 2013

Larry Jon Lobland, 55, of Chatfield, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, of cancer at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where he had been for three weeks.

Larry was born March 22, 1958, in Preston, to Jimmie and Evelyn (Haugstad) Lobland. He graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1976. Larry joined the U.S. Air Force...

Oct 24, 2013

All who knew June Kanz would agree that there was rarely a dull moment when she was around. Her sole purpose in life was to share laughter and love, and people were drawn to her like a magnet. Life truly began for June when she married her best friend with whom she welcomed the son who was truly the light...

Oct 24, 2013

Laurine Schneider SpeltzGrowing up in the 1920s and 1930s, Laurine Schneider Speltz carved out a place for herself in the then male-dominated medical profession, but subsequently found another calling that drew even more deeply on her formidable energy, vision, and intelligence as the wife of a sole veterinary practitioner, and the mother of eight children. Laurine was born on November...

Oct 24, 2013

Hazel A. Olstad, 98, of Rushford, MN passed away on October 24, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. Visitation will be at Hoff Funeral Home in Rushford, Monday October 28 from 5 - 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service, Tuesday October 29 at 11:00 a.m. A Funeral service will be at Rushford Lutheran Church with Pastor Roger...

Oct 23, 2013

Lynn Marie Olson, 51 of Chatfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Lynn was born Oct. 5, 1962, in Rochester to Herman V. and JoAnn (Affeld) Schultz. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1981. On June 4, 1983, she married Steve Olson at the St....

Oct 23, 2013

Marian Marie (Mahlke) Lubinski was called through heaven's garden gates in the early morning hours on October 23rd at Winona Health. She was born to Helen Marie (Keller) and Fred F. Mahlke on July 25, 1929 in Winona, MN. She married her Sailor, Roman R. Lubinski on June 5, 1954 in Winona. They celebrated 59 years together sailing there "ship"....

Oct 21, 2013

Madeline (Helleland) Rustad, age 97, died Monday, October 21, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN. Madeline was born to Inga and Rasmus Helleland on December 6, 1915, in Rushford, MN. Her father emigrated from Norway at an early age. They settled in the Rushford area where they raised their family and farmed south of Rushford near Bratsburg....