May 26, 2013

Rollingstone Ralph John Herber, 90, of Rollingstone died Sunday morning May 26, 2013 at the Lewiston Villa. He was born November 1, 1922 in Rollingstone to Alvin and Margaret (Feil) Herber and graduated from Holy Trinity School. Following high school Ralph joined his father working on the family farm. On September 12, 1950 he and Dorothy Jereczek were married at...

May 23, 2013

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - HOUSTON, MINN. - 507-896-3127HOUSTON, MINN. - Margrete E. "Christie" Kildahl, 83, of Houston, Minn. died on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at her home. Margrete was born on September 2, 1929, in La Crosse, Wis. to Henry and Helen (Nash) Christianson. She was raised in Perkins Valley near Houston on the farm her family settled...

May 23, 2013

WINONAStudt, Dorothy Eleanor, 86, of 256 W. 5th Street in Winona, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Lake Winona Manor of natural causes.Dorothy was born on October 10, 1926 in Chicago to George and Gertrude (Kaiser) Studt. She was raised in Chicago with family ties to Winona dating back to the 1870s. Dorothy graduated from Austin High School in...

May 23, 2013

Altura, Nicholas "Nick" John Meisch, 83, of Altura died Thursday May 23, 2013 at his home. Nick was born November 15, 1929 at Altura to Otto and Dorothy (Drenckhahn) Meisch. He attended Mount Vernon School and graduated from Lewiston High School. Nick and Darlene Breitbarth were married on July 11, 1953 at Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Altura. The couple...

May 22, 2013

Margaret Jane "Marjane" Luedtke, 83, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at her home in Chatfield.

A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chatfield. Friends may call one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be in the Chatfield Cemetery.

Marjane was...

May 22, 2013

WINONANeal Robert Roetzler, 75 of Winona, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in his home.

May 21, 2013

Raymond Henry Kirtz was born in 1942 in Adams. He attended Austin Vocational School and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After completing his service, he enjoyed over 30 years working as an engineering technician for IBM. He traveled several times to Germany in connection with his job and was a respected, admired and lauded employee who...

May 21, 2013

WINONA AND FORMERLY FROM NEW PRAGUE, MNMary "Muzzy" Lisa Cross, 54 of Winona and formerly from New Prague, MN, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse.Muzzy was born May 9, 1959 in New Prague to Glenn and Marie (Herda) Kajer. She graduated from New Prague High School in 1977 and moved to Winona to...

May 21, 2013

MINNESOTA CITYRichard "Dick" Floyd Kuhlmann, 73 of Minnesota City, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 after a short battle with brain cancer. Dick was born on September 24, 1939 in Winona to Floyd and Ruth (Haun) Kuhlmann. After graduating from Winona Senior High School in 1957, he began working at Schmidt Distributing Company in Goodview with his...

May 20, 2013

Harriet Louise Mordal, 91, of Chatfield, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Harriet Louise Peterson was born Aug. 21, 1921, to Edward and Olga (Olerud) Peterson. She attended Lanesboro High School, graduating in 1939. Harriet married Laurence "Ole" Mordal. He passed away on June 19, 1985. Harriet was a cook at...

May 20, 2013

WINONARobert "Bob" Hugo Jandt, 78 of Winona, died Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Baton Rouge Medical Center in Louisiana while vacationing.Bob was born April 27, 1935 on his family's farm in Lewiston to Hugo and Lila (Wilkins) Jandt. He attended country school and graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1952 when he was just 16 years old. He...

May 19, 2013

St. Charles James "OB" Matthew O'Brien, 88, of St. Charles died Sunday evening, May 19th in St. Charles. He was born January 21, 1925 in Lewiston to James E. and Maude (Litcher) O'Brien and was raised in Lewiston, where he graduated high school. Jim entered the U.S. Navy the day he turned 18, where he graduated from aviation radio school...

May 18, 2013

WINONAJanet Faye Barnes-Pagel, 66 of Winona, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.Janet was born January 28, 1947 in Rochester to Edwin and Pauline (Claud) Shanrock. She graduated from John Marshall High School and moved to California, where she resided for 20 years. She also lived near Richmond, VA and traveled abroad with the Peace Corps....

May 14, 2013

HOUSTONBernice Irene Forsyth, a lifelong resident of Houston, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, May 14, 2013 at Valley View Healthcare & Rehab in Houston at the age of 91.Born on November 17, 1921 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bernice was the oldest daughter of James and Pearly (Ullan) Corey. She was raised outside of Money Creek and graduated from Houston High...

May 11, 2013

Vivian Muriel Thompson, 93, of Chatfield, died Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Vivian was born May 3, 1920, in Chatfield to Ernest and Nellie (Schroeder) Engle. She graduated from Chatfield High School with the class of 1937. On Sept. 3, 1953 she married Ray H. Thompson at North Prairie Lutheran Parsonage. They couple made their home on...

May 11, 2013

St. Charles, Patsy Jo "Pat" Finley of St. Charles, age 75, died unexpectedly at home on May 11, 2013.Pat and Robert "Bob" Finley married in 1960 and made a life together first in Maple Park, IL, and then in St. Charles, where they raised children Judy (Steve Hammes), Joe (Lynette Kerce), Mike (Kassie Madden), Steve (Joann), Jeanne (Alex Wilson), Trish,...

May 11, 2013

Gladys E. Harrison, 94 of Winona, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Sauer Healthcare and Rehab.Gladys was born September 2, 1918 in Houston to Harley James and Edna Sophie (Germanson) Sholes. In 1939, she married Marion K. Grinage and they were later divorced. Gladys married Francis W. Harrison in 1944 and together they moved to Long Island, N.Y. Gladys worked...

May 10, 2013

Roger J. Weaver, 74 of Winona, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI, with family present.Roger was born July 10, 1938 in Arcadia, WI to Theodore and Edna (Hesch) Weaver. He served three years with the Army National Guard, Arcadia chapter before enlisting in the U.S Navy upon graduation from Arcadia High School....

May 9, 2013

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD, MN 507-864-7771 HOFF, LYNDA D.Lynda D. Hoff, 88, of Fort Myers, Florida and formerly of Peterson, passed away on May 9, 2013 in Fort Myers. Lynda was born July 22, 1924,- in Norway Township of Fillmore County Minnesota to Ole and Nilla (Kinneberg) Tudahl. She grew up in the Peterson, Minnesota area and graduated...

May 8, 2013

Marjorie Pauline Spelhaug, 83, of Fountain, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester where she had been for two days. Marge was born Aug. 11, 1929, in Whalan to Adolph and Elva (Sorum) Evenson. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1947, and Winona Teacher's College. On Dec. 29, 1956, she married...