May 5, 2012

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Viola "Vi" G. Cordes, 89, of Rushford, Minn. died on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at her daughter's home in Lake City, Minn. Vi was born on May 2, 1923, in La Crosse, Wis. to Ben and Gertrude (Henze) Jacobson. She was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School...

May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012

Patricia Todd, 74, of Winona, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at her home.Patricia is survived by her daughter, Terri (Jerry) Beckmann; sons, Larry Morse and Ron (Cheryl) Morse; 5 grandchildren; and sister, Micki (Joe) Weimerskirch. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Verona (Wagoner) Bradfield.Memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, May 5,...

May 1, 2012

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD 507-864-7771FOUNTAIN, MINN. - Merle H. Vande Zande, 67, of Fountain, Minn. died on Tuesday, May 1, in Bluff Siding, Wis. Merle was born on December 23, 1944, in Preston, Minn. to Harold and Della (Frazer) Vande Zande. He was raised in rural Fountain, Minn. and attended Lanesboro School. Merle worked in the road...

Apr 30, 2012

Jean Bremseth, 86 of Houston, died Monday, April 30, 2012 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston.Jean was born May 3, 1925 in Hesper Township, Iowa to Willie Edgar and Bertha Marie (Gates) Nelson. She graduated from Lanseboro High School in 1943 and then went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota's Program of Nursing. On November 15,...

Apr 29, 2012

The funeral for Luella Penne, 94, of Chatfield, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lanesboro, with Father Patrick Arens officiating. Burial will be in Carrolton Cemetery in rural Fountain following the services.

Mrs. Penne died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Chosen Valley Care Center, where...

Apr 29, 2012

Bernard Walter Matzke, 89, of Faribault a former St. Charles and Lewiston resident, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Milestone Memory Care in Faribault. Bernard was born January 10, 1923 in Winona to Herman and Elsie (Drenckhahn) Matzke. In 1940 he graduated from Lewiston Public School. Following high school Bernard attended Winona State College and St. Mary's College in Winona....

Apr 25, 2012

Harley A. Thompson, 86, of Rushford, died April 25, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Harley Arthur Thompson was born June 8, 1925 in rural Fillmore County, MN, son of Arthur Gerhard Thompson and Alpha Ovedia (Hongerholt) Thompson. He grew up in the Rushford/Lenora area and was baptized at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Rushford. On...

Apr 25, 2012

Apr 24, 2012

Elsie Mary Tomashek, 95, of Winona, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Stillwater.Elsie, one of ten children, was born at home on the family farm in Oak Ridge of Winona county on November 21, 1916 to Adolph and Anna (Frie) Duellman. The family then moved to a farm in Rollingstone, where she was raised...

Apr 19, 2012

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Dorothy A. Colbenson, 88, of Rushford, Minn. died on Thursday, April 19 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.Dorothy was born on July 6, 1923, in Rushford to Henry H. and Amelia (Marcum) Kleist. She was raised in Rushford and attended the Hart Country School. On October 14, 1942, she married...

Apr 19, 2012

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD 507-864-7771PETERSON, MINN. - Richard "Dick" Lance, age 60, of Peterson, Minn. died on Thursday, April 19, following a battle with liver cancer since October of 2011. Dick was born on November 29, 1951, in Cirencester, England to William and Dorothy (Harris) Lance. He was raised in Owatonna, Minn. and graduated from Owatonna High School...

Apr 18, 2012

Warren Ronald Anderson was born in Houston, Minnesota, in 1914 to Roy and Helen Anderson, and died peacefully on April 18, 2012, at home in Creston Village Senior Living in Paso Robles. Raised on his family's farm, Warren was an excellent student and valedictorian of his high school class. He attended Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and earned degrees...

Apr 18, 2012

Dolores "Dee" Mae Czaplewski, 83, of Fountain City, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Marinuka Manor in Galesville surrounded by her loving family.Dee was born on December 11, 1928 in St. Paul to Richard and Julia (Ryan) Moe. Dolores relocated to Winona and graduated from Cotter High School in 1948. Shortly after, Dee was united in marriage to Arthur "Art"...

Apr 17, 2012

Katherine "Kay" Ward, 83, of Chatfield, died Tuesday morning, April 17, 2012, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Katherine was born May 15, 1928, in Red Wing, one of 13 children of David and Alfreda (Matter) Gadient. She lived with her family in rural Goodhue until her graduation from Goodhue High School in 1945. Katherine...

Apr 16, 2012

Apr 16, 2012

St. Charles, Blaine Allen Lundeen, 88, of St. Charles died Monday morning April 16, 2012 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. Blaine was born July 9, 1923 in Isanti County to Walter and Fern (Barnes) Lundeen. At the age of three his mother died and he moved to the Dover area to be raised by his grandmother, Hattie Barnes....

Apr 14, 2012

Patricia "Pat" Clare Patzner, 72, of rural Chatfield died Saturday morning April 14, 2012 at St. Isidore Healthcare Center in Plainview. Pat was born July 19, 1939 at Buffalo Ridge, Wisconsin; one of 11 children, to Carl and Ida (Wolfe) Patzner. They later moved to Rollingstone where she attended school. Pat moved to Chatfield 35 years ago and worked at...

Apr 13, 2012

Mary Louise Johnson, 65, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at her home in Winona, MN. Mary was born January 30, 1947, in Minneapolis, MN, to Paul and Elizabeth (Staudenmaier) Krause. She married Barry Johnson on April 8, 1967, in Hopkins, MN, and made their home in Isabella, MN. They were later divorced. Mary worked for many years as a cashier...

Apr 13, 2012

Dolores E. Schmidt, 86, of Rushford, MN, died Friday, April 13, 2012 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.Dolores was born May 2, 1925 to Frank and Martha (Burmester) Bolduan in Caledonia, MN. On September 5, 1945, she was united in marriage to Melvin "Bud" Schmidt. Following Bud's discharge from the Navy, they farmed until 1959 when they moved to...