Aug 5, 2010

Winona, MN Richard D. Ostrem, 81, of Lanesboro, MN, died Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. Richard was born September 17, 1928 in Lanesboro, MN to Adolph and Ida (Vikan) Ostrem. He attended Lanesboro High School and University of Minnesota Ag School. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served our country honorably. On...

Aug 5, 2010

L. Grace Hunter, 83, of Mequon WI, formerly of Lewiston, MN, passed away August 5,2010 at Columbia St. Mary's Ozaukee Hospital, WI after a brief illness.Grace was born on June 17, 1927 to August and Rose (Mueller)Luehmann in Lewiston, MN. She met and married her husband William Hunter and settled in New York City before moving to Chatham, NJ where...

Aug 3, 2010

Dover, MNEdrie J. Millard, 77, of Dover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles.Edrie was born June 27, 1933 in Preston, MN and married Maynard Millard on April 10, 1954 in Dover, MN where they raised their three children.She was a member of the Dover United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the...

Aug 1, 2010

St. Charles, MN William "Bill" A. Roth, 92, of Utica, MN, died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at the Golden Living Center - Whitewater in St. Charles, MN. Bill was born on February 15, 1918 in Saratoga Township to August and Mabel (Lewis) Roth. He attended Worth School. On July 16, 1943, Bill married Veida Gensmer in Norton Township. Together they...

Jul 31, 2010

Margaret A. Ahern, 89, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona, MN. Margaret was born December 31, 1920, in Sewickley, PA, to Vincent and Mary (Winkler) Czik. She married Lott W. Ahern on March 10, 1944, in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Margaret and Lott lived in St. Paul, MN, where she worked...

Jul 28, 2010

St. Charles, Mary O. Hove, 93, or St. Charles died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Emergency Room of Olmsted Hospital in Rochester. She was born August 28, 1916 in Hannibal, Missouri to John and Alvira (McElray) Bailey. She moved to Rochester in 1925 and graduated from Rochester High School in 1934. On July 2, 1948 she and Virgil O....

Jul 27, 2010

Rosemary "Rosie" Von Ruden, 72, lost her long battle with cancer and passed away on Tuesday, July 27th, in her home surrounded by friends and family. Rosie was born December 13, 1937, in Winona, MN, to Nicholas and Modesta (Borth) Lorang. Rosie was a 1956 graduated of Winona Senior High School. She married Henry Von Ruden and were later divorced....

Jul 27, 2010

St. Charles, Ralph Ervin Leistikow, 69, of St. Charles who had courageously battled cancer for nearly two years, died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, July 27th. He was surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1940 in Canton, MN to Ervin and Winifred (Duxbury) Leistikow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Canton Presbyterian Church. Ralph graduated...

Jul 25, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD, MINN. 507-864-7771 Kent A. Jacobson, 93, of Winona, Minn. died on Sunday, July 25, at his home. Kent Arnold Jacobson was born on April 20, 1917, in Norway Township of Fillmore County, Minn. to Olaf and Ellen (Halvorson Dale) Jacobson. As an infant he moved with his family to Rivercourse, Alberta, Canada and...

Jul 25, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD, MINN. 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Jeffrey A. Rislov, 52, of Rushford, Minn. died on Sunday, July 25, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Jeffrey was born on October 12, 1957, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Donald and Pearl (Hundorf) Rislov. He was raised in the Rushford and Peterson area. Jeffrey attended Peterson High...

Jul 23, 2010

Ruth Ellen (Spahr) Klug, 83, of Lewiston, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester. She was born August 12, 1926, in Stockholm, SD, to Charles & Lola (Hardtke) Spahr.In 1949 she married Ignatius John Klug in Ortonville, MN. They lived in Wykoff & Caledonia, MN before making their home in Lewiston, MN in 1952.Ruth worked for...

Jul 21, 2010

Alice M. Maxham, 84, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Alice was born May 1, 1926, in Winona, MN, to Earl and Mae (Shaughnessy) Witt. She married Clayton Maxham in 1967 and he preceded her in death in 1974. Alice worked in the business office at Boland Manufacturing and Winona Industries. She was member...

Jul 21, 2010

Helene "Penny" Lorraine Schoener, 89, of Winona, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare. She was born December 16, 1920, in Minneapolis, MN, to Frederick Johnson and Anna (Anderson) Johnson. On May 31, 1946, she married Eugene "Gene" V. Schoener at St. Boniface Church in Melrose, MN. She graduated from North High School and attended Lutheran Bible...

Jul 20, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Rieder, Ph.D., 68, of Eyota, MN died at her home in Eyota, surrounded by family on Tuesday evening, July 20th, 2010, after a long and courageous encounter with ovarian cancer.Mary was born February 18, 1942, to Francis & Elizabeth (Hesse) DePauw in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, receiving her Bachelor of Arts...

Jul 19, 2010

Berton Paulson, 84 of Houston, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab, where he had resided since April 2008.Berton was born May 23, 1926 in Yucatan Township to Edwin and Cora (Wold) Paulson. Berton started farming at an early age after the passing of his father. He worked on Bridge Creek area farms until he went...

Jul 18, 2010

Jul 17, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD, MINN. 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Irene J. Colbenson, 85, of Rushford, Minn. died on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Irene was born on February 10, 1925, in Rushford to Edwin and Naomi (Tenborg) Anderson. She was raised in Rushford and attended the Tenborg Country School. On...

Jul 12, 2010

James D. (Jim) Zacher, 60, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 12, 2010, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. He was born on February 16, 1950, in Milwaukee, WI, to Donald and Beverly (Simpson) Zacher. Jim lived in Houston for much of his life working at TRW in Rushford, MN. About four years ago, Jim moved to Rushford and...

Jul 11, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD, 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Marlys E. Roelofs, 81, of Rushford, Minn. died on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. Marlys was born on February 17, 1929, in Spring Valley, Minn. to James Carrol and Myrtle (Guy) McClary. She was raised in the Spring Valley area and graduated from...

Jul 11, 2010

Marilyn Jean (Nicol) Beyer, 71, of rural Eyota died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at her home. She was born October 27, 1938 in Osage, Iowa to Morris and May (Korte) Nicol. Marilyn married Robert Beyer on July 17, 1955 and they were later divorced. She worked at First Bank in Rochester until her retirement. She was a very active person...