Richard J. Brown

Richard J. Brown

Jan 23, 2011

Richard J. Brown, 72, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Rich was born April 25, 1938, in Mankato, MN, to John and Hedwig (Young) Brown. He served in the U. S. National Guard. Rich married Renee Munson on June 8, 1963, in Winona, MN. Rich retired from St. Mary's University where he worked as...

Lawrence Reed Ehlenfeldt

Lawrence Reed Ehlenfeldt

Jan 22, 2011

Lawrence Reed Ehlenfeldt, 73, of Winona, died peacefully, Saturday, January 22, 2011 at his home in Houston.Larry was born February 26, 1937 in Oakland, CA to Neil and Elaine (Jones) Ehlenfeldt. On June 14, 1980 he married Rita Severson in Hokah. He served in the United States Air Force during the Cuban Missle Crisis and was a lab technician for...

Dorothy A. Holzer

Dorothy A. Holzer

Jan 22, 2011

St. Charles, Dorothy A. Holzer, 89, of St. Charles died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. Dorothy was born July 11, 1921 in St. Charles to Hugo and Delcie (Stevens) Renspie. She lived in the Clyde area until grade school at which time they moved to St. Charles. Dorothy graduated from St. Charles High School....

Granville B. Kjos

Granville B. Kjos

Jan 22, 2011

Rushford, Granville B. Kjos, 90, of Rushford, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Granville was born December 7, 1920 in Peterson to Gerhard and Belida (Maland) Kjos. He graduated from Wraalstad Country School and Peterson High School. He then joined his family farming for his entire working life. He and E. Lorraine Prestemon were...

Alvin Bakke

Alvin Bakke

Jan 21, 2011

Rushford, Alvin S. Bakke, 91, of Rushford died, Friday, January 21, 2011 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Alvin was born October 20, 1919 in Fillmore County to Albert and Sadie (Stensland) Bakke. He and LaVerne Rakstad were married at Rushford Lutheran Church in 1943. They farmed until 1945. He drove truck from 1945 - 1946 and worked for...

Dean T. Sanden

Dean T. Sanden

Jan 18, 2011

Dean "Deano" T. Sanden, 74, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. Deano was born December 29, 1936, in Lanesboro, MN, to Arthur and Frances (Johnson) Sanden. Deano served in the U.S. Navy during the Suez Crisis. He married Deanna Thompson on January 4, 1958, in Rochester, MN. Deano worked as a meat cutter...

Alvin J. Eide

Alvin J. Eide

Jan 17, 2011

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Alvin Julian Eide, 86, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, January 17, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Alvin was born on October 29, 1924, in Fremont Township of Winona County, Minn. to Julian and Agnes (Jonsgaard) Eide. He was raised at Fremont where he attended school...

Vicki Kleist

Vicki Kleist

Jan 16, 2011

Vicki LynMarie Kleist, 34 of Minneapolis, formerly of Rushford, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Vicki was born August 1, 1976 in Winona to Arthur & Eline (Johnson) Kleist. She attended Rushford-Peterson High School where she participated in many plays and also track and field. She graduated in 1994. After graduation, she attended St. Mary's...

Orley A. Koljord

Orley A. Koljord

Jan 9, 2011

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD, 507-864-7771 Peterson, Minn. - Orley A. Koljord, 83, of rural Peterson, Minn. died on Sunday, January 9, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. Orley was born on October 24, 1927, in Arendahl Township of Fillmore County, Minn. to Ole and Alma (Michaelson) Koljord. He was raised in rural Peterson and attended...

Corinne M Rusert

Corinne M Rusert

Jan 6, 2011

Corinne M. Rusert, 57, of Winona died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at her home. Corinne was born February 20, 1953 in La Crosse, WI to Sherwood and Therese Jean (Mormann) Peterson. She was raised in the Hokah and Houston areas. Corinne graduated from Houston High School in 1971. On July 28, 1973, she married Glenn Rusert in rural Lewiston. She...

Hazel J. Zitzow

Hazel J. Zitzow

Jan 1, 2011

The funeral for Hazel Janet (Michael) Zitzow will be Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in St. Charles, with the Rev. Michael Hart officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in St. Charles following the service.Hazel Zitzow, 86 of Dover, a retired dairy farmer and homemaker, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Jan....

Cherrie B. Eide

Cherrie B. Eide

Dec 30, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD, MINN. 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Cherrie B. Eide, 93, of Rushford died on Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Cherrie was born on January 4, 1917, in rural Peterson, Minn. to Clarence and Bertina (Brenden) Bremmer. She was raised in rural Peterson and attended Boyum School. On December...

Allyn David Janikowski

Allyn David Janikowski

Dec 30, 2010

Lewiston, Allyn D. Janikowski, 57, of Lewiston died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Rochester Methodist Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Allyn was born February 24, 1953 in Winona to Daniel and Eleanore (Kukowski) Janikowski. He graduated from Winona Cotter High School in 1971 and later from Owatonna Vo-Tech with a degree in business. Following school Allyn worked for Jostens in...

Rita Ann Schell

Rita Ann Schell

Dec 30, 2010

Rita Ann Schell, 84, of Winona, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, December 30 with her family by her side at St. Anne Extended Healthcare of Winona.Rita was born May 30, 1926 on the family farm in Oak Ridge to John and Rose (Kronebusch) Guenther. She graduated from Holy Trinity Catholic School and worked for many years at the Mayo...

Betty M. Foster

Betty M. Foster

Dec 29, 2010

Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service, Rushford 507-864-7771Betty Mae Baker was born June 23, 1919, at Roundup, Montana, the only child of Lloyd and Lena (Reis) Baker. The family moved back to Iowa by train when Betty was 6 weeks old and lived there until Betty was about six years old. They moved to Murray County, Minnesota, renting farmland in various...

LaVerne Bakke

LaVerne Bakke

Dec 27, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - LaVerne H. Bakke, 88, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, December 27, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. LaVerne was born on December 3, 1922, in Yucatan Township of Houston County, Minnesota to Bennie and Cora (Highlen) Rakstad. She was raised at Yucatan and graduated from Rushford...

Selma Turner

Selma Turner

Dec 27, 2010

Selma Serena (Waadevig) Turner, 91, of Chatfield, formerly of Elba, passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 27, 2010 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield where she had resided the last three months.She was born June 17, 1919 in Arendahl Township, the second oldest child of seven to Johannes and Ida (Berge) Waadevig.Maynard Turner and...

Tom Glover

Tom Glover

Dec 26, 2010

Thomas David "Tommy G." Glover, 61, passed away at his home in Red Wing on Sunday December 26, 2010. Tom was born April 23, 1949 in Preston to William and June (Hall) Glover. He grew up in St. Charles and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1967. Tom served three years in the Army and was stationed in Germany...

June Gordon

June Gordon

Dec 25, 2010

Lanesboro, June Irene Gordon, 93, of Lanesboro died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. June was born February 15, 1917 in Blue Earth, MN to John and Emma (Munson) Krull. She and John A. Gordon were married on July 11, 1935. They lived in Spring Valley until moving to a farm north of St....

Dean Scrabeck

Dean Scrabeck

Dec 22, 2010

Dean Robert Scrabeck, 44, of Rochester died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at his home in Rochester. Dean was born June 14, 1966 in Harmony to Robert and Marconna (Holtegaard) Scrabeck. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1984 and later from Rochester Vo-Tech with a degree in Electric Technology. Dean married Jane Perry and they later divorced. He served...