Dec 17, 2009

St. Charles Clayton C. Mundt, 38, of St. Charles died Thursday morning, December 17, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Clayton was born July 11, 1971 in Winona to Layton and Rose (Geilow) Mundt. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1989. He and Melissa Meldahl were married in 1995 and later divorced. He farmed and worked for...

Dec 16, 2009

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - RUSHFORD CHAPEL 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Roger J. Runger, 71, of rural Rushford, Minn. died on Wednesday, December 16, at his home. Roger was born on February 24, 1938, in Winona, Minn. to Roy and Ann (Wronske) Runger. He grew up in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School in 1956. He served in the U.S....

Dec 14, 2009

Rushford, MN Bernice Maye Johnson, 94, of Rushford, MN, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN. Bernice was born on April 9, 1915 in Fillmore County to John and Celia (Danielson) Muns. She grew up around the Money Creek and Choice areas. She attended Money Creek School. On January 10, 1935 Bernice married Harvey...

Dec 12, 2009

St. Charles Clayton G. Taylor, 95, or St. Charles died Saturday, December 12, 2009 in his apartment at St. Charles Assisted Living. Clayton was born September 26, 1914 in St. Charles to Glenn and Ella (Matschke) Taylor. He was raised in rural St. Charles (Quincy Township) and attended school in St. Charles. Clayton married Doris Prudoehl on June 6, 1939....

Dec 9, 2009

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - RUSHFORD CHAPEL 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Alice L. Lerol formerly of Rushford, Minn. died on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at her apartment in Caledonia, Minnesota. Alice was born on December 26, 1916, to Oscar and Sadie (Vickerman) Nordsving in Amherst Township of Fillmore County, Minnesota. On May 1, 1937, she married Benard Lerol. They were happily...

Dec 9, 2009

Rev. James A. Speck, 89, a priest of the Diocese of Winona for nearly 60 years, died Wednesday, December 9.James Andrew Speck was born in Winona on May 31, 1920, to William and Augusta (Cisewski) Speck. He attended Crosier Seminary Preparatory School in Onamia, Minn. To prepare for priesthood, he studied Philosophy at St. John's Seminary in San Antonio, Texas,...

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Dec 8, 2009

Winona, MNCheryl L. Benson, 49, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Cheryl was born December 17, 1959, in Linton, ND, to Jake and Marlene (Baumgartner) Walther. She married Steve Benson on July 25, 1992, in Winona, MN. Cheryl worked as a medical secretary at Winona Community Memorial Hospital for 17 years. She loved spending...

Dec 4, 2009

Paul E. Rivers, 76, died Friday, December 04, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Paul was born January 22, 1933, in Rollingstone, MN, to Edward and Johanna (Johns) Rivers. Paul graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Rollingstone in 1952 and then served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He married Rosemary Majerus and they were...

Dec 3, 2009

Lewiston, Evelyn Ida Mulwee, 89, of Lewiston died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Lewiston Villa. Evelyn was born February 9, 1921 in Crosby, MN to Henry and Ida (Carlson) Aho. Evelyn married George Mulwee and they later divorced. During WWII she worked at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. She then returned to St. Paul and worked for the Internal...

Dec 3, 2009

Helen Elaine Hinkley BrussDecember 1, 1925 - December 3, 2009Helen was born Dec. 1, 1925 on her Great grandfather, Cornelius Hinkley's farm near Eyota, MN to Matilda Reed and Neil Francis Hinkley. At a young age, when Helen's mother passed away she went to live with her Great Aunt and Uncle, Addie and Ted Nation of Winona, MN, who later...

Nov 29, 2009

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - RUSHFORD CHAPEL 507-864-7771 Gladys Annette Gravos, 93, of Peterson, Minn. died on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. Gladys was born on March 17, 1916, in Yucatan Township of Houston County, Minn. to Adolph and Hilda (Howard) Hagen. She was raised in Yucatan Valley where she attended country school. She married...

Nov 25, 2009

Houston, MN Cynthia M. Dybing, 72, of Houston, MN, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, WI. Cynthia was born on June 26, 1937 to Melford and Cherrie (Bremmer) Eide in LaCrosse, WI. She grew up in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School. On July 3, 1958 she married Ronald Dybing in Canton, MN....

Nov 23, 2009

LaCrosse, WI Alan Oian Anderson, 81, of Whalen, MN, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, WI. Alan was born on February 10, 1928 on the old Gronlie Farm in Norway Township, Fillmore County, to Martin and Ella (Oian) Anderson. Alan was raised in Norway and Holt Township. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in...

Nov 22, 2009

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - RUSHFORD CHAPEL 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Bette June Evenson, 68, of Rushford died on Sunday, November 22, 2009, at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. Bette was born on June 7, 1941, in Rockford, Iowa, to Otto and Fannie (Dannen) Marquardt. She was raised in Swaledale, Iowa until age 13 when she moved with her family...

Nov 20, 2009

Winona, MN Velda G. Rahn, 88, of Goodview, MN, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare in Winona, MN. Velda was born April 21, 1921 in Altura, MN to Walter and Amanda (Tews) Schwager. She grew up around the Bethany area. On November 23, 1943 she married Clarence Rahn in Altura. They moved to Altura where Velda...

Nov 18, 2009

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - HOUSTON CHAPEL 507-896-3127 HOUSTON, MINN. - Dennis H. "Gunner" VanGundy, 58, of Houston, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Gundersen - Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. Gunner was born on March 11, 1951, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Harold and Dolores (Peterson) VanGundy. He graduated from Houston High School in 1969. While in high school...

Nov 17, 2009

HOUSTON, MINN. - Rose Mary E. Randall, 86, of rural Houston, died on Tuesday, November 17, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, Minn. where she had been staying for the past three weeks. Rose Mary was born on November 22, 1922, in Money Creek Township of Houston County, Minn. to John and Mary (Saunders) O'Donnell, Jr. She attended country school...

Nov 14, 2009

Bernice M. Oian, 89, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Bernice was born on August 5, 1920, in Fillmore County , MN , to Arnold and Cora (Glenna) Erickson. On July 13, 1940 she married Orle L. Oian in Minneapolis , MN . Together they worked and raised their children on their farm in...