Apr 15, 2010

St. Charles, MN Maurice F. Storm, 85, of Henderson, NV, died Wednesday, April 15, 2010 at his home. Maurice was born August 18, 1924 in St. Charles, MN to Edward and Ida (Koleman) Storm. He married Joyce Parsons and together they were the owners of the Jewel Box Jewelry Store in St. Charles until his wife's death in 1987. He...

Apr 12, 2010

Fountain City, WI Mark S. Scholl, 59, of Fountain City, WI, died at his home surrounded by his family, on Monday, April 12, 2010, after a short bout with pancreatic cancer. Mark was born on August 2, 1950 in Winona, MN to Ray and Eva (Probst) Scholl. He grew up in Cochrane, WI, graduating in 1968 from Cochrane-Fountain City School....

Apr 12, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - HANSEN GOODVIEW CHAPEL WINONA, MINN. - Manola Kravanja, 82, of Winona, died on Monday, April 12, at St. Anne Extended Care in Winona. Manola was born on November 5, 1927 in Pola, Italy to Leopold and Anna Maria (Poulin) Lunaro. She was raised in Italy. She married Viktor Kravanja in Italy. The couple moved...

Apr 12, 2010

Donald Charles Kieffer, 76, of Rochester died Monday evening, April 12th at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Don was born July 14, 1933 in Elba to Raymond and Corrine (Siebenaler) Kieffer. He served in the Army from 1951-1953, stationed in Alaska. Don and Carol Rain were married July 1, 1961. They lived in Stewartville, St. Charles, and Rochester. In 1971 they...

Apr 8, 2010

Amos B. Bakken, 86, of Minneapolis, MN, and previously of Rushford, MN, died on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Providence Place Nursing Home in Minneapolis.Amos was born on July 12, 1923 in Rushford to Arthur and Bertha Bakken. He married Marie Stone Rentmeester on August 28, 1948. Amos and Marie made their home in Rushford until they moved to Minneapolis...

Apr 3, 2010

Lewiston, John G. Larimer, 70, of Lewiston died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the Emergency Room of St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. John was born April 27, 1939 in Dover Township of Olmsted County. He was raised at Saratoga and graduated from Eyota High School in 1957. He had been married and later divorced. John had worked as Waste Water...

Mar 31, 2010

Benora M. Smith, 94, of St. Charles died Wednesday March 31, 2010 at Golden Living Center West in Rochester. Born August 15, 1915 to Oscar and Mindy (Benson) Holtegaard, Benora married Lyle R. Smith on May 20, 1935. The couple made their home in St. Charles where Benora worked at St. Charles High School and North Star Foods. She loved...

Mar 31, 2010

Raymond J. Gady, 83, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at St. Anne Extended Health Care in Winona surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.Raymond was born October 22, 1926 in Winona to Herman and Ella (Beck) Gady. On June 16, 1951 he married Janice Erickson at the Cedar Valley Church. Ray joined the U.S. Army in January...

Mar 30, 2010

St. Charles, Buddy Wilery, 42, of St. Charles died Tuesday morning, March 30, 2010 at his home. Buddy was born November 12, 1967 in Lake City to Patricia Loth. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1986 and served in the National Guard for six years. Buddy worked hard as a truck driver; working for Putzier Trucking, Schad Trucking,...

Mar 29, 2010

Stockton, Orphie B. Kukowski, 81, of Stockton died Monday, March 29, 2010 at The Lewiston Villa in Lewiston. Orphie was born June 9, 1928 in Arcadia, WI to Gustav and Helena (Radar) Kube. She and August Kukowski, Jr. were married on May 14, 1947 in Arcadia. They farmed with August's father at Dodge, WI until 1953. Then moving to Lewiston...

Mar 23, 2010

Rochester, Velda (Matzke) Gatzlaff Pflugradt, 95, of Rochester died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Bethany Samaritan Heights in Rochester. She was born July 23, 1914 in Winona County to Albert and Adela (Gensmer) Matzke. Velda was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Norton Township of Winona County. She attended Altura School through ninth grade and went on...

Mar 17, 2010

St. Charles, Milroy John "Roy" Tollin, 81, of St. Charles died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 18, 1928 in Winona to Milroy and Hazel (DeJarlais) Tollin. Roy was raised at Weaver and graduated from Winona High School in 1946. He served in the Army Air Force from 1946-49. Following his discharge...

Mar 17, 2010

Mar 15, 2010

Winona, Walter J. Voitik, 85, of Winona died Monday, March 15, 2010 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona. He was born March 13, 1925 in Joliet, IL, the son of Kathryn (Keers) and Walter J. Voitik. Walter graduated from Joliet Catholic High School and the University of Notre Dame. He served with the Marines in the Pacific Theatre during...

Mar 13, 2010

Chuck Williams - Voice Of Winona AthleticsCharles E. "Chuck" Williams the well-known voice behind Winona sports passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday March 13, 2010 surrounded by family.Chuck was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1921 to David and Margaret (Reynolds) Williams. Always an avid sports fan, Chuck grew up in Chicago listening to his favorite broadcaster,...

Mar 13, 2010

LeAnn Ramona Ellinghuysen, 81, formerly of Lewiston, died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. LeAnn was born August 19, 1928, in Altura, MN, to Richard and Verna (Milbrandt) Eichhorst. She married Ruben Ellinghuysen on September 27, 1947, in Altura, MN. LeAnn had worked at Rush Products in Lewiston and retired from Mayo Clinic where...

Mar 12, 2010

Madeline "Midge" Sheryl Brown, 69, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at Sauer Memorial Home in Winona, MN. Midge was born April 25, 1940, in Worthington, MN, to Joseph and Beulah (Potter) Bilicki. She married Jerry Brown in Winona, MN, on June 11, 1955. Midge had worked at the Winona Knitting Mills, Lake Center Switch, Sauer Memorial Home, St. Anne of...

Mar 9, 2010

Donald J. Gilman, 84, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at his home in Winona, MN. Donald was born October 4, 1925, in Emmetsburg, IA, to Joseph and Rose (Kleiber) Gilman. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Don married Muriel Gjerde on June 17, 1947, in Cylinder, IA. Don was a crop farmer in Iowa and Minnesota. He had...

Mar 6, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - HOUSTON CHAPEL 507-896-3127 HOUSTON, MINN. - Janet Corey Johnston, 78, of Houston, Minn. died on Saturday, March 6, at her home. Hoff Funeral and Cremation service in Houston is assisting the family with private services.

Mar 3, 2010

Julianne G. Ritter, 60, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Julianne was born May 16, 1949, in Onalaska, WI, to William and Atlanta (Bendum) Page. She married Jim Ritter on January 22, 1972, in LaCrosse, WI. He later preceded her in death on February 18, 2007. Julianne was a lifelong homemaker who enjoyed doing...