Mar 3, 2010

Shirley Dolores Skree, 81, died on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Deb and Tom Stilin. She was born July 31, 1928 in the Caledonia Hospital to Alfred and Alice (Nerison) Carlson. She was raised on Fort Ridgley in rural Houston and attended country school there. Shirley was confirmed at the Bethany Evangelical Free...

Mar 3, 2010

T. Marcella Swanson died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare in Winona, Minnesota, at the age of 89. Marcella was born September 30, 1920, in Newhall, Iowa, to Carl and Mabel (Allen) Swanson. She graduated from Shellsburg (Iowa) High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for six months before beginning her teaching...

Mar 2, 2010

Kevin Daniel Frankum, 39, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. Kevin was born October 12, 1970, in Winona, MN, to Ron and Nancy (Orr) Frankum. Kevin enjoyed the 16 years and 7 months being a husband to Linda (married July 23, 1993), and step-dad to Sandy, Jerry and Krystal. On September 23, 1992,...

Mar 2, 2010

Lewiston, Elna Emilie Krause, 99, of Lewiston died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Lewiston Villa. Elna was born November 4, 1910 to August and Anna (Bublitz) Brand in Hayfield. At the age of 1, her family moved to the Hart and Lewiston area, where she attended country school, Lewiston parochial school, and Lewiston High School. She attended Winona State...

Mar 1, 2010

Winona, MN Carol A. Storlie, 73, of Stockton, MN, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. Carol was born on January 27, 1937 in Waseca, MN, to Edward and Agnes (Habeck) Fogel. On November 17, 1956 she married Lyle Storlie in Hart, MN and moved to Stockton Hill. Together they managed and owned motels in...

Mar 1, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, HOUSTON, MN 507-896-3127 Houston, Minn. - Robert Orel Jacobson, 57, of Houston, died on Monday, March 1, 2010, at his home. Robert was born on February 25, 1953, in Lanesboro, Minn. He moved to Houston in January of 1955. Robert graduated from Houston High School in 1971. He attended Winona State University. He is survived...

Feb 24, 2010

Winona, MNIsabelle B. Twaites, 92, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Isabelle was born April 30, 1917, in Chicago, IL. She graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1936 and attended an all girls Jr. College for two years. A year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Isabelle enlisted in the U.S. Army during...

Feb 21, 2010

Dolores M. "Dee" Ruse, 71, died February 21, 2010, in her home in Tampa, Fla. She was born October 19, 1938, in Rollingstone, MN, to Reinhard and Josephine Hengel Kohner. She was a graduate of Holy Trinity High School, Rollingstone; Winona Secretarial School; and a summa cum laude at WSU. She lived and worked in Minneapolis, Winona, and Tampa. She...

Feb 19, 2010

Jeanne M. Burke, 79, died at her home on Friday, February 19, 2010, with her family at her side following a nine month battle with cancer. Jeanne was born on October 11, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI, to Fred and Modesta (Michalowski) Scheets. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Winona in 1948 and graduated from College of St. Catherine in...

Feb 18, 2010

Margaret Ann Burros, 70, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona. Margaret was born February 10, 1940, in Black River Falls, WI. She was the daughter of Henry and Betty (Halverson) Schwertfeger. She married Lee T. Burros on June 14, 1958, in Winona, MN. After marrying, Margaret worked at the Red Owl grocery store to...

Feb 18, 2010

Joan D. Kulas, 76, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at her home in Winona, MN. Joan was born July 5, 1933, in Winona, MN, to Emil and Phyllis (Burns) Buege. She married Leonard Kulas on October 29, 1960, in Winona, MN. Joan worked as a certified Nursing Assistant for 20 years at Sauer Memorial Home. She has spent the last...

Feb 17, 2010

Rushford, MN Annabelle B. Manchester, 83, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Rushford, MN, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Olmsted Medical Hospital in Rochester, MN. Annabelle was born May 11, 1926 in Beach, North Dakota to Frank and Annabelle "Bessie" (Petersen) Theisen. On December 21, 1950 she married Leslie Gordon Manchester in Beach, North Dakota. A year later they moved...

Feb 12, 2010

Martin F. Gensmer, 97, of Lewiston, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at Speltz Estates Assisted Living in Lewiston, MN. Martin was born September 1, 1912 in Norton Township to Anton and Emma (Kueter) Gensmer. He worked on the family farm with his dad and later with his brother Alvin. The farm was then sold to Richard and Sharon Beyer who...

Feb 11, 2010

Shirley A. Balcome, 82, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester surrounded by her family. Shirley was born August 16, 1927 in Dubuque, Iowa to Patrick and Marie (Lakeman) Ryan. She attended school at St. Mary's Catholic School in Dubuque through the 8th grade. After school she worked for the Dubuque Pack. She moved to St. Charles...

Feb 10, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - HOUSTON CHAPEL 507-896-3127 HOUSTON, MINN. - Darlene A. Ledebuhr, 86, of Houston, Minn. died on Wednesday, February 10, at the Onalaska Care Center in Onalaska, Wis. Darlene was born on September 14, 1923, in Viroqua, Wis. to Cy and Willia "Bea" (Armstrong) Hanson. She was raised in the Houston area. On September 15, 1945, she married...

Feb 9, 2010

Angeline Marie Rowekamp, age 84 of St. Charles, Mn, passed away on February 9, 2010 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles with family by her side. Angeline was born on January 15, 1926 to Lawrence and Ella (Maher) Schneider in Plainview, Mn. Angeline attended country school and school in Plainview and St. Charles High School. She graduated in 1943...

Feb 6, 2010

Lorraine Christina Gilbertson, 86, died Saturday, February 6, 2010, at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare in Winona, MN . Lorraine was born June 11, 1923, in Sioux Falls, SD , to Custer and Myrtle (Midthovne) Munson. She married Conrad O. Gilbertson on August 14, 1945, in Winona , MN . He preceded her in death on May 5, 1999. Lorraine was...

Feb 3, 2010

Rodney Charles "Chuck" Spencer died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Chuck was born January 16, 1934 in Casa Grande, AZ to Rodney and Letha (Sproul) Spencer while his father worked for the WPA. His family returned to farming in the Taopi, MN area in 1938. Chuck attended school through the 8th grade and then took his...

Feb 3, 2010

Feb 1, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - HOUSTON CHAPEL 507-896-3127 HOUSTON, MINN. - Kathryn Sylvia Vetsch, 83, of Houston, Minn. died on Monday, February 1, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 13, 1926, in Houston, Minn. to Lud and Dena (Nelson) Torgerson. She was raised in Houston and married Donald Hegland in 1945. Kathryn and Donald...