Oct 17, 2009

St. Charles, Ellen Anne Coulson, 89, of St. Charles died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. She was born November 26, 1919 in Saratoga Township of Winona County to Frank and Harterowe (Cox) Gerry. Ellen married Wendell F. Coulson on September 20, 1937 in St. Charles. They farmed in rural Dover. Ellen graduated from the...

Oct 13, 2009

Willard "Bill" W. Ward, 87, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Bill was born June 10, 1922, in Fillmore County, MN to Merlin and Aleda (Blagsvedt) Ward. Bill served in the Navy Seabees during WWII in the Pacific Theater. On October 7, 1944, he married Iva Louise Stolz in Huntsville, AL. Following his service...

Oct 13, 2009

Donald F. Speltz, 81, of Rollingstone died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Donald Francis was born April 2, 1928, to Arnold and Lillian (Maus) Speltz. He married Rosemary "Rosie" Lehnertz on May 29, 1952 in Rollingstone. Don was a dairy farmer until his retirement in 1994. Most often seen in his beloved bib overalls,...

Oct 11, 2009

HOUSTON, MINN. - Richard W. Boldt, 72, of Houston, died on Sunday October 11, 2009, at the Valley View Healthcare and Rehab Center in Houston following a brief illness with brain cancer. Richard was born on January 8th, 1937, in Houston Township, Minn. to Harvey and Edna (Beckman) Boldt. He attended Swede Bottom Country School and graduated from Houston High...

Oct 8, 2009

Fort Meyers, FL Ronald Marvin Hatlevig, 60, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Health Park Medical Center in Fort Meyers, Florida. Ron was born September 12, 1949, in Lanesboro, MN to Marvin and Mabel (Halvorson) Hatlevig. He graduated from Rushford High School in 1967 and farmed in rural Rushford for 25 years. At the time of his death he was...

Oct 7, 2009

Lambert C. "Bert" Galewski, 75, died at his home in Winona on October 7, 2009, after 2 years fighting cancer. Bert was born October 29, 1933, in Winona, MN, to John and Minnie (Pheler) Galewski. He married Doreen Guenther on September 12, 1953, and was a loving husband and "foster Dad" to Doreen's nephews, Steven, Jon, Gerald and Michael Kukowski....

Oct 6, 2009

Peterson, Ethel A. Agrimson, 87, of rural Peterson died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at her home. Ethel was born May 31, 1922 in Wadena, Minnesota to Alfred and Esther (Olson) Peterson. Following high school Ethel worked as a housekeeper for several Minneapolis families, including the Zelley family, owners of Jefferson Bus Lines. Ethel later attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in...

Oct 5, 2009

Rushford, MN Eldred Rostvold, 98, of Rushford, MN, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Eldred was born on September 30, 1911 near Choice to Ludvick and Helena (Flattum) Rostvold. He attended school and helped on the family farm. In 1952 Eldred married Irene Myhre. Irene and Eldred settled on the home farm and continued...

Oct 4, 2009

St. Charles, Bruce Nelson King, 62, of St. Charles died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Bruce was born January 31, 1947 in Winona to Allan "Bud" and Phyllis Jean (Nelson) King. He was raised in Utica and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1964. In 1968 Bruce graduated from Winona State College. He then entered...

Oct 3, 2009

Wayne Raymond Benson, 48, of Winona, Minn. died on Saturday, October 3, 2009, following a short battle with cancer at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona. Wayne was born on November 14, 1960, in Winona to Irvin and Judy (Okland) Benson. He was raised in Winona and graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1979. After high school Wayne worked for...

Oct 1, 2009

Roy Conrad Jonsgaard, 89, of Lewiston died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Winona Health. Roy was born June 27, 1920 in Fillmore County to Andrew J. and Margaret (Stinson) Jonsgaard. He and Elnora Volkman were married on June 29, 1940 in Ridgeway. They farmed in Houston and Winona Counties before moving to Zumbrota, where he worked at Durst Feed Mill...

Sep 28, 2009

Benjamin Paul Pasche, 46, of rural Rollingstone died Monday morning, September 28, 2009 at his home. Ben was born April 25, 1963 in Winona to James and Antoinette "Toni" (Tlougan) Pasche. He graduated from Lewiston-Altura High School in 1981. On December 5, 1981 Ben and Roxanne Vick were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Silo. They made their home in...

Sep 26, 2009

Sep 26, 2009

Paul B. "Doc" Williams, 52, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at St. Anne Extended Care in Winona, MN, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Doc was born September 23, 1957, in Mankato, MN, to Merwin and Joan (Krause) Williams. Doc grew up in Lake Crystal, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1976. He worked at Sween Corp. and...

Sep 25, 2009

St. Charles, Bette Sue Smith, 82, of St. Charles died Friday, September 25, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Bette was born July 19, 1927 in Rochester to Fred and Willie (Garrison) Wilson. Her family then moved to St. Charles where Bette graduated from St. Charles High School in 1945. She and Irv Smith were married July 30, 1947...

Sep 23, 2009

Houston, Minn. - Anna Mae Cook, 93, Houston, died Wednesday, September 23, at her home. She was born November 4, 1915, in Littlefork, Minnesota, to Thomas and Mae (Ritchie) Ohotto. She graduated from Littlefork High School in 1933 and married Cleo Raymond Cook on October 18, 1938. He died in 1952. She was the commercial manager for the Minnesota Telephone...

Sep 22, 2009

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Scott A. Gilbertson, 53, of Rushford died on Tuesday, September 22, at his home in Rushford. Scott was born on December 7, 1955, in Minneapolis, Minn. to Vernon "Bud" and Joyce (Johnson) Gilbertson. He was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School in 1974. Scott worked at Rustad Hog Equipment, Rush Products and Benchmark. He...

Sep 20, 2009

Shirley June Burgdorf, 82, of Eyota died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at her home in Eyota. Shirley was born June 28th, 1927 in Eyota to Harold and Dorothy (Krause) Nelson. She was a 1945 graduate of Dover High School. On October 11, 1946 Shirley married Lloyd (Tony) Burgdorf. The couple made their home in Dover until moving to Eyota in...

Sep 20, 2009

John Joseph Cullen, 90, of rural Utica died Sunday, September 20, 2009. John was born May 11, 1919 in Marathon Iowa to John and Sarah (Gavin) Cullen. He graduated from Rembrandt , Iowa High School in 1937. He and Florence Staab were married on January 20, 1941 in Essex, Maryland. John served in the U.S. Army as a aircraft mechanic...

Sep 19, 2009

WINONA, MINN. - Raymond J. Kammerer, 92, of Winona, died on Saturday, September 19, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona. Raymond was born on August 25, 1917, in Wilson, Minn. to Edward and Helen (Koenig) Kammerer. He was raised in the Wilson area where he farmed all of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On...