Merton Travis Sather
Mar 7, 2008
Houston, MN Merton T. Sather, 95, of Houston, MN, died Friday, March 7, 2008 at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center in LaCrosse, WI from complications of the flu. Merton was born September 18, 1912 to J. Alfred and Amanda (Stenberg) Sather on the home farm in Looney Valley, rural Houston, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Looney Valley Lutheran Church,...
F. Harold Torgeson
Mar 7, 2008
F. Harold "Harry" Torgeson, 66, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Harry was born March 2, 1942, in Carimona, MN to Floyd S. and Eleanor E. (Kottke) Torgeson. He married Ardel Albrecht and they were later divorced. Harry married Cindy Frauenkron on September 1, 1979 in Winona, MN. Harry began his working career with...
John M. Sagen
Mar 6, 2008
John "Jack" M. Sagen, 80, died Thursday, March 06, 2008, at his home in Winona, MN. Jack was born October 13, 1927 in Winona, MN to Layton and Violet (McDonald) Sagen. Jack served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He married Kathryn A. Witt on November 5, 1949 at St. Thomas Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church in Winona, MN. Jack worked for...
James G. Ahrens
Mar 6, 2008
James G. Ahrens Sr., 75, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital. Jim was born September 29, 1932, in Winona, MN to Ben and Carrie Ahrens. Jim served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He married Patricia Giemza on November 12, 1955, in Winona, MN. Jim drove for Winona Excavating for many years and...
Nellie Benora Summers
Mar 6, 2008
HOUSTON, MINN. - Nellie Benora Summers, 93, of Houston, MN, died on March 6, 2008 at Valley View Nursing Home where she resided the past 13 years.Nellie was born on January 22, 1915, to Nels and Bell Flatten in Yucatan, MN. She attended school in Yucatan and Houston High. On February 22, 1933, she married Miles "Pete" Summers of Money...
Charles W. Schweitzer
Mar 4, 2008
St. Charles, Charles William "Chuck" Schweitzer, 75, of St. Charles died Tuesday March 4, 2008 at Golden Living Center ? Whitewater in St. Charles, following a brief illness. Chuck was born October 16, 1932 in St. Charles to Jack and Ruth (Schrader) Schweitzer and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1950. On February 16, 1951 Chuck and Patricia Johnson...
Irene Emma Sackreiter
Mar 3, 2008
Lewiston, Irene Emma Sackreiter, 96, of Lewiston died Monday March 3, 2008 at the Lewiston Villa. Irene was born September 27, 1911 at Racine, Minnesota to John and Emma (Kath) Beilke. She moved with her family to the Lewiston area in 1918 and attended schools in Lewiston and Rochester. Irene and Marvin Sackreiter were married on November 15, 1931 in...
Walter Edwin Gilseth
Mar 2, 2008
Walter Edwin Gilseth, 87, of St. Charles died Sunday March 2, 2008 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Walter was born January 13, 1921 in Alberta, Canada to Albert & Mathilda (Swanson) Gilseth. He moved with his family to Harvey, North Dakota and later to Seattle, WA, where he graduated from High School. Walter served in the US Army's...
Edmund Deloin Virock
Feb 29, 2008
Edmund Deloin Virock, 70, of Houston died Friday February 29, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Ed was born January 5, 1938 in LaCrosse to Deloin and Adeline (Norton) Virock. He served his country in the US Navy from 1956-1960. Ed married Janice Todd and they later divorced. He worked for John Deere Co. of Waterloo, IA for many...
Milton Albert Simon
Feb 28, 2008
Lewiston, MN Milton A. Simon, 90, of Lewiston, MN, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Lewiston Villa in Lewiston. Milton was born on September 22, 1917 in Utica Township to Art and Minnie (Rahn) Simon. On June 14, 1945 Milton married Verna Prudoehl in Bethany. They farmed on their family farm in Utica Township until 1972, and then moved to...
Robert F. Stelplugh
Feb 24, 2008
HOUSTON, MINN. - Robert "Bob" F. Stelplugh, 71, of Houston died on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at his home. Bob was born on April 2, 1936, in Caledonia, Minn. to Homer and Florence (Manion) Stelplugh. He was raised in Looney Valley (rural Houston), and attended the Lower Looney Valley School through the eighth grade. Bob graduated from Houston High School...
Olive A. Mitchell
Feb 22, 2008
Dover, Olive Alice Mitchell, 93, of rural Dover died Friday February 22, 2008 at her home. Olive was born August 1, 1914 in St. Charles to William and Blanche (Richards) Kahring. Following her graduation from St. Charles High School she completed Normal Training with Hattie Boyd. Olive taught rural in schools in the St. Charles area. She later furthered her...
Lyle Roger Whetstone
Feb 21, 2008
Lyle Roger Whetstone, 69, of Winona died Thursday February 21, 2008 at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead City, AZ. Lyle was born June 17, 1938 in Winona to Donald and Lorraine (Knoll) Whetstone. He graduated from Winona High School in 1956 and served in the US Army from October of 1961 through June of 1963, stationed in Alaska....
June B. Bublitz
Feb 19, 2008
June "Jo" Bublitz, 57, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, after an eight month battle with cancer. Jo leaves behind son, Bill and his wife, Tricia and two grandsons, Nick and Mikey. Through life's journey, Jo lost many loved ones including her sister, Ole, who passed on with cancer in...
Kerry L. Snyder
Feb 18, 2008
Rushford, Minn. - Kerry L. Snyder, 58, of Rushford died on Monday, February 18, 2008, at his home. Kerry was born on November 13, 1949, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Ted and Dawn (Tichenor) Snyder. He was raised in Onalaska, Wis. until the eighth grade when his family moved to Peterson, Minn. He was a 1967, graduate of Peterson High School....
Curtis Charles Holzer
Feb 14, 2008
Curt Holzer, 67, of St. Charles died Thursday February 14, 2008 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Curt was born May 11, 1940 in Rochester to Anthony and Elizabeth (Fix) Holzer. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1957. He and Geraldine Patzner were married July 15, 1961 in St. Charles. Curt worked at St. Mary's Hospital for a short...
Josephine M. Jackson
Feb 12, 2008
Josephine "Jo" M. Jackson, 85, of Winona, MN, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Sauer Memorial Home in Winona, MN. Josephine was born on May 18, 1922 in Atlantic City, NJ to Joseph and Jenni (Shariff) Robbins. On July 3, 1945, Josephine married Isaac "Ike" Jackson. He passed away on May 2, 2006. Josephine was a lifelong homemaker who was...
Leroy Dockter
Feb 9, 2008
Leroy Dockter, 76, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, surrounded by his family. Leroy was born November 8, 1931, in Trail City, SD to Theodore and Magdalena (Schrenk) Dockter. Leroy grew up in Ashley, ND and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. In 1956 he came to Houston, MN where...
Dale W. Comstock
Feb 8, 2008
Dale Westby Comstock, 74, of Houston, MN died in his home on February 8, 2008, after a brief battle with cancer.He was born on January 18, 1934, in Phillps, South Dakota to John and Nettie (Westby) Comstock. His family moved back to Minnesota in 1935. Dale attended school in Sheldon, MN and graduated from Houston High School in 1952. In...
Myron Herman Treder
Feb 7, 2008
Myron H. Treder, 87, of Lewiston died Thursday February 7, 2008 at the Lewiston Villa. He was born January 15, 1921 in Bethany to John and Hilda Treder. He served in the Army during WWII, fighting in Germany. Following the war he returned to Bethany to farm. On February 14, 1964 Myron married Violet Moore, of St. Charles. They resided...
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