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Myrtle Boyum Fenney

Myrtle Boyum Fenney

Mar 18, 2006

Rushford, MNMyrtle Boyum Fenney, 96, a Peterson-Rushford farm wife, passed away March 18 at Good Shepherd Home, where she had resided since 1998. She was born August 12, 1909, to Andrias and Emma Quickstad Boyum. She attended Boyum School and graduated from Peterson High School.Following employment in LaCrosse, she married Maynard D. Fenney on June 18, 1930. She was a...

Melvin Oscar Dolalie

Melvin Oscar Dolalie

Mar 17, 2006

Rushford, Melvin O. Dolalie, 85, of Rushford died Friday morning March 17, 2006 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Melvin was born October 14, 1920 in Rushford to Carl and Christine (Thompson) Dolalie. He and Betty Jean Rude were married on August 29, 1949 at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church. The couple farmed on the Dolalie family Homestead their entire...

Nathan Karl Holter

Nathan Karl Holter

Mar 16, 2006

The tragic death of Nathan Karl Holter of Houston, MN occurred March 16, 2006 in Caledonia, MN. Nathan was born February 4, 1967 in Grand Forks, ND, third of three children born to Gordon and Judith (Elveru) Holter. He grew up on a family farm and graduated from Houston High School. Nathan was employed in Construction work. He owned Holter...

Arlene Karakas

Arlene Karakas

Mar 10, 2006

St. Charles, Minn. - Arlene V. Karakas, 81, of St. Charles died Friday March 10, 2006 at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Arlene was born July 27, 1924 in Spooner, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Marie (Westphall) McShane. She grew up in Superior, WI and graduated from the Catholic School in Superior. Arlene then went to X-Ray Laboratory Technician training...

Paul Herman Steinfeldt

Paul Herman Steinfeldt

Mar 7, 2006

Paul H. Steinfeldt, 94, of Ridgeway died Tuesday, March 07, 2006, at his home.Paul was born on July 23, 1911, in Pickwick, Minn. to Ernest and Anna (Larson) Steinfeldt. He was raised in the Ridgeway, Pickwick area. He attended Lower PickwickValley School. He married Anita Pflughoeft on January 18, 1941. Paul farmed all of his life in the Ridgeway area....

Luther Theodore Tollefson

Luther Theodore Tollefson

Mar 6, 2006

Luther "Lux" Theodore Tollefson, 93, died Monday, March 6, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Lux was born August 29, 1912 in Peterson, MN to Reinhardt and Lena (Markegard) Tollefson. He married Alice Schoolcraft on December 20, 1940 in Iowa. Lux served in the U. S. Army during WWII in the European Theater. Lux was in the Battle...

Phyllis M. Christopherson

Phyllis M. Christopherson

Mar 5, 2006

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Phyllis M. (Skarstad) Christopherson, 85, of Rushford died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at her home. She was born on July 4, 1920 in Peterson, Minn. to Dr. N.A. and Bertha (Thompson) Skarstad. She attended Rushford High School. On September 27, 1941 she married Joseph Christopherson at the Lutheran Parsonage in Rushford. After her marriage while Joe was...

James J. Kessler

James J. Kessler

Mar 4, 2006

Winona, MNJames John Kessler, 73, died at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2006. Jim was born September 15, 1932 in Lewiston, MN to Norman and Gertrude (Prudoehl) Kessler. He married Mary Lou Hennessey in Minneapolis, MN. Jim worked for various cable companies in Winona installing cable for 36 years. Jim excelled in many sports in his younger years and...

Gloria M. Erickson

Gloria M. Erickson

Feb 25, 2006

Gloria M. Erickson, 70, died Saturday, February 25, 2006, at Valley View Nursing Home in Houston, MN. Gloria was born June 16, 1935 in Spring Grove, MN to Edward and Violet (Muns) Mathison. She married Ellsworth Erickson on May 28, 1955 in Houston, MN. Gloria was an active member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. Gloria was a life long...

Marvin H. Hanke

Marvin H. Hanke

Feb 23, 2006

Rev. Marvin Henry Hanke, 87, formerly of Lewiston died Thursday, February 23, 2006, at his daughter's home in Gallup, New Mexico. Rev. Hanke was born May 9, 1918, in the Town of Lincoln, County of Monroe, Wisconsin to Clara (Flunker) & Arthur Hanke. He attended Lewiston High School from 1933-1935, Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, WI from 1935-1937. He graduated...

Marcella B. Keefe

Marcella B. Keefe

Feb 23, 2006

Marcella B. Keefe, 93, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.Marcella was born May 24, 1912, on Oak Ridge, Houston County, Minn., to Helmer and Mary (Halvorson) Loken. She married William Keefe on June 2, 1945, in Houston, Minn. He later preceded her in death.Marcella was a school teacher in Houston County for...

Elizabeth J. Hatleli

Elizabeth J. Hatleli

Feb 20, 2006

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Hatleli, 65, of Rushford, died on Monday, February 20, 2006 at her home following a long battle with cancer. Betty was born on May 22, 1940, to Cyrus and Laura (Kramer) Hatleli in Rushford, Minn. She attended Rushford Public School from grades 1-6 and Rushford High School from grades 7-12 where she graduated on May 28, 1958....

Eden Clarice Pronschinske

Eden Clarice Pronschinske

Feb 20, 2006

Eden Clarice Pronschinske, 11 days old, of Rushford died on Monday, February 20, 2006, surrounded by her family. Eden was born on February 9, 2006, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Dennis and Maureen (McManimon) Pronschinske. Eden brought a tremendous amount of joy to her family during her short stay in this world. Eden is survived by her parents, Dennis and Maureen;...

Allen S. Sather

Allen S. Sather

Feb 20, 2006

Allen S. Sather, 91, of Houston died Monday, February 20, 2006, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Houston. Allen was born on January 6, 1915, at Looney Valley in rural Houston, Minn. to J.A. and Amanda (Stenberg) Sather. He attended Upper Looney Valley School and graduated from Houston High School. On September 30, 1939, he married Marjorie Westby. Allen...

Gladys E. Anderson

Gladys E. Anderson

Feb 20, 2006

Gladys E. (Budde) Anderson, 65, of Altura died Monday February 20, 2006 at Lake Winona Manor in Winona after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Gladys was born October 7, 1940 in Faribault to Elmer and Lorna (Homeier) Budde. She married Bill Anderson on June 6, 1964 in Faribault. Gladys worked for Home Produce of St. Charles; The Lewiston...

Allen William Peterson

Allen William Peterson

Feb 15, 2006

Allen William Peterson, 77, of Lewiston died from complications of cancer on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at Gundersen Medical Center in LaCrosse, WI surrounded by his family. Born to Ludwig and Martha (Neumann) Peterson on July 16, 1928 in Ridgeway. He married Donna Boynton on March 26, 1952; they were blessed with four sons. The couple farmed until 1976 when...

Myrtle C. Duffield

Myrtle C. Duffield

Feb 14, 2006

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Myrtle (Jertson) Duffield, 95, a retired teacher, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. She was born on August 21, 1910, in Winona County, Minn. to John and Marie Markegard. She graduated from Rushford High School and received a degree in elementary education from Winona State University. She taught...

Doris Fabian

Doris Fabian

Feb 13, 2006

Doris C. Fabian, 79, of St. Charles died Monday February 13, 2006 at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Doris was born September 9, 1926 in Saratoga Township of Winona County to Ernest and Sarah (Thompson) Nichols and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1945. Doris and Maurice Fabian were married on January 7, 1949 in St. Charles. She...

Kyle Lawrence Putzier

Kyle Lawrence Putzier

Feb 12, 2006

Kyle Lawrence Putzier, 19, of rural Dover died Sunday morning in a single vehicle rollover on County Highway 142 west of Dover. Kyle was born August 24, 1986 in Rochester to Larry and Patty (Nicklay) Putzier. Kyle graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 2004. He was currently working at Steeplechase Ski Area near Mazeppa. Kyle enjoyed snowboarding, deer hunting and...

Joanne Ramona Burke

Joanne Ramona Burke

Feb 11, 2006

St. Charles, MNJoanne Ramona Burke, 69, died Saturday, February 11, 2006, at her home in St. Charles, MN. Joanne was born July 8, 1936, in St. Charles, MN to Clemence and Viola (Dawson) Koepsel. She married William Burke September 22, 1956, in St. Charles, MN. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.Survivors include her husband, Bill, four...

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