William Paul Degnan
May 6, 2006
William Paul Degnan, 76, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at his home in St. Charles, MN. Bill was born July 7, 1929 in Winona, MN to Peter and Florence (Duncanson) Degnan. He married Elaine Mundt on October 24, 1951 inMinneiska, MN. Bill was a heavy equipment operator, welder and farmer. He worked for Patterson and Mathy quarries, the City of...
Benjamin Kimball
May 6, 2006
The funeral for Benjamin Kimball, 20, will be Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 6 p.m. at the Lanesboro Football Field. Friends are encouraged to gather at the field for a time of sharing beginning at 5:00 p.m. In the event of rain, the sharing and service will be held at the Lanesboro High School Gymnasium. Ben died in a motorcycle...
Ella G. James
May 3, 2006
RUSHFORD, MINN. - Ella G. James, 96, of Rushford, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. She was born on January 16, 1910, in rural Houston County, Minn. to Nick and Ida (Thorson) Overby. Ella grew up in Houston County and attended Ferndale Country School as well as Rushford School. On June 1, 1931,...
Isaac Jackson
May 2, 2006
Isaac Jackson, 88, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Isaac was born August 25, 1917 in Virginia, MN to Isaac E. and Anna (Soine) Jackson. Isaac served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during WWII and was a Flight Sgt. He married Josephine Robbins on July 3, 1945. Isaac was a mechanic for...
Cora M. Gerry
May 1, 2006
Cora M. Gerry, 93, of St. Charles died Monday, May 1, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Cora was born on March 8, 1913, in rural Lanesboro, Minn. to Ole and Sophia (Kolstad) Lewis. She was raised in the North Prairie area, and attended Big Springs Country School. She graduated from Lanesboro High School and from Winona...
Donna Lillian Gleason
May 1, 2006
Donna Lillian Gleason, 90, of St. Charles and formerly of Dover, died Monday morning May 1, 2006 at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Donna was born January 11, 1916 in Quincy Township of Olmsted County to Donald and Lillian (Ihrke) Holdredge. She and Milton "Molly" Gleason were married August 25, 1937. They made their home in Dover. At one...
Elaine L. Sanders
Apr 30, 2006
Elaine L. Sanders died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at her home in Winona, MN. Elaine was born August 9, 1922 in Carlton, MN to K. L. Ross and Olive (White) Douglas. Elaine was a graduate of Winona High School. She moved to California and was employed during WWII at North American Aviation where she helped build P51 Mustang fighter planes...
Sone Sacksith
Apr 30, 2006
Sone Sacksith, 59, of St. Charles died Sunday April 30, 2006 at his home. He was born September 1, 1946 in Ban Samaia, Saravahn, Laos. He married in 1977 in Thailand and later divorced. In 1980 Sone immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in St. Charles. He worked for Northstar Foods in St. Charles and Strongwell, Inc. of...
Robert Lee Marshall
Apr 29, 2006
GOODVIEW, MINN. - Robert Lee Marshall, 80, of Goodview, died on Saturday, April 29, 2006, at the Lake Winona Manor in Winona, Minn. Robert was born on December 30, 1925, in Bevier, Missouri to William and Ora (Powers) Marshall. Robert was raised in Missouri and graduated from Elmira High School in Elmira, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during...
Irene H. Richter
Apr 29, 2006
Irene H. (Thompson) Richter, 87, of Rochester died Saturday April 29th, 2006 at Madonna Towers in Rochester.Irene was born November 30, 1918 in Quincy Township of Olmsted County to Ceaver and Ida (Melius) Thompson. She received a Teaching Certificate from Winona State College. Irene and William Frederick Richter were married June 1, 1942. He died December 23, 1978. Irene had...
Earl John Ryan
Apr 28, 2006
Rochester Earl John Ryan, 89, of Rochester died Friday April 28, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Earl was born May 13, 1916 in Utica to Joe and Celia (Pearce) Ryan. He served in the United States Army from March 25, 1941 until June 3, 1945. He served in Tunisia, Naples, Foggia and Rome in the Arno Campaign, as...
Hannah L. Spitzer
Apr 26, 2006
Hannah L. Spitzer, 87, of St. Charles died Wednesday evening April 26th at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Hannah was born June 25, 1918 in Lewiston to Charles and Lena (Olson) Fabian. She and Louie Spitzer were married on March 18, 1937 in St. Charles. The couple farmed in the St. Charles area until moving in to town in...
Lawrence H. Lange
Apr 23, 2006
Lawrence "Toad" Lange, 68, of Rushford, died Sunday, April 23, 2006. Larry was born on October 28, 1937, in Lincoln, Neb. to Leonard and Helen (Hondrock) Lange. He settled with his family in the Rushford area in 1941. Larry attended Rush Creek Country School, and graduated from Rushford High School. On December 17, 1962 he married Lois Aakre. Larry farmed...
Etta Rowan
Apr 23, 2006
WINONA, MN - Etta A. Rowan, a 97 year resident of Winona, died Monday evening, April 23, 2007, at Lake Winona Manor. Etta was born December 19, 1909, in Winona, to ,Theodore and Lena (Loerch) Volkmann. An older sister, Helen Richardson, pre- deceased Etta in 1968. Etta A. Volkmann married Luke J. Rowan on September 20, 1938, at the St....
Joan Alice Przytarski
Apr 23, 2006
Joan A. Przytarski, 73, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Joan was born February 1, 1933 in Winona, MN to Joseph and Ethel Wise. She married Rudolph V. Przytarski and had seven children. They later divorced. Joan has been with her longtime companion, Gerald Knutson, for the past 28 years. Joan was a hard...
Ruth L. Tweten
Apr 22, 2006
Ruth L. Tweten, 95, of Rushford died peacefully at home on April 22, 2006. Ruth was born on August 3, 1910 to Gjermund and Mathilda (Martin) Halverson in Newberg Township, Fillmore County , Minnesota in a log cabin. She was baptized and confirmed in the Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson. Ruth grew up in South Fork Valley. Her...
Ruby Norma Ihrke
Apr 18, 2006
Ruby N. Ihrke, 83, of rural St. Charles died Tuesday April 18 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Ruby was born May 21, 1922 near Lanesboro to Nelius and Randi (Johnson) Torgerson. She was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in 1936 and graduated from Lanesboro School in 1940. After graduation she went to Rochester Vocational Nursing School to become a...
Evelyn Motschke
Apr 15, 2006
Evelyn F. Motschke, 91, of Altura died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles, MN. Evelyn Frieda Bertha Mussell was born February 7, 1915 in Norton Township, MN to John and Hulda (Hilke) Mussell. Evelyn married Theodore Motschke on April 2, 1940 in Norton Township, MN. Evelyn and Theodore were lifelong farmers retiring in 1977. Evelyn...
Curtis Greethurst
Apr 14, 2006
Curtis Greethurst, 83, a former area resident, died Friday April 14that the Minneapolis VA home. Curtis was born January 13, 1923 in Cass County, Minnesota to Charles and Hattie Greethurst. He grew up on his father's farm in Fremont, near Lewiston, MN. At the beginning of World War II he enlisted and served in the Air Force, receiving an honorable...
Olga Mae Hoegh
Apr 13, 2006
Olga Mae "Scotty" Hoegh, 86, died April 13, 2006 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN. Scotty was born February 26, 1920 in Marceline, MO to Dr. Joseph and Olga Hefte Scott. Scotty's father died when she was six years old and she grew up with her mother and step-father, Leo J. Meyer. She married Donald H. Hoegh...
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