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Ann Marie Watkins, 86, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, April 8 at Lake Winona Manor.
Ann was born Ann Marie Chapman on Feb. 27, 1937, to Ernie and Esther Chapman in Sidney, Montana.
After high school, Ann married Dwayne Kemmis and the couple had six children; Stephen, Ron, Greg, Mark, Peggy, and Lisa. The couple would later divorce.
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Tucker James Hemmelman, 22, from Winona passed away accidentally April 6, 2023. Tucker was living his dream as a machinist at International Tool, Inc. If you needed any metal working done, his creative mind and hands went into high gear to complete the task with accuracy and precision. Even after the project was finished his mind never stopped trying to...
Deborah Sue (Walters) Bybee, age 65, of Rushford, died at her home Wednesday, April 5, 2023
A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11am at Root River Church in Rushford.
James Ostrem, longtime resident and native of Lanesboro, MN, died peacefully April 4 at Spring Valley Care Center, aged 88. Jim was a veteran of the Vietnam War and other conflicts, a career U.S. Air Force pilot who retired as Lieutenant Colonel, then returned to Lanesboro to farm and serve the community in many ways.
Born in...
Richard D. “Dick” Hagedorn, 84, of Hart, MN died on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI.
Richard David Hagedorn was born on Wednesday, January 18, 1939, in Winona, MN to William and Goldie (Stevens) Hagedorn. Richard was raised in Winona and was a 1957 graduate of Winona Senior High School. Dick met Sue...
Margaret Ann Hongerholt passed away March 30, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. Margaret (Maggie to her friends) was born October 27, 1965 in Minneapolis, MN to Harold & Patricia (Dunn) Waters. When she was in kindergarten the family moved to Albert Lea, MN.
She graduated with the ALHS class of 1984 and continued on to St. Teresa's College...
Pola E. Vorwerk, 89, of Preston passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 30, 2023, with her husband and children at her side.
Pola Elaine (Kramer) Vorwerk was born on May 5, 1933, the third of nine children, to Paul and Lillian (Ehlen) Kramer in Gibbon, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at...
Carol Ann Wadewitz, 83 of Winona, died Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Benedictine – St. Anne.
Carol was born May 5, 1939 in Winona to Irvin and Mildred (Swenson) Wager. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1957 and went on to obtain her LPN degree, graduating in 1959. On November 14, 1959, she married Paul Wadewitz. She...
Ruth Caroline Guy, 98, of Rochester, died peacefully Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Rochester Rehab and Living in the presence of her good friend, Ann. Ruth was born October 5, 1924 in Lakota, Iowa to Perry and Anna (Erickson) Torine. She served in the United States Navy from 1944-1946. Ruth then attended Simpson College for 2 years before going to Iowa State University for a degree in Home Economics. On December 18, 1948 she...
Betty Lou Balcome was born August 19, 1927, and died March 25, 2023. Betty Lou was baptized as Elizabeth Louise by a strict, conservative, by the rules-Scottish Episcopal priest who would not baptize her as “Betty Lou”. He believed “Betty Lou” to be a “nickname”. Her parents were not happy but allowed him to baptize Betty Lou as...
Donna Darlene Kieffer, 72, of St. Charles, died Friday, March 24, 2023 at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles. Donna was born September 19, 1950 in Rochester to Verlen and Dorothy (Meyers) Sanford. She was raised on the family farm near Oronoco, attending country school through 8th grade, graduating from John Marshall High School in 1968. Donna attended Rochester...
Irving Benjamin Smith, age 97 of St. Charles, died on March 16, 2023 at Whitewater Health Services.
He was born on November 4, 1925 in St. Charles, MN, to Benjamin and Meta (Engelbart) Smith. Irv spent his younger years living in Whitewater State Park while his dad was the Superintendent. This is where he began his passion for outdoor sports....
Rev. Earl Edward Stephan, 92, died on March 15, 2023 at the Benedict House in Rochester, Minnesota. Earl's life was full of love and caring service to his family and his congregations, along with the youth of Rochester. He was born on May 16, 1930 in Winona County, Minnesota and was raised there by his parents, Inez Isabelle Stephan and...
Darell P. “Chief” Russeau, 83, of Winona, MN died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Winona Health in Winona, MN.
Darell was born on December 5, 1939, at the Hayward Indian Hospital in Hayward, WI. Chief was raised in Rice Lake, WI, and was a 1958 graduate of Rice Lake High School where he was a standout track and...
MASS of CHRISTIAN BURIAL for Sharon will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 28, at St. John's the Baptist Catholic Church of New Brighton, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 27 at the Hoff Celebration of Life Center in Goodview as well as one hour prior to Mass on Friday at...
Roy "Bucky" Rogers, 82, of Lanesboro, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. He was born on September 1, 1940 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Captain Paul Rogers and Ive (Tuftin) Rogers. He graduated from Duluth East High School in 1959. He farmed most of his life and worked for nearly 30 years at the Scenic Valley Winery....
Clara Rose Aeling, 90, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2023.
She was born on February 26, 1933, and was the youngest child of Rose and Joseph Zak. She graduated from Owatonna High School, class of 1951.
She married Donald William Aeling on February 23, 1952, in Owatonna Minnesota, and later moved to St. Cloud, MN and they eventually...
Robert “Bob” Paul Stockhausen, died Monday, March 13, 2023. Bob was born to Dorothy (Cierzan) and Bernard “Bernie” Stockhausen on November 25, 1965 in Winona, MN. Bob graduated in Winona in 1984 and played varsity basketball all throughout school. Bob later met Terri and they had a daughter, Tina together. They remained close friends and coparents throughout the years....
June Mabel (Solberg) Omodt, age 82, of Houston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, March 11, 2023.She will always be remembered as a kind, gracious, and loving woman of God.June was born on June 26, 1940, in Caledonia, MN, and grew up in Yucatan Valley, rural Houston. She attended Houston High School. Following high school...
Maria Guadalupe Garcia nacio a la vida Diciembre 4 1950 y entro a la vida eterna Marzo 11 2023. Deja atras a siete Hermanos, cuatro Hijos (Maria,Jose Juan,Cecilia & Marco Antonio) diez Nietos y nueve Bisnietos. Emigro a Estados Unidos en Marzo del 1989. Vivio en California antes de residir permanentemente en Dover Minnesota. Compartio parte de su vida con...
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