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Pola Elaine (Kramer) Vorwerk
Mar 30, 2023
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
Mar 29, 2023
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 Guy
Mar 28, 2023
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 (Eaves) Balcome
Mar 25, 2023
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 Kieffer
Mar 24, 2023
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 Smith
Mar 16, 2023
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 Stephan
Mar 15, 2023
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 "Chief" P Russeau
Mar 15, 2023
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...
Sharon F. Schultz
Mar 14, 2023
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
Mar 14, 2023
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 "Clare" Aeling
Mar 13, 2023
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 Stockhausen
Mar 13, 2023
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 Omodt
Mar 11, 2023
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
Mar 11, 2023
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...
June Peterson
Mar 11, 2023
June M. Peterson, 97, of St. Charles, passed away March 11, 2023 at Winona Health, surrounded by her Loving Family. June was born June 22, 1925 in Winona, to Clarence and Pearl (Knoll) Wanek. She Graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1943. She then married Bennie A. Peterson December 4, 1943, in Jacksonville, FL; she was a World War...
LaVonne Reps
Mar 11, 2023
LaVonne Joan Reps, 65, of Lewiston, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, St. Mary’s Rochester Campus. LaVonne was born May 12, 1957 in Winona to Laurence and Milda (Runge) Laumb. She grew up on Vinegar Hill and graduated from Rushford High School in 1976. Following high school LaVonne went on to cosmetology training at Winona Area Technical...
Lois Corrine (Benson) Honsey
Mar 10, 2023
On March 10 th 2023, our understated sassy and beloved Mom, Lois Corrine Honsey, got her Angel wings. After a five month battle, we recently discovered she had an aggressive form of cancer. Mom was born in Hettinger, ND. Her parents were Orlando and Tena (Dahle) Benson. Mom moved to Rochester as a young adult and spent 32...
Donna Andraschko
Mar 9, 2023
To view the livestream of Donna's Funeral Mass, please follow this link:
https://youtube.com/live/sTn2XqPKsHM
Donna Mae Andraschko, 89 of Winona, died Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Winona Health.
Donna was born March 31, 1933 in a farmhouse, to Henry and Anna Rindels in Castlewood, South Dakota.
Donna went to a one-room schoolhouse through 8 grades. She then went and...
Gary William McNally
Mar 7, 2023
Gary William McNally, 66, of Winona, MN passed away on March 7, 2023 at his home.
Gary was born July 12, 1956 in Winona to William and Helen (Page) McNally. He attended school in Winona and graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1974, during which time he served as the president of the Winona FFA chapter.
On June 18,...
Barb Melby
Mar 7, 2023
A Live Stream of barb's funeral will be available at the following link. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTY3ODM5Nzc0NTI0MDE3MyZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==
Barbara L. Melby, 85, of St. Charles, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Hoff Funeral Home, St. Charles, Minnesota. Father Tim Biren will officiate. Private family burial will be at a later...
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