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Chad Michael Wenzel, 52, of Winona, MN passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Winona Health Hospital.
Chad was born on February 17, 1970, to Ron and Karrol (Hengel) Wenzel. He lived in Winona his entire life and graduated from Winona High School in 1989. Chad did a little bit of everything throughout his life. He would drop...
Dicky D. Deyo, 78, of Chatfield passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
Dicky Dale Deyo was born April 9, 1944 in rural Chatfield, to Bernard and Alice (Chermak) Deyo.
Dicky graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1962. On December 22, 1960 he married Ada Batt. Together they...
Donald “Don” Lyman, 86, of Racine, passed away peacefully on Monday February 13, 2023, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, with his children by his side.
Donald Robert Lyman was born April 27, 1936, in Rochester, to Verner and Melba (Malcomson) Lyman.
After high school (Stewartville) Don served...
Billy Laine Ferguson, 63 of Rochester, died Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus.
Bill was born April 26, 1959 in Rochester to Gordy and Linda (Roper) Ferguson. He graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1977. Bill then began working for Clements Chevrolet as a Mechanic while also serving in the Army Reserves. Bill was a...
Sally Ann Oviatt, 85, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Sally Ann Schwersinske was born April 8, 1937, in Rochester, to Carl and Helen (Pike) Schwersinske. She attended school in Rochester and graduated from Rochester High School in 1955. She began working at Mayo Clinic in...
Carol A. Wilson, 77, of Rushford, MN died on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at her home.
Carol Ann Feine was born on Friday, August 24, 1945, to Alfonse and Emma (Neitzke) Feine in La Crosse, WI. She attended Hart Country School and Lewiston Schools. On April 17, 1961, Carol was united in marriage to Harvey Wilson at St. John's Lutheran...
Kurt E. Olloff, 57, of Rushford, MN died on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI.
Kurt Eric Olloff was born on September 30, 1965, in Monroe, WI to Daniel and Rosanna (Bell) Olloff. Kurt was raised in La Crosse and Houston, MN where he attended Houston Schools. He received his GED and was...
LaVonne J. “Boots” Majerus, 87, of St. Charles died Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. LaVonne was born February 11, 1935 in Rochester to Melvin and Burnette (Neseth) Christenson. Her family moved to St. Charles in 1944. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1953. LaVonne and Wesley Majerus were married September 4, 1954 at...
Arlo Case, 77, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at St. Anne’s Extended Healthcare. Arlo was born on September 1, 1945 to George and Jenny Case. On September 6, 1969, Arlo married Eva Dingfelder in Fountain City, WI.
Arlo enlisted in the Army National Guard after graduating high school. He then worked for Coca-Cola and Kwik Trip where he...
Wilma “Doris” Mindrum, 96, of Rushford, MN died on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.
Wilma Doris Evans was born on Monday, June 28, 1926, in Houston, MN to Silas and Marie (Johnson) Evans. She was raised in Houston and graduated from Houston High School. On September 2, 1944, Doris was united in...
Barbara A. Gatzlaff, 72, died at Lake Winona Manor of February 1, 2023.
Barbara was born in Galesville, WI, November 14, 1950 to Leo and Kathleen (Ilgen) Schuh. She married Dave Gatzlaff on February 8, 1975 at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Trempealeau, WI. They lived in Dave’s childhood home in Bluff Siding, where they gardened, fished, hunted, and raised...
Vivian A. Linander, 76, of Winona, MN died on Monday, January 30, 2023, at St. Anne’s Extended Care in Winona.
Vivian Ann Harvey was born on Saturday, February 16, 1946, in La Crosse, WI to Bill and Irene (Nagle) Harvey. She was raised in Pickwick, MN and was a 1964 graduate of Winona Cotter High School. Vivian married Michael...
Beverly A. (Boelter) Nelson, age 93, died on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Cottagewood Senior Living in Rochester. She had previously resided at Shorewood Senior Campus from 2013 through 2022.
Beverly was born on March 22, 1929 to Sylvester and Altha (Berg) Boelter at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.
She was a 1947 graduate of Rochester High School. She...
Patricia Ann DeVetter passed away peacefully in the presence of family at her beloved home in the Whitewater valley on January, 28th, 2023. She was 82 years old.Her beautiful soul will be sadly missed by family, friends, and everyone who knew her. Pat was born in Rochester, MN on March 1st, 1940, to the...
Sandra Ann Wright of Chatfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at her home in Chatfield.
Sandra Ann Schneckloth was born in Rochester December 19 1956, to Gerald and Rita (Christopher) Schneckloth. She Grew up in Racine, MN; Graduated in 1975 from Stewartville High School. She Met Paul Wright at the Roller...
Mary I. Modjeski, age 81, passed away peacefully on January 23rd, 2023 with her family by her side.
Mary was the daughter of Anthony and Isobelle Chelmowski.
She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Modjeski. Their marriage of 60 years was full of love visible to all.
Some words that come to mind when thinking of...
Arden Hargrove, 75, of Houston, MN passed away on January 22, 2023, after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Disease. Arden was born on October 28th, 1947, to Loren and Mary (Beach) Hargrove in Rochester, MN. Arden attended Houston High School where he was Homecoming King and excelled at football and wrestling. After graduating in 1965, Arden enlisted in...
Patricia Marie (Riemann) (Wait) Glynn, 76, of Winona, MN, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at her daughter's home, surrounded by family in St. Charles, MN.
Patricia "Pat" was born on August 6, 1946, to Harold and Caroline (Paradise) Riemann in Minneapolis, MN. They later moved to Austin, MN and then to Winona, MN. Patricia graduated from Winona Senior...
Wendell Ploetz, 74, of Utica died Sunday, January 22, 2023. Wendell was born December 23, 1948 in Winona to Kermit and Margaret (Pfeil) Ploetz. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1966. Farming was his life. Wendell had farmed with his dad, Kermit and brother Kip. He currently partnered with his son Jeremy, and also farmed with his grandson...
Joan F. Laivell, 95, a life-long resident of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at Chosen Valley Care Center on January 22, 2023. She was born on September, 17, 1927 in Rochester to James Francis Laivell and Lillie (White) Laivell.
Joan graduated from Chatfield High School in 1945. With her parents owning a restaurant in town,...
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