Joan Grotjahn
May 10, 2022
Joan Lillian Grotjahn, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 10 in Winona. Joan was born on February 23, 1935 in Winona, the daughter of William and Lila (Voss) Ziemer. She was raised in the Winona area and attended Winona schools. On January 9, 1951, she was united in marriage to LaVerne Grotjahn in Arcadia, WI; Joan and LaVerne...
Janette Husman
May 7, 2022
Janette Josephine Husman, age 93, died at St. Anne in Winona on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She was born on October 6, 1928 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Joseph and Anna (Schumacher) Gady. The first nine years of her life she lived near Nodine; on the farm her grandfather, August Goede had homesteaded in 1873. She and her sister, Rita,...
Jon Hill
May 6, 2022
Jon Hill, 82 of Houston, passed away May 6, 2022 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston.
Jon was born December 9, 1939 at Grandview Hospital in La Crosse to Richard and Ruby (Egland) Hill. Jon grew up in Houston, graduated from Houston High School in 1960, and attended Winona State University. He owned and operated Hill Building...
JoAnne Denzer
May 5, 2022
JoAnne Denzer, age 73, passed away on Thursday, May 5th at her home in Winona. JoAnne was born on June 13, 1948, the daughter of Clifford and Delores (Maas) Brown. She was united in marriage to Wayne Pagel in 2011 and they shared two years together before Wayne’s passing in 2013. As a young teen, she became smitten with...
David Meyers
May 5, 2022
David John Meyers, 73, of Winona, Minnesota, died on May 5, 2022. He was born on December 12, 1948 to George and Emily (Tandeski) Meyers in Winona, Minnesota.
On April 26, 1969 he was united in marriage to Joyce Langowski. They were married in Key West, Florida where they resided for a year then moved back to Winona. They...
Eleanor Lewis
May 4, 2022
Eleanor (West) Lewis, 103, of Winona and formerly of Rochester, died Thursday, May 4, 2022 at Sugarloaf Senior Living in Winona.
Eleanor (West) Lewis was born on September 30, 1918, in the tiny town of Jaroso, CO, as one of four sisters and one brother. From her youth, Eleanor relished hard work as she did the rest of her life. ...
Mary L. Thomas
May 4, 2022
Mary L. Thomas, 75, of Houston, MN passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, MN.
Mary Louise Schultz, daughter of Glenn and Agnes (Sather) Schultz was born on February 8, 1947, in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised on the family farm in Looney Valley (rural Houston), MN. Mary was a 1965 graduate of...
Sandra Becker
Apr 30, 2022
Sandra M. Becker, 78, of Buffalo City, WI went home to her eternal reward on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at her daughter’s home in La Crosse, WI.
Sandra Marie Buettner was born on October 23, 1943, in Milwaukee, WI to Heinrich and Virginia (Knuth) Buettner. She was raised in Milwaukee and was a 1962 graduate of Milwaukee Washington High...
Nancy Karen (Papenfuss) Soukup
Apr 30, 2022
Nancy Karen (Papenfuss) Soukup, 79, of Lanesboro, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Nancy Karen Papenfuss was born November 22, 1942 in La Crosse, WI, to Henry and Theodora (Moldenhauer) Papenfuss. Nancy was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Nodine, MN. She graduated from Winona School District. On December 22,...
Michael L. McGuire
Apr 30, 2022
Michael McGuire, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 30 at his home. Michael was born on March 12, 1938 in Wabasha, the son of Clarence and Ida (Schoolmeesters) McGuire; he was raised in the St. Charles area with his siblings and attended country school right across the road from the family farm and went on to graduate...
Delores "Dee" Schmitt
Apr 29, 2022
Delores "Dee" M. Schmitt, age 93 of Winona, died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, April 29, 2022 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare.
Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Preston.
Hoff Celebration of Life Center - Goodview, is assisting the family with arrangements.
James "Jim" Martel Strand
Apr 28, 2022
James “Jim” Strand, 77, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2022, surrounded by his family, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus.
James Martel Strand was born October 23, 1944 in Canton, SD, to Arthur and Muriel (Strand) Strand. In 1946 the family moved to Forest City, IA. He attended school there through 10th grade...
Bradley Guenther
Apr 26, 2022
Bradley J. Guenther, age 56 of Winona, died at home on April 26, 2022.
Brad was born in Winona on March 17, 1966 to John and Claudia Guenther. He met his “Grams” Bernie Redding that day and she was at his side for the rest of her life. After his youth and H.S. in Coon Rapids, MN, he lived...
Rev. Curtis Fox
Apr 26, 2022
Rev. Curtis A. Fox, 91, of Peterson, MN died on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.Curtis Andrew Fox was born on August 22, 1930, in Minneapolis, MN to Andrew and Myrtle (Larson) Fox. He was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from Minneapolis Roosevelt High School in 1948. Curtis attended Lutheran Bible Institute and...
Norma E. Stark
Apr 26, 2022
**SERVICE POSTPONED DUE TO COVID - SERVICE WILL NOW BE SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 AT 11AM, WITH A VISITATION FROM 9-11AM ALL AT GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WINONA.**
Norma Elaine (Daniels) Stark, age 81 of Minnesota City, died on April 26, 2022 at Gundersen Health in La Crosse.
Norma was born on May 19, 1940 in Winona, MN to...
Brian Louis Larson
Apr 23, 2022
Brian was welcomed into heaven just shy of his earthly 56th birthday. He was preceded by his best friend/sister Brenda who prepared the path for him 2 months prior. Brian was born to Donald E & Eleanor D. Larson in Wabasha, MN. He grew up with 12 siblings (6 brother & 6 sisters). He was #10 of 13.
He followed...
Lowell Urban
Apr 22, 2022
Lowell L. Urban, 92, of Eyota died Friday evening, April 22, 2022, at Olmsted Hospital in Rochester. Lowell was born August 22, 1929 in rural Eyota to Frank and Katie (Buchan) Urban. He grew up on the family farm in rural Eyota. Lowell served in the Army during the Korean War. He was stationed in England and Okinawa, working...
Lucille Schiebstad
Apr 21, 2022
Lucille Betty Schiebstad, 79, of Houston, MN passed away on April 21, 2022. Lucille was born on December 14, 1942 to Dennis and Dora (Rowe) Wood in Chatfield, MN. Lucille was united in marriage to Hjalmer Schiebstad on August 11, 1976 and they were blessed with one daughter, Ida. Lucille was so glad to be a mom, and she raised...
John Starzecki
Apr 21, 2022
John Jerome Starzecki, 84, of Winona, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022. He was born on October 5, 1937 to Jerome and Margaret (Bernadot) Starzecki in Winona, Minnesota.
He graduated from Cotter High School in 1955 and later went on to study at Winona Secretarial School. On October 18, 1958 he married Judith Speltz at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in...
Richard Symitczek
Apr 20, 2022
Richard Symitczek, 49, of Lewiston died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at his home in Lewiston. Richard was born June 16, 1972 in Wabasha to Richard and Donna (Haight) Symitczek. He attended Lewiston High School. Richard currently worked for Pete's Meats. He had previously worked for Lewiston Monument for many years.
Richard is survived by his mother, Donna Symitczek, of...
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