James Edward Graves
Sep 4, 2022
James Edward Graves, beloved husband and father, died peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on September 4, 2022. James was born on April 7, 1945 to Robert and Grace (Schultz) Graves of Winona, MN. He graduated from Winona Senior high school in 1963 and Winona Tech School for Auto Body Repair a year later. He enlisted in the...
John Burt
Sep 3, 2022
John Burt, 67, of Utica died Saturday, September 3, 2022 at his home. John was born September 24, 1954 in Winona to Marvin and Evelyn (Nisbit) Burt. He attended Utica School and St. Charles High School. John met Lori Lee through her cousin. They were married in 1989 and made their home in Utica Township. John was a hard...
Pauline Olga (Hanson) Reinhardt
Sep 3, 2022
Pauline O. Reinhardt, 84, of Fountain, died Saturday, September 3, 2022, at home surrounded by her family.
Pauline was born July 3, 1938, to Alfred and Harriet (Gray) Hanson in Chatfield, MN. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1956. Pauline’s love and passion was doing whatever she could to help on the farm....
Donald "Doc" Boyd French
Sep 3, 2022
Dr. Donald Boyd French died peacefully on September 3, 2022. Don “Doc” French was born January 13, 1929 in Tracy, MN. He moved to Rochester with his family in 1936 and attended Rochester High School, where he played baseball and hockey. He was a member of the 1946 state runner up hockey team. From the age of 5,...
Dixie Peshon
Sep 3, 2022
Dixie Lee Mary (Wieczorek) Peshon, 83, passed away on September 3, 2022 at Fieldcrest Care Center in Hayfield, Minnesota. She was born March 30, 1939 in Freeport, Iowa to Isadore and Mary (Patzner) Wieczorek.
Dixie graduated from Winona Cotter High in 1958. She married the love of her life, Donald Peshon, on June 25, 1960 at Cathedral of the...
Clement Felix
Sep 3, 2022
Clement “Clem” Abraham Felix, 86 of Winona, died Saturday, September 3, 2022 at his home.
Clem was born March 21, 1936 in Prior Lake, MN to Clement and Florence (Spooner) Felix. He graduated from Prior Lake High School where he was in the sports Hall of Fame and went to the University of Minnesota on a football scholarship until a...
Lisa Brown
Sep 1, 2022
Lisa Anne Brown, 57 of rural Rushford, passed away peacefully at home with Bob by her side on Thursday, September 1, 2022 after a short battle with cancer.
Lisa was born March 13, 1965 to LaVern and Karen (Crandall) Nelsestuen. On March 15, 1986, she married Bob Brown and they had 36 wonderful years together. Lisa loved her softball career...
John "Jack" Louis Bradt
Aug 31, 2022
John “Jack” Bradt, 82, of Chatfield passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, at his daughter’s home in Chatfield.
John Louis Bradt was born April 22, 1940 in rural Chatfield, to Louis and Mary (Stokes) Bradt. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1958. After high school Jack went to a trade school for carpentry for 2...
Clara Mathilda (Abrahamson) Johnson
Aug 31, 2022
Clara M. Johnson, 90, of Lanesboro passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester.
Clara Mathilda Abrahamson was born September 23, 1931 in Lanesboro to Paul and Elsie (Tollefson) Abrahamson. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1949. After high school she attended Kahler School of Nursing and...
Tom Knutson
Aug 30, 2022
Thomas A. Knutson, 73, of Houston, MN died on August 30, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Tom was born on June 29, 1949, in Caledonia, MN to Ted and Adele (Johnson) Knutson. Tom married the love of his life, Melanie Fitting on May 2, 2004. Tom worked in the autobody business for 40 years. He owned and...
Bert Gile
Aug 29, 2022
Bert “Sonny” Gile, finished his life journey peacefully in his home on August 29, 2022 at the age of 95. Bert was born on his family’s farm in Little Trout near Pickwick, MN on May 24, 1927 to Elizabeth (Burrow) and Bert Gile Sr. He served in the Merchant Marines from 1944 to 1946, receiving an honorable discharge from the...
Sheila Kraatz
Aug 29, 2022
Sheila Kraatz, 70 of Winona, died Monday, August 29, 2022 at Winona Health.
When Sheila (Klein) Kraatz was 22 years old, she ran off to join the carnival.
After many summers cycling through carnival jobs, Sheila switched paths and worked as a maid, a bartender in a gay bar, an exotic dancer, a truck driver, and even a vacation farm...
Doreen A. Auger
Aug 29, 2022
Doreen A. Auger, 76, of Houston, MN died on Monday, August 29, 2022, at her home with her family at her side.Doreen Anne Svendsen was born on April 5, 1946, in St. Paul, MN to Wallace and Marian (Gappa) Svendsen. She was raised in St. Paul and was a graduate of Archbishop Murray High School in St. Paul. She attended...
Todd Westmiller
Aug 28, 2022
Todd Michael Westmiller, 54, of Minneapolis died Sunday, August 28, 2022 at his home. Todd was born June 15, 1968 in St. Cloud to Mark Westmiller and Donna (Barglof) Kuchenbecker. He attended school in Hutchinson, MN.Following high school, Todd enlisted in the United States Navy, serving 4 years, and cooked for the crew on the Navy ship. After his years in...
Ruth Elizabeth Wilson
Aug 28, 2022
Ruth Elizabeth Wilson, 81, of Winona, MN passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Aug. 28,2022. She was born on Sept. 9, 1940 in Lacrosse, WI to William and Beatrice Eckert. She married Carmen Wilson on Sept. 13, 1957 in Winona, MN.
Together they raised a family of 8 children. James Wilson (Rebecca) of Winona, Peggy Mehrkens...
William "Bill" Rudnik
Aug 26, 2022
William “Bill” John Rudnik, 80, of Winona, MN passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 21, 1942, in Winona, MN to Ted and Francis (Ives) Rudnik. He grew up in Winona and graduated from Cotter High School in 1960.
Bill enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1964, the same year he...
Donald Boyum
Aug 26, 2022
On Friday, August 26, 2022, Donald John Boyum made his journey home to heaven. He passed peacefully from this world and walked joyfully into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Donald (Don) was born in Rushford, Minnesota on August 10, 1933 to John and Gertrude (Boyum) Boyum. He grew up, along with five siblings, on...
Nancy Mastenbrook
Aug 26, 2022
On Friday, August 26, 2022, Nancy Mastenbrook passed away at the age of 59 after a short illness. Nancy was born April 2, 1963 in Winona, Minnesota to Leonard “Red” and Estelle (Holmlund) Mastenbrook. She attended Winona State University and worked for twenty five years for the Metropolitan Council in St. Paul.
Nancy had a great love of reading and...
David Novak
Aug 25, 2022
Dave's Funeral Mass will be available at the following live stream link. https://www.redeemersaints.org/
David Vernon Novak, 62 of St. Charles, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Mary’s Campus after a sudden heart attack.
Dave was born January 4, 1960 in Cresco, IA to Eugene and Gertrude (Bohr) Novak. ...
Jerry Johnson
Aug 25, 2022
Jerry Lee Johnson, 59, of Goodview, MN died at his home with family at his side on August 25, 2022, after a short struggle with Lung Cancer.
Jerry was born on January 7, 1963, to Conrad and Isabel Johnson and grew up in the Money Creek area prior to moving to Goodview.
Jerry was a 1981 Graduate of Houston High...
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