Feb 2, 2022

Gary Sanders, 68, of Utica died Wednesday evening at his home, with his family by his side after a courageous battle against cancer. Gary was born July 15, 1953, in Winona to Richard and Elaine (Ihrke) Sanders, the oldest of seven children. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1971. He served in the United States Army from 1972...

Feb 1, 2022

John Thomas (Tom) McMahon passed away on February 1 at Saint Mary's Hospital due to a hemorrhagic stroke.

Tom was born April 9th, 1942 to James and Elizabeth (Dempsey) in the Chatfield Hospital and was a part of the first graduating class of the new Chatfield high school in 1960.

After high school, Tom worked...

Jan 31, 2022

Lois M. Peterson, 97, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022, at Cottagewood Senoir Living in Rochester, where she had resided for the last 18 months.

Lois Marjorie Bremseth was born March 16, 1924, to Alvin and Stella (Larson) Bremseth on the Family Farm in Amherst TWP rural Lanesboro. After finishing school, she worked...

Jan 30, 2022

Matriarch Mary Jean Dettinger, 90, of Trempealeau, passed away peacefully at home with family at her side on Sunday, January 30, 2022. She was born on January 4, 1932, in Trempealeau to William and Evelyn (Wardwell) Raymond. Mary was an extremely accomplished and caring woman who became a licensed nurse by the time she was 18. She met Gerald "Gub"...

Jan 30, 2022

Walter Paul Ayotte, 90, born to Mary Agnes (Crawley) and Walter Henry Ayotte, on June 25, 1931 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and raised in Adams/Friendship, Wisconsin and Winona, Minnesota. Walt died on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Roger Metz Manor (Memory Care), Winona. Walt was educated in Winona Catholic Schools, including three years at The St. Mary's Minor Seminary in Illinois....

Jan 30, 2022

Douglas R. Haag, age 87 of Altura, passed away on Sunday, January 30 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Doug was born on November 3, 1934 in Crosby, MN, the son of Leonard and Lucy Mae (Evans) Haag. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and eventually met the love of his life, Donna,...

Jan 29, 2022

David Gossman, 67, of Elba died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at his home in Elba. Graveside Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Valley Home Cemetery, Elba Township Road 16, rural Elba.

Jan 28, 2022

William (Bill) James Tuohy, born January 6, 1965 in Oakland, California, passed unexpectedly January 28, 2022 in Danville, California. Bill was 57 years old and will be remembered as a loving husband, stepfather, son, brother, cousin, friend, co-worker, electrical engineer, chip designer, music lover, hobbyist maker of speaker systems, cyclist, jeep enthusiast, athlete and sports fan. A Bay Area native,...

Jan 28, 2022

Cora Elida Johnson, 95 of Rushford, died Friday, January 28, 2022, at Good Shepherd in Rushford. Cora was born on July 30, 1926 on her family farm in rural Peterson to Christ and Ella (Koljord) Johnson. Cora moved to the cities where she worked at Daytons until she moved to the farm to care for her aging parents. She lived...

Jan 28, 2022

Richard Roland Mueller, 70 of Lewiston, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at Gundersen Health System with his family by his side. Rich was born May 12, 1951, in Winona to Roland and Marilyn (Klavitter) Mueller. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1969 and completed Southeast Tech's Farm Ag Program. On June 25, 1977, he married the love of...

Jan 25, 2022

Joan K. Hanson, age 83 of Burnsville formerly of Winona & Westbrook, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Old Westbrook Lutheran Church in rural Westbrook with a livestream on Stephens Funeral Service Facebook page. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Jan 25, 2022

Thomas Norman Heim, 87, of St. Charles, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born September 19, 1934, to Norman and Vernice (Stevens) Heim on the home farm north of St. Charles. He attended country schools and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1952, where he was active in FFA, class plays,...

Jan 24, 2022

Emil "Bud" Benck, 91, of Bethany, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Lewiston Senior Living. Bud was born September 26, 1930, at home in Bethany to Carl and Martha (Hilke) Benck. He farmed the family farm south of Bethany until retiring from farming at the age of 75. Bud also worked for Behrens Manufacturing, until the age of eighty-five. He...

Jan 24, 2022

Jean Eleanor Beck, age 87, was called to her eternal home on January 24, 2022. Jean was born on January 25, 1934 to Herman "Boots" and Marcella (Loechler) Rademacher. She was united in marriage to Myron Beck on August 28, 1952. Together they were blessed with five children. Jean worked at Camera Art - Herff Jones in Lewiston for 29...

Jan 23, 2022

Marlys McCallson, 80, of rural Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at her home with her family at her side.

Marlys Ann Sorum was born March 2, 1941, in Rushford, to Carl and Ellen (Ferden) Sorum.  On September 20, 1958, she married Richard McCallson in Preston.

Marlys was a farm wife and...

Jan 23, 2022

Sheila Marie Pomeroy, 72 of Winona, died January 23, 2022 at her son's home surrounded by family. She was born on June 21, 1949 in Winona to Richard and Dorothy (Dady) Carney. While attending Winona Senior High she fell in love with Duane Pomeroy. They were married on September 3, 1967 and enjoyed 54 wonderful years together. Sheila work at...

Jan 20, 2022

Shirley Jean Pelowski, 77, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospice on January 20 of cancer. Shirley was born in Wheatland, Wyoming, graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in Fountain City, Wisconsin. She completed the secretarial program at Winona Secretarial School and worked as a secretary at the College of St. Teresa. She later took a position at Mayo as...

Jan 18, 2022

Donald A. Priebe, 91, 0f Fountain, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Spring Valley Care Center.

A Celebration of Don's life will be held at a later date.

Online condolences are welcome at rileyfuneralhomes.com

Jan 18, 2022

Ryan's funeral can be viewed live stream at https://www.redeemersaints.org/ Ryan "Red" Robert Schultz, 44, of St. Charles, MN died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home. Ryan was born on August 6, 1977, in La Crosse, WI to Robert Schultz and Betty Ekern. He graduated from Westby High School in 1996. Following high school, Ryan went on to...

Jan 18, 2022

Ruth Irene (Haake) Bublitz, passed at age 100 peacefully, and went home into the arms of Jesus on January 18, 2022. She was born on June 10, 1921 on the home farm on "Haake Ridge". She is the daughter of Frank and Alma (Frohberg) Haake. As a young girl, Ruth, her brothers, and sisters, would walk to East Burns Valley...