Oct 17, 2021

Larry R. Davidson, 64, of Chatfield, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

Larry Russell Davidson was born January 8, 1957, in Rochester, to Ervin and Mary (Sparrow) Davidson.  He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1975.  He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard after high school and...

Oct 17, 2021

Jean G. Stampka, 87, of Winona, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at her home. Jean was born on August 27, 1934 in Cream, Wisconsin to Delbert and Goldine (Loesel) Mueller. On March 26, 1951 she married Albert "Bud" Stampka. Along with raising her family, Jean worked at Spurgeon's and Maggie's. Jean enjoyed sewing and crocheting and made afghans for...

Oct 16, 2021

William Dale Omodt, age 86 of Houston, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, October 16, 2021. He will always be remembered as a kind, gentle, caring, hard-working, loving man of God. Dale was born on January 9th, 1935 in La Crosse, Wisconsin and grew up on a farm in Perkins Valley, in rural Houston, Minnesota....

Oct 15, 2021

Shirley Faye Bowman, 94 of Winona, died Friday, October 15, 2021 at her home. Shirley was born December 3, 1926 in Rochester to Sidney and Rose (Putratz) Nesler. She graduated from St. Charles and attended classes at Winona State and St. Cloud State University. On December 31, 1945, she married Stanley Bowman in Minneapolis. They owned and operated the General...

Oct 14, 2021

UTICA, MN - Jean E. Agrimson, 95, of rural Utica, MN died peacefully on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home. Jean Ellen Peterson was born on June 28, 1926, in Sebeka, MN to Alfred and Esther (Olson) Peterson. On February 22, 1947, Jean was united in marriage with Orville Agrimson at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, MN. Following...

Oct 13, 2021

Judith Marie (Schmidtknecht) Franzwa Judy died peacefully on October 13, 2021, at the age of 80 surrounded by her family. Judy was born at home in Cream, Wisconsin to Louis and Arlene (Jahn) Schmidtknecht. She graduated from Cochrane Fountain City High School and on November 7, 1964 she married Edward L. Franzwa in Fountain City, Wi. Together they had four...

Oct 13, 2021

Allen B. Snodgrass Jr., age 81, passed away on Wednesday, October 13 at his home in St. Charles. Allen was born on April 9, 1940, in Hannah City, IL, the son of Allen Snodgrass Sr. and Wilda McCaddon. Allen attended college in Peoria, IL, after graduating from high school and went on to attend in Mankato, MN, before graduating with...

Oct 11, 2021

Winnifred "Winnie" Blanche (Waldron) Mueller, died at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus in Rochester on October 11, 2021 after 95 years of enriching the lives of those around her. She was born on June 11, 1926 to Harrison "Harry" Waldron and Mabel (Bigelow) Waldron as the 10th out of 13 children. The family lived on their family farm...

Oct 8, 2021

Carole Lavonne Felstead, 85 of Rochester, died Friday, October 8, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus. Carole was born on April 7, 1936 in Mallard, Iowa to Edward and Helen (Doyle) Grethen. On January 31, 1959, she married Lyman Felstead at the Little Brown Church. They made their home in Rochester until 1969, when they moved their family...

Oct 4, 2021

Jim Rainey, 89, of St. Charles died Monday, October 4, 2021, at his home. Jim was born at home, December 20, 1931. He graduated from St. Charles High School and attended Winona State, majoring in music. Jim then entered the United States Navy, serving on the Carrier U.S. Philippine Sea during the Korean War. Following his discharge from the Navy,...

Oct 4, 2021

William "Bill" James Bellman, 74, of Winona, died at Gundersen Health System on October 4, 2021. Bill was born November 28, 1946, in Winona to Wilton and Pauline (Zakrzewski) Bellman. He graduated from Cotter High School in 1964 and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1971. Bill married Jean Mahoney on September 21, 1968, and together...