Mar 5, 2021

Hailey Marie Schafer, 13 of Chatfield, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 after a very courageous battle with cancer. Hailey was born on June 5, 2007 to Shelly Schafer and Troy Timm and, from the beginning, she was a spunky girly girl. She loved the color pink, loved animals, and always found the good in everything. Coloring and music were...

Mar 5, 2021

Winona, MN - Steven Kenneth Smith, 30, of Winona, MN died on Friday, March 5, 2021, at his home. Steven was born on January 24, 1991, to Donald and Christina (Kaldunski) Smith. Steven was raised in Winona and graduated from Winona Senior High School in 2009. He served in the U.S. Army for two tours in Iraq. Steven was a...

Mar 4, 2021

Lonny G. Herrick, 74, of Chatfield, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, peacefully at his home with his wife Jane by his side.

Lonny Gordon Herrick was born March 10, 1946, to Gordon and Vivian (Burd) Herrick in Eyota, MN.  He attended Dover-Eyota school and graduated in 1964.  Lonny served in the Army from 1966- 1969, in...

Mar 1, 2021

Edythe L. Larimer, "Edie", 85 of Winona, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at her home. Edie was born on July 4, 1935, to Louis and Ada (Chandler) Henry in Ponsford, MN, where she was raised until the age of 14. In 1949, the family moved to Winona, and then her parents with their 8 children moved to Bremerhaven, Germany....

Mar 1, 2021

David Mark Wollschlager (34) of Minneapolis and formerly of Lewiston, died March 1, 2021 at his home. David was born on February 10, 1987 to Mark Wollschlager and Anne Sullivan. He graduated with honors from Lewiston-Altura High School in 2005 and went on to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Minnesota. There he received a...

Mar 1, 2021

Ralph George Monahan, 80 of Winona, died March 1, 2021 at Sauer Healthcare after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born November 10, 1940 in Winona to Abraham and Delores "Dee" (Henderson) Monahan. He worked side by side with his dad, learning the trade of brick laying. He eventually became a truck driver, which grew into his passion. Ralph...

Feb 28, 2021

Linda Kay Steffes, 70 of Winona, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at her home. Linda was born April 23, 1950 in Winona to Donald and Hazel (Thiele) Monson. On November 8, 1969, she married the love of her life, Timothy Steffes at St. Martin's Ev. Lutheran Church. They had two sons, Mike and Patrick. Once the boys were in school,...

Feb 28, 2021

Clarice Marie Evans, 91, of Rochester, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals Rochester - St. Mary's Campus. Clarice was born July 19, 1929 in Zumbrota to Clarence and Emma (Kaasa) Mathieson. Clarice was raised in Zumbrota. She and Charles Evans were married June 29, 1949. They lived in; West Seattle, WA, Santa Clara, CA, Scottsdale, AZ, Graham,...

Feb 27, 2021

Gerald “Jerry” H. LaPlante of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at his home in Chatfield.

Gerald Henry LaPlante was born March 5, 1931 in Rochester, to Walter and Hazel (Allen) LaPlante.  He grew up in rural Chatfield on the family farm and went to country school through 8th grade.  As a high school...

Feb 26, 2021

Patricia "Pat" Agnes Jonsgaard, 82 of Winona, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 26, 2021 at her home. Pat was born January 7, 1939 in La Crosse to Susie (Kearns) Haines and was raised in Dresbach. On May 11, 1957, Pat married Arvid Jonsgaard and this May they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Pat worked for various places throughout...

Feb 25, 2021

Betty Ann Shaw of Chatfield, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN.

Betty Ann Johnson was born August 2, 1936, to Carl and Opal (Molde) Johnson at Salem Corner Township, rural Byron.  She attended Byron school and graduated from Byron High School.  After high school she worked at the Methodist Hospital in...

Feb 23, 2021

Margie Todd, 94, of Chatfield, passed away, Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at Chosen Valley Care Center, in Chatfield.

Margie Catherine Binner was born December 30, 1926, in Wabasha, MN, to Andrew and Margaret (Grass) Binner.  She grew up on the family farm with 3 brothers and 2 sisters.  She graduated as valedictorian from St. Felix High School,...

Feb 23, 2021

Lilah J. Beach, 81, of Trempealeau, WI, passed away peacefully at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse on February 23, 2021, after battling Dementia for several years and recently COVID-19. She was born on April 24, 1939, in La Crosse, WI, to Golden Odell "Bud" and Mary Beach. Lilah grew up in the Dakota, MN area. On June 27, 1959,...

Feb 23, 2021

Pamela "Pam" Kay (Hoff) Pickette, age 65 of Plattsmouth, NE passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. She was born on January 20, 1956 to Rodney Leroy and Lou Jean Elenor (Welper) Hoff in Decorah, IA. Pam was raised and schooled in Lanesboro and Rushford, MN and she graduated from Rushford High...

Feb 23, 2021

HOUSTON, MN - Ralph W. Lind, 89, of Houston, MN died on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic - St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN. Ralph was born on August 18, 1931, in La Crosse, WI to Alvie and Judith (Louve) Lind. He was raised in the Houston area. On July 17, 1954, Ralph was united in marriage with...

Feb 22, 2021

Patrick J. Brown, 84, of Lewiston, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Pat was born August 26, 1936 in Grand Forks, ND He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1955. Following graduation Pat worked for Camera Art in Lewiston. Later he moved to Minneapolis and worked as a photographer. In 1957...

Feb 22, 2021

RUSHFORD, MN - Murland D. Ellefson, 85, of Rushford, MN died on Monday, February 22, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. Murland was born on September 20, 1935, in Norway Township of Fillmore County, MN, to Maynard and Ovedia (Glenna) Ellefson. He was a lifelong resident of Rushford and attended Rushford Schools. He was a member...

Feb 22, 2021

Trinity Wolfgang DeRooy, 26, of Austin, MN and formerly of Lewiston, MN died February 22, 2021 at his home. Trinity was born March 30, 1994 in Manistee, MI to Larry Lee Walter DeRooy and Gabriele Doer. In 2010 Trinity joined his father and his family in Minnesota. He graduated from Lewiston-Altura High School in 2013, where he participated in track...

Feb 18, 2021

Arlene Marie Fingerson, 87, of Rochester, formerly of rural Fountain, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at The Waters on Maywood, in Rochester, where she had been living for the past year and a half. Arlene Marie Mead was born August 2, 1933, to Warren and Violet (Smith) Mead, in Rochester, MN.  She graduated from Chatfield High School in...

Feb 17, 2021

STOCKTON, MN - Julie Ann Wilbright, 58, of Stockton, MN died on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston, MN. Julie was born the third of triplets on May 10, 1962, in La Crosse, WI to Gynther and Grace (Moos) Carlson. She was raised in Rushford and was a 1980 graduate of Rushford High School....