Dec 7, 2020

Roger Allen Fort, 82, of Minnesota City died Monday, December 7, 2020 at his home. Roger was born March 5, 1938 to Peter Sr. and Margaret (Rossin) Fort in Stockton Hill in Hillsdale Township. He attended Winona Senior High School and Winona Secretarial School. Roger began working for the Minnesota Department of Transportation for 35 years, 15 of which he...

Dec 7, 2020

Twyla Ruth Hand, 74 of Winona, died Monday, December 7, 2020 of COVID-19 at Winona Health. Twyla was born April 22, 1946 in Milwaukee, WI to Lloyd and Ruth Hand, eventually moving to Arcadia and then Winona. Twyla enjoyed her Shirley Temple collection, cooking and Christmas time. Her and her mom, would spend a lot of time shopping and going...

Dec 4, 2020

Otto Fred (Frederick) Meisch age 85, died Friday December 04, 2020 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN from complications of the COVID 19 virus. He was born August 16, 1935 at Winona General Hospital to Otto and Dora (Dorathy Drenckhahn) Meisch. He attended school in Altura, MN. He served a brief enlistment in the US Air Force at Lackland...

Dec 3, 2020

Ervin Eldon Eppling, 91, of Chatfield, formerly of River Falls, WI., passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s campus in Rochester.

Ervin was born May 31, 1929, near Kingsley, IA, on a farm to Robert and Martha (Meister) Eppling.  He attended a country school.  He always told the story of how he rode...

Dec 3, 2020

Dale Otto Kennebeck, 64 of Winona, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at home. Dale was born May 19, 1956 in Winona to Clarence and Ivanetta (Glander) Kennebeck. He graduated from CFC High School in 1974 and from MN State College - SE Tech with a degree in Accounting. On June 11, 1977, he married the love of his life, Debra...

Dec 3, 2020

Beverly Ann Schultz, 65 of Winona, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at her home. Bev was born June 12, 1955 in Wabasha to Armor and Adeline (Schaub) Balk. She graduated from Gilmanton High School and shortly after, began her career at Behrens Manufacturing where she worked until she retired. She married Richard Cady and they spent many great years together....

Dec 3, 2020

John Alfred Ferrier, 94, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Arbor Gardens in Eyota, Minnesota. John was born April 24, 1926 on the family farm in Olmsted County to Douglas & Frances (Burkhardt) Ferrier. John lost his mother early in life and was then raised by his stepmother Ardina (Lanz) Ferrier. From the moment John could see over...

Dec 2, 2020

Kathleen (Kay) Marie Danielson, 77 of Onalaska, WI, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at All Saints Memory Care in Madison, WI. She was born on December 5, 1942 to Alois and Veronica (Arnoldy) Rivers. Kay married Gregory Danielson on November 7, 1964 and together they had 2 children. He preceded her in death on October 29th, 1968. She later married...

Dec 1, 2020

Judy Raye (Pavelka) Vonch, 76, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1st at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. Judy Raye Pavelka was born to Francis and Rachel (Tentis) Pavelka on November 29, 1944, in Wabasha. In December 1963 she married Darrell Lobland. They had 4 daughters and were later divorced. She married Duanne "Ski" Kosloski on July 3, 1987....

Dec 1, 2020

Louise Iva Fratzke, 91, of Chatfield, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Louise was born May 23, 1929, in Winona to Leo and Lillian (Honer) Walch.  She graduated from Winona Senior High in 1946.  Louise married Arthur Fratzke in September of 1947.  They raised 5 children together.  Louise enjoyed playing...

Dec 1, 2020

Dolores Norrine (Fox) Wangen, 95, of Austin, MN, formerly of Lanesboro, passed away on Dec 1st, 2020, at her current residence, The Cedars, in Austin, MN.

Dolores was born Sept 29th, 1925, in Underwood, ND to Peter and Norrine (Doole) Fuchs. They later moved to Chatfield, MN, where she attended school.

While working as a...

Dec 1, 2020

Bruce Allen Edwards passed away peacefully surrounded by his family from complications of pneumonia on December 1st, 2020 at 78 years old. He was born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin on October 7, 1942 to Lillian Viola Larson and Donald Louis Edwards. One of Bruce's biggest accomplishments was being a husband and father. He was married to his lifelong love...

Dec 1, 2020

William C. Hanthorn, 80 of Winona, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his home. Hoff Celebration of Life Center, Goodview, is assisting the family.

Nov 30, 2020

Kimberly Sue Forbes, 47, of Chatfield passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, St. Mary's Campus, following a sudden illness. Kim was born July 24, 1973 in Rochester to Darwin and Carol (Sass) Buss and went to school in Chatfield. Kim and Corey Forbes were married May 20, 2000 and spent almost 28 wonderful years together. As...

Nov 29, 2020

Betty Jean (Storts, Dornink) Burreson, 87, of Winona died on November 29, 2020 surrounded by her family. Betty was born on December 27, 1932 to Idell Storts. Betty was later adopted by Marvin and Jessie Dornink of Greenleafton, MN. Betty married Donald W. Burreson on March 7, 1949. 6 children were born to this union. They later divorced. Betty attended...

Nov 29, 2020

James Joseph "Jimmy" Novak, 90, formerly of Stockton died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia. Jimmy was born March 16, 1930 in St. Paul to Otto and Josephine (Mugraner) Novak. He grew up and went to school in St. Paul. On May 22, 1954 Jimmy and Marlene Paul were married in St. Paul. He worked...

Nov 28, 2020

Elita Mary Telles, 89 of Winona, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Benedictine Saint Anne. Elita was born September 18, 1931 to Joseph and Cecelia (Zabinski) Peplinski in Winona. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1950. Elita entered the Franciscans Sisters in Rochester and graduated from the College of St. Teresa with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1971....

Nov 27, 2020

Roger Rolfing April 27, 1934 - November 27, 2020 Roger Bernard Rolfing, 86, of Winona passed away peacefully on Friday at St Anne's Extended Health Care due to complications from COVID-19. Roger was born in Wilson Township, Minnesota to Ben and Florence (Koenig) Rolfing. He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1952. Afterwards, he briefly worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

Nov 26, 2020

Celebration of Life for Doc and Dottie Bushman is Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Food and Fellowship to follow at ChosenValley Golf Course, Chatfield, MN. Marvin Lyle "Doc" Bushman, Sr., 82 of Chatfield, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at home. Doc was born November 5, 1938 in Chatfield to John and Bonnie...

Nov 24, 2020

Thomas A. Kohner, 73 of Fountain City, WI died suddenly Tuesday evening, November 24 2020 at Winona Health due to heart failure. Tom was born October 20, 1947 to Alvin and Helen (Motske) Kohner. He graduated from Cotter High School, Winona Technical College and Missouri Auction School. On June 10, 1972 he married Barbara Glotz at St. Joseph the Workman...