Aug 26, 2020

William Neil Anderson, 86, of Lewiston, MN died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Bill was born on April 13, 1934 to Ernest and Esther (Papenfuss) Anderson. He grew up as one of three children in Lewiston. He graduated from Lewiston High School and entered the Naval Reserve. Bill held many jobs over his life...

Aug 26, 2020

Alys Jean Knutson, 78 of Winona, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Lake Winona Manor. Alys was born on April 24, 1942 in Winona to Bye and Eudora (Gaustad) Compton. After finishing high school in Winona, Alys attended cosmetology school in La Crosse. She worked as a beautician at Regis before owning her own salon. Alys married Jerry Knutson and...

Aug 26, 2020

Leland James Jonsgaard, 68, of Lewiston passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, Methodist Campus - Rochester. Leland was born September 24, 1951 in Lewiston to Harris and Bernice (Mueller) Jonsgaard. He attended Lewiston High School. Following high school Leland farmed until he began driving truck. He spent most of...

Aug 25, 2020

Shirley Johnson passed away peacefully on August 25, 2020 at her assisted living apartment in Chatfield surrounded by family.  She was 87 years old.

Shirley Joanne Bothun was born December 22, 1932 to Eilef and Mary Bothun in Chatfield MN.  She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1951.  After graduation she worked...

Aug 22, 2020

Lorraine Bonine December 10, 1027-August 22, 2020 On August 22, 2020, Lorraine was called home to her maker. She passed on surrounded by her family. Lorraine F. Bonine was born December 10, 1927, to Louis and Leona (Majerus) Wegman in Winona County. She was raised near Dover on the family farm. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1947...

Aug 21, 2020

Sorn Khemthongthammavong, 75, of St. Charles passed away Friday, August 21 at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles. Sorn was born March 4, 1945 in Jampasck, Laos to Saly Rasazong and Chanh Phinda. She was a strong independent woman who wasn't afraid of work. Sorn worked at North Star Foods and enjoyed her spot in the community garden near the...

Aug 21, 2020

RUSHFORD, MN - Judy A. Brand, 76, of Rushford, MN died on Friday, August 21, 2020, at her home with her family at her side. Judy Ann Mierau was born on November 27, 1943, in La Crosse, WI to Arthur and Agnes (Gaustad) Mierau. Judy was raised in Money Creek, MN and was a 1961 graduate of Rushford High School....

Aug 17, 2020

Larry Dennis Semmen was born March 24, 1949 to Leonard and Rose (Hagen) Semmen at the Johnson Hospital in Lanesboro, Mn.  He live in Bratsburg and attended school in Rushford until 6th grade until the family moved to Lanesboro. He was baptized at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro.  He graduated from LHS...

Aug 16, 2020

Lisa Ouitau Koenig (Ouitau), of Highland, MN, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2020 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN. She was born in Dallas, TX on March 23, 1956 to Richard and Ouitau (Neill) Williams. She grew up in Texas and after graduation, she lived in Louisiana, New Mexico, California, and Colorado and settled in Tyler, TX,...

Aug 15, 2020

Sylvia Edwina (Rymerson) Bren passed away peacefully Saturday August 15 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Covid 19.

Sylvia was born October 5, 1932 in Brookings County, S. D. to Selmer and Stella (Johnson) Rymerson. The third of six children, she grew up on the family farm north of...

Aug 13, 2020

Donald Benedett, 95, of St. Charles died Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles. Donald was born May 4, 1925 in St. Charles to Edwin and Irene (Koepsel) Benedett. He was raised on the family farm with his siblings, Alice and Francis "Ben" and graduated from St. Charles High School. Donald and Barbara Johnson were married...

Aug 9, 2020

Alice Ann Jorde Olson passed away at Cottagewood Senior Communities on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Alice was born on February 4, 1933, to Theodore (Ted) and Helen (Burfield) Jorde in Money Creek Township, Houston County, Minnesota. She attended Houston Public School, Looney Valley Country School near Houston, Baker Country School near Rushford, and graduated from Rushford High School in 1951....

Aug 8, 2020

Joyce Elaine Phillips, 82, formerly of Altura, MN and more recently of Whitewater Health Service in St. Charles, MN, died Saturday, August 8, 2020. Joyce was born in Readstown, WI on November 24, 1937 to Elden and Lora (Strahl) Stoikes. She was a graduate of Readstown High School. On June 24, 1955, she married Bobbie Phillips from Soldiers Grove, WI....

Aug 7, 2020

James Stanley "Jim" Speltz, 83, of Minnesota City died peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2020 doing what he came to love-farming. He was a beloved Husband, Dad, Grandpa and FRIEND. These were just a few of the titles Jim was known for, but they were also the roles he took most pride in. Jim was born December 29, 1936 in...

Aug 6, 2020

Patricia Foss, age 75 passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Sugar Loaf Senior Living in Winona, MN. She was born in Whitehall, WI July 20, 1945, to Norman and Jurdice (Olson) Foss. Patricia graduated from Whitehall Memorial High School in 1963. Patricia was co-founder of Technical Die Casting in Stockton and later became the CEO of Equality...

Aug 5, 2020

HOUSTON, MN - Toby N. Crossman, 80, of Houston, MN died on August 5, 2020, Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Health Care in La Crosse, WI. Toby was born on December 2, 1939, in White Hall, Illinois to Donald and Harriett (Martin) Crossman. He graduated from White Hall High School. On August 29, 1970. Toby was united in marriage...

Aug 4, 2020

A. Louise Rainey, 89, of Lake City and formerly of St. Charles, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Madonna Meadows Assisted Living in Rochester. Louise was born October 5, 1930 in Nevada, IA to Joseph and Augusta (Sedacek) Jezek. She and Calvin Rainey were married March 5, 1950. They later moved to St. Charles where they raised their family and...

Aug 4, 2020

Janice Lee Jones, 82, of Winona, died peacefully, at home, with family by her side on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Jan was born Oct. 26, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa to Donald and Lola (Olmstead) Wilson. On Sept. 23, 1960 she married Gordon Peterson and together they had two boys. They later divorced and Jan rekindled with her high school sweetheart,...

Aug 4, 2020

Gladys Muriel Luhmann, 94 of Winona, passed away on August 4, 2020 at Lake Winona Manor. She was born at home on November 15, 1925 in rural Lewiston, Minnesota to Benjamin and Amanda (Ties) Luhmann. She was 4th in a family of seven children. She grew up on a farm on the Mecklenburg (German) Ridge and Stockton MN. She attended...

Aug 4, 2020

HOUSTON, MN - Joseph W. "Joe" Krage, 60, of Houston, MN died on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family following a brief, courageous battle with cancer. Joseph William Krage was born in Winona, MN on August 18, 1959, to Thomas and Bernadette (Corcoran) Krage. He grew up in Corey Valley of Winona County, MN. He...