Apr 26, 2020

Jeanne Catherine (Schell) Olmstead, 97, of Winona, MN died peacefully, Sunday morning, April 26, 2020, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare Center in Winona. Jeanne was born August 2, 1922 to Raymond and Helen (Speltz) Schell in the family farm home at Oak Ridge. She was the oldest of her three siblings, Elizabeth (Frank), Broomfield, CO, Charles (Rita), Winona, and Mary...

Apr 24, 2020

HOUSTON, MN - Otis D. Heuser, 88, of rural Houston, MN died on Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home. Otis was born on January 15, 1932, in Mount Horeb, WI to Otto and Mayme (Thistle) Heuser. He lived with his family and at age nine they moved to Milwaukee, WI. Following High School graduation, Otis went to engineering school....

Apr 24, 2020

HOUSTON, MN - Steve A. Young, 74, of Houston, MN died on Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home. He was born on June 26, 1945, in Camp Lejeune, NC to Eugene and Virginia (Boardman) Young. Steve attended high school and then entered the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War. He was united in marriage with Lucy Knutson on November...

Apr 20, 2020

Viola Johnson, 103, died of natural causes April 20, 2020 at Chosen Valley Care Center where she had been living.  She was born December 12, 1916 in Fillmore County, rural Fountain.  After graduating from Chatfield High School and the Minneapolis Business College she was employed at the First National Bank in Spring Valley, a job she held for 30...

Apr 18, 2020

LuVerne Louis Majerus, 94 of St. Charles, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Whitewater Health Services. LuVerne was born to Louis and Gertrude (Hayertz) Majerus on July 14, 1925 in Altura, MN. He attended first through eighth grade in the Altura Public School. In 1938, the family moved to Elba where he then attended St. Charles Public School and graduated...

Apr 17, 2020

Keith "Stub" Nisbit, 66, of Lewiston died Friday evening, April 17, 2020 at his home. Stub was born October 11, 1953 in Winona to Harold and Barbara (Henry) Nisbit and graduated from Lewiston Altura High School in 1972. He went on to work for the City of Lewiston as a maintenance worker until his retirement. Stub also worked part-time for...

Apr 17, 2020

A LIFE CELEBRATION - KEGGER AT THE FARM for Mary will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the family farm, 10405 170th Ave. SE, Chatfield, MN. Mary Patricia Keefe, 87, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020 at the Chosen Valley Care Center. Mary's loving family was at her bedside and outside her window...

Apr 17, 2020

Lucille Idell Luehmann, 89 of Lewiston, died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Sauer Health Care. Lucille was born on August 11,1930 in Pleasant Grove Township to Edwin and Iva (Christopherson) Mattison. She attended Country School District 136. On June 17, 1956 she married Richard Luehmann at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. They lived and worked on the farm in Lewiston...

Apr 15, 2020

Kaitlyn Ovidia Griffin, 22 of Chatfield, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus. Kaitlyn was born March 18, 1998 in Rochester to Randy and Julie (McCabe) Griffin. She graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 2016 and was currently attending Winona State University for a degree in Business Management. She had worked at...

Apr 15, 2020

LANESBORO, MN. - Mavis Dragvold, 93, of rural Lanesboro died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Mavis was born in Preble Township of Fillmore County, MN to Melvin and Petra (Sand) Meldahl. She was united in marriage to James Dragvold on September 18, 1948, in Mabel, MN. Mavis was a member of Highland...

Apr 12, 2020

Virgil Irvin Mehus, 88, of Rushford, MN died Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford due to complications from ALS. Virgil was born to Nels and Inga (Burkhow) Mehus March 2, 1932 in rural Glenville, MN. He was raised in the Glenville area and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1950. After high school...

Apr 8, 2020

Beatriz Margarita (Kadala) O'Hara, 87, of Winona, MN died on April 8th, 2020. Beatriz was born on May 22, 1932, to Stanley and Mary (Reyes) Kadala in Chicago, IL. She moved to the Dominican Republic when she was a month old and to Puerto Rico when she was eight years old. Her family moved to Washington, D.C. when she was...

Apr 7, 2020

David James Breault, 56, died on April 7th, 2020. David was the Chief of Police for Houston, MN for 18 years before retiring in 2019. David was born on March 13th, 1964, to Dan and Janice Breault in Oakland, California. After moving to Minnesota as a teenager, David met and married Mary Miller. David and Mary raised four daughters: Jessamine,...

Apr 5, 2020

Elmer W. Haugstad, 95, of rural Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Elmer Wendell Haugstad was born August 28, 1924, in Preston, MN., to John and Isabel (Nesja) Haugstad. After high school and 2 years technology college, Elmer entered the Army and got to be a TEC 5. He...

Apr 5, 2020

It is with sad and heavy heart in which we announce the passing of our beloved Elizabeth "Betty" June Neyers, 88 of Goodview. Mom/Grandma passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5th 2020 at the Sauer Healthcare. Betty was born on June 14, 1931, in Winona to Phillip and Gertrude (Jennison) Smith. On June 25, 1949, she married Henry "Sonny" Neyers...

Apr 2, 2020

Donald "Don" Lloyd Behrens, 81, of St. Charles died Thursday April 2, 2020 at Whitewater Health Services. He was born July 13, 1938 in Elgin to Lloyd and Hazel (Martin) Behrens. Don graduated from Elgin High School, where he excelled in football, baseball and basketball. He went on to graduate from Winona State College where also excelled in basketball and...

Apr 2, 2020

Francis "Fritz" William Hoffman, 93 of Rollingstone, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Sauer Healthcare after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Fritz was born June 24, 1926 in Rollingstone to Joseph and Josephine (Kalmes) Hoffman. He graduated from Holy Trinity High School in 1944 and attended Business College in Winona. On May 7, 1952, he married Theresa (Speltz) Hoffman at...

Apr 1, 2020

John William Laska, 70 of La Crescent formerly of Minnesota City, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer at Golden Living Care Center. John was born August 10, 1949 in Winona to Kenneth and Mary (Huggins) Laska. After the loss of his mother at 10, and he went to live on his grandparent's ranch in...

Mar 31, 2020

Linda Sue (Butts) Croy 80, of Chatfield, passed Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. Linda was born on March 20, 1940, in Dayton, OH to Norman and Gertrude (Hutcheson) Butts of Trotwood, OH. She earned her diploma from Trotwood-Madison High School. Linda was married to her high school sweetheart, Daniel Croy, on April 9, 1960,...

Mar 31, 2020

Joseph Mark Libera, age 57, passed away on March 31, 2020, due to cancer. Joe was born on April 18, 1962, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Joe graduated from Lourdes High School and received a B.S. Degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and he later earned a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education from Augsburg College...