May 1, 2019

Houston, MN- Lowell W. Onsgard, 85, of Houston, Minnesota died on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. He was born February 16, 1934, in La Crosse, WI to Orrin and Winnie (Chapel) Onsgard. He was raised in Houston and graduated from Houston High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army. Lowell married...

Apr 30, 2019

Alida Dingfelder, 83 died at LaCrescent Health Services, Tuesday April 30, 2019. Alida Ann was born to Edward and Ina (Nelson) Olson on March 9, 1936. She spent her entire life in the town she loved, Pickwick, MN. Alida worked at Tempo, drove bus for Suffrins Bus Service, Lake Center and Fleet Farm, she retired in 1996. She also bartended...

Apr 30, 2019

Mary Ellen (Koopman) Beighley, 92 of Winona, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Sauer Healthcare. Mary Ellen was born August 26, 1926 to Marie Anna (Hall) and Everett Koopman in Girard, Ohio. She grew up in Fountain City, WI and attended nursing school in Minneapolis. Mary Ellen married Charles Beighley on June 6, 1948 in Fountain City. She worked as...

Apr 29, 2019

HOUSTON, MN - Donald E. Range, 63, of Houston, MN died on Monday, April 29, 2019, at his home. Donald was born on January 25, 1956, in Harrisburg, PA to Miles and Gertrude "Pinkie" (Layton) Range. Donald graduated from Bentley High School in Livonia, MI. He received his B.A. degree in Biblical Literature from Taylor University in Upland, IN. He...

Apr 29, 2019

Robert Joseph Machutt, 86 of Dakota, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at his home. Robert was born January 10, 1933 in Winona to John and Mamie Machutt. Robert graduated from Cotter High School. On October 25, 1952, he married Lois Ann Lintleman. He was a member of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka. Robert worked at Northwest Bell Telephone Company...

Apr 28, 2019

HOUSTON, MN - Laurel J. Oien, 91, of Houston, Minnesota died on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Gunderson Health System in La Crosse, WI. Laurel was born on June 4, 1927, at the Caledonia Hospital, the only son to Helmer and Clara (Jore) Oien. He was raised on his beloved family farm in Perkins Valley in rural Houston. Here he...

Apr 28, 2019

Colleen Kay Burke, 57, of Winona died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at her home after a tough battle with Multiple Myeloma. Colleen was born August 19, 1961 in Winona to James and Vivian (Glende) Burke. She grew up the youngest girl in a family of eight children. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1979. She worked as a...

Apr 28, 2019

Joyce Lee Lee, 87, of Rushford, passed away to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Winona Health Services. She was born June 14, 1931 in La Crosse, WI to Herbert and Anita (Gensch) Rhodes. She was the 4th of 6 children. Joyce was baptized and confirmed in the West Salem, WI Presbyterian Church. In 1949,...

Apr 26, 2019

Gladys Marie (Horstmann) Karver, 90 passed away Friday, April 26,2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Gladys was born December 25, 1928, to Henry William Horstmann and Clara (Schmidt) Horstmann.  She was the youngest of six children.   She was four years old when she and family moved from Jordan Township to Orion Township.   This became the...

Apr 25, 2019

Lila L. Brummond, age 89, of Chatfield, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Lila Luella Thies was born on February 20, 1930, to John and Martha (Stueber) Thies in Elma, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Elma and attended Elma schools. Lila married Erwin Brummond on March...

Apr 24, 2019

PETERSON, MN - Nancy J. Lee, 85. of Peterson, MN died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at her home. Nancy was born on June 5, 1933, in Excelsior, MN to Fred and Mildred (Thompson) Meinking. She grew up in Yuba City, CA. Nancy was united in marriage with Curtis Lee in Reno, NV, on March 9, 1952. She moved to...

Apr 22, 2019

Kieth Norman Evenson December 17, 1952 - April 22, 2019 Kieth Norman Evenson 66, of Eustis, Florida passed away peacefully in the hospital on April 22, 2019, with his wife at his side. He was born December 17, 1952, to Carroll and Marian Evenson in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He grew up in Rushford, Minnesota, where he was active in Boy...

Apr 21, 2019

Shirley Ann Johnson, 76 of St. Charles died Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Shirley was born May 7, 1942 in St. Charles to Luther and Alice (Schoolcraft) Tollefson. She attended school in St. Charles. Shirley married Arvin Johnson on February 4, 1961 at the St. Charles United Methodist Church. She worked for NW Bell Telephone Company,...

Apr 20, 2019

Arthur Clifford Grindland, in his 95th year, gently passed away in his sleep during the early morning hours on April 20, 2019. His passing was just 16 days after the death of the love of his life and spouse of 72 years, Bernice. The painful separation of this couple by the divide of death found both relief and remedy in...

Apr 18, 2019

Anna Marie Pickard, of Ostrander, MN, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday April 18, 2019, while at her brother’s home surrounded by family.  Anna was born October 9, 1946 to Lester A. and Pauline A. (Winans) Schild in Chatfield, MN.  She grew up in rural Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1964....

Apr 16, 2019

Peacefully, Marcella E. Dorn, in 2019, on the 16th day of April, passed surrounded by loved ones near and far who consider themselves grateful. To have known a woman with such a good natured heart, sharing with all those around her a tenderness only she could impart. In Money Creek, Minnesota, March 27th, 1926; in the newness of spring, Albert...

Apr 14, 2019

Roy Harvey Ask, 101, of Houston, MN died on April 14, 2019, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston, MN. Roy was born July 19, 1917, on his family's farm in Campbell Valley, near Money Creek, in Houston County, MN. He was the 5th of 13 children of Norwegian immigrants, Haakon Karlsen Ask and Karen Annette (Hansen) Ask. His...

Apr 14, 2019

Harley Ferdinand Goede, 95 of Houston, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab. Harley was born January 9, 1924 on the family farm near Houston on South Ridge to Ferdinand and Minnie (Selke) Goede. He attended Loretta School on South Ridge, graduating from the Houston County 8th grade. On February 21, 1947, Harley married Violet Wilson...

Apr 13, 2019

Marion J. Blahnik, 76, of rural St. Charles died Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Marion was born July 11, 1942 in Abbottsford, WI, the youngest of six children, to Oscar and Wilma (Duellman) Seidel. Following her graduation from Abbottsford High School Marion attended secretarial school in Winona. She then moved to Rochester...

Apr 12, 2019

Fred Welke, 70, of Winona, MN died Friday, April 12, 2019 at his home. Fred was born February 2, 1949 in St. Paul, MN to Theophilus and Florence (Gruner) Welke. He attended the University of Minnesota and Regions Hospital School of Anesthesia. Fred married the love of his life, Cindy Selby, on September 7, 1974. The couple had two daughters,...