Jan 8, 2019

St. Charles, Donna M. Crow, 97, of St. Charles died Tuesday evening, January 8, 2019 at Cottage Wood Senior Living in Rochester. Donna was born December 27,1921 in Elmira Township, Olmsted County to Ernest and Bessielgia (Kempe) Millard. Donna graduated from St. Charles High School. She then attended and graduated from Winona Teachers College and taught country school in Winona...

Jan 7, 2019

Marvin Lawrence Niemeyer, 80, of Winona, died Monday, January 7, 2018 at his home. Marv was born August 26, 1938 in Winona to Adolph and Della (Brommerich) Niemeyer. He grew up around Winona and graduated from Winona Senior High School. After school, Marv joined the Air Force and was stationed in Germany along with his two brothers. After returning from...

Jan 7, 2019

Robert Jensen, 64 of Winona, died Monday, January 7, 2019 peacefully in his sleep. Bob was born July 6, 1954 in Minneapolis to Richard A. and Alpha (Bungum) Jensen. He graduated from Kasson Mantorville High School in 1972. On May 22, 1976, he married Donna Fellows at South Zumbro Lutheran Church in Kasson. Bob worked for 40 years at Peerless...

Jan 5, 2019

Elene M. Bork, 82, of Fountain City, WI, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2019, at her home in Fountain City, WI. Elene was born on September 17, 1936, in Fountain City, WI to Clarence and Adela (Stark) Tacke. Elene married Roy Bork on October 16, 1954, at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Winona. Elene had farmed and owned/operated the...

Jan 3, 2019

Lennie Turnmire, 89, of St. Charles died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Lennie was born May 8, 1929 in Harmony, MN to Leonard and Mathilda Turnmire. He attended Granger Grade School and graduated from Harmony High School. Lennie honorably served in the United States Air Force from 1948 - 1952. Following his discharge from the Air...

Jan 2, 2019

Elsie L. Kipfer, 73, of Maplewood, MN died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Elsie was born on July 17, 1945, in Prescott, WI to Kenneth and Ethel (Lind) Miller. She was raised in St. Paul, MN and graduated from St. Paul Harding High School. Following high school she worked in the office...

Jan 1, 2019

RUSHFORD, MN - Norman V. Overland, 93, of Rushford, MN died on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Mayo Clinic La Crosse Campus. Norman Victor Overland was born on August 9, 1925, to Selmer and Gena (Hegland) Overland in Norway Township of Fillmore County, MN. He graduated from Chatfield High School in Chatfield, MN. He attended Luther College in Decorah, IA....

Jan 1, 2019

Francis Odell Van Gundy, 86 of Houston, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Mayo Health Systems-Franciscan Healthcare. Francis was born July 14, 1932 in Mound Prairie Township to Carl and Luellen (Olson) Van Gundy. He attended country school in Paradise and Mound Prairie and eventually Houston High School. At age 13 he went to work for various farmers in the...

Dec 31, 2018

Kathryn "Kathy" Ruth Sagen, 60, of Winona died Monday, December 31, 2018 at her home of natural causes. She was born March 8, 1958 to John "Jack" and Kathryn "Kassy" (Witt) Sagen in Winona. Growing up one of four children, Kathy was shy and quiet but had a big heart and was always caring for others. She graduated from Cotter...

Dec 30, 2018

Curtis Harlan Krause, 85, of Lewiston died Sunday, December 30, 2018, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota, after a brief stay. His death was due to complications from surgery and Lewy Body Dementia. Curtis was born on November 5, 1933, in Dover, Minnesota, to Fred and Elna (Brand) Krause. His family moved to a farm east of St....

Dec 30, 2018

Cheryl L. Loken, 67, "Cherie" of St. Charles, MN died Sunday, December 30, 2018 following a long valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Cherie died in the comfort of her bed lying next to her loving husband of 34 years. Cherie was born on November 29, 1951 to Betty and Aloys "Pike" Virnig and lived in St. Charles her entire life....

Dec 29, 2018

Rickey A. Neis (Rick) 50 of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family.

Rick was born July 17, 1968, to Ron and Rita (Niemeyer) Neis in Rochester, MN.  He attended Chosen Valley High School and graduated in 1986. Following graduation, he worked at Touhy Furniture, Andy’s Liquor, Chatfield...

Dec 29, 2018

Family, Friends & Fishing is how Robert Lyman Hardtke lived his life. Bob died on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the age of 89 at Sugar Loaf Senior Living surrounded by his family. He was born December 3, 1929 in Bethany to Clement and Lillian (Antonson) Hardtke. After 7 years of dating, he married Dianne Ronnenberg on July 17, 1954...

Dec 28, 2018

Karen Kathleen McKern, 54, of Minnesota City, MN passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, December 28th, 2018. Karen was born on October 10th, 1964 in Clinton, IA to Joan and Glenn Kieffer. Karen was one of seven children and grew up on the farm in Preston, IA. Despite being assigned many chores, Karen always had a distaste for...

Dec 28, 2018

Bruce E. Miller, 56, of Rockford, IL, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. A burial will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 18, 2019 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Winona.

Dec 27, 2018

Margaret "Peggi" Jean (Schueler) Redalen, age 65, passed away peacefully December 27, 2018. She was born February 4, 1953 to Elmer and Margaret Schueler, the third of five children and grew up in Rush Creek Valley. August 21, 1971 she married Steven Redalen, of Lanesboro, after a courtship which included making eyes at each other in the record shop, flirting...

Dec 26, 2018

Warren Allen Peterson, 58 of Winona, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by family and friends after a 10-month battle with Leukemia. Warren was born July 23, 1960 in Winona to Everett Peterson and Arlene Geilow. He spent his early years at the farm in Yucatan under the loving care of his father and grandparents,...

Dec 26, 2018

Tamara Kiefer Stevens, age 63, of Altura, Minnesota, died on December 26, 2018 at The Waters on Mayowood, in Rochester, Minnesota, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born June 10, 1955, in Jamestown, North Dakota, to Don and Vivian Kiefer of Warwick, North Dakota. Tam's family moved to Grand Meadow, Minnesota, in 1970, where she graduated high...

Dec 23, 2018

Leslie Iverson, 89 of Winona, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare. Les was born October 18, 1929 in Barrett, MN to Tollef and Anna (Neitzel) Iverson. Les married the love of his life, Ada Matthees on October 15, 1960. He worked as a mechanic for local companies, eventually retiring from CD Corporation. Les enjoyed tinkering in...

Dec 23, 2018

Carolyn M. Johnson, 57, of Rushford, MN died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI, following a sudden brain aneurysm. Carolyn Marie Hanson was born on November 22, 1961, in Winona, MN to Orvin and Beverly (Carpenter) Hanson. She was raised in Rushford and was a 1981 graduate of Rushford High School. For several...