Aug 28, 2019

Gladys Ruth Benson, 88, of Winona and formerly of Lewiston passed away peacefully surrounded by family after a short illness in the evening on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at St. Anne's in Winona. Gladys was born on August 22, 1931, to Forrest and Mabel (Peterson) Bergey in Lanesboro, MN. She attended Lanesboro High School, and during that time she met...

Aug 27, 2019

Shelly Ann Campbell, age 61 of Winona, passed away unexpectedly August 27, 2019. Shelly was born on July 5, 1958 in Fort Bragg North Carolina, to LaVern and Paulette (LeVasseur) Campbell. Shelly graduated from Cotter High School and attended Winona State University. She enjoyed the outdoors and loved biking and hiking. She was artistic, creative, and she had a flare...

Aug 19, 2019

HOUSTON, MN - Jerry M. Lee, 82, of Houston, MN died on Monday, August 19, 2019, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI., surrounded by loving family. Jerry was born on July 11, 1937, in Spring Grove, MN to Gilbert and Molly (Anderson) Lee. Jerry went to school at the Yucatan Stone School for 8 years . He graduated...

Aug 18, 2019

Rick Wayne Burt, age 64 of Lewiston, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 from injuries due to a motorcycle accident. He was born on March 23, 1955 to Darlene Burt and raised by his grandparents Clayton and Ethel Burt. Rick was a great outdoorsman and loved to ride his motorcycle. He loved to ice fish and deer hunt and hunt...

Aug 18, 2019

Anita Ruth Ahrens Lafky, 81, of Winona and formerly of Altura died Sunday, August 18, 2019. Anita was born February 8, 1938 in Lewiston to Elsie and Erwin Ahrens. After LPN training at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester she married Merlin Erwin Lafky on August 30, 1957 in Winona. Merlin died of cancer on November 18, 1987 at Rochester Hospital...

Aug 16, 2019

Timothy John (Tim) Lynch, 67, passed away unexpectedly on August 16, 2019. Tim was born on October 12, 1951 in Winona to Edgar and Alice (Cierzan) Lynch. Tim was a proud lifelong resident of Winona. Tim met his "one and only," Jean Perrella, in high school and they fell in love while Tim was working for Jean's dad, Nick, at...

Aug 13, 2019

Gladys Verna Nelson (Myers) slipped peacefully into sleep early in the morning of August 14, 2019 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minnesota. She had resided in Lewiston for the last three years. Gladys was born in Durand, WI hospital on February 17, 1923 to Leon Rivers Myers and Bertha Mable Clafin. Gladys and her four siblings had a wonderful...

Aug 13, 2019

Patricia "Pat" Bestul, 88 years old, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in the peace of her home after a long battle with cancer. Pat is survived by Marv, her husband of 67 years, son Scott, and daughter Jo (Craig) Schultz, grandchildren Brooke and Bailey Bestul, her sister Rose Marie Schofield, and brothers Scott (Mary) Herrick and Jim (Sara) Herrick....

Aug 10, 2019

Velma M. Buchanan 101, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Seasons Hospice House, in Rochester. Velma was born September 2, 1917, in Chatfield to Henry and Marie (Kammen) Oldenburg.  In December  1939, she married Harold James Buchanan, in Chatfield at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Velma was a member of the Degree of Honor organization, and was in...

Aug 10, 2019

Randy L Northouse passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Whitewater Health Services in St Charles, MN. He was born in North Carolina on February 20, 1959, to Wallace and Marcella (Stutzka) Northouse. He had a big heart, loved to make people laugh and will be missed by many, including his Chihuahua, Copper. He is survived by his...

Aug 8, 2019

Mavis N. Johnson passed away peacefully August 8th, 2019 at the Gunderson Harmony Care Center. Mavis was born December 7, 1927 in rural Lanesboro to Corday and Betsey Thompson. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1945 and married Donald A. Johnson of Harmony on July 30, 1950 settling on a farm in the Harmony area. Mavis worked at...

Aug 5, 2019

Barbara Nisbit, 87, of Lewiston died Monday, August 5, 2019 at her home in hospice care. Barb was born January 6, 1932 in Winona to Fred and Edna (Dyar) Henry. She grew up at Fremont and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1950. Barb and Harold "Snuffy" Nisbit were married in 1950 and made their home in Lewiston. Barb worked...

Aug 5, 2019

Ramona "Mona" Bamlet, 68, of St. Charles died Monday, August 5, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals - St. Mary's Campus - Rochester, following a brief illness. Mona was born July 16, 1951 in Rochester to Alton and Inez (Schafer) Loppnow. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1969. Mona married Craig Chelson and later divorced. She later married Gordon...

Aug 5, 2019

JoAnn Hanson, 77, of St. Charles died Monday, August 5, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus, surrounded by her family. JoAnn was born October 20, 1941, in Jackson Junction, IA to Hiller and Elsie (Wiedow) Holien. She attended Lanesboro Schools, completing her GED in 1995 and spoke on behalf of her graduating class. JoAnn and Dave...

Aug 4, 2019

On Sunday, August 4, 2019, Glen Feine, 63, retired to farming in heaven where he was immediately welcomed by his parents (Vernon and Ethel (Sievers) Feine). He's catching up with the farmers who have gone before him and relishing in the news that John Deere is the tractor of choice for plowing the heavenly fields. The weather is perfect, the...

Aug 3, 2019

Elva Mae Parpart, 98 of Pickwick, died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Sauer Health Care in Winona. She was born on September 21, 1920 in Pickwick to Herman and Nora (Armitage) Papenfuss. On April 12, 1946 she married John Parpart. A lifelong resident of Pickwick, Elva worked from home raising her family and caring for the house. She and John...

Aug 2, 2019

Robert (Bob) Rutske passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019, at Saurer Healthcare in Winona, MN. Bob was born in Glencoe, MN to Leroy and Lorraine (Leuhrs) Rutske. A memorial gathering will be held on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 at Hoff Celebration of Life Center from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM with Military Honors at 4:00 PM Bob attended Marshall High school...

Jul 31, 2019

Merlin Doblar, 82, of Winona died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Sugar Loaf Senior Living in Winona. Merlin was born April 19, 1937 in Money Creek to Archie and Mildred (Hanson) Doblar and graduated from Rushford High School. Merlin married his high school sweetheart, Irene Feine, September 8, 1956. They made their home in Money Creek. In 1957 Merlin and...

Jul 29, 2019

At the age of 106, Alta Borgen Reese died peacefully on July 29 at Edenbrook Care Center in Rochester, MN.

Alta Mildred Borgen was born June 3, 1913 on the family farm in Pilot Mound Township, MN to Gilman and Alida (Foss) Borgen.

After attending Paulson school, a rural common school near the family farm,...

Jul 27, 2019

Donna Ties passed away, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, on Saturday July 27, 2019 at St Charles Assisted Living, where she had been a resident for the past couple years. Family members were at her side as they had been throughout her illness. Donna was born July 16, 1933 in Winona to Ned and Florence (Davies) Brown. Her...