Dec 23, 2018

Thomas William Anderson, 56 of Winona, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at his home. Tom was born March 8, 1962 in La Crosse, WI to Robert and Sandra (Douglas) Anderson. He served in the Army National Guard. On June 22, 1998, Tom married Silvia Vasquez in Hidalgo County, TX. He worked in quality control at Benchmark Electronics for over 25...

Dec 23, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - Norman G. Ebner, 99, of Rushford, MN died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Norm was born on February 22, 1919, in Rushford, MN to Elmer and Gusta (Eggebakken) Ebner. Norm was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School. On January 31, 1942, he was united in marriage...

Dec 22, 2018

Dennis Ralph Cordes of Houston, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Fieldcrest Care Center in Hayfield. Dennis was born March 27, 1944 in Winona to Willard and Myrtle (Doblar) Cordes. He grew up on the family farm on Vinegar Hill, where he attended country school through 6th grade. Dennis went on to graduate from Rushford High School in 1962. In...

Dec 22, 2018

Kathleen "Kathy" Jean Johnson, 74, of Winona, passed away peacefully with family by her side Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Sauer Health Care. She was born on January 28, 1944 in Stillwater to John and Eltha (Schmidtknecht) Johnson. She retired from Winona Knitting Mills. Kathy was married to Willie Schewe on July 20, 1968 and together they had 4 children....

Dec 22, 2018

Annabelle Ruth Haugen, 85, of Rushford, MN died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Rushford. Ann was born on June 7, 1933 in Winona, MN to Harry and Stella (Hostettler) Rolbiecki. She grew up around the Winona area before meeting Robert Haugen. The two of them fell deeply in love and were married. After their marriage, Ann...

Dec 21, 2018

LaVonne Alaine (Bakke) McCabe, 86, of Lanesboro passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday December 21 st at St. Marys hospital. LaVonne was born on May 18, 1932, the daughter of Alvin and Luella (Nelson) Bakke, in a farmhouse near Lanesboro. She attended Amherst Country School until 5 th grade, continued her education...

Dec 21, 2018

Daniel Eugene Cambern, 81, of Fountain, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2018.

Daniel was born on January 9, 1937, to Daniel and Evelyn (Smith) Cambern in Preston. He graduated from Preston High School in 1956. He married Marjorie Bushman on December 6, 1958, in Stewartville.

After high school, Daniel worked at...

Dec 20, 2018

Samantha (Whitcomb) Kobriger, 50, of Eyota, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 in the comfort of her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on July 20, 1968 to Jim Whitcomb and Dianne Schmidt in Rochester. On September 20, 1997 she married Jay Kobriger. While working as a physical therapist in the Sports Medicine Department at the...

Dec 20, 2018

Roger William Schneider Roger William "R.W." Schneider succumbed to Alzheimer's on Thursday, December 20, comforted by the loving staff at St. Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona Health Hospice staff, a nephew, and a niece. Roger was born in Winona to Paul W. and Frieda E. Schneider (Jessie) on April 30, 1930. Roger grew up within walking distance of St. John's Catholic...

Dec 20, 2018

Harvey Korb lived a life rich in family and service to others. A natural leader, Harvey carried himself with dignity and discipline, integrity and honor, vision and generosity. He believed in the goodness of others and the importance of clear, consistent expectations generated from a desire to inspire others to their very best selves. A devoted father, grandfather, teacher, and...

Dec 19, 2018

Olga Berndt,100, of Minnesota City passed away peacefully at home with her daughters by her side on December 19, 2018. Olga was born to Emil and Ida (Lehrke) Wieczorek in Little Falls, Minnesota on November 15, 1918. After attending rural school, she left home at age 15 to be able to attend high school and graduated from Roosevelt High School...

Dec 18, 2018

Ila M. Bornfleth, 99, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Ila was born Dec. 17, 1919, in Lanesboro, to Engebret and Sophia ( Erickson) Skrukrud. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1937. After graduating, Ila attended Winona Business College in Winona MN. Ila then worked at the...

Dec 18, 2018

Dolores Mae Kreidermacher (Wise), 83, of Rollingstone, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare. She was born June 22, 1935 in rural Rollingstone to Julius and Margaret (Neiens) Wise. On December 29, 1954, she married John "Jack" Kreidermacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. For the first two years of their marriage, they lived in Germany where...

Dec 16, 2018

Edd Grant Chilson 69 of rural Chatfield, passed away Sunday Dec. 16,  2018, at his home. Edd was born Aug. 17, 1949, to Virgil and Lorraine (Jackson) Chilson in Manorville. Edd married Wanda Wadsworth on April 23, 1993, in Rochester.  Edd worked as a welder for the union Boilermakers and travel around for various jobs. In his spare time...

Dec 15, 2018

Marvin John Ellinghuysen, 93, of rural Winona, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Lake Winona Manor, where he has resided for the past 15 months. Marvin was born April 15, 1925 in Hillsdale Township of Winona County to Ferdinand and Viola (Zimmerman) Ellinghuysen. At the age of two his family moved to Plainview. Marvin farmed there until returning to...

Dec 13, 2018

Patricia Ann (Anderson) Schwanbeck, age 88, of Lewiston, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home. She has gone to a better place to be with her husband. She was born on September 28, 1930, in Winona, to Arthur and Mildred (Anderson) Wunderlich, and graduated from Winona Senior High School. In 1950, Patricia was united in marriage to...

Dec 12, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - Diane S. Sievers, 81, of Rushford, MN died on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at her home. Diane was born on August 6, 1937, in Rushford, MN to Clifford "Kip" and Helen (Fossum) Ebner. She was raised in the Rushford area and was a graduate of Rushford High School. On April 19, 1958, she was united in marriage...

Dec 12, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - Nora "Darleen" Johnson, 90, of Rushford, MN, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, MN. Darleen was born on November 5, 1928, in Canton Township, MN, to Guy and Nora (Sanden) Soland. She graduated from Harmony High School and then from Normal School (teaching/education). She went on and taught in a...

Dec 12, 2018

Judith Kay Barth, 72, of Winona died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Watkins Senior Living with her girls by her side. Judy was born on March 24, 1946 to Donald and Lorraine (Knoll) Whetstone in Winona. Judy was one of seven children growing up and attended Winona Senior High School. She loved being a stay at home mom and raising...

Dec 12, 2018

Marcella "Marcie" Ann Northouse, 80 of Winona, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona. Marcie was born August 8, 1938 in Winona to Paul and Louise (Wheeler) Stutzka. On September 7, 1957, she married Wallace "Wally" Northouse at Scheie Lutheran Church in Mabel. Marcie helped open the Winona JcPenny's and then went on to work...