Sep 2, 2018

Nancy Jean (Strain) Todd, 58 of Winona, died Sunday, September 2, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Nancy began her valiant fight against metastatic breast cancer in 2012. The ravages of cancer, chemo and radiation may have worn down her body and exhausted her, but it never dimmed her smile or spirit. She fought to the very end and stayed...

Aug 31, 2018

Donald Wayne Van Gundy, 92 of Kissimmee, Florida passed away peacefully on Friday, August 31, 2018. He was born in Money Creek Township, Minnesota the son of Carl and Luellen Van Gundy and moved to Kissimmee, Florida in 2014 from Houston, Minnesota. Donald was a retired farmer, feed salesman and postal carrier. He was a member of the Cross of...

Aug 31, 2018

Barbara Ann (Belanger) Smith, 69 of St. Charles and formerly of Superior, WI died Friday, August 31, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. After a 10-year battle with 7 different cancers which she beat, #8 has taken the life of another beautiful person. Barb is survived by her husband of 48 years, Ed; her son, Sean; two granddaughters, Addison...

Aug 28, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - Julia Ann (Grant) Jacobson, age 99, of Rushford, MN died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at St. Anne's Extended Care. She was born to Logan and Nellie (Jefferson) Grant at their farm home on Linwood Lake, Anoka County, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm, attended a one room rural school, graduated as valedictorian from Anoka High School...

Aug 26, 2018

Todd Allen Kujath, 53, of Preston passed away August 26, 2018 in Lanesboro, Minnesota.

Todd was born June 4, 1965 in Rochester to Richard and Judy (Stevens) Kujath.  Todd graduated from Preston High School in 1983.  He attended Winona Technical College, earning his Master Plumber License.

Todd was united in marriage to Sara Olson (Hanson)...

Aug 26, 2018

Donna Mae Daywitt, 85, formerly of St. Charles died Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester. Donna was born June 20, 1933 in Quincy Township of Olmsted County to Alvin and Alma (Berg) Bluhm. Donna graduated as valedictorian from Dover School. She and Francis "Shorty" Daywitt were married August 2, 1952 in Rochester. They lived in Eyota...

Aug 25, 2018

Ann Peterson, 82, of Winona, died August 25, 2018. She was born the 10th child of William Henry McNally and Myrtie (Davis) McNally at Prairie Island on June 26, 1936 and lived her entire life in the Winona area. She married Raymond Lafky in 1957, was later divorced and married Gordon Peterson in 1978. Ann graduated from Winona Senior High...

Aug 24, 2018

RUSHFORD, MN - Caroline "Carol" B. Wilkemeyer, 84, of Rushford, MN died on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Carol was born on March 9, 1934, in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Sylvia (Lutz) Graves. Carol lived in Chicago until her family moved to Elkton, MN when she was a child. Carol graduated from...

Aug 21, 2018

Otto Warren Kitzmann, 92, of Stewartville, passed away Tuesday, August 21 at Season’s Hospice House in Rochester MN.

He was born September 4, 1925 in Elmore, MN, the son of Reverend Otto and Priscilla Kitzmann.    Otto graduated from Elmore High School in 1943.    He attended business school in Minneapolis through the summer and joined the Navy in...

Aug 21, 2018

Michael Donald Smith, 63, of Winona died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Lake Winona Manor. Mike was born February 9, 1955, in Winona to Donald and Mardell (Cisewski) Smith. He graduated from Cotter High School in 1973. Mike received his electrician's license and became a member of IBEW Local 343, working for various area companies. He worked at RTP starting...

Aug 21, 2018

Michael James Goodrich, 69 of St. Charles, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 peacefully in his sleep. Mike was born July 19, 1949 in Winona, to James and Frances (Kieffer) Goodrich. He graduated from St. Charles High School and Winona State University. Mike married Debra Rehbein, of St. Charles, on August 2, 1975 and together they raised their children, Nicole, LeAnn,...

Aug 21, 2018

John Charles Sturm Sr. was born October 8, 1931 to Harold E. Sturm and Mary M. (Kelly) Sturm in Macomb, IL. John graduated from Macomb Senior High School in 1949 and married his high school sweetheart Rose M. Gray in July of 1950. From this union two daughters and a son were born. John was happy to rejoin Rose in...

Aug 20, 2018

Gerald M. “Jerry” Fritsch passed away on August 20, 2018 after fearlessly fighting Parkinson’s Disease for 20 years. He was born to Archie and Stella Fritsch (Neis) of Rochester on May 23, 1936. Jerry graduated from Cannon Falls High School and graduated from St. Mary’s College in Winona, MN in 1958. There, he was a founding father of Phi...

Aug 20, 2018

WINONA, MN - Andrew Charles Brabbit, 55 of Winona, died on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Gundersen Health System, surrounded by a room full of his loved ones after a tough battle with cancer. Andy was born on September 14,1962, in Fort Atkinson, WI to Lloyd Albert and Jean (Ellis) Brabbit Jr. After attending Preble High School, he lived a...

Aug 18, 2018

Thomas Joseph Smokey, 72 of Winona passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Gundersen Health System due to heart failure and MDS, Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Tom was born December 30, 1945 in Winona, MN to John and Agnes (Podjaski) Smokey. Tom graduated from Cotter High School in 1964 and was drafted into the United States Army where he served 4 years,...

Aug 17, 2018

Patricia Alice (Brandes) Gappa, 74 of Rushford, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Patti was born January 31, 1944 in Winona, the second child of George and Helen (Verdick) Brandes. She left Winona at a young age and lived in Las Vegas with her husband, Jack Masepohl and owned many bars in Oregon,...

Aug 16, 2018

Rosemary E. Hove, 88 of Northfield, MN and formerly of St. Charles, MN died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Rosemary was born June 23, 1930 in Eau Claire, WI to Harry and Elizabeth (Wendt) Failing. She is survived by five children, Terry Schrader, Roxanna Booth, Colleen Derringer, Christine Cross and Dawn Waldrop; many grandchildren,...

Aug 13, 2018

Pastor Eugene E. Larrabee, 92, died Monday, August 13, 2018 in Princeton Minnesota at the Elim Nursing Home. Eugene was born December 12, 1925 in Dillon Montana to Omar and Elsa (Schroeder) Larrabee. After high school Eugene went to Theology Seminary in Springfield, Illinois, and  got his BA education at Concordia College in St. Paul...

Aug 13, 2018

Ralph Reilly, 86, of St. Charles formerly of Seattle, WA, died Monday August 13, 2018 at Whitewater Health Services. Ralph was born on January 5, 1932 to Frank and Lucinda Reilly in Texas. At the age of 11 his family moved to Seattle, WA. After high school he joined the Navy and served four years during the Korean War. He...

Aug 12, 2018

Penny Ann Zeitler (Boysen), 62, of Dover died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Rochester East Health Services. Penny was born February 14, 1956 in Shakopee to Harold and Bernice (Theiss) Boysen. Her family lived in Eyota and Chatfield before making their home in St. Charles. Penny graduated from St. Charles High School in 1974. She worked at Home Produce, North...