William Rumpca III "Jr"
Mar 3, 2018
William Leo Rumpca II "Jr.", 82 of Winona, died unexpectedly, Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus. William was born May 24, 1935 in Winona to William Leo Sr. and Helen (Kulas) Rumpca. On October 31, 1953, he married Betty Googins. William worked for Brom's Foundry for 41 years before owning and operating Rumpca's...
David Bishop
Mar 3, 2018
David A. Bishop, 78, of St. Charles, MN died on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. David was born on November 24, 1939, in Rochester, MN to Lester and Alfrieda (Kuehl) Bishop. He was raised in St. Charles and Milwaukee and attended St. Charles High School before entering the United States Marine Corp in 1957,...
Helen Peterson
Mar 1, 2018
Helen Marcella Peterson, 103, of Houston, MN, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Valley View Health and Rehab. She was born December 29, 1914 to James and Margaret McMorrow in Houston, MN. She married Eldon Peterson. They had two sons, Lyle and Everet. Helen was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Houston and served as secretary of the...
Violet Runningen
Mar 1, 2018
HOUSTON, Minn. -- Violet G. Runningen, 86, of Houston passed away peacefully on March 1 at her farm home surrounded by her five children. Violet had countless friends and was known for her compassion for others, a welcoming smile, and putting others ahead of herself. A big joy, she said, was, "family coming home to visit and visiting with friends.''...
Gerald "Jerry" Olson
Mar 1, 2018
Gerald "Jerry" Charles Olson, 85 of Lanesboro, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 due to complications of Inclusion Body Myositis. Jerry was born October 30, 1932 in Eugene, OR to Harold and Jennie (Peterson) Olson. He grew up in Luck, WI, graduating from Luck High School in 1951. Jerry served in the U.S. Coast Guard (Korean War) Atlantic Ocean Coast Patrol....
Linette Kay Ritter
Mar 1, 2018
RUSHFORD, MN - Linette K. Ritter, 56, of Rushford, MN died on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley, Alabama. Linette Kay Stoen was born on January 28, 1962, in Decorah, IA to Eugene and Caryl (Dickman) Stoen. She was raised in the Decorah area and was a 1980 graduate of Decorah High School. She...
Beverly Olson
Feb 28, 2018
PETERSON, MN - Beverly J. (Haslerud) Olson, 81, of Peterson, MN died on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Healthcare Center in Chatfield, MN. Bev was born on July 18, 1936, in Peterson to Joseph and Bertha (Woxland) Olness. She was raised in Peterson where she attended school through tenth grade. Bev graduated from Rushford High School. She...
Robert "Bob" Rodgers
Feb 27, 2018
Robert "Bob" Rodgers, 94, of Chatfield, MN died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Bob was born July 14, 1923 in Spokane Washington to William and Rhoda (Childs). At a young age his parents moved Bob, older brother, Jack, and baby sister, Betty to Winona by train. The family settled on a farm just outside...
Mary L. Evans
Feb 27, 2018
Mary Louise Evans, 60, of Stockton, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Winona Health. She was born on November 27, 1957 in Winona to Donald and Marion (Schueler) Skappel. On May 16, 2006 she married the love of her life, Steve Evans. Mary had a great sense of humor and loved being around people. She enjoyed playing BINGO and...
Ervin Leonard Schmidt
Feb 26, 2018
Ervin L Schmidt, 91, of Rochester MN died Monday, February 26 at Sugar Loaf Senior Living, Winona. Ervin was born April 30, 1926 in Winona MN to William and Anna (Ellers) Schmidt. All who met him would say, "He's an interesting guy to talk to." Erv always said, "If I can see it, I can fix it." He had an...
Theo B. Putt
Feb 25, 2018
Theo Barry Putt, 76, peacefully passed away February 25, 2018 in Rochester Minnesota. Born January 3, 1942, he was the son of the late Theophilis W Putt and Margaret McClenahan Putt. He is survived by his daughters Deborah Albright of Fayetteville, Pa and Anna (wife of Luke) Young of Shippensburg as well as 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He...
Wesley William Pierce
Feb 25, 2018
Wesley "Wes" William Pierce, 82 of Lewiston, died Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles. Wes was born October 20, 1935 at the home of his grandparents in rural Winona County. He was the oldest son of Simmons and Hazel (Roth) Pierce. Wes married Janice Giles on November 23, 1960 at the First Presbyterian Church in...
Harold Clifford Paulson
Feb 24, 2018
UTICA, MN - Harold Clifford Paulson, 87, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at his home in rural Utica, MN. Born on April 13, 1930, Harold was the son of Carl and Evelyn (Eide) Paulson. Harold attended Grover School and graduated from Peterson High School in 1948. He married Ruth Vehrenkamp on May 29, 1954. Harold and Ruth celebrated...
Jan Behrens
Feb 23, 2018
Throughout her rich and rewarding life, Janice "Jan" Behrens was a blessing to all who were near. She was compassionate, generous, and fun-loving with a deep devotion to the community she called home for much of her life. Jan was a loving wife and mother who lived to nurture and care for her children and grandchildren, and she was so...
Delone J. "Dee" Woxland
Feb 21, 2018
Delone ("Dee") Woxland, age 100, died at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford on February 21. A memorial service will be held at Rushford Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 3 at 11:00 a.m. Dee was born on a farm near Harmony, Minnesota, on April 30, 1917 to Martin Bjorge and Margit (Harstad) Bjorge. Tragedy struck when she was only sixteen...
Delbert C. Hendershot
Feb 20, 2018
Delbert Hendershot, 73, of Stewartville died unexpectedly at his home. Delbert was born in Pierre, S.D. June 1, 1944 to Glenn and Almina (Clement) Hendershot. They later moved to Rochester. He entered the Army at the age of 16, serving for 21 years. Delbert had two tours of duty in Viet Nam. Was stationed in Korea and in Manheim and...
Eugene "Gene" John Kaehler
Feb 19, 2018
Eugene "Gene" John Kaehler, 90 of Winona, died Monday, February 19, 2018 at Sugar Loaf Assisted Living. Gene was born December 31, 1927 in Winona to Albert and Josephine (Gorny) Kaehler. He graduated from Winona Senior High School. Gene served his country honorably in the United States Navy from 1946-1947. On May 18, 1950, he married Marion Haase. Gene was...
Merritt "Moe" Eugene Stark Sr.
Feb 18, 2018
Merritt "Moe" Eugene Stark Sr., 82 of Winona died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Gundersen Health in La Crosse. Moe was born November 21, 1935 in Winona, MN to Fred and Ethel (Wise) Stark and raised on French Island, WI. On June 8, 1957, he married Norma Daniels at Grace Presbyterian Church. He worked for many years as a foreman...
Maude "Mitzi" (Anstett) Holets
Feb 17, 2018
Maude Marie (Mitzi) Anstett was born on April 24,1921, in Preston to John and Louise (Hanning) Anstett. Maude attended elementary, rural and town school and graduated from Preston High School in 1938, and from the teacher training department in 1939. Followed by summer school at Winona State Teachers College in Winona and several off campus courses. Maude began teaching...
Dale Russell Northrup
Feb 16, 2018
Dale Russell Northrup, 83, of Winona died Friday, February 16, 2018 at Winona Health surrounded by his family. Dale was born on Pleasant Ridge on August 9, 1934 to Byne and Florence (Holliday) Northrup. He attended Winona Senior High and met Joyce Buerck. The two of them were married on October 1,1955 at Central Methodist Church Winona, Mn. Dale was...
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