Feb 3, 2018

Eugene J. Dzwonkowski, 91 of Fountain City, left this world on Saturday, February 3, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born to John & Stella (Zyiwicki) Dzwonkowski on April 13, 1926 in Winona. Gene was one of 9 boys and 4 girls. He married Jane (Bork) Henderson on August 20, 1976. Gene served in...

Feb 1, 2018

Dorothy Jean Pomeroy, 92 of Winona, died Thursday, February 1, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born November 23, 1925 in Winona to Ralph and Lydia (Wanek) Peterson. She attended Winona Public Schools and graduated in 1944. In 1946, she married Lawrence "Bud" Pomeroy at the Church of the Nazarene. They had 6 children. Dorothy and...

Jan 31, 2018

John Perry Elliott, 85, of Rollingstone, MN died Wednesday, January 31 at his home. John was born on December 27, 1932 in Stacyville, IA to Perry and Mary Elliott. The family settled in Adams, MN where John grew up with his siblings. John met Theresa Kreidermacher in 1966 at the Play-Mor Ballroom in Rochester. The two fell deeply in love...

Jan 31, 2018

Rebecca Hauser, 65 of Winona and formerly of Caledonia and Spring Grove, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Lake Winona Manor. Private family services will be held in the spring.

Jan 30, 2018

Keith W. Marshall, age 95, of Winona, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Lake Winona Manor with family gathered at his side. Keith was born May 5, 1922 in Ree Heights, SD to Robert and Violet (Wareing) Marshall. He was raised and educated in South Dakota and Minnesota, graduating from Fosston High School, Fosston, MN. After graduation Keith joined the...

Jan 28, 2018

Dagny Anderson, 97, passed away peacefully at Park Lane Estates in Preston on January 28, 2018, surrounded by her family.

Dagny Theoline Topness was born to Theodore and Dorthea (Iverson) Topness on August 20, 1920, in rural Whalan, Minnesota. On May 27, 1941, she married Orville Leroy Anderson at the Highland Prairie parsonage near Bratsburg. The couple...

Jan 28, 2018

Irene Amelia Kester, 94, of Chatfield passed away on January 28, 2018 at the Chosen Valley Care Center.

Irene was born October 11, 1923 to Frederick and Amelia.(Holton)Schroeder. On February 14, 1948 she married Richard Kester at the Methodist Church in Chatfield.

Irene enjoyed spending time with friends, sewing, baking bread and rolls, doing crossword...

Jan 27, 2018

Arleen Louise Barkeim, 89, formerly of Lewiston, died peacefully January 27, 2018 at Lake Winona Manor. Arleen was born March 18, 1928 in Jackson County, Minnesota to Arthur and Anna (Jacobson) Barkeim. As a teenager Arleen moved with her parents and brother to a farm near Lewiston. She graduated from Lewiston High School and began her career as a secretary...

Jan 27, 2018

"Asleep in Jesus, Awake in Paradise"......, on Saturday, January 27th, 2018, after 100 years of God's loving guidance here on earth, Hilma Bonow has now received her crown of everlasting life bestowed on her by Jesus our Savior. Hilma entered this world 100 years ago last September 26th, the second of five children born to John and Helene (Mueller) Burfeind...

Jan 26, 2018

HOUSTON, MN - Sue K. Hanford, 71, of Houston, MN died on Friday, January 26, 2018, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Sue was born on July 19, 1946, in Chicago, IL to Clemence "Buster" and Mildred (Beck) Comstock. She was raised in Houston and was a 1965 graduate of Houston High School. Sue worked at Northern Automotive...

Jan 25, 2018

Penny Hoeser (Wall) of Winona, age 73, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Winona Health. Penny was born November 8, 1944 in Rockford, Illinois to Woodrow and Winifred (Schafer) Wall. She married the love of her life, Philip Hoeser, in June of 1965. Penny was a devoted wife and homemaker who enjoyed all the beauties of nature as an avid...

Jan 25, 2018

YUCATAN, MN - Rhonda C. Burfield, 63, of Yucatan, MN died on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Caledonia, MN. Rhonda was born on August 4, 1954, in Rogers, AR to F.C. "Clifford" and Helen (Overacre) Thomas. On May 21, 1981, she married Terry Burfield at the Money Creek United Methodist Church in Money Creek, MN. They were later divorced. Rhonda...

Jan 24, 2018

Michael Joseph Bissen, 63, of Winona, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Lake Winona Manor with his family by his side. Mike was born September 28, 1954 in Mason City, IA to John "Buddy" and Ethel (Michels) Bissen. He graduated from Stewartville High School in 1972 and St. John's University in 1976. On October 7, 1978, Mike married the love...

Jan 24, 2018

Owen Andrew Mundt, 13, of Utica, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 24, 2018. He was born on March 1, 2004 to Andy and Julie (Peterson) Mundt. Owen was currently an 8th grader at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School. He loved school and The Word of God. He was on the St. John's Rockets basketball team and enjoyed playing baseball and...

Jan 23, 2018

Houston, MN - Lola M. (Myhre) Thorson went to be with the Lord on January 23, 2018, at the age of 96. She was born June 15, 1921, to Martin and Stella (Qualey) Myhre in Spring Grove, Minnesota. She graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1938. After high school Lola went to business school in Minneapolis, MN and then...

Jan 23, 2018

Thirty-seven days following the exit of the love of his life, Betty Lou Lovlien, David Louis Lovlien died at age 81, joining Betty Lou in the more immediate presence of his Savior on Tuesday, January 23rd at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN. David was born to Alfred and Selma (Haugen) in LaCrosse, WI, on March 13th, 1936. David was the...

Jan 22, 2018

After a long and valiant struggle, Michael passed away peacefully on January 22, 2018 at age 69.  He suffered complications resulting from a fall in August.  Michael was proceeded in death by his mother, Eileen (Manahan) Hlohinec and his father, John M. Hlohinec.  He will be dearly missed by his sister, Sharon Morganti (Raymond), his brothers Mark and John...

Jan 22, 2018

Carole Ann Gunderson, 75, of Spring Valley, passed away on January 22, 2018 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Carole was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and a friend to all that knew her.  She was born on December 29, 1942 in Rochester, MN to Lloyd and Winnifred (Draheim) Ober.  Carole grew up in Chatfield and...

Jan 22, 2018

Christel Molter Jefferis, 80, of Chatfield, passed away on January 22, 2018 at her home.

Christel was born March 12, 1937 to Karl and Else (Mensch) Molter in Idar Oberstein Germany. On March 12, 1964 she married Mallory Jefferis in Mannheim-Kafertal, Germany.

Christel enjoyed spending time with friends, crocheting, and pottery.

Christel is...

Jan 20, 2018

On January 20, 2018, after a three-month illness, Virginia Jean Rupprecht, 98, of Lewiston, was called to her Heavenly Home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to be reunited with family and friends who were waiting for her. She died at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles, Minn. She was born on September 8, 1919 to...