James William Wagner

James William Wagner

Aug 3, 2017

James (Jim) William Wagner, a loving husband, dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa passed away peacefully at his home on August 3, 2017, surrounded by his family.

Jim was born to Roland Sr. and Marjorie (Krause) Wagner on October 16, 1948. He was preceded in death by both parents, a half-brother, Charles (Chuck) Krause, mother-in-law Carol Tufte, and  brother-in-law...

David K Hart

David K Hart

Aug 2, 2017

St. Charles, David K. Hart, 49, of St. Charles died August 3, 2017, at his home after a brave battle with cancer. Dave was born September 25, 1967 in Rochester to Dean and Marjorie (Henry) Hart. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1987 and married Dianne Kraemer on February 9, 1991. Dave had worked at K&S Heating and Air...

Evelyn Hughes

Evelyn Hughes

Aug 2, 2017

Winona, Evelyn Agnes Hughes, 95, of Sugar Loaf Senior Living and formerly of St. Charles died Wednesday, August 2nd at Lake Winona Manor. Evie was born May 9, 1922 in Winona to Anthony and Rose (Wojciechowski) Bambenek. She attended St. Casmir's School where she also received First Holy Communion and was Confirmed. Evie and Gordon Hughes were married September 21,...

Robert Dean Billman

Robert Dean Billman

Jul 31, 2017

Robert Dean Billman, 85, of Chatfield, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017.  He was a resident of the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield MN.

Bob was born August 22, 1931 in Spring Valley MN, to Elmer and Anne (King) Billman.  He grew up in the Spring Valley area farming with his family.  During this time he...

Merl & Suzanne "Sue" Hokenstrom

Merl & Suzanne "Sue" Hokenstrom

Jul 31, 2017

Merl Leroy & Suzanne Jeanette (Kolberg) Hokenstrom, 89 and 86, died July 31, 2017, together at their home. They were born in Red Wing, MN; Merl on July 10, 1928 and Sue on January 6, 1931. Graduating from Red Wing High School, they both spent their younger years in Red Wing where they met. Merl served his country honorably in...

Jean Majerus

Jean Majerus

Jul 30, 2017

St. Charles, Jean M. (Mauer) Majerus, 93, of St. Charles died Sunday, July 30th at Golden Living Center - St. Charles. Jean was born September 10, 1923 in Elba to Nicholas and Florence (Rinn) Mauer. She attended Elba Public School and graduated from St. Charles High in 1942. Jean worked in the purchasing department of J.R. Watkins for five years....

Helen Schmitz

Helen Schmitz

Jul 29, 2017

Helen Ann Schmitz, 72 of Goodview, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse from cancer and heart and lung disease. Helen was born January 10, 1945 in Winona to Stanley and Anna (Guenner) Jaskola. She has spent her entire life in Winona. Helen married Leroy Schmitz, of Wabasha, on August 8, 1964. They made their...

Shirley M. Squires

Shirley M. Squires

Jul 28, 2017

HOFF CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTER Shirley M. Squires, 90, of Winona, MN died on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona. Shirley was born on June 25, 1927, in Milwaukee, WI to Joseph and Dorothy (Pratt) Janikowski. She was raised in Winona and attended Winona Public Schools. On November 16, 1945, Shirley was united in marriage with...

Margaret A. Peterson

Margaret A. Peterson

Jul 28, 2017

Margaret Ann (Slavin) Peterson, known to many as "Maggie" passed away Friday, July 28th,after a short battle with pancreatic cancer, at the Methodist Campus in Rochester surrounded by her loving family at the age of 69 years. Margaret was born August 16, 1947 in Rochester, Minnesota to Ralph and Dorothy (Turner) Slavin. She married Jerry Schellhammer, and later divorced. On...

Tracy Lee (Garden)  Wingert

Tracy Lee (Garden) Wingert

Jul 27, 2017

Tracy Wingert of Fountain died peacefully at Mayo Hospice Rochester on Thursday July 27, 2017 following a hard fought battle against metastatic cancer.

She was born on April 4, 1956 in Kansas to James and Lillian (Witzel) Garden. She graduated from Charles City High School, Charles City Iowa in 1975. She graduated from St. Mary’s School of...

Jaida Marie Hoffman

Jaida Marie Hoffman

Jul 24, 2017

Jaida Marie Hoffman, 34, of Winona, died tragically Monday, July 24, 2017 at her home. She was born on August 17, 1982 to Kim Stolpa. Jaida graduated from Arcadia High School in 2000. She spent most of her life living in Winona but lived in Dodge, Wis. for a short time. Recently, she was employed at Fastenal and TRW. Jaida...

James "Jim" Edward Youngs

James "Jim" Edward Youngs

Jul 22, 2017

Former president of Badger Construction Equipment, James Edward Youngs, 83, of Winona, MN passed away on Saturday, July 22 2017 in Auburn, California of natural causes, after a long battle with severe dementia. Jim was born January 21,1934 to Evelyn and J. Kenneth Youngs in Springfield, Ohio. Jim was an excellent student and basketball player growing up. After high school,...

Beverly June Hallum

Beverly June Hallum

Jul 21, 2017

Beverly June Hallum, 82 of Rushford, died Friday, July 21, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Bev was born December 2, 1934 in Peterson to Henry and Clarice (Haugen) Tudahl. She attended Rushford Public Schools. On March 12, 1955, she married John Hallum. She worked for many years at the Rushford IGA Bakery. She was a faithful member...

Johnathon Retzloff

Johnathon Retzloff

Jul 18, 2017

Johnathon Ray Retzloff, 25, of Winona, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at his home. He was born in Winona to Glendon Ray Treat and Bobbijo Pepper on July 16, 1992. He graduated from Winona Senior High in 2010 and was a member of FFA and the bowling league. Johnathon enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, driving tractor and 4-wheeling. Most importantly...

Jordan  Lewis Schueler

Jordan Lewis Schueler

Jul 15, 2017

Jordan Lewis Schueler, 25, of Goodview, passed away unexpectedly due to health issues, on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at his home. He was born on September 10, 1991 in La Crosse, WI to Jeff and Mary (Johnson) Schueler. Jordan graduated from Winona Senior High in 2010. He was currently working for Fastenal as a FAST Solutions Support Specialist. He enjoyed...

Amanda Mae Grover

Amanda Mae Grover

Jul 14, 2017

Amanda Mae Grover, 40, passed away on July 14, 2017. Amanda was born December 29, 1976 at Spring Valley Hospital to Donna Mae (Finseth) Grover and Gregory V. Grover.  Amanda graduated from Fillmore Central High School in 1995.  She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years. Amanda had a strong spirit and lived life fully.  She was...

Leon Sackreiter

Leon Sackreiter

Jul 14, 2017

St. Charles, Leon Sackreiter, 91, of St. Charles died Friday July 14th at Golden Living Center in St. Charles. Leon was born February 10, 1926 in Chatfield, MN to Reuben Henry and Elva Jane (Cole) Sackreiter. His parents purchased their family farm in 1940 in Saratoga Township. Leon's dad died in 1942. Following his dad's death, Leon and his mother...

Joanne (Manning)  Greenlee

Joanne (Manning) Greenlee

Jul 13, 2017

Joanne Manning Greenlee, 83, of Chatfield passed away on July 13, 2017 at her home.

Joanne was born February 22, 1934 to Clifford and Elsie (Schuchard) Manning. She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1952. On June 25, 1953 she married Lloyd Walter Greenlee.

Joanne enjoyed many activities: family...

Bob Lyngaas

Bob Lyngaas

Jul 13, 2017

Robert E. "Bob" Lyngaas, 79, of St. Charles died Thursday at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Bob was born October 2, 1937 in Fergus Falls to Julius and Agnes (Orpen) Lyngaas. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1955 and attended Luther College in Decorah, IA for a year and a half before serving in the United...

Lambert "Doc" Bronk

Lambert "Doc" Bronk

Jul 12, 2017

Lambert "Doc" Bronk, 92, of Rollingstone, died Wednesday, July 12 at his home. Doc was born November 16, 1924 to Thomas J. and Helen (Zielinski) Bronk in Winona, MN. He married Irene Stanek and they would have celebrated 58 years together this September. Doc served in the Navy during both WWII and the Korean War. He worked at the Winona...