Dec 14, 2016

Joan Rose Squires, age 84, of Buffalo City, WI died at her home Wednesday, December 14. Joan was born October 1, 1932 to Anthony and Mary Fix. On April 16, 1955 she was united in marriage to Edward Squires. Joan was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. She enjoyed doing puzzles, bird watching and watching TV. She is survived...

Dec 14, 2016

PETERSON, MN - Doris B. Fox, 86, of Peterson, MN died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in Rushford, MN. Doris was born on August 14, 1930, in Peterson, MN to Bennie and Mildred (Hanson) Boyum. She was raised on the family farm in rural Peterson. Doris attended country school, graduated from Peterson High School in 1948, and from the Lutheran...

Dec 14, 2016

Jordan Hove, age 82, passed away suddenly Wednesday, December 14th at his home in Dover. Jordan Julius Hove was born September 27, 1934, in Austin MN to Julius and Esther (Hammond) Hove. The family moved to the Dover area where he grew up. Jordan graduated from Dover School. He married Donna Anderson on August 3rd, 1957. Shortly after they were...

Dec 13, 2016

Arden Paul Pederson, 90,  a longtime member of the Whalan community passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Preston.

Arden was born January 13, 1926 in  Arendahl Township, Minnesota to Peter and Cordella (Bradley) Pederson.  At the age of 5, he moved to his present farm with his parents.  He attending the Lodahl School, in rural Lanesboro,...

Dec 12, 2016

Beverly Mae Kiehne was born November 3, 1931 near Bristol Township to William and Bertha (Klomps) Vehrenkamp. She attended Harmony High School and graduated in 1948. On January 29, 1950, she married Dwaine Kiehne at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Granger.

Dwaine and Beverly moved from Granger to their dairy farm near Chatfield in 1957. Much of...

Dec 12, 2016

RUSHFORD, MN - Arlenn H. Hundorf, 83, of Rushford, MN died on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Arlenn was born on July 2, 1933, in Rushford, MN to Palmer and Alice (Jonsgaard) Hundorf. He was raised in Rushford and worked with his father on the family farm until he entered the U.S. Army during...

Dec 11, 2016

Eloise M. Shepardson, 86, Dakota, Minnesota, went peacefully home to our Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Eloise was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota at St. Barnabas Hospital on December 20, 1929 to Hjalmer and Lillian Johnson. Eloise moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin with her parents and baby sister Ann in 1936. A child of the depression, Eloise grew up in...

Dec 10, 2016

Rose Marie Sturm, 86, of Winona, passed away at Winona Health ER on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Rose was born in Canton, IL on January 26, 1930. She moved to Peoria, IL then to Macomb, IL where she grew up. She graduated from Macomb High School in 1949. She married John Sturm in July of 1950. They lived in Macomb...

Dec 10, 2016

When reflecting on the life of Otis Biers, words such as hardworking, steadfast, and even jovial come to mind, however, the word that just might paint the most accurate picture of him is fun-loving. Although he accomplished so much of which to be proud, it was his family that was his greatest source of pride and joy. Otie had a...

Dec 9, 2016

A gentle and gracious, beautiful woman passed away peacefully, Friday, December 9, 2016 at Winona Health, with her 2 remaining sisters sharing loving memories with her. Lorraine was born on August 14, 1938 in Blair, Wis. to Bert and Gena (Anderson) Brekke. The family moved to Winona around 1944. She was confirmed by Dr. Brynested at Central Lutheran Church. She...

Dec 9, 2016

Winona, Carol Jean Putzier, 51, died peacefully on Friday, December 9, at her home in Winona. Carol was born May 24, 1965 in Winona to Harold and Harriet (Connaughty) Putzier. She was raised east of St. Charles and later moved to Winona, where she graduated from Winona High School. Through employment at Winona ORC, Carol kept busy working community jobs...

Dec 7, 2016

Helen Jean Roberton, 85, of Lewiston, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 surrounded by family. She was born on January 8, 1931 in St. Paul to Henry and Ruth (Raddatz) Holst. She was united in marriage to William Roberton on November 26, 1949 in St. Paul. Helen was employed with Camera Art for 30 years until her retirement. She also...

Dec 6, 2016

Mary Lou Soppa was the kind of person others never forgot once they met her. She made sure everyone was included and taken care of before she thought about herself. She and her husband worked hand in hand to unfold their vision of making life better for those around them. They supported each other and their family who meant the...

Dec 5, 2016

Mildred Lillian Johnson, 100, of Lanesboro passed on Monday December 5, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Mildred was born to Albert and Blanche (Inglett) Egge on March 19, 1916 and was baptized at the Elstad Lutheran Church.  Her parents along with two older brothers and a younger sister, lived and farmed just...

Dec 5, 2016

Leonard J. Tostenson, 81, of Houston, MN died on Monday, December 5, 2016, at his home. Leonard was born on August 8, 1935, in Canton, MN to Clarence and Clara Eunice (Starks) Tostenson. He was raised in Canton. On September 18, 1953, he was united in marriage with Kathleen "Kittie" Ferguson in Harmony, MN. Leonard farmed in the Canton area...

Nov 28, 2016

Michael Patrick "Coach Mike" Donahoe of Chatfield died peacefully at home on Monday, November 28, 2016.  Mike was born November 8, 1953, to Vincent and Amy Donahoe in Napoleon, Ohio.  He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1971, then served in the US Army. He attended college studying auto mechanics and business.

Mike married Rebecca Peterson, they...

Nov 28, 2016

Richard "Dick" LeRoy Howard, 82, of Winona, passed away peacefully Monday, November 28, 2016 with family by his side. He was born on January 9, 1934 to Albert and Florence (Multhaup) Howard. He graduated from Winona High in 1952 and attended college for a short time before enlisting in the United States Army. While in Germany, he met the love...

Nov 27, 2016

St. Charles, Ilene Fabian, 90, of St. Charles died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Ilene was born May 15, 1926 in Wilson to Arnold and Helen (Jandt) Gernes, growing up in Witoka and Garvin Heights, near Winona. Ilene met Emil Fabian at the Wyatville Dance Hall. They married November 8, 1945...

Nov 26, 2016

Gloria Marie Anderson (nee Haupt) went to be with her Lord and savior on Saturday, November 26, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born on July 12, 1929 to Herbert and Marie (Rodenburg) Haupt. She attended Houston High School until the 11th grade when she elected to move to Minneapolis and attend Paul's Hairdressing Academy. On September...

Nov 25, 2016

James Curtis Kirchner, 86 of Rollingstone, died Friday, November 25, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester - St. Mary's Campus. Jim was born November 10, 1930 in Sturgeon Bay, WI. He served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. On August 1, 1953 he married Rosemary Meyers and they made their home in Wisconsin. Jim...