May 13, 2016

Ferne Clara Sommers, 99, of Trempealeau, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at St. Anne Extended Health Care. She was born on February 15, 1917 to Richard and Clara (Braatz) Krause at their family home in Fountain City. On November 20, 1935 Ferne was united in marriage to William F. Sommers and together they raised 2 children, Faye and William. Ferne...

May 13, 2016

Goodview, Sandra A. Matthees, 77, of Winona died Friday, May 13th at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse., surrounded by her family. Sandra was born April 6, 1939 in Winona to Earl and Carolyn (Bittner) Reese. She was a lifelong Winona resident. On July 30, 1955 she married Gordon Matthees in Winona. She was a member of St. Matthews...

May 12, 2016

RUSHFORD, MN - Stanley R. Veir, 90, of Rushford, MN died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Stanley was born on June 12, 1925, in Rushford to Lloyd and Alice (Swenside) Veir. He was raised in the Rushford area and attended Vinegar Hill and Rush Creek schools. On February 2, 1944, he was...

May 12, 2016

LEWISTON, MN - Tasha Lynn Hanson, 24, of Lewiston, MN died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, in rural Lewiston, MN. Tasha was born on November 14, 1991, in Winona, MN to Steven Hanson and Shannon Burt. She was raised in Rushford, MN and was a 2010 graduate of Rushford - Peterson High School. Tasha was currently employed at CPI company...

May 11, 2016

Steven “Skeeter” Janet, 50, of Chatfield passed away May 11, 2016 at his home in Chatfield.

Skeeter was born July 10, 1965 in Rochester to Floyd and Marvena (Prilipp) Janet.  He attended schools in Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1983.  He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Griffin Construction. Skeeter enjoyed motorcycles,...

May 9, 2016

Louis Robert Ward, 90, of Chatfield passed away May 9, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester. Louis was born January 27, 1926 in Rochester to William Patrick and Caroline (Williams) Ward. One of 8 children, Louis grew up in Chatfield.   He served in the Navy during WWII.  At the end of the war he...

May 6, 2016

Ray David McCready, 60 of Cherry Grove, formerly of St. Charles, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus. Ray was born October 30, 1955 in Winona to Daniel and Evelyn (Rislow) McCready. He attended St. Charles High School, RCTC & University of WI - La Crosse. Ray worked at Northland Electric, United Electric, Lamperts Lumberyard and...

May 4, 2016

St. Charles, Peter Edward Fort, Jr., 88, of St. Charles died Wednesday, May 4th at his home. Pete was born September 13, 1927 at Stockton Hill to Peter Fort Sr. and Margaret Fort. He married Grace Plinski and they later divorced. Pete worked for Wolter Lumber in St. Charles and later became a partner in P.E.R. Construction. Pete loved to...

May 3, 2016

Evelyn A. Myers, 88, of Winona died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at St. Anne Extended Health Care. Evelyn was born on April 17, 1928 in Sparta, WI to Charles and Eliza (Moore) Wegner. On December 7, 1949 she was united in marriage to Stanley "Bill" Myers and together they had 7 children. Evelyn managed her dairy cattle (who were also...

May 3, 2016

LANESBORO, MN - Marcella C. Hanson, 75, of Lanesboro, MN died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Winona Health in Winona, MN. Marcella Corrine Hummel was born on May 12, 1940, in Amherst township of Fillmore County, MN to Clarence and Marion (Capron) Hummel. She was raised southeast of Lanesboro and attended Grub Town Country School. She was a 1959...

May 3, 2016

Gloria Mae Bronk (Carpenter) 1936-2016 Age 79 of Minnesota City, MN died Tuesday, May 3 at her home surrounded by her family. Gloria was born in Spring Grove, MN on May 18, 1936 to Harlan and Myrtle (Ramlo) Carpenter. She was the 3rd out of 4 children. The family moved to Winona when she was a small child and Gloria...

May 1, 2016

Isabelle Marie Rader, 92, of Winona, formally of Rollingstone, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, surrounded by her family. Isabelle was born August 23, 1923 at her family home in Rollingstone to John and Florence (Sherman) Rader. There she grew up with her 9 siblings and graduated from Holy Trinity School in 1941. Isabelle worked for Hubbard Foods for 45 years...

Apr 30, 2016

Bonnie Lou Pomeroy, 79 of Minnesota City died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare. Bonnie was born September 20, 1937 in Utica to Ernest and Helen (Huebner) Burt. On November 28, 1953, she married Clarence Pomeroy. Bonnie worked at Wrico Stamping for 20+ years. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, fishing, gardening and especially loved flowers. She is survived...

Apr 29, 2016

Marie A. Mueller, 94 of Winona and formerly of Fremont, passed away April 29, 2016 at Lake Winona Manor. Marie Anna was born at home in Norton Township on September 5, 1921 to Andrew and Katherine (Kirch) Schlink. She attended district #28 grade school and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1940. Marie and Willard A. Mueller were married in...

Apr 27, 2016

LANESBORO, MN - Linda R. Bergan, 68, of rural Lanesboro, MN died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Linda Rae Harrington was born in Taopi, MN to Ray and Shirley (Boe) Harrington on November 17, 1947. She was raised in rural LeRoy, MN and was a 1965 graduate of LeRoy High School. She...

Apr 26, 2016

Altura, Martin M. "Marty" Clark, 86, of rural Altura died Tuesday, April 26th, surrounded by family at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, due to complications of pneumonia. Marty was born December 11, 1929 to Lester and Emma (Langer) Clark on the family farm near Crystal Springs. He attended country school and worked as a farm hand for neighboring farmers....

Apr 23, 2016

Helen R. Brock, 74, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Spring Valley Senior Living in Spring Valley, Minnesota. Helen  was born on August 31, 1941 in Jordon Township, Fillmore County to Arthur and Iness (Simons) Blade. She attended school in Spring Valley graduating from Spring Valley High School in 1959.  After graduation she worked as a nurses aid...

Apr 22, 2016

ST. CHARLES, MN - Dolores L. Wittlief, 86, of St. Charles, MN died on Friday, April 22, 2016, at Season's Hospice in Rochester. Dolores was born on May 27, 1929, in Dover, MN to Norval and Florence (Connaughty) Sanden. She was raised south of St. Charles and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1947. Dolores was a graduate of...

Apr 22, 2016

Age 66 of Winona, MN, died Friday, April 22 at Gunderson Health Systems in La Crosse. David was born to Raymond and Gladys (Dorman) Grossell on March 19, 1950 in Wabasha. David grew up in Winona and attended Winona schools. He worked in construction for over 30 years, first at Lester's, then he ran his own construction business for 17...

Apr 20, 2016

Our dear Margaret departed this world on April 21 to be with the lord. Her pain and suffering is over. Margaret was born May 5, 1935 to Louise and Paul Stutzka. Her love for music started with her dad who played the fiddle. Margaret sang as a young girl with her family and played piano. That love of music never...