Jan 9, 2016

Donald P. Bautch, 78, of Winona, formally of Arcadia, WI., died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at Lake Winona Manor with his wife, Janet, by his side. He was born May 10, 1937 to Alex and Mary (Puchalla) Bautch. At 16, his father died and his mother remarried Bernard Kolstad who became a father figure. On July 5, 2003, Donald married...

Jan 7, 2016

Delores Cedarholm, 83, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2016 surrounded by her immediate family at River Bend Senior Living in Rochester, MN. Delores is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Rev. H. Eugene Cedarholm; brother, Paul D. Hanson (Cynthia) of Belmont MA.; her three daughters, Lori (Craig) Hilmer of St. Charles MN, Beth Cedarholm of River Falls...

Jan 3, 2016

V. Douglas Miller, 71, of Rochester passed away at his home on January 3, 2016. Doug was born on September 11, 1944 in Preston, Minnesota to Virgil D. Miller and Serena B. Asper.   He graduated from high school in 1963 from Kansas.  From 1964 -1966 he served in the United States Army.    He married Susan Carson and later divorced.  ...

Jan 3, 2016

Marilyn J. Tarras, 77, of Rushford, MN died on Sunday, January 3, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Marilyn was born on March 30, 1938, in La Crosse, Wis. to Joseph and Charlotte (Ford) Lambert. She was raised in Winona and Graduated from Winona Sr. High School in 1956, and from Winona Cosmetology School. On November 29,...

Jan 3, 2016

Anthony "Tony" J. Schaufenbil, 70, of Winona, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. He was born on March 22, 1945 to Ernest and Erna (Janke).Tony graduated from St. Mary's University with a degree in accounting and shortly thereafter married his first wife, Sue Sherman in 1968. Together, they raised four children, Michael, Cathleen, Christine, and Mark and welcomed several grandchildren before...

Jan 2, 2016

Frank L. Gerry, 74, of Lewiston died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.Frank was born February 25, 1941 to Reuben and Cora (Lewis) Gerry. He was raised on the family farm in St. Charles, MN and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1959. He worked his way through college at Del's Café where he...

Jan 2, 2016

St. Charles, Glen E. "Butch" Cummings, 62, of St. Charles died Saturday, January 2nd at St. Isodore Health of Green Prairie in Plainview. Butch was born January 10, 1953 in Franklin, Indiana to LaVerne "Pete" and Pauline (Poorker) Cummings. His family moved to Winona where Butch graduated from Winona High in 1972. Butch later moved to St. Charles and worked...

Dec 29, 2015

Ardelina R. Ericson, 91 of Fountain passed away at the Stewartville Care Center on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Ardelina was born March 21, 1924 to Ludwig and Ruth Mlenar in Fillmore, Minnesota.  She graduated from Wykoff High School in 1942.  She married Walter Ericson on June 18, 1942.  They farmed in rural Fountain for many years and...

Dec 29, 2015

On the morning of Tuesday, December 29, 2015, David Meyer passed away at home with his family at his  side after a short illness.

David Phillip Meyer was born December 10, 1932 in Lanesboro, Minnesota to Alfred and Winnie (Hall) Meyer.  David grew up in rural Fountain and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1951.  Following high...

Dec 28, 2015

Harley Donald Walters, 58 of Winona, was called home to Jesus on Monday, December 28, 2015 at home surrounded by his family.Harley was born May 16, 1957 in Winona to William and Inez (Fabian) Walters. He graduated from Winona High School in 1975. On February 26, 1977 he married Judy Hodge. They had two children together, Kimberly and Roth and...

Dec 28, 2015

Known and dearly loved by many as the cigar smoking, stubborn old German, Al Fortsch lived with ways all his own. Al was a hardworking man who taught the value of hard working principles to his children. He served as an example with his tenacious spirit and stubborn, almost cantankerous nature, yet he was loved beyond compare by the family...

Dec 27, 2015

Marjorie Ellen Abrahamson, 92, of rural Lanseboro, died Sunday (Dec. 27, 2015) at Park Lane Estates in Preston.

Marjorie was born Oct. 3, 1923, in rural Freemont in Winona County, the daughter of Charles Alexander Ferguson and Winnifred Littlefield. She attended Lanesboro High School and Winona Teachers College.

On June 9, 1949, she married Irving...

Dec 26, 2015

Cindy Burt, 55 of Winona died peacefully at her home December 26, 2015 from stage IV breast cancer.Cindy was born July 10, 1960 in Portage, Wi. to Laverne and Sue Hawley of Pardeeville. Cindy spent her whole childhood in Pardeeville, Wi, graduating from Pardeeville High School in 1978. Cindy met the love of her life Matt Burt in 1979. She...

Dec 25, 2015

Donald Robert Kirk, 80, of Winona, MN., formally of Palo Cedro, CA., died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. He was born in Canon City, CO on April 19, 1935 to Robert and Dorothy Kirk. When Donald was 14 his family moved to Redding CA where he lived for 50 years. There he met Janice, the love of his life for 59...

Dec 25, 2015

Age 84 of Lewiston died Friday December 25 at his home surrounded by his family. George was born to Odin and Ruth (Hundorf) Griffin on June 25, 1931 in Rushford, MN. He farmed most of his life. He bought his own farm outside of Lewiston in 1962 and farmed it until his retirement in 1995. George was determined not to...

Dec 22, 2015

Irma Rosabel Aulich, 95, formerly of Chatfield, passed away on Dec. 22, 2015, at Prairie Meadow Senior Living in Kasson.

Irma was born on July 11, 1920, to Fredrick and Elsa Althoff in Mora, Minn. She married Rolland Aulich on Oct. 16, 1948. Rollie passed away Nov. 30, 2000. Also preceding her in death are six siblings,...

Dec 21, 2015

Carol Jean Wener, 70 of Dodge, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at her home.Carol was born January 9, 1945 in Grafton, ND to John and Marion (Lilla) Grzadzielewski. When she was young, she moved with her family to Dodge where she spent the remainder of her life. She graduated from Arcadia High School and went on to attend St. Francis...

Dec 20, 2015

RUSHFORD, MINN: Alton G. Klungtvedt, 88, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.Alton Glen Klungtvedt was born July 23, 1927 to Helmer and Olga (Vogen) Klungtvedt in Rushford, MN. He graduated from Rushford High School in 1945 and was a life-long resident of Rushford. He farmed, worked at Midland Cooperatives, and Hammell Equipment. He married...

Dec 20, 2015

With unending devotion to her family, Fran Decker was a blessing to each and every one of her loved ones. She lived fully in the moments she was given while facing whatever came her way with unwavering faith. With her own unique spunk and sparkle, Fran brought a room to life, and her zest for life was contagious. She experienced...

Dec 19, 2015

Gerald Clayton (Jerry) Haessig was released from his pain on December 19, 2015 at Lake Winona Manor. He was born on December 13, 1948 in Winona to Clayton and Mildred (Herrmann) Haessig. Jerry graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1967. He remained in close contact with many of his classmates, regularly meeting with as many as were able to...