Oct 12, 2015

DAKOTARichard W. "Dick" Briesath, 81, of Dakota, Minn. died on Monday, October 12, 2015 at Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen, Wis.Dick was born on August 23, 1934, in Pickwick, Minn. to John and Myrtle (Messner) Briesath. He moved with his family to Winona when he was three years old. Dick graduated from Winona Senior High School. He received his Bachelor's...

Oct 12, 2015

Jane Lavaughn Quamen, 87 of Rushford, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at Winona Health, surrounded by her family.Jane was born March 31, 1928 in Utica to Edward and Josephine (Woxland) Peterson, the oldest of four children. She graduated from Peterson High School in 1946 and in 1947 she married Richard Iverson, Sr. They were later divorced. They had one son,...

Oct 10, 2015

Darlene Marie Johnson, 59, of Chatfield, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Darlene Marie Johnson was born on July 5, 1956 in Preston, Minnesota to Harold W. and Dorothy A. (Severson) Rath.  On February 18, 1978 she married Steven Lee Johnson at St. John’s Lutheran in Wykoff.

Darlene...

Oct 10, 2015

Donlee "Don" John Eger, 78 of Winona, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home.Don was born in St. Paul on October 13, 1936 to John N. and Martha (Lehmann) Eger. He graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1954. After high school, Don enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 82nd Airborn. He...

Oct 8, 2015

RUSHFORDGerald "Jerry" H. Grover, 82 of Rushford, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Rushford.Jerry was born April 23, 1933 to George and Mabel (Kriese) Grover in LaCrosse, WI. He graduated from Rushford High School in 1951and continued on to complete a degree at Dunwoody Institute. On March 15, 1958 he married Diane Anderson in Peterson, MN. Together they raised four...

Oct 6, 2015

HOUSTONLydia Charleen (Haupt) Britson, 79, of Houston, Minn. died peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital. Lydia was born on July 26, 1936 in La Crosse, WI to Herbert A. and Marie A.S. (Rodenberg) Haupt. Lydia was raised in South Ridge until moving to Houston in her youth, and graduated from Houston High School in 1954. On...

Oct 5, 2015

GOODVIEWGordon L. Lafka, 97, of Goodview died Monday, October 5, 2015 at Lake Winona Manor.Gordon was born August 26, 1918 to Louis and Mary (Resch) Lafka in Warren Township, Winona County. On October 2, 1948 he married Geraldine Wegman at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Lewiston, MN. They settled in Winona and Goodview. He is a member of...

Oct 4, 2015

WINONA Paulette Ann Campbell, 76 of Winona, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare.Paulette was born October 16, 1938 in Winona, MN. Her parents were Doris and Arthur LeVasseur. She attended Cotter High School. In 1956, she married LaVern Campbell. They resided most of their lives in Winona, MN. She and her husband started Cathedral Crafts Stained...

Sep 30, 2015

Alice Marie Topness, 92, of rural Lanesboro died Wednesday September 30, 2015 at Park Lane Estates where she had been a resident for several years.

Alice Marie Ady was born August 1, 1923 in Elk River, Minnesota to Clarence and Sylvia Ady.  She married Clarence Topness on June 15, 1953 in Decorah, Iowa.  In addition to farming...

Sep 29, 2015

WINONAChristine Marie Springer, 52 of Winona, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at her home.She was born March 13, 1963 at the Winona Community Memorial Hospital to Tom and Nancy (Galewski) Springer. She was baptized at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona in 1963. Growing up in a military family, she lived in various cities, including San Pedro, CA and...

Sep 29, 2015

Arthur A. Sievers, 89, of Winona, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona.Art was born in Winona MN on November 26, 1925 to Arthur H. and Sophia (Maus) Sievers. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the Army Air Corps. He was an active and proud member of the American Legion, 40/8, and the VFW. He...

Sep 29, 2015

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, HOUSTON, MINN. 507-864-7771HOUSTON, MINN. - Ronald D. Nelson, 82, of La Crescent, Minn. and formerly of Houston, Minn. died on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, Minn. Ronald Dean Nelson was born on December 31, 1932, in La Crosse, Wis. to Henry Leroy and Fern (Hanson) Nelson. Ron was raised and...

Sep 28, 2015

Mary Ruen, 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.

Mary (O’Connor) Ruen was born on September 28, 1948 in Preston Minnesota, to Raymond and Helen (Collett) O’Connor. She was raised in a loving family on a farm outside of Preston Minnesota where she attended Crystal Springs Country School...

Sep 28, 2015

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Beatrice H. Rislove, 94, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, September 28, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Beatrice was born on November 28, 1920, in rural Rushford to Elmer and Helen (Gilbertson) Otis. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school. On February 20, 1940, she was united in...

Sep 26, 2015

JoAnn Barbara Bidsler, 71, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 26, 2015, at her home in Chatfield.

JoAnn was born February 6, 1944 to Raymond and Constance (Siem) Karau in Minneapolis.  She graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester in 1962.  She attended Rochester Cosmetology School and worked at the Fountain Blue Beauty Salon.

Sep 25, 2015

Carl J. "Bud" Brackett, 86 of Lewiston, died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Lake Winona Manor.Bud was born on June 18, 1929 in Lewiston to Lorraine Kessler. He attended school in Lewiston until he began working as a truck driver for Bill Schott Trucking. On May 4, 1957, he married Deloris Treder and together they owned and operated Bud's Service...

Sep 24, 2015

Altura, Gerald W. "Jerry" Dotterwick, 83, of Altura died Thursday morning, September 24th at his home. Jerry was born April 23, 1932 in Winona to Fred and Florence (Knopick) Dotterwick. He graduated from Winona High School then served in the U. S. Army, stationed in Korea. On April 26, 1958 Jerry and Kay Kindt were married in Winona. They lived...

Sep 23, 2015

Betty Mae Plenge

Betty Mae Plenge , 86, of Chatfield died Wednesday, September 23rd at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she had resided since the end of July. Betty was born August 26, 1929, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1947 and attended and graduated from...

Sep 23, 2015

Frederick Leroy Bursack, of Winona, died on Wednesday, September 23, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital at the age of 63.He was born in Marshall, Minnesota, in 1952, to MaryAnn Kolbe and Frederick Bursack, Sr. He was raised in Hendricks, Minn., and graduated from Hendricks High School in 1972.He traveled extensively for ESI doing grain elevator construction, and worked for many years...

Sep 23, 2015

Judith "Judy" Rae Jorgensen, 66 of Minneiska, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI.Judy was born April 9, 1949 in La Crosse to Burton and Verla (Yttri) Syverson. She graduated from De Soto High School in 1967 and went on to attend Luther College in Decorah, IA. While attending the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse,...