Feb 27, 2015

LEWISTONMerle Catherine Krenzke, 93 of Rochester and formerly from Lewiston/Preston, died Friday, February 27, 2015 at her home in Rochester with family at her side.Merle was born July 30, 1921, on the family farm in Canton to Clair and Ellen (Gossman) Snyder. She was raised in Preston with five sisters and two brothers. After high school, Merle worked as a...

Feb 27, 2015

Paul Glenn Runningen, 67, of Houston, passed away, February 27, 2015, at the Houston Rehab Center surrounded by his loving family.He was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on May 3, 1947, the son of the late Glenn and Harriet (Schild) Runningen. He grew up around South Ridge and Houston areas, and graduated from Houston High School in 1965. After high school,...

Feb 26, 2015

Gloria M. Ruen of Lanesboro peacefully went to meet her savior at Green Lea Manor in Mabel.

Gloria was born June 22, 1938 in Rushford to Clifford and Dora Rustad. Gloria was baptized and confirmed at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church. It was here in this family that she developed her life-long love of music, respect for education...

Feb 26, 2015

Linda Jean Bass (formerly Smith & Tillma), 63 of Winona, died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her home.Linda was born in Slayton, MN on August 1, 1951 to Lewis "Luke" and Evelyn (Bremer) Bass. She was the oldest of three; her two brothers are Craig (Roxanne) Bass of South Dakota and Bradley (Laura) Bass of Ohio.Linda graduated from Castlewood...

Feb 24, 2015

WINONAJohn "Jack" Martin Swinsen, 81 of Winona, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at his home.The youngest of 5 children, Jack was born December 22, 1933 in Winona to Edwin and Leone (Berger) Swinsen. After finishing school at Winona Senior High School, Jack worked briefly as a taxi driver for Winona Cab Company before being inducted in the U.S. Army on...

Feb 23, 2015

Mary Frances Hall, 86, of Lanesboro, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Harmony Health Care Center where she had resided for one month.

Mary Frances was born Oct. 19, 1928, in Wabasha, to Leo and Lucille (Helsaple) Hager. She attended school in Wabasha and Lanesboro. On Feb. 23, 1949, she married Wilbur Hall at St. Patrick's...

Feb 22, 2015

Norman Herbert Allen, 85, of Chatfield, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Chosen Valley Nursing Home in Chatfield, of natural causes, he had lived there since November 2007.

Norman was born June 15, 1929, in Chatfield to George Herbert and Laura (Mohlke) Allen. He attended school through the eighth grade at County School...

Feb 19, 2015

ST. CHARLESWalter Otto Schubert, 102 of St. Charles went to the be in the arms of the Lord Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Golden Living Center - East in Rochester.Walter was born September 8, 1912 to Walter H. and Edna (Schwager) Schubert on the home farm in Bethany. He married Pauline Luster of Charles City, IA in 1938 and adopted...

Feb 18, 2015

Lawrence "Larry" James Manahan, 81 of St. Charles, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, surrounded by family.Larry was born August 28, 1933 in Elmira Township to Matthew and Adeline (McConnell) Manahan. He graduated from Chatfield High School. Following graduation Larry served in the United States Army for two years, stationed in Germany. In 1961, Larry married...

Feb 17, 2015

Orval Howard Amdahl, 95, of Lanesboro, died peacefully surrounded by family at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.

Orval was born May 26, 1919, to Alfred and Alphine (Sickle) Amdahl. He graduated from Lanesboro High School and St. Olaf College. He taught at Lanesboro High School prior to entering World War II as...

Feb 17, 2015

ROLLINGSTONEAll who knew Winifred Monahan would agree that she was one of the sweetest people around. She was a hard worker who was always looking for ways she could help those around her in ways both great and small. A loving wife and nurturing mother, Winifred was in her element while cooking up a feast for her family that later...

Feb 15, 2015

Kevin Daniel Hisey, 44, passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at his home near Chatfield, after a nine month battle with cancer.

Kevin was born April 3, 1970, to Glenn and Marlene (Jefferis) Hisey. He graduated valedictorian of Chosen Valley High School, class of 1988, and studied mathematics and engineering at U of M Morris and U...

Feb 15, 2015

RUSHFORDLois Lange, 73 of Rushford, Minnesota died peacefully on February 15th, 2015 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home.She was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 9, 1941. She grew up in Choice and Rushford, MN and graduated from Rushford High School in 1959. In 1961, she married Ronald Elzea and had a daughter, Tracy. They later divorced. On December 17th, 1962...

Feb 15, 2015

Charlotte Josephine Reidel died peacefully on Sunday, February 15, in Winona, Minnesota. She was born March 6, 1930, in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, to Joseph and Lizzie Dettinger.When Charlotte was a young teen the family moved to Winona where she graduated from Winona High School. During her teen years she began serving as a dental assistant, learning skills that she used throughout...

Feb 14, 2015

Dorothy Peterson Berland, age 87, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2015 at Chosen-Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Dorothy was born on May 3, 1927 to Oscar E. and Josie Storelee Peterson in rural Lanesboro, MN.

Dorothy attended the Benson Rural School for eight years. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1945 and...

Feb 14, 2015

Lynn Marie (Duane) Planet, 59, died February 14, 2015 in California.Born on October 22, 1955, to Sylvester and Dorothy (Feltes) Duane, she grew up in Lewiston, MN. Lynn graduated from Lewiston High in 1974 and in 1979 received her Bachelor's degree in School and Community Health/Physical Education from Winona State University.Over the next several decades, Lynn lived in Arizona and...

Feb 11, 2015

Like the sparkling, bright lights she so loved, Rose Riggins brought a glimmer of hope to the days of many with her kind and caring spirit. Rose had the discerning gift of being able to seek those who needed a caring hug, or a hand held in understanding. She also had the ability to draw the kindness of others to...

Feb 10, 2015

Charles “Charlie” Pavlish, 100, passed away at Trinity Care Center in Farmington on Tuesday, February 10, 2015.

He was born December 20, 1914 to Adolph and Josephine (Troyak) Pavlish.  He was born in Chatfield on the land near where the Chatfield Chosen Valley Care Center is located today.

On October 1, 1938 he married Dorothy...

Feb 10, 2015

WINONAGenevieve Anna Larson, 92 of Winona, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare surrounded by family.Genevieve was born September 6, 1922 in Houston, MN to Norman and Florence (Holliday) Orr. Her parents divorced at an early age and Genevieve was raised by her grandparents, Eugene and Estelle Orr on their farm near Houston. When she was 18...

Feb 10, 2015

ROLLINGSTONEAdelaide M. Haxton, 98, of Rollingstone, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona.She was born November 26, 1916 in Fargo, ND, to Nic and Clara (Hilbert) Seiwert. She attended Holy Trinity High School, State Teachers College in Valley City, ND, and the University of Minnesota. She married Lloyd Haxton on July 16, 1955 at Saint...