Harlan Drube

Apr 15, 2014

LewistonHarlan R. Drube, 83, of Rochester, formerly of Lewiston, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home.Harlan was born March 7, 1931 in Madison, Minnesota to Henry and Ethel (Gearman) Drube. He grew up on the family farm south of Revillo, South Dakota. He attended country school and graduated from Revillo High School in 1949. He worked...

Bruce Edward Johnstone

Apr 14, 2014

WINONABruce Edward Johnstone, 84 of Winona, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at Winona Health.Bruce was born March 18, 1930 in Winona to William Francis and Charlotte Hertha (Harnish) Johnstone. He attended Winona Senior High School and served in the United States Air Force from 1947-1950. Bruce married Katherine Besup on May 19, 1953, in Winona. Following in the footsteps of...

Rebecca Lou Pitcock

Apr 13, 2014

St. CharlesRebecca Lou (Smith) Pitcock, 85, of St. Charles, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.Rebecca was born July 23, 1928 in Louisiana. After completing high school, she married Tony Pitcock on August 11, 1945 in Alexander, LA where he was stationed in the Army at the conclusion of WWII. After Tony completed his military duty, he...

Elizabeth Ann Flatten

Apr 12, 2014

HOUSTONElizabeth "Betty" Ann Flatten, 84 of Houston, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston.Betty, the oldest of six children, was born in Caledonia on February 12, 1930 to Elmer and Anna (Laugen) Stene. She grew up in Houston and attended Houston High School. Because Betty was friendly and loved visiting with people, she enjoyed...

Craig Laverne Asleson

Apr 11, 2014

Craig Laverne Asleson, 56, of Faribault, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at the District One Hospital in Fairbult. Craig was born January 10, 1958 in Rochester to Laverne and Arlis (Lietz) Asleson. He attended Dover-Eyota schools. Craig enjoyed farming and tractors. He was especially proud of tractor pulling accomplishment for which he earned a trophy. He enjoyed going...

Pamela Sue Miller

Apr 11, 2014

Pamela Sue Burns Miller, 65, of rural Wykoff, died April 11, 2014 at her home unexpectedly of natural causes. Pamela was born March 29, 1949 in Bloomington, Illinois. Pamela worked as a home health care aid for many years. She enjoyed crafts, gardening, and working with stained glass projects. She was most at home on the family acreage...

Helen Joyce Houge

Apr 11, 2014

HOUSTONHelen Joyce Houge, 92 of Houston, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at home surrounded by her family.Helen was born November 14, 1921 in Lake Benton, Minn. to Edwin Harold and Georgia Alvena (Johnson) Wilcox. She studied at the University of Minnesota's School of Nursing and graduated in 1945. Helen was a registered nurse at La Crosse Lutheran Hospital, a nursing...

Dylan Lee Heater

Apr 10, 2014

Dylan Lee Heater, infant son of Ricky Heater and Laeloni Shields of Winona was born silently on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Winona Health.Along with his parents, he will forever be loved by his brother Jared Heater and his sister, Samantha Jo Heater, along with his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.Private family services are being held.

Jerome A. Daniel

Apr 10, 2014

STOCKTONJerome A. Daniel, 71, of Stockton, MN died on Thursday, April 10, at his home. Jerome was born on July 31, 1942, in Stockton, MN to Cornelius and Susan (Merchlewitz) Daniel. He was raised in Stockton where he lived all of his life. Jerome graduated from Winona Senior High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964,...

Marvin Vernon Jonsgaard

Apr 8, 2014

Peterson, MNMarvin Vernon Jonsgaard, 83, of Peterson, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014.Marvin was born August 30, 1930 to Harry and Agnes (Bailey) Jonsgaard in rural Winona county. He served in the army during the Korean War from 1951-1953 and upon his return he married Yvonne Johnson on February 27, 1954. He worked as a dairy farmer early on and from...

Ardyce Mae Langseth

Apr 8, 2014

Ardyce Mae Langseth, 78 of Lewiston died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester following a lengthy illness with Alzehimers.Ardyce was born May 9, 1935 in Winona to Carl and Augusta (Millard) Thiede. She graduated from Lewiston High School and on April 25, 1953 she married Marlyn Langseth in Lewiston and they were later divorced. She was...

Patricia Ann Johnson

Apr 8, 2014

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE FREMONT, MINN. - Patricia A. "Pat" Johnson, 68, of Fremont, Minn. died on Tuesday, April 8, at Gundersen - Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. Pat was born on December 16, 1945, in Rushford, Minn. to Lloyd and Helen (Engrav) Lerol. She was raised on Vinegar Hill, east of Rushford and graduated from Rushford...

Robert James Hoffman

Apr 7, 2014

Robert James Hoffman, 61 of Rollingstone was born on February 16, 1953, in Wabasha, Minnesota to Francis and Theresa (Speltz) Hoffman. After a brief battle with cancer, Bob passed away at home on April 7, 2014. Bob married the love of his life, Donna (Lehnertz) Hoffman on August 9, 1980. Together they had two daughters, Abigail (Sam) Yackel and Ahlex...

Bonnie Lee Todd

Apr 6, 2014

Bonnie Lee Todd "BLT", 67 of St. Charles, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus.Bonnie was born June 3, 1946 in Minneapolis and adopted at the age of three by Arnie and Evelyn (Winters) Odegaard. She grew up in Winona and graduated from Winona High School. She worked at various places over the years,...

Lyle Russell Rud

Apr 5, 2014

Lyle Russell Rud, 78, of Stewartville, died April 5, 2014 from complications of cancer, at the Spring Valley Care Center, where he had been a resident since January. Mr. Rud was born April 27, 1935 in Stewartville, to Clarence & Thelma (Molde) Rud. He grew up and lived in Stewartville. Lyle served in the U.S Air Force...

Elmer John Sass

Apr 4, 2014

Elmer John Sass, 84, died Friday, April 4th, 2014 at his home in rural Chatfield. Elmer was born October 6th, 1929 to Lawrence & Odelia (Wallerich) Sass in Wabasha County. He was baptized at Albany Catholic Church. On Oct. 17, 1953 he married Marlys Schroeder at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. They resided 60 years on a...

David Ronald Trester

Apr 4, 2014

WINONADavid R. Trester, 41, died Friday, April 4, 2014 at his home in Winona. Dave was born February 10, 1973 in Winona, MN to Ronald and Linda (Bion) Trester. He married Ellen LaRue on September 23, 2000, and they were blessed with a son, Dilan, in 2005. Dave worked at Benchmark Electronics for many years.Dave enjoyed deer hunting early in...

James J. O'Laughlin

Apr 3, 2014

HOFF CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTER, GOODVIEW, MN 55987James "Jim" J. O'Laughlin, 88, of Mesa, AZ and formerly of Winona, MN died on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at his home in Mesa.Jim was born on April 24, 1925, in Winona, MN to Frank and Minnie (Range) O'Laughlin. He was raised in Winona and attended Cotter High School where he played for,...

Danny J Ellis

Apr 1, 2014

Danny Joseph Ellis, of Eyota, died April 1, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born September 22, 1951 to Fred and Helen Ellis. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1969. He joined the Army in 1969 and did a tour in Vietnam from 1970-71 as a mechanic and a gunner on a...

Donald Dean Fenske

Mar 31, 2014

St. Charles, Donald Dean "Don" Fenske, Sr. 76, of St. Charles died Monday March 31st at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. Don was born December 27, 1937 in Winona to Oscar and Bernice (Connaughty) Fenske. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1956 and went on to farm the family farm near Dover. He married and later...