Sally Dee (Young) Smith
Apr 23, 2024
Sally Dee Smith, formally from Rochester, MN, peacefully passed away at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
She was born to Richard and Betty Young (Olson) in Des Moines, Iowa on December 5th, 1945. She grew up in Clarion, Iowa where her father was the Doctor in town and her mother a...
Tilford Jerome Rain
Apr 20, 2024
Tilford Rain, 93, passed on to glory on April 20, 2024, at Chosen Valley Care in Chatfield.
Tilford Jerome Rain was born October 15, 1930, in Lanesboro hospital, to Emil and Tena (Redalen) Rain. He attended the country school in Root Prairie, and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1948. On September 21, 1952,...
Barbara Jean Moran
Apr 18, 2024
Barbara J. Moran, age 81, of Eyota, died at Whitewater Health Service in St. Charles on April 18, 2024.
Barbara Jean Moran was born on September 2, 1942 in rural Peterson, MN, the daughter of Ervin and Lois (Jenson) Moran. As a child, she greatly enjoyed fishing with her grandfather. She attended school in Peterson and was a 1961 graduate of...
Mary Elizabeth (Hegtvedt) Allen
Apr 17, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Allen, 66, of Chatfield passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Mary was born in Decorah, Iowa on December 15, 1957 to Marie (Flaskerud) Hegtvedt and Earl Hegtvedt. Mary was raised and attended school in Spring Valley, Minnesota. After graduation Mary moved to the Minneapolis area where she worked as an Administrative Assistant and was...
Terry Dean Henke
Apr 16, 2024
Terry Dean Henke, age 77, died at St. Anne’s in Winona on April 16, 2024, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.
Terry was born October 8, 1946, to Alfred (Bud) and Betty Henke. He enlisted and joined the United States Army. After his retirement from the service, Terry went to work at Fiberite in Winona where he met Jackie. He...
Kay Therese Perry
Apr 16, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kay Perry, who left this world on Tuesday, April 16th. Kay was born on Wednesday, April 27th, 1955, in Emmetsburg, IA, to Nan and Walter Grethen. She grew up on a farm outside Plover, IA, and attended high school in Havelock, IA.
She married and started a family, living and...
Thomas Thompson
Apr 15, 2024
Tom Thompson, Devoted Family Man of Faith 1951–2024
It is with profound sorrow and immense gratitude for his rich, well-lived life that we announce the passing of Tom Thompson. After a resilient battle with illness, Tom passed peacefully, surrounded by love and guided by his unwavering Christian faith. His journey ended in his beloved town of Winona, where he had been...
Mary Ann Connelly
Apr 15, 2024
Mary Ann Connelly, age 89, of St. Charles passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on April 15, 2024.
Mary Ann Kramer was born on April 18, 1934, to Carl and Irene (Lett) Kramer. Her father was a farmer and her mother a homemaker. She attended country school until the 8th grade and graduated from St. Charles High School in...
Neil Alex Rowland
Apr 15, 2024
Neil A. Rowland, 69, of Chatfield, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus, surrounded by his 3 boys.
Neil Alex Rowland was born November 14, 1954, in Gaylord, MN to Arlo and Janice (Redman) Rowland. The Rowland family moved from Gaylord to Bryon in 1958 where Arlo started the Rowland Well...
Alvin Warnke Jr.
Apr 15, 2024
Alvin Warnke Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 15, 2024, surrounded by his family.
Alvin is remembered as an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish.
He is survived by his two brothers, Wayne (Priscilla) Warnke and Dave (Deb) Warnke; two children, Jackie (Al) Kush and Jon (Maggie) Warnke; three grandchildren, Kasey (Luke) Pomeroy, Gabe Warnke, and Dawson Kush;...
Barbara Thomas
Apr 13, 2024
Barbara Thomas, born on January 18, 1937, in French Island, WI, passed away on April 13, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living. She was the daughter of Fred and Ethel (Wise) Stark, growing up among her 12 siblings.
After her father's tragic car accident, the family moved to Winona, MN, where Barbara attended Washington-Kosciusko School. She married Kenneth Victor Thomas and became...
Doris Hedwig Streif
Apr 12, 2024
Doris Hedwig Streif passed away on April 12, 2024, in Rushford, Minnesota. She was born on November 17, 1931, in Rheinhausen, Germany, where her wonderful journey began. On October 3, 1952, Doris exchanged vows with her beloved Herbert Streif and together they established their lifelong home in Arlington Heights, Illinois, after immigrating to Chicago in 1953.
Doris was a woman of...
Dave Lawson
Apr 12, 2024
Dave Lawson, 72, of Chatfield passed away Friday, April 12, at his home surrounded by his family.
Dave was born November 13, 1951, in Michigan city, Indiana, to Marion Majerus. Dave graduated from Plainview high school in 1970. On May 18, 1996, Dave married Kim Resendiz.
Dave worked...
David Heim
Apr 11, 2024
David Norman Heim, 85 of Eden Prairie and formerly of St. Charles, passed away peacefully, Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Dave was born April 17, 1938 in Winona to Lloyd and Marion (Uhl) Heim. On June 25 1960, he married Barbara Laudon at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Elba. Dave was a farmer all throughout his life. In 1968 he...
Mary Louise (Lorius) Knauf
Apr 10, 2024
Mary L. Knauf, 97, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.
Mary Louise Lorius was born October 26, 1926, 2 miles west on a farm by Cherry Grove, MN, to Anton & Anna (Westphalen) Lorius. She went to Hall School west of Cherry...
Nels J. Lillejord
Apr 8, 2024
Nels J. Lillejord, age 89 years, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on April 8, 2024, at SMP Health-Ave Maria in Jamestown, ND.
Nels was born to Hans C. and Adeline (Jensen) Lillejord on June 16, 1934, in Minneapolis, MN. He spent his early years living his summers in Arnaud, Canada, while his...
Gene Kenneth Ihrke
Apr 8, 2024
Gene Kenneth Ihrke, age 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Monday, April 8, 2024.
He was born April 29, 1933 to Gustav and Clara (Schuchard) Ihrke in Quincy Township, Rural St. Charles, Minnesota.
Gene married Fern Sanders on December 23, 1953. He was a proud US Army Veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict from July 20, 1953, to...
Lawrence "Larry" P. Bernhardt
Apr 7, 2024
Lawrence “Larry” Paul Bernhardt, 84, of Rushford, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 7, 2024. Larry was born to Henry and Vivian (Murrell) Bernhardt in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 7, 1939. He grew up in the Nokomis area of Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High School. When he was nine years old, his grandfather purchased a cabin...
Timothy Groth
Apr 5, 2024
Timothy Groth, of Winona, Minnesota, passed away on April 5, 2024, at the age of 57. Born on February 19, 1967, in Spring Valley, MN to Albert and June (Chadbourn) Groth, he was a proud Army veteran who served his country with honor.
Timothy spent 28 dedicated years at Benchmark, ultimately rising to the role of supervisor. His...
Melody Keller
Apr 5, 2024
Melody Ann Keller, 64 of Farmington and formerly of St. Charles, died Friday, April 5, 2024 surrounded by love after a valiantly fought three year battle with cancer.
Melody was born July 17, 1959 in Oceanside, CA to Irvin and Jacqueline Nunemacher, the second of four children. Growing up in a military family, they moved often until settling in Altura, MN...
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