Oct 15, 2012

Joseph "Joe, Joey" RuggirelloBorn 10-11-65Passed 10-15-12God took an Angel home! Joe is the Dad of 3 beautiful children, Robert, Steven, and Brandi. Joe is survived by his children and his best friend, the woman who holds the key to his heart, his wife Sharon. Joe holds a special place in many hearts.He enjoyed so many things, but especially playing his...

Oct 12, 2012

Gary Lee Marks, 57, of Winona, died Friday, October 12, 2012 in his home.Gary was born in Winona on November 5, 1954 to Percy and Delores (Glenna) Marks. Gary worked for many companies in the Winona area, including Watkins, Peerless Chain, and Fibrite. In his spare time, Gary enjoyed playing cards, bowling, dice, hunting, fishing, watching the Vikings & Twins,...

Oct 11, 2012

Gerald W. Olson, 78, of Houston, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.He was born October 18, 1933 to George and Gladys Olson. He spent his youth on the farm in Mound Prairie and attended the Storer Valley County School and Houston Public Schools, graduating in 1951. He entered the United States Army and was stationed...

Oct 9, 2012

Ores Stanley Odland, 85, of Good Shepherd Care Center in Rushford, formerly of Lanesboro, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse, Wis., where he had been a patient for one day. Ores was born Dec. 19, 1926, to Helleck and Tonna (Olson) Odland. He grew up in the Whalan...

Oct 9, 2012

Kathryn "Kathi" Dawn Gudmundson, 62, of Rushford, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in her home.Kathi was born April 24, 1950 in Lanesboro to Siebert and June (Boyum) Gudmundson. She graduated from Peterson High School in 1968. In 1979, she began her career at Winona State University, where she earned an Associate of Arts Degree on March 1, 1982. After her...

Oct 9, 2012

William Oliver Fulkerson, 62, of Winona and formerly of Albert Lea, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at his home.Bill was born April 20, 1950 in Albert Lea to William E. and Frances A. (Snodgrass) Fulkerson. He moved to Winona to attend the Vo-Tech for Accounting. He also drove Taxi for a few years, both in Winona and Albert Lea and...

Oct 2, 2012

Eunice M. Stachowitz, 74, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Lake Winona Manor of Winona Health in Winona, MN. Eunice was born May 18, 1938, in Jackson, MN, to Franklin "Vernon" and Florence (Halverson) Folsom. She married Eugene B. Stachowitz on June 27, 1959, in Altura, MN. Together Eunice and Eugene made their home in Winona where Eunice worked for...

Oct 2, 2012

Rochester, Judith "Judy" Marie Ahrens, 70, of Rochester and formerly of Lewiston died Tuesday October 2, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Judy was born March 7, 1942 in Lewiston to Erwin and Elsie (Doerr) Ahrens. She lived her childhood with her family on their farm on West Main in Lewiston and regarded the farm as home her entire...

Oct 2, 2012

Selina "Shine" Evelyn Stratton, 90, of Winona, died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 with family by her side.Selina was born December 15, 1921 in Strum, WI to Salmer and Thea (Johnson) Klungseth and moved to Bemidji shortly after. As she grew up, she worked as a cook for a couple family restaurants and also the Beltrami...

Oct 1, 2012

Morris Carl Anderson, 84, of Rushford, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at his home. Morrie was born on July 27, 1928 to Melvin R. and Catherine (Humble) Anderson in Norway Township, Fillmore County. He was raised in Lanesboro and graduate from Lanesboro High School in 1947. In 1950, he entered the United States Air Force as a staff Sargeant of...

Sep 30, 2012

Sep 28, 2012

Marjorie Lou Eide, 81, of Lanesboro, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Lanesboro.

She was born July 29, 1931, in Lanesboro, to Joseph and Bertha (Bremseth) Northouse. She graduated from Lanesboro High School with the class of 1949. On Jan. 14, 1950, she married Glen H. Eide at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro. Glen passed...

Sep 28, 2012

Rochester, Burl Donald Larson, 92, of Rochester and formerly of Lewiston died Friday, September 28, 2012 at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester. Burl was born November 29, 1919 on the family farm at Chaseley, North Dakota to Lemuel and Rose (Bovia) Larson. He was in the Army during WWII, serving from February of 1942 to August of 1945 and...

Sep 28, 2012

Sep 25, 2012

Florian "Flip" Meredith Cairns, 77, of Winona and formerly from Houston, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.Flip was born in Houston on March 28, 1935 to C. Fredrick and Manda (Furuseth) Benson. She graduated from Houston High School and attended the Minnesota Business School in Minneapolis. She managed the Houston Liquor Store in 1977, and later...

Sep 21, 2012

Hollis E. Huebner, 84, died Friday, September 21, 2012, at Winona Health in Winona, MN. Hollis was born June 24, 1928, to Frank and Martha (Schmidt) Huebner in Houston, MN. Hollis honorably served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956. He married Ramona Swenson-Grover on August 29, 1959, in Rice Lake, MN. Hollis lived in Mendota Heights, MN, where he...

Sep 18, 2012

Dr. James Harry Stephans passed away on Tuesday, September 18, in Green Valley, Arizona. Dr. Stephans was born on November 29, 1935, in Rochester, Minnesota, and grew up in Rushford, Minnesota.Jim was the eldest son of the late Roy and Beatrice Stephans and brother to Donald and Robert Stephans, who are also deceased. He was valedictorian of his Rushford High...

Sep 17, 2012

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Gary T. Odegaarden, 69, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, September 17, 2012, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.Gary was born on July 24, 1943, in Winona, Minn. to Chester O. and Mabel (Madland) Odegaarden. He was raised in the Winona and Lanesboro areas. Gary married Ileen...

Sep 15, 2012

Infant son of Scott and Jill Rinn of LewistonFamily Services will be held.

Sep 9, 2012

Raymond J. (Ray) Brooks passed away at Lake Winona Manor on Sunday, September 9, 2012. Ray was born January 3, 1929 in Walhalla, N.D. to Fred and Agnes Clark Brooks.All of his early education was in Walhalla and he was a graduate of Walhalla High School. After graduating from High School, he enlisted in the Army and spent one year...