Sep 27, 2011

The funeral for Elizabeth (Betty) Wooner age 87 of Chatfield will be Friday, September 30, 2011, at Pioneer Presbyterian Church at 1:00 p.m. in Chatfield with Rev. Timothy J. Gerarden officiating. Burial will be in the Orion Center Cemetery in Rural Chatfield. Mrs. Wooner died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her home.

Elizabeth Diana Ober was...

Sep 26, 2011

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, HOUSTON, MINN. 507-896-3127 SPRING GROVE, MINN. - Loran D. Sayles, 68, of Spring Grove, Minn. passed away peacefully on September 26, 2011, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on November 30, 1942, to Donald and Mildred (Rasmussen) Sayles in rural Stanley, Wis. Loran attended...

Sep 25, 2011

Mattie Loraine Finnigan HoweNovember 25, 1934 - September 25, 2011WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Mrs. Howe died Sunday, September 25, 2011. Born in Tomah, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Finnigan and the late Katherine and Hubert June. Mrs. Howe was a long-time employee of Knit Craft in Winona, Minn. She volunteered at Meadowfield Elementary School, Ronald McDonald...

Sep 23, 2011

Gladys L. Hatleli, 92 of Rushford, died Friday, September 23, 2011 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.Gladys was born November 19, 1918 in Winona to Lewis and Jessie Mae (Pickle) Luetje. She graduated from Winona High School in 1936 and worked for H. Choate and Co. in Winona for 5 years, after graduation. She later worked in the offices...

Sep 19, 2011

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD , MINN. - James O. Himli, 90 of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, September 19, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. James was born on July 26, 1921, in Rushford to John and Anna (Magnuson) Himli. He was raised in Rushford. James worked on his family's farm for...

Sep 19, 2011

Benjamin Douglas Heim, 25 of St. Charles, died Monday, September 19, 2011 as the result of a motor vehicle accident.Ben was born July 31, 1986 in Rochester to Doug and Jackie (Manemann) Heim. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 2005 and then attended and graduated from ATS-Heavy Equipment School in Madison. He worked at Greg Heim Seeds &...

Sep 18, 2011

LeRoy Arthur Burt, 84, of Minnesota City, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI.LeRoy was born on March 16, 1927 in Utica, MN to Ernest and Helen (Huebner) Burt. As a young man, he enjoyed driving stock cars. LeRoy was united in marriage to Charlotte Stedman of Winona. They then made their home...

Sep 16, 2011

Olivia Ida Siebenaler, 98, of Rochester, formerly of Lewiston, died Friday, September 16, 2011.Olivia was born on October 6, 1912 in Oak Ridge, MN to Peter and Mary (Daniel) Kronebusch. She married Alex M. Siebenaler on May 10, 1938. Together they farmed in Winona County, owned Siebenaler Greenhouse and Siebenaler Realty. Olivia was a member of St. Pius X Catholic...

Sep 6, 2011

Villa E. Holz, 86, died Tuesday, September 06, 2011, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Villa was born January 21, 1925, in Hart, MN, to August and Clara (Senrick) Feine. She married Lester C. Holz on June 3, 1942, in Hart, MN. They had been married 61 years prior to his death in October of 2003. Villa and Les...

Sep 5, 2011

Gerald Ervin Bruss, 82, of Winona, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at Lake Winona Manor surrounded by his loving family.Gerald was born at home in Winona on October 27, 1928 to Ervin and Clara (Schniepp) Bruss. During high school, he was introduced to Jean Atkinson, and the two were married in Winona on August 1947. Together, Gerald and Jean loved...

Sep 3, 2011

Artis Juliette (Peterson) Gaustad, 82, of Houston , MN , died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. Artis was born January 23, 1929 , in Dunsmuir , CA , to Ralph and Evelyn (Raymond) Peterson. The family moved to Crosby , MN , where she grew up. When Artis was 14 years old her mother died suddenly...

Aug 26, 2011

Robert "Bob" Allen Westberg, 70, of Winona, died Friday, August 26, 2011 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI.The youngest of three children, Bob was born on December 23, 1940 in Rushford to Arthur and Elva (Henze) Westberg. Bob's life partner Leola Smith, shared 43 wonderful years together. With her suggestion, Bob chose to get baptized at St....

Aug 26, 2011

Verla Lou Miles, 91, of Winona, previously of Milwaukee, died Friday, August 26, 2011 at Sauer Memorial Home in Winona.Verla was born in Devon, Montana to Lloyd and Florence (Muffle) Blair on the family farm. After graduating from high school, she married Wayne Miles in Durand, WI. Verla is survived by her daughter, Pam Miles of Winona; granddaughter, Tiffany Vernon;...

Aug 23, 2011

Services to be held at a later date

Aug 21, 2011

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD 507-864-7771 Lorraine E. Tweten, 76, of Rushford, Minn. died on Sunday, August 21, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born on November 16, 1934, in Winona, Minn. to Herbert and Gertrude (Boehmke) Eggert. She was raised in Hart, Minn. where she attended school. Lorraine graduated from Rushford High School. On...

Aug 20, 2011

Ray Allyn Johnson, 72, of Minnesota City, died Saturday, August 20 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse after a short illness with AML Leukemia. Ray was born on January 30, 1939 at the Winona Hospital to Art and Dorothy (Scheidegger) Johnson. After graduating from Houston High School in 1956, he attended the University of Minnesota and Winona State....

Aug 18, 2011

St. Charles Bunny Nessler, 89, of St. Charles died Thursday, August 18th at home.She was born May 18, 1922 in Simpson to William and Mary (Adamson) Griffin where she was also raised. She and Bob Nessler were married May 14, 1946 at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Simpson. They made their home in St. Charles. Bunny worked at Mayo Clinic...

Aug 18, 2011

Irene Millicent "Babs" Price, 87 of Winona, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Lake Winona Manor.Irene was born December 17, 1923 in Aston, England. She attended Lawrence College in Birmingham, England and graduated with a business degree. On November 3, 1945, she married Benjamin James Price in Kidderminster, England. In 1949, Irene and Benjamin emigrated to the United States with...

Aug 13, 2011

Martha Jeanette Burger, 93, of Lewiston, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Lewiston Villa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pastor Wilfred R. Burger, and her son, John. She is survived by her daughter, Janet, and her brother, John Reed.Martha went to school for teacher's training before she was married. She was very supportive of...

Aug 12, 2011

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE OF ST. CHARLES 507-932-4100 ST. CHARLES, MINN. - Colleen Mae Nelson, 80, of St. Charles, Minn. died on Friday, August 12, 2011, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn. Colleen was born on April 17, 1931, in Marshall, Minn. to Raynard Skillings and Marie Skillings Daschle. Through her life Colleen lived in Bismark, ND, Ivanhoe, Winona,...