Mar 23, 2010

Rochester, Velda (Matzke) Gatzlaff Pflugradt, 95, of Rochester died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Bethany Samaritan Heights in Rochester. She was born July 23, 1914 in Winona County to Albert and Adela (Gensmer) Matzke. Velda was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Norton Township of Winona County. She attended Altura School through ninth grade and went on...

Mar 17, 2010

St. Charles, Milroy John "Roy" Tollin, 81, of St. Charles died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 18, 1928 in Winona to Milroy and Hazel (DeJarlais) Tollin. Roy was raised at Weaver and graduated from Winona High School in 1946. He served in the Army Air Force from 1946-49. Following his discharge...

Mar 17, 2010

Mar 15, 2010

Winona, Walter J. Voitik, 85, of Winona died Monday, March 15, 2010 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona. He was born March 13, 1925 in Joliet, IL, the son of Kathryn (Keers) and Walter J. Voitik. Walter graduated from Joliet Catholic High School and the University of Notre Dame. He served with the Marines in the Pacific Theatre during...

Mar 13, 2010

Chuck Williams - Voice Of Winona AthleticsCharles E. "Chuck" Williams the well-known voice behind Winona sports passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday March 13, 2010 surrounded by family.Chuck was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1921 to David and Margaret (Reynolds) Williams. Always an avid sports fan, Chuck grew up in Chicago listening to his favorite broadcaster,...

Mar 13, 2010

LeAnn Ramona Ellinghuysen, 81, formerly of Lewiston, died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. LeAnn was born August 19, 1928, in Altura, MN, to Richard and Verna (Milbrandt) Eichhorst. She married Ruben Ellinghuysen on September 27, 1947, in Altura, MN. LeAnn had worked at Rush Products in Lewiston and retired from Mayo Clinic where...

Mar 12, 2010

Madeline "Midge" Sheryl Brown, 69, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at Sauer Memorial Home in Winona, MN. Midge was born April 25, 1940, in Worthington, MN, to Joseph and Beulah (Potter) Bilicki. She married Jerry Brown in Winona, MN, on June 11, 1955. Midge had worked at the Winona Knitting Mills, Lake Center Switch, Sauer Memorial Home, St. Anne of...

Mar 9, 2010

Donald J. Gilman, 84, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at his home in Winona, MN. Donald was born October 4, 1925, in Emmetsburg, IA, to Joseph and Rose (Kleiber) Gilman. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Don married Muriel Gjerde on June 17, 1947, in Cylinder, IA. Don was a crop farmer in Iowa and Minnesota. He had...

Mar 6, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - HOUSTON CHAPEL 507-896-3127 HOUSTON, MINN. - Janet Corey Johnston, 78, of Houston, Minn. died on Saturday, March 6, at her home. Hoff Funeral and Cremation service in Houston is assisting the family with private services.

Mar 3, 2010

Julianne G. Ritter, 60, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Julianne was born May 16, 1949, in Onalaska, WI, to William and Atlanta (Bendum) Page. She married Jim Ritter on January 22, 1972, in LaCrosse, WI. He later preceded her in death on February 18, 2007. Julianne was a lifelong homemaker who enjoyed doing...

Mar 3, 2010

Shirley Dolores Skree, 81, died on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Deb and Tom Stilin. She was born July 31, 1928 in the Caledonia Hospital to Alfred and Alice (Nerison) Carlson. She was raised on Fort Ridgley in rural Houston and attended country school there. Shirley was confirmed at the Bethany Evangelical Free...

Mar 3, 2010

T. Marcella Swanson died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare in Winona, Minnesota, at the age of 89. Marcella was born September 30, 1920, in Newhall, Iowa, to Carl and Mabel (Allen) Swanson. She graduated from Shellsburg (Iowa) High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for six months before beginning her teaching...

Mar 2, 2010

Kevin Daniel Frankum, 39, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. Kevin was born October 12, 1970, in Winona, MN, to Ron and Nancy (Orr) Frankum. Kevin enjoyed the 16 years and 7 months being a husband to Linda (married July 23, 1993), and step-dad to Sandy, Jerry and Krystal. On September 23, 1992,...

Mar 2, 2010

Lewiston, Elna Emilie Krause, 99, of Lewiston died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Lewiston Villa. Elna was born November 4, 1910 to August and Anna (Bublitz) Brand in Hayfield. At the age of 1, her family moved to the Hart and Lewiston area, where she attended country school, Lewiston parochial school, and Lewiston High School. She attended Winona State...

Mar 1, 2010

Winona, MN Carol A. Storlie, 73, of Stockton, MN, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, MN. Carol was born on January 27, 1937 in Waseca, MN, to Edward and Agnes (Habeck) Fogel. On November 17, 1956 she married Lyle Storlie in Hart, MN and moved to Stockton Hill. Together they managed and owned motels in...

Mar 1, 2010

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, HOUSTON, MN 507-896-3127 Houston, Minn. - Robert Orel Jacobson, 57, of Houston, died on Monday, March 1, 2010, at his home. Robert was born on February 25, 1953, in Lanesboro, Minn. He moved to Houston in January of 1955. Robert graduated from Houston High School in 1971. He attended Winona State University. He is survived...

Feb 24, 2010

Winona, MNIsabelle B. Twaites, 92, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Isabelle was born April 30, 1917, in Chicago, IL. She graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1936 and attended an all girls Jr. College for two years. A year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Isabelle enlisted in the U.S. Army during...

Feb 21, 2010

Dolores M. "Dee" Ruse, 71, died February 21, 2010, in her home in Tampa, Fla. She was born October 19, 1938, in Rollingstone, MN, to Reinhard and Josephine Hengel Kohner. She was a graduate of Holy Trinity High School, Rollingstone; Winona Secretarial School; and a summa cum laude at WSU. She lived and worked in Minneapolis, Winona, and Tampa. She...

Feb 19, 2010

Jeanne M. Burke, 79, died at her home on Friday, February 19, 2010, with her family at her side following a nine month battle with cancer. Jeanne was born on October 11, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI, to Fred and Modesta (Michalowski) Scheets. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Winona in 1948 and graduated from College of St. Catherine in...

Feb 18, 2010

Margaret Ann Burros, 70, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona. Margaret was born February 10, 1940, in Black River Falls, WI. She was the daughter of Henry and Betty (Halverson) Schwertfeger. She married Lee T. Burros on June 14, 1958, in Winona, MN. After marrying, Margaret worked at the Red Owl grocery store to...