Apr 21, 2009

W. Wayne Smith died April 21, 2009 at St Anne Extended Healthcare. Walter Wayne was born on March 22, 1924 to Leo R. and Amelia (Literski) Smith in Winona, Minnesota. Wayne graduated from Cotter High School in 1942 and the University of Notre Dame in 1948. On October 3rd 1945 he married Phyllis Heller in Oceanside, CA. He was a...

Apr 20, 2009

Rita Rompa, 77, died Monday, April 20, 2009, at her home in Winona, MN. Rita was born in Winona, MN, on December 20, 1931, to Theophila K. and John J. Rompa. She was a 1949 graduate of Winona High School, and is a member of Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rita retired as an assistant Vice President after...

Apr 20, 2009

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Alf G. Mindrum, 84, of Rushford, Minn. passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Alf was born on July 9, 1924, to Palmer and Margit (Landsverk) Mindrum. He was raised in the Rushford and Houston area and graduated from Houston High School. He married W. Doris Evans on September...

Apr 18, 2009

RUSHFORD, MINN. - David C. Rislov, 55, of Rushford, Minn. died on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. David was born on February 18, 1954, in Rushford to Donald and Pearl (Hundorf) Rislov. He was raised in rural Rushford and graduated from Peterson High School in 1972. On July 12, 1974, David married Deb...

Apr 18, 2009

Winona, MN Helen B. Rinn, 103, of Rollingstone, MN, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Sauer Memorial Home in Winona, MN. Helen was born on March 18, 1906 to William and Mary (Metz) Mailander in Wiota, IA. In 1929, Helen married Earl Rietz. He passed away in 1938. She then married Edward Rinn on June 18, 1945. She lived in...

Apr 17, 2009

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Dylan Dean Westby, 20, of Rushford, left the earth to watch over us from above on Saturday, April 18, 2009. He was born in LaCrosse, Wis. on July 12, 1988, to Dean and Dee Ann (Brand) Westby. Dylan was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford - Peterson High School in 2007. Dylan was an avid hunter...

Apr 15, 2009

Apr 14, 2009

Florence A. Verdick, 91, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Florence was born August 2, 1917, in Winona, MN, to Julius and Elizabeth Engler. She married Theodore Verdick in Winona on September 27, 1939, and he preceded her in death in September of 1981. Florence had worked for Winona Knitting Mills and also had...

Apr 13, 2009

Alice H. Miller, 99, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN. Alice was born August 26, 1909, in Winona, MN, to Robert and Mary (Schettler) Miller. Mary raised turkeys on the home farm for many years until moving into Lewiston in 1980. Alice enjoyed sewing and had made doll clothes for several years....

Apr 11, 2009

Lewiston, MN Alvin (Bude) F. Prigge, 95, of Lewiston, MN, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Lewiston Villa Nursing Home. Bude was born on January 14, 1914, in Lincoln, IL, to William J. and Emma Lillie (Klein) Prigge. He served in the US Army during World War II in Africa and Italy. Together with his father, he operated Prigge's Grocery...

Apr 11, 2009

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Forrest Smith died Saturday morning April 11, 2009 at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife Marge, (Taylor) Smith of Rushford; his daughter Jenni and husband Whitey of Altura and three grandsons; Dan Iverson of Woodbury, Rick Iverson of Altura and Jeff Oium of Winona. One daughter and his parents preceded him death.Forrest was...

Apr 7, 2009

Apr 6, 2009

HOUSTON, MINN. - Ruth E. Gaustad, 87, of Houston, Minn. died on Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Caledonia Care and Rehab Center in Caledonia, Minn. Ruth was born on March 10, 1922, in Money Creek Township of Houston County, Minn. to Alfred and Sena (Henderson) Nelson. Ruth was raised in Money Creek where she attended country school. She graduated...

Apr 4, 2009

Bettie M. Gordon, 89, died on April 4, 2009, at St. Elizabeth's Nursing Care Facility in Wabasha, MN. Bettie was born on October 16, 1919, to Henry and Blanche (Kennedy) Tietz in Minneapolis, MN. Bettie's early years were spent in the Minneapolis and St. Paul where as a young child she had the unique opportunity to live with family friends,...

Apr 3, 2009

St. Charles, MN Veneta E. Siebenaler, 95, of St. Charles, MN, died Friday, April 3, 2009 at her home. Veneta was born on May 20, 1913 in Olmsted County to August and Lydia (Hein) Michael. On June 2, 1931 she married Leonard Siebenaler. Together they lived in St. Charles and were members of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Leonard passed...

Apr 2, 2009

Gertrude A. Wardwell, 94, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, surrounded by her family at her home she lived in for 90 years. Gertrude was born June 30, 1914, in Winona, MN, to Henry and Helen (Schneider) Semler. Gert worked for McConnins in Winona for 20 years. She married Hurrel A. Wardwell on September 1, 1951, in Dakota, MN, and became...

Apr 2, 2009

Gail L. Bambenek, 69, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Gail was born May 5, 1939, in Winona, MN, to Lester and Elaine (Kurth) Johnson. She married William F. Bambenek on August 10, 1957, in Winona, MN. Gail was a life long homemaker. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Winona....

Mar 30, 2009

HOUSTON, MINN. - Charles A. "Charlie" Anderson, 62, of rural Houston, Minn. died on Monday, March 30, 2009, at Gundersen - Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. Charlie was born on March 13, 1947, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Victor and Ruth (Stanford) Anderson. He was raised in Houston until 1959, when he moved with his family to Glenville, Minn. Charlie...

Mar 29, 2009

Altura, MN Willis E. Pasche, 74, of Altura, MN, died on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at his home surrounded by his wife and family. Willis was born on November 25, 1934 in Winona County to Walter and Olga (Gensmer) Pasche. He was raised on the family farm and went to Rural School #28. He was baptized and confirmed at Norton...

Mar 28, 2009

Charlotte G. Forhan, 72, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Charlotte was born August 24, 1936, in Winona, MN, to Otis and Ruth (Lampman) Pomeroy. She married Allan F. Forhan in Winona on October 22, 1962. Charlotte had lived in Kewaskum, WI, where she worked for Winco and had also lived in Hayward, CA....