May 12, 2006

May 11, 2006

Steven Kent Luehmann, 45, of Winona passed away at Lake Winona Manor Thursday May 11, 2006. He was born May 20, 1960 in Rochester to Lester and Audrey (Haack) Luehmann. Steven was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church - Silo in rural Lewiston on May 29, 1960. He lived most of his life in a group home in Winona. Survivors include...

May 10, 2006

Winona, MNEllen L. Theis, 89, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital. Ellen was born November 3, 1916 in Fountain City, WI to Guy and Angeline (Hentges) Culver. She married Albert L. Theis on November 28, 1936. He later died in March of 1992. Ellen was a lifelong homemaker. She and her husband farmed many years on...

May 10, 2006

MONEY CREEK, MINN. - Rolland "Mike" H. Feller, 70, of Money Creek died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. Mike was born on December 7, 1935, in Nodine, Minn. to Melvin and Amanda (Papenfuss) Feller. He was raised in Nodine. On November 5, 1956, he married Donna Hatlevig at North Prairie Lutheran Church in...

May 9, 2006

Betty A. "Bessie" Millard, 97, of St. Charles went to her Lord Tuesday May 9, 2006 in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. Betty was born July 16, 1908 in Utica to Herman and Emma Kempe. She was oldest of six girls. Betty married Fred Millard on June 10, 1931 in St. Charles. They lived in Rapid City, South Dakota after their...

May 6, 2006

William Paul Degnan, 76, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at his home in St. Charles, MN. Bill was born July 7, 1929 in Winona, MN to Peter and Florence (Duncanson) Degnan. He married Elaine Mundt on October 24, 1951 inMinneiska, MN. Bill was a heavy equipment operator, welder and farmer. He worked for Patterson and Mathy quarries, the City of...

May 6, 2006

The funeral for Benjamin Kimball, 20, will be Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 6 p.m. at the Lanesboro Football Field. Friends are encouraged to gather at the field for a time of sharing beginning at 5:00 p.m. In the event of rain, the sharing and service will be held at the Lanesboro High School Gymnasium. Ben died in a motorcycle...

May 3, 2006

RUSHFORD, MINN. - Ella G. James, 96, of Rushford, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. She was born on January 16, 1910, in rural Houston County, Minn. to Nick and Ida (Thorson) Overby. Ella grew up in Houston County and attended Ferndale Country School as well as Rushford School. On June 1, 1931,...

May 2, 2006

Isaac Jackson, 88, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Isaac was born August 25, 1917 in Virginia, MN to Isaac E. and Anna (Soine) Jackson. Isaac served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during WWII and was a Flight Sgt. He married Josephine Robbins on July 3, 1945. Isaac was a mechanic for...

May 1, 2006

Cora M. Gerry, 93, of St. Charles died Monday, May 1, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Cora was born on March 8, 1913, in rural Lanesboro, Minn. to Ole and Sophia (Kolstad) Lewis. She was raised in the North Prairie area, and attended Big Springs Country School. She graduated from Lanesboro High School and from Winona...

May 1, 2006

Donna Lillian Gleason, 90, of St. Charles and formerly of Dover, died Monday morning May 1, 2006 at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Donna was born January 11, 1916 in Quincy Township of Olmsted County to Donald and Lillian (Ihrke) Holdredge. She and Milton "Molly" Gleason were married August 25, 1937. They made their home in Dover. At one...

Apr 30, 2006

Elaine L. Sanders died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at her home in Winona, MN. Elaine was born August 9, 1922 in Carlton, MN to K. L. Ross and Olive (White) Douglas. Elaine was a graduate of Winona High School. She moved to California and was employed during WWII at North American Aviation where she helped build P51 Mustang fighter planes...

Apr 30, 2006

Sone Sacksith, 59, of St. Charles died Sunday April 30, 2006 at his home. He was born September 1, 1946 in Ban Samaia, Saravahn, Laos. He married in 1977 in Thailand and later divorced. In 1980 Sone immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in St. Charles. He worked for Northstar Foods in St. Charles and Strongwell, Inc. of...

Apr 29, 2006

GOODVIEW, MINN. - Robert Lee Marshall, 80, of Goodview, died on Saturday, April 29, 2006, at the Lake Winona Manor in Winona, Minn. Robert was born on December 30, 1925, in Bevier, Missouri to William and Ora (Powers) Marshall. Robert was raised in Missouri and graduated from Elmira High School in Elmira, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during...

Apr 29, 2006

Irene H. (Thompson) Richter, 87, of Rochester died Saturday April 29th, 2006 at Madonna Towers in Rochester.Irene was born November 30, 1918 in Quincy Township of Olmsted County to Ceaver and Ida (Melius) Thompson. She received a Teaching Certificate from Winona State College. Irene and William Frederick Richter were married June 1, 1942. He died December 23, 1978. Irene had...

Apr 28, 2006

Rochester Earl John Ryan, 89, of Rochester died Friday April 28, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Earl was born May 13, 1916 in Utica to Joe and Celia (Pearce) Ryan. He served in the United States Army from March 25, 1941 until June 3, 1945. He served in Tunisia, Naples, Foggia and Rome in the Arno Campaign, as...

Apr 26, 2006

Hannah L. Spitzer, 87, of St. Charles died Wednesday evening April 26th at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Hannah was born June 25, 1918 in Lewiston to Charles and Lena (Olson) Fabian. She and Louie Spitzer were married on March 18, 1937 in St. Charles. The couple farmed in the St. Charles area until moving in to town in...

Apr 23, 2006

Lawrence "Toad" Lange, 68, of Rushford, died Sunday, April 23, 2006. Larry was born on October 28, 1937, in Lincoln, Neb. to Leonard and Helen (Hondrock) Lange. He settled with his family in the Rushford area in 1941. Larry attended Rush Creek Country School, and graduated from Rushford High School. On December 17, 1962 he married Lois Aakre. Larry farmed...

Apr 23, 2006

WINONA, MN - Etta A. Rowan, a 97 year resident of Winona, died Monday evening, April 23, 2007, at Lake Winona Manor. Etta was born December 19, 1909, in Winona, to ,Theodore and Lena (Loerch) Volkmann. An older sister, Helen Richardson, pre- deceased Etta in 1968. Etta A. Volkmann married Luke J. Rowan on September 20, 1938, at the St....

Apr 23, 2006

Joan A. Przytarski, 73, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Joan was born February 1, 1933 in Winona, MN to Joseph and Ethel Wise. She married Rudolph V. Przytarski and had seven children. They later divorced. Joan has been with her longtime companion, Gerald Knutson, for the past 28 years. Joan was a hard...