Ruth L. Tweten
Apr 22, 2006
Ruth L. Tweten, 95, of Rushford died peacefully at home on April 22, 2006. Ruth was born on August 3, 1910 to Gjermund and Mathilda (Martin) Halverson in Newberg Township, Fillmore County , Minnesota in a log cabin. She was baptized and confirmed in the Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson. Ruth grew up in South Fork Valley. Her...
Ruby Norma Ihrke
Apr 18, 2006
Ruby N. Ihrke, 83, of rural St. Charles died Tuesday April 18 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Ruby was born May 21, 1922 near Lanesboro to Nelius and Randi (Johnson) Torgerson. She was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in 1936 and graduated from Lanesboro School in 1940. After graduation she went to Rochester Vocational Nursing School to become a...
Evelyn Motschke
Apr 15, 2006
Evelyn F. Motschke, 91, of Altura died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles, MN. Evelyn Frieda Bertha Mussell was born February 7, 1915 in Norton Township, MN to John and Hulda (Hilke) Mussell. Evelyn married Theodore Motschke on April 2, 1940 in Norton Township, MN. Evelyn and Theodore were lifelong farmers retiring in 1977. Evelyn...
Curtis Greethurst
Apr 14, 2006
Curtis Greethurst, 83, a former area resident, died Friday April 14that the Minneapolis VA home. Curtis was born January 13, 1923 in Cass County, Minnesota to Charles and Hattie Greethurst. He grew up on his father's farm in Fremont, near Lewiston, MN. At the beginning of World War II he enlisted and served in the Air Force, receiving an honorable...
Olga Mae Hoegh
Apr 13, 2006
Olga Mae "Scotty" Hoegh, 86, died April 13, 2006 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN. Scotty was born February 26, 1920 in Marceline, MO to Dr. Joseph and Olga Hefte Scott. Scotty's father died when she was six years old and she grew up with her mother and step-father, Leo J. Meyer. She married Donald H. Hoegh...
Amelia Fischer
Apr 13, 2006
Amelia "Molly" Fischer, 93, of Lewiston died Thursday April 13, 2006 at Winona Community Memorial Hospital. Molly was born January 9, 1913 in Norton Township of Winona County to William and Anna (Prigge) Dorn. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Silo. On November 29, 1934 Molly and Alvin W. Fischer were married at St. Martin Lutheran Church...
Robert Charles Reps
Apr 11, 2006
Robert Charles Reps, 84, of Lewiston died Tuesday morning, April 11, 2006, peacefully at his home. Robert was born February 3, 1922 at his parent's home in rural Minnesota City, MN. Robert was the son of Paul and Barbara (Denzer) Reps. Robert married Elizabeth Sill and they farmed in the Fremont area for 40 years. He is survived by his...
Gertrude Almira Miller
Apr 11, 2006
Perry LeRoy Miller, 90, and Gertrude Almira Miller, 87, longtime Rochester residents died at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Perry died Monday afternoon April 10th and Gertrude died Tuesday morning April 11th. Perry was born June 16, 1915 in Viola of Olmsted County to Gustave Walter and Wealthie Grace (Dushek) Miller. Gertrude was born February 13, 1919 in Whalan,...
Cleo Mae Jorgenson
Apr 11, 2006
Cleo Mae Jorgenson, 77, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at LaCrescent Health Care Center. Cleo was born May 24, 1928 in Desoto, WI to Joseph and Thelma (Promley) Morris. She married Aldin Jorgenson in Caledonia, MN on March 4, 1950. Cleo was a longtime nurse's aid at the nursing home in LaCrescent. She was a member of Cross of Christ...
Perry LeRoy Miller
Apr 10, 2006
Perry LeRoy Miller, 90, and Gertrude Almira Miller, 87, longtime Rochester residents died at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Perry died Monday afternoon April 10th and Gertrude died Tuesday morning April 11th. Perry was born June 16, 1915 in Viola of Olmsted County to Gustave Walter and Wealthie Grace (Dushek) Miller. Gertrude was born February 13, 1919 in Whalan,...
Lyle M. Lee
Apr 10, 2006
PETERSON, MINN. - Lyle M. Lee, 79, of Peterson died Monday, April 10, 2006, at Gundersen - Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. Lyle was born January 24, 1927 in Lacrosse, Wis. to Theodore and Cora (Evenson) Lee. Lyle was raised in the Peterson area and he attended Peterson High School. On February 3, 1946, Lyle married Alice Hallum in...
Velma Rose Murphy
Apr 9, 2006
Dover, Minn. Velma Rose Murphy, 73, of Dover died Sunday, April 9, 2006 at Season's Hospice in Rochester. Velma was born on July 26, 1932 in Chatfield to John and Anna (Mudrich) Lenn. She attended High Forest Country School and Stewartville High School. In 1955, Velma married Howard Murphy. They moved to St. Charles for a short time and later...
Bernard John Kennedy
Apr 5, 2006
BERNARD JOHN KENNEDY1919-2006 Bernard John Kennedy, 86, longtime area businessman and civic leader, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the Lewiston Villa. He was born in rural Lewiston, on the "Dutchman's Crossing" farm, July 6, 1919. His baptism, on July 20, 1919, by Pastor H.W. Herwig of St. John's Lewiston, began his Christian life. "Bernie" graduated from Lewiston High School...
Pauline M. Thompson
Apr 3, 2006
Pauline M. Thompson, 95, of Houston died Monday, April 3, 2006, at Valley View Nursing Home in Houston. Pauline was born on September 21, 1910, in Houston County, Minn. to Ole O. and Engebor (Moen) Flatten. She was raised in Sheldon, Minn., and attended Sheldon School. On February 12, 1938 she married Maurice Thompson. Pauline lived in Sheldon where she...
Winette R. Dawdy
Apr 1, 2006
Winette R. Dawdy, 84, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN. Winette was born May 27, 1921 in Macomb, IL to Earl and Edith "Fern" (Riggins) Jones. She married William W. Dawdy in Macomb, IL on December 24, 1939. Winette was a life long homemaker who had lived in Seattle, WA, California and had lived...
Verna M. Scherbring
Mar 30, 2006
Verna M. Scherbring, 85, died Thursday, March 30, 2006, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Verna was born December 29, 1920 in Waumandee, WI to George and Edna (Zeller) Pronschinske. She married Irvin J. Scherbring in Waumandee, WI on October 3, 1944. The couple moved to the Rollingstone area where they farmed for many years. Verna enjoyed gardening vegetables...
Lester Roy Luehmann
Mar 28, 2006
Lester Roy Luehmann, 77, of Lewiston passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday March 28, 2006. He was born May 21, 1928 at Lewiston to Ted and Pauline (Prigge) Luehmann. On June 12, 1928 Lester was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church-Silo in rural Lewiston. He and Audrey Haack were married August 21, 1949 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Racine, MN....
Betty P. Vining
Mar 28, 2006
HOUSTON, MINN. - Betty P. Vining, 82, formerly of Houston and Belle Plaine, Minn. died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Betty was born on April 3, 1923, in Rushford to Edwin and Ida (Jensen) Peterson. She was raised in Rushford, Minn., and graduated from Rushford High School. She served in the U.S....
Bernard A. Loftus
Mar 27, 2006
Dover, Bernard A. Loftus, 92, of Dover died Monday morning March 27th at St. Isodore Care Center in Plainview. Bernard was born November 29, 1913 in McIntyre, Iowa to Walter and Eva (Montague) Loftus. He and Leora Mueller were married September 16, 1941 in Elba. They farmed near Elgin and Elba for a short time before moving to Fremont in...
Margaret E. Anderson
Mar 27, 2006
MANKATO, MINN. - Margaret E. Anderson, 65, of Mankato, Minn. died Monday, March 27, 2006, at her home in Mankato. She was born on February 20, 1941, in Rochester, Minn. to Arnold and Marie (Thompson) Ackerman. Margaret was raised in Winona, Minn., and attended school there. She married Robert Anderson on June 7, 1957. She lived in Rushford for a...
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