Earl John Ryan
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...
Hannah L. Spitzer
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...
Lawrence H. Lange
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...
Etta Rowan
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....
Joan Alice Przytarski
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...
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...
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