Donald George Bork
Apr 11, 2025
Donald George Bork passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025.
He was born to Henry and Clara (Mertes) Bork in Winona, MN, on December 21, 1946. He married Grace Lee on April 18, 1970. Don graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in 1965 and after graduation he went into the Army and was in Vietnam. He then went to work at...
Bonnie Eide
Apr 11, 2025
Bonnie Jean Eide, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2025, at the age of 90. Born on January 23, 1935, in Preston, MN, to proud parents Henry and Selma Olstad. Bonnie was a vibrant force of nature who brought joy and laughter to everyone around her.
Bonnie graduated from Chatfield High School and met her lifelong love, Darwyn Eide, during their...
Kyle Holte-Finlayson
Apr 10, 2025
Kyle Dennis Holte-Finlayson, age 31, of Winona, MN, passed away on April 10th, 2025, after an aggressive case of pneumonia.
Kyle was born in Winona, MN, to Karen Holte and Brian Finlayson. He loved growing up with his big sister, Kellie, and little sister, Brookie. He attended Winona Area Public Schools and adored his teachers and staff. After high school, Kyle...
Larry Loken
Apr 8, 2025
Larry Oliver Loken, age 85, passed away peacefully at M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, while surrounded by his family.
Larry was a lifelong truck driver and truly enjoyed his work.
Larry is survived by his son, Michael (Christine); grandchildren, Kathlene, Shane, Tony, and Melissa; great grandchildren, Molly, Oliver, Henry, and Max; siblings, Roy...
Donald Henry Jordahl
Apr 8, 2025
Rushford
Donald H. Jordahl, age 86 of Rushford passed away at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 surrounded by his family.
Donald Henry was born on March 17, 1939 in Good Thunder, MN the only child of Henry (Norma Mary Etta Missling) Jordahl. Don attended country school and then graduated from Lake Crystal High School. Following...
William "Bill" Ludebeck
Apr 7, 2025
William “Bill” Ludebeck, passed away on April 7, 2025, at the age of 65. Born on August 20, 1959, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, he was the son of William Jr. and Peggy (Mann) Ludebeck.
Bill graduated from Elkhorn High School and served his country by joining the Air Force, where he proudly served from 1980 to 1983 before being honorably discharged. For...
Kevin O'Laughlin
Apr 6, 2025
Kevin O'Laughlin, 75, of Rushford, MN, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025 with his family by his side.
Kevin was born December 22, 1949 in Winona, MN. Growing up in Winona’s Gilmore Valley, Kevin was the third in line of six children born to Jim and Delores (Douglas) O’Laughlin. He contracted polio as a toddler and was sent to Sister...
Jerry Steinfeldt
Apr 6, 2025
Jerry Paul Steinfeldt, age 78, passed away peacefully at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN, after a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease, with his son, Chad, by his side.
Jerry was born on February 19, 1947, in Winona, MN, to Paul and Anita (Pflughoeft) Steinfeldt.
He is survived by his sons, Chad (Shannon), Brian (Natasha), and Jimmy (Tonya); siblings, Roger and...
Larry Fix
Apr 5, 2025
Larry James Fix, 79, of Rochester, MN, passed away on Friday, April 5th, 2025, after a short illness. Larry was born on September 26th, 1945, in Winona, MN, to John and Opal (Potter) Fix, joining his brother Keith and sister Patricia.
Larry graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1963. He cherished reconnecting with friends and classmates at the annual Golden Grads...
George A. Graham
Apr 4, 2025
George Albert Graham, 86 of Rushford Village, died April 4, 2025 at the Minnesota Veterans Home - Preston.
George was born October 2, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, IA to George A. and Erma “Sally” (Morrison) Graham. They moved to Montana before settling in Appleton, WI where he was schooled and joined the U.S. Air Force based in Massachusetts, being honorably discharged...
Lynne Eide
Apr 2, 2025
On April 2, 2025, we said goodbye to an amazing wife, mother, sister, grandma, and friend — Lynne Louise Eide.
Lynne was born in Winona, Minnesota on September 2, 1957, to Robert and Maxine Boehmke. She grew up with her four siblings, living throughout southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin before settling in Rushford at age eleven. Lynne graduated from Rushford High...
Bernard Hennessy
Apr 2, 2025
Bernard Hennessy, 95, of Lewiston, died on April 2, 2025. Born on July 19, 1929, in Winona, Minnesota, Bernard was the son of Bernard Sr. and Anna (Axness) Hennessy. He grew up on a farm in Hart Township, Minnesota, where he cultivated a love for family, faith, community, and the great outdoors. On the same farm his great-grandfather, Patrick Hennessy...
Ryan Sorrelman
Mar 30, 2025
Ryan Sorrelman, 41, of Winona, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Ryan was born on November 12, 1983, in Ada, Okla., to Joe and Virginia Sorrelman. He loved his family deeply and lived a life rooted in compassion and kindness. Ryan found a strong sense of purpose in his work at Art & Sol, where he...
Steven Feuerhelm
Mar 30, 2025
Steven Jay Feuerhelm, died on March 30, 2025, just a few days short of his 64th birthday. Born on April 5, 1961, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Steve was raised with love by his parents, Raymond and LaVonne Feuerhelm. The family moved to St. Charles, Minnesota, in 1966, where Steve would grow up and eventually graduate from St. Charles High School.
After...
Jeanette Schroeder
Mar 29, 2025
Jeanette Ruth Schroeder, age 97, passed away on Sat., March 29, 2025, having resided at Brookdale Assisted Living in Winona, MN, for 3 years. She was born on July 7, 1927, to Herbert and Esther (Fredrich) Wittchow in Lebanon, WI. A fragile baby not expected to live, she was baptized immediately. She attended 8 grades in one-room schoolhouses in Lebanon...
Marlene Ann Benck
Mar 29, 2025
Marlene Ann [Berg] Benck, 84, of Winona, formerly of Goodview, passed away on March 29, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer.
Marlene was born on July 10, 1940, and raised by Evelyn and Joseph Berg and one of 8 children.
Marlene attended Winona schools.
Marlene married David J. Kotlarz Sr. in October of 1957. They had three children, David Jr, Vicki and...
Luella "Lu" Brown
Mar 28, 2025
Luella Brown died on March 28, 2025 surrounded by family. She was 94. Luella “Lu” Mae Brown was born in Pine Creek, Peterson, to Marvin and Mabel (Halvorson) Hatlevig. After completing the 8th grade, she left school to help on the family farm. On March 6, 1948, Lu married Robert “Bob” Brown. Together they built a life rooted in hard...
David Ruppert
Mar 27, 2025
David Michael Ruppert passed away on March 27, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family.
David was born in 1949, to Raymond and Adanelle Ruppert in Winona. He graduated in 1968, from Cotter High School and in 1972, from Winona State with a B.A. in Accounting.
David worked with his brother, Allyn, at Ruppert’s Grocery from the age of 8 until...
Evadine Eide
Mar 26, 2025
Evadine Eide
June 28, 1939 – March 26, 2025
Evadine Eide, 85, of Rushford, MN passed away on March 26, 2025, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN surrounded by her family.
Evadine was born on June 28, 1939 to Roman and Angeline (Sonsalla) O’Bieglo. She married Michael Soppa, Sr, in 1957 and raised 5 children in the Rushford, Houston and Mabel...
Richard Franzen
Mar 24, 2025
Richard Baptist Franzen Sr., age 79, of Bancroft, SD, passed away on March 24, 2025, at home with his wife, Rosemary, at his side.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 PM on Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in De Smet, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am at St. Casimir Catholic...
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