Debra Kay Kieffer
May 20, 2005
Utica, Debra Kay Kieffer, 51, of rural Utica died Friday morning May 20, 2005 at Rochester Methodist Hospital from complications of Leukemia. Debra was born March 5, 1954 in Alexandria, MN to Gordon and Nylene (Johnson) Jones. She graduated from Lewiston-Altura High School in 1972. Deb and Ron Kieffer were married on October 27, 1972 in St. Charles. She was...
Marion Catherine Pelowski
May 20, 2005
WINONA, MINN. Marion Catherine Pelowski, 97, died Friday, May 20, 2005 at St. Anne's Extended Care in Winona. Marion was born November 9, 1907 to James and Mary Gibbons. She married Dominic Pelowski on April 19, 1927; they had been married for fifty years. Marion was a life-long resident of Winona, and a life-long member of the Cathedral of the...
Linda (Simon) Matzke
May 17, 2005
ROCHESTER,MINN. Linda (Simon) Matzke, 59 of Rochester, formerly of Lewiston, MN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Linda was born February 8, 1946 to Milton A. and Verna M. (Prudoehl) Simon in Lewiston, MN. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1964 and Winona Vo-Tech in 1965. She worked as a custodian at the Holiday...
Arlene I. Nelson
May 14, 2005
Winona, MNArlene Ione Nelson, 64, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at her home in Winona, MN, with family at her side. She had been ill with cancer. Arlene was born November 6, 1940 at the home farm in Fremont Township, MN to John and Ella (Bartelson) Antonson. She married Travis Nelson on July 6, 1963 in Rushford, MN. Arlene and...
Charlotte O. Halvorson
May 13, 2005
Charlotte O. Halvorson, 85, died Friday, May 13, 2005, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Charlotte O. Halvorson was born in Winona, MN to Adolph and Louise (Hoff) Elness on November 13, 1919. She was baptized in the old Central Lutheran Church by Rev. Braa and was Confirmed in St. John's Lutheran Church at Nodine, MN by Rev. A....
Noel Ehlenfeldt
May 13, 2005
Winona, Noel Ehlenfeldt, 65, of Winona died Friday May 13th at Winona Community Memorial Hospital. Noel was born December 25, 1939 in Oakland, CA to Lawrence "Neil" and Elaine (Jones) Ehlenfeldt. He served in the Army from 1961-1963, stationed in Germany. He and Shirley Burt were married on July 14, 1962, they later divorced. He lived in Chicago for four...
Annette Constance Hoel
May 11, 2005
RUSHFORD, MINN. Annette Constance Hoel, 80 died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Annette was born December 6, 1924 to Harold and Gladys (Knutson) Dahle in Rushford. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1942. She married Clifford Hoel on December 4, 1943. He died February 20, 1970. As a life-long resident of Rushford, she...
Gerald Joseph Connelly
May 7, 2005
St. Charles, Gerald Joseph Connelly, 71, of rural St. Charles died Saturday May 7, 2005 at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Gerald was born June 18, 1933 in Lanesboro to Angelo and Margaret (Horihan) Connelly. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in agriculture. Following college he returned to Lanesboro and worked for American Breeders Association, Lanesboro Sales Barn,...
David Russell Gaustad
May 4, 2005
HOUSTON, MINN. David Russell (Buckwheat) Gaustad, 54, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 suddenly of a massive heart attack at his home in San Diego, CA. He was born August 14, 1950 to Russell and Artis (Peterson) Gaustad at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. David grew up in Houston, MN and graduated from Houston High School in 1968. He attended...
Thomas Young
May 1, 2005
Lewiston, Thomas J. "Bud" Young, 86, of Lewiston, formerly of Rushford and St. Charles, died Sunday May 1, 2005 at Winona Community Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. Bud was born July 29, 1918. On April 15, 1939 he and Elsie Bergmann were married in Wilson, they resided there until moving to St. Charles in 1951. The couple farmed south...
Barbara A. Vater
Apr 25, 2005
Barbara A. Vater, 71, died of Leukemia Monday, April 25, 2005 at St. Anne Extended Health Care in Winona, MN. Barb was born June 16, 1933 in Winona, MN to Stanley and Frances (Newman) Przybylski. On May 5, 1953 she married John E. Vater in Winona, MN. Barb was a graduate of Cotter High School. She succeeded in receiving her...
Dorothy T. Urness
Apr 24, 2005
Dorothy T. Urness, 89, died Sunday, April 24, 2005 at Winona Community Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was born December 31, 1915 in Winona, MN to Albert and Angeline (Plucinick) Stroniski. She married Everett Urness on September 17, 1946 in Winona, MN. He preceded her in death on September 27, 1975. Dorothy owned and operated the Urness Produce and Grocery Store in...
Louise Vera Giles
Apr 23, 2005
St. Charles, Louise Vera Giles, 91, of St. Charles died Saturday April 23rd at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Louise was born July 14, 1913 in Dallas County, Iowa to Charlie and Lizzie (Meilicke) Heinz. She and Percy H. Giles were married June 9, 1934 in Perry, Iowa. Louise worked along side her husband as they farmed the Giles family...
John A. Wetzel
Apr 18, 2005
John A. Wetzel, 57, died Monday, April 18, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. John was born April 10, 1948 in Winona, MN to Roy and Virginia (Addelman) Wetzel. John was a 1966 graduate of Winona Senior High and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Judi Smith on June 7, 1969 in Winona,...
Harris Stanley Omodt
Apr 17, 2005
Harris S. Omodt, 93, died Sunday, April 17, 2005 at Valley View Nursing Home in Houston, MN. Harris was born February 23, 1912 on the family farm in Houston, MN to Will and Karine (Pederson) Omodt. He married Grace Heintz on December 16, 1941 in Houston, MN. Harris lived his entire life on the original Omodt homestead dating from 1854....
Moneta M. Thoreson
Apr 12, 2005
St. Charles, Moneta Mae Thoreson, 83, of St. Charles died Tuesday evening April 12, 2005 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse. Moneta was born March 12, 1922 in Wyattville to Earl and Laura (Matson) Resser. Moneta graduated from Lewiston High School in 1939. She later graduated from the American Institute of Commerce in Davenport, IA. On December 23, 1942 Moneta...
Robert L. Ryan
Apr 7, 2005
St. Charles, Robert L. Ryan, 79, of rural St. Charles died Thursday evening of congestive heart failure, at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles. Robert was born September 16, 1925 in rural Olmsted County to Phillip and Elsie (Fender) Ryan. He served in the US Army during WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. On June 25, 1947...
Gene Gary Treichel
Mar 30, 2005
Rochester, Gene G. Treichel, 55, of Rochester died Wednesday March 30, 2005 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. He was born October 7, 1949 in New Ulm to Walter and Marcella (Stoll) Treichel. His family farmed until moving to St. Charles in 1965 and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1967. Gene and Carol McElmury were married on February 3,...
Lloyd H. Millard
Mar 28, 2005
St. Charles, Lloyd H. Millard, 90, of St. Charles died Monday March 28, 2005 at Lake Winona Manor in Winona. Lloyd was born July 3, 1914 in Mauston, WI to Herbert and Grace Millard. He and Margaret Ihrke were married on November 1, 1940. Lloyd served in both the Army and Navy. He served during WWII and was discharged from...
Linda Sue Schneider
Mar 27, 2005
Altura, Linda Sue Schneider, 45, of rural Altura died Sunday March 27th at Rochester Methodist Hospital, after a brief illness. Linda was born January 1, 1960 in Winona to Doanld and Lorretta (Koenig) Vincent. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1978. On September 18, 1983 she and Joseph Schneider were married in St. Charles. Linda worked for Herff...
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