Curtis Greethurst

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Hildegarde M. Volkman

Hildegarde M. Volkman

Mar 26, 2006

Hildegarde M. Volkman, 79, of Lewiston died Sunday, March 26, 2006. She was born on July 9, 1926, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Alfred and Clara (Ferden) Semmen. Hildegarde was raised at Highland Prairie in rural Peterson, Minn., where she attended church. She graduated from Peterson High School. On August 26, 1944, she married Hubert Volkman. She was a member of...

Roger O. Jore

Roger O. Jore

Mar 22, 2006

Roger O. Jore, 72, of Houston died Wednesday, March 22, at Gundersen - Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis. Roger was born on March 4, 1934, in LaCrosse, Wis. to Ole and Emma (Sanden) Jore. He was raised in rural Houston where he lived on the same farm all of his life. Roger attended lower Sheldon School and graduated from...

Tenold P. Milbrandt

Tenold P. Milbrandt

Mar 22, 2006

Tenold Paul Milbrandt, 66, of Winona died on Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at Lake Winona Manor. There will be a private burial in Altura, Minnesota.He was born on April 8, 1939, in Winona, the son of Arthur and Emma Milbrandt.Survivors: his son, Justin David Milbrandt, Dubuque, Iowa; one daughter, Sarah Jane (Brian) Day, Bloomington, Illinois; one brother, David (Marjie) Milbrandt,...