Ethel Stock
Nov 15, 2002
St. Charles, Ethel May Stock, 91, of St. Charles died Friday morning November 15th at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Ethel was born July 4th, 1911 in Utica Township to Charles and Lillian (Connaughty) Stock. She worked for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church as a custodian for 20 years. She also worked 37 years for Carl Fischer raising gladiolus. A visitor...
Francis Benedett
Nov 7, 2002
St. Charles, Francis E. “Ben” Benedett, 73, of rural St. Charles died Thursday evening November 7th at Whitewater Healthcare Center in St. Charles, where he had resided since Monday. Ben was born November 17, 1928 in Elba Township of Winona County to Edwin and Irene (Koepsel) Benedett and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1946. He served in the Army during...
Dennis Schumacher
Nov 5, 2002
Dennis D. Schumacher, 68, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Dennis was born September 9, 1934 in Mayer, MN to August and Florence (Foster) Schumacher. Dennis served in the Air Force during the Korean War. On June 13, 1964 he married Nancy Malkemes in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She later died August 22, 1991. Dennis was...
Wayne Harrison
Nov 2, 2002
St. Charles, R. Wayne Harrison, 85, of St. Charles died Saturday November 2, 2002 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Wayne was born September 30, 1917 in Fillmore County to Clinton and Agnes (McKay) Harrison. He served in the Army infantry during WWII, stationed in the Pacific Theatre. He and Bernice Ferden were married April 19, 1945 at North...
Arthur Steffes
Oct 13, 2002
Winona, MNArthur J. Steffes, 80, died Sunday, October 13, 2002 at the Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona. Arthur was born July 15, 1922 in Winona, MN to Arthur G. and Margaret (Lynch) Steffes. He married Ruth Johnson on November 3, 1945 in Winona, MN. She died December 13, 2001. Arthur lived for radio and was a life long announcer....
Bob Roberts
Oct 12, 2002
Robert John “Bob” Roberts, 55, of St. Charles and of Dovray, MN died Saturday October 12, 2002 at the Emergency Room of Westbrook Health Center in Westbrook, MN. Bob was born April 9, 1947 in Viola Township of Olmsted County to Willis and Wilhelmina (Kraeger) Roberts. He attended Elgin Schools. As a young man he worked as a farm laborer and...
Susan Pass
Oct 12, 2002
Minneapolis, MNSusan M. Pass, 48, died Saturday, October 12, 2002 at the Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Susan was born February 23, 1954 in Rushford, MN to Wallace and LaVaughn (Highum) Helleland. Susan graduated from Rushford High School in 1972 and then received her RN from the nursing program at Rochester Community College. She moved to Minneapolis where she worked...
Joseph Ruder
Oct 8, 2002
Winona, MNJoseph C. Ruder, 92, formerly of Richfield, MN, died Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at the Sauer Memorial Home in Winona. Joe was born September 19, 1910 in Dehli, MN to Joseph and Helena (Fox) Ruder. He married Bernice Hittner who later died April 30, 1968. Joe had been a farmer and also worked as an inspector for PAKO industries...
Keith Haight
Apr 13, 1957
Keith Haight, 65, of Lewiston died, Wednesday, Deember 7, 2022 at his home in Lewiston.
Donald G. Hanson
Jan 8, 1955
Donald G. Hanson, age 65, of Winona, MN, passed away unexpectedly on April 16th, at his home. He was born on January 8, 1955 in Winona, MN to Richard and Margaret Hanson (Skriepietz). Don will be remembered for his love of music. He was a talented self-taught musician and played pedal steel guitar throughout his life with various bands in...
Charlotte Ann Lemke
May 29, 1951
Charlotte Ann Lemke, 72, passed away of natural causes on August 15, 2023, at her home in rural Arcadia, Wisconsin. “Char” was born to William and Hulda (Ann) Lemke of La Crescent, Minnesota on May 29, 1951, at St. Anne’s Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
A 1969 graduate of La Crescent High School, Char studied at Mankato State University...
Chris Lennon
Mar 23, 1951
Christopher Robert Lennon was born on March 23rd, 1951 in Michigan to Robert "Bob" and Helen Lennon. His long and fruitful education in life began shortly after. He spent his childhood in the hills of West Virginia under the careful direction of his sisters Susan and Kate along with his older brother Mike. Chris always had a twinkle in his...
David Roy Sorum
Oct 6, 1949
David Roy Sorum, 67, of Minneapolis died unexpectedly, Wednesday, August 30th at his home. David was born October 6, 1949 in Winona to Francis and Mary Evelyn (Groger) Sorum. He lived in St. Charles with his family before moving to Rochester in 1959 and graduated from Mayo High School in Rochester in 1967. Following high school David attended Macalester College...
Dale R. Moe
Sep 28, 1948
Dale R. Moe, 73, of Wabasha, died Wednesday, January 20, 2022, at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born September 28, 1948, in Rochester to Marvel and Bernice (Watson) Moe and grew up in the Salem Corners area near Rochester. Dale worked as a janitor and for Textile Care in Rochester, until his retirement. He loved riding...
Ronald Dale Sherry
May 27, 1947
ONALASKA, WI - Ronald Dale Sherry, 74, of Onalaska, WI died on July 24, 2021, at his home. Ronald was born on May 27, 1947, in La Crosse, WI to Albert and Ruth (Iverson) Sherry. Raised in rural Houston, MN and graduated from Houston High School in 1965. He married Sheryl Unnasch, they were later divorced. He married Barb Fagan....
James 'Jim' E. Speth
Aug 10, 1943
James ‘Jim’ Speth, age 79 of St. Charles, passed away on Saturday, September 17 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus in Rochester. Jim was born on August 10, 1943, in Beatrice, NE, the son of Oscar and Zelda (Payne) Speth.
A Celebration of Jim’s Life will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, September 23 at the...
Ruth E. Brandt
Feb 22, 1941
Ruth E. Brandt, 76 of Lewiston died Monday morning, July 10th at Lake Winona Manor. Ruth was born February 22, 1941 in Winona to Alfred P. and Evelyn C. (Lanz) Brandt. She attended St. John's Lutheran School and graduated from Lewiston High School. Ruth lived on the family farm in Utica Township, east of Lewiston. She lived in the Watkins...
Betty Lou Lovlien
Feb 25, 1936
Betty Lou Lovlien, age 81, of Altura, joined the more immediate presence of her Savior on Sunday, December 17th at Winona Health Care, Winona, MN, following a brief hospitalization. Betty Lou was born to Vern and Inez (Kobler) Stephan in Norton Township, Winona County, on February 25th, 1936. From the beginning, Betty Lou LOVED children. Betty Lou grew up on...
John Joseph Burns
Mar 29, 1931
LEWISTON, MINN. John Joseph Burns, 73, died at his home on Tuesday, March 29, 2005. John was born April 7, 1931 to John and Florence (Beech) Burns in Wyattville, MN. As a life-long resident of Lewiston, He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1950. He married Levina Boyton in 1955 and she later died. He married Rachel Heublein and they...
Lucille Louise Walters
Nov 21, 1929
Lucille Louise Walters, 88, of St. Charles died Monday, December 11, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester. Lucille was born to John and Louise (Miller) Schmit on November 21, 1929 in Wabasha. She married Edwin John Walters on October 26, 1950. They have seven children. Lucille and Edwin farmed on the Walters family farm in Quincy Township, before moving...
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