Joan Pollema
Jul 27, 2022
Joan Catherine Pollema, 75, of Saint Charles died, July 27, 2022, surrounded by her family.
Joan was born on August 2, 1946 to Gregory and Evabell (Davidshofer) Kramer. She was the seventh of seven children and grew up on their family farm near Elba, Minnesota. Joan graduated from Saint Charles High School in 1964. She attended Winona State University...
Michael Laverne Hansen
Jul 26, 2022
Michael L. Hansen, age 53, passed away on July 26, 2022 surrounded by family. He was born in Aberdeen, SD on March 3, 1969 to Gary and Karen (Johnson) Hansen. Michael lived a full life. He was a member of the Junior Olympics in cross country and still holds the record for the 800-meter race at Chatfield High...
Carol Evenson
Jul 26, 2022
Carol LaVonne (Ronnenberg) Evenson, 89, of Winona, passed away in her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
Carol was born to Alfred and Erna (Foell) Ronnenberg in Stockton, Minnesota on April 20, 1933. She grew up on the farm with her parents and five sisters: Beverly, Wanda, Donna, Janice, and Gloria. Her family later moved to Wabasha...
Ezra Mark Thoreson
Jul 24, 2022
Ezra Mark Thoreson, 11 days old, died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester. Ezra was born July 13, 2022 to Dan and Alyssa (Ramer) Thoreson.
Ezra is survived by his parents, Dan and Alyssa, a brother, Emmett, paternal grandparents, Mark and Betty Thoreson of St. Charles, Maternal grandparents, Rob and...
Jodi Martinson
Jul 23, 2022
Jodi Lyn Martinson, 55 of Winona, died unexpectedly of heart failure on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Jodi was born March 9, 1967 in Winona to Jerry and Eva (Staack) Martinson. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1985 and went on to attend Winona State University, being just one class short of graduating with her psychology degree. Jodi worked...
Lucille Cuturia
Jul 23, 2022
Lucille Eva Cuturia, 93, passed away July 23, 2022 at Samaritan Bethany/ Arbor Terrace in Rochester, MN.
Lucille was born on November 7, 1928 in Winona, MN to Ralph and Eva (Rekowski) Cuturia. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Winona, MN.
As a young child she lived with her sister Elizabeth and her family near Rollingstone, MN until she...
Curtis Vogen
Jul 23, 2022
Curtis Orell Vogen, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 23 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Curtis was born on August 19, 1931 on the family farm near Rushford, the son of Victor and Esther (Paulson) Vogen; as an only child he was raised on the farm and left his country school early to help raise the cattle...
Wendy Lynn Will
Jul 22, 2022
Wendy Lynn Will, 67, beloved mother and friend, peacefully slipped away from this world in the early morning of July 22nd. surrounded by family and listening to John Denver. A Celebration of her Life will be held August 13th at Noon at The Sons of Norway Lodge, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro. MN. All are welcome. Wendy will...
Eleanor Bambenek
Jul 22, 2022
Eleanor Bambenek, age 103 of Winona, died after a long and full life on July 22, 2022 at her home.
Ruth Eleanor Bambenek was born on October 27, 1918 to Inga (Benson) and Rudolph Betz in Fillmore County, MN. She had 3 sisters: Rose Ruth “Tootsie”, Dorothy and Joyce.
She married Daniel Bambenek, Sr. on June 4,...
Eileen Schaefer
Jul 20, 2022
Eileen Mary (Wieczorek) Schaefer, 85 of Winona, passed away on July 20, 2022 at Brookdale Senior Living.
She was born on June 13, 1937 to Isadore and Mary Wieczorek of Belleview, IA. Eileen always knew she would have to work, she began working at age 11 in the scullery at St. Theresa’s College. On June 21, 1955, she married Marcel...
Ann Marie (McMahon) Schindler
Jul 20, 2022
Ann M. Schindler, 84, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, with her family by her side.
Ann Marie McMahon was born October 19, 1937 in Rochester, to James and Elizabeth (Dempsey) McMahon. She grew up in rural Chatfield. She graduated from Chatfield High...
Jerome Sondre Halvorson Jr.
Jul 19, 2022
Jerome Sondre Halvorson, Jr., 57, was born April 14, 1965, to Jerome and Jean (Peterson) Halvorson in Lanesboro, MN. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1983 and continued his education at Rochester Area Vocational-Technical Institute, graduating with his associates degree in Electronic Technician in 1985. He continued his love for construction until his sudden passing July 19,...
Patricia "Trish" Mertes
Jul 19, 2022
Patricia “Trish” W. Mertes, age 70, of Buffalo City WI, passed away July 19, 2022 at Winona Health.
Trish was born July 7, 1952 in Winona, MN to Frank G Mertes Sr and Patricia (King) Mertes.
Throughout her life, Trish enjoyed careers in a number of fields including the airlines, real estate, the medical field and at...
Dorothy Anderson
Jul 18, 2022
Dorothy Lois (Tinker) Anderson, 92, passed away Monday July 18, 2022 at Sugar Loaf Senior Living in Winona MN. She was born Nov. 4, 1929 in Chippewa Falls, WI to William I. and Mary (Dedic) Tinker and had one brother, Richard Tinker. When her parents brought her home from the hospital Richard took one look at his baby sister and...
Jim Henry
Jul 17, 2022
Jim Henry, 74, of St. Charles, died Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Whitewater Health Services. Jim was born April 29, 1948 in Winona to Jim Henry, Sr, and Dorothy (Roth) Henry. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1966. Jim went on to work for Clements Chevrolet in Rochester. He then moved to the cities where he met...
Lorraine Schultz
Jul 17, 2022
Lorraine Schultz, 87, of Utica, died Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Whitewater Health Services. Lorraine was born February 6, 1935 in Norway Valley in rural Arcadia, WI. She later moved with her family to German Ridge near Stockton. This is where she would ride her bike and caught the attention of Dick while he was cutting hay. As Dick...
Wallace "Wally" Peter Vogen
Jul 17, 2022
Wallace Peter Vogen, 92, of Chatfield passed away July 17, 2022 at Season’s Hospice in Rochester.
Wally was born May 6, 1930 in rural Lanesboro to Alvin and Edna (Johnson) Vogen. He graduated from Lanesboro High School with the class of 1949. On January 10, 1959 he married Rosella Fasbender at St. John’s Catholic...
Rolland "Rollie" Lee
Jul 16, 2022
Rolland "Rollie" Lee, 73 of Houston, passed away peacefully July 16, 2022, surrounded by family. Rollie was born April 26, 1949, in La Crosse, WI to Robert and Rose (Burfield) Lee. He graduated from Houston High School in 1967 and spent over 40 years at Cytec (Fiberite) Industries in Winona making many lifelong friends along the way. He was proud...
Lois Ilene (Benson) Berekvam
Jul 16, 2022
The funeral for Lois Berekvam, 92 of Whalan will be on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Whalan Lutheran Church, with Pastor Patricia Hinkie officiating. Lois Berekvam passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Rushford, Mn.
Lois Ilene Berekvam was born in Lanesboro, Mn...
Edna Orvilda (Holger) Johnson
Jul 12, 2022
Edna, the Buick is washed, the brownies have been baked and your knitting needles and yarn are ready for your trip to reunite with Gordy, your sister Carol and to meet your Lord Jesus. God speed!
Edna Orvilda Johnson, 94, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Chosen Valley Assisted Living in Chatfield,...
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