Paul Polzer
May 18, 2022
Paul Polzer, age 73 of Fountain City, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on May 18th, 2022.
Paul was born February 5th, 1949 in Durand, Wisconsin to Antone Sr. and Helen Polzer. He graduated from Durand High School and attended the University of Wisconsin- Stout. Paul then worked many years for Polzer Motors both in Durand and Mondovi before returning to Stout...
Ronald C. Sanden
May 17, 2022
Ronald C. Sanden, 85, of St. Charles, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minnesota. Ronald Claire Sanden was born on April 6, 1937 to parents Clarence and Lucille (Kammer) Sanden in Rochester, MN.
Ron loved farming in his early years, then went to work for Crenlo in Rochester for 34 years before...
David Wojahn
May 14, 2022
David Wojahn, 38, of Rushford, MN died on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Winona, MN.
David was born on August 20, 1983, in Frankfurt, Germay to Allan and Carmen (Schaefer) Wojahn. David grew up in Houston, MN and was a 2002 graduate of Houston High School. He married Haley Kreidermacher on July 23, 2011, at Windom park in Winona.
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Alvin "Al" Jarvinen
May 14, 2022
Alvin David Jarvinen, age 94, died peacefully and entered his eternal rest at his home in Goodview, MN, on Saturday, May 14, 2022, after an illness of several months that included approximately one month of transitional care at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona, MN.
Al was born on March 28, 1928, and was raised in...
Dennis Eugene Voeltz
May 13, 2022
Dennis Eugene Voeltz, 68, of Lanesboro, MN passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester MN after a very brief battle with cancer. Dennis was born on May 9, 1954, in Spring Valley, MN to Maynard and Frances (Krahn) Voeltz. He grew up in Spring Valley and attended Spring Valley High School. Following high school,...
Lisa Rae Skalicky
May 13, 2022
Lisa Rae Skalicky, 62, of Altura, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, Methodist Campus in Rochester. She was born, August 11, 1959, to George and LaVonne (Standke) Meixner in Owatonna, where she was raised. Lisa Rae attended Lincoln Elementary School before graduating from Owatonna High School in 1978. She and Allan Skalicky married on September 27,...
Bret Dennis Christopherson
May 12, 2022
Bret Christopherson, 49, of Rochester, received his angel wings on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Bret Dennis Christopherson was born December 8, 1972 in Rochester, to Dennis and Sandra (Johnson) Christopherson. Bret graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1991. He pursued his talent in carpentry, and worked for Knutson Construction, but was always helping out his family and...
Joan Grotjahn
May 10, 2022
Joan Lillian Grotjahn, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 10 in Winona. Joan was born on February 23, 1935 in Winona, the daughter of William and Lila (Voss) Ziemer. She was raised in the Winona area and attended Winona schools. On January 9, 1951, she was united in marriage to LaVerne Grotjahn in Arcadia, WI; Joan and LaVerne...
Janette Husman
May 7, 2022
Janette Josephine Husman, age 93, died at St. Anne in Winona on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She was born on October 6, 1928 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Joseph and Anna (Schumacher) Gady. The first nine years of her life she lived near Nodine; on the farm her grandfather, August Goede had homesteaded in 1873. She and her sister, Rita,...
Jon Hill
May 6, 2022
Jon Hill, 82 of Houston, passed away May 6, 2022 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston.
Jon was born December 9, 1939 at Grandview Hospital in La Crosse to Richard and Ruby (Egland) Hill. Jon grew up in Houston, graduated from Houston High School in 1960, and attended Winona State University. He owned and operated Hill Building...
JoAnne Denzer
May 5, 2022
JoAnne Denzer, age 73, passed away on Thursday, May 5th at her home in Winona. JoAnne was born on June 13, 1948, the daughter of Clifford and Delores (Maas) Brown. She was united in marriage to Wayne Pagel in 2011 and they shared two years together before Wayne’s passing in 2013. As a young teen, she became smitten with...
David Meyers
May 5, 2022
David John Meyers, 73, of Winona, Minnesota, died on May 5, 2022. He was born on December 12, 1948 to George and Emily (Tandeski) Meyers in Winona, Minnesota.
On April 26, 1969 he was united in marriage to Joyce Langowski. They were married in Key West, Florida where they resided for a year then moved back to Winona. They...
Eleanor Lewis
May 4, 2022
Eleanor (West) Lewis, 103, of Winona and formerly of Rochester, died Thursday, May 4, 2022 at Sugarloaf Senior Living in Winona.
Eleanor (West) Lewis was born on September 30, 1918, in the tiny town of Jaroso, CO, as one of four sisters and one brother. From her youth, Eleanor relished hard work as she did the rest of her life. ...
Mary L. Thomas
May 4, 2022
Mary L. Thomas, 75, of Houston, MN passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, MN.
Mary Louise Schultz, daughter of Glenn and Agnes (Sather) Schultz was born on February 8, 1947, in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised on the family farm in Looney Valley (rural Houston), MN. Mary was a 1965 graduate of...
Sandra Becker
Apr 30, 2022
Sandra M. Becker, 78, of Buffalo City, WI went home to her eternal reward on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at her daughter’s home in La Crosse, WI.
Sandra Marie Buettner was born on October 23, 1943, in Milwaukee, WI to Heinrich and Virginia (Knuth) Buettner. She was raised in Milwaukee and was a 1962 graduate of Milwaukee Washington High...
Nancy Karen (Papenfuss) Soukup
Apr 30, 2022
Nancy Karen (Papenfuss) Soukup, 79, of Lanesboro, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Nancy Karen Papenfuss was born November 22, 1942 in La Crosse, WI, to Henry and Theodora (Moldenhauer) Papenfuss. Nancy was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Nodine, MN. She graduated from Winona School District. On December 22,...
Michael L. McGuire
Apr 30, 2022
Michael McGuire, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 30 at his home. Michael was born on March 12, 1938 in Wabasha, the son of Clarence and Ida (Schoolmeesters) McGuire; he was raised in the St. Charles area with his siblings and attended country school right across the road from the family farm and went on to graduate...
Delores "Dee" Schmitt
Apr 29, 2022
Delores "Dee" M. Schmitt, age 93 of Winona, died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, April 29, 2022 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare.
Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Preston.
Hoff Celebration of Life Center - Goodview, is assisting the family with arrangements.
James "Jim" Martel Strand
Apr 28, 2022
James “Jim” Strand, 77, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2022, surrounded by his family, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus.
James Martel Strand was born October 23, 1944 in Canton, SD, to Arthur and Muriel (Strand) Strand. In 1946 the family moved to Forest City, IA. He attended school there through 10th grade...
Bradley Guenther
Apr 26, 2022
Bradley J. Guenther, age 56 of Winona, died at home on April 26, 2022.
Brad was born in Winona on March 17, 1966 to John and Claudia Guenther. He met his “Grams” Bernie Redding that day and she was at his side for the rest of her life. After his youth and H.S. in Coon Rapids, MN, he lived...
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