Mar 5, 2022

Dolly Klug, age 76 of St. Charles, died on March 5, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Dolly was born on June 23, 1945 to Richard and Viola (Schouweiler) Klug. She attended Lewiston-Altura High School. Dolly worked numerous jobs including being a dental hygienist, fingerprinting for the Minneapolis Police Department, and working at Mike's Food...

Mar 4, 2022

Sheldon Eugene Fulkerson, age 86 of Winona, died peacefully on March 4, 2022 at St. Anne's Extended Health. Sheldon was born on October 16, 1935 to LaRue and Grace (Heitt) Fulkerson in Mora, MN. He served for 3 years in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. After his military service he worked at Home Brands for 35 years as a...

Mar 2, 2022

William 'Bill' Alfred McNally, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, at St. Anne's Healthcare in Winona. Bill was born on June 14, 1932 in Winona, the son of Alfred D. and Rose (Haase) McNally. He graduated from Winona High School with the class of 1949 and married the love of his life, Helen LaVonne Page, just 3 years...

Mar 1, 2022

James (Jimmy, Jim, JP) Michael Paulson was a local celebrity born on May 11, 1961, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Berton and Ioen (Thompson) Paulson. On March 1st, he tragically and unexpectedly passed away while at work. He was only 60 years old. Jim graduated from being a Houston Hurricane in 1979, where he participated in wrestling and football, earning...

Feb 28, 2022

Danny Pomeroy, 72, of Winona, may have lost his battle with cancer on Monday, February 28, 2022, but never his sense of humor or all of his marbles. Born June 20th, 1949 in Winona to Frank and Marcie (Vogel) the fourth of ten children Dan developed a "gift of gab" early on. Later in life he did consider himself to...

Feb 27, 2022

Thomas Alan Hundorf, 54 of Winona died, Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Brookdale Senior Living following a battle with brain cancer. Tom was born May 17, 1967 in Winona to Darrell and Beverly (Verdick) Hundorf. He graduated from Winona Senior High School and attended Southeast Tech for mechanics. On July 25, 1992, he married Jennifer Folsom. They had two children,...

Feb 26, 2022

Sheila Carol Fluegel, age 75, of Chatfield, MN passed away peacefully in her home on February 26, 2022.

Sheila Carol Ostrander was born in Jarrett, MN on August 6, 1946, to Elmer and Carol Ostrander.

Sheila attended Elgin-Millville School where she graduated in 1964.

On September 15, 1964, she married Earl Fluegel and...

Feb 24, 2022

Roderick M. Welch, 87, of Chatfield, MN passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center on February 24th, 2022.

Roderick was born on June 1st, 1934, to Marshall and Ella (Herrick) Welch.  He attended Pleasant Grove rural school and Chatfield High School, graduating in 1953.  After high school, he drove dump truck before enlisting for two...

Feb 24, 2022

Phyllis Mae Bambenek, 91, of Winona, MN was welcomed into heaven on February 24, 2022. Phyllis was born on September 3, 1930, to Elmer and Anna (Przybylski) Glende, in Winona, MN. Phyllis attended St. Joseph's Middle School in Winona, MN. She loved reading and would find herself frequenting the local library. On June 30, 1951, she married the love of...

Feb 24, 2022

Lynn George Gellersen, 77 of Nodine, died Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. Lynn was born December 2, 1944 in Winona to George and Lois (Phillips) Gellersen. He graduated from Winona Senior High in 1962. On March 11, 1978, he married Lilah Beach and welcomed her four children into his life. Together, they had one son, Monty....

Feb 23, 2022

Kendra Leigh Atherton - Guenther, 29 of Winona, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Gundersen Health System from injuries sustained in a car accident. Kendra was born October 2, 1992 in Madison, WI to Jeff and Colleen (McCue) Richart. She graduated from Monona Grove High School in Monona, WI. Throughout her youth, she was active in swimming and youth group...

Feb 22, 2022

God opened his arms and welcomed home Brenda Renee (Larson) Ramier on 2/22/2022 @ 12:07 am. She was 57 ½ years young. Brenda was born 7/25/1964 to Donald E. & Eleanor D. Larson in Wabasha, MN. She grew up with 12 siblings (7 brothers & 5 sisters) in Wabasha before moving on to Waseca, MN, Lake City, MN, Rockford, IL,...

Feb 21, 2022

Joan (JoAn) Dorothy Vitse, 83, of Rushford, MN passed away peacefully at her home with family at her side Monday, February 21, 2022. Joan was born May 27, 1938 near St. Charles, the eldest of 7 children, to Elmer and Esther Erdmann. She attended country school and graduated from Rushford High School. On January 4, 1958, she was united in...

Feb 20, 2022

Evelyn McCready, 97, of St. Charles died Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles. Evelyn was born November 30, 1924, in Fremont to Herman and Mary (Olson) Rislow, and grew up on the family farm at Fremont. Evelyn and Daniel McCready were married April 2, 1941, in Lanesboro. They farmed in Saratoga Township until moving into...

Feb 19, 2022

There are templates to help with writing a common obituary. Their format cannot be followed here because this obituary must describe an uncommon person. Shauma Renee Benson was born on September 11, 1983 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, to her mother, Michele Benson, but everything that happened after that was uniquely Shauma. As she entered school, even her kindergarten teacher, Barb Culhane...

Feb 19, 2022

Virgil Sherburne was a man who believed that with hard work, determination, and a positive attitude anything was possible. He lived his life to the fullest. He believed that we make a choice in how we show up each day, and he had a way of seeing the rainbow through the clouds. Virgil was humble and kind, always treating others...

Feb 18, 2022

Shirley Ehlenfeldt, age 77 of Goodview, died unexpectedly on February 18, 2022. Shirley was born on June 4, 1944 in Winona to Clayton Burt, Sr. and Ethel Strong. She grew up in the Goodview/Winona area and was employed as a factory worker. Shirley will remain in the hearts of her children; Nadine (Richard) Braatz, Kelly (Jeffrey) Frauenkron, Kristine Ehlenfeldt, Eric...

Feb 18, 2022

Henry Edward Lawston "Doc" was born January 15, 1943, at Dr. Johnson's Hospital in Lanesboro, Minnesota. The only child of Olney "Pat" Lawston and Della Nelson Lawston of Amherst Township and was named after his two grandfathers. Henry attended country school through 8th grade and then graduated from Canton High School in 1961. He attended the University of Minnesota for...

Feb 17, 2022

Jerry Michael Olson, 75 of rural Whalan, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at his home. Jerry was born June 15, 1946 in Colquitt, Georgia to Millard and Elaine (Smith) Olson. He was raised in the Whalan area and graduated from Lanesboro High School. Shortly after graduating, he worked various jobs, from mink ranching to road construction before he found a...

Feb 16, 2022

John Robert "Bob" Theile was born in Centerville, Iowa on September 22, 1936. He attended Iowa State for Business Administration, and the University of Missouri for a masters in Accounting. He worked in Kansas City, Dallas, Beltsville, Witchita, LaCrosse, Shakopee, and finally, Winona, where he lived most of his life. While we could list his work accomplishments here, that's not...