Joan Hanson

Jan 25, 2022

Joan K. Hanson, age 83 of Burnsville formerly of Winona & Westbrook, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Old Westbrook Lutheran Church in rural Westbrook with a livestream on Stephens Funeral Service Facebook page. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Thomas Heim

Jan 25, 2022

Thomas Norman Heim, 87, of St. Charles, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born September 19, 1934, to Norman and Vernice (Stevens) Heim on the home farm north of St. Charles. He attended country schools and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1952, where he was active in FFA, class plays,...

Emil "Bud" Benck

Jan 24, 2022

Emil "Bud" Benck, 91, of Bethany, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Lewiston Senior Living. Bud was born September 26, 1930, at home in Bethany to Carl and Martha (Hilke) Benck. He farmed the family farm south of Bethany until retiring from farming at the age of 75. Bud also worked for Behrens Manufacturing, until the age of eighty-five. He...

Jean Beck

Jan 24, 2022

Jean Eleanor Beck, age 87, was called to her eternal home on January 24, 2022. Jean was born on January 25, 1934 to Herman "Boots" and Marcella (Loechler) Rademacher. She was united in marriage to Myron Beck on August 28, 1952. Together they were blessed with five children. Jean worked at Camera Art - Herff Jones in Lewiston for 29...

Marlys Ann (Sorum) McCallson

Jan 23, 2022

Marlys McCallson, 80, of rural Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at her home with her family at her side.

Marlys Ann Sorum was born March 2, 1941, in Rushford, to Carl and Ellen (Ferden) Sorum.  On September 20, 1958, she married Richard McCallson in Preston.

Marlys was a farm wife and...

Sheila Pomeroy

Jan 23, 2022

Sheila Marie Pomeroy, 72 of Winona, died January 23, 2022 at her son's home surrounded by family. She was born on June 21, 1949 in Winona to Richard and Dorothy (Dady) Carney. While attending Winona Senior High she fell in love with Duane Pomeroy. They were married on September 3, 1967 and enjoyed 54 wonderful years together. Sheila work at...

Shirley Jean Pelowski

Jan 20, 2022

Shirley Jean Pelowski, 77, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospice on January 20 of cancer. Shirley was born in Wheatland, Wyoming, graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in Fountain City, Wisconsin. She completed the secretarial program at Winona Secretarial School and worked as a secretary at the College of St. Teresa. She later took a position at Mayo as...

Donald "Don" Albert Priebe

Jan 18, 2022

Donald A. Priebe, 91, 0f Fountain, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Spring Valley Care Center.

A Celebration of Don's life will be held at a later date.

Online condolences are welcome at rileyfuneralhomes.com

Ryan Schultz

Jan 18, 2022

Ryan's funeral can be viewed live stream at https://www.redeemersaints.org/ Ryan "Red" Robert Schultz, 44, of St. Charles, MN died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home. Ryan was born on August 6, 1977, in La Crosse, WI to Robert Schultz and Betty Ekern. He graduated from Westby High School in 1996. Following high school, Ryan went on to...

Ruth Bublitz

Jan 18, 2022

Ruth Irene (Haake) Bublitz, passed at age 100 peacefully, and went home into the arms of Jesus on January 18, 2022. She was born on June 10, 1921 on the home farm on "Haake Ridge". She is the daughter of Frank and Alma (Frohberg) Haake. As a young girl, Ruth, her brothers, and sisters, would walk to East Burns Valley...

Mary Ellen (Mulvihill) Kester

Jan 17, 2022

Mary Ellen Kester, 86, of Chatfield passed away peacefully on Monday, January 17, 2022, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Mary was the eigthth of eleven children born to Cecil and Myrtle (Tvedt) Mulvihill on May 5, 1935, in Salem Township.   She grew up on the family farm.  On June 9, 1956, she married Harvey...

Jon Stock

Jan 17, 2022

Jon Owen Stock, 72, of St. Charles died Monday, January 17, 2022, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Jon was born September 20, 1949, in Rochester to John and Shirley (Affeldt) Stock. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1967 and went on to study Agriculture at the University of Minnesota. Following college, Jon returned to St. Charles,...

Dr. John R. Peterson, "Doc Pete"

Jan 17, 2022

Please click the link to the YouTube channel included here to view Dr. Peterson's service virtually at 1:30 on Sunday, March 20: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwKebMlaXqoRl9q79EFDYyw ANNOUNCEMENT: THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF DOC'S LIFE AT 1:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 20 AT THE RUSHFORD - PETERSON HIGH SCHOOL THEATER. FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL, THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT ALL IN ATTENDENCE WEAR...

Tony Holzer

Jan 16, 2022

Anthony "Tony" Holzer, 43, of Eyota, died unexpectedly, Sunday, January 16, 2022. Tony was born December 13, 1978 in Rochester to Curt and Geraldine (Patzner) Holzer. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1997. Tony and Michele (Allhiser) were married August 19, 2006. They made their home in Rochester until moving to Eyota in 2016. Tony worked as a...

Susan K. Hart

Jan 16, 2022

Susan Hart, 71, of Rushford, MN died at her home on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Susan described herself as, "a child of God" and said she was, "abundantly blessed." Susan was a devoted wife, mother, grandma, sister and friend. She enjoyed painting, gardening, and her many friends at the library. Susan was born in Lake City, MN to Howard and...

Robert "Jack" Miller

Jan 16, 2022

Robert John "Jack" Miller, 77 of Lewiston, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his home in rural Lewiston. Jack was born March 8, 1944 in Winona to John & Bernice (Fuller) Miller. He attended country school in rural Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School. Jack also attended the University of Minnesota for agriculture classes where he made many lifelong...

Sandy Neumann

Jan 16, 2022

Sandy Mae Neumann, 68, of Bethany, MN, passed away on January 16, 2022 in Caledonia, MN. Sandy was born to Alva and Donna (Wibel) Schwirtz on August 13, 1953, in Wabasha, MN. Sandy grew up in Wabasha and later went on to study at Winona State University. After college she worked as an elementary school teacher in Hershey, Nebraska. She...

LeeAnn D. Tufte

Jan 14, 2022

LeeAnn Dell Tufte, 59, of Oskaloosa, Kansas passed away January 14, 2022, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence Kansas. Surrounded by her family she passed in peace. She and her husband Steve bravely fought her cancer for three years between the Mayo Clinic and Kansas medical facilities. Eventually succumbing to it, she left to be with our Savior Jesus Christ, where...

Cleo Lohse

Jan 13, 2022

Cleo Dollie [Ledebuhr] Lohse died January 13, 2022 at Shoreview Senior Living in Shoreview, MN. She was born on June 28, 1932 in Money Creek, MN, to Adeline [Rouse] and Lenard Ledebuhr.  Cleo was a member of the Kappa Pi Honorary Art Fraternity and graduated from Winona State Teachers College. She married her forever sweetheart, Ronald Lohse, on January 1,...

Myrna Annette (Storhoff) Little

Jan 13, 2022

Myrna A. Little, age 100, of Fountain, MN, passed away peacefully in her home on January 13th, 2022.

Myrna Annette Storhoff was born at the family farm in rural Lanesboro on September 4, 1921, to Alvin and Alma (Bremseth) Storhoff. After her mother’s death in 1924, Myrna was raised by extended family until 1926 when her great...