Larry Russell Davidson

Oct 17, 2021

Larry R. Davidson, 64, of Chatfield, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

Larry Russell Davidson was born January 8, 1957, in Rochester, to Ervin and Mary (Sparrow) Davidson.  He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1975.  He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard after high school and...

Jean G. Stampka

Oct 17, 2021

Jean G. Stampka, 87, of Winona, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at her home. Jean was born on August 27, 1934 in Cream, Wisconsin to Delbert and Goldine (Loesel) Mueller. On March 26, 1951 she married Albert "Bud" Stampka. Along with raising her family, Jean worked at Spurgeon's and Maggie's. Jean enjoyed sewing and crocheting and made afghans for...

William D. Omodt

Oct 16, 2021

William Dale Omodt, age 86 of Houston, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, October 16, 2021. He will always be remembered as a kind, gentle, caring, hard-working, loving man of God. Dale was born on January 9th, 1935 in La Crosse, Wisconsin and grew up on a farm in Perkins Valley, in rural Houston, Minnesota....

Shirley Faye Bowman

Oct 15, 2021

Shirley Faye Bowman, 94 of Winona, died Friday, October 15, 2021 at her home. Shirley was born December 3, 1926 in Rochester to Sidney and Rose (Putratz) Nesler. She graduated from St. Charles and attended classes at Winona State and St. Cloud State University. On December 31, 1945, she married Stanley Bowman in Minneapolis. They owned and operated the General...

Jean Agrimson

Oct 14, 2021

UTICA, MN - Jean E. Agrimson, 95, of rural Utica, MN died peacefully on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home. Jean Ellen Peterson was born on June 28, 1926, in Sebeka, MN to Alfred and Esther (Olson) Peterson. On February 22, 1947, Jean was united in marriage with Orville Agrimson at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, MN. Following...

Judith Franzwa

Oct 13, 2021

Judith Marie (Schmidtknecht) Franzwa Judy died peacefully on October 13, 2021, at the age of 80 surrounded by her family. Judy was born at home in Cream, Wisconsin to Louis and Arlene (Jahn) Schmidtknecht. She graduated from Cochrane Fountain City High School and on November 7, 1964 she married Edward L. Franzwa in Fountain City, Wi. Together they had four...

Allen B Snodgrass

Oct 13, 2021

Allen B. Snodgrass Jr., age 81, passed away on Wednesday, October 13 at his home in St. Charles. Allen was born on April 9, 1940, in Hannah City, IL, the son of Allen Snodgrass Sr. and Wilda McCaddon. Allen attended college in Peoria, IL, after graduating from high school and went on to attend in Mankato, MN, before graduating with...

Winnifred "Winnie" Mueller

Oct 11, 2021

Winnifred "Winnie" Blanche (Waldron) Mueller, died at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus in Rochester on October 11, 2021 after 95 years of enriching the lives of those around her. She was born on June 11, 1926 to Harrison "Harry" Waldron and Mabel (Bigelow) Waldron as the 10th out of 13 children. The family lived on their family farm...

Carole L. Felstead

Oct 8, 2021

Carole Lavonne Felstead, 85 of Rochester, died Friday, October 8, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus. Carole was born on April 7, 1936 in Mallard, Iowa to Edward and Helen (Doyle) Grethen. On January 31, 1959, she married Lyman Felstead at the Little Brown Church. They made their home in Rochester until 1969, when they moved their family...

Jim Rainey

Oct 4, 2021

Jim Rainey, 89, of St. Charles died Monday, October 4, 2021, at his home. Jim was born at home, December 20, 1931. He graduated from St. Charles High School and attended Winona State, majoring in music. Jim then entered the United States Navy, serving on the Carrier U.S. Philippine Sea during the Korean War. Following his discharge from the Navy,...

William James Bellman

Oct 4, 2021

William "Bill" James Bellman, 74, of Winona, died at Gundersen Health System on October 4, 2021. Bill was born November 28, 1946, in Winona to Wilton and Pauline (Zakrzewski) Bellman. He graduated from Cotter High School in 1964 and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1971. Bill married Jean Mahoney on September 21, 1968, and together...

Gretchen M. Nesler

Oct 4, 2021

Gretchen Mae Nesler, 72, of Dover, died Monday morning, October 4, 2021 at her home in hospice care. Gretchen was born October 2, 1949 in Rochester to Fabian and Ethel (Kindt) McConnell. She graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1967. On April 12, 1969, Gretchen and Dave Nesler were married at Jacksonville, North Carolina. Gretchen and Dave returned to Dover...

Sheila M. Jacob

Oct 2, 2021

Sheila M. Jacob, age 57 of Lewiston, died surrounded by family on October 2nd, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Marys Campus. Sheila was born on May 18, 1964 in Forest Lake, MN to Roger and Mary (Tollas) Horner. On June 12, 1993, she was united in marriage to Kevin Jacob and together their union would be blessed...

Isabelle Leona (Schulz) French

Sep 28, 2021

Isabelle Leona (Schulz) French, 93, died peacefully in her sleep, on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Park Lane Estates Assisted Living, in Preston, MN.

Isabelle was born April 16, 1928 in Rochester, MN, to William and Leona (Schwanke) Schulz.  She attended Mankato State University and received her teaching degree. She taught math and science at Stewartville and...

Thomas "Tom" Kelleher

Sep 28, 2021

Thomas Alan Kelleher age 56 of Trempealeau, WI was born on Easter Sunday April 18th, 1965 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua, WI to Daniel & Bonnie (Ryder) Kelleher. He graduated from GET High School in 1983. On October 3rd, 1987 he married the love of his life, Sandra Louise Johnson. He went on to a 30-year career with the...

William "Bill" Hoffman

Sep 22, 2021

William "Bill" Joseph Hoffman, 64 of Minnesota City, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at his home. Bill was born January 19, 1957 in Winona to James and Jeanne (Guidinger) Hoffman. He graduated from Winona Senior High School and attended Southeast Tech for mechanics and accounting. In 1979, he married Donna Mae Hohensee at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Bill...

Eileen F. Kosidowski

Sep 20, 2021

Eileen Kosidowski, 81 of Minnesota City, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus. She was born on November 8, 1939 at St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse, WI to William and Irene (Nagle) Harvey. Eileen grew up in Pickwick and attended Cotter High School where she met the love of her life, Thomas Kosidowski....

Patricia Ann Lutz

Sep 20, 2021

Patricia Ann Lutz, 89 of Trempealeau, died Monday, September 20, 2021 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Pat was born October 21, 1931 to Fred and Anna (Wilkins) Lutz in Winona and attended schools in Homer and Winona. She worked at J.R. Watkins for several years before beginning her career at the Winona Monument Company. She was the head...