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...

Feb 16, 2022

Rudie Spitzer, 82, of St. Charles died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Gundersen Lutheran medical Center in La Crosse. Rudie was born June 17, 1939, in St. Charles to Adolph and Anna (Schreiber) Spitzer. He and Marie Matzke were married October 18, 1957, at Jehovah Ev. Lutheran Church in Altura. Following their honeymoon in Las Vegas, Rudie was called to...

Feb 15, 2022

Wayne Edward Baker, age 80 of rural Stewartville, passed away on Tuesday, Feburary 15 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Wayne was born on March 5, 1941 in Minneapolis, the son of Pauline Baker. He was raised near Pleasant Grove and attended a country elementary school before graduating from Chatfield High School in 1959. After...

Feb 14, 2022

Morgan L. Olsen, age 58, passed away on Monday, February 14 at his home in Rollingstone (formerly of Chilton, WI). Morgan was born on March 26, 1963 in Chilton, WI, the son of Robert and Belva (Meddaugh) Olsen.

Morgan enjoyed racing and watching his Green Bay Packers; he spent a lot of his time hanging out in his garage...

Feb 13, 2022

Maverick Allen Berger was born on February 8, 2022, to the proud parents of Paige Drazkowski and Scott Berger of Bluff Siding, WI. Born three months early with non-immune fetal hydrops, he earned his angel wings and was welcomed home by God on February 13, 2022. During his brief stay with us, he enjoyed holding his parent's hands and hearing...

Feb 11, 2022

James R. Nascak, 70, of Winona, Minnesota died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 11, 2022. James was born to Emil and Grace (Jakaitis) Nascak on Father's Day, June 17, 1951 in Waukegan, Illinois. His birth was announced at the Winona Chiefs game because his father, Emil was playing for the chiefs. He thought that...

Feb 11, 2022

Robert "Bob" Laudon, 92 of St. Charles, died Friday, February 11, 2022 at Riverbend Assisted Living in Rochester. Bob was born December 4, 1929 in Pleasant Grove to Arthur and Anna (Franzen) Laudon. On June 15, 1963 he married Margaret (Page) Luhmann and welcomed her three children into this life with open arms. They enjoyed 37 wonderful years together before...