Nov 29, 2020

James Joseph "Jimmy" Novak, 90, formerly of Stockton died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia. Jimmy was born March 16, 1930 in St. Paul to Otto and Josephine (Mugraner) Novak. He grew up and went to school in St. Paul. On May 22, 1954 Jimmy and Marlene Paul were married in St. Paul. He worked...

Nov 28, 2020

Elita Mary Telles, 89 of Winona, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Benedictine Saint Anne. Elita was born September 18, 1931 to Joseph and Cecelia (Zabinski) Peplinski in Winona. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1950. Elita entered the Franciscans Sisters in Rochester and graduated from the College of St. Teresa with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1971....

Nov 27, 2020

Roger Rolfing April 27, 1934 - November 27, 2020 Roger Bernard Rolfing, 86, of Winona passed away peacefully on Friday at St Anne's Extended Health Care due to complications from COVID-19. Roger was born in Wilson Township, Minnesota to Ben and Florence (Koenig) Rolfing. He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1952. Afterwards, he briefly worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

Nov 26, 2020

Celebration of Life for Doc and Dottie Bushman is Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Food and Fellowship to follow at ChosenValley Golf Course, Chatfield, MN. Marvin Lyle "Doc" Bushman, Sr., 82 of Chatfield, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at home. Doc was born November 5, 1938 in Chatfield to John and Bonnie...

Nov 24, 2020

Thomas A. Kohner, 73 of Fountain City, WI died suddenly Tuesday evening, November 24 2020 at Winona Health due to heart failure. Tom was born October 20, 1947 to Alvin and Helen (Motske) Kohner. He graduated from Cotter High School, Winona Technical College and Missouri Auction School. On June 10, 1972 he married Barbara Glotz at St. Joseph the Workman...

Nov 23, 2020

Nov 22, 2020

Elimelech Walee Vang, 65, of Winona and Mondovi, died unexpectedly, Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Eau Claire. Elimelech was born on March 13, 1955 in Khammouane Province, Laos to KaPao Vang and Lia Xiong. He served with the United States during the Vietnam War. He married Naomi Yang on April 4, 1979. In 1980, the...

Nov 22, 2020

RUSHFORD - Darold James Sievers, 93, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2020, while residing at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Rushford, MN. Darold was born on September 30, 1927 to Arnold and Etta (Heiden) Sievers at home in Hart, MN. He was the oldest of seven children. In his middle school years, one of his favorite pastimes was...

Nov 20, 2020

Lester Gerald Prigge, 82, of Lewiston, MN died Friday November 20, 2020 at Winona Health. Lester was born November 26, 1937 on the family farm near Lewiston to Manuel and Frieda (Gensmer) Prigge. Lester learned the value of hard work from an early age helping out on family farms. As a young man he served in the national guard from...

Nov 20, 2020

Joseph Allen Logan, 72, of Elba, died Friday, November 20, 2020 at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. Joseph was born July 8, 1948 to Norman and Bernice Logan in Winona, MN. He grew up in Winona as one of 4 children. He learned a love for the river and fishing from a young age. If he wasn't working at Winona Heat...

Nov 19, 2020

Marietta "Mary" Suhr, 96 of Winona, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Lake Winona Manor. She was born on June 12, 1924 in Trout Valley, Minneiska, MN to Alfred and Margaret (Nepper) Johnson. She worked for Winona Knits for 16 years. She married Ellwood Peterson and they raised four daughters; Judy Repinski, Carol Gerry, Wilma Loitz and...

Nov 18, 2020

Heaven gained an angel on November 18th after Elna fell and broke her hip in her home. She resided at Brookdale Assisted Living (Winona MN) where she was loved and cared for by an amazing staff. She had lovely friends there and kept a busy schedule with lots of fun and interesting activities. She especially enjoyed making coffee hour, playing...

Nov 17, 2020

Ralph E. Kube, age 90 of Winona, died the evening of Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Lake Winona Manor. Ralph was born September 9th, 1930 in Cortland Township, near Arcadia, WI to Gustave and Helena (Rader) Kube. He served as a medic in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On November 26, 1955, he married Patricia Lynch. Ralph was...

Nov 17, 2020

Donna Jean Haag, 83, of Altura died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Winona Health. Donna was born September 21, 1937 in Milwaukee, WI to Adrian and Vera (Long) VanWormer. On October 1, 1955 Donna married Doug Haag in Milwaukee. They later made their home in Altura where the couple raised their three children. Donna worked for Winona Knitting Mills, Hubbard...

Nov 16, 2020

Doris Pauline Haase Chapiewski, 94, of Minnesota City/Winona, died Monday, November 16, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19. Doris was born in Winona to Hulda and Walter Haase, Sr. She attended school in Winona and thoroughly enjoyed the high school experience maintaining lifelong friendships with many of her classmates. After high school, Doris worked briefly at Watkins before starting a...

Nov 16, 2020

Live stream zoom link for Iren's funeral is below. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88542695064?pwd=eXJsc0FmcGM0MVJvWnRoYTdwWW5lUT09 Irene Sinn, 86, of St. Charles died Monday, November 16, 2020 at Mayo Clinic. Irene was born December3, 1933 to Clifford and Alida (Patten) Runkle in Pleasant Valley Township, Mower County. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Stewartville High School in 1951. Irene and Donald Sinn...

Nov 14, 2020

Frederick Carl Huhn, 84, passed away peacefully at home on November 14th, after suffering a stroke. He was surrounded by his loving family. Fred was born at home on September 3, 1936 on the family farm in Bangor, WI to Karl & Viola (Schafer) Huhn. In his younger years, he attended Rockland Elementary and in 7th grade he attended St....

Nov 14, 2020

ROLLINGSTONE -- James "Jim" Kreidermacher, 95, of Rollingstone died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Winona, of natural causes. Jim was born June 26, 1925, on the family farm in Mount Vernon Township, rural Rollingstone. His parents were Lawrence and Hedwig 'Hattie' (Kohner) Kreidermacher. Jim met Rosemary "Rosie" Schmit in the third grade at Holy Trinity School....

Nov 13, 2020

Donald Ralph Heyer, 83, of Nodine died Friday, November 13, 2020 at his home. He was born in New Hartford, MN on November 11, 1937 to William and Martha (Frauenkron) Heyer. Donald was baptized and confirmed at Nodine Evangelical Lutheran Church. He married Beverly Pruka in April of 1956 and had 4 children together and were later divorced. Don married...

Nov 12, 2020

Theresa Eleanor Fakler, 79 of Winona, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Winona Health. She was born on November 17, 1941 in Winona to George and Helen (Zeise) Gilgosh. On February 25, 1961 she married Gordon Fakler and together had 3 boys. Theresa worked at Winona Industries for a number of years before retiring from Watlow after 31 years. She...