Arlene B. Blaess, age 85, of Harmony, Minn., formerly of Burr Oak, Iowa and Canton, Minn., died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Arlene was born in Ossian, Iowa, to Selmer and Alice (Barnes) Reinertson. She attended country school and Bethany Lutheran Church. On July 31, 1959, she was united in marriage to Darold Blaess at Bethany Lutheran. They … [Read more...]
Marcene Diane Munson
Marcene Diane Munson passed away on December, 9, 2022, after a long illness. She was born at home on October 20, 1941, to Alton and Helen Hildestad Peterson. Marcene attended Lanesboro High School and graduated in 1959. She began employment in Minneapolis, Minn., after graduation and moved to Colorado in 1962. On September 21, 1963, she married David Munson. They moved to … [Read more...]
Joyce Christianson
Joyce Eileen Davids was born on Saturday, August 25, 1956, at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa, to Marienus “Sharkey” Davids and Mary Roselyn (Attig) Davids. Joyce was baptized at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Renwick, Iowa. In February 1957, the Davids family moved to RR#3 Box 100, Spring Valley, Minn., which was Joyce’s favorite spot on Earth for her entire … [Read more...]
Leslie W. “Les” Ladewig
Leslie W. “Les” Ladewig, 76, of Rushford, Minn., died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Leslie Ward Ladewig was born on September 29, 1946, in Winona, Minn., to Lester and Gladys (Lewis) Ladewig. Les was raised in Lewiston, Minn., area and was a 1964 graduate of Lewiston High School. On June 29, 1967, Les was united in marriage with Juanita Volkman … [Read more...]
Phyllis Storelee
Phyllis was born May 11, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., to Peder and Marie (Frantzvog) Hansen. She was baptized at Hauge Lutheran Church, Chicago, Ill. The family moved to Oak Park, Ill., where she was confirmed into the Lutheran faith at United Lutheran Church. She graduated from Oak Park, River Forest High School and after graduation entered the Lutheran Deaconess School of … [Read more...]
Gerald “Jerry” Goede
Gerald “Jerry” Goede, 84, of Winona, passed away on December 27, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare. Jerry was born on July 17, 1938, in La Crosse, Wis., to Herbert and Alice (Carlson) Goede. He grew up on a farm that was on the Winona/Houston County border with land in both counties. Jerry attended grades 1-6 at Mills School (a one-room school with … [Read more...]
Myron Kruegel
Myron was born on August 26, 1940, and died on December 18, 2022. He was born in Forestville, Minn. He later moved to Spring Valley Minn., where he was raised and went to school. After graduation he joined the United States Army as an engineer in 1959, was stationed in Greenland at Camp Centery for one year. He got out in 1962, went back to Spring Valley where he married Linda … [Read more...]
Grady Lundgren-Hammel
Grady Lundgren-Hammel, age 8, left his earthly home for his heavenly home after a courageous fight with a rare form of cancer called NUT protein carcinoma. Grady fought with everything he had, defying all odds for just over 13 months. He started his short life on April 14, 2014, minutes before his twin brother Wyatt, in Mankato, Minn. This has meant double trouble since … [Read more...]
Kevin Richard Hansen
Kevin Richard Hansen, 61, of rural Canton, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2022, at his home. Kevin was born October 17, 1961, in La Crosse, Wis. to Harold and Janiece (Peckham) Hansen. He graduated from La Crescent High School. He lived in South St. Paul, operating Diversified Communications. In 2003 he moved to rural Canton where he worked for Mediacom. In 2005 … [Read more...]
Harriet I. Dollar
Harriet I. Dollar, 85, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2022, at her home in Lanesboro. Harriet Ione Hongerholt was born June 19, 1937, rural Lanesboro, on the family farm in Highland township, to Henry and Clara (Hanson) Hongerholt. Harriet married Joe Dollar in 1956. Being an Army wife, she lived in Kansas, Texas, Germany, Colorado, Texas and … [Read more...]