Beverly Finseth, 91, of Fountain, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2022, at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester. Beverly Joan Kester was born on October 30, 1930, to Orlo and Frances (Smalley) Kester. Beverly graduated from Chatfield High School. In August 1948 she married Dale Finseth. They lived the majority of their life in Fountain. Beverly was a bookkeeper for … [Read more...]
Dorothy M. Landin
Dorothy M. Landin, 96, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022, at the Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel, Minn. Dorothy Mae was born to Tilford and Emma Josephine (Karlsbraaten) Housker on June 23, 1926, near Riceford, Minn. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s of Riceford and attended the Riceford School until high school. She graduated from Mabel High School in … [Read more...]
Wally Macomber
Wally Macomber, age 43, of Caledonia, died peacefully June 30, 2022, at Mayo Health Systems, La Crosse, Wis. Visitation will be from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the United Methodist Church, 308 N. Kingston St., Caledonia. A Celebration of Life will follow at 3:30 at the church. McCormick Funeral Home is assisting the family and a full obituary can be see at … [Read more...]
Jon Hill
Jon Hill, 82 of Houston, passed away May 6, 2022, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. Jon was born December 9, 1939, at Grandview Hospital in La Crosse to Richard and Ruby (Egland) Hill. Jon grew up in Houston, graduated from Houston High School in 1960, and attended Winona State University. He owned and operated Hill Building and Construction, and Jon’s … [Read more...]
Dennis Keith Reinert
Dennis Keith Reinert, 65, of Rushford, Minn., died peacefully at his home on June 29, 2022. He was born on May 31, 1957, to Edward Lawrence Reinert and Agnes Roberta Muller in Sioux City, Iowa. Denny grew up with seven wonderful brothers and sisters. He was the go-to brother of all the siblings. Denny supported his siblings and was always willing to help them out. Denny … [Read more...]
Oranda Carmona(Folstad) Sinclair
Oranda Carmona (Folstad) Sinclair, age 95, of Spring Grove, and formerly of Mabel, Minn., passed away June 29, 2022, at Green Lea Manor in Mabel. She was born March 5, 1927 to Elmer and Martha (Overby) Brown, at the home of her grandparents Anton and Christine Brown, in Mabel, Minn. Oranda attended School in Riceford, Minn., through the 8th grade, and then went to high … [Read more...]
David L. Amundson
David L. Amundson, 81, of La Crosse, Wis., and formerly of Houston, Minn., died on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. David Lee Amundson was born on February 16, 1941, in Bremerton, Wash., to Pastor James and Clare (Strum) Amundson. As the child of a pastor, David grew up in many places, including Sparta, Wis., Tacoma, Wash., Decorah, … [Read more...]
Ruth Ann Kleist
Ruth Ann Kleist, age 75, passed away Saturday morning, June 25, at her home on the farm in Rushford. Ruth was born on February, 21 1947, in La Crosse, Wis., the daughter of Robert and Rose (Burfield) Lee. She attended country schools in both Mondovi and Money Creek before graduating from Houston High School. On October 24, 1970 she was united in marriage to Henry Kleist in … [Read more...]
Charles “Chuck” George Austin
Charles “Chuck” George Austin, age 78, of Rochester, Minn., passed away at his home Wednesday, June 22, 2022, surrounded by his family. Charles was born August 30, 1943 to Truman and Olga (Thompson) Austin in Lanesboro, Minn. He attended and graduated from Lanesboro High School. For 31 years he was employed by Crescent Electric, retiring due to health reasons. He was united in … [Read more...]
Darlene Gengler Rommes
Darlene Gengler Rommes, age 84, of Caledonia, died peacefully Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Gundersen Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis. She was born July 7, 1937, in Caledonia, to Erwin and Ruth (Schroeder) Diersen. Darlene started working as a nurse’s aid at Caledonia Hospital when she was 17. She married Ray Gengler on January 18, 1958. She was also a waitress and cook at … [Read more...]