Jennifer Marie (Tweeten) Garness, 69, of Mabel, Minn., died Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Jennifer Marie (Tweeten) Garness was born on July 9, 1952, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Morris and Geneva (Berquam) Tweeten. She was the second daughter born to a family of five children. Growing up on a farm in rural Spring Grove, she learned the … [Read more...]
Thomas Tad Czaplewski
Thomas Tad Czaplewski, 69, of Preston, Minn., formerly of Winona, Minn., and Dassel, Minn., died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Thomas was born September 25, 1952, in Winona to Thaddeus “Ted” and Lois (Ensrud) Czaplewski. He graduated from the Winona Senior High School in 1970, and from Winona State University with a major in … [Read more...]
Arden E. Fitzgerald
Arden E. Fitzgerald, 90, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at his home. Arden was born on August 10, 1931, in Delavan, Minn., to Ernest and Dora (Cross) Fitzgerald. He was raised in Delavan and graduated from Delavan High School in 1949. Arden Attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minn. He owned and operated Fitzgerald Standard Oil in Delavan for … [Read more...]
Brian Dean Gunderson
Brian Dean Gunderson, age 46, of Janesville, died on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Born in Cresco, Iowa on June 13, 1975, Brian was the son of Leon and Julie (Austin) Gunderson. Brian graduated from Harmony High School, attended college in Winona, Minn., and graduated from the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Construction Inspector … [Read more...]
Patricia “Pat” Ann Gartner
Patricia (Pat) Ann Gartner, 79, of Preston, Minn., passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at U of MN Fairview Hospital in Wyoming, Minn. Pat was born in Minot, N. Dak., on August 10, 1942, to Donald and Margaret Reinarts. She attended Bishop Ryan High School in Minot. After graduation she went on to nursing school at St. Mary’s in Rochester, Minn. She served as a … [Read more...]
Richard “Dick” Gordon Johnson
Richard “Dick” Gordon Johnson, 93, passed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on October 21, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn., with his family at his side. He was born on December 23, 1927, on a farm near Ihlen, Minn., in Pipestone County. After graduating from Pipestone High School in 1945, he joined the Navy and served as a hospital corpsman for … [Read more...]
Elizabeth J. Hollenbeck
Elizabeth J. Hollenbeck, 90, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Park Lane Estates in Preston. Elizabeth June Rexford was born June 2, 1931, in La Crosse, Wis., to William and Alice (Johnson) Rexford. On January 3, 1953, she married Richard Hollenbeck in Portland, Oreg. Elizabeth was a member of the American Legion and VFW Ladies Auxiliary … [Read more...]
Marion Ruth Rotvold
Marion Ruth Rotvold died October 22, 2021, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minn. She was 87 years old. Marion was born on November 25, 1933, to Ole and Sylvia (Johnson) Rotvold in the Spring Grove Hospital. There she was baptized on November 27 by the Reverend Ivar Havneros of Hesper Lutheran Church, Hesper, Iowa. She was confirmed on July 18, 1948, by … [Read more...]
Helen D. Gaare
Helen D. Gaare, 92, of Mabel, died Wednesday, October 20 at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel. Helen was born May 7, 1929, in the “Irish Ridge” area of Allamakee County, Iowa to Peter and Rose (Frielinger) Rouster. She grew on the family farm and attended school in the area. After school she worked in maternity at the Caledonia Hospital for Dr. Vernig, who was one of the … [Read more...]
Lawrence “Larry” Charles McKernan
Larry McKernan, 83, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Harmony, Minn., passed away on October 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Larry was born in Postville, Iowa, on July 23, 1938. In 1943 his parents purchased and moved the family to a farm seven miles north of Harmony, where Larry grew up helping with daily farm chores, including milking cows and took on other odd jobs like setting … [Read more...]