Arlynn L. Peirce, 83, passed away on Friday, December 13, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Arlynn was born to Guy and Viola (Wood) Peirce on August 23, 1936 in Preston. He graduated from Preston High School in 1954. He met Valerie Myhre in Spring Grove in 1955. They married in 1956 and had four children but later divorced. Arlynn lived and worked in several … [Read more...]
Charles “Chuck” Holland
Charles “Chuck” Holland, age 69, of Mabel, Minn., formerly of Spring Grove, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, following a lengthy, complex illness. Chuck was born June 23, 1950, in rural Mabel to LeVerne and Belinda (Bjergum) Holland. Chuck was baptized at the Scheie Lutheran Church and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. … [Read more...]
Helen Leutink
Helen Leutink, 93, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – St Marys Campus Rochester, Minn. Helen Maxine House was born January 24, 1926, daughter of Alva and Eunice (Wyman) House in Mantorville, Minn. While working for Rochester Dairy in the lab, she met her future husband Leonard Leutink, who was a mechanic for Rochester … [Read more...]
Doug Anderson
Doug Anderson, age 73, of Winona, Minn., and formerly of Harmony, Minn., passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, followed by burial in Greenfield Cemetery, Harmony. Friends may call on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of services … [Read more...]
Joye Fitting
Joye L. Fitting, 92, of Houston, Minn., passed away peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2019. With a bright smile and loving embrace, Joye was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her creativity and elegance inspired everyone she knew and loved. Joye was born on December 28, 1926, to John and Ida (Carlson) Egland and grew up on the now Raptor Ridge Farm of … [Read more...]
Raymond W. Dvorak
Raymond W. Dvorak, 93, of Rushford, died on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Raymond was born on October 28, 1926, in Winona, Minn., to John and Hannah (Layne) Dvorak. He was raised in the Rushford area. He attended Vinegar Hill School and Houston High School in Houston, Minn. Raymond served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. … [Read more...]
Morris “Mike” Miner
Morris “Mike” Miner, 92, of Winona, died Thursday, December 5, 2019, at the home of his daughter in rural Lewiston. Mike was born January 11, 1927, in Clear Lake, Iowa, to Ray and Mary (Stites) Miner. On February 1, 1948, Morris and Grace Konken were married at Brownsdale, Minn. They raised their family in the Lanesboro area and later moved to Winona, where Mike worked as … [Read more...]
Betty Mae French
Betty Mae French, 98, of Chatfield, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Betty Mae Lane was born June 7, 1921, to George “Rube” and Olga (Hanson) Lane in Chatfield. She attended and graduated from Chatfield High School, and she was Chatfield’s first cheerleader. Betty Mae married Edmund “Boo” French in Chatfield, June 14, … [Read more...]
John Yocum
John H. Yocum, age 58, of Rochester, Minn., formerly of Mabel, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, of Lou Gehrig’s Disease at Bay View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing, Minn. John was born February 20, 1961, in Madelia, Minn. He grew up on the farm in the Mabel area with his adopted parents Lloyd and Jeanette (Roy) Yocum. In 1980 he graduated from the … [Read more...]
Helen Swore
Helen Flynn Isensee Swore, 90, of Chatfield passed away peacefully at Season’s Hospice House in Rochester on December 3, 2019. Helen was born on December 13, 1928, in Osakis, Minn., to Katherine and Raymond Flynn. She graduated from Osakis High School and went on to earn her teaching degree from St. Catherine’s College in St. Paul, Minn. She taught English, speech and drama … [Read more...]