Milo Odine Mathison of Rochester, Minn., age 75, died on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at The Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa, from complications of Alzheimer’s. Memorial services for Milo will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019, at Stewartville United Methodist Church in Stewartville, Minn., with the Reverend Mark Rader officiating. Visitiation was Sunday, July 28, … [Read more...]
Elaine Bernice (Johnson) Lee
Elaine Bernice Lee, 90, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Elaine Bernice Lee (Johnson) was born to Benjamin and Esther Johnson on May 9, 1929, in Blair, Wis. Elaine was an avid bowler in her youth and was on many bowling teams. As she grew older, she would donate her time knitting caps for the sharing tree at Root River … [Read more...]
Paul I. Merkel
Paul I. Merkel passed away in his home Wednesday, July 24, 2019. He was surrounded by family and loved ones and the most important person to him, his wife Donna. Paul was born in Iowa on February 27, 1934, and grew up in a large farming family. They moved to Minnesota when he was a boy and he lived around the Spring Valley area until his time of death. He was a member of … [Read more...]
Roger A. Dyreson
Roger A. Dyreson, age 78, of Preston, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, while spending time at one of his favorite places, the Dyreson family farm. Committal service with military rights will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. A Celebration of Life will follow at the B&B Bowl in Preston. Roger … [Read more...]
Brenda Schwartz
Brenda Marie Schwartz, age 58, of Plainview, died on Friday, July 19, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Schad and Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the services at the funeral home. Pastor Mark Woodward will officiate. There will be a reception celebrating … [Read more...]
Grace M. Miner
Grace M. Miner, 92 of Winona, passed away peacefully Monday, July 22, 2019 surrounded by her family. Grace was born on September 15, 1926, to Henry and Anna (Tammen) Konken in Brownsdale, Minn. On February 1, 1948, she married Morris “Mike” Miner. Grace had the joy of staying at home to raise her family, but also spent a lot of her time volunteering at Winona Health. She was … [Read more...]
W. John Peterson
W. John Peterson, 77, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, July 19, 2019 at his home with his family at his side. John was born on July 9, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Walter J. and Opal (Norby) Peterson and raised in Choice, Minn. He was united in marriage to Jean Fogal on November 23, 1963. John worked at Bakken Construction in Rushford until the early 1970s when he … [Read more...]
Peter Frederick Drake
Peter Frederick Drake, 85, died peacefully on July 19 in the home of Patrick and Terese Slattery at Middle Ridge, Wis., where he was part of the family for more than 15 years. Peter was born November 6, 1933 in La Crosse, Wis., the first of five children born to Charles and Vienna (Kennedy) Drake of Lanesboro, Minn. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1951. In 1952 he … [Read more...]
Willard “Ole” Fuchs
Willard “Ole” Fuchs was born August 26, 1923, near Douglas, Minn., to George and Sena (Amundson) Fuchs. He attended country school in Douglas, Minn., and spent his young years working on the family farm and working for area farmers, playing with his dog Rin, and riding his pony, “Billie.” In January 1945 he was called into the Army and served in Germany. His service ended … [Read more...]
Eldena “Deenie” Seabright
Eldena “Deenie” Seabright, 84, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Monday, July 16, 2019, at Spring Valley Living. Eldena Lucille Jacobson was born December 20, 1934, in Ostrander, Minn., to Herman and Mae (Clark) Jacobson. On December 31, 1951, Deenie was united in marriage to Jerry Seabright at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn. She loved dancing and would sometimes go … [Read more...]