Wayne Lee Howard, age 57, of rural Lanesboro, died April 23, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Wayne was born May 15, 1959 in Spring Grove, Minn., to Allen and Betty (Lund) Howard.  He graduated from the Lanesboro High School and then from the Diesel Mechanics course at the Winona Technical Institute. His father died when Wayne was a young man, so he worked on … [Read more...]

Theresa Mary Manahan, 90, of Chatfield, passed away Sunday April 23, 2017 at the Chosen Valley Care Center. Theresa was born November 29, 1926 in Rochester to Edward and Katherine (O’Mahony) Kuisle.  She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1944.  On October 18, 1950 she married Maurice J. Manahan at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Simpson. She was a member of … [Read more...]

Robert William Drogemuller, 68, of Chatfield, passed away April 20, 2017 at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. Robert was born in Lanesboro, Minn., on September 28, 1948 to Marcus and Audrey (Williams) Drogemuller.  He was raised in Preston through fifth grade and moved to Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1968. Robert went into the Air Force on … [Read more...]

Muriel D. Britt, 85, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Gundersen Health in La Crosse, Wis. Muriel was born on June 18, 1931, in Whalan, Minn., to Daniel and Minerva (Nelson) Hungerholt. She was raised in Whalan, where she attended country school. She was united in marriage with Walter Britt on March 17, 1952. Muriel lived nearly all of her adult life … [Read more...]

Ruth J. Zafft, age 85, of Canton, Minn., died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel, Minn. Ruth was born November 28, 1931 in Tahlequah, Okla., to John and Fannie Newton. She attended Tahlequah schools. On November 28, 1949 she married Earl Zafft in Tracy, Minn.   They lived in many states and in September 1969 settled on a farm near Canton where they … [Read more...]

Carl W. “Bill” Dietrich, 77, of Peterson, Minn., died on Monday, April 17, 2017, at Gundersen Health in La Crosse, Wis. Carl was born on April 7, 1940, in Winona, Minn., to Carl A. and Gladys (Malewicki) Dietrich. He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1958. Carl married Shirley Stiles on July 26, 1958. The couple lived in Winona until 1974, when they moved to … [Read more...]

Doris Mae Durfey, 94, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on April 13, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center at Chatfield. Doris was born November 2, 1922, to Harry and Eliza (Collins) Eggleston in Grundy County, Iowa.  She first attended school in Whitten, Iowa.  The family then moved to Herman, Minn.  When the family later returned to Iowa, Doris remained in Herman and graduated … [Read more...]

Esther J. Burmeister, age 101 of Harmony, Minn., died, Sunday, April 16, 2017, at her home in Harmony. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 21, at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, with burial following in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday from 1 p.m. until time of services at the church. The Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the … [Read more...]

Following a short illness, Clarice Clark, age 87, of Spring Valley, died Wednesday April 12, 2017 at Ostrander Care and Rehab in Ostrander from complications of a rare auto immune disease. Clarice Lucille Frank was born on January 10, 1930 in Bloomfield Township, Fillmore County, Minn., to Charles and Clara (Jacobson) Frank. She attended school at Etna in rural Spring Valley … [Read more...]