James "Jim" Leonard Draper went home on August 5, 2024 after his battle with pancreatic cancer. Jim was born on December 21, 1947 in Rockford Ill., to Wendell and LaVonne (Stahr) Draper. They lived in lowa until 1958 when they moved to a farm near Highland, Minn. Jim graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1966 and attended one year of college at Winona State. He then … [Read more...]
Naomi Wangen
Naomi J. Wangen, 90, of Rushford, died July 11, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Naomi was born September 4, 1932, to Herman, Sr. and Beulah (Vickerman) Hermanson, at her grandmother’s home in the Big Woods of Preble Township in Fillmore County. She grew up and attended school in the Black Hammer area. On March 13, 1948, she was united in marriage to … [Read more...]
Conrad Erickson
Conrad Ardis Erickson, 92, of Highland, died peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Conrad was born July 15, 1928, in rural Lanesboro, to Arnold and Cora (Glenna) Erickson. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1947, and went to business college in Winona. On October 15, 1950, he married Dorothy Seem; they were later … [Read more...]
Lisa Ouitau Koenig (Ouitau)
Lisa Ouitau Koenig (Ouitau), of Highland, Minn., passed away peacefully on August 16, 2020, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. She was born in Dallas, Tex., on March 23, 1956, to Richard and Ouitau (Neill) Williams. She grew up in Texas and after graduation she lived in Louisiana, New Mexico, California, and Colorado and settled in Tyler, Tex., with her … [Read more...]