Mar 17, 2023

Orrin Gene Gilbertson, 84, passed away in Plainview, MN on March 17, 2023.  He was born on September 20, 1938 in Lanesboro, MN to Alvin and Golda (Guttormson) Gilbertson.

He attended the Lodahl Country School in Lanesboro, and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1956.  He graduated from Mankato Commercial College with a degree in accounting.  He...

Mar 16, 2023

Bernard ‘Bernie’ Gerald Siebenaler, 78 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 16, 2023. He was born on June 1, 1944 on Siebenaler Ridge to Alex and Olivia (Kronebusch) Siebenaler. He grew up in Winona County and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1962. He served in the Navy from 1962-1965.

On August 27th, 1966,...

Mar 9, 2023

Elaine E. Lee, age 99, a lifetime resident of Plainview, MN., died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview.

Born Elaine Elizabeth Lehnertz on March 27, 1923 in Plainview to Louis and Rose (Weiser) Lehnertz. She was a 1941 graduated of Plainview High School and a graduate of Winona State Teachers College. She...

Feb 24, 2023

Jean Marie Feils, 82, of Plainview, passed away February 24, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

Jean was born on September 9, 1940 in Wabasha County to Arthur and Rachel (Kruger) Binder. She always enjoyed music and played accordion and trumpet as a child and enjoyed singing. Jean graduated from Plainview High School in 1958....

Feb 16, 2023

Elaine Vera Kroening-Bierbaum, 97, of Plainview, MN peacefully passed away at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center on February 16th, 2023, with loved ones by her side. Elaine was born on October 4th of 1925 to Charles and Isabelle (Graner) Kruger in Wabasha County of southeastern Minnesota.  She grew up helping on the family farm and attending country school outside Plainview. ...

Jan 20, 2023

Arnold George Wendt, 91, of Eyota, passed away 1/20/23 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield surrounded by family.

Arnold was born 7/16/1931 in St Paul, MN to Arthur W Wendt Sr. and Emma Wendt and was the oldest of their nine children.

He married Esther Froehner  on October 12,1953 in Afton, MN and moved...

Jan 13, 2023

Lois Marie (Tlougan) Carter, 97, of Plainview MN passed away on Friday, January 13 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center. Lois Marie Mussell was born May 21, 1925 at home in Plainview Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota to Adolph and Blanche (Grieve) Mussell. She was born the fifth of nine children. She attended the French Country School in Plainview Township. She...

Dec 14, 2022

John Howard Fuchs, 88, of Eyota, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14th, 2022, with family members by his side. He was born May 15, 1934, to Elmer and Ethel (Whitcomb) Fuchs, in Kalmar Township, in rural Byron Minnesota. John graduated from Eyota High School in 1952. He married the love of his life, Betty Mae Hampel, on...

Dec 14, 2022

Glenn Herbert Komisar, 87, a longtime rural Kellogg resident, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview.

Glenn was born in Wabasha on July 26, 1935 to Vosie and Ina (Nowalk) Komisar.

Glenn lived his entire life on a farm in East Indian Creek Valley, rural Kellogg. He farmed and did...

Dec 11, 2022

Gary Eugene Sylvester, age 62 of Plainview, MN died Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Care Center in Wabasha, MN of a brain tumor.  He was born July 29, 1960 to Eugene and Margaret Sylvester.  Gary attended school in Plainview and graduated in 1978.  He married Sherry Mollert and together they had 4 children and later divorced. ...

Dec 2, 2022

Robert Glenn Wehrs, 95, passed away with family at his bedside at Edenbrook Rochester on Friday, December 2, 2022.

Robert was born in Viola Township on May 7, 1927 to Henry and Nora (Schacht) Wehrs Jr. He attended country school. On September 11, 1946 Robert married Arlene Polikowsky. They farmed west of Elgin until 1997 when they...

Nov 30, 2022

Hunter Wayne Flaxbeard, age 14, of Kellogg died on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at St Mary’s Hospital following an accident in Wabasha County.

Hunter was born on July 27, 2008 in Ohio and was first welcomed into the Flaxbeard family at the age of 5. Along with his siblings Daniel, Cody and Sasha, Hunter was blessed with...

Nov 30, 2022

Joann Manemann, 92, passed away on November 30, 2022, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.  Born Lujean Johanna Loeffelholz on August 8, 1930, Joann was the middle of 11 surviving children of Joseph and Catherine (Leiting) Loeffelholz.  She was born and raised on her parents’ farm near Mount Carmel, Iowa, graduating from the parish school in Mount Carmel and from...

Nov 28, 2022

Ione Mae Odermann passed away peacefully on November 28, 2022 with her family at her bedside.

Ione was born in Westhope, ND on April 7, 1927 to Bernadette & Nels Christenson.

Ione married Matthew Odermann in 1947. She & Matthew had five children: Jacqueline (Roy) & Gerald (Rosie), Matthew Jr. (Maria), Randall (Miriam) and Mary...

Nov 1, 2022

(Paul) Alfred John Paul Drenckhahn, 86 of Minneiska, MN joined his beloved wife Marilyn in heaven on 11/1/2022.

Paul graduated from Plainview High School in 1955 and married his beloved wife Marilyn Lois (Halliday) on September 15, 1956. Paul and Marilyn were married for 55 years until her untimely death in 2011. Paul and Marilyn owned and...

Oct 18, 2022

Kathryn “Katie” Marie (Baab) Buck passed away in Plainview, MN on Oct. 18, 2022

at the age of 92. A visitation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 from 12:30-2:00 pm in the Commons at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester, MN. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 pm at the church.

Kathryn...

Oct 13, 2022

Yvonne “Bonnie” M. Heddlesten, 84, of Plainview, died Tuesday, October 13th at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Bonnie was born August 30, 1938 in Big Timber, Montana to Floyd and Anna (Strub) Riester. She was raised in Wabasha, MN and graduated from St. Felix High School in 1956. She married Darold Heddlesten on January 4, 1958 in...

Sep 13, 2022

Jeremy Lee Dahl, 44, of Chatfield, passed away Tuesday September 13, 2022, at home.

Jeremy was born May 23, 1978, in Rochester to LouAnn (Dahl) Arends and Dale Scherger.  He worked at various construction jobs including JP Schneider, Acme Barricades.  He was recently hired full-time at Strongwell in Chatfield.

Jeremy married Katherine Caves and later...

Sep 8, 2022

Harry L. Buck, formerly of Rochester, passed away Sep. 8 in Plainview, MN at the age of 92. Born Aug. 24th, 1930, in Winona, Harry was the son of Carpenter and Geraldine Buck (nee Swift). The Buck home sat at the base of Garvin Heights and overlooked Lake Winona. Nature became Harry's childhood playground. His interest in nature grew...

Sep 3, 2022

James L. Krusmark, 84, of Plainview, passed away September 3, 2022 at Rochester West Health Services.

He was born August 17, 1938 in West Albany, MN to Jess and Rose (Klein) Krusmark. His family lived in rural Plainview and he attended the Plainview school. He lived in Mankato and served 4 years in the Army Reserves. On...