All Obituaries

  Richard E. Lassen, age 80, of Stockton, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at his home. He was born on April 29, 1941, in Winona, to Emil and Doris (Tust) Lassen, and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Board on April 29, 1967.  Richard was employed for many years at Brad Ragan, Inc. in Winona. He will be remembered for his enjoyment of gardening, Westerns on TV, and his love of bingo – he is now playing in the big bingo hall in the sky! Richard is survived by...

  John Lee Haney, age 58, of Stockton, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home. He was born on June 20, 1963, in Winona, to Thomas and Beverly (Crawford) Haney, and was united in marriage with Barbara Huling on December 31, 2005, in Winona. John was employed in various custodial jobs and was a member of Arise Church. He will be remembered for his love of hunting, 4-wheeling, snowmobiling, spending time by the Mississippi River, and he cherished the time spent with his...

  Lois Ann Durham, age 86, of Winona, went to meet the Lord from her Watkins Manor apartment about 10:30 AM on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Lois was born on June 3, 1935, to Sam and Bessie Callahan in Clover Bottom, Kentucky. On April 12, 1952 she married her lifelong husband, Clyde Edward Durham, in Richmond, Indiana. Together they spent their life making a home and raising their 6 children. Lois was proud to work side by side with her husband, Clyde, in the family business ventures. In...

  Michael Van Nguyen, age 40, of Winona, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his home. He was born on June 4, 1981, in Wabasha, MN, to Lun Van “Mike” and Kathleen (Dienger) Nguyen.  Mike attended W-K Elementary School, Winona Middle School, and graduated from Winona Senior High School.  Following high school, he earned his degree in Business Management from Southeast Technical College in Winona.  He later moved to the Twin Cities,...

  June M. (Madland) Simon, 90, died September 29, 2021, at St. Anne’s Nursing Home in Winona. June was born in St. Paul, Minn., on June 23, 1931, the daughter of Dr. Robert Madland and Marie (Nielsen) Madland. June graduated from Harding High School in St. Paul, in 1949. She received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1955. She met her husband, Gerry R. Simon, when he was modeling in her college art class. June and Gerry had two daughters, Heather Fischer and...

  Ronald J. “Ron” Galewski, age 88, of Winona, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. He was born on September 1, 1933, in Winona, to Romuald and Eleanor (Gabrych) Galewski, and was a graduate of Winona High School.  Ron honorably served his country with the United States Naval Air during the Korean War from 1951 – 1955.  Ron was united in marriage with Elaine Wise on April...

  Roger C. Ressie, age 73, of Lewiston, MN, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Sauer Health Care in Winona, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 21, 1947, in Winona, to Clarence and Doreen (Miller) Ressie, and graduated from the Lewiston High School in 1965.  Following high school, Roger honorably served his country with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Roger was united in marriage with Jolene Serum on September 18, 1971, in Modena, WI, and...

  Marjorie Jeanette Ronnenberg, age 94, of Winona, passed on to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Sugar Loaf Senior Living in Winona. She was born at home in French Creek, Trempealeau County, WI, the only child of John and Delia (Mustad) Larson.  She was baptized at French Creek Lutheran Church, and was confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Arcadia, where she attended Sunday School and sang in the choirs of the church. During first grade, she attended a...

  Ruth Ann McManus, age 83, of Winona, MN, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, surrounded by the love of her family. Ruth was born on May 11, 1938. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, Clark and Anna Miner, her step-mother Addie Miner, her sister Elaine, and brother, Tom. Ruth was born in Spring Grove, MN. She grew up and lived most of her life in Winona. She is survived by her children: Tim (Sally Dargis), Kim Isenberg (Lonny), Kelly Broughton (Phil), Colleen...

  Armella A. Kotlarz, age 96, of Winona, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Sauer Health Care. Armella was born on February 20, 1925, in Dodge/Pine Creek, WI, to Peter and Clara (Symiczek) Zywicki.  Her early life was hard, having lost her dad at the age of 12 and leaving school after the 8th grade to work on the family farm. Her marriage to Benedict Kotlarz took place on November 25th, 1941 two weeks before Pearl Harbor, which eventually produced six children:...