All Obituaries

Dolores Norrine (Fox) Wangen, 95, of Austin, MN, formerly of Lanesboro, passed away on Dec 1st, 2020, at her current residence, The Cedars, in Austin, MN. Dolores was born Sept 29th, 1925, in Underwood, ND to Peter and Norrine (Doole) Fuchs. They later moved to Chatfield, MN, where she attended school. While working as a waitress at the Townhouse restaurant, she met her future husband. On May 28th, 1955, she married Donald Wangen in Rochester, MN. They made their home in Lanesboro. She...

      Betty J Ferguson, 101, passed away October 29 ,2020  in Rockford IL   Betty was born June Elizabeth Carroll along with her twin brother William on August 20, 1919 on the family farm outside Caledonia MN. Her parents were Lena and James Carroll.  Betty was preceded in death by her parents, six siblings, husband Clifford C Ferguson, and son Paul D Ferguson.         Betty and Clifford Ferguson were married January 8, 1946 and...

  Trebor McDowell Redning, passed away suddenly at the age of 26 on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  He was a charismatic, loving, heart of gold young man.  Trebor enjoyed card games at the Johnson family celebrations, loved being a big brother to his sisters and was avid gamer.    Trebor is survived by his parents, Jane (Johnson) and Rodney Stuckey of Stewartville, Duane Redning of Gilbert, AZ; Siblings, Savannah and Vanessa Stuckey, Trista Brauer (Redning), Darin...

   Edna Kay (Haas) Hughes, 81, of Chatfield, died peacefully in Rochester, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, surrounded by her three children.     Edna was born the youngest of four daughters, on September 12, 1939, to Edward and Irene (Ramsey) Haas, in Chatfield.  She graduated from Chosen Valley High School in Chatfield, and then received a Bachelor degree from Winona State College, majoring in Elementary Education with a Library minor.  She began her...

 Marian Halloran, 98, of Chatfield passed away peacefully, on Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.   Marian was born to William and Mame (Fogerty) Schoenfelder on July 31, 1922, the third oldest of nine children. She attended country schools and graduated from Rochester High School in 1939.    She married M. James Halloran on May 6, 1944 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Rochester and together they raised nine children. After all her children...

   Ruth Marie Miehlisch, 82, of rural Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Sept. 18, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.    Ruth Schewe was born May 1, 1938, in Sleepy Eye, MN, to Stan and Muriel (Hier) Schewe.  She graduated from Sleepy Eye High School and was crowned homecoming queen. She loved her career as a pediatric nurse after obtaining her LPN Degree in New Ulm.  On November 4, 1961, she married Helmut Miehlisch (a handsome German intern at...

 Henry “Hank” Ostby, 88, of Chatfield passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Stewartville Care Center.    Hank was born May 27, 1932, to Ivy and Heinrick Ostby.  Hank grew up with 6 siblings.  In January 1951, Hank joined the U.S. Navy where he was a cook and baker on the USS Greene, before bring honorable discharge in November 1954.    On June 8, 1956, Hank married Mary Lou Mahan of Lime Springs, IA.  They raised 2 sons Terry and...

Shirley Johnson passed away peacefully on August 25, 2020 at her assisted living apartment in Chatfield surrounded by family.  She was 87 years old. Shirley Joanne Bothun was born December 22, 1932 to Eilef and Mary Bothun in Chatfield MN.  She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1951.  After graduation she worked at the Worrell Hospital in Rochester as a Nurse Aide.   She later worked Wiedenhief Grocery Store in Chatfield until...