Obituaries
Janice “Jane” Marie Symiczek, 82, of Arcadia, passed away October 30, 2025.
Jane was one of five children born in Arcadia, to her parents, Marian and Aaron Kotlarz. Jane and her siblings were raised on the family farm where they had many fun adventures helping milk cows and playing in the hay...
Theresa “Janice” “Gillie” Gilbertson, 82, passed away October 29, 2025, at home, with her husband by her side.
Janice was born December 7, 1942, to Edward and Bernadette “Bernice” (Shepherd) Urbick in Arcadia. She married Larry Albert Gilbertson, November 24, 1962, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help...
James R. Davis, 83, of Kiel, formerly of Arcadia, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025.
James was born to the late Elizabeth (Halstead) and James D. Davis, July 6, 1942, in Arkansas. He worked over-the-road driving for Ashley Furniture for many many years and later at Kohler Co. until he retired...
Samuel “Sam” Alyn Speltz, 86, of Cochrane, passed away peacefully at Winona Health Hospital, Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Sam was born March 26, 1939, in Winona, MN, to Arnold & Lillian Speltz. He grew up in Rollingstone, MN. On June 13, 1964, Sam married Kathleen Morgan and they were married...
Mary Ann (Rebarchek) Prokop, 73, passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, with her loving family by her side.
Mary was proud to be a Christmas Baby, born December 25, 1951, in Whitehall, to Edward and Evelyn Rebarchek. She grew up on...
Kenneth J. Husmoen, 85, of rural Blair, passed away October 15, 2025.
Kenneth was born to Joseph and Cornelia (Christianson) Husmoen, March 5, 1940. He was a life-long farmer, hauling canned milk for 11 years in his early days. Ken belonged to Fagernes Lutheran Church in rural Blair where he...
Annette M. Doelle, 65, of Fountain City, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2025, at St. Mary’s in Rochester, MN, of a stroke.
Annette was born in Whitehall, to Linus and Phyllis Pronschinske. She married Dave Doelle, August 12, 1988. They raised three sons: Chris, Joe and Glenn. She worked at...
Rita M. Foegen, 90, formerly of Waumandee/Arcadia, died Saturday, October 18, 2025, at St. Anne’s Extended Healthcare of Winona, MN, under the care of Winona Hospice.
Rita was born March 9, 1935, in Waumandee, to Fred and Wilma (Schmidtknecht) Zeller. She was united in marriage to Norbert Foegen...
Sonja Fay (Sielaff) Herbert, 87, of Osseo, went to be with her Lord and Savior, October 9, 2025, at Cambridge Senior Living Center in Eau Claire.
Sonja was born March 1, 1938, in Whitehall, the daughter of George and Hazel (Lee) Sielaff. She attended Pleasantville School through 8th grade and...
The family of Scott Lee Hoff is deeply saddened to announce his passing on September 30, 2025, at the age of 68.
Scott was born May 22, 1957 in Northfield, to Jackie A. Hoff and Barbara (Peterson) Hoff. In his youth, he enjoyed farming alongside his parents, stepmother and his sister, Tammie....
