Community Impact, New Director, & Alumni Events
WSU & SMU on Same Team Teaming up monthly since last summer to collaborate, share information, and offer resources, Winona State University and Saint Mary’s University are working to tear down the perceived walls of being in competition with each other. A recent...
Spring 2021 In Memoriam
We remember those Warriors who are no longer with us in person, but remain with us in spirit. Faculty/Staff Ronald Butterfield ‘63 (Rochester, Minn.) passed away July 30, 2020. He graduated from Rochester John Marshall and received an associate degree from Rochester...
Fall 2020 In Memoriam
We remember those Warriors who are no longer with us in person, but remain with us in spirit. 1940s Marjorie (Einhorn) Duel ‘42 – March 20, 2020Ruth (Swendiman) Hovden ’43 – March 15, 2020 1950s Mary (Kotlaba) Kaplan ’50 – March 16, 2020Clarice (Jackson) Smith ’52...
In Memoriam
2019 Fall Obituaries 1940s Naomi (Deters) Grimm Warner ’42 passed away June 14, 2017 Anita (Hartman) Palmquist ’42 passed away February 16, 2019 Alden McCutchan ’43 passed away December 23, 2018 Josephine (Mraz) Pribula ’46 passed away December 5, 2018...
Fall 2018 – In Memoriam
1940s Elizabeth (Currer) Wolf ’41 (Faribault, Minn.) passed away peacefully on May 5, 2018. She was a 1936 graduate of Minnehaha Academy before she went on to earn her two-year teaching degree at Winona State Teacher's College. She founded the first kindergarten in...
In Memoriam
1940's F. Joy (Seifert) Schilling ’42 (Somerset, Wis.) died Feb. 15, 2016. She married Clinton Schilling in April 1946 in Woodbury, MN. In 1954 they moved to a farm in Somerset, WI. She enjoyed a full and healthy life, shared with her family and friends. Joy was...
In Memoriam
1930s Lois (Diepenbrock) Knowles ’34 (St. Paul, Minn.) passed away at the age of 100 June 23, 2015. 1940s Ruth (Warthesen) Schwarz ‘43 (St. Paul, Minn.) passed away June 9, 2015. Darle Wilson ’48 (Yelm, Wash.) died June 7, 2015. Darle graduated with a BA in music and...
In Memoriam – Fall 2014
1940s Abigail (Clayton) Voight ’40 (Mayer, MN) passed away March 4, 2014, at the age of 93. After graduating from Rushford High School and Winona Teachers College (Winona State University), Voight taught school in Oak Ridge, Malen and Eitzen, MN. She enjoyed sewing,...
In Memoriam – Spring 2014
1920s Helen Strand ’27 (Oak Grove, Minn.) passed away on March 11 at the age of 104. Helen earned degrees at St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota (MA, PhD) after graduating from Winona State Teachers College. She taught in rural schools before serving with...
In Memoriam Winter 2014
1930s Josephine "Jo" Merle Edstrom ’30 (Winona) passed away on September 10, 2013, at the age of 102. Jo attended Winona Senior High School and Winona State Teachers College. After graduation, she taught as a kindergarten teacher in Sioux City, Iowa. Jo was an active...
