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John Owen Edstrom
Fri, Jun 29th, 2012
Posted in Obituaries
Posted in Obituaries
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John Owen Edstrom, 65, of Winona died from lung cancer, unrelated to smoking, on Sunday, June 24, 2012. He died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born August 31, 1946, in Winona to Harold Edstrom and Josephine Kjelland Edstrom. He received his primary and secondary education in Winona Public Schools. He began his bachelor’s degree at Lawrence University, then left to explore big-city life and study at Columbia University. After having had his fill of New York, he returned to Winona and met the love of his life when they both had parts in a play at the College of Saint Teresa.
John earned his bachelor’s degree at Lawrence, and he and Frances Muraine Bowler married on August 16, 1969. He began his career as an English teacher at Winona Junior High, and left after a year to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Washington. Again unable to ignore the call of the Hiawatha River Valley, he returned to Winona and found his life’s work when he and his wife began the Winona Shopper in 1971. After surviving the first few very lean years, the publication grew into what is known today as the Winona Post, a thriving newspaper that has won many state and national awards for journalism and art, including many for John’s editorial writing.
John is survived by his wife, Frances; his daughters, Cassidy (Angie Ause) and their son Harold, and Morgan (Dan Gish) and their daughters Peyton and Andalucia; his mother, Josephine; his siblings, Lee (Kathy), Tom (Roxanne Pergola), Nancy (Steve Bachler), and Nick (Lori); his aunt, Mary; his many cousins, including Winona cousins Steve, Patty, KRS, Kate, and Kim; nieces, Megan, Katie and Jenny; nephews, Luke and Jason; in-laws, John Bowler, Susan Bowler and Mary Ann Bowler; and Omaha family, especially Kay and Paul Bashus, and Mary Borowiak.
He is preceded in death by his son, John Harold (Jake); his father, Harold; his in-laws, John Bowler and Margaret Bowler; Terri Bowler; Michael Bowler; and favorite uncles, Ev Edstrom and Roy Stark.
His memorial service was Sunday, July 1, 2012, at First Congregational Church in Winona, with Tom Schoen and Pastor Timothy Forester presiding.
He was born August 31, 1946, in Winona to Harold Edstrom and Josephine Kjelland Edstrom. He received his primary and secondary education in Winona Public Schools. He began his bachelor’s degree at Lawrence University, then left to explore big-city life and study at Columbia University. After having had his fill of New York, he returned to Winona and met the love of his life when they both had parts in a play at the College of Saint Teresa.
John earned his bachelor’s degree at Lawrence, and he and Frances Muraine Bowler married on August 16, 1969. He began his career as an English teacher at Winona Junior High, and left after a year to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Washington. Again unable to ignore the call of the Hiawatha River Valley, he returned to Winona and found his life’s work when he and his wife began the Winona Shopper in 1971. After surviving the first few very lean years, the publication grew into what is known today as the Winona Post, a thriving newspaper that has won many state and national awards for journalism and art, including many for John’s editorial writing.
John is survived by his wife, Frances; his daughters, Cassidy (Angie Ause) and their son Harold, and Morgan (Dan Gish) and their daughters Peyton and Andalucia; his mother, Josephine; his siblings, Lee (Kathy), Tom (Roxanne Pergola), Nancy (Steve Bachler), and Nick (Lori); his aunt, Mary; his many cousins, including Winona cousins Steve, Patty, KRS, Kate, and Kim; nieces, Megan, Katie and Jenny; nephews, Luke and Jason; in-laws, John Bowler, Susan Bowler and Mary Ann Bowler; and Omaha family, especially Kay and Paul Bashus, and Mary Borowiak.
He is preceded in death by his son, John Harold (Jake); his father, Harold; his in-laws, John Bowler and Margaret Bowler; Terri Bowler; Michael Bowler; and favorite uncles, Ev Edstrom and Roy Stark.
His memorial service was Sunday, July 1, 2012, at First Congregational Church in Winona, with Tom Schoen and Pastor Timothy Forester presiding.
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