La Crosse Tribune                  
                                   Published on Saturday, October 28, 2000

                                   Felix E. Peshon
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                                   July 7, 1924-Oct. 26, 2000
                                   MINNEISKA, Minn. -- Felix E. Peshon, 76, of Minneiska,
                                   died Thursday evening, Oct. 26, 2000, at his home,
                                   surrounded by his loving family. His death was due to
                                   cancer.

                                   He was born July 7, 1924, in Mount Vernon Township of
                                   Winona County, the son of Felix and Mary (Kirch) Peshon
                                   Sr. He was a graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic High
                                   School in Rollingstone. He married Teresa Leisen July 2,
                                   1949, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Minneiska. He was
                                   a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon Township and farmed
                                   there his whole life. He also worked in construction,
                                   building bridges and homes.

                                   Felix was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic
                                   Church. He also served as a state fire warden for 40
                                   years and served on the Mount Vernon Township Board as a
                                   supervisor for many years.

                                   He is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Tom, Jeff,
                                   and Terry and Jodi Peshon, all of Minneiska;
                                   sisters-in-law, Rose Peshon of Winona, Barb Peshon of
                                   Phoenix, Ariz., Margaret Peshon of Altura; nieces and
                                   nephews.

                                   He was preceded in death by his wife, Teresa, who died
                                   July 21, 2000; six brothers, Michael, Peter, Edward,
                                   Henry, Albert and John Peshon and two sisters, Dorothy
                                   Kanz and Anne Ellenz.

                                   A funeral Mass will be offered on Monday, Oct. 30, at 11
                                   a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Minneiska, with
                                   the Rev. Edward McGrath officiating. Interment will be
                                   in St. Mary's Cemetery.

                                   Casketbearers will be Donald Wyler, Donald Peshon Sr.,
                                   Donald Peshon Jr., Kenneth Peshon, Brendan Leisen and
                                   Timothy Leisen.

                                   Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's
                                   Catholic Church, where there will be a prayer service at
                                   8 p.m. Friends also may call at the church on Monday one
                                   hour before the service.

                                   Abbott Funeral Home, Wabasha.