WINONA, Minn. – A massive heart attack has been blamed for the death of a dump-truck driver Monday at the foot of Stockton Hill. No one else was injured. Daniel Bambenek, age 68, was stricken while entering U.S. 14 from Gilmore Valley Road and crashed on the other side at the Knopp Valley entrance. He was driving for O’Laughlin Trucking and Excavating of Winona. It was a part-time retirement job. Earlier he had driven 42 years for Goodyear Commercial Tire and Service in Winona. He graduated from Winona High School in 1975 and attended Vo-Tech ‘s autobody and trucking programs.
Bambenek. 1956-2025.