WINONA, Minn. – Gene Olstad of Winona, who was band director at Lewiston-Altura High School for 30 years, died at age 85. He played trumpet with the Winona Municipal Band and Winona Brass band. He graduated from Rushford High School in 1956. He held two degrees from Luther College He talked fondly of touring Europe with the Luther band during college. His family remembered his love of enjoyed lefse and lutefisk and his pride in his Norwegian heritage.
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1938-2023