WINONA, Minn. – Merle Andrew Blong, 86, of Winona, who operated Blong’s Tree Service, died with Alzheimer’s disease and rapid onset COVID. He lived on the Mississippi River near Twin Bluffs and built a signature A-frame home that he called Twin Oaks. He volunteered with the American Arborist Association to trim trees and shrubs at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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