Obituaries

Randy Nadeau

Randy Nadeau

Sep 4, 2024

Updated Service Information: The family will have a celebration of life in Randy's memory on May 31, 2025 from 2-5 p.m. at the Red Men Club in Red Wing.

Randy Scott Nadeau, 72, of Red Wing passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Health System, St. Mary's Campus surrounded by family. Randy was born on May 22,...

Wallace "Butch" J. Moore

Wallace "Butch" J. Moore

May 12, 2025

Wallace “Butch” Joseph Moore, 78, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 12, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born October 9, 1946 in Red Wing to Wallace and Lorraine (Larson) Moore. He graduated from Red Wing High School, class of 1965.

He worked as a union carpenter for a...

Doris A. Kunz

Doris A. Kunz

May 12, 2025

Doris Ann Kunz, 93, of West Concord, died Monday, May 12, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. She was born March 26, 1932, in Roscoe Township, to Arland and Emily (Matti) Archer. She graduated from Pine Island High School in 1950. On June 11, 1950, she married James Kunz. She and her husband farmed in the West Concord...

Barbara Shain

Barbara Shain

May 12, 2025

Barbara Louise Shain, 61, of Pine Island, died Monday, May 12, 2025 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She was born July 8, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minn. to Frank and Margaret (Swonder) Zavadil. She graduated from Alexandria High School, class of 1981. She then went on to get an associates degree in Toxicology at Alexandria...

Hazel K. Vukmir

Hazel K. Vukmir

May 12, 2025

Hazel K. Vukmir, 98, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 12, 2025, at her home at Deer Crest Senior Living, surrounded by family. She was born on February 19, 1927, in Keystone, PA to John and Thressa (Sarsfield) Kistler. She graduated from Norwin High School in Irwin, PA in 1945. In 1949, she received a Bachelor of Science degree from...

Lois F. Theis

Lois F. Theis

May 12, 2025

Lois Florence Theis, age 88, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family, on Monday, May 12, 2025. She was born December 27, 1936 in Red Wing to Clarence and Edna (Conrad) Kells. She attended schools in Red Wing. She then cared for her maternal grandparents. She began working as a waitress at Bremer Café in...

Ronald A. Gray

Ronald A. Gray

May 10, 2025



Ron Gray passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 10, one week from his 90th birthday. Ron was born on May 17, 1935 in Clear Lake, Iowa. His family moved to Maiden Rock, Wisconsin when he was four. Ron attended Maiden Rock schools where he excelled at sports and working extensively for area farmers.

Ron married Rosalie Johnson on...

Dean Keith Reidt

Dean Keith Reidt

May 7, 2025

Dean Keith Reidt, age 75, passed away at his lake home in Crosslake, MN, on May 7, 2025.

Dean was born in Mondovi, WI, on July 6, 1949, and grew up in Alma, WI. He spent much of his early years hunting in Buffalo County with his dad, brothers, cousin, and nephews. He played football for Alma High School and graduated...

Justine Marie Becker

Justine Marie Becker

May 5, 2025

Justine Becker, 57, of Red Wing passed away on May 5, 2025 at her home in Red Wing.

Justine was born on December 30, 1967 to Eugene & Rojean (Tibor) Becker in Lake City, MN. Justine graduated from Lincoln High School in 1986 and attended University of Wisconsin, Stout. She worked at Automated Equipment and the Elks Club in Red Wing....

Joan A. Larson

Joan A. Larson

May 4, 2025

Joan Audrea Larson, 84, of Red Wing, died Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Deer Crest, where she had recently moved. She was born February 4, 1941, in Winona, to Weston and Clara (Redmann) Larson. Joan shared good memories with her siblings, such as ice skating in the street after winter storms, singing while doing the dishes, and cheering at her...

Justin J. Eppen

Justin J. Eppen

May 4, 2025

Justin James Eppen, 42, of Red Wing, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at his home. He was born on February 8, 1983, in Red Wing to James and Lori (Robinson) Eppen. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 2001. During his high school years, he was part of the Environmental Learning Center and was a naturalist instructor....

Glenn Laack

Glenn Laack

May 3, 2025

Glenn Alvin Laack, 82, of Pine Island, died Saturday, May 3 ,2025 at home with his family by his side.

He was born March 13, 1943 in Plainview, Minn. to Alvin and Helene (Haack) Laack. He grew up in the area and attended parochial school, later earning his GED. On July 7, 1974 he married Gail Schlagheck in St. Cloud. Together...

Elton A Peters

Elton A Peters

May 2, 2025

Elton A. Peters 75 of Lake City passed away May 2, 2025 at Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital.

Elton was born September 12, 1949 in Lake City to Albert & Erna (Uslar) Peters. Elton graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City and married Alice Christianson August 14, 1971 in Lake City. After they were married, they lived and farmed...

Alexander N. Schrock

Alexander N. Schrock

May 2, 2025

Alexander Neal Schrock was born February 11, 1993 to Tamara Schrock in Waterloo, IA. Alex grew up in St. Charles, MN and later settled in Rochester, MN. Alexander passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2025 at St. Mary’s Hospital peacefully surrounded by his family.

During his life he went to St. Charles Middle School and moved on to Rochester, MN and...

Vickie Lynn Rutten

Vickie Lynn Rutten

May 1, 2025

Vickie Lynn Rutten, 68, of Pine Island, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, May 1, 2025. She was born July 15, 1956, in Perham, Minnesota, to George and Bernice (Blom) Jacobson. She grew up on a dairy farm in New York Mills and attended school in the area, graduating from New York Mills High School in 1974. She...

Donald E. Felmlee

Donald E. Felmlee

Apr 30, 2025

Donald Eugene Felmlee, 90, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Don was born February 10, 1935 in LeSueur, Minnesota, to Roscoe and Mary (McCarthy) Felmlee. After graduating from LeSueur High School in 1952, he enlisted in US Navy, serving until he was honorably discharged. On July 2, 1955 he...

Thomas Jagusch

Thomas Jagusch

Apr 28, 2025

Thomas John Jagusch, 76, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. He was born on November 4, 1948, in Red Wing to Arville and Lillian (Bjorngaard) Jagusch. He grew up on Old West Main Street and was a “West End Kid” along with his cousins, Larry, Carol and Bonnie. He...

Carol Ann Fredrickson

Carol Ann Fredrickson

Apr 27, 2025

Carol Ann Fredrickson passed away peacefully at her home in the early hours of Sunday morning, April 27th. She was 86 years old.

Carol was born to Harold and Laura Zwieg on August 12, 1938, in St. Paul, MN. She grew up in St. Paul and graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School in 1956. After high school she worked for State...