All Obituaries

Linda K. (Erickson) Konkel, 71, passed away in her home peacefully, on Friday May 20th surrounded by her husband and all of her children.  Linda was born on March 16th, 1951 in Winona, Minnesota to Leonard and Dena Erickson. Linda loved her parents so much, as well as all her siblings. Linda always had a smile on her face and was friendly to anyone she crossed paths with. Most of Linda's adult life she had been a foster care provider for adults and on her spare time, Linda enjoyed...

Janet Day, Nenookaasi Ikwe (Hummingbird Lady), age 63, of St. Paul, died Friday, May 20, 2022 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Janet was a member of the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.  She was born June 30, 1958 in Cook, Minnesota, one of 17 children, to Clyde and Charlotte (Roy) Day. Her father died when she was young and her mother moved the whole family to the Twin Cities where she raised them on her own. She graduated from the Red School House and went on to attend...

James Alfred Vagt, 88, of Oronoco, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Shorewood Senior Living. James was born January 7, 1934 in Rochester to Alfred and Ann (Reber) Vagt. He was a graduate of Rochester High School. After graduation, Jim joined the military and proudly served his country with the US Navy. Upon being honorably discharged from the Navy, Jim went to work for IBM in New York as a machine operator. While in New York, Jim met and married Ronna Garrett on May 25,...

  David Bennett Hillman, 86, of Sanford, North Carolina, passed away on the peaceful morning of Tuesday, May 17, 2022, surrounded by his family, at his daughter’s home in Farmington, where he had been staying since he and his wife moved to Minnesota this winter.  He was born December 29, 1935, in Fulton, NY, the son of Ernest and Irene (Bennett) Hillman.  After graduating from high school, he went on to attend Bucknell University, where he received a master’s...

David Charles Anderson, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Marys Campus.  Dave was born April 10, 1940 in Rochester, MN to Charles and Ruth (Anderson) Anderson.  He graduated from Rochester High School in 1958, lettering, and excelling, in football and wrestling. Dave went on to attend and graduate from Rochester Junior College, Dunwoody Institute and finally Winona State. He earned his B.S. degree commuting back and forth...

Mary Ellen Trapanese, 74, of Red Wing, died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on February 3, 1948, in Morris, IL, to Elvin and Thelma (Flesner) Behrens.  She graduated from Morris High School in 1966, attended Waldorf College and graduated in 1970 from Luther College in Decorah, IA.  She came to Red Wing following graduation to teach.   Shortly after moving to Red Wing she met Frank...

Darlene M. Yotter, age 91, of Lake City, passed away Saturday, May, 14 2022  at Madonna Towers in Rochester.  She was born July 3, 1930 in Red Wing to Alfred & Anna (Stemmann) Muhlman. She was Confirmed in 1944 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Goodhue. Darlene graduated from Goodhue High School in 1948. On September 15, 1950 She married Delmar Brinkman. They farmed in the Belvidere area.  Delmar passed away in September of 1968. On February 17, 1971 she married...

Glennes Pahl, 85, of Zumbrota, passed away at the Cannon River Memory Care Center in Cannon Falls on Friday, May 13, 2022. He was born November 7, 1936, in Zumbrota to Rudolph and Esther (Reese) Pahl. He grew up on the family farm in Zumbrota Township of rural Zumbrota. He farmed with his father and later with his brother, Darren. He enjoyed farming and had a tender heart for all of his animals and pets. He was proud of his antique Oliver tractors.  Glennes was confirmed at Christ...

Frederick Martin Pfeiffer, 85, of Red Wing, died Thursday, May 12, 2022, surrounded by family at his home. He was born on January 17, 1937, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota to Fred and Rieta (Bachmann) Pfeiffer. He graduated from Redwood Falls High School in 1955, then attended Mankato State University, earning a business degree. On December 21, 1958, he was united in marriage to Gwen Jones in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. Working in the banking industry, he and Gwen lived in Wisconsin, Iowa, and...

Shirley Jeanne Heath, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, 86, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Benedictine Living Community – St. Crispin. She was born January 14, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa to Otto and Jenny (Galliseth) Schmidt. Her mother, Jenny passed away while she was an infant so her eldest sisters, Ann Sandeen and Mid Briley raised her. She also had two other sisters, Dorothy and Margaret as well as two brothers, John and Earl. She attended Red Wing...