All Obituaries

**UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION**    A celebration of life for Bernardine Riegelman will be held on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 at the Red Wing Elks Lodge from 1-5 pm.  A light lunch will be served.  Social distancing will be observed and we ask that masks be worn.  A private family burial will be held at Calvary Cemetery.   Bernie died peacefully at St. Crispin Living Community on May 21, 2020. She was born on March 9, 1931 to Bernard and Maude Yanisch in Herbert,...

James Keith White, 73, of Lake City, MN, died on Wednesday, the 16th of September, 2020 at home surrounded by family.  James was born November 5, 1946 in Chula Vista, California to James and Dorothy (Nichols) White. He graduated from Chula Vista High School in 1965. Proceeding graduation James joined the Forestry Service in SE California, The El Cariso Hot Shots. At age 18 he was drafted into the United States Army with orders to the Vietnam War. On March 12, 1988, he married Pamela...

Mearl Henry Voth, 87, of Goodhue, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing. He was born March 14, 1933, in Goodhue Township, to Harold and Emma (Scharpen) Voth and attended rural schools and Goodhue High School. Following high school, he served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On November 30, 1963, he was united in marriage to Shirley Klopf at Eidsvold Lutheran Church in Esdaile, Wisconsin. He farmed for many years in Goodhue...

Alice Margaret Cox, 88, of Lake City died Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Valentine’s Assisted Living in Red Wing.  She was born February 17, 1932 in Springfield, MN to Heiko and Rose (Davin) Veldman.  In 1935 her family moved to Hollandale, MN where she grew up and attended school.  On October 11, 1950 she married Charles Cox.  After they were married they farmed in Lake Township in Wabasha County for 48 years.  In 1996 they retired and moved to Lake...

Janis Rabe, age 93, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at The Bluffs in Lake City. Janis was born on March 13, 1927 in rural Lake City to William & Amanda (Hoops) Tiedeman. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1945. Janis married Wilbert “Bud” Rabe on September 25, 1946 at Lincoln Trinity Lutheran Church Rural Zumbro Falls. After they were married, they farmed his family farm until 1980 when they retired and moved to Lake City. Janis was a lifelong...

Beverly “Bev” Ann O’Connor (nee Thorsen) passed-away peacefully on September 14, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 83. She was born to Elmer and Amy Thorsen on April 14, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was united in marriage on April 12, 1958 to Jerome “Jerry” O’Connor in Roberts, Wisconsin. Bev and Jerry moved to Zumbrota in 1965. Bev owned a fabric shop (Colonial Fabrics) in Zumbrota for many years where she displayed her...

Etta Mae Dirks age 90 of Lake City passed away September 13, 2020 at Houston Methodist Willow Brook Hospital in Houston, TX. Etta Mae was born July 4, 1930 in Saratoga, MN to Frank & Julia (Stedman) Polzin. She grew up in the Dover Minnesota area and graduated from Dover High School. Etta Mae married Arnold Dirks June 4, 1951 in Rochester, MN. She worked at Woolworths and McDonald’s as a cashier. Etta Mae and Arnold lived in Minnesota and Texas. In 1995 Etta Mae moved to Lake...

Roger Lee Leonhardt, 67, of Blaine, died Saturday, September 12, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born August 31, 1953, in Lake City, to Alwin and Elsie (Mickow) Leonhardt.  He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972 and went on to attend Mankato Vocational School.  Moving to the Twin Cities, he began working for Lutheran Brotherhood as a computer operator.  On December 30, 1986, he was united in marriage to Kolette Holt in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Curtis Dean Warwick, 85, of Red Wing, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born February, 2, 1935 in Westbrook, Minnesota to William and Dorothy (Rogers) Warwick. He graduated from Welcome High School. He enlisted in the U. S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge in 1955. On November 24, 1956 he married Darlene Sandberg. In 1957, he and Darlene moved to Red Wing. He owned and operated Warwick Construction for many...

Due to the ongoing national pandemic, a memorial service for Betty Meyer will be scheduled for a date as yet to be determined. Burial at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery in Rochester will occur following the service. Mrs. Meyer, 91, died Friday September 11, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th in Rochester where she had resided the past three years. Betty Arlis Volding was born July 22, 1929 in Crystal Lake, Iowa to Gerald and Hazel (McFarland) Volding. A graduate of Crystal Lake High School,...