All Obituaries

William Joseph Shelstad, 80, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Red Wing Campus.  He was born on January 25, 1942, in Red Wing to Joyce and Estella (Gombert) Shelstad.  He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1960.  He served in the US Army from 1964 to 1966 during the Vietnam War.  On December 23, 1970, he married Anne Mollenhauer.  They lived in Goodhue where he worked for the Goodhue School from 1970 to 1981 as a...

Ronald Melvin Sexton, 78, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN on September 26, 2022. Ron was born on November 25, 1943, in Waverly, MN. to William and Mildred (Herbst) Sexton. He graduated from Chosen Valley High School in Chatfield, MN in 1961. Ron married Linda Roberts at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City in February 6, 1965. Ron is survived by his wife, Linda; son, Dana; grandson, Scott; his brother, William Sexton Jr. of Spokane WA.; sisters, Geraldine...

Donald William Nord, 87, of Goodhue, died Sunday, September 25, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Red Wing.  Funeral services for Donald will be held at a later date and a full obituary notice with dates and times will be posted as available.  Arrangements handled by Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.

Kenneth Wayne Lauseng, 69, of Red Wing, died Thursday, September 22, 2022 at his home in Loving Residence. He was born January 25, 1953 to Ralph and Juanita (Newport) Lauseng in Minneapolis, Minn. He grew up in Bloomington until his family moved to Coon Rapids where he graduated from Coon Rapids High School. He married Barbara Clearsy and the couple later divorced. For more than 20 years Ken worked as a custodian for the Rosemount School District. He later moved to Welch where he worked at...

Arlene Marie Feewalt, 79, of Red Wing, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at the Cannon Rivers Senior Living in Cannon Falls. She was born July 29, 1943, in Plum City, Wisconsin, to Woodrow and Ruth (Lindh) Gustafson and graduated from Ellsworth High School.  She went on to attend the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, graduating in 1966.  On August 6, 1966, she was united in marriage to Gary Freewalt in Hayward, Wisconsin.  Gary passed away in 1976.  Arlene worked as a...

Joyce G. Diercks, 91, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Deer Crest. She was born December 10, 1930 in Pepin County, Wisc. to Edmund and Mabel (Lundberg) Larson. She was baptized and confirmed at Lund Covenant Church. She attended school in Pepin County. She worked at the Red Wing Pottery and Mac’s Café. On June 29, 1957 she was united in marriage to Stanley Curtis Diercks at the Pepin Hill Free Church in Pepin County and together they...

Helen Marie Zimmerman (née Garlock) was born November 9, 1928 to Stella Mae (née Miller) and Charles Wesley Garlock at their home in Anita, Iowa and died on September 19, 2022, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Warren; and a son, Scott; and survived by a daughter, Diane (David), son, Richard (Annette), and son, Steven (Jackie), 15 grandchildren, and 38 great-grandchildren. Helen attended school in Anita and later...

Sally Ann (Upton) Lunsford, 83, of Red Wing, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born October 21, 1938, to James and Nelda (Cooper) Upton in Valparaiso, Indiana and graduated from high school there.  She married and had five children, living in several areas of the country and world during her husband’s military stationing. Later in life, Sally decided to continue her education, and earned her bachelor’s degree in business...

Florence M. Kruse, age 102, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Zumbrota Care Center, surrounded by her family. Florence Mildred Sandstrom was born on April 30, 1920, in Sacred Heart, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Lena (nee Larson) Sandstrom. She grew up in Echo, MN. On August 20th, 1938, she married Ernest (Pat) Kruse in Granite Falls, MN. The couple later moved to Zumbrota. Florence played softball with Rockne Rockets for five years and worked at the Zumbrota Hospital....

Meredith Mae “Jo” Severson, 95, of Red Wing, died on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. She was born February 17, 1927, in Red Wing to Alfred and Phyllis (Bohmbach) McCue. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1944. On April 5, 1947, she was united in marriage to Edward Severson. She worked in the Goodhue County Welfare Department as a social worker and then at the Seminary Home as a social services director until her...