All Obituaries

Douglas Gary Hindal, 61, of Zumbrota, died Monday, August 2, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born March 1, 1960 to Gary and Charlotte (Johnson) Hindal in Rochester, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in the Zumbrota area and attended school in Pine Island, graduating from Pine Island High School in 1978. After school he went to work at IBM for 25 years. He then went on to work for Fairway Outdoor Advertising for nearly 10 years. Doug was also proud of his work as a volunteer...

Anthony Martin Gonzales, 51, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home due to cancer. He was born December 3, 1969, in Redondo Beach, California, to Anthony and Frances (Garcia) Gonzales.  He received a master’s degree in exercise science from Cal State and went onto the University of Minnesota Duluth where he graduated in 2004 with an M.D. in Family Medicine. On May 31, 2005, he was united in marriage to Joy Miller. They lived in Hibbing for 10 years where he worked at a...

Melroy Edward Buck, 80, of Bellechester, passed away on July 30, 2021 at his home with his family around him. He was born on October 19, 1940 to Harry and Ester (Hinrich) Buck. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church. Melroy married Edith Kahl on September 7, 1968. He worked for many different construction companies and was a member of the Carpenters Union for 50 years. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, going on hunting trips and relaxing and playing with...

Delores Ann (Fenske) Cowden died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, July 30, 2021.  Delores was born on October 22, 1935 to Walter and Caroline (Theel) Fenske in Rochester, Minnesota.  She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rochester and was a member of Stordahl Lutheran Church of rural Zumbrota. Delores married Claude (Tom) Cowden on July 25, 1953 in Wabash, Indiana where he was stationed with the US Army.  They had five children together...

Tony “T-Dog” Morrell, 52, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 30, 2021.  He often joked he would work until the day he died, and it’s with great sadness to know that this came true, as he passed away of natural causes at P.I.G.-Paul’s Industrial Garage, where he has worked since 2007.  He was born Feb. 1, 1969, in Minneapolis, to Anton and Marietta (Poisel) Morrell and attended school in Burnsville.  At the age of 18, he began driving...

Our dear son, brother and wonderful friend, Tat, unexpectedly, left this world on July 28, 2021 at the age of 33. Tragically, Tat was involved in an automobile accident. Tat was born, the second of three children, to Terry (Thompson) and Robert Erredge on December 8, 1987. He was born in Zumbrota and grew up on the family farm. Tat enjoyed music and singing from toddlerhood on. His mom, Terry, said that often Tat would call to her (from his crib) to “turn over the cassette”, he...

James “Jim” Gerhard Augustine, 72, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born April 13, 1949 in Red Wing, to Raymond and Marian (Benidt) Augustine. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1967 and attended Mankato Tech where he received a degree in Agri-Business.  From 1970-72, he served as a medic in the National Guard Army until receiving a medical discharge.  On Oct. 23, 1971, he was united in marriage to...

Keith David Freeman, 61, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 27, 1959 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Merle and Beatrice (Holtzbauer) Freeman. He joined the Marines as soon as he was able and earned his GED during his service. In 1979, after 3 years, he was honorably discharged. In 1984 he married Kimberly Lindquist in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. Together the couple raised three children while living in the Hastings area. Eventually Keith...

Forest Melvin Wipperling, 86, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.   He was born July 3, 1935 in New Rockford, North Dakota.  He lived there until his family moved to Minnesota in 1946.  After two years living in St. Paul and Red Wing, the family moved to a farm near Goodhue. Forest graduated from Goodhue High School in 1953.  In 1954 he joined the US Air Force and in 1955 was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Paris,...

Dennis "Denny" Joseph Ottem, 80, of Red Wing died Friday, July 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Methodist Campus.  He was born on December 1, 1940, in Red Wing to Alfred and Genevieve (Cunningham) Ottem.  He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957 and then attended Mankato State University.  He then served in the US Navy during the Vietnam war.  Following his discharge he returned to Red Wing.  He worked for 20 years at 3M...