All Obituaries

Geraldine Delores (Schaefer) Wallaker, 91,  passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Zumbrota Care Center.  Geraldine was born on June 22, 1930 in Eyota, MN to Harold and Erma (Messner) Schaefer.  She grew up in this area and attended the Pine Island country school as a child.  On October 4, 1952 Geraldine married Robert “Red” Wallaker in Sioux Falls, SD.  Geraldine enjoyed many hobbies including, quilting, sewing, baking, preparing photo albums, and...

Patsy Harrington, 83, of Rochester, died Thursday October 14, 2021 at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester.  Joining her husband's final resting place, a private placement of her urn in the columbarium at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis will occur at a later date.

LeRoy Benjamin Swenson, 80, of Goodhue, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at his home. He was born on April 2, 1941, in St. Peter, MN to Benjamin & Vera (Whiting) Swenson. He grew up in Atwater, MN where he graduated from high school in 1959. For several years he worked in St. Paul at his uncle's bowling alley and then moved to St. Peter where he met Patricia Beaumont, they were married on October 3, 1964.  They lived in various places including, Mankato, St. Cloud,...

Glennis Ruth Becker, 92, of Red Wing, died Monday, October 11, 2021, at her home at Deer Crest. She was born Oct. 31, 1928, in Cochrane, Wisconsin, to Henry and Myrtle (Hastings) Becker.  She graduated from Red Wing Central High School and worked at the Red Wing Shoe Company from 1954-1972.  She married Richard “Dick” Sanders of Hastings, Minnesota in 1948; he was the love of her life.  They later parted.  Glennis moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1972.  She...

Floyd G. Stordalen, age 92, of Red Wing died Sunday, October 10, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on July 31, 1929 on a farm 2.5 miles south east of Alamo, ND to Fred and Gertrude (Selsing) Stordalen.  After his father’s death in 1935 he lived with his grandparents and uncle, Pete most of the time.  His family thought it was best not to live with all those girls being the only boy in the family.  While being a farmer he acquired two black and white pinto horses,...

Vickie Lynn Shell, 66, of Red Wing, died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. She was born January 24, 1955 in Red Wing to Donald John and Joyce Lucille (Bach) Erickson. She was the first of four children. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1973 and she married David Shell on February 23, 1981. Vickie worked at the Red Wing Shoe for two years. She later lived in North Carolina, Mankato and Brooklyn Park in the Twin Cities. In 1979 Vickie began...

Maurice H. Niehaus 92, of Lake City, MN died peacefully on October 9, 2021 at the Lake City Care Center. Maurice was born January 16, 1929 at Baileyville, KS to Frank and Mary (Meyer) Niehaus. Maurice attended rural one-room grade schools and graduated from Seneca High School in 1946. After attending St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, KS for a short time, Maurice was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served thirteen months in Germany and was discharged from active duty, December 23,...

**SERVICE TIME CHANGE--visitation for Jeffrey will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and go until the service begins at 11 a.m. Jeffrey Jacob Jung, 55, of Red Wing, died Thursday, October 7, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. He was born March 31, 1966 in Red Wing to Morris and Ruth (Wentz) Jung. He graduated from Prescott High School, class of 1984, and attended Dakota County Technical College where he earned a degree in diesel truck mechanics. He went on to work for several truck mechanics...

Alice Ann Rostad, 84, of Zumbrota, born July 23, 1937 in Albert Lea, passed away on October 4, 2021. Alice graduated high school in 1955 she attended Concordia College and graduated in 1959.  Alice met George while teaching elementary school in Wanamingo, they later married and celebrated 63 years of marriage. They raised their three sons and farmed in Hader. Alice loved helping on the farm.    Alice played the organ at Trinity Lutheran Church for 40...

Ursula Beatrice Bezoier, age 96, of Zumbrota, MN passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 in Waukon, Iowa. She was born February 2, 1925 on a farm in Buffalo, MN to John and Freda (Guettler) Kubalske. At the age of 3, Ursula moved with her family to the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Minneapolis, where she made lifelong friends. Ursula graduated from West High School in 1943 and also met her future husband there, when both were in choir. Ursula studied psychology at the University of Minnesota...