Obituaries

Paul John Ekblad

Paul John Ekblad

Nov 8, 2026

Paul John Ekblad, 62, of Frontenac, died Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

Full obituary is pending

Nancy V. Kelly

Nancy V. Kelly

Nov 8, 2026

Nancy Veronica Kelly, age 90, of Red Wing, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026. She was born June 5, 1936, in St. Paul, Minnesota to John (Jack) and Hazel McNeely. She graduated in 1954 from Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul, as valedictorian of her class. She married Mike Kelly on May 12, 1956, in St. Paul. Nancy’s greatest...

Joan Marie Huneke

Joan Marie Huneke

Nov 7, 2026

Joan Marie Huneke, 89, of Red Wing, died November 8, 2026 at the Ellsworth Care Center. She was born March 30, 1937 in Red Wing to Ervin and Frances (Wimmer) Michaelson. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School, class of 1955.

On April 15, 1961 she married Richard Huneke at the Church of St. Joseph in...

Kenneth L. Hoffman

Kenneth L. Hoffman

Nov 6, 2026

Kenneth LeRoy Hoffman, age 98, passed away November 5,2026 at Elysian care facility in Lake City, MN with his wife Edith E. Hoffman, 76 years, near his side. We lost a great, kind and loving man. Ken was loved by many friends and family members. We will always remember his sense of humor, his sensibility and the way he believed...

Thomas E. Trulen

Thomas E. Trulen

Nov 4, 2026



Thomas "Tom" Trulen, 75, of Red Wing, Minnesota, passed away on November 4, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester.

Tom was born on New Year's Day in 1951, narrowly missing the title of "first baby born in the new year" at Red Wing Hospital. A lifelong artist and Red Wing resident, Tom expressed his creativity through screen...

Anthony Gerard Berktold

Anthony Gerard Berktold

Nov 3, 2026

Anthony (Tony) Gerard Berktold passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Marys hospital on November 3rd at the age of 69. He was born on February 6, 1957, in Lake City, Minnesota, to Margaret Costello and Engelbert Berktold as the eighth of nine children. Tony attended St. Mary’s parochial school and later Lincoln High, where he met Diane...

Lou Leach

Lou Leach

Nov 1, 2026

Lou Leach, 90, of Red Wing died Sunday, November 1, 2026 at the Benedictine Care Center in Red Wing, Minnesota surrounded by family. She was born on October 5, 1936 to Henry and Verna (Birthman) Morgan in Dunn County, Wisconsin.

Lou Morgan was united in marriage to Merlyn Leach on September 19, 1956 in Menomonie, Wisconsin. They lived in Arizona for...

Tommy Lee Westerberg

Tommy Lee Westerberg

Oct 30, 2026

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Westerberg, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, October 30, 2026 - his 66th birthday. He was born in 1960 in Minneapolis, MN to Dwelton "Gene" and Irene (Mickolichek) Westerberg. He grew up in Coon Rapids, MN until 1977 when his family purchased the Hiawatha Ballroom and moved to Red Wing, MN. He graduated from Red...

Maurice "Brownie" Charles Goodman

Maurice "Brownie" Charles Goodman

Oct 29, 2026

Maurice Charles "Brownie" Goodman, age 88, of Wanamingo, passed away Thursday, October 29th, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a long complicated illness.

Brownie was born March 21st, 1938 near Douglas, MN, to parents, Glenn and Helen (Rossi) Goodman. He was the fourth of five children. Raised in the Rochester area, he attended class in a one-...

Wayne A. Theis

Wayne A. Theis

Oct 29, 2026

Wayne Allen Theis, 82, of Red Wing, Minnesota, died Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Lake City Care Center.

He was born on July 15, 1944, in Red Wing, to Leo and Dorothy (Burdick) Theis. He married Nancy Welt on June 4, 1966, at United Lutheran Church in Red Wing. The couple made their home in Red Wing. Wayne worked at...

Kellie Marie Stachowiak

Kellie Marie Stachowiak

Oct 28, 2026

Kellie Marie (Holmes) Stachowiak, 66, of Eagan, formerly of Lake City, Minn. died Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at MHealth Fairview in Minneapolis.

She was born March 26, 1960 in Minneapolis to William and Eva (Skalko) Holmes. She grew up in Lake City, Minn. and graduated from Lincoln High School, class of 1979. On September 17, 1988, on a bluff in Frontenac...

Da "Dan" Van Huynh

Da "Dan" Van Huynh

Oct 28, 2026

Da Van Huynh, lovingly known as Dan, passed away on October 28, 2026, at the age of 59 in Red Wing, Minnesota. Born on March 12, 1967, in Can Tho, Vietnam, Dan's life was one of perseverance, hard work, compassion, and an extraordinary love for his family.

At the age of 14, Dan came to America as a refugee, beginning a...

Rita Jean Dhein

Rita Jean Dhein

Oct 25, 2026

Rita Jean Dhein, 58, passed away on October 25, 2026, after a brief illness. She was born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, to George and Barbara Dhein.

In 2008, Rita met Jim Ruby, whom she described as the love of her life—a feeling Jim wholeheartedly shared. Together, they enjoyed planting flowers, tending their garden, and welcoming friends into their home for holidays and...

Jason James Wallerich

Jason James Wallerich

Oct 22, 2026

Jason James Wallerich, 46, of Goodhue, passed away unexpectedly following a farm-related accident on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Cannon Falls. He was born on October 27, 1979, to Jim and Debbie (Moyer) Wallerich in Lake City, Minnesota.Jason met his wife, Molly, in 2013, and the two were married in 2016. Together, they built a beautiful...

Glen L. Diercks

Glen L. Diercks

Oct 20, 2026

On the morning of October 20, Glen L. Diercks, 93, of Red Wing Minnesota, was welcomed into the loving arms of His Lord and Savior. He was born August 18, 1933, in Red Wing, to Erwin “E.P.” and Mabel (Johnson) Diercks. Glen graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1951. As a teenager he helped on the family farm,...

Fern Marie Ornquist

Fern Marie Ornquist

Oct 19, 2026

Fern M. Ornquist, 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2026 in Red Wing, MN.

Fern was born February 21,1936 in Middle River, MN to Glen and Fannie (Morehouse) Curtiss. She remained in Middle River through high school, graduating in the spring of 1954. Within the year she was united in marriage to Dean Ornquist.

Family and community were the fire...

Karyl Raymond Kennedy

Karyl Raymond Kennedy

Oct 18, 2026

Karyl Raymond Kennedy, age 76, of Pine Island, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Methodist Hospital in Rochester.

He was born at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester on July 3, 1950 to Robert and Lela (Zimmerman) Kennedy. He graduated from Pine Island High School in 1969. After graduation, he joined the US Air Force,...

Louis William Gluesen

Louis William Gluesen

Oct 17, 2026

Louis Gluesen, 97, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at the Mayo St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

Louis was born on September 14, 1929, to Henry & Emma (Reese) Gluesen in Lake City, MN. He was raised in Lake City. He married his wife Dorothy Braatz on November 1, 1958 in Wabasha, MN. Louis and Dorothy...

Darlene Ruth Tomhave

Darlene Ruth Tomhave

Oct 14, 2026

Darlene Ruth Tomhave, 83, of Red Wing, died at Kingsway Retirement Community in Belle Plaine on October 14th where she had resided for the past seven years. She was born on June 29, 1943, in Red Wing to Norman and Emma Charlson, where she grew up on their farm on Spring Creek in Burnside Township. She graduated from Red Wing...