Obituaries
Clara Mathilda Aarsvold
Jun 30, 2025
Clara Mathilda Aarsvold, of Kasson, Minnesota, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Mayo Clinic, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
Clara was born on July 21,1943 to Alfred and Marie (Petz) Brueske near Plainview, Minnesota. She graduated from John Marshall Senior High School in Rochester, Minnesota. Clara worked her whole life for the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Methodist Campus. She...
Barbara Aunan
Jun 30, 2025
Barbara Aunan, 81, of Zumbrota, died on Monday, June 20, 2025, at Goodhue Living in Goodhue. Arrangements are pending with the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Larson Chapel in Zumbrota.
Georgia Fahy
Jun 29, 2025
Georgie Ann (Murray) Fahy, age 92, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away after a full and blessed life. Born October 23, 1932, she was the 15th of 16 children in a close-knit family of eight boys and eight girls.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald Fahy. Married in 1950, they shared 54 wonderful years together. They found time...
Ethel Florence Jaspers
Jun 28, 2025
Ethel Jaspers passed away peacefully at Cannon Rivers on June 28th, 2025.
Born in rural, west-central Minnesota during the Great Depression, Ethel was the youngest of four children [and only daughter] born to Maynard and Josie Holtz. Ethel's education was typical of the times-walking what would now be considered a long distance to and from a one-room schoolhouse. Her high school years,...
Bonnie J. Peterson
Jun 28, 2025
Bonnie J. Peterson, of Ellsworth, died Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, on her 79th birthday. Bonnie was born in Red Wing, MN, to Clarence and Inez (Halverson) Diercks and grew up in Hager City, Wisconsin. She graduated from Ellsworth High School, class of 1964. On Oct. 19, 1968, she married Raynold Peterson at the United...
Margaret Ann Stiller
Jun 28, 2025
Margaret Stiller, 78, of Zumbrota, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Zumbrota Care Center, surrounded by her family.
Margaret Ann was born in Red Wing on October 2, 1946 to Bernie and Emma (Mehrkens) Diercks. She attended St. John’s rural school and Goodhue High School. She attended Mankato State for two years. Margaret married Dale Stiller on July 16,...
Ronald Stoerzinger
Jun 27, 2025
Ronald Stoerzinger, 93, of Lake City, MN (formerly of West St Paul), passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025 at Elysian of Lake City.
Ron was born on March 15, 1932, to Louis and Lillian (nee Peters) Stoerzinger.
He and his sister Dolores grew up on Bircher Ave in South St. Paul. In 1950, Ron graduated from Northwestern Preparatory in Watertown, WI....
Joshua Wesley Moechnig Jr.
Jun 24, 2025
Joshua Wesley Moechnig, age 34, of Lake City passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in a farming accident. He was born March 14, 1991 in Lake City, MN to Joshua, Sr., and LuAnn (Evans) Moechnig.
Josh graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 2009. He was united in marriage to his wife, Heather Marking, on September 24, 2016 at...
Barbara Jean Follstad
Jun 24, 2025
Dr. Barbara Jean Follstad, age 89, passed away at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
Barbara was born May 26, 1936 in East St. Paul, MN to Hjalmar and Maxine (Gibson) Persson. She and her younger sister Nancy grew up on York Ave. As a teenager, she raised hamsters with the help of her Grandpa Gustafson, who...
Dennis Schott
Jun 22, 2025
Dennis Richard Schott, 78, of Goodhue, died Sunday, June 22, 2025 at home surrounded by family. He was born on September 3, 1946 to Richard and Maxine (Tarras) Schott in the twin cities area. Dennis was united in marriage to Lorie Marlene Apley on April 13, 1985.
Dennis worked as a garbage hauler in Rochester as a young adult for many...
Charlotte Eunice Burt
Jun 21, 2025
Charlotte Eunice Burt, 81, of Prescott, WI (formerly of Ellsworth) died on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in La Crosse, WI to Henry and Gertrude (Michels) Becker on March 29, 1944. Charlotte married James "Jim" Burt on July 11, 1964 at St Wenceslaus Catholic Church in La Crosse, WI.
She attended St. Joseph's...
Joseph Boerschig
Jun 21, 2025
Joseph Richard Boerschig, 86, of Williamsville,New York, died Saturday, June 21, 2025 in Red Wing, Minnesota. He was born on February 18, 1939 to George and Bessie (Kaminski) Boerschig Sr. in West Seneca, New York.
Joseph is survived by his significant other, Judith Marshall; his daughter, Joanne (Chris) Napiorkowski; his son,Joseph( Rachael) Boerschig; and his grandchildren, Nicholas Napiorkowski and Joseph Boerschig...
Margaret "Peggy" Kurkjian
Jun 19, 2025
Margaret “Peggy” Louise (Berglund) Kurkjian, 89, passed away on June 19, 2025. She was born May 25, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Louise and Stanley Berglund. Peggy had two younger brothers, Jim and Bob. She grew up in Minneapolis, attended the University of Minnesota, and received a degree in Home Economics. Peggy worked at General Mills and Land O’Lakes in...
Thomas James Strusz
Jun 19, 2025
Thomas James Strusz, 55, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Red Wing, Minnesota on Thursday, June 19th, 2025.
He was born in Red Wing on July 9th, 1969, to Bob and Laura (Kind) Strusz. Tom graduated from Red Wing High School and attended Mankato State University. On October 10th, 1995, he married Nicole Wallace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Through this...
Yvonne Mabel Belin
Jun 19, 2025
Yvonne Mabel (Anderson) Belin, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 18, 1929, to Eskel and Marguerite (Patzman) Anderson, who preceded her in death. She was a long-time member of Crown of Glory Lutheran Church in Chaska, Minnesota and is currently a member of Vasa Lutheran Church. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1947 and Gustavus Adolphus College in...
Robert Zignego
Jun 19, 2025
Robert “Bob” Joseph Zignego, 87, of Red Wing, died Thursday, June 19, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born on July 8, 1937, in Red Wing to Joseph and Helen (Schafer) Zignego. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1955, and then served six years in the National Guard receiving an honorable discharge...
Paul Haas
Jun 15, 2025
Paul Michael Haas, 75, of Pine Island, MN, passed away on June 15, 2025, after a short battle with cancer.
Paul was born on November 25, 1949, in Minneapolis, MN, to Dorothy (Butler) and Jack Haas. He graduated from St. Louis Park High School (1967) and went on to attend Bemidji State University. On July 20, 1974, he married the love...
Della Mae Flemke
Jun 15, 2025
Della Mae (Krause) Flemke, age 98, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Pine Haven Care Center surrounded by her family. She was born the second of two children to Harley and Emma (Wobig) Krause on November 16, 1926. Della Mae entered into God's grace through baptism on January 1, 1927 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Pine Island,...
Dennis James Potts
Jun 14, 2025
Dennis James Potts, 78, of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Saturday, June 14, 2025 at his home. He was born June 28, 1946, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to James and Erma (Halverson) Potts. He graduated from Ellsworth High School and went on to attend Winona Technical School for welding. He began working for Meyer Industries, where he worked for 40 years...
Wade N. Boldt
Jun 13, 2025
Wade Nicholas Boldt (“Wade’O”)
Born March 16, 1966 in St. Paul to Roger & Gloria Boldt (Siewert). Moved to RW in May ’66 and had his first love of the Mississippi River journey which began in June of ‘66. Wade graduated RW Central High School in 1984 and RW Tech in 86 (A.V.T.I) Welding. He worked as a union welder (Boilermaker...