Obituaries
Phyllis Rose Ann Powers
Sep 9, 2026
Phyllis Rose Ann Powers passed peacefully September 9, 2026, at Preferred Senior Living, Ellsworth, WI with family at her side. She was 101 years old.
Rose Ann was born to J. Orval and Gladys (Larson) Young in Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota on March 28, 1925. The first of six children.
Baptized and confirmed at Spring Garden Lutheran Church near Cannon Falls,...
Richard H. Jacobson
Sep 29, 2026
Richard H. Jacobson, 81, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. A visitation for Richard will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at Hope Cemetery, followed by a reception at the Vasa Lutheran Center, 15235 Norelius Rd, Welch,...
Linda Kay Lemmerman
Sep 28, 2026
Linda Kay Lemmerman, 78, passed away on September 28, 2026 surrounded by family at the MCHS-Lake City Nursing Home after an eight-year battle with Parkinson's disease and other related complications. Linda was born on September 17, 1948 to Norman and Ann (Russell) Siewert of Lake City, MN.
Linda was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City, Minnesota....
Joann Rosemary (Bird) Atkinson
Sep 27, 2026
Joann Rosemary (nèe Bird) Atkinson, 89, of Zumbrota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
She was born on October 15, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN to Robert and Hazel (nèe Christians) Bird, the only daughter of their five children. She fondly remembered being able to spend her Saturdays at the movie theater for 25 cents and summers at her grandma's...
Elizabeth "Betty" Stellrecht
Sep 27, 2026
Elizabeth “Betty” Louise Stellrecht, 90, of Red Wing, Minnesota, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at her home at Potter Ridge. She was born February 19, 1936, in Bellechester, MN, to Tildon and Hilda (Gillespie) Burkard. Betty and her siblings were raised in the upstairs of the Tavern in Bellechester, where they made many special childhood memories together. Tavern patrons and...
Eric Arthur Wittlief
Sep 26, 2026
Eric Arthur Wittlief, 24, of Pine Island, died suddenly at Big Woods State Park in Nerstrand, Minnesota. He was born on August 22, 2002 in Rochester, Minnesota to Clint and Amy (Glende) Wittlief. He graduated from Pine Island High School where he met and later married his high school sweetheart. Eric Wittlief was united in marriage to Rebekah Gustine on...
Susan Kay Windhorst
Sep 25, 2026
Susan Kay Windhorst; 79, of Wanamingo passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 25, 2026, at her home. She was born in Red Wing on April 15, 1947, to Garvin and Helen (Swanson) Broin. She graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1965. Throughout her life, she held various jobs, but her favorite job was at Decora Cabinetry, where she loved working with...
Ardeth Lydia Meyer
Sep 22, 2026
Ardeth Meyer, age 90, of Oronoco, passed away on September 22, 2026 at Cottagewood Community in Rochester, Minnesota.
Ardeth Lydia Wittlief was born on March 30, 1936 to parents, Alex and Marian (King) Wittlief in Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota. She was one of five children. She grew up learning the value of hard work and being a self-starter. She was...
Richard Amos McLaughlin
Sep 19, 2026
Richard Amos McLaughlin, 80, of Red Wing, died Saturday, September 19, 2026 at his home. He was born June 10, 1946 in Red Wing to Henry and Pauline (Andreson) McLaughlin.
For more than 39 years, Richard worked for ProAct. He made lots of friends and enjoyed his time there. Richard really enjoyed the simple things in life that brought him comfort...
Nancy Prigge Jumbeck
Sep 17, 2026
Nancy Prigge Jumbeck, 71, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Parkview Care Center in Wells, MN. Nancy was born on September 8, 1955 to Emery & Wilda (Erickson) Prigge in Lake City, MN.
Nancy graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1974. After graduating she attended Rochester Votech and received a Culinary Degree. She was a cook...
Charles Kasmer Pelowski
Sep 16, 2026
Charles Kasmer Pelowski, 70, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at his home.
Chuck was born on November 7, 1955 in Red Wing, MN to Gene & Mary (Dean) Pelowski. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1974. Chuck married Carla Anderson on February 1, 1990. He started working at the Ellsworth Country Club as...
Darrell Stephen Schuster
Sep 15, 2026
Darrell Stephen Schuster, 83, of Maiden Rock Wis., died Tuesday, September 15,2026 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Detroit Lakes MN to Hilton and Marjorie (Peterson). The family moved to Dodge Center MN when Darrell was young. He attended Dodge Center school, where he was a star athlete, achieving 18 letters in football,...
Patrick "Rob" Robert Sullivan
Sep 14, 2026
Service Times: Funeral service for Rob will be 12 p.m. Noon Friday, October 9, 2026, at the Svea Lutheran Church in Hager City, WI. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. A celebration of Rob's life will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Outpost Bar and Grill in Bay City, WI.
Patrick “Rob”...
Michael Thomas Murphy
Sep 14, 2026
Michael Thomas Murphy, 71, of Red Wing, died Monday, September 14, 2026 on his way home from running errands. An apparent medical event caused Mike to swerve off Hwy 61 into a ditch, resulting in his death.
Mike was born March 12, 1955, in Red Wing to John “Pat” and Margaret (nèe Haynes) Murphy. His education in Red Wing began at...
Shirley Mae Roschen
Sep 14, 2026
Shirley Mae Roschen, 80, of Red Wing, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 2, 1946, in Red Wing, to Maynard and Donna (Arden) Vieths. She graduated from Goodhue High School, class of 1964. On November 20, 1965, she married the love of her life, Delmar Roschen at Immanuel...
Joyce Sanford Fredrickson
Sep 13, 2026
Joyce Sanford Fredrickson, 95, of Wanamingo, MN, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, MN.
He was born on March 7, 1931, in Faribault, MN, to Joseph and Selma (Grothe) Fredrickson, one of nine children. They were raised on the family farm in rural Wanamingo. Joyce worked on multiple farms in his teenage years.
Joyce met Colleen Johnson...
Richard "Dick" Allen Brunkhorst
Sep 13, 2026
Richard "Dick" Allen Brunkhorst, 88, of Red Wing died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at home. Dick was born on May 9, 1938 in Lake City, Minnesota. Dick loved sports throughout his life and also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening in his spare time.
Dick is survived by his wife, Linda Brunkhorst; children, Richard Brunkhorst Jr., Dana...
John Alan Grabrick
Sep 12, 2026
John Alan Grabrick, 68, of Bay City, WI, passed away on September 12, 2026 at his home in Bay City, with his wife, Christina, by his side. John was born on January 1, 1958 in Michigan to George and Myrtle (Morrison) Grabrick. John worked at 3M and Apple for many years. He also a member of the National Ski Patrol...
Nani Parker
Sep 12, 2026
Nani Parker, 71, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully at home after an 11-month battle with glioblastoma on Saturday, September 12, 2026. It is with our own selfishness and sadness that we did not want her to leave, but we are happy to know she is now reunited with her “boys” John and Matthew, the loves of her life.
Nani was...
Betty Arlien Malchow
Sep 12, 2026
Betty Arlien Malchow, age 99, of Wanamingo, passed away on September 12, 2026 at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna, Minnesota. Betty was born May 24, 1927 in Amboy, Minnesota to Glen and Bessie (Dethloff) Hoag. She graduated from Amboy High School and attended Gustavus Adolphus College for two years. In 1947, she married her high school sweetheart, Gerhardt “Get” Malchow. Betty...
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