Obituaries
E. Bernardine "Bernie" Riegelman
May 21, 2020
Bernie died peacefully at St. Crispin Living Community on May 21, 2020. She was born on March 9, 1931 to Bernard and Maude Yanisch in Herbert, WI. and attended Herbert country school and Ellsworth High School. On June 3, 1948 she married Vernon Riegelman in Clayfield WI. She was an avid baker and caterer; Bernie was known for her...
Marlene J Freeman
May 20, 2020
Marlene Janis Freeman, 73, of Red Wing, formerly of St. Paul, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in her home. She was born April 11, 1947 in Austin, Minnesota to Orville and Lorina Reierson. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1965. After high school she was married and had two children. In 1977 she moved to Minneapolis and started...
Gilbert Leif Edon
May 18, 2020
Gilbert Leif Edon, 85, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Monday, May 18, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 27, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Leif and Asta (Svendsen) Edon. He graduated from Little Falls High School and attended NDSU in Fargo. On September 4, 1954, he was united in marriage to Janice Blilie in Fargo. They lived...
John Robert Nelson
May 18, 2020
John R. Nelson, 83, passed away peacefully, Monday, May 18th, 2020 at Sunset Home, Kenyon, after a number of years struggling with Alzheimer's. John was born on October 3, 1936 in Leon Township, Goodhue County, to Joseph and Randie (Ohnstad) Nelson. He attended country school through the 8th grade and later completed his GED. He took correspondence courses to learn...
Arlyn C. Quamme
May 18, 2020
Arlyn Quamme passed away peacefully of natural causes on Monday, May 18, 2020, at The Gardens in Cannon Falls, MN. Arlyn was born on Dec. 28, 1942, to Anne (Kirkeby) and Andrew Quamme in Wanamingo, MN and attended Wanamingo Public School. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo. Arlyn spent most of his life in Wanamingo and...
Michelle Lee McCann
May 18, 2020
Michelle L. McCann, 51, of Golden Valley, MN formerly of Lake City passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Bethesda Hospital in St Paul, MN from complications of the covid-19 virus. Michelle was born June 15, 1968 in Rochester, MN to John & Mary (Jasperson) McCann. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1986. She attended St....
Orville Duane Jensen
May 13, 2020
Orville D. Jensen, 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester Minnesota. Orville was born on April 24,1935 to Otis and Mabel (Olson) Jensen in Kiester, Minnesota. Orville attended Austin High School. His early years were spent working on the family farm and woodworking. He built his own home in Brownsdale, Minnesota. He was very...
Thomas Steven Gagnon
May 12, 2020
Thomas Gagnon, 72, of Old Frontenac, passed away on May 12, 2020, at The Bluffs in Lake City. Tom was born July 20, 1947, in Saint Cloud, MN to Marvin and Signa (Johnson) Gagnon. Tom received his B.S. in Education from the University of Minnesota. He was commissioned into the United States Army in August of 1969 as a First...
Terry Clare Olson
May 12, 2020
Terry Clare Olson, 78, of Red Wing, formerly of Claremont, South Dakota, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born January 5, 1942 to Clarion and Merlyn (Terry) Olson in Britton, South Dakota. He attended school in Claremont and following graduation he joined the U.S. Navy. Following his honorable discharge, he bought Britton Floral....
Marilyn Lois Anderson
May 11, 2020
Marilyn L. Anderson, age 85, was called to her heavenly home on May 11, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany on 8th, following a short illness. Marilyn was born on November 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles R. and Dorothy V. (Sasek) Machek. She married Robert O. Anderson on June 19, 1954. They made Illinois their home until 1995 when they...
Orville Clifford Lexvold
May 8, 2020
Orville Clifford Lexvold, age 98, a longtime resident of Wanamingo, MN, died Friday afternoon, May 8, 2020 at Pine Haven Nursing Home in Pine Island, MN. Orville was born on April 29, 1922, in Minneola Township, MN. He was the first child of Arthur and Gita "Elizabeth" (Davidson) Lexvold. He lived most of his life in Wanamingo but also in...
Kip M. Edquist
May 7, 2020
Kip Mikal Edquist, 69, of Red Wing, died Thursday, May 7, 2020. He was born February 19, 1951 to Carl "Bob" and Donna Mae (Nord) Edquist. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1970. He then moved to Jackson, Minn. where he attended appliance repair school. On November 23, 1974 he married...
Sean M McElmury
May 7, 2020
Sean Michael McElmury, of Lake City, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 7, with his family at his side. Sean was born on January 3, 1974, in Lake City to John and Suzanne (Kane) McElmury. He graduated as valedictorian from Lincoln High School in 1992, where he met the love of his life, Natalie (Reynolds) McElmury. Sean attended...
Mary Ulland
May 7, 2020
Mary Ulland, Lake City, lost her year-long struggle with lymphoma on Wednesday, May 6. She was born on October 12, 1943 to Marjorie and Rolf Kaasa in Red Wing, MN, and grew up at her parents' home just north of Lake City on Lake Pepin. She attended Lincoln High School and graduated from Luther College, Decorah, IA, in 1965 with...
Bonnie Taube
May 6, 2020
Bonnie Jean Taube, 79, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, on National Nurses Day, a fitting day for a women who dedicated much of her life to nursing. She was born February 15, 1941, in Red Wing, to Benjamin and Katherine (Tiedeman) Nibbe. She attended grade school in Belvidere Mills and then graduated from Goodhue High School in...
D. LaVonne Sas
May 5, 2020
D. LaVonne Sas, a resident of Shorewood Commons in Rochester, and recently of Madonna Towers, died Tuesday May 5, 2020 at Madonna Towers at the age of 87 years. Graveside services at Ebenezer Cemetery in Leaf Valley, Minnesota will be held at a later date. Dorothy LaVonne Froemming was born February 9, 1933 in Leaf Valley, Douglas County, Minnesota, the...
George William Morrow
May 5, 2020
Dr. Morrow, age 94, a resident of Rochester MN, died May 5, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital. He was born November 13, 1925 in Rock Island, Illinois and attended the public Schools of Kankakee, Illinois. He served in the Navy in World War II. From the University of Illinois he received the A.B. degree (1948), the B.S. degree (1950) and...
Thomas Neil Garvin
May 2, 2020
Thomas Neil Garvin, 67, passed away on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved father and grandfather he is survived by his 4 children: Jaimie (Chris) Foote, Jenny Garvin, Sam Garvin, Frank Garvin; 2 grandchildren; Lola and Jack Foote; sister, Kate (Bob) Schaffer; nieces and nephews Joel Schaffer, Jeffrey Schaffer (Kate Lorenz) & Kelly (Tyler) Joyce;...
John Thomas Majerus
May 2, 2020
John Thomas Majerus, of Bellechester, died Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Lake City Nursing Home. John was born June 13, 1940 in Red Wing , MN, to John C. and Gertrude (Mahoney) Majerus. He was a lifelong resident of Bellechester, MN. In 1966, John married Phyllis Tackmann at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bellechester. John was a farmer most...
Michael R. Jurek
May 1, 2020
Michael "Mike" Robert Jurek, 39, of Red Wing (Hibbing), MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 1, 2020. He was born on July 17, 1980 in Duluth, MN to Steven and Patty (Dougherty) Jurek. Mike lived in numerous places but Minnesota was always his home. Mike worked at Liberty's Lounge in Red Wing, MN as a cook. Mike enjoyed cooking,...
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