Obituaries

Bruce  Conrad Clementson

Bruce Conrad Clementson

Oct 29, 2019

A memorial service for Bruce Clementson will be held Monday November 4th at 11:00 AM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. The Rev. Dr. Marggi Pleiss-Sippola will officiate. Burial will follow at United Lutheran Cemetery in Zumbrota. The visitation will be Sunday November 3rd from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Larson Chapel, in Zumbrota, and...

Lillian  Ann Huston

Lillian Ann Huston

Oct 28, 2019

Lillian A. Huston-Ortiz, 68, of Byron, MN passed away unexpectedly Monday October 28, 2019 at her home. Lilly was born March 11, 1951 in Raton, New Mexico and graduated high school from Carson High School in Carson, California. Lilly moved to Rochester, MN in 1978 with her family and over the years, made many longtime friends working for the Mayo...

Ruth  Ellen Bartsch

Ruth Ellen Bartsch

Oct 28, 2019

Ruth E. Bartsch, age 75 of Wanamingo, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the New Life Church in Wanamingo with Pastor Pat McBride officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be...

Catherine  Mae Friese

Catherine Mae Friese

Oct 28, 2019

Funeral services for Catherine Friese will be held Friday November 1st at 2:00 PM at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Pine Island. The Rev. Dwight LaPine will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Pine Island Cemetery. Mrs. Friese, 95, of Rochester, died Monday October 28, 2019 at Edenbrook Rochester where...

Richard  "Hollywood" Conroy

Richard "Hollywood" Conroy

Oct 26, 2019

Richard "Hollywood" Conroy, 61, of Northfield, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. He was born August 25, 1958, in Red Wing, to Joseph and Madelyn (Grant) Conroy and grew up and attended school in Red Wing. He worked as a journeyman carpenter for many years until an injury forced him to choose a different profession. He started his...

Donna  Jean Wendt

Donna Jean Wendt

Oct 26, 2019

Donna "Jean" Wendt, 90, of Red Wing, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at her home. She was born August 26, 1929, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to John and Anna Palmer, who were both from Sweden. She grew up and went to school in Minneapolis, graduating from college with a teaching degree. She taught school in Anoka and St. Paul...

Margaret Ann Du Ren

Margaret Ann Du Ren

Oct 25, 2019

Margaret Ann Du Ren, 81, of Red Wing, died Friday, October 25, 2019 at Deer Crest. She was born July 6, 1938 in Shawano, Wisconsin to Ferdinand and Charlotte (Petersen) Wedde. She grew up in rural Wisconsin on her family's farm. She married George Allen Bates in 1956 and the couple moved to New York and had three children....

Robert F. "Bob" Bird

Robert F. "Bob" Bird

Oct 25, 2019

Robert F. Bird age 87, of Wanamingo; died on October 25, 2019 at the Norris Square in Cottage Grove. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mahn Family Funeral Home- Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday for one hour prior to the service. Burial...

Ursula Vangsness

Ursula Vangsness

Oct 23, 2019

Ursula Vangsness age 82, of Zumbrota died on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Marys Campus. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Minneola Lutheran Church in rural Zumbrota with Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon officiating. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday...

Jean  Rose Henn

Jean Rose Henn

Oct 22, 2019

Jean Rose Henn, 78, passed away on October 22, 2019 at her home in Lake City. Jean was born on September 17, 1941 to Richard and Irene (Wiebusch) Henn in Lake City, MN. Her family moved to Zumbro Falls area. Jean lived there with her parents until 1992 when she moved to Lake City. Jean worked for ProAct, she was...

Gordon  Erick Johnson

Gordon Erick Johnson

Oct 22, 2019

Gordon Erick Johnson, 91, of Hudson, Wisconsin died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Comforts of Home Assisted Living in Hudson. He was born February 10, 1928 at his home in Pine Creek, Maiden Rock Township to E. Theodore and Helen Florence (Weiken) Johnson. He attended schools in Chippewa Falls. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and...

Ardis  Leona Lysaker

Ardis Leona Lysaker

Oct 21, 2019

Ardis Leona Lysaker, 94, of Spring Valley, Wisc. died Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Health Care System in Eau Claire. She was born June 10, 1925 to Carl and Gerda (Isackson) Lundmark in Leonard, Minn. She graduated from Bagley High School and went on to attend business school in Minneapolis. She lived in Portland, Oregon for a...

Kathleen Meyer

Kathleen Meyer

Oct 18, 2019

Kathleen Ann Meyer, 83, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born March 1, 1936 to Herman E. and Freida J. (Anderson) Rosenberg in Red Wing, MN. She attended schools in Red Wing and Ellsworth, WI. She worked at the Red Wing City Hospital 1952 - 1956. She met...

Boonthum Thontarn-Sorensen

Boonthum Thontarn-Sorensen

Oct 17, 2019

Boonthum "Boon" Thontarn-Sorensen was born August 21st, 1971 in Ban Chang Rayong, Thailand. He passed away at the age of 48, on October 17th, 2019 at the family farm. Boon attended and graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1990. Through the years he made a living working as a truck driver and in the construction industry. Boon was an artist....

Jerome  "Jerry" Weigenant

Jerome "Jerry" Weigenant

Oct 17, 2019

Jerome "Jerry" Weigenant, 92, of Red Wing, died Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. He was born May 27, 1927, in Chaska, to George and Mary (Lubansky) Weigenant. He graduated from St. Thomas Military Academy and went on to attend the College of St. Thomas, where he received his degree in business. He...

Donald E. "Don" Wendt

Donald E. "Don" Wendt

Oct 17, 2019

Donald Eugene Wendt, age 94, passed on October 17, 2019, at the Zumbrota Care Center surrounded by his family. Don was born on May 18, 1925 in Blue Earth, MN, to Oliver and Helen Wendt. He graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1943. Don attended the University of Minnesota Ag School where he excelled in basketball, track and drama....

Audrey  Helen Tipka

Audrey Helen Tipka

Oct 17, 2019

A memorial service for Audrey Tipka will be held Wednesday October 23rd at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. The Rev. Robert Lentz will officiate. Mrs. Tipka, 90, of Rochester, died Thursday October 17, 2019 at Seasons Hospice. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel, and will continue one...

Phyllis  Jean Stumpf

Phyllis Jean Stumpf

Oct 16, 2019

Phyllis Jean Stumpf, 89 of Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Loving Residence. She was born January 25, 1930 in Red Wing to Elmer and Hulda (Swanson) Duden. She graduated from Red Wing High School and went on to work at the Ben Franklin. She later worked for Lutheran Social Services. On June 16, 1948 she married Roy...

Hazel  Marie Larson

Hazel Marie Larson

Oct 16, 2019

Hazel Marie Larson died on October 16, 2019 after enjoying the privilege of celebrating her 100th birthday with so many family and friends in July of this year. She was born July 1, 1919 in Neirke Hill, Wisconsin to Harold and Laura (Bjurquist) Erickson and attended The Number 16 School near Lund. Hazel was loved and admired by so many...

Patricia  A. Tackmann

Patricia A. Tackmann

Oct 13, 2019

Patricia Anna Tackmann, 87, from Lake City, MN, passed away peacefully at her home October 13, 2019. She was born July 17, 1932, in Lake City to Harry and Hilda (Wohlwend) Brostrom. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950 and married Zenos Tackmann February 2, 1952. With this union they raised 6 children: Dave, Jim, Paul, Dan, Mary, and...