Obituaries
Wanda Faye Henke
Aug 27, 2019
Wanda Faye Henke, 68, of Niobrara, Nebraska, formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at the McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born September 23, 1950, in Red Wing, to Russell and Louise (Lovgren) Salmonson and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1968. She went on to attend Rochester Community College and worked as...
Denver Paul DuMond
Aug 26, 2019
Denver Paul DuMond, 80, of Rochester, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019. Denver was born March 15, 1939, in Austin, Minnesota, to Clark and Evelyn (Daily) DuMond. He was raised in Austin and attended Austin schools. Denver married Carole Magnuson in 1961 in Austin. They moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1961 where they raised their family. Denver was employed...
Patricia A Savage
Aug 26, 2019
Patricia A. Savage, 87 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019 in Lake City. She was born December 18, 1931 in Lake City to Leo and Rose (Wagner) Wiley. She graduated from McCahill High School in Lake City. She then attended St. Mary's College in Winona. Patricia was united in marriage to Charles V. Savage on September...
Genevieve S. Schultz
Aug 26, 2019
Genevieve Stewart Schultz, 91, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 26, 2019, at the Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings. She was born May 20, 1928 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, to Richard and Mary (Bignell) Stewart and attended school in Arkansaw. She moved to Red Wing as a young woman and worked at RW Pottery. On April 20, 1946, she was...
Autumn MarDelle Collinge
Aug 25, 2019
Autumn MarDelle Collinge, infant daughter of Wayne and Hannah (Bisbee) Collinge, was born sleeping on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. Though tiny, she served a bigger purpose and touched our lives forever. She will be forever missed by her parents; a sister, Jacklyn (Westin) Staub; nephew, Odyn Staub; grandparents, Tyrone & Joan...
Timothy Joseph Nevitt
Aug 24, 2019
Timothy Joseph Nevitt, 64, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at the family cabin in Danbury, Wisconsin. Tim was born in Blacksburg, VA on December 7, 1954, the third child of Jean and Michael Nevitt. The family relocated shortly after Tim's birth to Wheaton, Illinois where he attended school, graduating in 1972 from Wheaton High School...
Carol Ann Nelson
Aug 22, 2019
Carol Ann Nelson, 74, of Red Wing, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 at St. Crispin Living Community. She was born January 18, 1945 in Cumberland, Wisconsin to Chester and Ellen (Catlin) Wickman. She grew up on a farm in Cumberland and attended Turtle Lake High School. She spent some time working in a restaurant before moving to Red Wing where...
Willard Rudolph Holst
Aug 22, 2019
Willard Rudolph Holst, 91, of Red Wing, died on Thursday, August, 22, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Hay Creek on April 16, 1928, to Rudolph and Amelia (Stumpf) Holst. He grew up and attended schools in Hay Creek. Willard was united in marriage with Marjorie Dose on June 30, 1950. He worked at the Goodhue Creamery, S.B....
Charlene Ann Brunkow
Aug 21, 2019
Charlene Ann Brunkow, 85, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born February 2, 1934 in Waterville, Wisconsin, Pepin County, to Charles and Inez (Burnette) Sylvester. She grew up in Arkansaw, Wisconsin before moving to Red Wing. She married Vernon Irish and the couple later divorced. She married Grover "Bud"...
Patrick Henry Simmons
Aug 20, 2019
Patrick H. Simmons, 84, of Mazeppa, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Saint Marys Campus surrounded by his family. He was born on April 23, 1935, in Hammond, MN to Frank and Elizabeth (Griffin) Simmons and grew up in Hammond. On January 23, 1954, he married Maureen Shea and they were blessed with five children. He...
Mary Jean Barringer
Aug 20, 2019
Mary Jean Barringer, 88, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Red Wing. She was born May 8, 1931, in Red Wing, to Alfred and Mary (Nelson) Buck. She grew up in the Red Wing area and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1949. On Oct. 12, 1950, she was united...
David Allen Schimek
Aug 18, 2019
David Allen Schimek of Zumbrota, passed away Sunday, August, 18, 2019. David was born in Albert Lea, MN to Francis "Bud" and Elizabeth "Betty" (Barrie) Schimek. As a child he attended elementary school in Mazeppa and graduated from high school in Pine Island in 1979. In 1981, David married Susan Kundert and they were blessed with four boys. In 1991,...
Wilfred "Bob" Holm
Aug 15, 2019
Wilfred "Bob" Holm, 89, of Red Wing, died Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Lake City Care Center. He was born January 6, 1930, in Red Wing, to Lars Arthur and Margaret (Luhman) Holm and grew up in Goodhue. Following his father's death, he left school at age 14 and began working to help support his...
Royce Gerald Lynner
Aug 14, 2019
Royce Gerald Lynner, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center in Lake City. He was born April 13, 1939 in Red Wing to Milton and Rosella (Mann) Lynner. He attended Red Wing schools and began working at the the Red Wing Shoe Company when he was 16 years old. After nearly 25 years...
Patricia Venoy Johnson
Aug 14, 2019
Patricia Venoy Johnson, 84, of Hager City, died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. She was born on December 2, 1934 in Bowdle, South Dakota, to Albert and Mary (Wentz) Doerr. She grew up in Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin and graduated from Prescott High School. Patricia was united in marriage with Don E....
Betty L. Scheffler
Aug 14, 2019
Betty L. Scheffler, age 92 of Pine Island died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 19, 2019 at 1:30 PM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor Marie AK Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 18,...
Lorraine "Lorry" M. Anderson
Aug 13, 2019
Lorraine "Lorry" Anderson, 87, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at St. Crispin Living Community. She was born May 16, 1932 in Goodhue Township to Theodore "Ted" and Mildred (Oelkers) Zemke. She attended school in rural Goodhue until the family moved to Red Wing where she started the 6th grade at Colvill School. She graduated from Red Wing...
Carol Ann Yarwood
Aug 12, 2019
Carol Ann Yarwood, 69, of Hager City, died Monday, August 12, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born August 16, 1949 in Austin, Minnesota to Earnest and LaVonne (Silker) Butts. She grew up in Austin and attended high school there. On February 6, 1971 she married Vernon Yarwood and the couple moved to the Red Wing area,...
Robert "Bob" Carl Swanson
Aug 11, 2019
Robert (Bob) Swanson, 94, died Sunday, August 11, 2019, in Rochester, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in Shellsburg, Iowa, and married Lorna Fiebelkorn on February 11, 1945. He was a World War II veteran having served in the US Army. Bob worked at FMC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 30 years before taking early retirement and starting a...
Donald Herman Rademacher
Aug 6, 2019
Donald Herman Rademacher age 80, of Rochester passed away August 6, 2019 at Stewartville Care Center in Stewartville, MN. Don was born April 17, 1939 to Marcella (Loechler) and Herman Rademacher in Lake City, MN. He married Phyllis (Bartels) July 9, 1966 in Elma, IA. His working years were spent in the Produce and Meat departments of Super Value in...