Obituaries

Genevieve  S. Schultz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Shirley  Ann Hamilton

Shirley Ann Hamilton

Aug 6, 2019

Shirley Ann Hamilton, 74, of Prescott, Wisconsin, formerly of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her home. She was born July 20, 1945 in Bismarck, North Dakota, to George and Rose (Anderson) Bushinger. Her family moved to Minnesota and she graduated from high school in St. Paul Park. In 1968, she was united in marriage to Aaron...

Shirley  Ann Schultz

Shirley Ann Schultz

Aug 4, 2019

Shirley Ann Schultz, 70, of Red Wing, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born February 9, 1949 to Dale and LaVonne (Lorenzen) Scott in Luverne, Minnesota. She spent her early childhood in the Hardwick area until her family moved to Red Wing, where she graduated from Red Wing Central High School. She married...

D.  Jean Klein

D. Jean Klein

Aug 3, 2019

(Doris) Jean Klein, 86, formerly of Rochester, MN, passed away Saturday August 3, 2019 at Meadow Lakes Senior Living. She was born December 27, 1932 in Wessington Springs, SD to Henry and Helen (Besse) Schmoll. On June 14, 1951 she married Miles Klein and they later divorced. Jean farmed for many years, became an LPN at age 54, and worked...