Obituaries
Norma Jean Wobig
Nov 4, 2019
Norma J. (Closner) Wobig, age 87, of Pine Island, died peacefully Monday, November 4, 2019, at Homestead at Anoka. Norma was born May 9, 1932, on the family farm near Berne, Minnesota, to Russell and Alice (Schiesser) Closner. After graduating from Pine Island High School, Norma began working for the local business community, including Land O'Lakes, where she worked for...
James Frederick Boehlke
Nov 3, 2019
A memorial service for James Boehlke will be held Friday November 8th at 10:30 AM at Christ Community Church in Rochester. The service will be co-officiated by The Rev. Greg Loy and The Rev. Dr. Greg Bourgond. Visitation will be Thursday November 7th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Larson Chapel, in Zumbrota. The visitation will...
Kristin Marie Walm
Nov 3, 2019
Kristin Marie Walm, 49, of Red Wing, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 6, 1970, in Farmington, Minnesota to Karl and Adelle (Olson) Iten. She graduated in 1988 from Farmington High School and continued on to college where she received her degree as a Registered Nurse. For three...
Leslie E. Siewert
Nov 3, 2019
Leslie Emil Siewert, 77, of Red Wing, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 18, 1942, in Elgin, Minnesota to Emil and Joyce (Van Houton) Siewert. He graduated from Elgin High School. He worked various jobs over the years, but mainly at Koch Refinery for over 30 years before...
Robert Harold Koenig
Nov 2, 2019
Robert Koenig, 75, of Zumbrota, passed away Saturday November 2, 2019 at the Sunset Nursing Home in Kenyon. Robert Harold Koenig was born August 15, 1944 in Zumbrota, MN to Harold and Verniel (Lother) Koenig. He grew up and attended school in Zumbrota. After graduating from high school, Bob went on to barber school and became a barber. During the...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


