Obituaries
Mary E. Miller
Jan 21, 2019
Mary E. Miller, 68, of Red Wing, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing. She was born in Red Wing on December 7, 1950 (which Mary reminded everyone was the anniversary of Pearl Harbor) to Lawrence H. and Lucille (O'Kane) Miller. Mary was born with cataracts, which despite multiple surgeries, left her legally blind....
Gwen E. Johnson
Jan 21, 2019
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Ena Johnson, 85, of Red Wing, died Monday, January 21, 2019 at Deer Crest Assisted Living. She was born December 4, 1933 to Dorothy Campbell in Halifax Nova Scotia, where she grew up and attended school until the age of 16, when she moved to MN with her uncle, Ray Campbell. She graduated from Red Wing Central High...
Kathleen Rae Edwards
Jan 20, 2019
Kathleen Rae Edwards, 91, of Red Wing, Minn. passed away peacefully at her home in Elmhurst, Ill. She was born April 14, 1927 to Raymond and Kathryn (Gradel) Mierka in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Roosevelt High School before she went on to Ohio State University where she met her husband, Walter Edwards. They were married on March 3, 1951. While...
William F Gunnels
Jan 18, 2019
William F. Gunnels JR. William F. Gunnels JR Age 96 of Lake City formerly of Hendersonville, NC passed away Friday Jan 18 2019 at The Bluffs of Lake City. William was born September 16, 1922 in Johnstown SC to W (Fred) & Jessie (Mason) Gunnels. William joined the Army in 1942 serving in the 54th Signal Battalion,WWII stationed in Europe....
Valborg "Val" L. Haugen Teig
Jan 15, 2019
Valborg Lorraine Maland Haugen Teig was born on March 31, 1919 in Frost, MN to Henry and Alpha Maland. She graduated from Blue Earth High School as valedictorian and St. Olaf College with honors. She then worked at the University of Minnesota as a registered dietician. On June 14, 1947, Val married Anthony Sigfrid Haugen at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Lois M. Heise
Jan 12, 2019
Lois Marie Heise, aged 91 passed away peacefully on January 12, 2019 at the Lake City Mayo Care Center where she had resided since May, 2018 after her strong heart finally grew too weary to carry on. Lois was born May 16, 1927, in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Madonna German. Lois grew up on a farm...
Debi McWaters
Jan 11, 2019
A memorial service for Debi McWaters will be held Wednesday January 16th at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo. The Rev. Chris Culuris will officiate. Burial of the urn will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. McWaters, 63, of Wanamingo, died Friday January 11, 2019 at Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00...
Colin Bradley Floen
Jan 10, 2019
Colin Bradley Floen, 55, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. He was born March 16, 1963, in Red Wing, to Robert and Marlis (Baker) Floen and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. He served in the US Navy during the Gulf War and was also in the Reserves for several years. On...
John F. May
Jan 10, 2019
John Frederick May, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 1, 1936, in Austin, Minnesota to Alfred and Pauline (Brown) May. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Winona State University in 1958 and his Master of Education from the University of Minnesota...
Gerald Arnold Hanson
Jan 8, 2019
Gerald "Jerry" Arnold Hanson, 77, of Hopkins, Minnesota died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born June 4, 1941 in Red Wing to Arnold and Erna (Fitschen) Hanson. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1959. He went on to earn an associate degree from the Dunwoody Institute. For more than 30 years he...
Marjorie Lorraine Mason
Jan 8, 2019
Marjorie Lorraine Mason, 96, of Red Wing died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at St. Crispin Living Community. She was born in Viewfield, South Dakota on June 9, 1922 to Frederick and Pearl (Bish) Foreman. She graduated from high school in Hill City, South Dakota in 1941. For a number of years, she did housekeeping. Marge was united in marriage...
Alice Ann Nelson
Jan 7, 2019
Alice Ann Nelson, 78, of Red Wing, died on Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Red Wing Health Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Duluth on August 3, 1940 to Einar and Ellen (Johnson) Abrahamson. She graduated from Clover Valley High School in 1958. She attended nursing school at St. Luke's Hospital and graduated in 1961....
Phillip Arthur Hilden
Jan 6, 2019
Phillip Arthur Hilden, 94, of Red Wing, died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at St. Crispin Living Community. He was born November 28, 1924 to Arthur and Ruth (Swanson) Hilden in Trenton Township, Wisconsin. At 21 he moved to Red Wing and on February 23, 1946 he married Audrey Zemke at Bethel Covenant Church in Hager City. The couple made their...
Jeffrey N. Larson
Jan 5, 2019
Jeffrey Neal Larson, 67, of Red Wing, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at St. Crispin Living Community, after a six month battle with cancer. He was born June 30, 1951, in Red Wing, to Neal and Betty (Johnson) Larson and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1969. He enlisted in the US Navy and served during the Vietnam...
Greg E. Josephson
Jan 4, 2019
Greg E. Josephson, 70, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 4, 2019 at his home. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was born to parents John and Shirley (Larsen) Josephson on November 20, 1948, in Red Wing. He grew up on a farm in Wisconsin in the Jackson Hill area and graduated from Ellsworth High...
Gaylen R. Hoven
Jan 3, 2019
Gaylen Ralph O'Ray Hoven, 91, of Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, Minn. Gaylen was born on his family farm in Roscoe Township to Otto and Minnie (Gronseth) Hoven on November 10, 1927. He attended school at District 79 in Roscoe Center through eighth grade, then transferred to Wanamingo...
Emery Kohrs
Jan 3, 2019
Emery Kohrs, 87, of Lake City, went to his Heavenly Father on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center. Emery was born October 15, 1931, in Lake City, to Leonard and Alvira (Dankers) Kohrs . He married Ruth Gerken on June 6, 1952 at Bethany Lutheran Church. They lived and farm in Mount Pleasant Township where they...
Warren Wirth Zimmerman
Jan 3, 2019
Warren Zimmerman, age 96, of Rochester, was born March 13, 1922 to Ina and Fred Zimmerman on a farm near Aredale, IA, and died Jan. 3, 2019 at the Charter House. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Scott, and a brother, Wayne and survived by his wife Helen, (nee Garlock), a daughter, Diane (David) Chase of...
Ernest H. "Ernie" Banks
Jan 2, 2019
Ernest H. "Ernie" Banks, age 78 of Rochester, formerly of Pine Island died suddenly on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Lands Lutheran Church with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be...
Doris Elizabeth Fuller
Jan 1, 2019
Doris Elizabeth Fuller, 87, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at the St. Crispin Living Community. She was born August 27, 1931, in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, to Raymond and Elizabeth (Hoyt) Foster. In 1950 she was married to Frank Weissinger, Jr. and was blessed with 7 children; they later divorced. She was employed at a government electrical facility in...
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