Obituaries
Todd Gaynor
Dec 13, 2018
Todd Thomas Gaynor, 54, of Red Wing, died Thursday, December 13, 2018, at his home after long battle with cancer. He was born on July 24, 1964 in Minneapolis. He enjoyed NASCAR, fishing, hunting, mudding, and working on motors such as trucks and snowmobiles. He also enjoyed Metallica and spending time with his grandkids and friends. He is survived by...
Myrna Francell Nibbe
Dec 13, 2018
Myrna Francell Nibbe, 89, of Red Wing, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home. She is survived by her children, Dirk (Anne) Nibbe of Springfield, Minn., Todd Nibbe of Red Wing, Carrie Peterson of Red Wing and Brock (Lynn) Nibbe of Lake City and Kelly Nibbe of Red Wing; 15 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; siblings, Marcy (Conrad) Eckstrom and LeahNell...
Marvel M Klein
Dec 13, 2018
Marvel Klein, 81, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born January 5, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant Township, in Wabasha County to Laroy and Fern (Lutjen) Ohlhaber. Marvel was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1954 and she was asked to...
Robert Suskovic
Dec 12, 2018
Robert "Bob" Suskovic, 94, of Lake City, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Lake City Care Center. He was born September 22, 1924, in Red Wing to Adolf and Myrtle (Tyler) Suskovic. He graduated in 1942 from Red Wing Central High School. He attended Bradley College for Watchmaking in Peoria, Illinois and served in the US Navy. In September of...
Shirley Mae Vogel
Dec 12, 2018
Shirley Mae Vogel, 73, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born April 27, 1945, in Melrose, Minnesota to Erving and Esther (Bringie) Hinnkamp. She graduated from Melrose High School and worked various jobs before graduating from college. For 14 years she was married to Gerry Vogel. She worked for...
Elizabeth Ann Friemann
Dec 11, 2018
A memorial gathering for Elizabeth Friemann will be held Saturday December 15th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. A time for sharing personal memories about Mrs. Friemann will begin shortly after 1:00. Mrs. Friemann, age 73, died Tuesday December 11, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's campus, in Rochester. Burial of the...
Richard Alexander Schimek
Dec 11, 2018
Richard Alexander Schimek, 90, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday December 11, 2018 at Saint Mary's Hospital with his family at his side. Richard was born January 20, 1928 in Fairbault County, Minnesota to Madeline (Willette) and John Schimek. Richard married Arlene Stoike on February 18, 1950 at Slayton, Minnesota. Richard served in the United States Navy from 1946 to...
Sherrill Wolfe
Dec 11, 2018
Sherrill M. Wolfe, age 70, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Lake City Care Center. Sherrill was born on October 15, 1948 to Dorman and Ardelle (Hawkenson) Arden in California and spent her youth in Alaska. Sherrill later moved to Minnesota and in 1977 moved to Lake City where she worked at Federal Mogul as a...
Kathryn Lavonne Augustine
Dec 10, 2018
Kathryn Lavonne Augustine, 74, of Goodhue, died unexpectedly, Monday, December 10, 2018, at her home. She was born September 11, 1944, in Red Wing, to Henry and Lydia (Hinsch) Borgschatz and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1962. She went on to attend Bethany Lutheran College, graduating in 1964 and the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1966. For two years,...
Geraldine "Dobby" Joyce Josselyn
Dec 9, 2018
Geraldine "Dobby" Joyce Josselyn passed away at St. Mary's hospital from a massive stroke, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, December 9th, 2018. Geraldine Joyce Peterson was born July 29th, 1930, the last of five girls to John and Pett Peterson. The rural home where she was born still stands near Ironwood Springs, Stewartville. Early in her life she acquired...
Millie M. Pauba
Dec 9, 2018
Millie Pauba, 88, of Zumbrota passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am, Friday, December 14, at the Catholic Church of St. Paul in Zumbrota with Father Randal Kasel officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, with a Rosary...
Thomas C. Schneider
Dec 8, 2018
Thomas Carl Schneider of Red Wing, Minnesota, passed suddenly on Saturday evening, December 8th after a wonderful day ice fishing with his son, JT, and their buddies. We are grateful for JT's immediate CPR response and the team that helped support Tom that day. He was born in Red Wing, MN on March 2, 1963, the son of Carl and...
Beryl Marilyn Barnes
Dec 7, 2018
Beryl Marilyn Bencker Barnes, age 88, died unexpectedly after a fall in her home on December 7, 2018. Beryl was born October 9, 1930 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota to Earl Herbert Bencker and Ruth Madonna (Giesea) Bencker Eckberg. Raised in Robbinsdale, she graduated from Robbinsdale High School June 3, 1948. She married David J. Barnes on November 20, 1948. They had...
Tony M. Mathews
Dec 6, 2018
Tony Michael Mathews, 58, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 6, 2018. He was born April 11, 1960, in Red Wing, to Rodney and Martha (Seegert) Mathews. He attended Red Wing Central High School and then went to work at the Red Wing Shoe Company, where he was employed for almost 25 years. More recently, he had worked...
Helen Elizabeth Searles
Dec 5, 2018
Helen Elizabeth (Stucky) Searles, 98, of Pine Island, died peacefully in her sleep at her home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. The memorial service will be on Monday, December 10, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Pine Island, with Rev. Gary Wees officiating. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. preceding the service. Burial...
Joan M. Swarthout
Dec 5, 2018
Joan M. Swarthout, 85 years old of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center surrounded by loved ones. She was born July 13, 1933, the daughter of Walter and Alice Drazan of Oronoco, MN. She was preceded in death by a baby sister, mother, father and husband, Clifford (Tete) Swarthout. She is...
Bernadine I Kelly
Dec 5, 2018
Bernadine I. Kelly (Bott), 85, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and formerly of Holmen, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Saint Paul. She was born December 10, 1932 to Matthias and Irene Bott of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She married Jack R. Kelly on March 18, 1955. She loved to sew, knit, and crochet for her family and close...

Jay Robert Collins
Dec 5, 2018
Jay R. Collins, 54, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Preston, Minnesota. Arrangements are pending with the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel, Red Wing.
Leland J. "Lee" Renken
Dec 5, 2018
Leland James Renken, 74, devoted and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, was gloriously called home by his Father in heaven on December 5th, 2018. Lee was born on June 11, 1944, the son of Markley and Grace (Hoodjer) in Eldora, IA. He graduated from Aplington Community School in 1962. After graduating, Lee farmed with his parents until marrying Barbara...
John G. Hovey
Dec 3, 2018
John Gilbert Hovey, 59, of Red Wing, died Monday, December 3, 2018, in Red Wing. He was born on August 13, 1959, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Richard and Elna (Gilbertson) Hovey. Since 1987 he has lived in Red Wing where he worked in the IT department at Treasure Island Resort and Casino until retiring due to a disability. He...