Obituaries

Marcella  Joy Cook

Marcella Joy Cook

Apr 16, 2018

Marcella Joy Cook, 84, of Red Wing, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. She was born Feb. 11, 1934, in Red Wing, to Newton and Eunice (Anderson) Gilbert and graduated from Red Wing Central High in 1952. She was united in marriage to Earl Cook on June 7, 1952 and they lived...

Ralph  Elmer Pruter

Ralph Elmer Pruter

Apr 15, 2018

Ralph Elmer Pruter, age 63, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Lake City Hospital. He was born July 2, 1954 in Lake City to Arnold and Margaret (Niemann) Pruter. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City. In 1980 he married Teri Bauer, and they later divorced. On June 3,...

Ervin  Richard Dick

Ervin Richard Dick

Apr 15, 2018

Ervin R. "Erv" Dick, 91, of Lake City died Sunday, April 15, 2018, at his home. He was born September 25, 1926, in Wabasha, one of 11 children born to Andrew and Mary (Theismann) Dick. He left school and went to work on a bridge crew for the Milwaukee Rail Road to help support his mother and siblings. He then...

James  Joseph LeBlanc

James Joseph LeBlanc

Apr 15, 2018

James Joseph LeBlanc, 80, of Red Wing, died Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Twin Rivers in Cannon Falls, where he has resided for the past year. He was born on February 22, 1938, in Worthington, Minnesota to Oliver and Viola (Beulke) LeBlanc. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School and then served in National Guard for a number of...

Maxine  Madeline Steffens

Maxine Madeline Steffens

Apr 15, 2018

Maxine Madeline Crowson, 97, was born at home in Dover MN on November 21, 1920. She died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. She spent her early years on a farm near St. Charles with her parents, Alfred and Cora Crowson, and siblings Lawrence, Gerald (Ty), and Irene. She contracted polio at 11 and was bedridden...

Barbara  Jane Eckstrom

Barbara Jane Eckstrom

Apr 15, 2018

Barbara Eckstrom of Red Wing, Minnesota passed away on Apr 15, 2018. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here. Funeral Service

APR 20. 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CDT)

St. Paul's Lutheran Church 320 West Ave Red Wing, MN 55066

Doris  Margaret Knecht

Doris Margaret Knecht

Apr 15, 2018

Doris Margaret (Hayenga) Knecht, 94, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. Doris was born August 15, 1923 on a farm northeast of Bancroft, South Dakota in Kingsbury County, to Roland and Mary (Poage) Hayenga. In 1929, her family moved to a farm north of Nisland, in Butte County, SD then to Rapid City, SD...

Merlyn Kohrs

Merlyn Kohrs

Apr 15, 2018

Merlyn passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 at the Bluffs memory care unit in Lake City. Merlyn was born on March 29, 1931 to the parent of Albert and Martha (Wiebusch) Kohrs in Lake City, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm with his 5 siblings in the Belvidere area. He was baptized and confirmed at St....

Marcella  M. McDonald

Marcella M. McDonald

Apr 14, 2018

Marcella M. McDonald age 95 of Kenyon, formerly of Wanamingo passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at District One Hospital in Faribault. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Concord Church of Christ in Old Concord. Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Peter at a later date. The...

Elayne  "Chic" Galvin

Elayne "Chic" Galvin

Apr 13, 2018

Elayne Norma "Chic" Galvin, 92, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 13, 2018, at The Gardens of Cannon Falls, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 1, 1925, in Red Wing to Bert and Norma (Schefler) Freeberg. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1943. For a number of years she worked for Red Wing Shoe...

Willard  Gerhard Neiderhauser

Willard Gerhard Neiderhauser

Apr 12, 2018

Willard G. Neiderhauser (some friends and co-workers knew him as Chris) of rural Lake City, Minnesota passed away at age 94 on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System Lake City Care Center. Willard was born on June 4, 1923 to Frederick and Emma (Holenweg) Neiderhauser in the Spring Lake Township, Wisconsin. Willard attended Spring Valley High School....

Shirley  E. Kennedy

Shirley E. Kennedy

Apr 11, 2018

Shirley E. Kennedy age 86, of Pine Island died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Pine Haven Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Church of St. Michael in Pine Island with Father Randal Kasel celebrating the mass. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Tammy  Sue Jamison

Tammy Sue Jamison

Apr 11, 2018

Tammy Sue Jamison, 46, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at her home. She was born June 19, 1971 to Leonard and Dorothy Jamison. She grew up in Red Wing and Cannon Falls and attended Red Wing High School. She met her best friend and the love of her life when she was 17. Together, she and Jeremy...

Judy  Mae Kehren

Judy Mae Kehren

Apr 11, 2018

Judy Mae Kehren, age 65, of Lake City passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 25, 1952 to Donald and Lois (Plank) Beaham in Lake City, Minnesota. Judy graduated from Lincoln High School in 1971. She married Joe Kehren at St. John's Lutheran Church on March 18, 1972 and they made their home...

Carol F Richmond Huneke

Carol F Richmond Huneke

Apr 10, 2018

Carol F. Richmond Huneke, 89, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at her home at Deer Crest. She was born on December 17, 1928, in Plum City, Wisconsin to Henry and Frieda (Kempf) Sobottka. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1947. On November 3, 1947, she was united in marriage to Charles Richmond. They lived in Hudson...

Cleon  Eugene Harwick

Cleon Eugene Harwick

Apr 8, 2018

Cleon Eugene Harwick, 83, died Sunday night, April 8, 2018, at Samaritan Bethany on Eighth Street in Rochester. He had lived there for a short time, having moved from his longtime Rochester home at the Northgate Plaza Apartments. Born on June 7, 1934 in Kasson, Minnesota, Cleon lived most of his life in Minnesota. After school in Rochester, Cleon enlisted...

Florence  May Nelson

Florence May Nelson

Apr 8, 2018

Florence May Nelson, 97, of Bay City, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Preferred Senior Living in Ellsworth. She was born on November 5, 1920, in Ellsworth to Christian and Flora (Falkofske) Freier. She attended Ellsworth High School and graduated in 1937. She then attended River Falls State Teachers College for a rural teacher's course graduating in 1939. She taught...

Dawn  Marie Ladwig

Dawn Marie Ladwig

Apr 4, 2018

Funeral services for Dawn Ladwig will be held Saturday April 14th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Maurice Hagen will officiate. The visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home, and will continue one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Mrs. Ladwig, 50, of Rochester, died Wednesday April...

Edward  Earl Murray

Edward Earl Murray

Apr 4, 2018

Edward E. Murray, age 95, of Mountain Top, PA formerly of Oronoco, MN, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Oronoco Presbyterian Church with Pastor Lisa Johnson officiating. The visitation will be on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Mahn...

Rose  H.M. Luhman

Rose H.M. Luhman

Apr 3, 2018

Rose H. M. Luhman age 93 of Zumbrota passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. The funeral service will be on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch and Vicar Nathan Laska co-officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation...