Obituaries

Donald  J. Lafferty

Donald J. Lafferty

Aug 24, 2018

Donald James Lafferty, 80, of Frontenac, died Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on November 6, 1937, in Lake City to Donald and Dolores (Schuster) Lafferty. He graduated from Lake City High School. He married Geraldine Fitzgerald in 1958 and she preceded him in death. He served in the US Army...

Phyllis  Ann Anthony

Phyllis Ann Anthony

Aug 24, 2018

Phyllis Ann Anthony, 89, of Lake City, MN passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 31, 1928 to Roy and Grace (Groves) Brundage in Lehigh, IA. Phyllis graduated from Lehigh High School. Phyllis married Ernest (Tony) Anthony December 5, 1948 in Lehigh, IA. After many years of living in Lehigh, IA they moved...

Evlyn  Deloris Dahling

Evlyn Deloris Dahling

Aug 24, 2018

Evlyn Deloris (Copp) Dahling, 92, died on Friday, August 24, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Evlyn was born on October 9, 1925 at the Lake City Hospital to Archer John and Grace (Geppert) Copp. Evlyn was their fourth child. She attended rural school and later, high school in Lake City, where she was active in many activities, including...

Lois  Jean Johnson

Lois Jean Johnson

Aug 23, 2018

Lois Jean Johnson, 89, of Red Wing, formerly of Hager City, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Mayo Health Systems in Red Wing. She was born June 24, 1929, in Red Wing to Lawrence and Ethel (Burridge) Dosdall. She graduated from Red Wing High School. On June 12, 1954, she was united in marriage to M. Thomas Johnson in Red...

Donald  John Dahling

Donald John Dahling

Aug 22, 2018

Donald John Dahling, 93, died on August 22, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in Lake City. Donald was born at the Lake City Hospital on March 29, 1925, and was the only child of Frieda Holst Dahling and John Henry Dahling. Donald lived and went to school at public and private schools in Lake City. His parents...

Robert Albers

Robert Albers

Aug 22, 2018

Robert Nelson Albers, 81, of Lake City, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 22, 1937 in Red Wing to Christ and Lillian (Nelson) Albers. He grew up on the family farm near Mazeppa. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1955. Bob served with the Army National Guard of Minnesota. He learned the...

Donald "Don" Lawrence Brown

Donald "Don" Lawrence Brown

Aug 22, 2018

Donald "Don" Brown, age 80, of Zumbrota, formerly of Oronoco, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 at his home. Donald Lawrence Brown was born June 1, 1938 in West Concord, MN to Robert and Esther (Sparrow) Brown. He was raised in West Concord where he graduated from high school in 1956, he was active in sports. On July 14, 1957 he...

Elizabeth  "Betty" Eggenberger

Elizabeth "Betty" Eggenberger

Aug 21, 2018

Elizabeth (Betty) L. Eggenberger age 92, of Wake Forest, NC passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Carillon Assisted Living, Wake Forest, NC. Betty was born September 28, 1925 in Lake City to George and Mabel Elwood. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1943. She graduated from Winona State Teachers College and taught...

Shirley  M. Baker

Shirley M. Baker

Aug 20, 2018

Shirley M. Baker age 89 of Wanamingo died on Monday, August 20, 2018 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. The funeral service will be on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Wanamingo Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday for one...

Roger  H. Brinkman

Roger H. Brinkman

Aug 20, 2018

Roger Harold Brinkman, 77, of Lake City, died on Monday, August 20, 2018. Roger was born on November 9, 1940 in Lake City to Ray and Irma (Krause) Brinkman. He grew up on the family's dairy farm and continued working there, throughout his life. He graduated from Lincoln High School and was later united in marriage to Nancy Moyer on...

James  Joseph Rosasco

James Joseph Rosasco

Aug 20, 2018

James Joseph Rosasco, 94, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born February 11, 1924, in New York City, to James and Jeanne (Cramer) Rosasco and grew up and attended school there until he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps. He was discharged from the military in...

Allen  Joseph Wing

Allen Joseph Wing

Aug 19, 2018

Allen Joseph Wing, 75, of Rochester, died Sunday August 19, 2018, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, MN. Allen was born November 23, 1942 in Thermopolis, Wyoming to Joseph and Pearl (Gooch) Wing. Allen left Thermopolis, Wyoming with his parents in 1958 and moved to Newcastle, Wyoming where he graduated from Newcastle High School in 1960. On August 19th,...

James  Michael Retterath

James Michael Retterath

Aug 17, 2018

James Michael Retterath, age 80, of Rochester, died unexpectedly Friday August 17, 2018, at Madonna Towers of Rochester. James was born August 2, 1938, on the family farm in McIntire, Iowa, to Alfred and Rose (Rauen) Retterath. He moved to Austin, MN at an early age and attended Austin Catholic Schools. James served in the U.S. Army - Airborne Division....

Leota  Mavis Dugstad

Leota Mavis Dugstad

Aug 16, 2018

Leota Mavis Dugstad, age 93, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Care Center in Lake City. She was born March 24, 1925 to Edward and Lula (Rowbotham) Lien in DeSmet, South Dakota. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1942. On September 23, 1945 she married Earl Dugstad in Austin,...

Gary Smith

Gary Smith

Aug 16, 2018

Gary Smith, 67, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He was born March 17, 1951 in Lake City, Minn. to Marlin and Betty (Carpenter) Smith. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. He then attended Rochester Community Technical College and later graduated from the University of Minnesota with a...

Milton  Joseph Hoffman

Milton Joseph Hoffman

Aug 15, 2018

Milton "Moose" Hoffman, age 81, of Rochester, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Milton Joseph Hoffman was born July 9, 1937 in Carroll, IA to Joseph and Agnes (Vacarius) Hoffman. He moved to Hayfield, MN in 1945 where he helped on the family farm and worked in his father's Tiling Business. He moved to Owatonna,...

Maxine  Marie Dahl

Maxine Marie Dahl

Aug 14, 2018

Maxine Marie Dahl, age 85, of Red Wing, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the Red Wing Healthcare Center. She was born August 27, 1932, in Red Wing, to Earl and Dorothy (James) Kimm and attended Red Wing Central High School and Red Wing Vocational Technical College. In 1950, she married Richard Sutherland and they had 2 sons;...

Robert  'Red' Wallaker

Robert 'Red' Wallaker

Aug 12, 2018

Robert ‘Red' Wallaker, age 88, of Wanamingo, died on August 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. A funeral service will be on Thursday, August 16 at 2:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday for one hour before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery with...

Michael  Harold Christianson

Michael Harold Christianson

Aug 7, 2018

Michael Harold Christianson, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was born on November 15, 1962 in Bloomer, Wisconsin to Lyle and Inez (Larson) Christianson. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1981 and attended CVTC for an education in police science. He worked with his family at the Colfax Messenger for a number of years. He married...

Paul  Thomas Weckerling

Paul Thomas Weckerling

Aug 7, 2018

Paul Thomas Weckerling, 65, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at his home. He was born December 28, 1952, in Taylorville, Illinois, to Phillip and Lillian (Klug) Weckerling. At the age of 9, his family moved to Red Wing, where he attended school and graduated from Red Wing Central High in 1971. He then took landscaping...