Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


