Obituaries
Bonnie Wacker
Sep 23, 2024
Bonnie Wacker, 58, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN surrounded by family.
Bonnie was born on August 25, 1966 to Paul Wacker and Sharon (Gerdes) Arms in Red Wing, MN. Sharon then went on to marry Lewis Arms who together raised Bonnie with her siblings in Lake City,...
Lawrence M. Bjork
Sep 22, 2024
Lawrence Michael Bjork, 77, of Ellsworth, died Sunday, September 22, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born November 30, 1946, in Trimbelle, Wisconsin, to Ralph and Helen (Gutting) Bjork. He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Trimbelle and then Ellsworth High School. In 1964, he enlisted in the US Navy and served during the Vietnam War until...
Tyler D Boek
Sep 21, 2024
Tyler Dean Boek, 33, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on September 21, 2024. He and his twin sister, Annie, were born on January 2, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois, to Greg and Karen (Ivey) Boek. The family moved to Red Wing in 2000, where he grew up and attended school. While in high school, Tyler was active in theater and choir...
Mildred Roth
Sep 20, 2024
Mildred Alice Kunow Roth, 95, of Rochester, Minnesota died of natural causes at her Charter House home September 20, 2024.
Born in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 14, 1929, she was the only child of Alma and Walter Kunow. She grew up in that area and graduated from Maine Township High School in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1947. In 1948 she...
Marcia Matthees
Sep 20, 2024
Marcia Mae Matthees, 81, of Goodhue, died Friday, September 20, 2024 at her home in Cannon River Senior Living Community in Cannon Falls. She was born May 11, 1943 in Red Wing to Albert and Esther (Vieths) Diercks. She grew up on the family farm in Goodhue and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1961. She went on to Bethany...
Bruce D. Bang
Sep 20, 2024
Bruce Dennis Bang, 73, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 20, 2024. He was born September 30, 1950, in Red Wing, to Elmer and Harriet (Muhlman) Bang. He grew up on the family farm in Hager City and graduated in 1968 from Ellsworth High School. While in school he was active in FFA and had served as the...
Richard "Dick" Lawrence Schenach
Sep 17, 2024
Richard “Dick” Lawrence Schenach died peacefully at his home on September 17, 2024. He was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, on May 22, 1945, to Laurence and Ramona (Quast) Schenach. He graduated from Red Wing Central High in 1963. He joined the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged in 1967. The following year, he bought a farm. Dick married...
Audrey Bodin
Sep 16, 2024
Audrey Mae Bodin, 91, of Red Wing, died Monday, September 16, at the Mayo Health System, Red Wing Campus. She was born on September 17, 1932, in Red Wing to Virgil and Evelyn (Nelson) Hattemer. She graduated in 1950 from Red Wing High School and then worked for a few years at NSP. On June 2, 1956, she was united...
Alice Sprick
Sep 15, 2024
Alice Sprick, 90, passed away at her home in Lake City on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Alice was born on July 27, 1934 to Karl & Margaret (Mohr) Kehren. She attended Goodhue school and after graduation she attended cosmetology school. She married Fredrick Sprick on October 8, 1955 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bellchester, MN. They lived and farmed in...
Kerry Alan Buckingham
Sep 14, 2024
Kerry Alan Buckingham, 62, of Red Wing, died Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Methodist Campus, in Rochester.
Kerry was a man who loved clocks but his has run out of time.
He is survived by his wife, Lisa Stafford; step son, Richard Boykin, step daughter, Elizabeth Boykin; and his granddaughters, Trhu and Zeva.
He is preceded in...
Vincent Books
Sep 13, 2024
Vincent “Vince” William Books, 70, of St Paul died peacefully on Friday, September 13, 2024 at Regions Hospital. Vince was born on April 16, 1954 to Vincent Passe and Delores (Sexton) Books and was later adopted by Walter Books. He graduated from Ellsworth High School and later served in the US Army. Throughout Vince’s life he worked at various places...
Donald Solberg
Sep 8, 2024
Donald P. Solberg Wanamingo, MN. passed away on 09.08.2024 was born April 01, 1930 to Peter O. and Minnie Satren Solberg. Grew up in Wanamingo, MN. and graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1948, served 4 years in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in July 1952.
During his 42 years in Sales/Marketing in artificial breeding of livestock...
Randy Nadeau
Sep 4, 2024
Updated Service Information: The family will have a celebration of life in Randy's memory on May 31, 2025 from 2-5 p.m. at the Red Men Club in Red Wing.
Randy Scott Nadeau, 72, of Red Wing passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Health System, St. Mary's Campus surrounded by family. Randy was born on May 22,...
Steven & Jay Ottem
Sep 4, 2024
Steven Glenn Ottem: 5.17.60 – 9.25.24 and Jay Perry Ottem: 12.11.63 – 7.13.24
The brothers were born to Glenn and Helen Ottem in Red Wing, MN, and lived in Red Wing their entire lives.
Steve married Carrie Nibbe in August of 1979. They later divorced. On October 5, 1979, Steve was involved in a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident and sustained a traumatic...
Frederick Lee Butler
Sep 3, 2024
Frederick Lee Butler, 59, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024 while working on a job in Syracuse, New York. He was born January 14, 1965 in Red Wing to Patrick and Mona (Richardson) Butler. He grew up and attended school in Red Wing before joining the National Guard. He went on to work for Meyer Industries, security at...
Dolores VanHouten
Sep 2, 2024
Dolores H. VanHouten
Born: 04/24/1925 - Called to Glory: 09/02/2024
Dolores was born to Cordt and Alice (Raasch) Quast in Zumbrota, MN, grew up there, graduating from Zumbrota High School in 1943. She married John VanHouten on September 4, 1946. They farmed in the Zumbrota/Wanamingo area until 1957, when they moved their family of four daughters to St. Paul Park where they...
Bill Evans
Sep 1, 2024
H. William ( Bill ) Evans, age 97, died suddenly on September 1st, 2024 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. A Memorial Service for Bill will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 28th at The Church of St. Joseph, in Red Wing, MN with the burial nearby at Calvary Cemetery. A luncheon at the church will follow the...
Wanda Lee
Aug 31, 2024
Wanda Kathleen Lee, 76, of Red Wing, died peacefully on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Mayo Clinic – Methodist Campus, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 19, 1948, in Red Wing to Phillip and Marion (Kenitz) Savage. She attended schools in Red Wing and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1966. For a few years she...
Phyllis Hendrickson
Aug 30, 2024
Phyllis LaVonne Hendrickson passed away peacefully August 30. Born November 23, 1923 in Minneapolis to Swedish parents George Johnson and Ethel Larson. Graduated from Minneapolis South High in 1941. Played violin in the orchestra but preferred piano! Worked as a Legal Secretary for NW Life Insurance. Volunteered for the war effort for 2 years before joining the Navy in 1944....
Jordan Healey
Aug 28, 2024
Jordan Christopher Healey
February 2, 1987 - August 28, 2024
Jordan was 37 years old when he died at his home in Pine Island, Minnesota.
He is survived by his Father, Troye Healey; his mother, Lisa Cerizo; his partner, Irina Raygor;
two sons, Rylan Ruff and Messer Raygor; his brother, Jeremy Healey; two sisters, Madelyn
Brown and...
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