Obituaries
Jeanette Agnes Brown
Mar 17, 2018
Services for Jeanette Agnes Brown, 85, of Rochester, were held at People of Hope Church in Rochester. Online tributes are being welcomed and may be written at this website.
John Franklin Philo
Mar 17, 2018
John Franklin Philo, age 73, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Saturday March 17, 2018 with his son and daughter by his side. He was born on September 13, 1944 to John R. and Jean (Curtis) Philo in Des Moines, Iowa. Moving from New Hampton, Iowa to Rochester in 1958, John graduated from John Marshall High School in 1963, where...
Alice Marie Olson
Mar 16, 2018
Alice M. Olson, age 89, of Rochester, died Friday, Mar. 16, 2018 in Rochester. Alice Marie Jarmuth was born Feb. 17, 1929 in Jackson, MN to John and Lillian (Sorenson) Jarmuth. She was raised in Jackson and graduated from high school in 1946. In 1950, Alice was proud to have graduated from the Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester and...
Patsy J. Harding
Mar 15, 2018
Patsy J. (Rigelman) Harding, 71, died Wednesday, March 15, 2018 at her home in Hager City. She was born in Red Wing, MN on October 14, 1946 to Raynold and Myrtle (Irvin) Rigelman. She attended Red Wing High School and married Alan Harding on December 5, 1964 at First United Methodist Church of Red Wing. She was a loving mother...
James K. Ellis
Mar 13, 2018
James K. Ellis passed away on March 10, 2018 at his home in Red Wing at the age of 75. Jim was born September 29, 1942 in Minneapolis to Robert and Evelyn (Thomas) Ellis. Jim was raised in Minneapolis and transferred to Red Wing with Durkee Atwood. When Jim retired from Durkee Atwood, he decided to remain in Red Wing...
Lyle Groth
Mar 12, 2018
Lyle W. Groth, 62, of Red Wing, passed away at his home on Monday, March 12, 2018, after a courageous six month battle with cancer. He was born August 28, 1955 in Zumbrota to Victor and Florence (Conrad) Groth. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School - Hay Creek and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1974. He worked at Prairie Island...
Joyce Irma Faecke
Mar 10, 2018
Joyce Irma Faecke, 93, of Red Wing died Saturday March 10, 2018 at Deer Crest surrounded by family. She was born on July 4, 1924, in Tenstrike, Minnesota to Roy and Ella (Ketchum) Gregg. On July 12, 1944 she was united in marriage to Andrew Faecke until his death in 1994. Joyce had a passionate love for life and a...
Joyce Ryan
Mar 10, 2018
Joyce Ann Ryan, 85, of Goodhue, died of natural causes Saturday, March 10th, 2018. Joyce was born to Thelma (Linder) and Patrick Grant on August 3rd, 1932 in El Paso, WI. She married Lloyd Ryan in October of 1950. In 1951 she began the greatest journey of her life, motherhood. Joyce always found great pride and pleasure in her children...
James "Jim" Woodard
Mar 8, 2018
James "Jim" Clayton Woodard, age 83, of Ellsworth, died Thursday, March 8, 2018 at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born on September 11, 1934 to Baxter and Ruby (Lowe) Woodard in Bryson City, NC. He grew up in Bryson City until moving to Seattle, WA where he worked as a woodsman. He later moved to Chicago where he...
Jane K. Falls
Mar 7, 2018
Jane Kathryn Falls Educator, mentor, mother, friend, Jane Kathryn Falls, 83, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2018, surrounded by her family and beloved sidekick, Tigger the cat, after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. Jane was born May 27, 1934, in Oak Park, Ill., to Esther Beryl Rankin and Asa Clarence Zeigler, both of Sydney, Ill. A 22-year...
Alfred D. Quam
Mar 4, 2018
Alfred D. Quam age 88, of Wanamingo passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at his home in Wanamingo surrounded by family. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Dale Lutheran Church Cemetery with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. Military Honors will be provided by Conrad Osthum VFW Post #141 of Kenyon. Alfred...
Dennis Charles Tarpenning
Mar 3, 2018
Dennis Tarpenning, age 69, of Rochester, died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Dennis Charles Tarpenning was born Feb. 8, 1949 in Windom, MN to Charles and Delores (Hamm) Tarpenning. He moved to Rochester in 1958 and graduated from Mayo High School in 1967. Dennis enlisted in the US Navy in April of 1968 and...
Catherine M. Atkinson
Mar 3, 2018
Catherine Miriam Atkinson, 91, of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at her home at Deer Crest. She was born January 30, 1927, in Rochester, to Thomas and Irene (McNallan) Sweeney. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City and married Kenneth Atkinson on June 5, 1947 at St. Patrick's Church in West Albany. They lived in the...
Tammy Louise Graham
Mar 2, 2018
Tammy Louise Graham, 56, of Lake City, died unexpectedly, Friday, March 2, 2018 at her home. She was born December 13, 1961, in Hastings, to Oliver and Jean (Legge) Schmidt and attended school in Stillwater. In 1995, she married David Graham and they lived in St. Paul prior to moving to Red Wing in 2002 and then to Lake City...
Kaysie Nicole Kerr
Mar 2, 2018
Kaysie Nicole Kerr, age 35, of Rochester, passed away March 2, 2018, in Rochester surrounded by her family and friends after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Kaysie Nicole Kuehn was born January 3, 1983 in Rochester to Jon and Dana (Davis) Kuehn. She graduated from Kingsland High School. Kaysie graduated from the Dental Hygeine Program at RCTC in June...
Joan M. Wobig
Mar 1, 2018
Joan M. Wobig age 81, of Pine Island died early on Thursday morning, March1, 2018 at Green Prairie Place in Plainview where she had resided for the past several months. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor Darby Lawrence officiating. Inurnment will be...
Richard Henry Sprick
Mar 1, 2018
Richard Sprick, age 91 of Lake City died on March 1, 2018 at home in Lake City. Richard was born on February 14, 1927 the son of Henry and Amanda (Rademacher) Sprick in Lake City. He attended school in Lake City, MN graduating from Lincoln High School. He farmed on the McCahill farm until he was 16 when his family...
Jack Chandler
Feb 28, 2018
Jack Chandler, age 95, of Rochester, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Madonna Towers, where he had resided for the past twelve years. He was born April 17, 1922 in Detroit, MI. Jack served in the US Army Air Corps during WW II, from 1942 to 1945. After his discharge, he attended the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Detroit where...
Kathryn Maxine Dahl
Feb 27, 2018
Kathryn Maxine Dahl, 98, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Deer Crest. She was born March 26, 1919, in Hills, Minnesota, to Oscar and Dora (Anderson) Herreid and graduated from high school there in 1937. She went on to nurses training and became a Registered Nurse, working throughout her life at various hospitals in St. Paul and...
Barbara (Sprenger) Karwand
Feb 26, 2018
Barbara (Sprenger) Karwand, 81, most recently of Forest Lake, Minn. passed away peacefully on February 26, 2018. She was born in Lake City, Minn. on March 24, 1936 to Esther and Joyce Sprenger of Zumbro Falls. Barb graduated from Abbott School of Nursing in Minneapolis in 1958 and worked at a nurse for many years in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania....
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