Obituaries
Gloria Rae Richter
Aug 2, 2017
Gloria Rae (Bang) Richter passed away Wednesday August 2, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester after a 6 month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born April 11, 1949 in Red Wing to Raynold and Marcella (Strusz) Bang. She graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1967. After high school she attended Faribault Vo-Tech and earned her Nursing degree as...
Joseph William Suchomel
Jul 31, 2017
Joseph William Suchomel, Jr., age 83, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 31, 2017, after a lengthy illness. Born to Joseph and Rosalie (Mickus) Suchomel on August 15, 1933, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, he followed family to Minnesota at age 23 in 1956. His career trail started with the railroad in Canada but...
Mary Lou Tomfohrde
Jul 31, 2017
Mary Lou Tomfohrde, age 87, of Zumbrota passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester - St. Marys Campus. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 1:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church - Bear Valley with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...
Murlin Curtis Sycks
Jul 29, 2017
Murlin Curtis Sycks, age 97, of Red Wing died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born March 3, 1920 in Red Wing to Curtis and Emily (Lundberg) Sycks. He attended Red Wing schools, and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1938. He worked at Douglas Aircraft in California, until he entered into the...
Betty Miller
Jul 28, 2017
Betty was born on June 5, 1921 in Kellogg to George and Anna (Stamschror) Hager. She graduated as the valedictorian from Kellogg High School in 1939. She married Ralph X. Miller on April 27, 1943 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Kellogg. For many years the couple made their home in Wabasha, moving to Lake City in 1968. Betty worked...
Richard "Dick" Lloyd Thompson
Jul 27, 2017
A memorial service for Dick Thompson will be held Tuesday August 1st at 11:00 AM at Byron United Methodist Church in Byron. The Rev. Beth Perez will officiate. Burial will follow at the Byron Cemetery, and visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Thompson, 91, a lifelong resident of Byron, died Thursday July 27,...
Dallas John Bradshaw
Jul 25, 2017
Dallas J. Bradshaw, age 80, of Pine Island, died unexpectedly on July 25, 2017 at his residence. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11:00 am at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Mahler Chapel in Pine Island with Reverend Deanna Woodward officiating. The visitation will be for one hour prior to the service on Saturday...
Anna "Jane" Scheffler
Jul 24, 2017
Anna "Jane" Scheffler, age 88, formerly of Zumbrota, died on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Seminary Home in Red Wing. The funeral service will be on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 11:00 am at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne Schoch officiating. The visitation will be on Sunday, July 30, 2017 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at Mahn...
Mary Louise Hanson
Jul 24, 2017
Mary Louise Hanson, 71, of Rochester formerly of Red Wing, died Monday, July 24, 2017 at Golden Living Center-Rochester West. She was born in LaCrosse, Wis. on January 10, 1946 to Clarence and Luella (Semke) Ekern. She graduated in 1964 from Aquinas High School in LaCrosse. Following high school she attended nurse's training school at St. Mary's in Rochester. She...
Marjean "Jeanne" Stechmann
Jul 23, 2017
Marjean Estelle "Jeanne" Stechmann, 84, of Red Wing, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. She was born April 9, 1933, in Rochester to Alfred and Delphine (Jackson) Merseth. She graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1951 and then from the Minnesota School of Business. She started working as a secretary for Lutheran Brotherhood...
Arnold Albert Peters
Jul 21, 2017
Arnold Albert Peters age 89 of Lake City passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 at Fairview Southdale Hospital. Arnold was born July 6, 1928 in Lake City to Margaretta (Tomforde) Peters and John Christian Peters who immigrated from Germany. Arnold attended Washington School. Graduated from St. John's Lutheran School and Lincoln High School. He served in the U.S. Army, where...
Kenneth S. Sigrist
Jul 21, 2017
Kenneth S. Sigrist age 96, of Byron passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Pine Island United Methodist Church with Pastor Beth Perez officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery with military honors by Charles Cowden American Legion...
Kevin Lloyd Freij
Jul 20, 2017
Kevin Lloyd Freij, 65, died on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Red Wing Health Care Community. He was born on May 31, 1952 in Red Wing to Lloyd and Elizabeth (Harris) Freij. He attended school in Red Wing and graduated in 1970. After graduation, he attended Bemidji State University. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Charles Marvin Vold
Jul 20, 2017
Charles "Chuck" Marvin Vold, 72, of Red Wing, died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Red Wing Health Care Community. He was born November 7, 1944 in Wanamingo Township to Ole and Marion (Gunderson) Vold. He grew up in small town, rural Minnesota before meeting his future wife, Terri in Red Wing. The two were married on June 24, 1964...
Pamela A. Quist
Jul 20, 2017
Pam Quist passed away peacefully on Thursday morning July 20, 2017 in Lake City, Minnesota under the care of the Mayo Hospice System. She was a cancer survivor for nearly 15 years. Pam was born in St. Peter, MN on January 9, 1938 and grew up in Le Sueur where she graduated from high school in 1956. Pam met her...
Gloria Mae Hokanson
Jul 20, 2017
Gloria M. Hokanson, age 81, of Wanamingo, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her home in rural Goodhue County, surrounded by her family. Memorial service will be Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Minneola Lutheran Church with Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon officiating. Visitation will be Friday, July 28, 2017 at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson...
Clara Sobaski
Jul 19, 2017
Clara Sobaski, 70, of Lake City passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Lake City Care Center. She was born on August 31, 1946 to George and MaryEllen (Jamison) Hawes in Knapp, Wisconsin. She grew up in Ellsworth, Wisconsin and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1965. After graduation, Clara worked at Smead Manufacturing in Hastings. Clara married Darrel Sobaski...
Orville G. Zemke
Jul 18, 2017
Orville G. Zemke age 83, of Goodhue died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at St. Elizabeth's Health Care Center in Wabasha where he resided for the past four days. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in rural Goodhue with Pastor Martin Weigand officiating. A memorial gathering will be...
Fred James Mark
Jul 17, 2017
Fred J. Mark, age 95, of Zumbrota died peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Zumbrota Health Services. A graveside service will be on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Zumbrota Cemetery with Reverend Dr. Margaret Pleis-Sippola officiating. The memorial service will be Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 11:00 am at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota...
Lew Fiero,
Jul 16, 2017
Lew Fiero, Jr., 97, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully, Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Bluffs in Lake City. He was born October 26, 1919 to Lew Elton, Sr. and Marguerite (Calkins) Fiero in St. Paul, Minn., the first of three sons. He graduated from Baudette High School in 1938 and attended Hamline University and the University of Minnesota,...
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