Obituaries
Mary Jane Wells-Godfrey
Sep 9, 2017
Mary Jane Wells-Godfrey, "Oyate Cante Waonsida Win" (Woman with Good Heart and Compassion for People), 75, of Welch, died on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. Mary Jane was born in Red Wing on June 25, 1942, to George and Cecelia (Johnson) Wells. After attending schools in the area, Mary Jane worked at Smead's...
Helen J. Nerison
Sep 8, 2017
Helen J. Nerison, age 91, of Zumbrota, formerly of Goodhue, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Benedictine Health Center in New Brighton. The funeral service will be Friday, September 15, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Minneola Lutheran Church with Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson...
Michael James Raley
Sep 7, 2017
Michael J. Raley, 69, of Red Wing, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at his home, surround by friends and family. He is survived by his children, Kim McDeid and Bill Raley; former spouse, Diane; grandchildren, Haylie, Nathan, Trevor and Kaylee; extended grandchildren, Audrey, Parker, Leia, Dillion, Micah, Nova, T.J., Jaylen; siblings, Patrick (Pam) Raley, Joseph (Diane) Raley, Jeffrey (Nancy) Raley,...
Lula Mae Chamberlain
Sep 7, 2017
Lula Mae Chamberlain, 97, of Red Wing, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at her home at Deer Crest. She was born on October 4, 1919, in Red Wing to Archie and Louisa (Geisemann) Latew. She graduated in 1938 from Red Wing Central High school. On May 15, 1943, she married Ronald Chamberlain and they resided in Red Wing. She worked...
Marlene Ekblad
Sep 6, 2017
Marlene Janice Ekblad, 82, of Red Wing died on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 surrounded by her family at the Lake City Care Center. She was born on April 5, 1935, in Red Wing to Robert and Josephine (Hamre) Buck. She graduated from Red Wing High School and married Stuart Ekblad in 1956 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale...
Erma Martha Gerken
Sep 6, 2017
Erma Martha Gerken, 91, of Red Wing died on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at St. Crispin Living Community- Seminary Home. Erma was born in Hay Creek Township on September 28, 1925 to Edwin and Alvina (Hadler) Strusz. As a child, she moved to Featherstone Township and attended school in Featherstone. Erma worked as a homemaker and at the Red Wing...
Susan Carol Frank
Sep 5, 2017
Susan C. Frank, age 76, of Mazeppa, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease on Tuesday, September 05, 2017. The Memorial Mass will be on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 11:00 am at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Mazeppa with Father William Thompson officiating. The visitation will be on Thursday for one hour before the service...
Dan Dee Rainwater
Sep 5, 2017
Dan Rainwater, 91, of Red Wing, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Deer Crest Assisted Living in Red Wing. Dan was born on May 5, 1926, in Lawrenceville, IL to Raymond and Nell (Kaser) Rainwater. After early graduation, he moved to Alaska where he worked on the AL-CAN Highway until he was drafted into the United States Navy, serving...
Blaine Mark Kallestad
Sep 3, 2017
Blaine M. Kallestad passed away on Sunday September 3, 2017 in his home, at the age of 44, after battling a lengthy illness. Blaine was born August 26, 1973 in Rochester, MN to Mark and Priscilla (Kellogg) Kallestad. He graduated from John Marshall in 1992. After high school, he attended Austin VO-TECH for his degree in auto body. Blaine married...
Jean Cox
Sep 3, 2017
Jean Cox, age 86, of Lake City was called home on Sunday, September 03, 2017 at home surrounded by family and friends. Jean was born September 19, 1930 in Millville, MN to Alvin and Edna (Carsten) Adler. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1949. On September 25, 1949, she married Aiden Cox. They were married 50 years. Jean enjoyed...
Lisa Meier
Aug 28, 2017
Lisa Meier, 57, of Zumbro Falls, Minnesota passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on July 17, 1960 to Richard and Doris (Holden) Strom in Red Wing, Minnesota. Lisa graduated from Red Wing High School in 1978. She married Tony Meier on April 5, 1984 in Lake City. After Tony joined...
Rolland "Blackie" Nadeau
Aug 28, 2017
Rolland Edward "Blackie" Nadeau, 95, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Center, where he has resided for the past six weeks. He was born on December 28, 1921, in Red Wing to Deo and Elida (Hutchson) Nadeau. He attended schools in Red Wing and then served in the US Army from 1942-1945, serving...
Sara Kaye Sterling-Voigt
Aug 27, 2017
Sara Kaye Sterling-Voigt, 48, of Red Wing, died suddenly at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She was born on May 10, 1969 to Jerome "Jerry" and Mary Sterling (Atkinson) in Owatonna. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1987. She went on to Winona State and then on to Vo-Tech in Iowa where she received her LPN....
Terry John Dohrn
Aug 27, 2017
Terry John Dohrn, 51, of Lake City died peacefully on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Methodist Hospital after a short battle with cancer. Terry was born on September 8, 1965 in Lake City to Vernon and Ardelle (Witt) Dohrn. He lived his entire life in Lake City. He enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Korea during...
Beth Ann Kisskeys
Aug 25, 2017
Beth Ann Kisskeys, nee Ahlcrona, 57, of Welch, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 25, 2017, at her home. Beth was born on June 2, 1960, and graduated from Aitkin High School. She obtained a Bachelor's degree from Brainerd Community College as well as a Bachelor's in education from Macalester College in St. Paul. She split her time between Montana, Prairie...
June Thumann
Aug 25, 2017
June Elizabeth Thumann, 98, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at the River Falls Area Hospital. She was born on April 21, 1919, in Red Wing to Arthur and Kathryn (Taggert) Lynner. She was confirmed in 1933 at United Lutheran Church and graduated in 1937 from Red Wing Central High School. She worked several years at LaGrange Shoe...
Karen Lillie Carlon
Aug 25, 2017
Karen Lillie Carlon, 76, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Mayo Health System in Red Wing. She was born on April 15, 1941 in Lake City, to Edward and Roselia (Burfiend) Steffenhagen. She attended schools in Red Wing and on May 24, 1963, she married Bernard "Bing" Carlon at United Lutheran Church. For 16 years she...
Edgar C. Goldston
Aug 24, 2017
Dr. Edgar Clinton Goldston, a longtime resident of Rochester, passed away on August 24, 2017 in Lake City, MN. Dr. Goldston was born in Fayetteville, NC on November 24, 1927, and grew up in Petersburg, VA, the second of three boys, son of Thomas Jennings Goldston and Mary Maxwell Goldston. His passion for medicine was seeded at a young age...
Joseph Benjamin Campbell
Aug 24, 2017
Joseph "Dodoz" Benjamin Campbell, 28, of Welch, MN, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 24, 2017, in Minneapolis. Dodoz was born in Red Wing on April 11, 1989, to Joseph B., Sr. and Lorina (Stone) Campbell. He attended school in Longview, MN and graduated from Bug-o-Nay-Ge-Shig High School in Bena, MN. Dodoz had many interests including SCUBA diving, playing the guitar,...
Peggy Jean Evenson
Aug 23, 2017
Peggy Jean Evenson, 62, of Rochester, died unexpectedly August 23, 2017, while on a Canadian fishing trip. Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering to celebrate Peggy's life on Thursday, August 31, at Mahn Funeral Chapel, 1624 37th Street NW, Rochester, any time between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. Peggy was born December 1, 1954 in Zumbrota, MN, and...
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