Obituaries
Arvin Wilhelm Hadler
Oct 3, 2017
Arvin Wilhelm Hadler, age 88, of Goodhue, died of a broken heart, Tuesday, October 03, 2017, at St. Crispin Living Community - Seminary Home in Red Wing with his family by his side. He was born February 21, 1929, to WJ and Hattie (Kempf) Hadler in Belle Creek Township. Arvin graduated from Goodhue High School in 1947. He served during...
Diane Marie Nordgaard
Oct 2, 2017
Diane Marie Nordgaard, 79, of Red Wing, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at her home. She was born on November 18, 1937, in Decorah, Iowa to J.C. and Ina (Weselmann) Iverson. She graduated from Calmar High School in Calmar, Iowa in 1955 and from Luther College in Decorah with a degree in Education in 1959. One July 18, 1959, she...
Gladys M. Lohmann
Oct 1, 2017
Gladys M. Lohmann age 85, of Zumbrota died on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Inurnment will be in Cannon Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, October 6, 2017 from 4:00 -...
Ralph Joseph Lentz
Oct 1, 2017
Ralph Joseph Lentz, 88, of Lake City passed away Sunday, October 01, 2017 at Lake City Care Center. He was born on June 20, 1929 to John and Anna (Oevermann) Lentz in Sauk Centre, MN. He graduated from High School in 1947. He enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Korean War from 1951-1953. After his honorable...
Lorraine Mildred Peterson
Sep 30, 2017
Obituary Notice Lorraine M. Peterson Lorraine Mildred Peterson, age 90, of Red Wing, died Saturday September 30, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born October 22, 1926, in Red Wing to Christ and Lillian (Nelson) Albers. She graduated from Goodhue High School in 1944. She trained to the Cadet Nursing Corp and then graduated from St. John's...
Lorraine M. Peterson
Sep 30, 2017
Obituary Notice Lorraine M. Peterson Lorraine Mildred Peterson, age 90, of Red Wing, died Saturday September 30, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born October 22, 1926, in Red Wing to Christ and Lillian (Nelson) Albers. She graduated from Goodhue High School in 1944. She trained to the Cadet Nursing Corp and then graduated from St. John's...
Geraldine Weiss Asper
Sep 29, 2017
Geraldine Weiss Asper was born May 8, 1923, in St. Paul to Fred and Louise (Witzke) Weiss. The Weisses were among Red Wing's early settlers. She did bookwork for various grain companies and met her husband Russell Asper at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Later she worked for the Minneapolis Public Schools. She spent most of her married life in Minneapolis...
Donald Dean Simonson
Sep 29, 2017
Donald Dean Simonson, age 85, of Red Wing, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. He and his twin brother were born June 18, 1932 in Red Wing to Melvin and Taletta (Strand) Simonson. Don met his beautiful wife of 52 years, Delores (Mitzi) Kosec at the ice cream shoppe, Palace of Sweets in Red...
William James Federbusch
Sep 28, 2017
William "Bill" J. Federbusch of Red Wing, MN died peacefully at home on Sept. 28, 2017 at age 73, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Chicago, July 19, 1944 to William "Dutch" and Caryl Federbusch, Bill grew up on the south side and attended Mendel High School. He earned a degree in business from St. Mary's...
Alton C. Thies
Sep 28, 2017
Alton Clair Thies, 86, of Red Wing died on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his home. Alton was born on September 30, 1930 to William and Clara (Windmiller) Thies in New Hampton, Iowa. He attended schools in New Hampton and Bay City. He enlisted in the United States Army and served his country during the Korean War from August 1951...
Harold "Pete" Smith
Sep 26, 2017
Harold "Pete" Smith Jr, 65, of Lake City died at home peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Pete was preceded in death by his father Harold Smith, Lillian (Ready) Smith, sister Kay Oeffler, brother Walt King, granddaughter Autumn Anderson and Tipper the dog. He leaves behind his wife of 38 years, Dorrene...
Marjorie Luella Hadler
Sep 25, 2017
Obituary Notice Marjorie Luella (Kahle) Hadler, age 80, of Goodhue, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing surrounded by her family. She was born April 7, 1937 in Fulda, MN to Fred and Maria (Oberloh) Kahle. After graduating from high school she moved to Red Wing to do her nursing training at St....
Peter Margitan
Sep 25, 2017
Peter Margitan, Jr., 89, of Rochester, formerly of Geneva, Illinois, died Monday September 25, 2017 at Seasons Hospice near Rochester. Mr. Margitan had suffered a stroke earlier in the month. Born February 24, 1928 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he was the son of Peter and Alice (Flaa) Margitan. Growing up, he lived first, in Saint Paul, moving to Clayton and...
Wayne W. Benck
Sep 25, 2017
Wayne Walter Benck, 78, of Maiden Rock, died Monday September 25, 2017 at Atrium Post-Acute Care Center in Ellsworth. He was born March 13, 1939 on the family farm to Walter and Evelyn (Smith) Benck in Granada, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm and attended country school. He continued to work on the farm even after his parents moved...

Janice A. Stucky
Sep 25, 2017
Janice A. Stucky age 89, of Pine Island died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home in Pine Island. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the Pine Island Cemetery. Janice Adele Sahr was born on November 24, 1927 in Pine Island, MN to Clarence and Edythe (Rew) Sahr. Janice grew...
Gary Alan Ottman
Sep 25, 2017
Gary Alan Ottman, 78, of Red Wing died unexpectedly on Monday, September 25, 2017, in Red Wing. He was born on November 10, 1938, in Red Wing to Glen and Helen (DeJager) Ottman. He attended schools in Red Wing and graduated in 1956. He went on to serve in the United States Navy. Gary married Beatrice Vieths in 1963. He...
Robert N. Lindahl
Sep 25, 2017
Robert N. Lindahl age 87, of Pine Island died on Monday, September 25, 2017 surrounded by family. A memorial service will be on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Pastor Carolyn Westlake officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at the Mahn...
Mary Cordes
Sep 21, 2017
Mary Cordes, 105, of Lake City passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born on August 21, 1912 to Joseph and Mary (Tissek) Frendt in St. Paul, Minnesota. She attended school in St. Paul and then moved to the Lake City area. On September 6, 1934, she married Norman Cordes in Mount Pleasant...
Carle Floyd Romo
Sep 18, 2017
Carle F. Romo, age 64 of Pine Island died on September 18, 2017 in Rochester, MN. The memorial service will be held on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11:00 am Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor Darby Lawrence officiating. The visitation will be on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Mahler Chapel in...
Dorothy Marie Stromme
Sep 18, 2017
Dorothy Marie Rose Stromme, 87, of Red Wing, died peacefully on Monday, September 18, 2017, at her home at Loving Residence in Red Wing. She was born on March 10, 1930, in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County to Herbert and Mathilda (Banitt) Hadler. She graduated from Goodhue High School. On June 1, 1950 Dorothy married Donald Stromme. The couple moved...