Obituaries

Dan  Dee Rainwater

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Donald  LaVerne Hoium

Donald LaVerne Hoium

Aug 23, 2017

A memorial mass for Donald Hoium, Jr. will be held Monday August 28th at 11:00 AM at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester, Minnesota. Celebrating the mass will be the Reverend Father Jonathan Fasnacht. Burial of the urn will follow at St. Aiden's Cemetery, rural Ellendale, Minnesota. Mr. Hoium, 66, of Pinson, Alabama, died Wednesday August 23, 2017 in Rochester,...

William  Wesley Hilleshiem

William Wesley Hilleshiem

Aug 23, 2017

William Wesley Hilleshiem, 83, of Red Wing, died peacefully Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at his home, where he has resided for the past 50 years. He was born on January 18, 1934, in Kellogg, Minnesota to Buford and Etta (Van Houton) Hilleshiem. He attended rural schools near Kellogg. On August 9, 1959, he married Judy Barnhart in Rochester, MN. For...

David  A. Seymour

David A. Seymour

Aug 21, 2017

David Alan Seymour, 77, of Red Wing died on Monday, August 21, 2017 at The St. Crispin Living Community - Hi-Park Villa. He was born January 11, 1940 in Red Wing to Carl and Elvira (Johnson) Seymour. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1958. Following high school he served in the National Guard for a short time. He...

Ann Johnson

Ann Johnson

Aug 21, 2017

Ann Curran Johnson, 93, Scottsdale, AZ and formerly of Waseca, MN and Red Wing, MN died August 21, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born February 29, 1924, in Red Wing, MN to Robert Stafford and Rose McCoy Curran. She married Melvin "Johnny" Johnson on June 13, 1946 in Red Wing. They lived in Red Wing where Johnny worked...

Zella  Blanche Boutelle

Zella Blanche Boutelle

Aug 19, 2017

Zella Boutelle, age 101, died Saturday August 19, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester. Zella Blanche Schliem was born December 28, 1915 in Roberts County, South Dakota to John Christian and Clara Louise (Minder) Schliem. She attended rural school and graduated from Wilmot Public School in 1933. She moved to Rochester, MN in 1935 and was employed...

Stuart  Nord Ekblad

Stuart Nord Ekblad

Aug 19, 2017

Stuart Ekblad, 88, of Red Wing died on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Born July 12, 1929, in Red Wing to Evan and Ella (Nord) Ekblad. He was raised on the family farm in Vasa, MN. He graduated from Red Wing High School where he pitched for the Red Wing Aces. He later obtained a degree from Dunwoody Technical Institute. After...

Generva  LaVonne Jennings

Generva LaVonne Jennings

Aug 17, 2017

Generva LaVonne Jennings, 77, of Red Wing died on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. LaVonne was born on September 4, 1939 in West Concord to James and Florence (Quade) Holden. She grew up in the Red Wing area. On July 30, 1955 she married Paul Jennings in Ellsworth. Paul was in the United States Army...