Obituaries
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,...

Glen Alan Hoffmann
Jul 15, 2017
Glen Alan Hoffmann, 62, of Red Wing, died July 15, 2017. Glen was born in St. Paul to Leo Daniel and Betty (Levi) Hoffmann in August 1954. Upon graduation from South St. Paul High School, he served in the US Navy. Honorably discharged, Glen completed the Dakota County Vo-Tech diesel mechanics program and worked as a mechanic most of his...
Verneil Bodelson
Jul 15, 2017
Verneil Sabina Bodelson, age 97, of Red Wing, died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home. She was born May 26, 1920, in Featherstone Township, the daughter of Ernest and Alma (Holst) Stumpf. She attended schools in Hay Creek. She worked at the Red Wing Shoe Company and later in the art department at Red...
Frank Sievers
Jul 14, 2017
Frank A. Sievers, 76, of Lake City, passed away peacefully at his home early Friday morning July 14, 2017, with his family by his side. Frank Alvin Sievers was born September 15, 1940 in Lake City to Alvin and Evelyn (Brunkhorst) Sievers. He attended St. John's Lutheran School and Lincoln High School. He married Joanne Parmeter on December 19, 1964....
Katherine Elvira Quarve
Jul 8, 2017
Katherine Elvira Quarve was born September 19, 1920 to parents, John O. and Katherine Jacobson in Rushford, Minnesota. She met and married Walter Quarve in 1939, together having one son, Leon, and remained married until Walter's passing in 1993. Katherine worked at the Boeing factory in Denver during the second world war. After the war, Katherine and husband Walter managed...
Joel Carter Stoehr
Jul 7, 2017
Joel C. Stoehr, age 74, of Rochester, died Friday July 7, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. Joel Carter Stoehr was born Dec. 25, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Edward and Verlaine (Zweifel) Stoehr. He lived in Illinois and Wisconsin before moving to Minnesota. Joel graduated from High School in Minnetonka, then attended the University of Minnesota and St....
Joy Youmans
Jul 6, 2017
Joy Youmans, 74, of Red Wing, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on December 15, 1942 in Red Wing, to Herman and Vivian (Lunde) Kinneman. She grew up on a farm in Pierce County and graduated from Ellsworth High School. On June 24, 1961, she married Kenneth Youmans in Diamond Bluff and...