Obituaries
Eileen Ruth Delk
Aug 7, 2017
Eileen Ruth Delk, 79, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at Mayo Health Systems in Red Wing. She was born on May 5, 1938 in Stephenson, Michigan, to Carl and Mildred (Johnson) Johnson. She graduated in 1960 from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in music education. In 1963, she married Reverend Thomas Delk. Together Eileen and Thomas...
Olive Valerie Roome
Aug 7, 2017
Olive Valerie Mather Roome, 104, of Oakdale, formerly of Red Wing, died Monday, August 07, 2017 at Oak Meadows in Oakdale. She was born May 1, 1913 in Dixon's Hollow, Livonia, New York to Olin G. and Gladys (Richardson) Mather. She married Henry William Essery Roome on August 30, 1941 in St. Paul. Henry passed away in 1992. The family...
Leon Orlyn Bollum
Aug 5, 2017
Leon Orlyn Bollum, 72, of Red Wing, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Care Center. Leon was born in Red Wing on March 23, 1945, to Orlyn and Ethel (Brinkman) Bollum. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1963 and worked as a dairy farmer on the family farm. In high school, he was a member...
Mary Lou Zimmermann
Aug 4, 2017
Mary Lou Zimmermann, age 72, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born July 18, 1945 in Red Wing to Harry and Annie (Hadler) Zimmermann. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. She worked at Citizens Security as an insurance adjuster for more than...
Gordon Hinrichs Hinck
Aug 4, 2017
Gordon Hinrichs Hinck, 75, of Lake City passed away at home on Friday, August 4, 2017. He was born on January 13, 1942 to Henry and Elsa (Henn) Hinck in Lake City. Gordy attended Oak Center School. In 1960, he graduated from Lake City High School where he was active in numerous extra-curricular activities including band and basketball where he...
Lester Walter Haaker
Aug 3, 2017
Lester Walter Haaker, Jr., of Red Wing, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Arbor Lane in Burnsville. He was born October 24, 1923, in Chicago Ill. to Lester and Lilliah (Tess) Haaker. He attended Lane Technical High School. Prior to graduating, he worked in a precision optical shop in Chicago. In 1941, he moved to Minneapolis and helped set up...
Audrey M. Frauenkron
Aug 3, 2017
Audrey M. Frauenkron age 88, of Pine Island, formerly of St. Paul died on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home in Pine Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Church of St. Michael in Pine Island with Father Randal Kasel celebrating the mass. Interment will be in...
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...
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