Obituaries
Peggy Jean Miller
Jul 1, 2017
Peggy Jean Miller, 93, of Red Wing, died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at her home at Valentines Assisted Living. She was born on August 8, 1923, in Red Wing, to Eugene and Harriet (Englund) Allyn. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1941. On December 4, 1943, she was married to Donald "Muche" Miller at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Rosabelle Janet Wurst
Jun 28, 2017
Rosabelle J. Wurst, 83, of Lake City passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at home. She was born on March 2, 1934 to Arthur and Cerina (Rupprecht) Brostrom in Staples, Minnesota. Rosabelle graduated from Jackson High School in Nebraska in 1952. After graduation, she attended cosmetology school. Rosabelle married Willis Wurst in Lake City on June 25, 1961. She worked...
Sophia Earney-Bodelson
Jun 27, 2017
Sophia Marcella Earney-Bodelson, 96, of Diamond Bluff, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at the Park View Care Center in Buffalo, Minnesota where she has resided for the past year and a half.. She was born on August 20, 1920, in Red Wing to Marcus and Mabel (Lien) Tollison. She attended schools in Esdaile. She was united in marriage to Charles...
Linda Rose Walters
Jun 26, 2017
Linda Rose Mathen Walters, age 89, of Rochester, passed away Monday June 26, 2017 at her home at Shorewood Commons. She was preceded in death by her husband Emery, who died June 25, 2016, after 66 years of marriage, and her son Stephen in 1994. Survivors include her son David (Chris) of Rochester; her grandson Jacob, 3 granddaughters Heather, Samantha,...
Doris M Baader
Jun 26, 2017
Doris Baader, age 99, of Lake City passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at Lake City Care Center in Lake City. Doris was born on June 24, 1918 in Maxville, Wisconsin. On November 20, 1937, Doris married Lester Baader, and they made their home in Nelson, Wisconsin. She enjoyed crocheting and playing bingo. In 2012, Doris moved to Lake City....
Darrel Torvund
Jun 26, 2017
Darrel Torvund, 68, of Rochester, passed away Monday June 26, 2017 at his group home. He was born April 18, 1948 in Red Wing, MN to Ben and Adeline (Hofstad) Torvund. Darrel and his family moved to Rochester in 1960 and lived there for many years. They moved to Mazeppa in 1974 while Darrel continued to attend Olmsted County DAC...
Evelyn Rose Gustafson Larson
Jun 26, 2017
Evelyn Rose Gustafson Larson, 100, of Red Wing, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Valentine's Assisted Living. She was born August 31, 1916, in Frederic, Wisconsin to Frank and Rosa (Johnson) Zahn. After graduation, she moved to Red Wing and married Vernon Gustafson on May 8, 1941. They had two daughters Carol and Pat. Vernon died in November 1959. Evelyn...
Merjildo Chavez
Jun 25, 2017
Merjildo "Pedro" Chavez, Jr., age 87, died Sunday June 25, 2017 at the Red Wing Health Center in Red Wing, MN where he had resided for the last six months. He was born Jan. 27, 1930 in Pueblo, CO to Merjildo and Rose (Medina) Chavez, Sr., and at age 8 moved to Boys Town, NE where he lived until age...
Gary Joseph Schwab
Jun 25, 2017
Gary Joseph Schwab, 69 of Red Wing, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the Red Wing Health Community. Gary was born December 10, 1947 in Red Wing, to Jack and Evelyn (Redding) Schwab. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1965. He then began working at the SB Foot Tannery, where he...
Shirley Ann Luettinger
Jun 23, 2017
Shirley A. Luettinger, 91, of Lake City, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at home. She was born on August 22, 1925 in Litchfield, Minnesota to Henry "Leo" and Olga (Behrmann) Hulterstrum. Shirley was a 1943 graduate from Litchfield High School and went on to graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in music. On June 18, 1949, Shirley...
Betty T. Barrett
Jun 20, 2017
Betty Mae Taylor, age 90, of Surprise, Arizona passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at About Seniors Assisted Living in Surprise, Arizona. She was born in Sisseton, South Dakota on June 27, 1926, to Ceylon and Veva (Varns) Taylor. Betty moved to Minnesota at a young age and lived most of her life in Lake City. Betty was married to...
Elda Marie Banidt
Jun 19, 2017
Elda Marie Banidt, 95, of Red Wing, died Monday, June 19, 2017 at the St. Crispin Living Community, Care Center in Red Wing. She was born January 26, 1922 in Mazeppa Township to August and Mattie (Albers) Banidt. She lived in the Goodhue area until moving to Red Wing in 1957. She attended St. John's Hospital School of Nursing and...
James A. Stubbs
Jun 19, 2017
James A. Stubbs, age 69, of Pine Island died suddenly on Monday, June 19, 2917 at his home. The funeral service will be held on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 25, 2017 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM at the Mahn Family...
Louise "Liz" Koester
Jun 19, 2017
Louise "Liz" Marie Koester, 93, of Red Wing, died on Monday, June 19, 2017 at Deer Crest Assisted Living. She was born on May 16, 1924 in Red Wing to Russell and Anna (Ogren) Dartt. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1942. On August 24, 1946 she married Robert Koester and they made their home in Red...
Garrett Frederick Olson
Jun 18, 2017
Garrett Olson, 31, of Lakeland, formerly of Red Wing, died suddenly on Sunday, June 18, 2017. He was born Dec. 21, 1985 in Palm Springs, California to Frederick and Doris (Barnes) Olson. He grew up in Red Wing and attended school there until 2002. His family moved back to California, where he graduated from Palm Desert High School in 2004. ...
James Arthur Rud
Jun 16, 2017
James Arthur Rud, 80, of Farmington died on June 16, 2017 in Red Wing. He was born on October 2, 1936 to Geraldine (Feeney) and Norman Rud, Sr. in Minneapolis. Jimmy graduated from Brown Institute in 1959 and began working in radio. His radio personality name was Jimmy Reed and he worked for KDWB, KRSI, WLOL and WDGY. Jimmy adored...
Betty June Wipperling
Jun 15, 2017
Betty June Wipperling, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, June 15, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Red Wing. She was born June 30, 1934 in Red Wing to Nicholas and Marie (Hynding) Peterson. She grew up in Diamond Bluff and attended a one room school house through the 8th grade. She then started working at Ted's Café...
Joanne M Shore
Jun 15, 2017
SHORE, JOANNE ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Joanne M. Shore, 88, of Stewartville, Minnesota passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 14 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester, surrounded by her family. Joanne Henry was born February 25, 1929 in Rochester. A homemaker for most of her life, she also had volunteered at a nursing home, was a hairdresser and worked in cosmetology, and...
Steven B Gray
Jun 14, 2017
Steven B. Gray, age 76, of Florence, AZ, formerly of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly of a massive heart attack on Dec. 14, 2016 at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. Steven was born Jan. 3, 1940 to Arthur and Cecelia (Bethke) Gray in Rochester. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1958. He played hockey as a goalie in...
Marie Therese Dols
Jun 13, 2017
Marie Therese Dols, 86, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Deer Crest Assisted Living in Red Wing. She was born on January 8, 1931, in Waumandee, Wisconsin to Anton and Agusta (Zeller) Huettel. She graduated from Arcadia High school in 1949 and St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester in 1952. She married Walter Reglin in 1952...
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