Obituaries
Marjorie "Margie" Louise Lee
Dec 28, 2016
ROCHESTER - Marjorie "Margie" Lee, age 75, of Rochester, passed away Wednesday Dec. 28, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Marjorie Louise Myhre was born Aug. 4, 1941 in Spring Grove, MN to Clarence and Alice (Stigen) Myhre. She was raised in Spring Grove and graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1959. After high school she...
Natalie Camrud
Dec 26, 2016
ROCHESTER - Natalie Camrud, age 90, of Rochester, passed away to be with the Lord on Monday, December 26th, 2016 at Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center. Natalie was born on June 22nd, 1926 to Alfred and Annetta (Frylund) Thompson in Hatton, North Dakota. Natalie married Ray Camrud on November 24th, 1946. Natalie was a longtime member of Our Savior's Lutheran...
Richard Henry Meincke
Dec 26, 2016
Richard Henry Meincke, age 91, of Lake City passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at The Bluffs of Lake City. He was born on December 7, 1925 to John and Geraldine (Meyer) Meincke in Lake City. He attended rural schools and Lincoln High School in Lake City. He married Lois Betcher February 6, 1946 at St. John's Lutheran Church at...
Lola Jane Dodge
Dec 24, 2016
Lola Jane Dodge, 91, of Red Wing, died on Saturday, December 24, 2016. She was born October 31, 1925 to Peter and Veronica Reuter in Cannon Falls. She grew up in Cannon Falls and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1943. She was united in marriage to Milo "Mike" Dodge on June 4, 1946 in Cannon Falls. She and...
Deborah "Debbie" Kay Briggs
Dec 23, 2016
ROCHESTER - Deborah "Debbie" Briggs, age 62, of Rochester, died Friday December 23, 2016 at the Grand Meadow Nursing Home. Deborah Kay Hodge was born April 4, 1954 in Rochester to Roy and Mary (Olson) Hodge. She was raised in Rochester and attended Rochester Schools. She married John Hatch, they were later divorced. Debbie married Gary Briggs on August 22,...
Helen W. Broin
Dec 23, 2016
Helen W. Broin, age 89 of Wanamingo passed away Friday evening, December 23, 2016 at the Zumbrota Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Holden Lutheran Church in rural Kenyon. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 2, 2017 from 4:00 - 7:00...
Luverne M. Reckmann
Dec 21, 2016
Luverne M. Reckmann, 94, of Lake City passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Lake City Mayo Health System. She was born December 17, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN to Ira & Elsie (Wiech) Lamb. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City. On September 10, 1941, she married Frederick Reckmann at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City...
Christopher A. Huddle
Dec 21, 2016
Christopher A. Huddle, 61, of Kasson, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Red Wing Health Center.
Father Bruce A. Peterson
Dec 18, 2016
Father Bruce A. Peterson, age 86, of Goodhue, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 at his home in Goodhue, Minnesota. Parish prayers will be at 3:30 with visitation following from 4-7 pm at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Goodhue on Thursday, Dec. 22. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am Friday, Dec. 23 at St. Columbkill...
Shelly Eichorn
Dec 17, 2016
Shelly Lee Eichorn, 58, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Mayo Health Systems in Red Wing. She was born on May 19, 1958, in Hibbing, Minnesota to Charles and Marjorie (Lindsey) LaBarge. She graduated for Hibbing High School in 1976. On June 20, 1975, she married Kenneth Eichorn. They lived in Hibbing and Duluth before moving to...
Marisa Anne Victoria Bocanegra
Dec 17, 2016
PINE ISLAND - Marisa Bocanegra, age 39, of Faribault, MN, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Marisa Anne Victoria Bocanegra (Ana Maria Bocanegra) was born June 23, 1977 (actual birthdate June 13, 1977) in Bogota, Colombia. At the age of six weeks she was adopted by Don and Martha Knisley and moved to...

Dowar Agoth
Dec 17, 2016
Funeral Services for Dowar Agoth will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday December 24, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (2300 Viola Heights Dr NE, Rochester). Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Frances Adeline Callstrom
Dec 17, 2016
Frances Adeline Callstrom, 94, of White Rock, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on December 14, 1922, to Jennings and Esther (Larson) Miller. She attended rural schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture, St. Paul Campus in 1944. On May 26, 1945, she was...
Edna M. Denny
Dec 16, 2016
Edna Mae Denny of Pine Island passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at the Golden Living Center - East in Rochester at the age of 82. The funeral will be on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 4:00 P.M at United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Pastor Carolyn Westlake officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Norma Jean Budensiek
Dec 16, 2016
Norma Jean Budensiek, age 87, of Pine Island, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Pine Haven Care Center surrounded by family and friends. Funeral service will be on Wednesday, December 21 at Pine Island United Methodist Church at 11:00 A.M with Pastor Carolyn Westlake and Pastor Rick Ormsby co-officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 20 from 4:00 P.M...
Lee Austin Miller
Dec 15, 2016
Lee Austin Miller, 81, of Bay City, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born December 21, 1934 in Red Wing to Austin and Rochelle (Mason) Miller. He attended and graduated from Ellsworth High School. He joined the United States Navy as a Seabee Builder and was a 2nd Class Petty Officer from October...
Herman H Von Essen
Dec 15, 2016
Herman H. Von Essen, age 77, of Mazeppa, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus. Funeral service will be on Monday, December 19, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church - Mazeppa at 2:00 P.M with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....
Dorothy "Dottie" Carlson
Dec 14, 2016
Dorothy "Dottie" Helen Carlson, 95, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings. Dottie was born July 8, 1921 in Sioux Falls, S.D. to Horace and Louada (Whiting) Brownell. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis in 1940 and attended the Minnesota School of Business. She worked for Shell Oil Company in...
Sharon Maureen Anderson
Dec 14, 2016
Funeral services for Sharon Anderson will be held Saturday December 17th at 10:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Anderson Peterson Chapel in Lake City. The Reverend Carol Shaffer will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Lake City. Ms. Anderson, 74, of Rochester, and formerly of Faith, South Dakota, died from complications of diabetes on Wednesday December...
Charles “CJ” Kirkwood
Dec 13, 2016
Charles "CJ" Kirkwood, age 88, of Lake City passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Lake City Care Center. He was born in Lake Twp. Wabasha County on October 1, 1928 to George and Emma (Dammon) Kirkwood. Charles grew up in the Lake City area. He served in the Army as a MP in Austria. He was discharged in 1948...