Obituaries

Maxine  Carlena Coppe

Maxine Carlena Coppe

Feb 25, 2017

Funeral services for Maxine Coppe will be held Wednesday March 1st at 11:00 AM at Peace United Church of Christ in Rochester. The Rev. Paul Bauch will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial, at a later time, will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mrs. Coppe, 94, of Rochester, died Saturday February 25,...

Mary  Ellen Blim

Mary Ellen Blim

Feb 25, 2017

Mary Ellen Blim, 89, of Red Wing, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, at her home at St. Crispin Living Community, Hi-Park Villa. She was born on March 5, 1927, in Minneapolis to Sidney and Ellen Mary (Appenzeller) Lindstrom. She attended schools in Red Wing and on September 28, 1946, she was united in marriage to Anthony "Tony" Blim at the...

Luverne  C. Peterman

Luverne C. Peterman

Feb 24, 2017

Luverne Curtis Peterman age 80 of Zumbrota passed away early in the morning of Friday, February 24, 2017 surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial will be in the spring. Visitation will be on Monday, February...

Dolores  Helen Ryan

Dolores Helen Ryan

Feb 24, 2017

Dolores H. Ryan, age 90, of Goodhue, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017. Vigil prayers will be on Wednesday, March 1, at 3:30 pm with visitation following from 4-8 at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel in Zumbrota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, March 2 at 10:30 am at St. Columbkill Catholic Church in Belle...

Robert  "Bob" Zibble

Robert "Bob" Zibble

Feb 24, 2017

Robert "Bob" George Zibble, 78, of Red Wing, died Friday, February 24, 2017, at Mayo Health System in Red Wing. He was born on May 22, 1938, in Santa Monica, California to Clifford and Hazel (Carlson) Zibble. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957 and later attended Northwest TV and Electronics in Minneapolis. On June 6, 1959,...

Trevor  Matthew Bolland

Trevor Matthew Bolland

Feb 24, 2017

Trevor Matthew Bolland, 38, of Red Wing, died Friday, February 24, 2017, at his home. He was born June 1, 1978, in Red Wing, to Fred and Marilyn (Josephson) Bolland and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1996. He attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering before enlisting in the US Air Force. He lived in and had visited several...

Ardelle  Irene Nesburg

Ardelle Irene Nesburg

Feb 23, 2017

Ardelle Irene Nesburg, 81, of Red Wing, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at her home at St. Crispin Living Community. She was born, Ardelle Irene Bartels on May 26, 1935 to Bernard and Elda (Voth) Bartels in Red Wing. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1953 and the University of Minnesota in 1955 with a degree in...

Marion  G. Lemmerman

Marion G. Lemmerman

Feb 22, 2017

Marion G. Lemmerman, age 96 of Lake City formerly of Mazeppa passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Lake City Nursing Home. The funeral service will be Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 1:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery Visitation will be Friday, March 3,...

Bernard William "Ben" Jablonski

Bernard William "Ben" Jablonski

Feb 21, 2017

Bernard William "Ben" Jablonski, 84, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at his home. He was born on May 23, 1932, in Red Wing to Henry and Elsie (Steffens) Jablonski. He attended Red Wing Schools and then started working for the Red Wing Shoe Company. From 1952-1955 he served in the US Army during the Korean conflict....

Frank Dement

Frank Dement

Feb 20, 2017

Frank Charles Dement, 87, of Cannon Falls, died Monday, February 20, 2017, at the Lake City Care Center. He was born on May 2, 1929, in Goodhue County to Frank and Marie (Haske) Dement. For many years he resided and helped out at the farm of Gordon and Nancy Mills of rural Cannon Falls. Since 2012, he has resided at...

Donald  M. Martinson

Donald M. Martinson

Feb 20, 2017

Tel-u-wat! For the first time in 92 years, Tuesday started without Donald Marcellis Martinson! Born November 1, 1924 to Jeffery and Theresa Martinson on a small farm in Leland, Iowa. Sad to say, his education got off to a rocky start when after the first day in kindergarten, he refused to go back. He told his parents that he wanted...

Linda Lichtblau

Linda Lichtblau

Feb 19, 2017

Linda Lichtblau, 65, of Lake City passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at home, surrounded by family. She was born on August 6, 1951 to Evelyn (Geronime) and Llewelyn Ecklund in Red Wing, Minnesota at St. John's Hospital. Linda graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. Creative in many art forms, Linda hand stitched her graduation dress as well as...

Bruce  B. Stinson

Bruce B. Stinson

Feb 19, 2017

Bruce B. Stinson, 90, of Lake City passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born on September 29, 1926 to George and Sadie (Ahrens) Stinson. Bruce graduated from South High in Minneapolis and went on to serve in the Army during WWII. While in the military he was trained to be a radio...

Lars  E. Haugrose

Lars E. Haugrose

Feb 17, 2017

Lars Elling Haugrose, 90, of Red Wing, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at St. Crispin Living Community - Seminary Home. He was born July 22, 1926 in Ellsworth, Wisc. to Melvin and Alma (Place) Haugrose. He graduated from Ellsworth High School. Twice he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War until his honorable discharge in 1953. He...

Jo  Ann Anderson

Jo Ann Anderson

Feb 17, 2017

Jo Ann (Butruff) Anderson, 79, died at home, Friday February 17. Jo Ann was born on July 3rd, 1937 to Charles and Pearl (Smith) Butruff. She was born, raised and lived in Rochester all of her life, except for a brief 2 years in Germany. Jo Ann graduated from Rochester High School and went on to marry James D. Anderson...

Donald  D. Jennings

Donald D. Jennings

Feb 17, 2017

Donald Douglas Jennings, 83, of Red Wing, died Friday, February 17, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born January 4, 1934, in Trenton Township., Wisconsin, to William and Olive (Crowther) Jennings and grew up in the Trimbelle Township area. He enlisted in the US Army in 1956, serving until he was honorably discharged in September of 1957....

Jeanette Leise

Jeanette Leise

Feb 15, 2017

Jeanette Frances Leise, 82, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, surrounded by her family, at Deer Crest. She was born on January 22, 1935, in Hartington, Nebraska to Albert and Frances (Wuebben) Arens. She graduated from Holy Trinity Catholic High School. After high school she worked for law firms in Hartington, Denver and Omaha. On November 25, 1961,...

Janet  Ellen Marklevits

Janet Ellen Marklevits

Feb 13, 2017

Janet Ellen Marklevits, 84, of Red Wing, died February 13, 2017 at Cottagewood Memory Care in Rochester. She was born February 3, 1933 in Red Wing to John and Wava (Lopp) Wills. She was later adopted by George and Augusta (Jablonski) Goldsmith. She attended Red Wing Central High School, graduating in 1951. On June 26, 1951, she married David L....

Marsha  J. Durst

Marsha J. Durst

Feb 13, 2017

Marsha Durst (65) of Mantorville, MN, died peacefully at her home in hospice care on February 13, 2017. Through her life, she gave the world as much color and beauty as the flower gardens that she adored. Marsha Jean Anderst was born on February 16, 1951 in Fairmont, MN to Roland and Dorothy Anderst who farmed on the outskirts of...

John  J. Solem

John J. Solem

Feb 11, 2017

John J. Solem passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, with his wife and family at his bedside. John was born on March 25, 1928 in Soldiers Grove, Wisc. to Lloyd and Olga Solem. He grew up in Decorah, Iowa. At the age of 18 he joined the Army. After returning home he met and married his wife of...