Obituaries
Fern G. McCormack
Jan 4, 2017
Fern G. McCormack, 97, of Plum City, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Plum City Care Center. She was born November 25, 1919 to Adam and Christine (Haugen) Breckheimer in Mankato, Minnesota. On July 15, 1942 she was united in marriage to Lyle McCormack in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota. Together, the couple raised four children on dairy farms in Rosemount...
Gary Hern
Jan 2, 2017
Gary Hern, age 72, of Plainview formerly of Lake City passed away, Heaven went fishing and used just the right bait and got a great catch on Monday, January 02, 2017 at Green Prairie Rehab Center in Plainview. Gary was born on December 29, 1944 in Lake City to Jack and Harriet (Holst) Hern in Lake City. Gary grew up...
Colleen Kay Nelson
Jan 1, 2017
Colleen Kay Nelson, age 76, of Lake City and formerly of Austin, died on January 1, 2017 at her home after a courageous battle with a brain tumor. She was born on July 4, 1940 to Virgil and H. Alvira Despard in Cresco, Iowa. Colleen grew up in Austin, MN and graduated from high school there in 1958. Shortly after,...
Karen Marie Mehrkens
Dec 31, 2016
Karen Marie Mehrkens, 77, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at her home. She was born on July 2, 1939, in Red Wing to Orvin and Marcella (Yerka) Erickson. She graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1957 and then from the College of Medical Technology in Minneapolis. On May 29, 1959, she married Lyle Mehrkens. For 30 years...
Allyn "Gene" Olson
Dec 31, 2016
Allyn "Gene" J. Olson, 85, of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his home. He was born May 13, 1931, in Star Prairie, Wisconsin to Archie and Opal (Larson) Olson. After his father died and his mother remarried, his family moved to Bay City and he graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1949. On April...
Iva Larson
Dec 31, 2016
Iva Marion Larson, 99, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 31, 2016, at St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home. She was born on December 5, 1917, in Hay Creek Township to Henry and Mabel (Watson) Cordes. On June 8, 1941 she married Leonard Larson in Yuma, Arizona. She was a long time employee of Spurgeons Department Store in Red Wing....
Martha Fay Erie
Dec 29, 2016
Martha Fay JaQuay Erie of Vasa died on Friday, December 30, at The Gardens Cannon Falls. She fought a ten year struggle but succumbed to Alzeimers. Martha was born on January 14,1942, to Paul and Geneva JaQuay in Missouri. She earned a Master's Degree in Biology and a Master's Degree in Education at Moorehead in Kentucky and studied computer programming...
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...
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