Obituaries
Helen (Schendel) Sabean
Sep 5, 2016
Helen Josephine (Schendel) Sabean, 101, of Red Wing, died Monday, September 5, 2016 at her home at the Downtown Plaza, where she has resided for the past 15 years. She was born on February 12, 1915 in Hager City, Wis., to Leslie and Hilda (Bjornstad) Wiberg. She grew up on her parent's farm and graduated from Red Wing High School...
Marchand "Shanty" Lynner
Sep 4, 2016
Marchand Dwain "Shanty" Lynner 86, died Sunday September 4, 2016 at St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home peacefully surrounded by family. He was born September 12, 1929 in Red Wing to Milton and Rosella (Mann) Lynner. He attended Red Wing schools. After that he moved on to working for the Red Wing Shoe Company for 40 years where he retired....
Gladys Verona Smith
Sep 2, 2016
Gladys V. Smith, age 100 of Zumbrota, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016. The memorial service will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel with Pastor Jon Bitter officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at...
Ralph A. Goede
Sep 2, 2016
Pastor Ralph Arthur Goede, 95, was called to his heavenly home by the grace of his LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday September 2, 2016. Ralph was born June 6, 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Arthur and Adele (Krutz) Goede. He became a child of God by the sacrament of Holy Baptism on June 25, 1921 and reaffirmed his...
Beverly J. Westby
Sep 1, 2016
Beverly Jean Westby, 85, of Red Wing, passed away unexpectedly on September 1, 2016 at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 1, 1931 to Alric and Della (McKinley) Ekstrom. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1949 and worked may years at Interstate Medical Center, Corner Drug and most recently at RWHRA. Beverly married...

Judith Ann Johnson
Aug 31, 2016
Judith Ann Johnson, 78, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing. Arrangements with Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.
Evelyn Ione Carlstrom
Aug 31, 2016
Evelyn Ione Carlstrom, 92, died August 31, 2016, at her home in Red Wing. She was born November 2, 1923 in EL Paso Township, Wisconsin to Melvin and Alma (Place) Haugrose. She graduated from Ellsworth, Wisconsin, High School in 1941, and worked as a nurse's aide at St. John's Hospital until her marriage to Gilbert Carlstrom on October 7, 1942...
Lellia Luella Farnham
Aug 27, 2016
Funeral services for Lellia Farnham will be held Wednesday August 31st at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Nancy Wheeler Handlon will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Mrs. Farnham, 104, of Pine Island, died Saturday August 27, 2016 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, where she had resided the...
Adele Joanne Zimmerman
Aug 26, 2016
ZIMMERMAN, ADELE ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA A memorial service for Adele Zimmerman will be held Saturday September 3rd at 10:30 AM at Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester. The Reverend C. John Steer will officiate. Mrs. Zimmerman, 71, died Friday August 26, 2016 at her home near Rochester. Visitation will be Saturday 9:00 - 10:30 AM at the church. Adele taught 5th grade...
Robert Paul Seifert
Aug 25, 2016
"Robert "Bob" Paul Seifert, 54, passed away on August 25th, 2016 after losing his battle with alcoholism. Bob Seifert was born and raised in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on October 1st, 1961. He was the youngest of five and only son of Robert Leo Seifert and Regina Margaret (Powell) Seifert. In 1986, he met his wife, Laura Lippert, and they were married...
Mildred "Millie" Erlanson
Aug 24, 2016
Mildred "Millie" Thelma Erlanson, age 88 of rural Cannon Falls, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. The funeral service will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Wanamingo Lutheran Church with Pastor Kathleen Lowery officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church....
Mary Wahlin
Aug 23, 2016
Mary Lee Wahlin, 84, of Red Wing passed away on Tuesday, August 23, at the Assumption Nursing Home in Cold Spring, Minnesota. She moved to Cold Spring in July and spent the last few weeks surrounded by family members. Mary was born on June 29, 1932, in Washington DC to Frithjof (F.C.) and Lorena Ness. The family moved to Red...
Betty Erickson
Aug 23, 2016
Betty Jane Nielsen Erickson, 95, of Red Wing died on August 23, 2016 at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing. She was born in WI in 1920, the eldest of four children of Dagmar and John Nielsen. She graduated from Evanston (IL) Hospital School of Nursing in 1944 and married Irving W. Erickson that year. They lived in Chicago,...
Mary Lou Catura
Aug 21, 2016
Mary Lou "Doatsie" Catura, 72, of Pepin, Wisconsin, died Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Pepin Health and Rehab, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 10, 1944, in Red Wing, to Leonard and Bedelia (Christianson) Riegleman and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1963. She worked a short time at Palms Café. On August...
Thelma M. Schall
Aug 19, 2016
Thelma M. Schall, age 80, of Pine Island passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 3:00PM at the Murray Funeral Home in Creston, OH. Inurnment will be in Jackson Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 -...
Ladron Odean Roering
Aug 19, 2016
A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church on Friday, September 9 at 2:30 pm. Lad was born in Villard, MN to Irma and Leo Roering on May 20, 1930. He graduated from Atwater High School in 1948. After graduation, Lad attended Gale Institute to study telegraphy. Lad's work as a telegrapher with The Great Northern Railroad...
Wayne Gregory Carlson
Aug 19, 2016
Wayne G. Carlson age 61 of Lake City passed away August 19, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born May 4, 1955 in Lake City to Roy & Eleanor (Holst) Carlson. He was baptized & confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church. Wayne graduated from Lincoln High School in 1973. He married Janet Grobe July 31,...
Richard Allyn Enz
Aug 15, 2016
Dick Enz, 87, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 15, 2016, at St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home in Red Wing. He was born October 4, 1928, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to James F. and Marion (Wakefield) Enz. He graduated from Red Wing High School and went on to serve in the United States Army in Korea. He then became...
David T. Vine
Aug 15, 2016
David T. "Dave" Vine, age 87, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital. Dave was born July 15, 1929 in Rochester, MN to Adelbert "Deb" and Helen (Toogood) Vine. He attended Rochester High School and was a star athlete in basketball, football, and baseball. He was class president in 1947 and graduated in...
Jerry Dean Brainard
Aug 15, 2016
Jerry Dean Brainard, age 59, of Red Wing, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Monday, August 15, 2016. Jerry grew up in Waukon, Iowa and graduated from high school there in 1975. On July 23, 1977, he married Luann Miller and they lived in the Waukon area where they began to raise their family. He worked...