Obituaries
Steven Roozen
Jul 17, 2024
Steven "Steve" Roozen, 75, passed away on July 17, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital-Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Steve was born on May 26, 1949 to Bernard & Laurine (Mack) Roozen in Winona, MN. He attended RCTC in Rochester after graduating. Steve married Nancy Thomann on June 27, 1970. They made their home in Lake City. He owned and operated Roozen Standard...
Lorraine J. Olson
Jul 12, 2024
Lorraine Josephine Olson, age 101, of Red Wing, Minnesota passed away peacefully at her home on July 12, 2024. Born on April 25, 1923, in Red Wing, Lorraine is the eldest child of Arthur and Clara (Thiessen) Turnbell. She attended school in Red Wing.
Lorraine met Howard C. Olson at Pumplin’s Roller Rink in 1940 and the two were married on...
Lynn Pitt
Jul 12, 2024
Lynn Marie Pitt, 77 of Plainview, Minnesota passed away on Friday July 12, 2024 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, Minnesota.
Lynn was born on November 4th, 1946, to Clarence and Bette (Giese) Pitt in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
After graduating from North High School in 1965, Lynn pursued accounting at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, WI. Following her graduation, she managed...
Kenneth Raymond Meyers
Jul 11, 2024
Kenneth Raymond Meyers, 86, of Pine Island, Minnesota, passed away on July 11, 2024. Ken was born on May 12, 1938, in Oronoco Township, to Chester and IvaLene (Streiff) Meyers. He was a lifelong resident of Minnesota and a cherished member of his community.
Ken dedicated three active years and three reserve years to the United States Marine Corp, demonstrating his...
Ruth Olson
Jul 10, 2024
Ruth Ellen Olson, 92, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing Hospital. She was born March 15, 1932 in Kendall, Wisc. to Peter P. and Freda P. (Schmidlin) Peterson. She grew up in Modena, Wisc. where she and her cousin enjoyed operating the telephone switchboard and playing at her grandparent's mill.
During...
Steven Morris Heitman
Jul 9, 2024
Steven Morris Heitman 67 of Lake City, passed away July 9th, 2024 with his family by his side. Steven was born to Morris and Marlis (nee Klindworth) June 11, 1957 in Lake City, MN. He grew up on their dairy farm and attended Lake City High School where he met his future bride, Dawn Wallerich. Together they raised three sons,...
BJ Smith
Jul 7, 2024
BJ Smith, age 75 of Goodhue, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024. She is survived by her sons, Jesse (Lori) Luhman and Jake (Jennifer) Luhman; grandchildren, Hayden and Hunter Luhman and Rebekah Luhman and a sister, Nancee (Pete) Spittell. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mathias and Sylvia Buck; brother, Rodney Buck and a daughter-in-law, Jane Luhman. Private...
Cora Day
Jul 6, 2024
Cora Cecilia Day, 84, passed away on July 6th, 2024 at her home following a brief illness.
She was born on December 22, 1939 in Claremont, MN to Fred and Esther (Northway) Hodge. She then moved to the Kasson area as a young child, and then to Stewartville until the death of her father. Cora married her neighbor, Palmer Jorgenson, in...
Ilene Haukom
Jul 6, 2024
Ilene June Haukom, age 83, of Rochester, MN passed away from natural causes on July 6, 2024 at her family home which was also the same home in which she was born in on September 12, 1940.
She graduated from Central High School in Rochester, MN 1958. Ilene married her high school sweet heart, David Vandal and they had 3 children....
Dale Lee Barghusen
Jul 4, 2024
Dale Lee Barghusen, 71, of Lake City died Thursday, July 4, 2024 at home surrounded by family. He was born on September 14, 1952 to Rodger and Betty (Deede) Barghusen in Lake City, Minnesota. Dale lost his mom, Betty, at an early age and was raised by his step-mom, Gloria Holst, from the age of 14.
Dale graduated high school and...
Gerald Beckman
Jul 3, 2024
Gerald (Jerry) Charles Beckman, 81, passed away July 3, 2024 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.
He was born July 20, 1942 in La Crosse, WI to Lester and Verna (Schild) Beckman.
Jerry was raised on a farm in Houston, MN.
After graduation, he moved to Rochester, MN where he went to work for "Rochester...
John Howard Ogden
Jul 2, 2024
John Howard Ogden, 67, of Red Wing died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 2, 2024 in Red Wing. John was born on July 20, 1956 to Edward Frank and Katherine Marie (Siewert) Ogden in Red Wing, Minnesota. He served in the Navy. John was married and later divorced.
John worked in maintenance the majority of his life; most recently retiring from the St....
Ralph McNamara
Jul 2, 2024
Ralph Michael McNamara, 99, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Evergreen Place Assisted Living in Pine Island surrounded by family.
Ralph was born on February 21, 1925, and one of ten children of Ray and Leona McNamara. Ralph attended Goodhue school. In 2001, he received an honorary diploma from Goodhue High School. Ralph served in the US Army and...
Marvin Leroy Arndt
Jul 1, 2024
A memorial service for Marvin Arndt will be held Wednesday July 10th at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island. The Rev. Marie Anderson will officiate. After a post-service luncheon at the church, burial will follow at Bear Valley Cemetery, rural Mazeppa. The visitation will be Tuesday July 9th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Mahn Family...
Florence Lyons
Jun 28, 2024
Florence Lyons, 96, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024 at the Elysian Senior Home in Lake City, MN.
Florence was born on July 12, 1927 in Waterville, MN to Charles & Charlotte (Dawald) Backman. She grew up in a large family, sixth of seven children. Florence graduated from Waterville High School in 1945, and went on to graduate from the...
Michael LaDoucer
Jun 27, 2024
Michael LaDoucer, 56, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at his home in Lake City, MN.
Michael was born on August 13, 1967 to William & Barbara (Judge) LaDoucer in Minneapolis, MN. He married Heather Bressler on July 27, 1996 in Long Lake, MN (later separated). They lived in Minnetonka, MN. Michael drove truck for the Star Tribune. They later...
Geraldine “Geri” Luhman
Jun 27, 2024
Geraldine “Geri” Luhman, 92, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
Geri was born on August 7, 1931 to William & Ivanetta (Sommers) Wilde in West Albany, Wabasha County. She attended school in West Albany and Lincoln High in Lake City. On October 28, 1948 she married George Binder Jr....
June Howell Gustafson
Jun 27, 2024
June Howell Gustafson, 98, of Red Wing, Minnesota, died Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Potter Ridge Senior Living in Red Wing. She was born on June 23, 1926 in Wallasey, England to Harry Edward and Amelia (Jones) Howell. June attended school in Wallasey, England and then graduated from a four year general nursing school in Liverpool and one year midwifery...
James Halverson
Jun 27, 2024
James Clifford Halverson, 93, of Red Wing, died Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the Ellsworth Health Services Care Center. He was born April 15, 1931 to Clifford and Vivian (Straub) Halverson in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin. He grew up on the family farm and attended Maiden Rock schools. On September 10, 1949 he married Shirley Mae Hase at Salem Lutheran in...
Joyce Burkel
Jun 25, 2024
Joyce Arlene Burkel, 90, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Deer Crest Assisted Living. She was born July 22, 1933 to Arthur and Emma (Boettcher) Miller in Mankato, Minnesota. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1951. She attended Mankato State College. She worked at REA Electric Coop, Kato Engineering and Katolight Corp. On May 21, 1955...