Obituaries
Gloria J. Fitschen
Sep 14, 2015
Gloria Jean Fitschen, 66, of Red Wing, died Monday, September 14, 2015, at her home. She was born on December 21, 1948, in Red Wing, to Arnold and Leona (Karsten) Gluesen. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1966 and worked at Lake City State Bank for 3 years. On May 25, 1968, she married Fred Fitschen at St....
Carol E. Bremer
Sep 14, 2015
Carol Erleen Bremer, age 79, of Red Wing died Monday, September 14, 2015 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born on December 24, 1935 in Duluth to Lloyd and Helen (Bly) White. She grew up in the Red Wing area and married Marvin Van Houten on August 8, 1953. The couple made their home in Red Wing and had...
Laura M. Jewell
Sep 13, 2015
Laura M. Jewell age 98 of Pine Island died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island with Father Randal Kasel officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday, September...
Thomas L. Tyler
Sep 13, 2015
Thomas Laverne Tyler, 89, Bay City, died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born May 6, 1926 in Red Wing, the son of Lyle and Elsa (Hortenbach) Tyler. He was a 1944 graduate of Red Wing Central High School, he attended St. Cloud State University and he served in the U S Air Force...
June Lorraine Veith
Sep 11, 2015
June Lorraine Veith, 88, of Red Wing, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Seminary Home. She was born on November 26, 1926 in Pierce County, Wisconsin to Otto and Christine (Loer) Plifka. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1944. On May 24, 1947 she married Dale Veith at St. John's Lutheran Church. They lived in Red Wing...
Alice Marie Zimmerman
Sep 11, 2015
Funeral services for Alice Zimmerman will be held Tuesday September 15th at 1:00 PM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island. The Reverends Audrey Lukasak and Kip Groettum will co-officiate. Burial will follow at Pine Island Cemetery. Mrs. Zimmerman, 91, of Pine Island, died Friday September 11, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Alice Marie...
Mark S. Ofstie
Sep 10, 2015
Mark S. Ofstie age 46 of Zumbrota passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015. A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, September 25, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Zumbrota Cemetery with Pastor Marggi Pleiss-Sippola officiating. Mark Stoddard Ofstie was born on December 16, 1968 in Minneapolis, MN to Jon and Jeanne (nee Stoddard) Ofstie. He was raised in...
Ryan Daniel Tebbe
Sep 10, 2015
Ryan Daniel Tebbe, age 34, of Red Wing died unexpectedly Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born on July 13, 1981 in Red Wing to Daniel and Kathleen (Albers) Tebbe. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1999 and from Dakota County Technical College in 2001 as a machinist. Ryan worked at Northstar Steel in Newport, General Pump in...
Sino Christ Hassler
Sep 9, 2015
Sino "Si" Christ Hassler 95, of Pine Island, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Pine Haven Care Center, where he had been a resident since November 2008. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island, MN with Pastor Kip Groettum officiating. Burial will be...
Janis Meredith Woods
Sep 9, 2015
Janis Meredith Hanisch Woods, 86 of Red Wing died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Seminary Home. She was born on September 28, 1928 in Red Wing to Carl and Jeanette (Johnson) Eckstrom. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1946. On June 14, 1949 she married William "Cot" Hanisch. They lived in Red Wing and to this union...
Robert H. Zeisler
Sep 7, 2015
Robert Henry Zeisler, 82, of Red Wing, died Monday, September 7, 2015 at his home at Deer Crest. He was born March 31, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to Dave and Lillian (Roth) Zeisler. He graduated from Glenville High School, Cleveland, Ohio in 1951. He received a BBA from Adelbert College, W.R.U. in 1955 and then served in the US Navy...
Robert "Bob" Reding
Sep 5, 2015
Robert "Bob" John Reding, 60, of Red Wing died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. He was born July 8, 1955 in Red Wing to Luverne "Skip" and Margery (Opem) Reding. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1973 and then attended Red Wing Technical College for Industrial Engineering. He married Cheri Matheson and they later...
Gerald A. Tomfohrde
Sep 4, 2015
Gerald A. Tomfohrde age 92 of Zumbrota died on Friday, September 04, 2015 at the Zumbrota Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church - Bear Valley with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 8,...
Benjamin H. Nibbe
Sep 4, 2015
Benjamin Harry Nibbe, 72, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly while hunting in northern Minnesota, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. He was born June 26, 1943, in Red Wing, to Benjamin and Katherine (Tiedeman) Nibbe and grew up in the Belvidere area. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1961 and went on to attend Elkins Institute for television and radio...
Margaret J. "Peg" Kyllo
Sep 2, 2015
Margaret J. "Peg" Kyllo age 84 of Wanamingo died on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at North Ridge View in Kenyon. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Aspelund with Pastor Martin Horn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday, September 7, 2015 from...
Richard G. Lyon
Sep 1, 2015
Richard Gregory Lyon, 71, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Red Wing. He was born on August 28, 1944, in St. Paul, to Fendall and Jane (Miller) Lyon. He graduated from McLean High School in Virginia and attended Lynchburg College receiving an undergraduate degree in Political Science. In 1968 he married...
Dennis K. LongElk
Aug 31, 2015
Dennis Keith LongElk, Sr. 25, of the Prairie Island Indian Community started his journey with his creator on August 31, 2015. He was born on May 8, 1990, in Minneapolis to Tammy Wells and Marshall LongElk. He grew up and attended school in Minneapolis and later moved to Red Wing. His sense of humor and his infectious laugh and smile...
Deborah Gladys McGinley
Aug 31, 2015
A memorial service for Deborah McGinley will be held Thursday September 3rd at 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Homes, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Lester Horntvedt will officiate. Burial, on Friday, will be at Riverside Cemetery in Dodge Center. Ms. McGinley, 58, of Owatonna, died Monday August 31, 2015 at Mossy Creek REM, a special needs care facility in Owatonna,...
Gloria L. Beaman
Aug 31, 2015
Gloria L. Beaman age 73 of Lake City passed away August 31, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center. Gloria was born October 23, 1941 in Lake City to Morris and Marcella (Bargsten) Anderson. Gloria graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1959. Gloria married Robert Beaman June 29, 1963 in Brookings, South Dakota. After they were married...

Doris Swenberg
Aug 29, 2015
Doris (Dottie) Swenberg, 92, of Lake City, MN, passed peacefully Saturday, August 29th at her Lake City home. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia where she met her husband, Walter, from Red Wing, Minnesota. They married in 1940 and moved to Long Beach, CA where he worked for the US Naval shipyard operations. In 1947 they moved to Rochester, MN...