Obituaries
Mung Thi Nguyen
Sep 26, 2015
Mung Nguyen, age 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday September 26, 2015 at home, surrounded by her beloved family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday October 2nd at 11:30 AM Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester. The celebrant will be The Reverend Joseph Fogal. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Mung Thi Nguyen was born December 31,...
Gene Paul Pelowski
Sep 24, 2015
Gene Paul Pelowski, Sr., age 92, of Red Wing, died Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his home at Deer Crest. He was born on October 12, 1922 in Winona to Kasmer and Helen (Kamin) Pelowski. He graduated from Cotter in 1940 and was the recipient of the 2015 Cotter Alumni Achievement Award. The award recognizes Cotter alumni who have done...
Ruth Loraine Hilleren
Sep 24, 2015
Ruth Loraine Hilleren, age 91, of Red Wing, died Thursday, September 24, 2015 at her home at Deer Crest. She was born on December 20, 1923 in Red Wing to Martin and Hilda (Sholing) Hanson. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1942 and married Norman Hilleren on April 16, 1944 in Kansas City, KS. The couple lived in...
Amerigo "Cappy" Cappola
Sep 22, 2015
Amerigo "Cappy" Cappola, age 89, of Red Wing died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at his home at Potter Ridge. He was born on August 4, 1926 in Lockport, NY to Pasquale and Liberata (Spezzo) Cappola. He graduated from Lockport High School and Rochester Business Institute in Rochester, NY. Cappy went on to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War...
Ina Christofferson
Sep 22, 2015
Ina Alida Christofferson, 76, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Mayo Health Systems in Red Wing. She was born on December 6, 1938, in Red Wing to Elmer and Eunice (Wulf) Carlson. She graduated in 1956 from Red Wing High School and on August 18, 1956 she was united in marriage to Wilford Christofferson at Vasa Lutheran...
Irene Kelland Johnson
Sep 21, 2015
Irene (Kelland) Johnson, 79, of Tucson, Ariz. (lovingly called "Mimi" by her grandchildren and great grandchildren) died unexpectedly September 21, 2015 at Renown Regional Hospital in Reno, Nevada. She was born November 13, 1935 in Grates Cove, Newfoundland, Canada to Aubrey and Charlotte Anne (Hodder). On November 21, 1953, she married James "Jim" , formerly of Red Wing, Minn. The...
Judith T. Bergman
Sep 19, 2015
Judith Bergman, 94, died on Saturday, September 19th, after a prolonged illness. She was born August 27, 1921 in Porter, MN. She grew up in the Dawson, MN area and met her husband, Paul G. Bergman there. They were married in 1944 and lived on the east coast while Paul served in the Navy, returning to Dawson to farm after...
Karen L. Allyn
Sep 18, 2015
Karen Larae Allyn, age 74, of Red Wing, died Friday, September 18, 2015 at the Red Wing Health Community. She was born May 20, 1941 in Minneapolis and adopted by Wesley and Hazel (Persig) Brown. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1959. She then attended Winona State University and later moved...
LaVerne Emma Bertha Thompson
Sep 17, 2015
LaVerne Thompson's precious Lord took her hand and led her home to Heaven September 17, 2015. LaVerne Emma Bertha (Roth) Thompson was born in Winona County on October 29, 1922 to Amanda Beilke Roth and Edwin John Roth. As a child, her family moved to Rochester where she attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Rochester High School. She married...
John C. Feil
Sep 17, 2015
John C. Feil age 86 of Pine Island died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Douglas with Pastor Ricardo Alcoser officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Visitation will...
Gloria Kay Peterson
Sep 16, 2015
Gloria Kay Peterson, 72, of Red Wing, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born February 26, 1943, in Spring Grove, Minnesota to Leon and Catherine (Magnuson) Rostvold. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1960 and worked as a dental hygienist for Dr. Flemming before marrying Gerald "Jerry" Bowen. Together...
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...