Obituaries
Ionne G. O'Connors
Apr 9, 2016
Ionne Geneva (Anderson) O'Connors died at the Rehabilitation Center in Allison, Iowa, on April 9, 2016, at the age of 99. She was born in Hantho Township, rural Louisburg, Minnesota, on September 10, 1916, to Gunder and Ina (Benson) Anderson. She graduated from Appleton High School. She married Ralph J. O'Connors in 1942 in Appleton, Minnesota. They had two children,...
Ardelle M. Dohrn
Apr 7, 2016
Ardelle Marie Dohrn, age 71, of Lake City passed away Thursday, April 07, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN after a six-year battle with cancer. She was born on September 4, 1944 to Edward and Bernice (Danckwart) Witt in Lake City, MN. Ardelle married Vernon Dohrn on March 3, 1962 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City....
Robert "Bob" Richmond
Apr 5, 2016
Robert "Bob" Irl Richmond, 82, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born February 10, 1934, in Rochester, to Irl and Leona Richmond. Bob was happiest when he was sitting outside smoking his pipe and spending time with his cat. He loved music and had a vast collection of records that...
Orlin O. Zillgitt
Apr 5, 2016
Orlin O. Zillgitt, age 92, of Lake City passed away Tuesday, April 05, 2016 at Lake City Care Center. He was born on July 5, 1923 in Lake Township to Otto and Rose (Henn) Zillgitt. He was baptized on July 29, 1923 and confirmed in May 1936. He grew up in Lake Township where he attended rural and parochial schools....
Janet E. Rowse
Apr 5, 2016
Rochester- Janet E. Rowse, age 76, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN. Janet was born September 2, 1939 in Helena, MT to Henry and Juliet (Sjorli) Spooner. She was raised predominately in Pasco, Washington and after graduating high school from Pasco High School she attended Eastern Washington State University obtaining a Bachelor...
Ruth A. Witt
Apr 3, 2016
Ruth A. Witt, 84, of Red Wing, formerly of Rochester, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at her home. She was born June 14, 1931 in Cummingsville, Minnesota and grew up and attended schools in the Rochester area. She married Richard Campion in 1951 and they later divorced. In September of 1971 she married Robert...
Jeanette Loretta Linder
Apr 2, 2016
Jeanette Loretta Linder, 83, of Ellsworth died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Ellsworth Care Center. She was born April 16, 1932 in Troy Township to Alfred and Nellie (Gibbs) Hobbs. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse in Trimbelle Township. On November 20, 1954 she married Edgar Linder at the Church of St. Joseph in Red Wing. They...
Sheila R. Olson
Mar 31, 2016
Sheila Rae Olson, 68, of Red Wing, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at her home. She was born May 28, 1947, in Red Wing, to Raymond and Leona (Robeck) Olson. She attended school at the Villa Maria in Frontenac and graduated in 1965. She worked as an underwriter for Citizen's Security in Red Wing and after its closing, moved to...
Clinton C. Larson
Mar 30, 2016
Clinton Clifford Larson, 49, of Durand, Wisconsin, formerly of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home. He was born August 10, 1966, in Red Wing to Robert and Judith (Lane) Larson and attended school in Red Wing. He worked and lived in different areas, spending some time in New Mexico, prior to returning to the Midwest, currently...
Curtis Lawrence LaMont
Mar 30, 2016
Curtis Lawrence LaMont, 82, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home. He was born December 15, 1933 in Elysian Township, LeSueur County, Minnesota to Lawrence and Lucile (Sperl) Lamont. He grew up in Elysian and attended country school there. He attended Waterville High School and went on to receive his teaching degree from Mankato State University....
Garrison Duane Tienter
Mar 29, 2016
ROCHESTER - Garrison Duane Tienter, age 81, of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Garrison was born on January 19, 1935 at his grandparent's farm in Forestville Township, in Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was raised by his grandparents Ben and Gertrude Tienter. He attended Stone School for the first...
Dorothy White
Mar 29, 2016
Dorothy White, 87, of Lake City passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital. She was born November 9, 1928 in Holtville, Imperial Co. CA to Aylmer and Hazel Nichols. She grew up in Chula Vista, CA. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1945. Dorothy married James Calvin White on August 13, 1946 in...
Philip C. Litterer
Mar 28, 2016
Philip "Poppy" Clarence Litterer, 74, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 28, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born April 12, 1941 in Danville, Pennsylvania to Norman and Martha (Raup) Litterer. He grew up on the family farm in Danville and played football in high school there. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from...
Elizabeth "Bette" Lentsch
Mar 28, 2016
Elizabeth "Bette" Lentsch, age 81, of Red Wing, formerly of St. Paul, passed away at home on March 28. She is survived by her loving partner, James Sherman, her four children, Thom (Kathy) Henninger, Tamara Doory, Louis (Jean) Lentsch and Monica Kelly, sisters Barbara (Bill) Schwartz and Sheila Ament, six grandchildren (Gus, Ehren, Meara, Peter, Chloe and Carson) and two...
Kristin Kimberly Albers
Mar 27, 2016
Kristin Kimberly Albers, 34, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home. She was born June 12, 1981, in Seoul, South Korea and was adopted by Gary and Jane (Kuhfuss) Albers at the age of six months, and was brought to her new home and family in Red Wing, Minnesota. She graduated from Red Wing...
Marilyn Carol Lewis
Mar 26, 2016
The memorial service for Marilyn Carol Lewis will be 2:30 PM Thursday, March 31, at the United Methodist Church in Stewartville. The Rev. Wane Souhrada will officiate. Mrs. Lewis, 81, died peacefully with her family around her at The Neighbors of Dunn County Memory Care facility in Menomonie, Wisconsin on Saturday March 26, 2016. She had resided there for almost...
Richard Allen Safe
Mar 26, 2016
Richard Allen Safe, 69, of Welch, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family and his loving dog, Kassie. He was born on November 14, 1946 in Red Wing to Glen and Elsie (Nash) Safe. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1965. For six years he served in the Army National Guard. On...
Dale "Woody" Richard Wood
Mar 25, 2016
Obituary Notice Dale Wood Dale Richard Wood, known to most as Woody, age 63 of Lake City died Friday, March 25, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 17, 1952 in Austin, MN to Richard and Violet (Malchow) Wood. He grew up in Austin and graduated high school from there. In December of 1970 he enlisted in the U.S....
Ronald Hove
Mar 24, 2016
Ronald "Ron" Eugene Hove, 79, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home. He was born August 4, 1936 in Austin, Minnesota to Julius and Esther (Hammond) Hove. After attending schools in Austin, he enlisted and served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1957. He then moved to...
Joan Elizabeth Knowlton
Mar 24, 2016
Obituary Notice Joan E. Knowlton Joan Elizabeth Knowlton, age 86, of Red Wing, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the St. Crispin Living Community - Seminary Home. She was born February 1, 1930 in Red Wing to Frank and Hazel (Leeson) Ladner. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from high school there. On March 26, 1949 she married...


