Obituaries
Charles Cordes
Mar 14, 2015
Charles "Chuck" "Old Man" Cordes, age 70, of Lake City passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 15, 1944 in Lake City to Norman and Mary (Frendt) Cordes. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1962 and went on to join the Army, where he served for three years. Chuck married Annette...
Gary Lyman Oberg
Mar 14, 2015
Gary Lyman Oberg, 58, of Hager City died on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on August 10, 1956 in Red Wing to Lyman and Virginia (Budenski) Oberg. He grew up in Hager City and attended schools in Ellsworth. For over forty years he drove truck, driving for Red Wing Pottery and Hager...
Margaret Byers
Mar 13, 2015
On Friday, March 13, 2015 Margaret Byers passed away at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. She had moved to Iowa in July 2014 to be closer to family. She was born August 30, 1925, in Cherry Valley, IL to Charles and Myrtle Hyland. She graduated from Rockford High School in 1942, moved to Chicago, IL. where she met...
Bruce Allen Banitt
Mar 12, 2015
Bruce A. Banitt, age 64, of Pine Island passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his home in rural Pine Island, surrounded by his family. Memorial services for Bruce will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Goodhue, Minnesota. Friends and family will gather at the church one hour prior to...
Dale H. Goplen
Mar 11, 2015
Dale H. Goplen age 73, of Zumbrota died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from injuries received in a tree trimming accident at his residence. The funeral service will be held on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Military honors provided...
Ralph Gordon Olson
Mar 11, 2015
Ralph G. Olson, age 86, of Red Wing, passed away on March 11, 2015. Preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Alice, and sisters Gladys Olson and Bernice Strandquist. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Pat; children, Karen Pirzadeh (Mehdi), Tom (Henresa), and Jon (Teddy); grandchildren, Sara Miller (Roy), Cameron, Nina, Angela, Sam, Isaac, and Sherwin;...
Cheryl Gustafson
Mar 11, 2015
Cheryl Ann Gustafson, 67, of Red Wing, Minn., passed away March 11, 2015 in her home amongst her loving family and beloved pets, Sox and Norrie. Cheryl fought a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 20, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa but eventually moved to New York, where she spent much of her younger years. While she was...
Bill Emmet Trainor
Mar 9, 2015
Bill Emmet Trainor, 70 of Red Wing, died Monday, March 9, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was diagnosed in 2003 with lung cancer that he overcame. He and his family were blessed with 12 more years before his cancer returned in June of 2014. He was born February 1, 1945 in Winona to James and...
Jeffrey David Evert
Mar 8, 2015
Jeffrey Evert unexpectedly passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at his home in Wanamingo, MN. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 13, at 7:00, at the Kenyon-Wanamingo High School in Kenyon, MN with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. A private funeral service will be held at a different time. Visitation will be held Friday, March 13th, from 4:00 to...
Lois Kathryn Larson
Mar 8, 2015
Heaven has been given a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Lois Kathryn Larson passed away peacefully Sunday March 8th in Harmony Minn. She was born August 16, 1927 to Anthony and Esther Johnson in Lanesboro, Minn. After receiving a two year teaching degree from Winona Teachers College she taught school in Harmony, MN. On October 11, 1947 she married...
Mary C. Holst
Mar 6, 2015
Mary Christine Holst, 78, of Red Wing, died Friday, March 6, 2015 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born August 9, 1936 in Pierce County, Wisconsin, to Harry and Irene (Owre) Cook. She grew up, attended school and lived in the Red Wing area her entire life. She was united in marriage to Carl H. Holst on February 23,...
Robert Bollum
Mar 6, 2015
Robert Bruce Bollum, 63, of Goodhue, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. He was born May 22, 1951 in Red Wing, to Orlyn and Ethel (Brinkman) Bollum. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1970 and then went on to take courses in welding at Red Wing Votech. He worked as a...
Robert Aime Fogg
Mar 6, 2015
Robert Aime Fogg, age 85, of Oronoco, died at his daughter's residence on Friday, March 6, 2015. Burial will take place at a later date in West Lebanon Cemetery, New Hampshire. Robert Aime Fogg was born on May 21, 1929 in Laconia, New Hampshire the son of Albert and Grace (Nadeau) Fogg. He attended school in the Laconia area. Robert...
D. Louise Bremer
Mar 4, 2015
D. Louise Bremer, age 75, of Rochester, passed away March 4, 2015 at the home she shared with her husband, Emery. Louise was born October 22, 1939 at her parents' home (Paul and Julia (Edwards) Merkle), in rural Ohio City, Ohio. Louise attended grade school and graduated from Willshire High School, in Willshire, Ohio. Louise then attended and graduated from...
Mary Lou Shanks
Mar 4, 2015
Mary Lou Shanks age 89, of Pine Island died on Wednesday, March 04, 2015 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Pastor Carolyn Westlake officiating. Inurnment will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Willis D. Diercks
Mar 4, 2015
Willis Diercks, resident of Red Wing, age 93, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at his home. He was born on February 5, 1922 to Kurt and Margaret (Reese) Diercks at Goodhue. He attended elementary and high school there. He served for six months in the CCC at Grand Marais and then worked for the Red Wing Sewer Pipe Company at...
Ronald Jay Bolinger
Mar 1, 2015
The funeral service for Ronald J. Bolinger will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 6th, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island, MN. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. The Reverend Kip Groettum will officiate. Burial will be in Franklin, MN on Saturday, March 7th at 1:00 p.m. He passed away at Seasons...
Joyce L. Hinrichs
Feb 28, 2015
Joyce Louise Hinrichs, 82, of Red Wing, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at her home, after having Parkinson's disease for 14 years. She was born on August 5, 1932, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Joseph and Louise (Albrecht) Weid. At a young age her family moved to Red Wing and she attended Red Wing Schools. On October 20, 1950, she...
Gene Robinson
Feb 28, 2015
Gene Dennis Robinson, 91, of Red Wing, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota, on May 12, 1923, to George and Clara Robinson. After graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1941, he went to California where he worked for the Lockheed Aircraft Company building fighter planes. When Pearl Harbor...
Gerald Allen Haugen
Feb 26, 2015
Funeral services for Gerald Haugen will be held Tuesday March 3rd at 11:00 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island. The Reverend Kip Groettum will officiate. Burial will follow at Pine Island Cemetery. Mr. Haugen, 69, of Pine Island, died unexpectedly at CJ Auto near Pine Island on Thursday February 26, 2015. Gerald Allen Haugen was born December...
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