Obituaries
Arnold L. Tomforde
Apr 4, 2015
Arnold "Arnie" Leslie Tomforde went to his heavenly home on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Care Center in Lake City. Arnie was born on July 2, 1927, to Louis and Christena (Roschen) Tomforde at their home in rural Lake City. He attended St. John's Lutheran School and Lincoln High School in Lake City. On June...
Nikki A. Kreye
Apr 3, 2015
Nikki Ann Kreye, 34, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 3, 2015. She was born August 27, 1980, in Red Wing, to James and Kellee (Gilles) Kreye and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1998. She then attended SE Technical College and also worked there for a period of time. She had worked at various other jobs, including...
Marieta F. Frederick
Apr 2, 2015
Marieta Frances Churchward was born on July 22, 1926 in Dodge Center, MN to Niles and Mildred (nee Sperling) Churchward. She grew up in Dodge Center and graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1944. On January 6, 1945 she married Charles Frederick in Dodge Center. They lived in Seattle, WA while Charles served in the U.S. Navy. After his...
Marie Margaret Harris
Apr 1, 2015
Marie Harris, 92, of Rochester, and formerly of Tomah, Wisconsin, died Wednesday April 1, 2015 at Madonna Towers in Rochester. A memorial service for Marie will be held Saturday April 4th at 1:00 PM at the chapel at Madonna Towers in Rochester. Dr. Joe O'Toole will officiate. Burial of her cremated remains will occur at a later date at Oak...
Leland L. Lortscher
Mar 31, 2015
Leland L. Lortscher, 84, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at his home. He was born April 12, 1930, to Ervin and Elsie (French) Lortscher in Lake City. He grew up and attended school in Lake City, graduating in 1948. On April 7, 1951 he married Marlys Hattemer. Leland worked for Di-Acro and Canyon Equipment and was...
Victor J. Hoeft
Mar 30, 2015
Victor J. Hoeft age 67 of Lake City passed away March 30, 2015 at his home. Victor was born July 20, 1947 in Lake City, MN to Emery & Mary (Koch) Hoeft. He attended McCahill Institute in Lake City for elementary school and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1965. He then attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with...
Harlan Louis LeCuyer
Mar 30, 2015
Harlan L. LeCuyer, age 87 of Rochester, passed away at his home on Monday, March 30, 2015 after a prolonged illness. Harlan was born in Minneapolis on September 14, 1927 to Medrick and Mary (Welch) LeCuyer. At the age of 18, he joined the Army Air Corp and had a long career with the government, retiring as District Manager of...
Lawrence Joseph VanHavermaet
Mar 26, 2015
ROCHESTER - Lawrence "Larry" VanHavermaet, age 92, of Rochester, died Thursday, Mar. 26, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus. Lawrence Joseph VanHavermaet was born Aug. 29, 1922 in Kent, MN, the second child of Bernard and Susanna (May) VanHavermaet. He grew up on farms near Sauk Centre, MN. Larry served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1941 to...
Gerry "Boot" Butenhoff
Mar 26, 2015
Gerald Allen "Boot" Butenhoff, age 58, of Red Wing died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at this home. He was born on October 11, 1956 in Olivia, MN to Marlen and Marilyn (Carlson) Butenhoff. His family moved to Red Wing in 1966. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Olivia, MN and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church in Red...
Ione Hager
Mar 25, 2015
Ione Martha Hager, 81, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born on January 25, 1934, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to Martin and Martha (Boettcher) Wiebusch. She graduated from Red Wing Central High in 1951. She married Keith Hager, of Maiden Rock, Wisconsin on June 14, 1953, at St Peter's...
Neal H. Bremer
Mar 25, 2015
Neal H. Bremer, 78, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Rev. Kristen Schlauderaff officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at the Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March...
Florence Pirius
Mar 24, 2015
Florence Christine (Bergren) Pirius, age 92, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Seminary Home in Red Wing, MN. She was born to Olof Hugo and Anna (Gull) Bergren on the family farm in Goodhue Township on September 9th, 1922. She attended public schools in Goodhue Township and Goodhue, MN graduating high school in 1940. After working on the...
William E. Roach
Mar 24, 2015
William Edward Roach, 29, of Hastings, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Regina Hospital in Hastings surrounded by his family. He was born August 12, 1985 to Charles and Sally Roach in Fridley. He grew up and attended school in Hastings. An entrepreneur, in 2013, Bill opened Gamerheadz in Southdale Mall. He was a Timberwolves and Minnesota Twins fan and...
Lois Elizabeth Jones
Mar 23, 2015
Lois E. Jones age 92 of Lake City passed away Mach 23, 2015 at her home. Lois Elizabeth Waterbury was born in Wabasha, MN January 20, 1923 daughter of Warren and Chrissie Waterbury. Lois graduated from Wabasha High School in 1941. She then graduated from Miss Woods Teaching School in 1944. She married Roy Jones June 3, 1944 at the...
Joan L. Brown
Mar 22, 2015
Joan Lu Brown, 84, of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born January 1, 1931 to Leo and Helen (Ganssle) Roerig in Winnebago, Minn. She grew up and attended school there, graduating in 1949. After graduation she went to the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. On November 15, 1952...
Mary J Robertson
Mar 21, 2015
Mary Robertson, 85, of Red Wing and formerly of Minocqua, Wis., died Saturday March 21 at her residence at Deer Crest. Born Mary Joan Rowe on May 2, 1929, in Chicago to Royce and Marie (Jacobs) Rowe, she grew up in Wilmette, Ill., where she developed a lifelong love of music, the water and dogs. She attended Occidental College and...
Anthony J. Wedricka
Mar 21, 2015
Anthony J. Wedricka, 93, of Hager City, died Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Seminary Home in Red Wing. He was born November 20, 1921, in Featherstone Township, to Joseph and Eva Wedricka. He grew up and worked on the family farm before starting work at the SB Foot Tanning Company. He married Lois Jacques in 1938 and she died...
Erwin A. Scheffler
Mar 18, 2015
Erwin A. Scheffler age 90 of rural Cannon Falls died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Minneola Lutheran Church in rural Zumbrota with Reverend Hannah Bergstrom de Leon officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. The visitation will be on...
MaryAnn Hinck
Mar 18, 2015
MaryAnn Hinck, age 89, of Lake City, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on January 31, 1926, the daughter of Reinhart and Helen Miller. She grew up and went to school in Belvidere, then started working on the family farm. On March 5, 1943 she married Alfred...
Lyle Howard Chapin
Mar 18, 2015
Lyle Howard Chapin, age 82, of Merrifield., MN passed away March 18, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital-Mayo System in Rochester, MN. Lyle Howard Chapin was born in Richville, Minnesota on November 1, 1932 to Charles and Gladys (Whitney) Chapin. He grew up on a farm with his brother Ray and two sisters, Dona and Karen. He graduated from Perham High...
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