Obituaries
Marie A. Ness
Feb 12, 2014
Marie A. Ness, age 44, of Rochester, formerly of Pine Island, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born on October 24, 1969, in Rochester, to Miller and Lorraine (nee Wegman) Ness. Marie attended Pine Island High School. She worked at Ability Building Center working at various...
Berdell E. Eastlund
Feb 11, 2014
Berdell Elaine Eastlund, 87, of Red Wing, died Tuesday Feb 11 at home, after a brief battle with cancer. Berdell was born October 23, 1926 in Goodhue to Theodore and Mildred (Oelkers) Zemke, as the first of seven children. The family lived above the abandoned General Store in White Willow. She attended High School for one year in Goodhue and...
Terri Ann Bremer
Feb 10, 2014
Terri Ann (Nelson) Bremer, 63, of Rochester, formerly of Red Wing, passed away February 10, 2014 in Rochester from a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born November 25, 1950 in Duluth to Dean and Olive (Stocke) Nelson. She attended Denfeld High School. Terri was a loving part of our family. She is survived by her parents,...
John F. Kenworthy
Feb 10, 2014
John F. Kenworthy, age 55, of Pine Island, died on Monday, February 10, 2014 as a result of a motor vehicle accident southeast of Rochester. He was born on December 31, 1958, in Waterveliet, MI, to Forest and Lynne (nee Johnson) Kenworthy. John graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1977. He lived in Arizona for a short period of...
Juanita Belle Nicholas
Feb 10, 2014
Juanita Belle Matthews was born October 3, 1919 in the Borough of New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter and fifth child of Clarence and Laura Matthews. She married Thaddeus Collins Nicholas in 1943. Juanita spent most of her married life in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from college in Minneapolis and worked for the Minneapolis Public School System...
Syvilla Bloom
Feb 8, 2014
Syvilla Ann Bloom, 83, of Red Wing, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at the Seminary Home. She was born April 29, 1930, in Red Wing, to Frederick and Bertha (Greeley) Nelson. She grew up in the Trimbelle, Wisconsin area and attended rural schools there. On July 25, 1953, she was united in marriage to William Miller and they lived in...
Irene Cowden
Feb 6, 2014
PINE ISLAND - Irene Cowden, age 86, of Pine Island, MN, died Thursday (Feb. 6, 2014) at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, Methodist Campus. Irene Agnes Dodge was born July 15, 1927 in Rochester to Robert and Lucille (Morris) Dodge. She was raised in Rochester and graduated from Rochester High School in 1944. She then earned an associate degree in...
Pauline M. Hammes
Feb 6, 2014
Pauline M. Hammes, age 81, of Zumbrota, died on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Zumbrota Health Services. She was born on June 14, 1932, in Milton Township, Dodge County, to Leo and Bertha (nee Berg) Kundert. Pauline grew up in Pine Island and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1950. On June 28, 1952 she married Richard Hammes...
Jeff Freund
Feb 5, 2014
Jeffrey Paul Freund, 59, of Red Wing, died, February 5, 2014, at home surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer. He was born January 17, 1955, in Sheboygan, Wis. to Ervin and Florence (Sagstetter) Freund. His family moved to Plum City when he was two years old and he attended school there. He graduated in 1973 from Plum...
Jeff Lynn Oskey
Feb 5, 2014
Jeffrey Lynn Oskey, age 61, of Hager City, WI died Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at his home. He was born on January 28, 1953, in Red Wing, MN to Warren and Beth (Feldman) Oskey. He spent his childhood in Isle and Stanley, MN for a few years before moving back to Red Wing when he was seven years old. Jeff...
Virginia L. Jackson
Feb 4, 2014
Virginia L. Jackson, age 66, of Zumbrota died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Pastor Eric Westlake officiating. Burial will be at a later date. The visitation will...
Victoria C. McCarthy
Feb 4, 2014
Victoria C. McCarthy, age 90 of Wanamingo died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Pine Haven Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 7, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Dale Lutheran Church with Pastor Heather Culuris officiating. A luncheon will follow the service. Victoria donated her body to the Mayo Clinic for research. Victoria Claire...

Joseph James Militello
Feb 3, 2014
Obituary is pending. Services will take place in Buffalo, New York.
Gladys Lane
Feb 3, 2014
Gladys E. Lane, age 92, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away February 3, 2014, at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, KS. Gladys was born March 14, 1921, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Inga (Larson) Severson. She grew up and graduated from high school in Red Wing, MN graduating with the class of 1938. For over 20 years...
Kelly Dean Johnson
Feb 3, 2014
Kelly Dean Johnson, 21, of Arcadia, Wis., died Monday, February 3, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Wabasha. He was born on July 2, 1992 in Red Wing to Bridget Johnson and Chris Earney. He attended school in Red Wing and Ellsworth, Wis. He worked many jobs, most recently, at Ashley Furniture. He enjoyed hunting, motocross, dirt biking, loud music...
Burnette Lynn Dressen
Feb 2, 2014
Burnette Lynn Dressen, 73, of Red Wing, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born July 5, 1940, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, to Emil and Flossie (Cabot) Nissalke. She graduated from high school in LaCrosse and went on to attend nurse's training school in Red Wing, receiving her LPN degree. In November of 1959, she...
Norbert Benjamin Fricke
Feb 1, 2014
Norbert "Norbie" Benjamin Fricke of Millville, passed away February 1, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Rochester, he was 80 years old. Norbie was born in Wabasha County on May 18, 1933, to Henry Fricke and Norma (Giese) Fricke. He attended the Bremen one room country school from 1939 - 1947 and finished his education at Plainview High School,...
Kenneth Lee Quiring
Jan 31, 2014
Kenneth Quiring, age 74, of Zumbrota, passed from this life on Friday, January 31, 2014. Ken was born on October 5, 1939, in Mountain Lake, MN to Edward and Almada (nee Peters) Quiring. He was the eldest of 4 children. Ken attended Mt. Lake High School where he excelled at basketball and football. He graduated in 1957 and although raised...

Frank C. Fulton
Jan 30, 2014
Frank C. Fulton, 88, of Red Wing, died January 30, 2014, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born February 10, 1925 in Orion Township on a farm in Chatfield to Frank and Nellie (Oliver) Fulton. He attended rural school in Chatfield. In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Aleutian Islands with the 11th Air...
Marna E. Walker
Jan 30, 2014
Marna Eulalie Walker, age 86, of Zumbrota, died on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at her home. She was born on June 27, 1927 in Kenyon, MN to Carl and Adel (Bakken) Bestul. Marna attended country school District 51, and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1945. She was employed as a secretary for the Dennison Elevator until her marriage to...