Obituaries
Shirley Strand
Jan 14, 2014
Shirley Marion Strand, 88, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Hudson Hospital. She was born October 14, 1925 in Maiden Rock, Wis. to Easton and Maude (Kellogg) Hovde. She attended school in Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1942. She then moved back to Wisconsin. She married Roy V. Strand on March 18, 1944 and...
Marilynn Jane Erickson
Jan 12, 2014
Marilynn Jane Erickson, 66 a resident of the Red Wing Health Care Center passed away on January 12, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester of cardiac and respiratory complications which she had battled for several years. She was surrounded by her loving family. Marilynn was born on June 10, 1947 to Archie R. and Harriet M. (Haase) Erickson of...
Helen Cecelia Laughnan
Jan 12, 2014
Helen Cecelia Laughnan, 98 of Red Wing, died Sunday January 12, 2014 at the Seminary Home. She was born in Spring Valley, WI on June 23, 1915, the daughter of Michael and Cecelia Martin. Helen, the youngest of five children, grew up in Spring Valley and graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1934. She married Wilbur Allen Laughnan of...
Betty Jane Withers
Jan 11, 2014
Betty Jane "Betts" Withers, 92, died on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at the Seminary Home where she had been a resident for the past 5 years. Betts was born in Red Wing on Oct. 26, 1921 to Ruth (Hanson) and Dr. Clarence J. Maetzold. Her father had a dental practice in Lester Prairie, MN before relocating to Red Wing when...
Rosezella "Curly" Dressen
Jan 11, 2014
Rosezella "Curly" M. Dressen, 77, of Red Wing, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at St. Brigids at Hi Park. She was born March 28, 1936, in Tyler, Minnesota to Leo and Josephine (Krier) Dressen. They moved to the Red Wing area and she grew up on the family farm and attended country school near her home. Rosezella had helped care...
Clifford G. Grudem
Jan 7, 2014
Clifford G. Grudem, age 99, of Zumbrota died on Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at the Pine Haven Care Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014...
Sharon Allen
Jan 5, 2014
Sharon Louise Rose Allen, 69, of Bellechester, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 in her home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
Neil Kenneth Diercks
Jan 5, 2014
Neil Kenneth Diercks, 85, of Red Wing, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Seminary Home. He was born March 13, 1928 in Red Wing to Rudy and Verena (Voth) Diercks. He attended school in Red Wing, graduating early in the class of 1946. He then enlisted in the Marines. He was discharged December 1947 and then enlisted in the...
Russell Eugene Asper
Jan 3, 2014
Russell Eugene Asper, age 93, of Red Wing, died Jan. 3, 2014. Russell was born on Oct. 27, 1920 and grew up one of 11 siblings in rural South Dakota, leaving after 2 years of college to see more of the world. He got as far as Washington DC, where he was working for the FBI when the war broke...
Grace Charolette Finley
Jan 2, 2014
Grace Benson Finley, 99, died Thursday, January 2, 2014, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was preceded in death by husband, Willard Benson in 1965 and husband, Ralph Finley in 1999. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Gerald) Strom of Red Wing and Beverly (Robert) Spille of Arizona; 6 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be 11...
K. Isabelle Davis
Dec 30, 2013
K. Isabelle "Issy" Davis, 94, Red Wing, died peacefully Monday, December 30, 2013, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born May 6, 1919 in Thurston, Nebraska, the daughter of Horace and Josephine (Lewin) Walters. She graduated from High School in Thurston and attended Edward's Business College in Sioux City, IA. She married Eugene Davis on May 6, 1941 in...
Norman James Hemerick
Dec 30, 2013
Norman James Hemerick was born Nov. 16, 1951 in Watertown, MN to Ferdinand and Regina (Rose) Hemerick. He was raised in Watertown and graduated from high school there in 1969. He served in the U.S. Navy from June 1970 to Apr. 1973 as an aircraft mechanic, stationed in Guam. He married Deborah Aus on Feb. 24, 1973 in Watertown, they...
Harold "Harry" Orloske
Dec 30, 2013
Harold R. "Harry" Orloske, 69, Welch, died Monday, December 30, 2013, at Mayo Health Systems, Red Wing. He was born July 16, 1944 in St. Paul, MN, the son of Robert and Geneva (Robey) Orloske. He attended schools in Hastings and graduated from Harding High School in St. Paul in 1962. He attended the University of Minnesota for two years...
Rose Elvera Henrickson
Dec 30, 2013
Rose E. Henrickson, 94, of Red Wing, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born on August 18, 1919, in Vasa Township to Victor and Esther (Peterson) Holm. She was a 1936 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and retired after 33 years with Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. On November 28, 1970, she...
Patricia Ann Engh
Dec 29, 2013
Patricia Ann "Pat" Engh, age 84, of Rochester, died Sunday (Dec. 29, 2013) at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. Patricia Ann Wright was born Nov. 22, 1929 in North Platte, Nebraska to Herbert and Dorothy (Harris) Wright. She lived most of her early life in Lincoln, Nebraska where she graduated from high school and attended the University of Nebraska. She...
Richard Frederick Kunde
Dec 29, 2013
Richard Frederick Kunde, 52, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 29, 2013. He was born September 29, 1961, in Bitburg, Germany, to Richard, Sr. and Cathey (Jones) Kunde. His family moved to Victorville, California and then to Red Wing in 1964, where he graduated from Red Wing Central High School. For 23 years he worked at Merillat in...
Arline Schmidt
Dec 29, 2013
Arline Schmidt, 99, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Jones Harrison Nursing Home in Minneapolis. She was born November 29, 1914 to David and Cecelia Leverstrom. She attended Lake City Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1932. She attended "Miss Woods" Kindergarten Primary Training School in Minneapolis until 1934 and taught at Buffalo, MN until 1938 when...
Harold D. "Bud" Ames
Dec 28, 2013
Harold D. "Bud" Ames, age 95, of Rochester, died Saturday (Dec. 28, 2013) at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester. Born Oct. 11, 1918 in Johnson City, NY he was raised and graduated from high school there in 1937. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1941 to 1945 in the Pacific Theater including the battle of Guadalcanal, attaining...
John David Borgschatz
Dec 28, 2013
John David Borgschatz, 79, died from Parkinson's complications at Saint Mary's Hospital Saturday, December 28th, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born June 1st, 1934 to William and Emma Borgschatz and raised on the family farm in rural Goodhue County. He graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1952. He began working at IBM in 1958 and was drafted in...
Bertha Mae Neiderhauser
Dec 26, 2013
Bertha Mae Neiderhauser (Wurst), a loving and kind soul passed away December 26, 2013 at St. Brigid's of Hi Park in Red Wing. She was born April 6, 1918 at home in Oakwood Township near Plainview. Her parents were Clarence and Vivian (LaRock) Wurst. She attended country school District #43 at Plainview, through the 8th grade. They moved to Lake...
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