Obituaries
Daniel M Phillippi
Dec 10, 2013
Daniel Mark Phillippi, 70 of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of St. Paul, died December 10, 2013 at his home. He was born September 11, 1943 to Matthew and Helen (Sampson) Phillippi in St. Paul. He grew up there and attended St. Thomas Academy and later attended St. Thomas University. He joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Following...
Lorena Stemmann
Dec 10, 2013
Lorena Emma Clara Stemmann, age 98, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing. She was born on September 2, 1915, in Goodhue Township, to William and Mary (Reese) Vieths and was baptized the same day by Pastor Naumann. She attended St. John's Parochial School in Goodhue and was confirmed on June 2,...
Leland Wendell Bremer
Dec 9, 2013
Leland W. "Lee" Bremer, 91, of Rochester, died Monday (Dec. 9, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Leland Wendell Bremer was born Sept. 15, 1922 to Emil and Emma (Evenson) Bremer, on the family farm near Glenville, MN. He attended Glenville High School. Lee served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. On...
Margaret "Peggy" Jean Bissonette
Dec 9, 2013
Margaret J. "Peggy" Bissonette, 77, of Shorewood Place in Rochester, died Monday (Dec. 9, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Margaret Jean Hund was born May 17, 1936 in Mankato, MN to Harrison and Eloise (Mullen) Hund. She graduated from Mankato West High School in 1954. On Oct. 8, 1955 she married Bernard J. "Bernie" Bissonette in Mankato. The...

Marilyn Joan Molberg
Dec 8, 2013
Marilyn Joan Molberg, 84, of Red Wing died December 8, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born April 1, 1929 in Lund, Wis. to Emil and Helen (Larson) Maxe. She moved to Red Wing when she was in the first grade. In 1947 she graduated from Red Wing Central High School. She then worked for Red Wing Loan...
Bernilda Eileen Schwarz
Dec 7, 2013
A memorial service for Bernilda Schwarz will be held Thursday December 12th at 12:00 noon at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Ennichement, at a later date, will be at the columbarium of Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Mrs. Schwarz, 88, of Rochester, died Saturday December 7, 2013 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester, where she had recently been...
Rose Elinor Kispert
Dec 5, 2013
Rose E. Kispert, age 93, of Rochester, died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. She was born on November 7, 1920, on the family farm in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, to Theodore and Julia (Smith) Peterson. She attended country school and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1939. In 1940 Rose married Eldon "Tony" Kispert...
Dean Ordell Garness
Dec 5, 2013
Funeral services for Dean Garness will be held Monday December 9th at 10:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Maurice Hagen will officiate. Burial will follow at Big Canoe Cemetery in Northeastern Iowa near Highlandville at 2:00 PM. Mr. Garness, 67, of Red Wing, died surrounded by family on Thursday December 5, 2013 at Saint...
Carolyn "Kay" Piper
Dec 4, 2013
A memorial service for Carolyn "Kay" Piper will be held Monday December 9th at 3:00 PM at Bethany United Methodist Church in Rochester. The Reverend Joshua Doughty will officiate. Ennichement will follow at the chapel columbarium at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Piper, 77, of Rochester, died Wednesday December 4, 2013 at her home in Rochester. Carolyn Kay Hunsinger was born November...
Richard Lawrence Miller
Dec 2, 2013
Richard was born on February 3, 1929, in Oak Center, MN to Lawrence and Anetta (Nibbe) Miller. On March 7, 1929 he was baptized and on March 29, 1942 was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran - Lincoln in rural Lake City. He was a graduate of Lake City High School. On August 28, 1951 Richard entered the US Army. He served...
Jean Anne (Bird) Cook
Dec 2, 2013
Jean A. Cook (Bird), age 87, of Red Wing died Monday, December 2, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi Park. She was born October 12, 1926 in Minneapolis to Edgar and Madeline (Bjerke) Paulson. Jean attended high school in Caldonia, MN and also attended Hamline University. She moved to Red Wing with her family in 1945. Jean was employed for...
Arley Jerome Huber
Dec 2, 2013
Arley Jerome Huber, 91, of Red Wing, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Red Wing. He was born February 2, 1922, in Hartland Township, Wisconsin to Clarence and Stella (Schmidt) Huber and graduated from Ellsworth High School. He served in the US Navy from 1942-1948. On June 10, 1949, he was united in marriage to...
Delbert H. Breuer
Dec 2, 2013
Delbert Hilmere Breuer, 84, of Red Wing, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester. He was born November 14, 1929 in Red Wing to Armond and Mildred (Wiebusch) Breuer. He attended school in Welch. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1955. Following his discharge, he attended the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture. He...
Michael Joseph Conroy
Nov 28, 2013
Michael Joseph Conroy, 61, of Red Wing, died on Thursday, November 28, 2013, at his home. He was born on February 5, 1952, in Red Wing, to Joseph and Madelyn (Grant) Conroy. He grew up in Maiden Rock and later moved to Red Wing where he attended Central High School. On April 15, 1970, Mike began working at the Red...
Milo Richard Gilliland
Nov 27, 2013
Milo Richard Gilliland, 81 of Red Wing, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 26, 1931 in Bay City, Wisconsin, son of James M. and Wilma L. (Foster) Gilliland. He graduated from high school in Seattle, Washington. He returned to Bay City where he first met Ruth. On December 16,...
Walter L. Boyum
Nov 25, 2013
Walter L. Boyum, age 91, of Pine Island died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Rev. John Torris Lohre and Rev. Kip Groettum co-officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island...
Karen Lee DeLuca
Nov 25, 2013
Dr. Karen Lee DeLuca, 50, of Red Wing, died Monday, November 25, 2013, surrounded by loved ones, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on July 18, 1963, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Angelo and Linda (Anderson) DeLuca and graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1982. After two years at Itasca Community College, she attended University of...
Edwin Leofred Torkelson
Nov 24, 2013
Edwin Leofred Torkelson, age 95, of Kenyon, formerly of Zumbrota, died on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born on January 30, 1918, to Lars and Olava (Holmen) Torkelson. He attended Swenson School House in Wanamingo through the eighth grade. He was a lifelong farmer and began farming near his home. On May 2, 1942...
Beverly Samuelson
Nov 23, 2013
Beverly J. Samuelson, 75, of Hager City, Wisc. died November 23, 2013 at her home. She was born January 14, 1938 to Ted and Barbara (Smith) Mathews in Red Wing. She was named by her sister Margaret. She went to Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from Central High School in Red Wing. She then attended Mankato State College. On September...
Deane Alexander Haller
Nov 22, 2013
Deane Alexander Haller, age 93, of Red Wing, died at Valentine Senior Living Center in Red Wing, Minnesota on November 22, 2013. The son of Adolph and Della (née Rhoney) Haller, he was born on March 23, 1920 in Arnegard, North Dakota. He moved to Red Wing Minnesota with his family in 1922. He was educated in public schools there,...