Obituaries

Marjorie  Ann Wilson

Marjorie Ann Wilson

Feb 15, 2014

Funeral services for Marjorie Wilson will be held Wednesday February 19th at 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Her sons Gordon and Glenn Wilson will officiate, along with other family members. The visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, and burial will occur on Thursday February 20th at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Mrs....

Richard  Fredrick Dodge

Richard Fredrick Dodge

Feb 14, 2014

Richard Fredrick Dodge, 88, of Red Wing, died Friday, February 14, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 6, 1925 in Trimbelle Township to Fred and Edna (Lansing) Dodge. He attended Prescott high school and immediately following his graduation, joined the Navy. He served on the U.S.S. Columbia during WWII in the Pacific Theater. After...

Lydia  Anna Reese

Lydia Anna Reese

Feb 13, 2014

Lydia Anna Reese, died February 13, 2014 For nine months Lydia lived a vibrant life and developed a powerful relationship with her mother, father, and brothers. Sadly, when the time came for her to be born, the umbilical cord that had provided everything for her development burst a blood vessel and robbed her of her precious lifeblood before she was...

Donna  Mae Herron

Donna Mae Herron

Feb 13, 2014

Donna Mae Herron, Lake City, passed away February 13, 2014, at the age of 89. She was born in Lake City on June 5, 1924, the only child of Clarence & Mary (Roper) Buck. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. As a teenager she loved to roller skate at local rinks. She...

Marie  A. Ness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph James Militello

Feb 3, 2014

Obituary is pending. Services will take place in Buffalo, New York.

Gladys Lane

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

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

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...