Obituaries
Kermit David Voy
Mar 18, 2014
Kermit David Voy, 83, of Rochester passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at his Madonna Towers home surrounded by his family. A son of David and Alice (Stauffacher) Voy, Kermit was born near Ackley, Iowa on October 16, 1930. He grew up on the family farm, and graduated from Sheffield High School in 1950. He was a graduate of the...
Janet Rose Bade
Mar 18, 2014
Janet R. Bade age 61 of Frontenac, passed away March 18, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Janet was born June 21, 1952 in Algona, IA to Paul & Julia (Doocy) Miller. In 1971 Janet graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City. Janet married Donald Bade May 21, 1977 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City. They...
Clarence Kirchner
Mar 18, 2014
Clarence Albert Kirchner, 78 of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at his home. He was born at home on September 27, 1935 in Big River, Wisconsin, son of Ernest Louis and Wilhelmina Mae (Johnson) Kirchner. He was born and raised on the family farm, attending Big River Schools. He entered the Navy August 3, 1953, serving until his...
Timothy Matthew Seely
Mar 17, 2014
Timothy M. Seely, age 55 of Lake City, passed away March 17, 2014 at his home. Timothy was born September 1, 1958 in Wheeling, West Virginia to Philip and Elizabeth (Smith) Seely. He spent much of his childhood moving around the country, mainly Hawaii. He graduated from high school in Mason City, Iowa. On Jan 5, 1976, Tim entered the...
Karen Halvorson
Mar 16, 2014
Karen Joan Halvorson (Trygstad), 66, of Green Valley, Arizona, formerly of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, AZ. She was born on August 24, 1947, in Bremerton, Washington, to Gordon and Jean Trygstad. She grew up in Canby, Oregon where her father was a pastor at Zoar Lutheran Church. Early in...
Verna E. Jackson
Mar 16, 2014
Verna E. Jackson, age 89, of Zumbrota died on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor John Torris Lohre and Pastor Kip Groettum co-officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery....
Lillian Lawrence
Mar 15, 2014
Lillian Anderson Lawrence, of Red Wing, died peacefully at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park on March 15, 2014. She was 97 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings as well as her devoted husband, Alton "Tony" Lawrence and her youngest son Jay Alton Lawrence. Surviving Lillian is her eldest son Stephen Allen Lawrence (Marilyn), her only...
Amanda C. Laue
Mar 14, 2014
Amanda C. Laue, age 99, of Pine Island, died on Friday, March 14, 2014 at Pine Haven Care Center. She was born on March 1, 1915, in Forestville Township, Fillmore County, to Otto and Amanda (nee Affeldt) Meyer. Amanda attended St. John's Parochial School in Wykoff. On November 10, 1931 she married Richard Zwart in Greenleafton. She was a homemaker...
James Milton Eggenberger
Mar 14, 2014
James Milton Eggenberger, age 51 of Oronoco passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer at his home in Oronoco surrounded by his family. He was born on May 17, 1962 in Lake City to Milton and Karron (Albrecht) Eggenberger. He grew up in the Lake City area. He attended Lincoln High School in Lake City....
Lloyd L. Wright
Mar 13, 2014
Lloyd Leslie Wright, 87, of Red Wing, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home at Potter Ridge. He was born on December 10, 1926 in Baldwin, Wisconsin to Leslie and Benora (Ramlet) Wright. He graduated from Baldwin High School in 1944 and then served in the US Navy during World War II as a Corpsman, from December 1944 to...
Donald John Wees
Mar 13, 2014
Donald J. Wees, age 77, of Rochester died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home. Donald John Wees was born May 17, 1936 in Omaha, NE to Joseph and Julia (Mruz) Wees. He was raised in Omaha and attended St. Francis School and Creighton Prep School before attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he earned a degree in...
Donald H. Heins
Mar 13, 2014
Donald Henry Claus Heins, 88, of Red Wing, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Seminary Home. He was born November 10, 1925 in Lake City to Claus and Louise (Tombarge) Heins. He attended parochial school there. After school, he worked on his family's farm. In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during WWII until he was...
Orville A. Lubahn
Mar 13, 2014
Orville A. Lubahn, age 91, of Oronoco, was called home on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 24, 1922, in Olmsted County, to William and Clara (nee Koenig) Lubahn. Orville attended school in Oronoco. On October 23, 1942 he entered the U.S. Army, served during World War II in the...
Edward J. Moline
Mar 12, 2014
MOLINE, EDWARD ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Funeral services for Edward ‘Ed' Moline will be held Wednesday March 19th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend William Meiers will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Mr. Moline, 93, of Rochester, died Wednesday March 12, 2014 at Cottagewood in Rochester. Edward James Moline was born April...
Elizabeth Ann Bollman
Mar 11, 2014
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Bollman, age 88, of Rochester, died Tuesday (Mar. 11, 2014) at her home, Shorewood Place, in Rochester. Elizabeth Ann Wooldridge was born June 19, 1925 in Rochester to C.H. and Gertrude (Kiefer) Wooldridge. Betty graduated from Stewartville High School in 1943 where she was involved in sports, band, and choir, and where she was honored for perfect...
Loretta Dora Todd
Mar 10, 2014
Loretta Dora Todd, 93, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Seminary Home. She was born March 21, 1920, in Hannover, Germany to Hermann and Dorothee (Stender) Sternberg. In 1928, she and her mother immigrated to the United States and they lived in Chicago, where she graduated from Lakeview High School in 1938. Following high school, she...
Barbara Ann Sanford
Mar 10, 2014
Barbara Ann Sanford, 65, of Welch, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 6, 1948, in Hastings, to Floyd and Dora (Furney) Soderquist. She attended schools in Hastings and on April 8, 1965, she married Ronald Sanford. They lived in Hastings and Illinois before settling near Welch. She worked at...
Harry A. Oelkers
Mar 10, 2014
Harry "Hap" Albert Oelkers, 89, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at St. Brigid's at Hi Park. He was born October 23, 1924, in Hay Creek Township to John and Emma (Boatman) Oelkers. He attended rural school in Hay Creek and grew up working on the family farm. He was a lifelong farmer and in addition to maintaining...
Ernest "Ernie" John Bremer
Mar 5, 2014
Ernest "Ernie" John Bremer age 87 of Lake City passed away March 5, 2014 at Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital. Ernest was born January 23, 1927 in Lake City, MN to Henry & Martha (Ehlers) Bremer. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWll. He married Ruth (Meyer) Johnson on January 27, 1968 in South Dakota. The...
Edward Gerald Rutz
Mar 5, 2014
E.G. "Jerry" Rutz age 85 of Lake City passed away March 5, 2014 at St. Brigids at High Park in Red Wing. Jerry was born July 22, 1928 in Kellogg, MN to Edward and Elsie (Schumacher) Rutz. Jerry graduated from Lake City High School. He entered the Army in 1949 and served during the Korean War. Jerry was discharged in...
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