Obituaries
Margaret C. Dabill
Sep 15, 2013
Margaret Dabill, 96, of Red Wing, died September 15, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park Care Center. She was born March 17, 1917 in Starbuck, Minnesota to Emil and Bertha (Barsness) Erickson. She married Everett Dabill in 1935. They owned a sawmill and farmed in Pine River, Minnesota. Everett died in 1989. In 1994 Margaret moved to Red Wing and...
Kora Eileen Knowlton
Sep 14, 2013
A funeral service for Kora Knowlton will be held Thursday September 19th at 1:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. The Reverend William Otte will officiate. Burial, on Friday, will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mrs. Knowlton, 92, of Rochester died Saturday September 14, 2013 at Cottagewood in Rochester. Kora Eileen Anderson was born June 29,...
John "Jack" Edward Byrne
Sep 13, 2013
John "Jack" Edward Byrne, 92, of Red Wing, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Seminary Home. He was born February 9, 1921 in Park Falls, Wis. the only child of Edward and Kathyrn (Sullivan) Byrne. At age two he and his family moved to Minneapolis. He graduated from DeLaSalle High School. He then worked at Wheeling Corrugated for a...
Loren Charles Franks
Sep 11, 2013
Loren Charles Franks, III, 60, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home in Red Wing. Loren was born on June 20, 1953 in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and was an avid outdoorsman. He loved rock hunting, animals, and cooking, but not as much as hiking in the woods, hunting and fishing....
Shirley "Pete" Peterson
Sep 10, 2013
Shirley J. (Pete) Peterson, 87, of Rochester passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Pete was born September 7, 1926 in Skyberg, Minnesota, the son of John and Annetta Peterson. He served in the Air Force in World War II in Okinawa and Misawa Air Force Base in Japan. He married Carol Jean Steege on November 10, 1951...
James Patrick Williams
Sep 10, 2013
James Patrick Williams, 71, of Farmington, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Seminary Home in Red Wing. He was born October 18, 1941 in Minneapolis to Richard and Mary (Gurtek) Williams. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Leonard Lamphire and he farmed for a number of years. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958 where he...
Helen L. Torkelson
Sep 10, 2013
Helen L. Torkelson, age 91, of Zumbrota, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Zumbrota Health Services. She was born on June 20, 1922, in Minneola Township, Goodhue County, to Martin and Lizbeth (Bremseth) Nygren. Helen was baptized and confirmed at United Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. She attended country school and graduated from Zumbrota High School. Helen worked at several...
Donna Mae Kirtz
Sep 10, 2013
Donna Mae "Mickey" Kirtz, age 82 of Lake City passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Care Center at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City. Donna was born January 16, 1931 in Lake City, MN, to George & Emma (Dammann) Kirkwood. She grew up in Lake City and attended school at St. John's Lutheran. She married Alvin Kirtz...
Frieda W. Williamson
Sep 9, 2013
Frieda W. Williamson age 89 of Zumbrota, formerly of Mazeppa died on Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday for one...
Rachel Elizabeth Stori
Sep 8, 2013
Rachel Elizabeth Stori, age 30, of Lake City, died of cystic fibrosis Sunday, September 08, 2013 at the Fairview University Medical Center. She was born July 19, 1983 in Winona, MN to Mike and Mary (Rainwater) Stori. She graduated from Mankato West High School in 2002. While in high school, Rachel developed a passion for learning German and eventually spent...
William Orville Owen
Sep 5, 2013
William Orville Owen, 61, of Red Wing, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born August 8, 1951 in Red Wing to Lou and Irene (Owen) Gibson. He grew up in California where he also attended school. After graduation he moved to Minneapolis and attended Minneapolis Community College. Later he enlisted in the U.S....
Keith Eugene Nickelsen
Sep 4, 2013
Keith Eugene Nickelsen, 58 of Bay City, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 25, 1955 in Eyota, MN to Wallace and Esther Nickelsen. He grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lake City High School in 1973. He worked for Di-Acro in Lake City until their closure and then drove...
Curtis Henry Dille
Sep 4, 2013
Curtis Henry Dille, 65, of Red Wing, died September 4, 2013 at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester. He was born October 20, 1947 in Red Wing to Ralph and Lillian (Benitt) Dille. He grew up in Hay Creek and graduated from Red Wing High School. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. National Guard. After he was honorably discharged he...
Duane Ahti Karjala
Sep 2, 2013
Duane Ahti Karjala, 65, of Red Wing, passed away Monday, September 2, 2013. He was born June 20, 1948 in Manistee, Michigan to Dr. Ahti and Selma (Lantto) Karjala. Duane was married to Mary Beach in 1969 and graduated from Michigan Technical University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1972. Duane served four years in the U.S. Air Force...
John C. Burfeind
Sep 1, 2013
John C. Burfeind, age 57, of Winona formerly of Rural Lake City, died unexpectedly on September 1, 2013 at his home in Winona. He was born on January 22, 1956 in Lake City, MN to Gerald Burfeind and Mary Ann (Banitt) Burfeind. John was a member of St Peter's Lutheran Church of Belvidere. John attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church Parochial...
Virgil Frederick Eckhoff
Aug 31, 2013
Virgil Frederick Eckhoff, 92, of Red Wing, died August 31, 2013 at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona. He was born February 22, 1921 to Frederick and Mathilda (Schroeder) Eckhoff in Wells Creek, Goodhue County. He attended rural schools in Wells Creek before serving in the U.S. Army from 1942 until he was honorably discharged in 1945. On September 18,...
Dorothy M Karlen
Aug 30, 2013
Dorothy M. Karlen, age 93, of Pine Island, died on Friday, August 30, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi - Park in Red Wing. She was born on October 16, 1919, in Milton Township, Dodge County, to Adolph and Eva Mae (Elias) Schletty. Dorothy grew up in Milton Township and attended rural school there. She worked at MC Lawlers, Pine...
Karen Lee DeBauche
Aug 30, 2013
Karen Lee DeBauche, 67, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Red Wing. She was born on August 12, 1946 in Bloomington, Illinois to John and Lucille (Myers) DeBauche. She moved to Red Wing and on May 8, 1965, she married Vernon Endresen and they later divorced. She worked at various places in...
Eugene Paul Bradt
Aug 29, 2013
Eugene Paul Bradt, 76, of Red Wing and formerly of Roseville, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born on June 7, 1937, in Hastings to Robert and Lucille (Niederkorn) Bradt, later moving to Duluth where he graduated from Denfeld High School in 1955....
Arnold Jerome Broin
Aug 27, 2013
Arnold Jerome Broin, 91, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Three Links Reflections in Northfield. He was born February 21, 1922 in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County to John and Anna (Kvittem) Broin. He attended Skyberg rural schools. He farmed for several years before being drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII. He served from 1944 until...
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