Obituaries
Leora Emma Marie Reese
Aug 7, 2013
Leora Emma Marie Reese, nee: Born, 82, of Goodhue, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She was born on February 15, 1931 in Belle Creek Township to Arthur and Ella (Kempf) Born. She was baptized March 1, 1931 at Minneola Lutheran Church. She was also confirmed at Minneola Lutheran Church on February 2, 1945. On September...
Dean L. Day
Aug 7, 2013
Dean L. Day, age 83 of Pine Island, formerly of Rochester died on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. The funeral service will be held on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Pastor Rick Ormsby officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery....
Allen Everette Jorgensen
Aug 4, 2013
A graveside service for Allen Jorgensen will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday August 8th at the Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson. The Rev. Deb Walkes will officiate. Mr. Jorgensen, 78, a resident of the Stewartville Care Center, and a former Rochester resident, died Sunday August 4, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Allen Everette Jorgensen was born February 19,...
Morris G Meincke
Aug 4, 2013
Morris G. Meincke age 85 of Lake City passed away Sunday, August 4th, 2013 at his home. Morris was born November 6, 1927 in Mt Pleasant Twp. in Wabasha County to John & Geraldine (Meyer) Meincke. Morris grew up on the family farm in Mt. Pleasant Twp and attended school in Goodhue and Lake City. Morris married Arlis Thomforde September...
Delores Ann Kepp
Aug 3, 2013
Delores A. Kepp, age 90, passed away on August 3, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, as well as her husband, Wesley Kepp. She is survived by her five daughters, Lynette Kepp, Kay (John) Reis, Janelle (Mark) Jenkins, Mary Jo Mestad, Kim (Gary) Betcher, and stepson, Terry Kepp; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was...
Charles C. Stromgren
Aug 1, 2013
Charles C. Stromgren, age 78, of Lake City, died on August 1, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth's Health Care Center in Wabasha, Minnesota. He was born on July 9, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa to Charles O. and Hazel (Grace) Stromgren. He grew up in Waterloo, IA and the family then moved to Sumner, IA. Charles married Mary Bruce on June...
Lucille Ann Kingsbury
Jul 31, 2013
Lucille Anna Kingsbury, age 90, of Red Wing finished her life's journey on July 31, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park Villa. Her four daughters were with her in her final hours and she is now with her loving husband B.B. "Bud" Kingsbury in heaven. Lucy was born April 4, 1923 in Red Wing and grew up on her parents'...
Joan "Hap" Bergwall
Jul 30, 2013
Joan "Hap" Bergwall, 92, died July 30, 2013 at her home in Red Wing, MN. She was the firstborn to Fred and Rae (Constance) Hays and grew up in Lamar, MO, a small town near the Arkansas border. After graduating high school in 1939, she obtained her nursing certificate and worked at Kansas City General Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Soon...
Randall N. Peterson
Jul 29, 2013
Randall Norman Peterson, 69, of Bay City, died Monday, July 29, 2013 surrounded by his family at Valentines in Red Wing. He was born March 19, 1944 in Red Wing, the son of Norman and Ione (Lynner) Peterson. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1962. He married Jonette Blomquist in 1973, they lived in the Bay City area and...
Louis E. Erie
Jul 29, 2013
Louis Eugene Erie, Sr., 91, of Red Wing, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital. He was born on July 2, 1922, in Wanamingo to Jens and Olava (Finnie) Erie. He attended schools in Wanamingo. During World War II he served in the US Army Air Force from 1942-1946 where he was stationed in New Guinea...
Alfred Werner Tomhave
Jul 28, 2013
Alfred Werner Tomhave, 93, of Red Wing died July 28, 2013 at his home at Deer Crest. He was born December 28, 1919 in Frontenac, MN to John and Ella (Vagts) Tomhave. He attended rural schools in Frontenac and Hager City, WI. After school, he worked on his family's farm and delivered milk around the area. In 1940, he joined...
Jean Schwanbeck
Jul 28, 2013
Jean Schwanbeck, 73, of Red Wing died July 28, 2013 at the Red Wing Health Center. A graveside service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Joachim Catholic Cemetery in Plainview, Minn. Service
AUG 13. 10:00 AM (CDT)
Joachim Catholic Cemetery Plainview, MN
Maxine LaVonne Morgan
Jul 25, 2013
Maxine LaVonne Morgan, 84, formerly of Red Wing, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a hospice home in Brooklyn Park, MN. She was born on July 14, 1929 in Plum City, WI, to Howard and Evelyn (Johnson) Pearson. She graduated high school from Maiden Rock and earned her Bachelor's Degree at River Falls, WI. On June 18, 1955, Maxine married...
Marten E. Dirks
Jul 25, 2013
Marten E. Dirks age 47 of Rochester passed away July 25, 2013 at REM Home at Northern Hills in Rochester. Marten was born October 28, 1965 in Houston, TX to Arnold & Etta Mae (Polzin) Dirks. He grew up in Houston and attended Worthington, High School. In 1988 he moved to Rochester, MN. He was employed by ABC and worked...
Robert James Murphy
Jul 25, 2013
Robert James Murphy, 84 of Lake City, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City. He was born January 3, 1929 in Wabasha, Minnesota, son of Martin and Marie Theresa (Gludt) Murphy. He grew up and attended his schooling in the Conception area where he worked on the family farm. He joined the Army...

David L. Tri
Jul 25, 2013
David L. Tri, age 64, of Zumbrota, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Michael Henry Szymanski
Jul 24, 2013
Michael Henry Szymanski, 49, of Red Wing died July 24, 2013 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born December 10, 1963 to Henry and Virginia (Vasques) Szymanski in Sycamore, Ill. He graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Illinois and went onto attend Whitewater University in Wis. before transferring to the University of Wyoming in Laramie,...
Gerald Anton Burfeind
Jul 24, 2013
Gerald Anton Burfeind, age 88, of Rural Lake City, died on July 24, 2013 at the Lake City Care Center where he had spent the last seven months. He was born on December 11, 1924 at home in Belvidere Township to Henry Burfeind and Margaret (Prigge) Burfeind. Gerald was confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Belvidere in 1938, and also...
LuRene Frances Wendler
Jul 24, 2013
LuRene F. Wendler, 91, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Survived by daughters, Kathleen Wendler of Denver, Colorado and Shelley (David Burns) Wendler of Oakdale, Minnesota; brother, Ronald (Marion) Tesdall of Red Wing; sister, Vicki (David) Lindrew of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, William; grandsons, William and Thomas and sisters, Ardis...
David Robert Meincke
Jul 24, 2013
David Robert Meincke, age 70, of Lake City lost his courageous battle with ALS, Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at his home in Lake City, MN. David was born May 10, 1943, son of Robert and Verona Meincke, in Red Wing, Minnesota. He grew up in the rural Red Wing area. David graduated from Goodhue High School in 1961. He farmed...