Obituaries
Charles Thomas Knapp
May 3, 2013
Charles Thomas Knapp, 66, of Red Wing, MN, passed away on the Third Day of May, 2013. Charlie was born in Syracuse, NY on February 13, 1947. He graduated from University of Saint Thomas with a degree in Business. He married Dolores (Lori) Marie Cochran on June 6, 1975; they were married for 38 years. Charlie worked as a small...
Vernon LeRoy Mandelkow
May 2, 2013
Vernon LeRoy Mandelkow, Jr. 65, of Vasa died unexpectedly Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 12, 1948 in Red Wing to Vernon and Luella (Wohlers) Mandelkow. He attended schools in Vasa and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1966. He then served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict from March...
Lorraine Viola Moore
Apr 29, 2013
Lorraine Viola Moore, 90 of Red Wing, died Monday, April 29, 2013 at St. Brigid at Hi - Park. She was born March 22, 1923 in Goodhue County, daughter of Jens and Viola (Hinck) Larsen. She attended her schooling in the Burnside School District. On November 27, 1945, Lorraine married Wallace Moore, Sr. in Nashua, Iowa at the Little Brown...
Jeremy P. Lipka
Apr 29, 2013
Jeremy P. Lipka, age 37, of Brooklyn, Michigan, formerly of Pine Island died on onday, April 29, 2013 in an airplane accident at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Visitation will be on Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, followed by a 12:30 prayer service, followed by a luncheon at the Charles Cowden American Legion Post #184...
Louise Reichrath
Apr 29, 2013
ROCHESTER - Louise Reichrath, age 94, of Rochester, died Monday (Apr. 29, 2013) at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth. Born Dec. 8, 1918 in Landau, Germany to August and Philopena (Ehrenhardt) Reichrath, she immigrated to the United States at age six. She was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana where she graduated from high school and Indiana State University. Louise taught...
Richard Clayton Cook
Apr 29, 2013
Richard Clayton Cook, age 88, of Red Wing, died on Monday, April 29, 2013 under the loving care of Valentines Assisted Living, his home for the past year. He was born to Harry and Hulda Cook on February 18, 1925 and was raised and attended school in St. Louis Park, Minn. He was then employed at Honeywell and met and...
Phyllis Maxine Mather
Apr 28, 2013
Private graveside services at Grandview Memorial Gardens will be held for Phyllis Mather at a later date. Mrs. Mather, 94, died Sunday April 28, 2013 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. Phyllis Maxine Nobs was born to John and Edna Nobs on September 3, 1918 in Pine Island. She lived most of her life in Rochester. However, during World...
Joyce Frances Mohn
Apr 28, 2013
Joyce Frances Mohn, age 84 of Red Wing, died April 28, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born Sept. 9, 1928 in Red Wing, MN to Ludwig and Elvera (Manfred) Anderson. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1946 and then worked at Citizen's Fund Insurance Company. On September 6, 1952, she married John Mohn at First Lutheran...
Thaddeus Collins Nicholas
Apr 24, 2013
Nicholas, Thaddeus Collins, age 96 of Lake City Minn, formerly of Minneapolis, Minn. passed away on April 24, 2013. He was born November 17, 1916 in Rochester, Pa. He is preceded in death by his parents; Watson and Ida, his brothers; Watson and Frank and his sisters; Elizabeth and Dolly. He is Survived by his wife of 70 years, Juanita;...
Richard Frank Searles
Apr 17, 2013
Richard F. "Dick" Searles, age 94, of Pine Island died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Pine Haven Care Center, where he had been a patient for the past two days. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor John Torris Lohre and Pastor...
Frances Iona Knutson
Apr 16, 2013
A memorial service for Frances Knutson will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Paul Forde will officiate. Burial of the urn will be at Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery near Fountain. Mrs. Knutson, 93, of Rochester, died Tuesday April 16, 2013 at Golden Living Center - Rochester West in Rochester. Frances Iona...
George Russell Henderson
Apr 15, 2013
George Russell Henderson, 83, of Red Wing, MN, formerly of Casselton, ND, passed away at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN on Monday, April 15, 2013 with family at his side. George was born on August 21, 1929 in Lynchburg, North Dakota to Floyd Oscar and Theresa (Laber) Henderson. He was the youngest of four siblings. George graduated from Casselton...
Lorraine L. Wallin
Apr 15, 2013
Lorraine Lenora Wallin, 91, of Red Wing and formerly of Stockholm, Wisconsin, died Monday, April 15, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Lorraine was born on April 20, 1921 in Stockholm, Wisconsin to Edward and Ellen (Sundvall) Weberg. She grew up on the family farm and attended the local Sabylund rural school. She was confirmed at the...
Sherry Ann Arneson
Apr 15, 2013
Funeral services for Sherry Ann Arneson will be held Saturday April 20th at 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Maurice Hagen will officiate. Burial will follow at Oronoco Cemetery. Mrs. Arneson, 75, of Rochester, died Monday April 15, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Sherry Ann King was born July 4, 1937 in Salem...
Roger C. Birk
Apr 14, 2013
Roger Charles Birk, 77, Red Wing, died peacefully at his home, on Sunday, April 14, 2013. He was born March 27, 1936 in Hastings, MN, the son of Theodore and Marie (Peine) Birk. He grew up in the Coates/Vermillion area and attended Hastings schools. He worked on the family farm before enlisting in the U. S. Navy in 1956. Following...
Gerald "Jerry" R. Freiheit
Apr 13, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" R. Freiheit, age 83, of Mazeppa, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester. He was born on November 20, 1929, in Lake City, to William and Anna (Greiner) Freiheit. Jerry grew up and farmed in the Bellechester area on the family farm. In April 1981 he married Elaine Risinski in Lake City. The...
Dorothy Ann Scharpen
Apr 13, 2013
Dorothy Ann Scharpen, 93, of Red Wing, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born on October 9, 1919 in Red Wing to Andrew and Selma (Place) Jess. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. On November 8, 1938 she married Alvin Scharpen in Red Wing. She was...
Martha Irene Streiff
Apr 12, 2013
Martha Irene Streiff, age 95, of Berne (West Concord), died on Friday, April 12, 2013 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. She was born on December 20, 1917, on the Karlen family farm, in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, to John and Amelia (Kessler) Karlen. Martha graduated from Pine Island High School. She married Leon Streiff on September 22,...
Wilbert Dicke
Apr 12, 2013
Wilbert "Willy" Henry Dicke, 84 of Red Wing, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Seminary Home surrounded by family. He was born on August 8, 1928 in Red Wing to Walter and Amalia (Strusz) Dicke. He was baptized on September 2, 1928, confirmed on March 29, 1942 and rededicated his life to God in March 1973. He attended Featherstone...
Elsie Mae Lersch
Apr 12, 2013
Elsie Mae Lersch, 96, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at the Seminary Home. She was born July 23, 1916, in Red Wing, to Louis and Agnes (Anderson) Larson and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1935. On March 5, 1936, she married Werner Lersch, and they lived in Red Wing. She worked as a cook...
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