Obituaries

Lucille  A. Miller

Lucille A. Miller

Apr 9, 2013

Lucille Ann Miller age 87, of Bellechester went to her eternal home Tuesday, April 9, 2013, due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Lucille Ann O'Kane was born on June 3, 1925 in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, MN to John and Theresa (nee Nolan) O'Kane (the fifth of eight children). She attended District 146 rural school and then Pine Island...

Marie  K. Bolster

Marie K. Bolster

Apr 8, 2013

Marie K. Bolster age 76, of Zumbrota died on Monday, April 8, 2013 at her home in Zumbrota. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Mina  Marie Haslerud

Mina Marie Haslerud

Apr 7, 2013

Mina Haslerud, age 37, of St. Charles, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday (April 7, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Mina Marie Haslerud was born Oct. 26, 1975 in Spring Valley, MN to Charles and Julie (Gossman) Haslerud. She grew up in Whalan, and Lanesboro, MN where she attended school. She was baptized,...

Matthew  D. Ronningen

Matthew D. Ronningen

Apr 7, 2013

Matthew D. Ronningen age 34, of Pine Island died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Lands Lutheran Church with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at the...

Steven  John Orris

Steven John Orris

Apr 6, 2013

Steven Orris, age 32, of St. Charles, formerly of Rochester, died Saturday (April 6, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Steven John Orris was born May 19, 1980 in St. Paul, MN and grew up in Rochester. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1999, and then attended Bible College, RCTC, and Winona...

Marvin  A. Jech

Marvin A. Jech

Apr 6, 2013

Marvin A. "Marv" Jech, 66, of Rochester, formerly of Red Wing, MN, died Saturday (April 6, 2013) as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Eyota, MN. Marvin Allen Jech was born Sept. 6, 1946 in Austin, MN to Adolph and Loretta (Marten) Jech. He was raised in Elkton, MN where he graduated from High School in 1964. He...

Frances  Mary Klein

Frances Mary Klein

Apr 5, 2013

Obituary Notice Frances M. Klein Frances Mary Klein, age 85 of Lake City, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Lake City Care Center after a long illness of Parkinson's. She was born April 29, 1927 at the home of Karl and Margarete (Mohr) Kehren in Belvidere Township, Lake City. She attended country school and Goodhue High School, graduating her...

Alverda  M. Moritz

Alverda M. Moritz

Apr 3, 2013

Alverda M. Moritz, 82, of Red Wing died Wednesday, April 03, 2013 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. She was born on July 13, 1930 to Mandt and Anna (Hauge) Gunderson in Whitehall, Wisc. Alverda grew up in Osseo, Wisc. where she attended school. She met her husband, Karl Moritz, while working as a waitress and the two...

Arnold  Albert Betcher

Arnold Albert Betcher

Apr 2, 2013

Arnold Albert Betcher, 99, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at Deer Crest. He was born December 2, 1913, to William and Elise (Fitschen) Betcher in Hay Creek, Minn. where he later attended country parochial school. He was drafted into the U. S. Army in 1941 where he served until he was honorably discharged in 1944 and was...

Alex  Clarence Huppert

Alex Clarence Huppert

Apr 2, 2013

Alex Clarence Huppert, age 92 of Red Wing, died April 2, 2013 at the Red Wing Health Center, surrounded by his loving family. Alex now joins his wife, Lorraine, who died on March 28, 2013. He was born July 15, 1920 in Trimbelle Twsp, WI to John and Margaret (Zirnhelt) Huppert. He attended Big River Parochial School and worked on...

Keith Mattson

Keith Mattson

Apr 2, 2013

Keith Clifford Mattson, 61, of Brooklyn, N.Y. formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 of cardiac complications. He was born September 13, 1951, in Red Wing, Minnesota to Clifford and Jeanette Mattson. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1970 and then attended college at the University of Minnesota. He lived in Minneapolis and worked in...

Wilmer "Tony" R. Strickland

Wilmer "Tony" R. Strickland

Apr 1, 2013

Wilmer "Tony" R. Strickland, 65, of Menlo Park, California died Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, California. He was born on January 21, 1948 in Lake City, Minnesota to Wilmer and Verona (Steffenhagen) Strickland. He graduated from Lake City High School in 1966. He then served in the US Army during the Vietnam War...

Bradley Karow

Bradley Karow

Apr 1, 2013

Bradley Frank Karow, 77 of Red Wing, died Monday April 1, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 16, 1936 in Ortonville, Minn. to Frank and Frances (Bundtzen) Karow. Following his graduation from Ortonville High School, he attended Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., graduating in 1958. He married Suellen Madson September 23, 1962 in Bozeman, Mont. As a young...

Richard  Calvin Schwarz

Richard Calvin Schwarz

Mar 30, 2013

Richard C. "Dick" Schwarz, age 89, a longtime Rochester Plumber, died Saturday (Mar. 30, 2013) at Golden Living Center East, where he had resided for the past year. Richard Calvin Schwarz was born Jan. 11, 1924 in Rochester to Carl and Bessie (Rose) Schwarz. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1942. Dick served in the U.S. Army from 1942...

Gerald  Franklin Cody

Gerald Franklin Cody

Mar 30, 2013

Gerald Franklin Cody, 73 of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home. He was born March 5, 1940 in Buffalo City, Wisconsin, son of Jason and Eileen (Achenbach) Cody. In 1943, Gerald moved to Red Wing. He married Deanna Mae Sanford in Welch, Minnesota on January 13, 1957. Gerald's career consisted of many...

Lily  Anne Inkala

Lily Anne Inkala

Mar 29, 2013

Funeral services for Lily Anne Inkala will be held Wednesday April 3rd at 2:00 PM at Washburn McReavy Funeral Home's Crystal Lake Chapel, 3816 Penn Ave N, in Minneapolis. The Reverend David Rinden will officiate. Burial at Crystal Lake Cemetery will follow the service. Mrs. Inkala, 98, of Rochester, died Friday March 29, 2013 at Maple Manor Nursing Home in...

Lorraine  Mildred Huppert

Lorraine Mildred Huppert

Mar 28, 2013

Lorraine Mildred Huppert, 84 of Red Wing, died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Deer Crest. She was born June 23, 1928 in Goodhue Township, Minnesota to Clarence and Emma (Dammann) Duden. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1946 and then attended St. John's Hospital Nursing Training program where she became an LPN. On October 5, 1949, she...

Casey  Daniel Snyder

Casey Daniel Snyder

Mar 28, 2013

Casey Daniel Snyder, age 38, of Plainview, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester after being hospitalized since January 2013. He was born on July 17, 1974, in Marshall, the son of Dan and Teri (Haglund) Snyder. Casey was baptized into the Christian Faith at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood, and confirmed his faith...

Lois  Lorraine Kirkpatrick

Lois Lorraine Kirkpatrick

Mar 27, 2013

A memorial service for Lois Kirkpatrick will be held Friday April 5th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Chris Vincent will officiate. Private burial of the urn will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 71, of Byron, died Wednesday March 27, 2013 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. A lifelong resident...

Frances  Leona Smith

Frances Leona Smith

Mar 27, 2013

The ability to make people laugh is the greatest gift and the highest consolation. Frances Leona Smith (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate), 91, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Deer Crest. Fran was born January 4, 1922 in South Dakota, daughter of August and Lucy (Quinn) Block. From the age of 6 she resided at the Immaculate Conception Boarding...