Obituaries
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...
Violet Georgia Kundert
Mar 27, 2013
Violet Georgia Kundert, age 94, of Pine Island, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. She was born on February 22, 1919, in West Concord, the daughter of Arthur and Tina (Reider) Smith. On May 11, 1941 she married Harold Kundert in Pine Island. The couple farmed in the Pine Island area for many years. Violet...
Christina J. Brewer
Mar 26, 2013
Christina J. Brewer, age 79, of Zumbrota, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Zumbrota Health Services. She was born on December 24, 1933, in Addison, Michigan, the daughter of Clarence G. and Minnie (Marks) Ebbert. She graduated from Cement City High School in 1953. Shortly after high school she married Ray Brewer and they later divorced. She enjoyed gardening,...
Virginia Mae Sayers
Mar 24, 2013
Virginia Mae Sayers, 89 of Red Wing, formerly of Bay City, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born August 30, 1923 in Red Wing to Walter and Ruth (Steele) Jackson and graduated from Lake City High School in 1941. She then graduated from Bethesda Nursing School and was recruited to US Army as...
Richard F. Ottoson
Mar 24, 2013
Richard Frederich Ottoson, 79, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his home in Red Wing. He was born August 11, 1933 in Red Wing, the son of Elmer and Gladys (Boatman) Ottoson. He was a 1951 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. In 1952 he applied and successfully tested for the Aviation Cadet Program. After learning of the lengthy...
Euphemia "Famie" Berkeland
Mar 24, 2013
Euphemia Berkeland, age 88, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the Lake City Care Center. She was born September 22, 1924, in Hepburn, Iowa, to Rev. Arthur and Mabel (Matson) Peterson. She grew up in Minnesota and Nebraska. She attended junior college and then Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where she graduated with a degree...
Wanda Marie Fiechtner
Mar 23, 2013
"WALKING WANDA" took her last steps on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at her home, after a two year bout with brain cancer. She was born October 31, 1962 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Eugene and Viola (Vetter) Gefroh. She graduated from high school in Strasburg, North Dakota. On September 9, 1989 she married Robert Fiechtner and they lived in Bismarck....
Elinor "Ellie" Voth-Young
Mar 20, 2013
Elinor "Ellie" Lorraine Voth-Young, 60, of Yantis, Texas, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born September 8, 1952 in Red Wing, Minnesota to Clarence and Annes (Block) Voth and was a 1970 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and then attained...
Eunice Lorraine Warren
Mar 19, 2013
Eunice Lorraine Warren, 82 of Lake City, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born August 30, 1930 in Bellechester, Minnesota, daughter of Charles Kennedy and Florence Sophia (Amenda) Warren. Eunice grew up in the Bellechester area. She farmed and was a prep cook at the Harbor House (Port of Call) in Lake City....
Gordon Lewis
Mar 19, 2013
Gordon Russell Lewis, 91, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 19, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born on March 13, 1922 in Plum City, Wisconsin to Russell and Bessie (Pease) Lewis. He attended schools in the Plum City area and graduated from high school. For a few years he farmed in the Ellsworth area before moving to Red...
Bonita Grace Sandeen
Mar 19, 2013
Bonita Sandeen, age 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died Tuesday (Mar. 19, 2013) at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Bonita Grace Nelson was born Aug. 10, 1921 in Mankato, MN to Charles H. and Estella (Rosenau) Nelson. She was raised in Rapidan, MN where she graduated from high school. She worked at the bank in Rapidan and attended...
Irene Ila Voigt
Mar 18, 2013
Irene Ila Voigt (nee Manthe) was born March 15th, 1934 in rural Pemberton, MN to Emil A. and M. Mildred Manthe (nee Blaisdell) at their home. She attended Pemberton Public School for 10 years before transferring to Dr. Martin Luther High School and College. She graduated from high school in 1952 and attended college there for one year and one...
Walter Melvin Qualle
Mar 18, 2013
Walter Melvin Qualle, 76, of Red Wing, died March 18th, 2013 at St. Brigid's Hi-Park. He was born September 14th, 1936 in Dennison, MN to Lewis and Amanda (Strombach) Qualle. He attended Cannon Falls High School and worked for several farms in the area before enlisting in the US Air Force in 1955 where he served until he was honorably...
egal R. (Art) Camburn
Mar 17, 2013
Artegal (Art) R. Camburn died peacefully the 17th of March 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born the 6th of October 1937 to Rheu and Donna (Dalrymple) Camburn in Muskegon, MI, where he grew up and graduated from Muskegon Heights High School. Art enjoyed a 15 year career at Howmet Corporation, in Whitehall, MI. He especially...
Vernon M. Bjorngaard
Mar 17, 2013
Vernon M. "Lars" Bjorngaard age 83 of Zumbrota died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Vernon Melroy Bjorngaard was born on...
Marvin Bang
Mar 17, 2013
Marvin Bang, 91, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at his home in Featherstone Township of congestive heart failure. He was born March 28, 1921 to Maynard and Emma (Schrimpf) Bang. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1939. He farmed on the family farm. On November 7th 1948 he married Norma Jagusch. She died December 12, 2001. In the...
Florence Elsie Hickey
Mar 16, 2013
A memorial service will be held for Florence Hickey on Wednesday March 20th at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island. The Reverend Deanna Woodward will officiate. Interment of the urn will follow the service at Pine Island Cemetery. Mrs. Hickey, 100, of West Concord in recent years, died Saturday March 16, 2013 at Circle Drive Manor...
Mary Ann Scharpen
Mar 15, 2013
Mary Ann Scharpen, age 78, of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2013 in Red Wing. She was born on November 2, 1934, the last child born on her grandparent's family farm, in rural Wanamingo. Mary Ann was the daughter of Peter and Minne (Satren) Solberg. She graduated from Wanamingo High School. On July 25, 1953 she married...
Robert Darrell Renaux
Mar 14, 2013
Funeral services for Robert Renaux will be held Tuesday March 19th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Nicklas Mezacapa will officiate. Interment will occur at a later date. Robert "Bob" Darrell Renaux, beloved father, son, brother, and friend passed away suddenly in his home Wednesday night. Bob was born on November 21, 1946 at...
Carolyn M. Kunde
Mar 13, 2013
Carolyn M. Kunde, age 77, of Wanamingo, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Baldwin Care Center in Baldwin, WI. She was born on May 16, 1935, in Leon Township, Goodhue County, to Walter and Myrtle (Anderson) Freeberg. Carolyn graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1953. She worked at Mayo Clinic as a medical secretary, and also at Edgewood...
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