Obituaries

Elaine  Mina Reeve

Elaine Mina Reeve

Jun 8, 2012

Elaine M. Reeve, age 94, of Zumbrota, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. She was born on August 28, 1917, in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, to Edward and Gertrude (Remarkell) Zimmerman. She grew up on the family farm, attended country school and some high school. Elaine was an expert needle pointer, knitter...

Helen  Theresa Callier

Helen Theresa Callier

Jun 6, 2012

Funeral services for Helen Callier will be held Monday June 11th at 2:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Mark McNea of Saint Francis Catholic Church will officiate. Mrs. Callier, 85, of Rochester, died Wednesday June 6, 2012 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester. Interment at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester will follow the funeral. Helen Theresa Winkler...

Katherine  Marie Miller

Katherine Marie Miller

Jun 6, 2012

Katherine Marie Miller, 94, of Hager City, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born on May 11, 1918 in Goodhue to Benjamin and Marie (Joost) Mann. She attended Wilson school in Trenton Township. On April 27, 1946 she married Maynard Miller at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Wing. For many years they...

LaDon Lucas

LaDon Lucas

Jun 6, 2012

LaDon Lucas, 81, of Rochester, died Wednesday June 6, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. LaDon Bradley was born April 2, 1931 in Yale, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Dimple (Farris) Bradley. She was raised in Oklahoma and Kansas, and married Donald Lucas in 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The couple lived in California before moving to Manhattan, Kansas. They...

Marian  Alice Bach

Marian Alice Bach

Jun 5, 2012

Marian Alice Bach, 88, Bay City, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Plum City Care Center, Plum City, WI. She was born March 2, 1924 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Emil and Agnes Stock. She graduated from River Falls High School, River Falls, WI. She married Raymond Bach on August 27, 1940 in St. Paul, MN. They lived in...

Orville  Virgil Hattemer

Orville Virgil Hattemer

Jun 2, 2012

Orville Virgil Hattemer, 81, of Goodhue, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Fairview Seminary Home. He was born January 22, 1931 in Red Wing, to Virgil and Evelyn (Nelson) Hattemer. He grew up in the Red Wing area and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. He served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict....

Helen  Mary Schoenfelder

Helen Mary Schoenfelder

Jun 1, 2012

Helen Mary Schoenfelder, age 80 of Goodhue, died Friday, June 1, 2012 at her home. Helen was born November 12, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Florian and Mary (Ciscon) Guzak. She was united in marriage to Raymond John Schoenfelder on November 5, 1949, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Catawba, Wisconsin. They lived in Wisconsin and later...

Paul  F. Bjorklund

Paul F. Bjorklund

May 30, 2012

Paul Frederick Bjorklund, 89, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at his home. He was born on February 7, 1923 in Red Wing, to Carl and Cornelia (Noleen) Bjorklund. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1942. He farmed a number of years before entering the US Army during World War II serving from 1944 to...

Gladys  Corrine Stiller

Gladys Corrine Stiller

May 30, 2012

Gladys Corrine Stiller, age 97, of Red Wing, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born third of five children September 22, 1914 in Zumbrota to Valborg and Gust Benrud. She attended Zumbrota schools and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1932. She went to beauty school in Minneapolis and was a long...

Bernard  J. Langer

Bernard J. Langer

May 29, 2012

Bernard Joseph Langer, 92, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1919 in Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin to William and Mary (Reis) Langer and attended school in Big River, Wisconsin. On May 29, 1945 he married Felicia Turner and they lived in Diamond Bluff. Bernard had worked at...

Scott  Allen Skorude

Scott Allen Skorude

May 29, 2012

Scott Allen Skorude, 57, of Hager City, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, the result of complications sustained in an automobile accident which occurred January 22, 2011. He was born November 8, 1954 in Red Wing the son of Peter and Esther (Buck) Skorude. He grew up in the 8th Street area and was a...

Lowell  Ivan Schaefer

Lowell Ivan Schaefer

May 28, 2012

A celebration of life visitation for Lowell Schaefer will be held Thursday May 31st from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Mahler Chapel, in Pine Island. Mr. Schaefer, 77, of rural Pine Island, died Monday May 28, 2012 at his home following a lengthy illness. Burial will be in the County Line Cemetery, rural Pine Island, on...

Laurinda  Emma Schultz

Laurinda Emma Schultz

May 28, 2012

Laurinda Emma Schultz, 89, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born on August 21, 1922 in Mazeppa, Minnesota to John and Clara (Prigge) Damman. She attended rural schools near Mazeppa and was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa. For a few years she helped families...

Glen  Homer Bjorklund

Glen Homer Bjorklund

May 27, 2012

Glen Homer Bjorklund, 96, of Red Wing, died Sunday, May 27, 2012 at his home at Potter Ridge. He was born on May 6, 1916 in Minneapolis to Carl and Cornelia (Noleen) Bjorklund. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1934 and then served in the US Army during World War II from 1942-1946. Following his discharge he...

Velma  Mary Scharr

Velma Mary Scharr

May 27, 2012

Velma Mary Scharr, age 94, of Red Wing, died Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born February 17, 1918 in Alma Township in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Alfred and Vilona (Saxe) Zittel. Velma was raised by her grandmother. She attended schools in Mondovi, Wisconsin and in Wessington and Rapid City, South...

Roxanne  Jean Lemmerhirt

Roxanne Jean Lemmerhirt

May 25, 2012

Roxanne Jean Lemmerhirt, age 46, of Red Wing died unexpectedly Friday, May 25, 2012 in Red Wing. She was born on August 9, 1965 in Red Wing, the daughter of Vernon and Dorothy (Betterley) Lemmerhirt. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School. She worked at the Red Wing Health Center for many years. She enjoyed horseback riding, horses, ducks...

Fred Vavra

Fred Vavra

May 24, 2012

Fred Vavra Jr., age 87 of Lake City, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Lake City Hospital. Fred was born November 6, 1924 in Le Center, Minnesota the son of Fred and Anna (Holey) Vavra. He grew up in Le Center and graduated from a one-room school house in the country. He worked on the farm until he...

Georgette Bush

Georgette Bush

May 23, 2012

Georgette Michaele Bush, 55, of Bowie, Maryland and formerly of Austin, Minnesota, died unexpectedly, May 23 at her home. She was born on July 16, 1956 in Austin, Minnesota to Thayre and Pauline (Bauer) Bush. She graduated from Pacelli High School in Austin in 1974 and then Mankato State University in 1985. Georgette will be greatly missed. She had a...

Grace  Elizabeth Ryan

Grace Elizabeth Ryan

May 23, 2012

Grace Elizabeth Ryan, 87, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at her home at Potter Ridge. She was born on August 24, 1924 in Red Wing to George and Ellen (Anderson) Hawke. She graduated in 1942 from Red Wing Central High School. For a number of years she worked at J.C. Penny as a cashier and bookkeeper. Later...

David  Adrian Burdick

David Adrian Burdick

May 22, 2012

David Adrian Burdick, 43, of Woodbridge, Virginia, beloved son, brother, uncle, and father, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. David was born on December 25, 1968, in Zumbrota, to Adrian and Dolores (Fernandez) Burdick. He attended Mazeppa High School along with other on the job training. Following school he entered into the...