Obituaries
William R. Anderson
Jan 25, 2012
William "Bill" Richard Anderson, 72, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born May 29, 1939 in Red Wing to Allen and Laura (Carlon) Anderson. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957 and then served in the U.S. Army for three years during the Vietnam Conflict as a...
Joanna Smith
Jan 21, 2012
Joanna "Jo" Smith, 86, died on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at her home in Red Wing. She was born September 9, 1925 in Zumbrota, the daughter of Theodore and Ingeborg (Lund) Olson. She married Eugene Smith on December 21, 1946 and raised three children. Jo was a registered nurse in pediatrics at the Interstate Medical Center in Red Wing for...
Lorraine Katherine Peterson
Jan 18, 2012
Lorraine Katherine Peterson, 92, Red Wing, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home at Valentine's. She was born August 27, 1919 in Princeton, MN, the daughter of Charles and Amanda (Morris) Kuhlman. She attended schools in Princeton and when she was 14 years of age the family moved to Blackduck, MN. She married Clyde W. Peterson on February 21,...
Arland G. Sundry
Jan 18, 2012
Arland G. "Doc" Sundry, 84, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his home in Wanamingo. He was born on May 5, 1927, the son of Archie and Gladys (Hoven) Sundry. He married Thelma Husbyn on May 31, 1946 and raised four children. Arland was a resident and businessman of Wanamingo, with a life of long time community service....
Edmund E. Flemke
Jan 16, 2012
Edmund E. Flemke age 95, of Zumbrota died on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday one hour prior to the...
Sylvester T. Friese
Jan 14, 2012
Sylvester T. "Sonny" Friese age 96 of Zumbrota died on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Red Wing Health Center. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012...
Josephine Roadway
Jan 11, 2012
Josephine "Jo" Roadway, age 61, of Lake City died on January 11, 2012 at the Lake City Care Center after a courageous battle with lung and brain cancer. Jo was born in California on March 22, 1950 to Glenn and Marilyn (Lindsey) Foster. She grew up in Aberdeen, and then in the Twin Cities. She graduated from Spring Lake Park...
Forrest S. Herron
Jan 11, 2012
ROCHESTER - Forrest S. Herron, 97, of Rochester, died Wednesday (Jan. 11, 2012) at Golden Living Center Rochester West in Rochester. Forrest Safely Herron was born on Aug. 30, 1914 in Coon Rapids, IA to Milton and Bertha (Johnson) Herron. He attended country school in Coon Rapids, IA. Forrest farmed and later worked as a foreman for the Green Thumb...
Erma I. Hoffman
Jan 10, 2012
Erma I. Hoffman age 94 of Lake City, formerly of Goodhue died on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Lake City Hospital, Mayo Health Systems. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Goodhue with Reverend Wayne Radke officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Bernette VonBargen
Jan 10, 2012
Bernette "Bernie" VonBargen, 94, of Belle Plain, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 24, 1917 in Belle Creek Township to Ernest and Anna (Alms) VonBargen and grew up in Hay Creek area. For 37 years, Bernie had been a resident of the Belle Plain Lutheran Home, Hope Residence. He enjoyed playing cards with...
Eldora Sears
Jan 8, 2012
Eldora Lorraine Sears, 87, Bay City, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Valentine's Assisted Living. She was born September 10, 1924 in Red Wing, the daughter of William and Ella (Abbey) Schinke. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1941 and worked at a telephone company from 1941 to 1945. She married Donald Sears on November 10, 1945. She...
Alice Emily Finstuen
Jan 8, 2012
Alice Emily Finstuen, 90, formerly of Red Wing, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Gables Care Center in Oak Park Heights, MN. She was born the youngest of 10 children on March 30, 1921 in Chester Township, near Lake City, the daughter of John and Paulina (Sprikes) Stehr. She married Herman Finstuen on March 13, 1943. They farmed near Goodhue...
Kenneth Stechmann
Jan 7, 2012
Ken Stechmann, age 74, of Lake City passed away on January 7, 2012 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born on January 11, 1937 in Red Wing, MN to Henry and Gertrude (Zemke) Stechmann of Zumbrota. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. Ken graduated from Zumbrota High School and the University of Minnesota...
Matthew Mark Rickard
Jan 6, 2012
Matthew Mark "Bundy" Rickard, 26, unexpectedly passed away at his home on Friday, January 6, 2012. He was born on December 20, 1985 in Brookings South Dakota to Mark and Twyla (Biorn) Rickard. He became a child of God through the washing of Holy Baptism on January 5, 1986 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Brookings, SD as witnessed by...
Delmar Dwight Peterson
Jan 6, 2012
Delmar Dwight Peterson, 86, of Ellsworth, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Ellsworth Care Center. He was born on August 25, 1925 in Norqauy, Saskatchewan, Canada to Otto and Agnes (Bjork) Peterson. He came to the United Sates in 1929 with his family and settled in Hager City. He attended Wilson School through the eighth grade before he...
Gene Olson
Jan 6, 2012
A memorial service for Gene Olson will be held Tuesday January 10th at 11:00 AM at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester. The Reverend Shelley Cunningham will officiate. Ennichement of the urn in the church columbarium will follow the service. Mr. Olson, 83, of Rochester, died Friday January 6, 2012 at Madonna Towers. Eugene Clinton Olson was born November 12, 1928...

Mark Edward Snesrud
Jan 6, 2012
A private memorial service is being planned at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester for Mark Snesrud. Mr. Snesrud, 42, of Rochester, died Friday January 6, 2012 at Rochester Methodist Hospital following an eight year battle with multiple myeloma. Mark Edward Snesrud was born August 16, 1969 in Rochester, the son of Myron and Suzanne Snesrud. He lived his childhood in...
Thomas Alan Starr
Jan 4, 2012
Thomas Alan Starr, 19, resident of Goodhue, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Peoria, IL on September 11, 1992 to Vicky Thompson Starr. They moved to Red Wing in 1995. Vicky married Bob Storing in 2002 and the family moved to Goodhue. Tom graduated from Goodhue High...
Lucille Peterson
Jan 3, 2012
Lucille V. Peterson, 95, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born March 22, 1916 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue County to Nels and Alma Victoria (Lundeen) Johnson. She graduated from high school in Cannon Falls on May 2, 1933. On May 2, 1936 she married C. Raymond Peterson in Red Wing. They...
Margaret Hewitt
Jan 3, 2012
Margaret Elizabeth Hewitt, 94, formerly of Plum City, Wisconsin and a recent resident of Fairview Seminary Home, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born on July 14, 1917 in Red Wing to Benjamin and Susie (Bryant) Mann. She worked many years as a grocery clerk for Steiner Brothers Grocery. On...