Obituaries
Dennis Frederick Lichtblau
Jan 1, 2012
Dennis Frederick Lichtblau, 71, of Mazeppa, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at his home. He was born on February 9, 1940, the son of Fritz and LuVonna (Tomforde) Lichtblau. Dennis attended school in Lake City and graduated from Wabasha High School. He married Norma Gander on December 13, 1958 and they were later divorced. He began working at Federal Mogul...
Leo Matti
Jan 1, 2012
ZUMBROTA - Leo Matti, 91, a retired dairy farmer, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2012) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Leo Cole Matti was born Mar. 15, 1920 on the family farm in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, MN to William and Caroline (Grothe) Matti. He attended country schools and married Helen Mott on Mar. 14, 1948. The couple farmed in...
Ralph Diercks
Jan 1, 2012
Ralph Erwin Diercks, 74, of Reads Landing, died suddenly, Sunday, January 1, 2012, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Wabasha. Ralph was born on August 18, 1937, the son of Harry and Margaret (Heitman) Diercks. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1955. On December 29, 1957, married Janice Lemmerman, they later divorced....
John O. Ylvisaker
Jan 1, 2012
John O. Ylvisaker, age 86 of Zumbrota died at his home in Zumbrota on Sunday, January 1, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11:00 am at the United Redeemer Lutheran Church, 560 West 3rd Street, Zumbrota, with Pastor Tom Isaacson officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 4:00 to 7:00...
Margarethe P. Thoreson
Dec 30, 2011
Margarethe P. "Margaret" Thoreson, age 107, of Zumbrota, formerly of Wanamingo died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The funeral service will be on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Wanamingo Lutheran Church in Wanamingo at 2:00 PM with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 12:30...
Esther Eveline Buck
Dec 30, 2011
Esther Eveline Buck, 94, of Maplewood, formerly of the Downtown Plaza in Red Wing, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Cerenity Care Center in White Bear Lake. She was born December 13, 1917 in Mazeppa, Minnesota to Adolph and Marie (Reinholz) Kuehn. She grew up in rural Mazeppa and graduated from Mazeppa High School. On August 20, 1941 she married...
Shawn Steven Schneider
Dec 30, 2011
Shawn Steven Schneider, age 32 of Lake City passed away on December 30, 2011 as a result of a critical injury that occurred while responding to a domestic call on December 19, 2011. He was surrounded by love, honor and respect not only in his last days but throughout his entire life. Shawn, a nine year veteran as a Lake...
Mary E. Voeltz
Dec 29, 2011
Mary E. Voeltz age 60, of Zumbrota died on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The funeral service will be on Monday, January 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Pastor Kitty Burbo officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, January...
Dennis Joseph Shaheen
Dec 29, 2011
Dennis Joseph Shaheen, 66, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home in Red Wing. Dennis was born February 25, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Thomas and Sophia (Abodeely) Shaheen. He graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids. In 1969, he married Susan Marie Shaw at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, they...
Orion K. Kyllo
Dec 28, 2011
Orion K. Kyllo, 85, of Kenyon, formerly of Wanamingo, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Reverend Christopher Culuris officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00...
Sue Ann Halverson
Dec 28, 2011
Sue Halverson, 67, Bay City, died unexpectedly at her home Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was born August 22, 1944 in LaCrosse, WI, the daughter of Walt and Vernetta Nustad. She grew up in the LaCrosse area and graduated from Central High School there. She worked at Brotolic Home Healthcare, she tended bar at Mr-Sippi's for 16 years and also...
Rosella Amelia Margaret Hardt
Dec 27, 2011
Rosella (Sally) Hardt, 89, passed away Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011 at Alden Estates Nursing Home & Rehabilitation in Barrington. Sally was born September 26, 1922 in Red Wing, MN. to Fredrick & Lydia Dille. She grew up on the family farm in rural Red Wing, and was the first of her family to graduate High School. On November 29, 1942...
Karen H. Hardyman
Dec 26, 2011
Karen Hyde Hardyman, 68, of Old Frontenac, MN and Ft. Myers, FL, died unexpectedly, Monday, December 26, 2011 at Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester. She was born March 24, 1943 in Beverly, MA, the daughter of Leslie and June (Waggott) Hutchinson. She was a 1960 graduate of Andover High School in Andover, MA and she attended Boston University, graduating in 1964...
Jon Alan Brudeseth
Dec 26, 2011
Jon Alan Brudeseth, 61, of Hager City, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at his home. He was born June 13, 1950 in Red Wing, to Jerry Brudeseth and Jean Davis. Jon was a 1968 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. He started working at Malmquist Flooring during high school and later became part owner. After many years with Malmquist...
Wayne Ernest Burfeind
Dec 26, 2011
Wayne Ernest Burfeind, 64, of Lake City, Minnesota, passed away December 26, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Lake City surrounded by his family. He was born, August 4, 1947 in Lake City to Ernest and Ella (Gnotke) Burfeind. He was baptized September 14, 1947 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City and was confirmed there on May 21,...
Helen Kearns
Dec 26, 2011
Helen Barthule Kearns, age 93, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2011 at Lake City Care Center where she had resided for the past four years. Helen was born on October 29, 1918 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She married Harold G. Kearns in Lincoln, Nebraska. Helen was an active member for 50 years of the Eastern Star Chapter 325 in Bellevue,...
Lois Johnson
Dec 25, 2011
Lois Kathryn Johnson, 95, of Red Wing, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at her home at Deer Crest. She was born on August 2, 1916 in Red Wing to Helmer and Etta (Johnson) Dahlgren. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1934. On September 21, 1939, in Red Wing, she married Donald Johnson. They lived in Red Wing...
Wayne Thomforde
Dec 25, 2011
Wayne "Pete" J. Thomforde, 87, of Goodhue, died on Sunday, December 25, 2011, at Mayo Health System-Lake City Hospital. Wayne was born September 23, 1924, in Belvidere Township, the son of Henry W. and Anna (Dahling) Thomforde. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school. On September 30, 1950, he married Gweneth Kolberg at United Lutheran Church...
Mark Burfeind
Dec 22, 2011
Mark Gerald Burfeind, age 57, of Lake City, passed away on December 22nd in Rochester after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born on February 8, 1954 in Lake City, MN to Gerald and Mary Ann (Banitt) Burfeind. He was baptized and confirmed at St Peters Church in Belvidere. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1972 and...
Geneva Pearl Thoner
Dec 21, 2011
Geneva Pearl Thoner, age 95, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born June 10, 1916 in El Paso Township, WI, the daughter of Ernest and Myrtle (Perkins) Betterley. She attended schools in Red Wing, MN and Pepin, WI. She married Lavern Simanski on June 10, 1937 in Red Wing. He died...
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