Obituaries
Lyle Henry Rutz
May 12, 2012
Lyle Henry Rutz, age 89, of Lake City, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born on August 13, 1922 in Lake City to Henry and Wilhelmina (Eggenberger) Rutz. He grew up in Lake City, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1941. He married Arlene Diepenbrock in July of 1949 in Lake City. After high school...
George H. Partington
May 12, 2012
George H. Partington, age 94 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Lake City Care Center. George was born on May 24, 1917 to William & May (Lomas) Partington in Claremont, S.D. George's father came to America in 1913 playing the violin for people's entertainment on the boat for his wages. They intended to settle...
Lila Marie Snitker
May 10, 2012
Lila Marie Snitker, 94, Bay City, Wis. died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Prescott Nursing and Rehabilitation Community, Prescott, Wis. She was born July 4, 1917 in Allamakee County, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Christiansen) Sandry. She graduated high school in Lansing, Iowa and attended normal school, receiving her teaching certificate. She taught in a school in rural...
Herbert Mathias Kloke
May 10, 2012
Herbert Mathias Kloke, 101 of Ellsworth died Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Good Samaritan-Bethany Care Center in Brainerd, MN. He was born in Hay Creek Township in Goodhue County to Katherine (Buck) and Louis Kloke. He attended rural schools near Hay Creek. On June 1, 1940 he married Fern Martens. They lived and farmed in Hay Creek until 1956, when...
Claude Allen Cowden
May 9, 2012
Claude Allen "Tom" Cowden, 79, of Pine Island, went to eternal rest on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 surrounded by his family at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Claude was born January 31, 1933 to Edward and Coral (Kunz) Cowden in Oronoco, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Pine Island. He was a member of...
Melvin William Gosse
May 8, 2012
A visitation for Melvin Gosse will be held on Saturday May 12th beginning at 2:00 PM followed by a memorial service at 4:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Military honors provided by American Legion Post 92 of Rochester will immediately follow. Mr. Gosse, 72, of Rochester, went to rest on Tuesday May 8, 2012 at his home...
Charles James Larkin
May 8, 2012
Charles J. Larkin age 81 of Lake City passed away May 8, 2012 at the Lake City Hospital Mayo Health System. Chuck was born March 6, 1931 in Faribault, Mn to Howard & Cecilia (Pierce) Larkin. He graduated from St. Thomas Military Academy in Mendota Heights. He married Phyllis Bronce July 18, 1951 at St Albert the Great Catholic Church...
Irene Evelyn Jensen
May 6, 2012
Irene E. Jensen, age 96, of Rochester, died Sunday (May 6, 2012) at the Stewartville Care Center where she had resided since February. Irene Evelyn Mathison was born Oct. 11, 1915 in Fountain, MN to Sam and Millie (Grimley) Mathison. She was adopted at age four by Gust and Bertha Severud of Fountain. She graduated from Preston High School in...
Frances C. Gehrking
May 5, 2012
Frances C. Gehrking, 88, of Rochester, died Saturday (May 5, 2012) at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth. Frances Clarissa Fellows was born Oct. 5, 1923 in Rochester to Chester and Edith (Jenkins) Fellows. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1941. On Aug. 5, 1950 she married George A. Gehrking in Rochester. Frances worked for the Mayo Clinic as a...
Jerold Norris Grove
May 5, 2012
Funeral services for Jerold Grove will be held Friday May 11th at 2:00 PM at Dale Lutheran Church, rural Kenyon. The Reverend Heather Culuris will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Grove, 95, of Wanamingo, died Saturday May 5, 2012 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, where he had resided the past ten months. Jerold...
Evelyn Hawkins
May 3, 2012
Evelyn Hawkins age 80 of Pine Island died on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island with Father Randall Kasal officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on...
William Vernon Butrum
May 3, 2012
William V. "Bill" Butrum, 75, of Rochester, died Thursday (May 3, 2012) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. William Vernon Butrum was born March 3, 1937 in Indianapolis, IN, to William and Lena (Antle) Butrum. He was raised in Indianapolis and graduated from Decatur Central High School before joining the U.S. Navy. He trained at the Great Lakes Naval Training...
Angeline "Angie" Bernice McDougall
May 3, 2012
Angeline "Angie" Bernice McDougall, age 85 of Red Wing, died Thursday May 3, 2012 at her residence at Deercrest in Red Wing. Angie was born January 13, 1927 in Chisholm, Minnesota the daughter of Peter and Bernadette Petrini. She grew up in Chisholm and graduated from Chisholm High School in 1945. She became a dance instructor for Arthur Murray Dance...
Doris Ann Matthees
May 1, 2012
Doris Ann Matthees, 84, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at St Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born September 12, 1927 in Red Wing to Johannes and Anna (Rehder) Matthees. She graduated from St. John's parochial school in Goodhue and went on to attend the School of Agriculture in St. Paul. In 1946, Doris became ill with...
Dorothy M. Kirkland
May 1, 2012
Dorothy Mae Kirkland, age 78, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at her home in Red Wing. She was born December 13, 1933 in Lake City, the daughter of George and Lillian (Geiger) Wiemann. She grew up and attended school in Wabasha. On January 22, 1955 she was united in marriage to Dean Kirkland at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wabasha....
William Edward Walter
Apr 29, 2012
Dr. William E. Walter, age 86, of Wanamingo, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at North Ridgeview Assisted Living in Kenyon. He was born on March 16, 1926, in Pine Island, to Elmer Harold and Cora Esther (Lohman) Walter of Pine Island. He graduated from Pine Island High School in 1944 and was drafted into the infantry during WWII. William spent...
Elmer Henry Voth
Apr 26, 2012
Elmer Henry Voth, 91, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1921 in Red Wing, the son of Henry P. and Anna Marie (Dicke) Voth. He attended rural school in Featherstone Township and Immanuel Lutheran School. He married Bertha Berner on May 30, 1949 in McAllen, Texas. They...
Brent William Barth
Apr 26, 2012
Brent W. Barth, 57, of Pine Island, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on August 29, 1954, in Zumbrota, the son of Francis "Dutch" and Eleanor (Cornwell) Barth. He graduated from Pine Island High School in 1972 . On July 26, 1975 he married Maxine Haglund and they later divorced. He...
Virgil Ferber
Apr 26, 2012
Virgil Fredrick Ferber, age 89, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born on December 5, 1922, in Red Wing to Phillip and Martha (Neumann) Ferber. He graduated in 1942 from Red Wing Central High School and then served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until 1945 in the Pacific Theatre....
Earl William Kruse
Apr 26, 2012
Earl William Kruse, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on March 7, 1930, in Worthington, Minnesota to Herman and Gladys (Satre) Kruse. He graduated from Worthington High School and then attended Worthington Junior College. He then served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. In 1957...
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