Obituaries
Joel Rudolph Fredrickson
Nov 27, 2011
Joel R. Fredrickson, age 95, of Wanamingo died on Sunday, November, 27, 2011 at the Cannon Falls Hospital. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Minneola Lutheran Church with Pastor Sarah Nietz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 from 4:00 - 7:00...
Patrick J. Hall
Nov 27, 2011
Patrick Jerome Hall, 80, of Oronoco, died Sunday, November 27, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on March 17, 1931, in Rochester, the son of Earl and Halana (Fischer) Hall. He attended school in Oronoco. He owned and operated "Pat's Station", a gas station and repair shop, for many years in Oronoco. He enjoyed restoring things...
Dorothy E. Miller
Nov 27, 2011
Dorothy Elaine Miller, 86, of Red Wing died Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born March 25, 1925 in Kilkenny Township, Minnesota to Burt and Anna (Rietz) Miller. She grew up on the family farm in rural Kilkenny. At age seventeen she moved to Faribault, where she resided for thirty years. She moved to Red...
Fredrick J. Fredrickson
Nov 26, 2011
Fredrick J. "Freddie" Fredrickson, age 56, of Wanamingo died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Pastor Don Bakken officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Irene Rieck
Nov 26, 2011
Irene Bernice Rieck, 83, of Red Wing died November 26, 2011 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born June 8, 1928 in Hay Creek Township to George and Elizabeth (Steffenhagen) Santelman. She attended country school and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1946. On May 14, 1950 she married Wilbert Rieck in Frontenac in a double wedding...
Duane Edward Kundert
Nov 26, 2011
Duane Edward Kundert, 74 years old, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born to Leo and Bertha (Berg) Kundert on March 9, 1937 in New Haven Township, Olmsted County. On November 19, 1957, he married Bonita (Bonnie) Streiff. He retired from Yellow Freight System in Rochester in 1996 at the age of 58....
Betty Bremer
Nov 25, 2011
Betty Bremer, age 92, died on November 25, 2011, at Emerald Crest Assisted Living and Memory Care in Burnsville, MN. She was born on March 17, 1919, to John and Ella Juers. She attended and graduated from the University Of Minnesota School Of Agriculture in 1937. She married Carl Bremer on February 21, 1939 in Lake City, MN. They farmed...
Margaret Louise Flaaen
Nov 23, 2011
A memorial service will be held for Margaret Flaaen on Sunday November 27th at 1:30 PM at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. The Reverend David Krinke will officiate. Inurnment will follow at the church cemetery. Mrs. Flaaen, 81, of Pine Island, died Wednesday November 23, 2011 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, where she had been a resident....
Ralph Williams Todd
Nov 23, 2011
Ralph Williams Todd, Jr. 77, passed away November 23, 2011 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Ralph was born January 1, 1934 in Dorchester County, Maryland, to Ralph W. and Lucille (Langrall) Todd. He graduated from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Washington in Economics and Finance and attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He served in the United States...
Gaylord A. Betcher
Nov 22, 2011
Gaylord August Betcher, 93, died on November 22, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Gaylord was born on March 17, 1918 to Carl J.W. and Marie "Mayme" (Lohman) Betcher. He attended school in the Lother district and graduated from Mazeppa Public School in 1939. Gaylord was a WWII Veteran. He was drafted in October 1941 at Fort Snelling, from...
Vickie Bee
Nov 21, 2011
Vickie Marie (Fritzinger) Bee, 32, of Woodbury died Monday, November 21, 2011 at Regions Hospital. She was born in St. Paul on November 25, 1978 to Eugene and Judith (Berke) Fritzinger. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1996. After graduation she attended college in Iowa. She married Andrew Bee on January 1, 2001 in Welch. They lived in...

Terry L. Hanson
Nov 21, 2011
Terry Lee Hanson, 60, of Red Wing, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 at his home. He was born September 8, 1951 in Red Wing, to Robert and Betty (Rosenberg) Hanson. He grew up in Ellsworth and had attended Lindgren School. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1971 and was honorably discharged due to a disabilitlty / injury. After being...

Robert Grant Henderson
Nov 20, 2011
Robert "Butch" Henderson, 63, of Cannon Falls, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Wabasha. He was born Oct. 15, 1948 in St. Paul, to Darwin and Gloria (Douville) Henderson. He was a graduate of Cannon Falls High School . On Valentine's Day, 1980, he married Ronieda Brown in Goodhue, Minnesota. He had worked...
Chad E. Quandt
Nov 19, 2011
ROCHESTER - Chad E. Quandt, 40, of Rochester, went to be with the Lord on Saturday (Nov. 19, 2011) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Chad was born on Nov. 6, 1971 in Rochester to Richard and Terry (Hewitt) Quandt. He attended John Marshall High School and went on to Rochester Vocational School. He then started his own computer business,...
Julie Ann Foster
Nov 19, 2011
Julie Ann Foster, 63, of Red Wing, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 27, 1947 in Red Wing to Homer and Edna (Graetz) Foster. She attended Red Wing Central High School and later married Robert Guenther on May 13, 1967. They later divorced in 1987. She worked...
Donald Huber
Nov 18, 2011
Donald Edwin Huber, 85, of Red Wing, died Friday, November 18, 2011, at his home at Deer Crest. He was born on August 28, 1926 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin the 3rd of five sons of Clarence and Stella (Schmidt) Huber. He grew up in the Ellsworth area and graduated from Ellsworth High School. He enlisted in the US Army on April...
Jeanette Peterson
Nov 17, 2011
Jeanette A. Peterson, 69, of Red Wing, died Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital. She was born October 19, 1942, in Lewiston, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Esther (Runge) Tveten. She grew up in the Rushford-Lewiston area and graduated in 1960 from Rushford High School. After graduation she moved to Red Wing and...
Joyce H. Simonsen
Nov 16, 2011
Mr. Joyce H. Simonsen age 79 of rural Goodhue passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Wayne Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2011 from...
Donald H. Atkinson
Nov 16, 2011
Donald H. Atkinson age 66 of Rochester passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Maple Manor Care Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Mahler Chapel in Pine Island with Chaplain Kelly Adelson of Heartland Hospice officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday...
Orville C. Richter
Nov 15, 2011
Orville Clarence Richter, 77, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Goodhue on June 24, 1934 to Clarence and Madonna (Ryan) Richter. He was raised in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. In 1952 he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving in the Korean War. After...