Obituaries

Margarethe  P. Thoreson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Viola Danielson

Viola Danielson

Dec 21, 2011

Viola Lorraine Danielson, 84 of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at her residence. Viola was born December 3, 1927, in Red Wing, the daughter of Henry and Dorris (Carpenter) Miller. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1945 and worked at Red Wing Pottery as a painter. She married Donald Danielson on March 12, 1949, at...

Virginia  M. Anderson

Virginia M. Anderson

Dec 21, 2011

Virginia M. Anderson, 97, of Red Wing, died Wed. Dec. 21, 2011 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School and went on to receive her teacher's certificate from Winona State Teachers' College in 1932. Her teaching career started in the towns of Madelia, Slayton and Two Harbors before coming to St. Paul in 1944....

Frank  Conrad Raasch

Frank Conrad Raasch

Dec 20, 2011

Frank Conrad Raasch, 87, of Goodhue, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at his home. He was born on July 12, 1924, in Red Wing, the son of George and Lillian (Hernlem) Raasch. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church. Frank graduated from Goodhue High School in 1942. He married Joann Marilyn Gillette on August 19, 1951,...

Patricia  Ann Farrington

Patricia Ann Farrington

Dec 19, 2011

Patricia Ann Farrington, 61, of Bay City, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at her home. She was born Sept. 11, 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri to Johnny and Beverly (Kulasiveg) Farrington. Her family moved to Winona, Minnesota, where she grew up, and graduated high school from. She married Burton Stogdill on July 14, 2005 at United Lutheran Church in Red...