Obituaries

Mildred  Marie Strusz

Mildred Marie Strusz

Jun 20, 2011

Mildred Marie Strusz, 93, of Red Wing, formerly of Goodhue, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born May 15, 1918 in Goodhue Township to William and Johanna (Rehder) Voth. She grew up in Goodhue and attended school in rural Goodhue. She was confirmed on May 22, 1932 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

Anna  M. Johnson

Anna M. Johnson

Jun 19, 2011

Anna M. Johnson age 98 of Pine Island died on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. The funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Reverend John Torris Lohre officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery. Visitation will be on...

Sarah  H Freese

Sarah H Freese

Jun 17, 2011

Sarah Helen Freese, 85, of Lake City, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Heath Care Center in Wabasha. She was born on January 14, 1926 in Lake City to Ralph and Myrtle (Fitzgerald) Sheehan. She graduated from the McCall School in 1943. She then attended Winona State and received her teaching certificate, then went to St. Teresa...

Elda  Meta Augustine

Elda Meta Augustine

Jun 16, 2011

Elda Meta Augustine, 97, of Goodhue, died on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the Zumbrota Nursing Home. She was born July 20, 1913 to John and Anna (Rehder) Matthees in rural Goodhue. Her elementary education was at St. John's Christian Day School and she was a 1932 graduate of the Goodhue High School. She then attended Red Wing Teacher Training...

Marcella Kempf

Marcella Kempf

Jun 15, 2011

Marcella "Marcy" Eileen Kempf, 87, Red Wing, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Potter Ridge where she has resided for the past year and a half. She was born October 18, 1923 in Red Wing, the daughter of Oscar and Alice (Sather) Bjornstad. She was a 1941 Central High School graduate. She served in the U. S. Marine...

Albert  Nelson Dingle

Albert Nelson Dingle

Jun 14, 2011

ROCHESTER - Albert Nelson Dingle, 95, of Rochester, MN, died Tuesday (June 14, 2011) at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Nels, as he was known to everybody, was born May 22, 1916 in Bismarck, ND, the second of six children of the Late Nan and Victor Dingle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife...

Harriet  Myrtle Erickson

Harriet Myrtle Erickson

Jun 14, 2011

Harriet Myrtle Erickson, 93, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, June 14 at her residence. She was born August 16, 1917 in Lake City to Henry and Sarah (Linquist) Haase. She grew up in Lake City and attended school there. She married Archie Erickson on February 12, 1937 at St. Paul Lutheran in Red Wing. Harriet was a stay at...

George Gorman

George Gorman

Jun 12, 2011

George E. Gorman, age 90, of Goodhue, Minnesota, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at St. Brigid's Assisted Living in Red Wing Minnesota. George was born on March 4, 1921, in Belle Creek Township, the son of Ernest and Mary (McNamara) Gorman. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1939 and then served in the United States Army for three...

Alvin  John Harder

Alvin John Harder

Jun 11, 2011

Alvin John Harder, 82, of Lake City passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born on September 16, 1928 in Lostwood, ND to John and Sarah (Lepp) Harder. He grew up in Warroad attending school there until he began working on the family farm. He later logged and then worked at Marvin Windows. He married Mildred...

Patricia  Ann Anderson

Patricia Ann Anderson

Jun 11, 2011

Patricia "Pat" Anderson, 70, of Rochester passed into God's gracious arms on Saturday June 11th, following a courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born on May 18th, 1941 in Spring Valley, MN to Kenneth and Louise Michelson. The family later made their home in the Grand Meadow area and moved to Rochester during Pat's senior year of high school. On...

Marie Malvick

Marie Malvick

Jun 11, 2011

Marie Solveig Malvick, 95, of Eden Prairie, formerly of Red Wing, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Castle Ridge Care Center in Eden Prairie. She was born on May 25, 1916 in Red Wing to Sivert and Julia (Welvang) Malvick. She graduated in 1935 from Central High School in Red Wing. She worked at Red Wing Pottery and Daley...

Kim (Stensrud)  Sawyer

Kim (Stensrud) Sawyer

Jun 10, 2011

Kim Louise (Stensrud) Sawyer, 55, of Red Wing, died Friday, June 10, 2011 in Hastings. She was born on July 14, 1955 in Red Wing to Delbert W. and Colleen M. (Kleist) Johnson. She attended Red Wing Schools. She then attended Red Wing Vo-Tech and received her LPN license. In 1974 she married Gene Stensrud and they later divorced. In...

DeLores  Ione Koenig

DeLores Ione Koenig

Jun 8, 2011

DeLores Ione Koenig, 79, of Oronoco, died Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born on January 1, 1932, in Pine Island Township, the daughter of Arnold and Gladys (Berg) Degener. She graduated from Pine Island High School and attended Rochester Community College for secretarial training. She worked at the Mayo Clinic as a secretary...

Phyllis  Jean Becker

Phyllis Jean Becker

Jun 8, 2011

Funeral services for Phyllis Becker will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Evangel United Methodist Church in Rochester. The Reverend Jeffrey Utecht and the Reverend Gwen Bohlke will co-officiate. Interment, at 2:00 PM on Saturday, will be at the Chatfield Cemetery. Mrs. Becker, 82, of Rochester, died Wednesday June 8, 2011 at her home in Rochester. Phyllis Jean Carlson...

Allie Cook

Allie Cook

Jun 7, 2011

Allie Lawrence Cook, Sr., 81, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at his home surrounded by family. He was born Oct. 16, 1929 in Vergas, MN to Harry and Irene (Orr) Cook. He attended schools at Prairie Island and worked as an egg candler before entering the U. S. Army where he served in the Korean Conflict. After...

Elaine Lemon

Elaine Lemon

Jun 6, 2011

Elaine Barbara Lemon, 83, of Red Wing, died Monday, June 6, 2011, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Feb. 15, 1928 in Red Wing, to George and Edna (Carlson) Peterson and attended school in Red Wing. After her school years she worked at Red Wing Pottery, where she met her husband, Earl Lemon. They were married on...

Otto Flemke

Otto Flemke

Jun 4, 2011

Otto Flemke, age 84, of Red Wing, MN died peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Red Wing Health Center. Otto was born in Vergas, MN on February 6, 1927 to Gustav and Martha (Harke) Flemke. He was raised on a farm in Vergas, MN and attended a one room schoolhouse in Vergas. At the age...

Clara Martens

Clara Martens

Jun 2, 2011

Clara Pauline Martens, 82, of Red Wing, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, June 2, 2011. She was born June 22, 1928, one of eleven, to Peter and Mary (Meneguzzo) Nicoletti in Herbster, Wisconsin. She grew up in the Herbster area and graduated from South Shore High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Peter Martens on March 31,...

Gerald  J. Hammes

Gerald J. Hammes

May 31, 2011

ROCHESTER - Gerald John Hammes (a.k.a. "Red"/"Jerry"), 73, a simple farm boy at heart, from Rochester, MN, joined the Lord May 31, 2011 at home surrounded by family. Dad, you were right- you caught the next train to glory. Born July 13, 1937 in LaCrosse, WI, the son of late Norbert and Marie Hammes. He is survived by his wife...

Irene  E. Pasche

Irene E. Pasche

May 31, 2011

Irene E. Pasche, 91, of Red Wing, formerly of Hoffman, Minnesota, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born Oct. 1, 1919 at the home farm, to Herman and Alice (Shauer) Podratz in Hoffman, MN. She graduated from West Central High School in Morris, MN. She married Carl Pasche on Oct. 30, 1940 at Zion...