Obituaries

Mathilda Buck

Mathilda Buck

May 31, 2011

Mathilda "Tillie" Buck of rural Mazeppa died on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The funeral service will be on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in rural Goodhue with Reverend Andy Krause officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Cassie Bennett

Cassie Bennett

May 30, 2011

MahpiyaToWin (Blue Sky Woman) Cassie Jamie Bennett, 26, of St. Paul, died unexpectedly, Monday, May 30, 2011 at her home. She was born Nov. 12, 1984 in Red Wing, to Richard and Audrey (Campbell) Bennett. Her early years were spent in Woodbury, where she attended Woodbury schools. She is survived by her daughter, Ida Elsie Bennett of St. Paul; parents,...

Bonnie Lindstrom

Bonnie Lindstrom

May 28, 2011

Bonnie Marie Lindstrom, 90, of Red Wing, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born Feb. 25, 1921, in Pierce County, Wisconsin, to Claude and Anna (Dahl) Nelson. Growing up, she attended various schools in Pierce County. She married John Lindstrom on Oct. 26, 1940 in Decorah, Iowa. For a 20 years, she was employed...

Fern Wulff

Fern Wulff

May 28, 2011

Fern LaVonne Wulff, born 5/27/1922 in Badger IA, passed away May 28, 2011 at Potter Ridge Assisted Living in Red Wing MN. Visitation will be Thursday, June 16 from noon to 1PM at First Covenant Church in Red Wing with a memorial service to follow at 1PM. Fern was born to Amos B. and Bertha (Soppeland) Hill at home on...

Gertrude  R. Martin

Gertrude R. Martin

May 26, 2011

Gertrude R. Martin, age 93, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, May 26, at the Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. Gertrude was born September 22, 1917 in Lake City, MN to Milton and Clara (Juergens) Erickson. She attended school in Lake City and went on to attend Gustavus Adolphus College and received her teaching degree. She taught in Montevideo and...

Jean Schmidt

Jean Schmidt

May 24, 2011

Jean Marie Schmidt, 52, of Oakdale, MN, formerly of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Fairview Ridges Medical Center in Burnsville. She was born February 25, 1959 in Red Wing, the daughter of James E. and Elda M. (Hansen) Reitan. She was a 1977 graduate of Central High School and she attended nursing school at Midway Hospital...

Faith  M. Bodelson

Faith M. Bodelson

May 23, 2011

Faith Marie Bodelson, 54, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born Oct. 1, 1956 in Red Wing, to Weldon and Sandra (Rundquist) Bodelson. A 1974 graduate of Red Wing Central High, she also attended Mankato State University. She married Brian Bernstein and they lived in Harris, Minnesota. They later divorced...

Bernard Dammann

Bernard Dammann

May 23, 2011

Bernard Frederick Dammann, 78, Red Wing, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at his home. He was born October 2, 1932 in Red Wing, the son of Frederick and Hazel (Larson) Dammann. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1950. He worked for National Bushing and then served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. Following his discharge...

Mary  Ann Kenyon

Mary Ann Kenyon

May 23, 2011

Mary Ann Kenyon, 89, of Zumbrota, died Monday, May, 23, 2011, at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester. She was born to Othelia (Tilly) Hammer and Earle Bringgold August 14,1921. She graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1939. She was part of the "Classy Class" of '43 at Carlton, College in Northfield MN where she discovered her interest in art. She then...

Barbara  Jean Goodman

Barbara Jean Goodman

May 23, 2011

Barbara J. Goodman age 75 formerly of Wanamingo died on Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Lake City Hospital. A funeral service is scheduled for Friday, May 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Reverend Christopher Culuris officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011...

Jane  L. Crumpler

Jane L. Crumpler

May 22, 2011

Jane L. Crumpler, age 80, of Zumbrota died Sunday evening May 22, 2011, at Zumbrota Health Services. Jane was born on December 18, 1930, in Muskegon, MI, the daughter of Isaac and Elsie (Millard) Druif. She graduated from high school in Muskegon and went on to nursing college at St. Luke's in Chicago, IL. She married Charles Losensky in May...

Jackie Wood

Jackie Wood

May 19, 2011

Jacqueline "Jackie" Wood, aged 80 years and 2 months, of Red Wing, MN, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Fairview Red Wing Hospital, of natural causes, surrounded by those who loved her so dearly. Jackie was born in Red Wing to Hazel G. Wood and Lester Van Schick, on March 19, 1931. She grew up in Cambridge, MN, lived at...

Esther Schultz

Esther Schultz

May 18, 2011

ROCHESTER - Esther Schultz, 100, of Rochester, died Wednesday (May 18, 2011) at Samaritan Bethany on Eighth where she has resided for the last ten years. Esther Mina Amanda Schultz was born Nov. 23, 1910 in Sargeant, MN to Arend and Mary (Barwig) Arends. She was raised in Plainview, MN on the family farm. On June 12, 1929 she married...

M.A.  "Sal" Baringer

M.A. "Sal" Baringer

May 16, 2011

Marcella "Sal" Baringer, 73, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at her home. She was born June 10, 1937 in Winona, to Maurice and Ada (Struck) Glende. She graduated from high school in San Antonio, Texas in 1955, and returned to Minnesota to attend nurses training in Rochester. On Jan. 19, 1957, she married Duane "Dewey" Baringer at...

Elsie Wandmacher

Elsie Wandmacher

May 16, 2011

Elsie D. Wandmacher (nee Schlichting), found peace on Monday May 16, 2011. Elsie was born August 12, 1918, in Mount Pleasant Township, the daughter of Diedrick and Fredricka (Quell) Schlichting. Elsie was united in marriage to Harold Wandmacher October 12, 1940, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Wing. Harold died in July 1956. Elsie lived most of her life...

Ruth Bach

Ruth Bach

May 14, 2011

Ruth Lucille Bach, 70, of Red Wing, died Saturday at Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on October 30, 1940 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa to Loren and Dorothy (Schneider) Thompson. She graduated from Sioux Rapids High School in 1958. For many years she was a bookkeeper at Johnson Tire Service and Koehler Book and Stationary. Later she...

Patricia  A. Harvey

Patricia A. Harvey

May 14, 2011

Patricia Anne Harvey, age 79 of Lake City, Minnesota, formerly of East Tawas, Michigan and Webster, Florida passed away on May 14, 2011 at home. Pat was born March 29, 1932, in Rochester Michigan to Ervin and Catherine Miller. She married Thomas Harvey on August 29, 1953 in Rochester. They moved to East Tawas, Michigan in 1968. She retired after...

Rita  E. Torvund

Rita E. Torvund

May 13, 2011

Rita Estelle Torvund, 66, of Zumbrota, died Friday at her home. She was born Oct. 6, 1944 in Red Wing, to Joseph and Phyllis (Stary) Jacobson. She grew up in Zumbrota and graduated from Zumbrota high school in 1962 and then attended Rochester Community College. She married Gerald Torvund on April 11, 1962 in Zumbrota. While in Zumbrota, she had...

Jeremy Petersdorf

Jeremy Petersdorf

May 13, 2011

Jeremy Michael Petersdorf, 23, of Forest Lake, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 13 at his home. He was born May 9, 1988 in Red Wing to Christopher Flom and Melissa Petersdorf. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 2006. Jeremy enjoyed bowling, helping others, and making people smile. He is survived by his parents Melissa (Tom) Tschida of Stillwater,...

Lawrence Kenitz

Lawrence Kenitz

May 13, 2011

Lawrence Harold Kenitz,83, of Red Wing, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on November 11, 1927 to Clarence and Gladys (Pickering) Kenitz. He attended schools and served In the US Army. He worked at Red Wing Pottery and Red Wing Sewer Pipe for a number of years and then farmed for Duane...