Obituaries
Constance "Connie" Clark
Jan 3, 2025
Constance "Connie" Julia Clark, 80, of Welch died Friday January 3, 2025 at Tinta Wita Tipi Senior Living in Welch, Minnesota. She was born on April 28, 1944 to Wallace and Frances Mildred (Hoffman) Owen in Prairie Island.
Connie was a spunky spirit and a caring and giving woman. She always had a way of bringing smiles to peoples faces even...
Catherine Butler
Jan 1, 2025
Catherine Elizabeth Butler, 66, of White Rock, MN, passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, and went to be with our Lord and Savior. She was born on May 25, 1958, in Wisbech, England to Edwin ‘Ted’ and Kathleen (Owen) Burbidge. She grew up and attended schools in England and in the late 1970’s came to the...
Dennis Matthews
Jan 1, 2025
Dennis Jules Matthews, 83, of Hager City, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born February 5, 1941, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to Orva and Gladys (Bystrom) Mathews and was a graduate of Red Wing Central High School, Class of 1959. He began working for the Red Wing Shoe Company,...
LeRoy Peterson
Dec 31, 2024
LeRoy Carl Peterson, 76, of Welch, died Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 20, 1948, in Red Wing, to Carl and Mrytle (Johnson) Peterson. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1966. For six years he served in the Army Reserves. LeRoy farmed many years on the family farm....
Brenda Joyce Sargent
Dec 30, 2024
Brenda Joyce Sargent, age 70, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2024, at Mayo Clinic in Lake City, MN, surrounded by her three daughters after a courageous year-long battle with Leukemia.
Brenda was born on February 18, 1954, in Minneapolis, MN, to Robert and Doris (Cooper) Sargent. She spent her childhood in Minneapolis, MN, Rockford, IL, and Pipestone, MN. She...
Ronald "Ron" Lovejoy
Dec 30, 2024
Ronald "Ron" Clay Lovejoy passed away at his home on December 30th, 2024, at the age of 83. Born on October 24, 1941, in Red Wing, Minnesota, Ron lived in Ravenna Township for nearly his entire life, apart from four years of honorable service in the U.S. Navy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Dorothy Lovejoy, and...
Tung Nguyen
Dec 28, 2024
Tung Nguyen, a hard-working and family loving man, has died December 28, 2024. He was born December 17, 1970 in Vietnam to his mother, Phuong Le. He relocated to the U.S. in 1990 to where he landed in Oklahoma. Later, he moved to Minnesota, where he married Trang Huynh in 1995, started a family and lived for the rest of...
Allen Hansen
Dec 28, 2024
Allen Edward Hansen, 55, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly of complications from Congestive Heart Failure, at Hansen's Harbor on December 28, 2024.
Allen was born May 14, 1969 to Peter and Jane Hansen in Lake City. He grew up, lived, and worked his entire life at Hansen's Harbor, getting his start by running forklifts by the age of 10. In...
Irma Elvir
Dec 27, 2024
Irma Sylivia Elvir, CRNA, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on December 27, 2024, at the age of 100. Born in La Ceiba, Honduras, on May 4, 1924, she moved to the United States at 25 years old and settled in Rochester. She retired from the Mayo Clinic as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Irma had a...
David Shoff
Dec 27, 2024
David Alan Shoff, age 60, of Rochester, Minnesota, formerly Albert Lea died on December 27, 2024, with his spouse and child by his side, at home in Rochester, from a battle with cancer. David was born on May 31, 1964, to Dr. Niles Rodell Shoff and Oral Irene (Larson) Shoff and was the seventh of eight born in the family....
John Betcher
Dec 23, 2024
A memorial service for John E. Betcher will be held Thursday January 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, rural Goodhue. The Rev. Marty Weigand will officiate. Interment of the urn will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Betcher, 80, of Mazeppa, died Monday December...
Jane "Betsy" White
Dec 23, 2024
Jane “Betsy” White, 75, passed away at her home in Lake City on Monday, December 23, 2024.
Betsy White was born May 7, 1949 in York, Maine. Betsy and her husband Darrel made Lake City their vacation spot at Camp Lacupolis. After retirement, they became permanent residents on Ida Path. When Darrel died, Betsy carved out a place for herself, joining...
Marilyn Brownell
Dec 20, 2024
Marilyn Jane Brownell passed away on December 20, 2024. She was 93 years old. Marilyn was born in Stewartville on July 13, 1931, the 5th child of Helen (Doten) and Howard Brownell. She grew up on the family farm, with 5 other siblings. She attended country school, then attended Stewartville high school, and graduated Salutatorian in 1949. Marilyn first attended...
Karen Brooks
Dec 19, 2024
Graveside services at Lands Lutheran Church Cemetery for Karen Brooks will be postponed until Spring 2025. Mrs. Brooks, 80, died Thursday December 19th at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
Karen Joan Berg was born September 7, 1944 to Orville and Galene Berg. She was a graduate of Zumbrota High School with the Class of 1962. She attended Waldorf Junior College in...
Anne Lafferty
Dec 19, 2024
Anne Marie Lafferty 68, began her Star Journey December 19, 2024, in Red Wing MN, at her family home in comfort care surrounded by her loved ones. Born November 27,1956 to Walter Lafferty and Theresa (Rousseau) Ducheneaux at the CRST Old Agency on the Missouri River, SD.
Annie had Mama Bear Love for 9 Children, many Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Always...
Elroy Beulke
Dec 18, 2024
Elroy Norman Beulke, was born on December 15, 1927, in West St. Paul, MN to Henry and Lydia (nee Kirchner) Beulke. He grew up in West St. Paul. On September 8, 1948, he married Bernice Sell at Trinity
Lone Oak. They farmed in Eagan for 19 years before moving to Wanamingo in 1967. They farmed south of town before moving into...
Eileen Welsch
Dec 16, 2024
Eileen Therese Welsch, 87, of Hager City, Wisconsin, died Monday, December 16, 2024 at Deercrest Senior Living in Red Wing. She was born October 25, 1937 in St. Paul to Louis and Margaret Des Lauriers, the 9th of ten children. She graduated from Our Lady of Peace (O.L.P.) High School and she went on to receive her LPN degree from...
Michael W. Jones
Dec 15, 2024
Michael Wayne Jones, 73, of Goodhue, died peacefully on Sunday December 15, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 7, 1951, in Keosauqua, Iowa to Hubert and Hazel (Ewing) Jones. He graduated from Fairfield High School. On February 26, 1972, he was united in marriage to Melinda Pomeroy. For several years he worked...
Daniel Bushinger
Dec 15, 2024
Daniel Bushinger, 72, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully in his home with his wife beside him on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He was born May 24, 1952, in St. Paul, Minnesota to George and Rose (Anderson) Bushinger. He served in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam War, from 1969 until he was honorably discharged in 1971. During his...
David Gitzen
Dec 15, 2024
Daivd Allen Gitzen, 76, died Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Prescott Nursing and Rehab Center in Prescott, Wis. His is survived by, daughter, Jenifer Gitzen; siblings, Jerome, James, Janet Reid, Christine, Karen Ryba, and Julie (Pierrot) Apikelis; and nieces and nephews.He is preceded in death by his parents, Jerome and Jospehine Gitzen. David will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery...
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