Obituaries
Leona Olson
Jun 26, 2011
Leona M. Olson, of Red Wing, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Olson Griffin and Sheila Olson; three grandchildren, Bridget Dietzler, Adam Chapman and Nicholas Griffin and three great-grandchildren, Cody, Andrew and Jenna. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Olson. Mass of Resurrection will be 2...
Cyril Anthony Huneke
Jun 24, 2011
Cyril Anthony Huneke, age 90, of rural Bellechester, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at the Regina Medical Center in Hastings. He was born on June 2, 1921, in Wabasha County, the son of Anton and Mathilda (nee Krick) Huneke. He attended Saint Mary's Catholic School in Bellechester and Dunwoody Institute for carpentry. He served in the United States Navy from...
Marie C. Shafer
Jun 24, 2011
Marie C. Shafer, age 96, a longtime resident of Red Wing, MN, passed away peacefully on June 24 at the Augustana Health Care Center in Apple Valley, MN. She is survived by her sons, Joseph (Mary) of Lakeville, MN and William (Vicki) of Apple Valley, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and...
Kenneth Herman Ahlers
Jun 21, 2011
Kenneth "Kenny" Herman Ahlers, 76, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Lake City Nursing Home. He was born on March 24, 1935 in Lake City to Martin and Margaret Florence (Busch) Ahlers. He grew up in Lake City and attended McCahill. He then helped his father farm and later worked at Culligan. He married LaVonne...
Steven William Becker
Jun 21, 2011
A graveside service for Steven Becker will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday June 29th at the Oronoco Cemetery. Mr. Becker, 61, of Rochester, died Tuesday June 21, 2011 at his home in Rochester. Steven William Becker was born October 28, 1949 in Rochester, the son of William and Fern Becker. A lifelong resident of Rochester, he was a...
Freeman Johnson
Jun 20, 2011
Freeman Francis Johnson, 73, of Prairie Island, died Monday, June 20, 2011 at his residence. He was born April 12, 1938 in Pipestone, MN, the son of Clara V. Johnson and was raised on Prairie Island. He served in the U. S. Army 1955 - 1958 and returned to Prairie Island. He married Dorothy Golden on October 31, 1957 in...
Barbara Meffert
Jun 20, 2011
Barbara Anne Meffert, 64, of Red Wing, died peacefully, Monday, June 20, 2011 at her home. She was born September 2, 1946 in Minneapolis to Richard and Vivian (Rice) Hall. She graduated in 1964 from Bloomington High School. Following her education she did secretarial work at Gamble-Skogmo and also had worked at Control Data. In 1965 she married Jerry Rudesill...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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