Obituaries

Richard  Paul Harrington

Richard Paul Harrington

Apr 7, 2010

ROCHESTER A private graveside for Richard P. Harrington will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mr. Harrington, 73, of Rochester, died Wednesday (April 7, 2010) at his home. Richard was born Sept. 1, 1936 in Cleveland, OH. After attending West Seattle High School in Seattle, Wash., he served for three years in the U.S. Navy. On Aug....

Janice  Elizabeth Tomforde

Janice Elizabeth Tomforde

Apr 6, 2010

Obituary Notice Janice E. Tomforde Janice Elizabeth Tomforde, age 58, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at her home. She was born May 20, 1951 in Rochester to Frank and Alice (Ross) Freese. Janice and her family moved to Lake City in 1962. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969 and then moved to the cities...

Henrietta  L. Anderson

Henrietta L. Anderson

Apr 6, 2010

Henrietta "Hank" Louise Anderson, 67, Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at her residence. She was born January 23, 1943 in Minneapolis, the daughter of William M. and Gertrude N. (Tomasko) Mapes. She graduated high school in Minneapolis and received an Associate's Degree from University of Wisconsin, River Falls. She married Raymond A. Anderson on March 12, 1960 at...

Enid Featherstone

Enid Featherstone

Apr 6, 2010

Our loving mother, Enid (Hall) Featherstone, 94, of Red Wing, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Villa at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born August 18, 1915 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota to Reverend Everett and Florence (Ruddick) Hall. She attended schools in Slayton, North Mankato, Pipestone, and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1934. She...

Jean Tefft

Jean Tefft

Apr 6, 2010

Jean Marie Tefft, 64, of Hastings, formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at her residence. She was born July 26, 1945 in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Oscar S. and Rowena M. (VonBargen) Finne. She attended school through grade 7 in Red Wing and graduated from Hastings High School. She received a two-year degree in Secretarial...

Bette  May Ellingson

Bette May Ellingson

Apr 5, 2010

Bette May Ellingson, 82, of Red Wing, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Fairview Seminary Home. Bette was born August 4, 1927 in Peterson, MN to Alfred and Florence (Olson) Rude. She graduated from Rushford High School. She married Curtis Ellingson on June 16, 1948. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. She worked at the Minneapolis Airport and...

Arlene  L. Klindworth

Arlene L. Klindworth

Apr 5, 2010

Arlene Lois Klindworth, 81, of Lake City, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church - Bear Valley in rural Mazeppa. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 4:00...

Elaine  M. Possehl

Elaine M. Possehl

Apr 4, 2010

Elaine Marie Possehl, 81, of Lake City, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Lake City Nursing Home Mayo Health System. She was born March 25, 1929 at her grandparent's home in Wells Creek, Goodhue County to Rudolph and Adelia (Holst) VonHelmst. Elaine was confirmed in 1941 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City. She married Milton Possehl on...

Roger Young

Roger Young

Apr 4, 2010

Private services and ennichement will be held at a later date for Roger Young. Mr. Young, 91, of Rochester, died Sunday April 4, 2010 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester. The ennichement will occur at Oakwood Cemetery. Roger Roscoe Young was born March 19, 1919 in Brookings, South Dakota, the son of Alfred and Janet Young. A veteran of the...

Alberta Bauerkemper

Alberta Bauerkemper

Apr 3, 2010

Alberta J. Bauerkemper, 95, of Red Wing, died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born April 27, 1914 on her grandparents' Dan and Nettie McLaughlin farm near Spring Valley, Wisconsin the daughter of Fredrick and Lillian (McLaughlin) Chapman. She attended school in Spring Valley, Red Wing, Milwaukee, and LaCrosse. She married Roy A. Bauerkemper of Oak...

Lloyd  A Nardinger

Lloyd A Nardinger

Mar 30, 2010

Lloyd Nardinger, age 86 of Mazeppa, MN passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Lake City Medical Center. Lloyd was born November 11, 1923 in Chester Township in Wabasha County, MN to William and Eva (Liffrig) Nardinger. He attended school at St. Mary's Catholic School in Bellchester for two years while growing up on the family farm, he...

Arnold  A Klingsporn

Arnold A Klingsporn

Mar 30, 2010

Arnold Klingsporn, age 89 of Pine Island died Tuesday March 30, 2010 at his home. The funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor John Torris Lohre officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 1 at the Mahn Family...

Janet Fitschen

Janet Fitschen

Mar 30, 2010

Janet Marlene Fitschen, 65, of Ellsworth and formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Fairview University Medical Center. She was born Sept. 27, 1944 in Red Wing to Harold and Mary (Rose) Reinhart and was a 1962 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. She had married David Doose and later had married Emery Fitschen and...

Mildred  Jean Schmidt

Mildred Jean Schmidt

Mar 29, 2010

Mildred J. Schmidt, age 87 of Plainview, MN passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010 at St. Isidore Health Care Center in Plainview. Mildred was born July 27, 1922 in Eden Valley, MN to Henry and Anna (Hansen) Cotton. She attended school in Lake City, MN. On July 17, 1941 she married William Schmidt at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...

Margarete  K. Kosec

Margarete K. Kosec

Mar 26, 2010

Gretl Kosec, 72, Red Wing, died peacefully Friday, March 26, 2010, surrounded by her family. Gretl was born August 30, 1937 in Illertissen, Germany, the daughter of Franz and Anna (Bosl) Wiesbauer. She spent her childhood traveling through the Bavarian Alps while her father, an artist, painted the picturesque scenes. Gretl was very proud of her German heritage and enjoyed...

Berniece Ehlers

Berniece Ehlers

Mar 26, 2010

Berniece Adell Ehlers, 83, of Red Wing, died Friday, March 26, at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born April 4, 1926 in Lake City, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold Owen and Agnes Azuby (Griffin) Roberts. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City and attended schools in Lake City. The family moved to Chicago...

David  Gordon Bradshaw

David Gordon Bradshaw

Mar 25, 2010

David G. Bradshaw, age 70, of Pine Island died on Thursday, March 25 2010 at Olmsted Medical Center Hospital in Rochester. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 AM on Saturday March 27, 2010 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Mahler Chapel in Pine Island. A visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Friday March 26...

Carole  L. Gjemse

Carole L. Gjemse

Mar 23, 2010

Carole L. Gjemse age 66 of Zumbrota died on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. A Celebration of Carole's Life will be on Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel in Zumbrota. Carole LaDon Nygaard was born on June 22, 1943 in Red Wing, MN to...

Beatrice Wells

Beatrice Wells

Mar 22, 2010

Beatrice Agnes Wells "Waonsida Win", 80, of Prairie Island, died Monday, March 22, 2010 at Deer Crest in Red Wing. She was born September 11, 1929 in Isabella County, Michigan to Jerome and Agnes (Shawano) Jones. She grew up on the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Reservation. She married Leo Wells in June of 1948. They later divorced. She moved to...

Marie  Louise Alexander

Marie Louise Alexander

Mar 15, 2010

ROCHESTER The funeral for Marie Louise Alexander, age 68, of Rochester, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester, MN with Pastor Michael Wuehler officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. There will also be a reception at the church following the funeral and burial. Marie died Monday (March 15, 2010) at her daughter's home in...