Obituaries
Hazel O Perrett
Nov 8, 2009
Hazel O. Perrett, age 86, of Wanamingo died on Sunday November 8, 2009 at her home. Hazel Ordella Husbyn was born February 11, 1923 in Belle Creeke Township to Gerhard and Tomine (nee Ovalson) Husbyn. She graduated from Wanamingo High School and soon after owned and operated a hair salon in Wanamingo. She then began to work in the packaging...
Deborah Blank
Nov 7, 2009
Deborah Kay Blank was born on December 8, 1958, in Rushville, Indiana to Milton and Marie (Loveall) York. She graduated from Rushville High School and then graduated from Penn State with a Veterinarian Tech degree. Recently she was taking online courses in social work to be employed in the justice department. In 1992 Joseph Blank donated a kidney to her....
Robert C. Albrecht
Nov 7, 2009
Robert C. "Bob" Albrecht age 73 of Pine Island died on Saturday, November 07, 2009 at his home in Pine Island. A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Kip Groettum and Rev. John Torris Lohre co-officiating. Inurnment will be in Zumbrota Cemetery with Military honors provided by...
VirJean Mae Kristo
Nov 7, 2009
VirJean Mae Kristo, Red Wing, died Saturday, November 7, 2009. She was born May 14, 1929 in Winnebago, Ill, the daughter of Carl J. and LaVerna (Evans) Cederberg. She worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a switchboard operator. She married George Stefan Kristo. She loved her family, especially get-togethers with her children and grandchildren. She loved cooking, baking, she...
Ronald A. Gerken
Nov 6, 2009
Obituary Notice Ronald A. Gerken Ronald Gerken, 88, of Lake City died Friday, (November 6, 2009) at the Lake City Nursing home Lake City, MN. Ronald Ardelle Gerken was born August 29, 1921, in Hyde Park Township, Wabasha County. He attended the Hyde Park School in rural Zumbro Falls and then Rochester High School in Rochester, MN. He married Edith...
Vernon Borgschatz
Nov 5, 2009
Vernon David Borgschatz, 73, formerly of Red Wing, died on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Cerenity Bethesda Senior Care in South Saint Paul. Born January 18, 1936 in Roscoe Township to Henry and Hulda (Stechman) Borgschatz, he grew up and attended school in Zumbrota. He helped his father on the family farm, had worked at the Roscoe Cheese Factory and...
Janice L. Murray
Nov 3, 2009
Janice Lee Murray, 57, of Lake City, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Fairview Red Wing Seminary Home. Born Sept. 22, 1952 in Stillwater, Minnesota to Wilbur and Norma (Owen) Gossett she grew up in the Diamond Bluff area. She quit school as a young woman to help care for her mother. After her mother's death, she moved to Frederick,...
Linda L. Weikert
Oct 31, 2009
Linda L. Weikert age 57 of Wanamingo died on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:00 AM at New Life Church in Wanamingo with Pastor Pat McBride officiating. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009 from...
Scott Williams
Oct 30, 2009
Scott Lee Williams, 45, passed away unexpectedly, October 30, 2009 in Tempe, Arizona. He was born December 30, 1963 in Red Wing, to Kenneth and Edith (Jensen) Williams. He graduated in 1982 from Red Wing Central High School and was also a graduate of The University of North Dakota and Inver Hills Community College. For the past 8 years he...
Leroy Thiemann
Oct 30, 2009
Leroy Ludwig Thiemann, 89, of Red Wing died Friday, October 30, at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls where he had resided for the past week. He was born on June 1, 1920 in Goodhue Township, Minnesota to Jacob and Laura (Diercks) Thiemann. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church rural Goodhue and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran...
Evelyn R. Strande
Oct 29, 2009
Evelyn R. "Evy" Strande, 91, died Thursday, October 29, 2009, in Red Wing, Minnesota. She was born January 10, 1918, in Lengby, Minnesota to Frederick and Maria Wiemers. She attended Hoag School in rural Lengby and furthered her education at Crookston Agricultural College. She married Alvin G. Strande on December 24, 1938 in Fosston, Minnesota. During World War II they...
David Arnold Diderrich
Oct 28, 2009
David Diderrich, age 70, of Pine Island died Thursday, October 28, 2009 at his home due to complications from cancer. David Arnold Diderrich was born March 13, 1939 in St Charles to Arnold and Alvina (Frisch) Diderrich. He graduated from St. Charles High school. On October 10, 1960 he began employment at IBM. While there he held various positions in...
Elizabeth J. Field
Oct 26, 2009
Elizabeth J. Field, 82, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2009 at her home. Elizabeth was born July 5, 1927 in Chatfield, Minnesota to John & Olive (Anway) McRae. She grew up in the Chatfield and Hager City areas. Elizabeth married Walter Field on October 19, 1945 at the Island Bible Chapel. They farmed in the Red Wing...
Lillian McGrand
Oct 25, 2009
A memorial visitation for Lillian McGrand will be held Saturday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Inurnment, following the visitation and reception, will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville. Mrs. McGrand, 95, of Rochester, died Sunday October 25, 2009 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Lillian Born was born June 6, 1914 in...

Lisa A. Nieland
Oct 23, 2009
Lisa Andrea Nieland, 51, of Rosemount, died unexpectedly, Friday, October 23, 2009 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She was born March 21, 1958 in Winnipeg, Canada to George and Rita (Gaspard) Richcreek. She was a 1976 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in 1980. Lisa married Paul Nieland on December...
Faye R. Snyder
Oct 22, 2009
Faye R. Snyder age 89 of Lake City, our beloved OMA passed away October 22, 2009 at the Lake City Hospital. Faye was born February 23, 1920 in Higden, Arkansas, the youngest daughter of Joe Cephas and Amanda (Potter) Redman, and had a happy carefree life in the Ozarks among many close relatives and friends. After finishing HS and Business...
Arne H. Stenlund
Oct 21, 2009
Arne H. Stenlund age 87 of Goodhue died suddenly on Wednesday evening, October 21, 2009 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Vasa Lutheran Church with Reverend Dell Sailer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Goodhue. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Katherine Koester
Oct 20, 2009
ZUMBROTA - Katherine (Kay) P. Koester, age 89 of Zumbrota died October 20, 2009 at the Zumbrota Health Services facility where she had resided for the past year. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. Pastor Wayne Schoch will be officiating. The visitation will be one hour prior...

Lucille Bernice Eichinger
Oct 19, 2009
Lucille Bernice (nee Wohlert) Eichinger, age 94 of Red Wing, died on Monday, October 19, 2009 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Lucille was born on November 28, 1914 in Dakota, MN to Louis and Emma (Strapp) Wohlert. She grew up in the Frontenac area and graduated from Central High School in 1932. She was united in marriage...
Josephine Mickow
Oct 15, 2009
Josephine A. Mickow age 78 of Lake City passed away October 15, 2009 at her daughter's home in Blooming Prairie, MN. Josephine was born February 20, 1931 in Lake City to Joseph & Josephine (Ruether) Schlundt. When she was ten her family moved to St. Paul, MN. She graduated from St. Agnes High School in St. Paul, MN. Josephine married...