Obituaries

J.  Robert Owen

J. Robert Owen

Jan 16, 2010

J. Robert "Bob" Owen age 81 of Pine Island died on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at his home in Pine Island. A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM with Rev's Kip Groettum and John Torris Lohre officiating. Inurnment will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 4:00 -...

Julia  Mary Miller

Julia Mary Miller

Jan 16, 2010

Julia M. Miller age 85 of Lake City passed away January 16, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Julia was born February 18, 1924 in Bancroft, IA to William & Wanda (Storms) Doocy. She married Paul Miller January 2, 1947 in Bancroft, IA. After they were married they farmed in the Algona & Burt area for 14 years. In...

Roy Matthees

Roy Matthees

Jan 16, 2010

Roy R. Matthees age 75 of Zumbrota died on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at his home. Funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Wayne Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at the...

Kevin  Eugene Whitebear

Kevin Eugene Whitebear

Jan 15, 2010

Obituary Notice Kevin E. Whitebear Kevin Eugene Whitebear, age 55, of Prairie Island, died Friday at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. Kevin was born March 13, 1954 in Marshall Town, IA to James and Shirley (Waseskuk) Whitebear. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1972 and then enlisted in the United States Navy. Upon his honorable...

Wayne  W. Arendt

Wayne W. Arendt

Jan 15, 2010

Wayne W. Arendt age 73 of Mazeppa died on Friday, January 15, 2010 at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Reverend Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Monday from 3:00 to 7:00 PM at the Mahn Family...

Maxine  J. Clementson

Maxine J. Clementson

Jan 12, 2010

Maxine J. Clementson age 69 of Pine Island died on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester after a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday, January 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM with Rev's Susan Vikstrom and John Underdahl officiating. Burial will be in United Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, January 17,...

Darlene  C. Draeger

Darlene C. Draeger

Jan 10, 2010

Darlene Carol Flemming was born April 2, 1941 in Hutchinson to Otto and Ruth (nee Slipka) Flemming. She graduated from Glencoe High School in 1959. On November 14, 1959 Darlene married Arnold Draeger at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. Darlene lived several places, all of which were in Minnesota and Wisconsin, during her marriage to Arnold, who managed...

Bernadette McPhee

Bernadette McPhee

Jan 10, 2010

ROCHESTER A prayer service for Bernadette McPhee will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Mahn Family Funeral Home Rochester Chapel. Bernadette, age 79, of Rochester, died Sunday (Jan. 10, 2010) at St. Mary's Hospital from cancer. Bernadette Josephine McPhee was born July 28, 1930 in Ward Springs, Minnesota, to Mike L. and Elizabeth (Mehrwerth) Albers. She attended Eagle Bend High School...

Delores  A. Kirchner

Delores A. Kirchner

Jan 7, 2010

Delores "Dolly" Kirchner, 72, of Red Wing, died Thursday, January 07, 2010 at her home. She was born March 24, 1937 to Robert and Esther (Mann) Jablonske. She attended Red Wing schools. On August 17, 1955 she married Clarence Kirchner. The couple had four children. Dolly enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and visiting the casino. A grandmother at heart, she also enjoyed...

Caroll Sperger

Caroll Sperger

Jan 7, 2010

Caroll Joseph Sperger, 94, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, Jan. 6 at Deer Crest in Red Wing. He was born on December 25, 1915, in Eau Galle Township, Dunn County, Wis., to Albert and Mary (Lecheler) Sperger. He attended Chase Hill School in Dunn County and then worked on a dairy farm near Goodhue until 1940. He then went to...

Vernon Wakefield

Vernon Wakefield

Jan 7, 2010

Vernon "Vern" Florian Wakefield, 80, of Red Wing, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He was born on April 12, 1929, in Arkansaw, Wisconsin to Florence and Alice (Rein) Wakefield. He attended schools in Arkansaw and then worked at the Red Wing Potteries. On October 23, 1947, he was married to Dorothy Wiuff at St....

Syvilla Madsen

Syvilla Madsen

Jan 5, 2010

Syvilla Lydia Madsen, 86, Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 30, 1923 in Featherstone Township, the daughter of Ernest and Alma (Holst) Stumpf. She attended schools in Hay Creek. She worked at Griggs and Cooper in Minneapolis and at Red Wing Potteries during WW II. She married Russell Madsen of Prescott, Wis....

Ervin  John Wiebusch

Ervin John Wiebusch

Jan 4, 2010

Ervin Wiebusch, age 82, of Lake City died Monday, January 4, 2010 at the Lake City Hospital Mayo Health. Ervin John Wiebusch was born December 4, 1927 in Gillford Township to John and Lucy (Schumann) Wiebusch. Ervin grew up on the family farm in Gillford Township, attended The Rural Lincoln School and continued his education at Lake City Lincoln High...

Lois  M. Raasch

Lois M. Raasch

Jan 3, 2010

Lois M. Raasch age 79 of Zumbrota died on Sunday, January 03, 2010 at her home in Zumbrota. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, January 7, 2009 at 2:00 PM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor's Tom Isaacson and Eric Westlake officiating. Burial will be in the Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday from 4:00 -...

Florence  May Baker

Florence May Baker

Jan 3, 2010

Florence May Hooper Baker Rochester, MN Florence May Hooper Baker, 88, formerly of Lake Charles, Louisiana, died January 3, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Heights Nursing Home in Rochester, MN. Florence Hooper was born on March 29, 1921 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to George and Laura Hooper. On August 20, 1940, Florence married Lawrence Breman Baker in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They...

Evangeline Lemmerhirt

Evangeline Lemmerhirt

Jan 3, 2010

A celebration of life for Evangeline Ruth Felicia Lemmerhirt will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church - Aspelund on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Clark Cary officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church. Mrs. Lemmerhirt 101 formerly of Red Wing died...

Dallas Adler

Dallas Adler

Jan 2, 2010

Dallas Adler age 77 of Wisonsin Dells, WI passed away January 2, 2010 at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, WI . Dallas was born November 30, 1932, in Millville, MN to Alvin & Edna (Carsten) Adler. Dallas served in the Navy for 4 years from 1951 to 1955. He married Mary Kirk. He worked as a foreman in the glass...

Richard  Edward Murphy

Richard Edward Murphy

Dec 30, 2009

Richard "Dick" Murphy, age 66, died peacefully in his sleep with his family by his side at his home in Diamond Bluff after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 8, 1943 in Red Wing, Minnesota to C.W. (Dick) and Florence (Huppert) Murphy. He attended parochial school at St. Mary's Big River until 8th grade. Dick then...

Mildred Albold

Mildred Albold

Dec 30, 2009

Mildred Albold, 91, of Red Wing, short-time resident of Fairview Seminary Home, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born December 14, 1918 to William and Agnes Icasson (Boles). She attended schools in Red Wing. Mildred and Walter Albold were married in September of 1938. They resided in Red Wing. She enjoyed knitting and had...

Leo  R. Zarbock

Leo R. Zarbock

Dec 29, 2009

Leo "Tiny" Robert Zarbock, 91, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born January 15, 1918 in Beldenville, Wisconsin to Charles and Alma (Johnson) Zarbock and had attended school there and in Ellsworth. He enlisted in the US Army, serving as an MP during WWII. He married Isabel Christianson on June 3,...