Obituaries
Elizabeth I. Harland
Mar 8, 2009
ROCHESTER The memorial service celebrating the life of Elizabeth (Betty) I. Harland will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13 at the Congregational Church United Church of Christ with Rev. Ronald Meyer officiating. Friends may call one hour before the service at the church. Mrs. Harland, 85, of Rochester, died Sunday (Mar. 8, 2009) in Rochester. Elizabeth Irene Ringius...
Ann Tincher
Mar 5, 2009
Ann Elizabeth Tincher, 52, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 5, 2009, at her home. She was born March 4, 1957 in St. Paul to Robert and Betty (Wolff) Thompson. She was a 1975 graduate of South St. Paul High School and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree. Following school she worked as...
Stella J. Fulton
Mar 2, 2009
Stella Fulton, age 80 of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Monday, March 2, 2009. Stella was born in England on June 23, 1928. She was raised outside of the town of Hadleigh. She met and married Arthur Fulton on April 9, 1945 while he was stationed in England serving in the US Army. He later was stationed in Germany and she...

Bruce Everett
Mar 1, 2009
Bruce Allen Everett, 61, of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on March 27, 1947, in Red Wing to John and Arline (Erickson) Everett. For many years he was a Hairdresser in Red Wing. Survivors include two daughters, Kris (Kelly) Christianson and Kari (Jim) Kramlinger; six granchildren and special...
Robert D. Ofstie
Feb 28, 2009
Robert D. Ofstie age 66 of Zumbrota died on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Tom Isaacson officiating. There will be a private family burial. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009 from...
Dale Kendall Nash
Feb 26, 2009
Dale Kendall Nash, age 69 of Red Wing died on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Dale was born on August 30, 1939 in Red Wing, the son of Luke and Anna (Westerberg) Nash. Dale attended Red Wing Schools and served eight years in the Army National Guard before working for Red Wing Shoe Company...
Orville E. Bjorngaard
Feb 26, 2009
Orville Earl Bjorngaard, 84, of Red Wing, died Thursday, February 26, at his home. He was born on November 23, 1924, in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota to Olaf and Elsie (Peterson) Bjorngaard. He graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1943. He farmed for many years and also did carpentry work. On August 25, 1962 he was married to Diane...
Joyce Archer
Feb 26, 2009
ROCHESTER Visitation for Joyce Archer will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 28, 2009) at Mahn Family Funeral Home Rochester Chapel. Private interment will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Archer, 82, of Rochester, died Thursday (Feb. 26, 2009) at Seasons Hospice. Joyce Flavia Keller was born Aug. 23, 1926 on the family farm in Milton Township, Dodge...
Mary Ann Cross
Feb 26, 2009
ROCHESTER The funeral for Mary Ann Cross will be Monday (Mar. 2, 2009) at Mahn Family Funeral Home Rochester Chapel with Rev.'s Brian Whitehead and Don McMillon of Rochester Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Mrs. Cross, 73, of Rochester, died Thursday (Feb. 26, 2009) at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Mary Ann McCracken was born...
Anita D. Bartholome
Feb 24, 2009
Anita D. Bartholome age 86 of Bellechester died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Lake City Nursing Home. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bellechester with Father Bruce Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, February 26,...
Shirley LeMasters
Feb 23, 2009
Shirley Pauline LeMasters was born July 13, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in Council Bluff, Iowa and later moved to Galesburg, Illinois. She married James LeMasters on December 24, 1972. Shirley moved to Minneapolis in 1977 where she worked at the post office as a clerk. After many moves, Shirley and James ended up in Lake City. Shirley...

Betty Ogle
Feb 22, 2009
Betty Lou Ogle, 80, Lake City, died Sunday, February 22 at her home. She was born October 12, 1928 in Pepin, WI, the daughter of Kenneth and Esther (Hubert) Sutherland. She attended schools in Lake City and Red Wing. She worked at Wieb's Restaurant as a waitress for a number of years. She married Donald Wiebusch and they later divorced....
Janet L. Wempner
Feb 19, 2009
Janet Linda Quell Wempner was born June 5, 1954 in Lake City to Luella Quell. She attended grammar school at St. John's Lutheran School and later graduated from Lincoln High School. She then began working at DiAcro in Lake City and later worked at IBM which was later bought out by Hitachi as an administrative assistant. On May 7, 1994...
Verle Copp
Feb 18, 2009
Verle Archer Copp, 88, of Lake City died Wednesday, at the Lake City Nursing Home. He was born June 20, 1920 in Lake City to Archer and Grace (Geppert) Copp. He grew up in Gillford Twsp in Wabasha County. He married Margaret Wasley on April 20, 1949 in Lake City. They farmed on the family farm until 1992 when they...
Donna Jean Mark
Feb 16, 2009
Donna J. Mark age 78 of Zumbrota died on Monday, February 16, 2009 at the Zumbrota Health Services. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Tom Isaacson and Reverend Duane Hoven co-officiation. Burial will be private. There will be no visitation. Memorials are preferred to...
Sean David McKay
Feb 15, 2009
Sean D. McKay, age 29, of Virginia and formerly Pine Island, died on February 15, 2009. He was born Sean David McKay on May 25, 1979 in Fridley, MN to Gary and Nancy McKay. He attended Pine Island public schools and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1998. While in school, Sean earned his Eagle Scout badge. He entered...
Esther M. Johnson
Feb 15, 2009
Esther M. Johnson age 71 of Zumbrota died early Sunday morning, February 15, 2009 at the Seminary Home in Red Wing. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Goodhue with Reverend Mike Gustafson officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in rural Goodhue. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday,...
Larry T. O'Connor
Feb 12, 2009
Larry Thomas O'Connor, 68, Red Wing, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at his home. He was born April 20, 1940 in Maiden Rock, WI, the son of Thomas O'Connor and Teresa Ward. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1958. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served until honorably discharged August 20, 1965. He retired from Capital Safety...
Carl H. Busse
Feb 11, 2009
Carl H. Busse, age 84, of Mazeppa died on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 2:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Reverend Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in the Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Saturday two hours prior to the...

Clayton Larson
Feb 10, 2009
Clayton L. Larson, 83, of Red Wing, Minnesota, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at his home. He was born October 11, 1925, in Swedona, Illinois to Carl and Nina (Francine) Larson. He served in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corp. during World War II. Clayton graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science. On June 1, 1949 he was married to...