Obituaries
Hiram L. Woodmansee
Jan 26, 2009
ROCHESTER A memorial visitation for Hiram L. Woodmansee will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Mahn Family Funeral Home Rochester Chapel. Mr. Woodmansee, 18 of Rochester, died Monday, (Jan. 26, 2009) in Rochester. He was born Apr. 21, 1990 in Renton, WA and lived in Bozeman and Butte, MT, Oregon City, OR, Golden Valley and Glencoe, MN...
Palmer Gilman Berg
Jan 25, 2009
OBITUARY: Palmer Berg Funeral service for Palmer G. Berg will be at 2PM on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at Lands Lutheran Church, 16640 Highway 60 Blvd., Zumbrota with Reverend David Krinke officiating. Music will be provided by Karen Heimer, organist, and Connie Rude, soloist. Burial will follow in Lands Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer's Association or...
Wendy Jo Heath
Jan 23, 2009
Wendy Jo Heath was born June 10, 1971 in Red Wing to Gloria Thompson and James Duden. She graduated in 1990 from Ellsworth High School and attended the Hastings School of Beauty and became a licensed cosmetologist. She married Craig Heath on August 27, 1994 at First United Church in Red Wing; they later divorced. Wendy worked at DBI from...
Betty Jane Copler
Jan 23, 2009
The funeral service for Betty J. Copler will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home � Mahler Chapel in Pine Island with Reverend Leonard E. Pankuch officiating. Private family interment will be at a later date. Betty J. Copler, 73, of Pine Island died Friday, January 23, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester....
Ray Anthony Gilsdorf
Jan 21, 2009
OBITUARY: Ray A. Gilsdorf Memorial service for Ray A. Gilsdorf will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bellechester with Father Bruce Peterson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ray, age 51, of Bellechester, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at his residence. He was born Ray Anthony Gilsdorf on...
Joanne Moyer
Jan 21, 2009
Joanne E. Moyer age 74 of Lake City passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at the Lake City Hospital Mayo Health System. Joanne was born August 13, 1934, in Lake City to Alfred & Evelyn (Klindworth) Holst. Joanne graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953. She married Herbert A. Moyer March 22, 1955, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake...
Florence Cataldo
Jan 21, 2009
ROCHESTER A Memorial Mass for Florence (Midge) Cataldo will be 2:00 p.m. Monday at Pax Christi Catholic Church, with the Rev. Caesar Dralega officiating. Mrs. Cataldo, 83, of Rochester, died Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2009) at the Golden Living Center West. Florence Elnora Miller was born July 3, 1925, in Rochester, MN, and graduated from Rochester High and Central. On July...
Hazel Duden
Jan 20, 2009
Hazel Duden, 73, of Red Wing, MN passed away on Tuesday January 20, 2009 at her home. Hazel was born December 06, 1935 to Clarence and Pearl (Stephan) Haradon Jr. in Lake City, MN. She grew up in the Lake City area. On February 27, 1954 Hazel married LeRoy Duden in Lake City. They lived in the Lake City area...
Robert Kempf
Jan 19, 2009
Robert Charles Kempf, 86, of Red Wing, died Monday, January 19, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family, after an eight week illness. He was born on February 23, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Clarence and Ethel (Anderson) Kempf. In January of 1935, while he was in the 7th grade, his family moved to Red Wing. He graduated...
James R. Kunz
Jan 19, 2009
Mahn Family Funeral Home - Mahler Chapel 209 NW First Ave. Pine Island, MN 55963 507.356.4620 OBITUARY: James R. Kunz Funeral service for James R. Kunz will be at 10:30AM on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Reverend Kip Groettum and Reverend John Torris Lohre co-officiating. Casketbearers will be his grandchildren: Active bearers...
Ronald Norman Halpaus
Jan 18, 2009
Ronald Norman Halpaus, 53, of Red Wing, died Monday, Jan. 18, at his home. He was born on July 25, 1956 in Lake City to William and Evelyn (Krause) Halpaus. He attended schools in Lake City and for many years worked for IRC in Red Wing on the assembly line and as groundsman. On September 23, 1974 he was married...
Florence Marie Fellenz
Jan 17, 2009
Florence Marie Fellenz, age 92 of Red Wing died on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at her residence in Red Wing, Minnesota. Florence was born on July 29, 1916 in Mora, Minnesota to James and Amelia (Schwieman) Carney. She grew up and attended school in the Mora area. In 1940 she met and married Andrew Dalbotten, and together they owned and...
Justin Lee Riess
Jan 17, 2009
The funeral service for Justin L. Riess will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2009 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Reverend John Torris Lohre and Kip Groettum officiating. Pallbearers will be Jacob Gabor, Nick Maki, Vinnie Titus, and Chris Haller. Honorary pallbearers will be Spencer Layman, Brent Sather, and Heather Andrews. Justin Lee Riess, 19, of...

Samuel Charles Knopp
Jan 17, 2009
Samuel Charles Knopp, 86, of Red Wing, died Saturday at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born December 10, 1922 in Winona to Paul and Agnes (Masyga) Knopp and attended school in Winona. He enlisted in the US Navy on November 29, 1940. He was a gunner's mate 1st Class and served on the USS Saratoga and the...
Evelyn G. Thompson
Jan 16, 2009
Evelyn G. Thompson age 79, of Zumbrota died suddenly on Friday, January 16, 2009 at her home in Zumbrota. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Minneola Lutheran Church in rural Zumbrota with Reverend Sarah Nietz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2009 from 4:00...
Glenn Steffenhagen
Jan 13, 2009
Glenn Henry Steffenhagen, age 82 of Ellsworth, Wisconsin died on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Ellsworth Care Center. Glenn was born on June 16, 1926 in Red Wing, Minnesota to Charles and Marie (Hauschildt) Steffenhagen. He attended school district 161 in Flower Valley. He began farming on Hill Avenue with his brother Richard in 1948. He later farmed in...
Robert Anderson
Jan 13, 2009
Robert Carlton Anderson, 62, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born on November 24, 1946, to Rudolph and Esther (Andrews) Anderson. He attended Red Wing Schools, graduating in 1965. He was a graduate of Columbia School of Broadcasting and worked for radio stations in Rochester and Red Wing for several...
Ralph Pershing McGowan
Jan 10, 2009
Funeral services for Ralph McGowan will be held Wednesday January 14th at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco, with the Reverend Paul Baldauf officiating. Burial, with military honors provided by the Pine Island American Legion, will follow at Pine Island Cemetery. Mr. McGowan, 90, of Rochester, died Saturday January 10, 2009 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester. Ralph Pershing...
Elaine H. Bjugan
Jan 8, 2009
OBITUARY: Elaine H., Bjugan Memorial service for Elaine H. Bjugan will be at 11AM on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Minneola Lutheran Church, 13628 County 50 Blvd., rural Goodhue with Pastor Sarah Nietz officiating. Honorary casketbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Private burial of her cremains will be held at Zumbrota Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to Minneola Lutheran...
Leila Cora Bothun
Jan 7, 2009
OBITUARY: Leila C. Bothun Funeral service for Leila C. Bothun will be at 1PM on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Reverend Alan Horn officiating. Music will be provided by Marla Tupper, organist, Elissa Coady, soloist, and her grandchildren. Active casketbearers will be her grandchildren: Shawn, Samuel, Cora, Steven, Holden, Mikaela, Teagan and Kambia....