Obituaries

Margaret Comstock

Margaret Comstock

Sep 2, 2008

Margaret Doris Comstock, 86, Red Wing, died Tuesday morning at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born in Goodhue County on October 23, 1921, the daughter of J. H. and Mary (Huneke) Mahoney. She was a graduate of Red Wing High School and then attended Lee's School of Beauty. She married Thomas Allyn Comstock on April 26, 1943. They...

Doris  Mae Kautz

Doris Mae Kautz

Sep 1, 2008

OBITUARY NOTICE: Doris Mae Kautz Doris M. Kautz, age 84, of Oronoco died Monday, September 1, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Funeral service will be 1p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Reverend Kip Groettum and Reverend John Torris Lohre officiating. Burial will be at Oronoco Cemetery. Casketbearers will be Chris...

Doris  G. Shaler

Doris G. Shaler

Aug 31, 2008

OBITUARY: Doris G. Shaler Memorial services for Doris G. Shaler will be at 1:30p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Lands Lutheran Church with Reverend David Krinke officiating. Honorary casketbearers will be her grandchildren: Ericka Atkinson, Katherine Busby, Hans Anderson, Nicholas Shaler, Sarah Busby and Brandon Nelson. Burial of her cremains will be later at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis,...

Gerald  Nicholas Durst

Gerald Nicholas Durst

Aug 31, 2008

OBITUARY: Gerald "Gary" Durst Funeral services for Gerald "Gary" Durst will be at 7:30PM on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Pine Island Assembly of God Church with Reverend Daniel Ashpole officiating. Casketbearers will be Robert Durst, Ronald Durst, Allen Durst, Kenneth Durst, Douglas Walker, Marvin Durst, Roger Durst, Ryan Foley, and Mark Kennedy. Burial will be in the Berne Cemetery,...

Kenneth  M. Jenkins

Kenneth M. Jenkins

Aug 31, 2008

Kenneth M. Jenkins, 72, of Bay City, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at his home. He was born December 9, 1935 in Manly, Iowa to Kin and Gertrude Jenkins. He attended school in Manly and moved to Clear Lake, Iowa where he began working as a heavy equipment operator. He married Sharon Brand on October 31, 1975 at the Methodist...

Harlan  M. Hostager

Harlan M. Hostager

Aug 31, 2008

Harlan M. Hostage age 69 of Zumbrota died on Sunday morning, August 31, 2008 at his home in Zumbrota. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Due to remodeling at United Redeemer Lutheran Church the service will be held at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Susan Vikstrom officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota...

Corrine  Lenore Johnson

Corrine Lenore Johnson

Aug 29, 2008

Corrine Lenore Johnson, age 87 of Red Wing, formerly of Hager City, died Friday at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born February 11, 1921 in St. Paul to Emil and Bertha (Lindell) Johnson. She grew up on the family farm in Hager City and attended Wilson School through eighth grade and then graduated from Red Wing Central...

Clarice  Marian Hoeft

Clarice Marian Hoeft

Aug 26, 2008

Clarice Marian Hoeft, 78, Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born July 24, 1930 in Red Wing, the daughter of Erwin and Clara (Schwartau) Hinrichs. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1948.She married Lloyd J. Hoeft on September 16, 1950 in Red Wing. He died October 11, 1996. She was a...

Joseph  E. McCusker

Joseph E. McCusker

Aug 25, 2008

Joseph E. McCusker, age 88, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at Fairview Seminary Home. He was born on December 7, 1919, in Trimbelle Township, Wisconsin, to William and Lucille (Floody) McCusker. He attended rural school. He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Ruth Lubach on May 21, 1951,...

Jay Gardas

Jay Gardas

Aug 24, 2008

Cashmere "Jay" Gardas, age 61 of Hager City, Wisconsin died on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at his residence. Jay was born on September 10, 1946 in Red Wing, MN the son of Cashmere and Genette (Johnson) Gardas. He was a graduate of Ellsworth High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He was a lifelong resident of Trenton Island...

Arthur Snyder

Arthur Snyder

Aug 24, 2008

Arthur F. Snyder Jr. age 89 of Lake City passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Lake City Hospital Mayo Health Systems. Arthur was born June 14, 1919 in Minneapolis, MN to Arthur & Lillian (Oys) Snyder. He graduated from high school in Minneapolis he also attended the University of Minnesota. He served in the Army during WW II,...

Vivian Richter

Vivian Richter

Aug 24, 2008

Vivian Elizabeth Richter, 76, Red Wing, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born October 8, 1931 in Red Wing, the daughter of Seneca and Alice (McKinley) VanGuilder. She attended school in Red Wing and she worked at Durkee-Atwood. She married Glenn Richter on November 27, 1954 and she stayed at home to...

Ronald  Clifford Lund

Ronald Clifford Lund

Aug 21, 2008

OBITUARY: Ronald Lund Funeral service for Ronald Lund will be at 11AM on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Reverend Byron Meline officiating. Casketbearers will be Dean Cocker, Chris Smedsrud, Shane Farmer, Reid Teigen, Mitch Ryan, Alex Peterson and Jordan Ryan. Honorary casketbearers will be his remaining grandchildren: Dave Farmer, Brenda Donovan, Karin Smedsrud, Tricia...

Linden Giar

Linden Giar

Aug 19, 2008

Linden Earl Giar, age 63, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 19, at his home. He was born on March 5, 1945, in Lodi, Ohio, to Leo and Geniva (Patton) Giar. He grew up in Spencer, Ohio, and attended schools in Ohio and Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1983, receiving the Bronze Star and the...

Luverne Lidgerding

Luverne Lidgerding

Aug 18, 2008

Luverne Lidgerding, 96, of Red Wing, died Monday at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born on June 14, 1912, to Arthur and Etta (Edstrom) Lindquist. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1930. On July 1, 1938 she was married to Reuben Lidgerding in Nashua, Iowa. She was a homemaker and worked with her parents on their family...

Ronald Gatz

Ronald Gatz

Aug 18, 2008

Ronald William Gatz, age 58, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 18, 2008, at his home. He was born on April 12, 1950, in Hinsdale, Illinois, to Nicholas and Gladys (Thomas) Gatz. He was a 1968 graduate of Hinsdale High School and married Cathleen Cain on February 22, 1969, in Hinsdale. They moved to Red Wing in 1972. He worked...

Jack  L. Burridge

Jack L. Burridge

Aug 16, 2008

. Jack Lee Burridge, age 76 of Colfax, Wisconsin died on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the Red Cedar Medical Center in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Jack was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, the son of John and Myrel (Gray) Burridge. Jack attended grade school in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin and graduated from Harding High School in St. Paul in 1949. After graduation...

Delores Bye

Delores Bye

Aug 16, 2008

PINE ISLAND � A Mass of Christian Burial for Delores Bye will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island with Rev. Steven Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bye, 85, of Pine Island, died Saturday, (Aug. 16, 2008) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester from complications following a stroke....

Ruth  W. Olson

Ruth W. Olson

Aug 15, 2008

Ruth W. Olson age 92 of Zumbrota died Friday, August 15, 2008 at the Pine Haven Care Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Erich Westphal officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, August 18, 2008 from 5:00 � 7:00 PM...

Donald Clarence Steffenhagen

Donald Clarence Steffenhagen

Aug 14, 2008

Donald Clarence Steffenhagen, age 89, of Frontenac died Thursday at the Lake City Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1919 in Lake City, the son of William and Caroline (Kohn) Steffenhagen. Donald attended Lake City Schools before beginning to farm with his father in Frontenac, taking over the farming operation in 1950 until his retirement in 1981and moving...