Obituaries
Alice Evangeline Axelson Holmes
Dec 28, 2007
Alice Evangeline Axelson Holmes, age 90,of Montello, Wisconsin, formerly of Welch, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at the Montello Care Center. She was bornon March 7, 1917, to Henry and Esther (Norell) Axelson, and grew up in Welch Minnesota. She graduated Valedictorian from Red Wing High School and then completed nurses training at Bethesda Hospital Nursing School in St. Paul....
Susan J. (King) Gentile
Dec 27, 2007
Susan J. (King) Gentile, age 74, of Rochester, died on Thursday, December 27, 2007 at her residence. She was born on November 16, 1933 in Stillwater to Frank and Lucille (Ahl) Tobisch. She is survived by four sons: Michael (Susan) King, of Bloomfield, MI, Brian (Kim) King, of Apex, NC, Kenneth King, of Altamonte Springs, FL, and Timothy (Shelly) King,...
Virginia Georgie Swanson
Dec 25, 2007
OBITUARY: Virginia Georgia "Jean" Schiesser Funeral services for Virginia Georgie Schiesser will be a 10 A.M. on Saturday, December 29, 2007 from the Mahn Family Funeral Home Mahler Chapel in Pine Island. Casketbearers will be John Schiesser, Stevie Schiesser, Will McKnight, Jade Schiesser, Keith Hickey and Allen Miller. She has donated her body to the Mayo Clinic following the service....
Faye Martin
Dec 25, 2007
Faye A. Martin, age 82, of Red Wing, died Monday, December 25, 2006, at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born on May 23, 1924, in Hemingford, Nebraska, to Harry and Jessie (Clayton) Wildy. She was a graduate of Hemingford High School and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University. She married Leonard ?Len? Martin on October 7, 1944, at the Army Air Force...
May M. Whipple
Dec 25, 2007
OBITUARY: May M. Whipple Funeral services for May M. Whipple will be at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Reverend Alan Horn officiating. Marla Tupper, organist and Dawn Whipple, soloist, will provide the music. Casketbearers will be Tron Compton-Engle, Myron Engle, Tony Whipple, Michael Whipple, John Pereda and Kenneth Tiedemann. Burial...
Edith B. Schafer
Dec 25, 2007
Edith Schafer, 93, a lifelong Bellechester area resident, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in Mesa, Arizona. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bellechester with Father Bruce Peterson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. at...
Gerald D. Fitzsimmons
Dec 24, 2007
Funeral services for Gerald D. Fitzsimmons will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home- Rochester Chapel with Father Lavern Trocinski officiating. Burial will be at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, January 4, 2008 at Assembly Area #4 at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations...
Annes Voth
Dec 24, 2007
Annes Marie Voth, 89, of Red Wing, died Sunday, December 24, 2006 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born October 2, 1917 in Seward, Nebraska to Frank and Emilia (Lage) Block. She graduated from high school in Ulysses, Nebraska in 1935 and then moved to Red Wing to attend St. John?s School of Nursing. In 1940, she received her...
Bradford Friedrich
Dec 22, 2007
Dr. Bradford E. Friedrich, 75, of Wacouta, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Red Wing; four children, Joel (Dar) of Bradenton, Florida, Molly (Christopoe) Nicaise of Madison, Wisconsin, Chris (Julie) of Maplewood and Jeff (Laurie) of Corcoran, Minnesota and four grandsons. Memorial service will be 11a.m. Friday at the Church...
Helen Lois Forsberg
Dec 22, 2007
Helen Lois Forsberg, 92, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1915, in Frankfort Township in Pepin County to Andrew and Mary (Fryklund) Johnson. She attended High School in Ellsworth, WI. She married Merlin Forsberg April 8, 1935 in Durand, WI. They moved to Red Wing in 1936....
Joyce Thomforde
Dec 22, 2007
Joyce Irma Thomforde, 72, of Rockford, IL died Friday, December 22, 2006 in OSF ST. Anthony Medical Center. Born April 22, 1934 in Red Wing to Lawrence & Wilma (Thumann) Swanson. Married to DuWayne Thomforde in Red Wing on August 29, 1952. Graduated from Red Wing Central High School in May of 1952. She worked as Office Manager for Orthodontist...
Lawrence Larson
Dec 22, 2007
Lawrence ?Lars? Julius Larson, 74, of Red Wing, died Friday, December 22, 2006 at the Fairview Seminary Home. He was born December 19, 1932 in Hager City, Wisconsin to Lawrence A. and Ethel (Dahl) Larson. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1951 and attended two years at the University of Minnesota. He joined the Army in March...
John W. Ruegg
Dec 21, 2007
PINE ISLAND The funeral for John Willie Ruegg will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Saint Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. John Torris Lohre officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery with Military Honors by the Charles Cowden Post #184 of the American Legion of Pine Island. Mr. Ruegg, 89, of Pine Island, died Friday (Dec. 21, 2007) at the...
Agnes Blakstad
Dec 21, 2007
Agnes L. Blakstad age 91 of Zumbrota, formerly of Wanamingo died on Friday, December 21, 2007 at the Zumbrota Health Services. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM at Minneola Lutheran Church in rural Zumbrota with Reverend Sarah Nietz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Reuben V. Scharpen
Dec 21, 2007
Reuben V. Scharpen age 91 of Goodhue died unexpectedly on Friday, December 21, 2007. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 1:30 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church ? Minneola in rural Zumbrota with Reverend Randall Kuznicki officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Goodhue. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, December 26,...
Jeanette Axelson
Dec 21, 2007
Obituary Notice Jeanette P. Axelson Jeanette Pauline Axelson, 83, of Welch, died Thursday, December 21, 2006, at St. Brigid?s at Hi-Park. She was born July 19, 1923 in Red Wing to Richard and Dena (Hegseth) Simonson. A graduate of Red Wing Central High School, she married Gilbert Axelson on January 6, 1945 in Red Wing. She had worked at Smead?s...
Dorothy Marie Gustafson
Dec 20, 2007
Dorothy Marie Gustafson age 76 of Minneapolis went to be with Jesus, Thursday, December 20, 2007. A mother and grandmother, she will be greatly missed by all. She was born October 22, 1931 in Des Moines, IA the daughter of Donald and Ruth Gustafson. Graduated North High School and Business School, she married Wayne H. Tjaden and moved to Minnesota....
Donald Hemmah
Dec 20, 2007
Obituary Notice Donald Hemmah Donald James Hemmah, 72, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1934 in Sisseton, South Dakota to Robert and Evelyn (Jordahl) Hemmah. After graduating from Cannon Falls High School, he joined the US Air force in August of 1952, serving four years. He...
Stella Durst
Dec 20, 2007
PINE ISLAND The funeral for Stella Durst will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Pine Island Assembly of God Church with Rev. Daniel Ashpole officiating. Burial will be in Berne Cemetery at Berne, MN. Mrs. Durst, 85, of Pine Island, died of lymphoma Thursday (Dec. 20. 2007) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Stella Angeline Walker was born Jan. 9, 1922...
Dora Alice Cox
Dec 19, 2007
Dora Alice Cox, 88, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born December 16, 1919 in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana to Louis and Mamie (Grantham) Mary. Moved to Red Wing in August of 1993. Preceded in death by former husband Edwin Austin Cox, and daughters Judith Ann Cox and Patricia Larimer, formerly...
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