Obituaries
James M. Poncelet
Feb 22, 2008
James M. "Jim" Poncelet, age 74, of Mazeppa died on Friday, February 22, 2008 at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Mazeppa with Father Robert G. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, February...
Florence Sallstrom
Feb 21, 2008
Florence Emily Sallstrom, 91, Red Wing, died Thursday at Fairview Seminary Home where she had been a resident since August 30th, 2007. She was born December 28, 1916 in Red Wing, the daughter of John and Emily (Peterson) Strusz. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hay Creek. She attended schools in Featherstone Township and Red Wing....
Robert Janisch
Feb 20, 2008
Robert Adolph Janisch, 79, Red Wing, died Wednesday at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born October 19,1928 in El Paso Township, Wisconsin, the son of Adolf and Louise (Bitzner) Janisch. He attended Lost Creek Schools. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict, 1951-1953. He married Mary Kathryn Finch on October 11, 1951. He worked at...

Truman J. Hickethier
Feb 20, 2008
ROCHESTER � A memorial service for Truman J. Hickethier will be held at a later date. Mr. Hickethier, 78, of Rochester, died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2008) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born Apr. 8, 1929 at Bloomer, WI to William and Ella (Kressin) Hickethier. After graduating from Bloomer High School he received a Bachelor's degree from Eau...
Elwood Charles Karwand
Feb 20, 2008
Elwood C. Karwand, 77, died Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing, MN. Karwand was born in Thief River Falls, MN, in 1931. After graduating from Lincoln High School, he joined the US Air Force, serving as an intelligence officer during and after the Korean War. He returned to Minnesota and enrolled at Hamline University, graduating...
Don Webster
Feb 20, 2008
OBITUARY: Don Webster Funeral services for Don Webster will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the first Congregational United Church of Christ in Zumbrota with Reverend Gary Titusdahl officiating. Burial will follow at the Zumbrota Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given to Seasons Hospice in Rochester or the First Congregational...
Byron Banitt
Feb 20, 2008
Byron Frederick Banitt, 81, Red Wing, died Wednesday at his daughter's home in Welch. He was born September 10, 1926 in Zumbrota, the son of Frederick and Helen (Nelson) Banitt. He was a 1942 graduate of Zumbrota High School and then served in the US. Navy from February 12, 1944 to May 19, 1946. After an honorable discharge, he returned...
Norma Miller Blastervold
Feb 19, 2008
OBITUARY: Norma Miller Blastervold Funeral services for Norma Miller Blastervold will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 22, 2008 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Reverend Alan Horn officiating. Casketbearers will be Richard Weber, Keith Burfeind, Steve Oelkers, Kenny Schumacher, Rodney Schumacher and Allan Schumacher. Burial will follow in the Zumbrota Cemetery. Norma, age 90, of Zumbrota...
Mabel (Cordes) Thompson
Feb 19, 2008
OBITUARY: Mabel (Cordes) Thompson Funeral services for Mabel (Cordes) Thompson will be at 2 PM on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Active casketbearers will be Cynthia Cordes, Scott Cordes, John Cordes, David Froyum, Bill Froyum, Bruce Froyum, Michele Walker, Robert Cordes and James Cordes. Honorary casketbearers will be Renee...
Michael Joseph O'Flaherty
Feb 19, 2008
Michael Joseph O'Flaherty age 69 of Lake City, died Monday at the Lake City Nursing Home. He was born October 26, 1938 in Wabasha to Paul and Clementine (Wolfe) O'Flaherty. He attended Wabasha rural schools and worked on various farms. He began working for Federal Mogul in 1956 where mixed sand and made core for 20 years. He moved to...
Max Barr
Feb 18, 2008
Max Barr, 65, of Ellsworth, died Monday, February 18, 2008 at his home. He was born July 22, 1942 in Oelwein, Iowa to John and Marjorie (Volker) Barr and graduated from high school there in 1960. He worked for the railroad in Iowa and then moved to St. Paul where he worked for North Star Steel for 37 years, retiring...
Helen Lantis
Feb 18, 2008
Helen Katherine Lantis, 70, of Red Wing, died Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Covenant Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born March 12, 1937 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Albert and Ruby (Sorenson) McCornack and graduated from high school there in 1955. She married Kenneth Hartgers on May 23, 1959 in Nashua, Iowa. They lived in Albert Lea,...
Floyd A. Flynn
Feb 17, 2008
Floyd Albert Flynn, 48, of Prairie Island, died Sunday at his home. He was born July 6, 1959 in Red Wing to Donald and Mary Jane (Truman) Flynn. In 1978, he graduated from Red Wing Central High School. He, along with his father and brother, spent much of his life farming on the family farm in Prairie Island. He enjoyed...
Arliss Harvey Lamb
Feb 15, 2008
Arliss Harvey Lamb age 73 of Plainview, died Friday at St. Isidore Health Center Of Greenwood Prairie. He was born August 12, 1934 in Wabasha to Harvey and Clara (Gilbert) Lamb. At the age of 12 he moved to a care facility in Cambridge, MN then later to St. Isidore Health Care Center of Greenwood Prairie where he currently resided....
Marjorie Shull
Feb 10, 2008
Marjorie Kay Shull 37, of Eau Galle, Wisconsin, formerly of Red Wing, died Sunday at her home. She was born on June 22, 1970, in St. Paul, to Glenn and Katherine "Kitty" (McEiver) Shull. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Red Wing and Red Wing Central High School. She moved to Kansas and then to Houston, Texas before moving...
Norman O. Hilleren
Feb 9, 2008
Norman O. Hilleren, age 88, of Red Wing, formerly of Bay City, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Red Wing Health Center. He was born on July 7, 1919, in DeGraff, Minnesota, to Jens and Alma (Landmark) Hilleren. He was raised on a farm near Benson, Minnesota. He was a 1937 graduate of McIntosh High School and moved to Red...
Leona Augusta Stiller
Feb 9, 2008
OBITUARY: Leona A. Stiller Funeral services for Leona A. Stiller will be at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Erich Westphal officiating. Music will be provided by Marla Tupper, organist, with congregational singing. Casketbearers will be her grandchildren: Jeff Loken, Holli Gudknecht, April Forss, Ross Loken, Debbie Hinrichs, Brad Stiller, Angie...
James Stewart
Feb 9, 2008
James Patrick Stewart, 39, Red Wing, died Saturday in Red Wing. He was born April 27, 1968 in Red Wing, the son of Gerald "Jerry" and Sandra (Miller) Stewart. He attended Burnside, Sunnyside and Red Wing High School. He worked as a cook at the St. James Hotel, Pizza Hut, Treasure Island Resort and Casino and most recently as a...
Mary Ann Bartholome
Feb 8, 2008
OBITUARY: Mary Ann Bartholome Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Bartholome will be at 11 AM on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bellechester, with Father Bruce Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery Fund. Mary Ann Bartholome, age 66, of Goodhue died on...
Dorothy Irene Bremer
Feb 5, 2008
Dorothy Irene Bremer, 89, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, at her home, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born August 8, 1918, in Plainview Township, Minnesota, to Gustave and Theresa (Naatz) Schmidt. After attending rural school, she graduated from Plainview High School in 1936 and then moved to California where she worked for the president of Bank of...