Obituaries
Mary Jane Postier
Dec 10, 2007
OBITUARY: Mary J. Postier Mass of Christian Burial for Mary J. Postier will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, December 14, 2007, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island with Father Timothy Dolan officiating. Casketbearers will be Michael Postier, Travis Postier, Daniel Collett, Gery Wondrow, Laurel Holt and Dennis Beyer. Burial will follow at the Center Grove Cemetery in...
Sophie Timmons
Dec 7, 2007
ROCHESTER A Funeral Mass for Sophie Timmons will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Timmons, 89, of Rochester, a long time Avon Representative, died Friday (Dec. 7, 2007) at Olmsted Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. Sophie Vandy Marchwinski was born Mar....
Olga E. Jonas
Dec 7, 2007
Olga E. Jonas, 91, of Red Wing, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born November 9, 1916 in Goodhue County to Claus and Lydia (Muhlmann) Jonas. She attended rural public school and Hay Creek Parochial School. For 26 years, she was employed at St. John's Hospital as a physical therapy aide and nursing assistant....
Richard J. Gorcowski
Dec 7, 2007
Richard J. Gorcowski age 37 of Pine Island died on Friday, December 7, 2007 of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident near Dexter, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 11:00 AM at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Pine Island with Father Timothy Dolan officiating. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, December 10,...
Kenneth E. Juers
Dec 7, 2007
Kenneth E. Juers age 74 of Lake City died Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Lake City Hospital. Kenneth was born September 20, 1933 in Mount Pleasant Township in Wabasha County to Emanuel & Meta (Boettcher) Juers. Kenneth attended rural school in Wabasha County and he graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City. He joined the Army and was...
Marian L. Sigrist
Dec 4, 2007
OBITUARY: Marian L. Sigrist Memorial services for Marian L. Sigrist will be at 2 PM on Friday, December 7, 2007 at Mahn Family Funeral Home Mahler Chapel in Pine Island. Pastor Deanna Woodward will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday. Marian age 80, of rural Pine Island died in her sleep on Tuesday, December 4,...
Evelyn Anderson
Dec 3, 2007
Evelyn Gertrude Emma Anderson, 86, of Red Wing, died Monday at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born January 16, 1921 in Odebolt, Iowa to Lorence and Lela (Gertsmeier) Lichtenburg. She graduated from high school in 1939 and worked as a phone operator for Bell Telephone for 25 years. She married G. Harold Anderson on August 5, 1964 in...
Janice Holm
Dec 3, 2007
Janice Cleone Holm, 80, of Red Wing, died Monday at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born August 13, 1927, in Red Wing to Clarence and Lucile (Veith) Larson. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1945. She worked as a telephone operator in Red Wing and St. Paul, before moving to San Francisco for a...
Elizabeth Hoshor
Dec 2, 2007
Elizabeth Louise Hoshor, 88, of Red Wing, Minnesota formerly of Peoria, Illinois, died Sunday at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born on April 3, 1919, in Peoria, Illinois to Willis and Henrietta (Heinrich) Harney. She graduated from Academy of Our Lady High School and attended Bradley University. On February 17, 1940, she was married to Roy Hoshor. They lived...
Florence Eleanor Lillian Berg
Dec 1, 2007
Florence Eleanor Lillian Berg, age 91, of Welch, died Saturday, December 1, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born on December 4, 1915, in Douglas Township, Dakota County, to Henry and Christine (Dahlstrom) Bodin. After attending District 139 Bloom School, she boarded in Cannon Falls to attend high school. She graduated early and went to teacher training...

Fritz E. Dose
Nov 30, 2007
Fritz E. Dose, 85, of Rochester, died Friday, November 30, 2007 at his home of an apparent heart attack. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Rochester Covenant Church with Reverend Gary Downing officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Prairie Cemetery in Rochester. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Post...
Neil George Youngs
Nov 29, 2007
Neil George Youngs, 55, of Bay City, died Thursday at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on October 16, 1952, in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Ronald and Patricia (Herrick) Youngs. At the age of five he moved with his family to California. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Riverside, California in 1971 and then served in...
Vern Eugene Johnson
Nov 28, 2007
Vern Eugene Johnson, age 84, of Hager City, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on October 3, 1923, in Boyceville, Wisconsin, to Verne and Alvina (Rosenberg) Johnson. He attended Stockholm schools and graduated from Maiden Rock High School. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force training pilots...
Patricia Jane O'Reilly
Nov 27, 2007
Patricia J. O'Reilly age 63 of Pine Island died on Tuesday morning, November 27, 2007 at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, November 30, 2007 at 1:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home ? Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Reverend Paul Reppe officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, November 29, 2007...

Russell William Puttbrese
Nov 27, 2007
Russell William Puttbrese, 90, Red Wing, died Tuesday at Golden Age Manor in Amery, Wisconsin, where he has resided since September. He was born November 23, 1917 in Badger, Minnesota, the son of Walter and Anna (Johnson) Puttbrese. He attended schools near Weaver, Minnesota. He farmed before joining the U. S. Army, serving during World War II. He married Murriel...
Charles W. Rowell
Nov 26, 2007
Charles W. Rowell age 76 of Zumbrota died suddenly on November 26, 2007 in the woods near his home. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, December 3, 2007 at 11:00 AM at the Wesleyan Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Janet Fischer, PAsor Sarah Nietz and Pastor Marvin Sandness officiating. Visitation is Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the Mahn...
Elizabeth Mikkelson
Nov 26, 2007
Elizabeth "Betty" Mikkelson, 97, of Minneapolis and formerly of Red Wing, died Monday at her home. She was born November 10, 1910 in Duluth to Ole and Christine (Knutson) Tormoen. She graduated from Proctor High School and then St. Luke's Hospital School in Duluth, where she worked upon graduating. She married Oscar Mikkelson on June 28, 1932. Oscar was a...
Susan Wiech
Nov 26, 2007
Susan Kaye Wiech, 63, Red Wing, died at her residence Monday morning. She was born August 21, 1944 in Red Wing, the daughter of Emil and Emma (Ree) Enevold. She attended schools in Red Wing. She married Fred Wiech on July 20, 1963 in Red Wing. She worked at Red Wing Shoe Company, Nybo's Restaurant, she managed the Casey's Store...
Audrey M. Sprick
Nov 24, 2007
Audrey M. Sprick age 89 of Lake City died November 24, 2007 at home. Audrey was born May 25, 1918 in Zumbro Falls, MN to Arthur & Mary (Issendorf) Yotter. She attended school in Zumbro Falls and rural Goodhue County. Audrey married Willard Sprick October 4, 1947 at St. Peter's Belvidere Lutheran Church in Goodhue County. After they were married...
Alma A. Rasmussen
Nov 24, 2007
Alma A. Rasmussen age 94 of Pine Island died on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at the Pine Haven Care Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Reverends Kip Groettum and John Torris Lohre co-officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for...