Obituaries
Judy Luedtke
May 21, 2006
A memorial service for Judy Luedtke will be held at 11 AM, Saturday May 27, 2006 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester with the Rev. Norman W. Wahl officiating. Judy (Buck) Luedtke, 65, of Rochester, died peacefully Monday, in her sleep after a long illness. She was born May 24, 1940 in Austin, Minnesota. She married Noel Luedtke on July...
Vernon Guenther
May 20, 2006
The funeral services for Vernon Roger Guenther will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at Mahn Family Funeral Home-Mahler Chapel in Pine Island with the Rev. Paul Baldauf officiating. Interment will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Casketbearers will be Mike Packer, Michael Guenther, Jaime Mlenar, Dennis Greeley, Blake Eddy and Bill Freiheit. Visitation will be held...
Arvilla `Charlotte` Karlsrude
May 20, 2006
Arvilla ?Charlotte? Karlsrude, 90, of Red Wing died Saturday, May 20, 2006 at St. Brigid?s at Hi-Park. She was born on January 31, 1916 in Red Wing to Victor and Emma (Swanson) Gustafson. She graduated from Central High School and then worked a number of years for Citizens Security. On October 10, 1953 she married Gilbert Karlsrude in Red Wing....
Donald Oftedahl
May 19, 2006
Donald Earl Oftedahl, 84, of Red Wing died Friday at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on July 19, 1921 in Princeton, Minnesota to Fred and Mabel (Tyler) Oftedahl. He attended schools in Princeton and Red Wing and then served in the US Army during World War II. He worked a number of years on the farm...
Soveig Harder
May 19, 2006
SOLVEIG HARDER Solveig Gunhild Harder, 93, of Red Wing died Friday at St. Brigid?s at Hi-Park. She was born on April 3, 1913 in Red Wing to Edward and Gunhild (Olson) Kaasa. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1932 and from St. Olaf College in 1936. She taught high school English, History and Business at Wanamingo. She...
Thomas Ryan
May 16, 2006
Thomas Gorman Ryan, age 83, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at his home. He was born on November 10, 1922, in Belle Creek Township, the son of William and Julia (Gorman) Ryan. He was a 1940 graduate of Goodhue High School, and served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. After the war, he farmed for...
Willis B. `Pete` Knowlton
May 14, 2006
ROCHESTER ? The funeral for Willis B. ?Pete? Knowlton will be 1:00 pm Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. William H. Otte officiating. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Mr. Knowlton, 83, of Rochester, died Sunday (May 14, 2006) at Charter House Hospice. He was born Sept. 20, 1922 in Plainview, MN and graduated from Rochester High...
Florence Wohlers
May 13, 2006
Florence Kathryn Wohlers of Lake City died Saturday May 13, 2006 at the Lake City Nursing Home. Florence was born July 20, 1918 in La Crosse, WI to Frank & Ebbe (Allen) Kelley. She attended school in Lake City. Florence married Emery Wohlers October 6, 1937 in Lake City. Florence volunteered as a Pink Lady at the Lake City Hospital...
Maybelle Wells
May 9, 2006
Maybelle Wells age 96 of Coon Rapids Formerly of Lake City died Tuesday May 9, 2006 at her home. Maybelle was born August 10, 1909 in Lake City, MN to Henry & Lena (Reinhard) Baesler. She married Harry Wells August 10, 1931 in St. Paul, MN. They lived in St. Paul where she worked for RL Polk and Company. They...
Irene Furchner
May 9, 2006
Irene Gladys Furchner, 73, of Tucson, Arizona, and formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at her son?s home in rural Lake City. She was born November 5, 1932, in Leon Township near Cannon Falls, to Orval and Gladys (Larson) Young. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1950, and received her practical nursing license from Miller...
Byron W. Brueske
May 8, 2006
ROCHESTER ? A private graveside service will be held for Byron W. Brueske at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Brueske, 83, of Rochester, died Monday (May 8, 2006) at St. Mary?s Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 15, 1922 in Valley City, ND he was raised in the Crosby-Ironton, MN area. On Jan. 17, 1943 he married Aileen Liversage in Brainerd,...
Winifred `Winnie` Thomas
May 6, 2006
Winifred ?Winnie? Thomas, 84, of Red Wing and formerly of West St. Paul died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at her home. She was born on July 9, 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Edwin and Ruth (Wilson) Webster. She graduated in 1939 from Kemper Hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin and on July 25, 1942 she married David Thomas in Milwaukee. For five...
Tom Fechter
May 1, 2006
Tom Michael Fechter, 54, of Red Wing, died Sunday at his home in Red Wing. He was born January 31, 1952 in Red Wing to Russell and JoAnn (Lowe) Fechter and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1970. He attended Mankato State University, where he played basketball and had received most valuable player award his senior year. In...
Bonnie Pfingsten
May 1, 2006
Bonnie Kay Pfingsten, 61 of Red Wing, died Monday, May 1, 2006 at Region?s Hospital in St. Paul. She was born March 27, 1945 in Red Wing to Seneca and Alice (McKinnley) VanGuilder and attended school there. She married Waleigh Pfingsten on September 10, 1966. She had been employed at Randy?s Restaurant for 22 years. Waleigh died June 20, 1999....
Lydia Culver
Apr 30, 2006
Lydia M. Culver of the Oronoco and Pine Island area died on Sunday afternoon, April 30, 2006 at the Pine Haven Care Center. Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco with Reverend Paul Baldauf officiating. Burial will be in Oronoco Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3, 2006...
Gerald D. `Jerry` Wees
Apr 28, 2006
ROCHESTER ? The funeral for Gerald D. ?Jerry? Wees will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Zwingli United Church of Christ in Berne, MN with the Rev. Terje Hausken officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery with Military Honors by the Charles Cowden Post 184 of the American Legion. Mr. Wees, 83, of Rochester, formerly of Pine Island, a...
Lonnie Johnson
Apr 27, 2006
Lonnie Walter Johnson, 45, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at his home. He was born March 18, 1961 in Red Wing to Delbert and Colleen (Kleist) Johnson. He attended schools in Red Wing and later worked for Red Wing Shoe Company and then Cannon Equipment, quitting in 1998 due to health reasons. A member of the Bearing...
Alverna Miller
Apr 24, 2006
Alverna Miller, 81, of Lake City, Minn., died Monday, April 24, 2006, in a one-vehicle accident near Reads Landing, Minn. She was a retired schoolteacher and adventurous member of the Greatest Generation who until recently had lived in Old Frontenac, Minn. She was born July 23, 1924, on a farm in West Albany Township, in Wabasha County, one of 12...
John Gamm
Apr 22, 2006
John Lewis Gamm age 80 of Rochester died Saturday April 22, 2006 in Rochester. John was born June 16, 1925 in Lake City, MN to John & Bertha (Hansen) Gamm. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1943. He then joined the Marines in 1943 and served during WW II. John was stationed in the Pacific Theater...
Cecelia Ahern
Apr 21, 2006
Cecilia Ackerman Ahern, 87, Red Wing died Friday, at St. Brigid?s at Hi-Park . She was born April 30, 1918 in Thief River Falls, Minn, the daughter of Louis and Mae (Ressler) Ackerman. She spent most of her childhood and young adult years in Farmington, Minn where she met her husband and developed lifelong friendships. She graduated from Farmington High...
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