Obituaries

Merle Schwartau

Merle Schwartau

Feb 7, 2006

Merle Curtis Schwartau, 76 of Red Wing, died Tuesday at his home. He was born September 1, 1929 in Red Wing, the son of Adolph and Edith (Erickson) Schwartau. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1947 and then attended the University of Minnesota attaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture in 1952. He served in the...

Lorraine Elsie `Cookie` Ondler

Lorraine Elsie `Cookie` Ondler

Feb 7, 2006

OBITUARY: Lorraine Elsie ?Cookie? Ondler Funeral services for Lorraine Elsie ?Cookie? Ondler will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 11, 2006, at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco with Pastor Paul Baldauf officiating. Burial will follow in the Oronoco Cemetery. Mrs. Ondler, age 78, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester. She was born Lorraine...

Dan Augustin

Dan Augustin

Feb 6, 2006

Dan Lee Augustin, 46, of Red Wing, died Monday, February 6, 2006 at Centro Medico in Rio Padras, Puerto Rico while vacationing. He was born March 19, 1959 in Red Wing to Harold and Margaret (Westervelt) Augustin. He was a 1977 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and a 1979 graduate of the Hutchinson Vo-Tech, where he received a...

Louise Matthews

Louise Matthews

Feb 5, 2006

Evelyn Louise Wilhelmina Matthews, 96, of Red Wing, Minnesota, died Sunday, February 5, 2006, at Red Wing Health Center. She was born December 13, 1909, in St. Paul to Paul and Clara (Schingledecker) Hoffman. She grew up in St. Paul and then moved to Ellsworth. After her schooling, she attended St. John's Nursing School. She married William Matthews on August...

Sam Closner

Sam Closner

Feb 5, 2006

OBITUARY: Samuel "Sam" Closner Funeral services for Samuel "Sam" Closner will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 10, 2006 at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Reverend Ruth Phelps officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Island Cemetery. Mr. Closner, age 66, died on Sunday, February 5, 2006 Saint Mary?s Hospital in Rochester. He was born Samuel...

Lamont Morrison

Lamont Morrison

Feb 5, 2006

Lamont D. Morrison, age 82, of Red Wing, died Sunday, February 5, 2006, at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on April 24, 1923, in Sac County, Iowa, the son of Hubert and Gladys (Frazner) Morrison. He graduated from high school in Everly, Iowa. He married Carol Larson in 1946, in Iowa. They moved to Minnesota in the...

Annard Kohn

Annard Kohn

Feb 4, 2006

Annard John Kohn, 92, of Red Wing, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born August 13, 1913 to John C. and Dora (Langhans) Kohn in Hay Creek Township. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Red Wing, and was also married to his wife, Eleanor Oelkers, there on October...

John  H. Mather

John H. Mather

Feb 2, 2006

Kasson ? A memorial service for John H. Mather will be 2 pm Monday at Mahn Family Funeral Home ? Rochester Chapel with the Rev. LaVern Trocinski officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Mather, 86, of Kasson, formerly of Rochester, died Thursday (Feb. 2, 2006) at Fairview Nursing Home in Dodge Center where he had resided since...

Zenos Tackmann

Zenos Tackmann

Jan 31, 2006

Zenos H. Tackmann, age 75, of Lake City died January 31, 2006 at the Lake City Hospital. Zenos was born December 27, 1930 in Belvidere Township in Goodhue County to Leonard & Laura (Dahling) Tackmann. Zenos graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949. He attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and graduated in 1952. He married Patricia Brostrom February 2, 1952...

Ferne Hanmer

Ferne Hanmer

Jan 31, 2006

OBITUARY: FERNE A. HANMER A memorial service for Ferne A. Hanmer will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at Madonna Towers Chapel in Rochester. Inurnment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to Madonna Towers Living Foundation. Mrs. Hanmer, age 89, of Rochester, MN, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Madonna Towers. She was...

Alice Christenson

Alice Christenson

Jan 29, 2006

Alice Irene Christenson, age 90 , of Red Wing, died Sunday, January 29, 2006, at Red Wing Health Center. She was born September 6, 1915, in Burnside Township, to Christian and Albertina (Mattson) Christenson. She was a 1933 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and received her Registered Nursing degree from St. Mary?s School of Nursing in Rochester. She...

Merlin Holst

Merlin Holst

Jan 29, 2006

Merlin Frederick Holst, 76, of Red Wing, died Sunday at St. Brigid?s at Hi-Park. He was born on May 24, 1929 in Red Wing to Harry and Rosiela (Meyer) Holst. He attended schools in Hay Creek and then served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 9, 1954 he married Joan Mehrkens. They farmed many years in...

Richard N. `Dick` Gerths

Richard N. `Dick` Gerths

Jan 29, 2006

Wabasha ? A memorial service for Richard N. ?Dick? Gerths, Sr. will be 11:30 am Saturday at Mahn Family Funeral Home ? Rochester Chapel with Rev. Linda Helberg of Bethel Lutheran Church officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the Wm. T. McCoy Post # 92 of the American Legion. Mr. Gerths, 81, of Wabasha, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday,...

Barbara Bremer

Barbara Bremer

Jan 27, 2006

Barbara Louise Bremer, 68, of Red Wing died Friday at her home. She was born on February 24, 1937 in Zumbrota to Karsten and Hannah (Christianson) Skjefstad. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1955. On April 9, 1960 she married Neal Bremer at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church. She worked nine years at First National Bank and for...

Adam Wayne Trok

Adam Wayne Trok

Jan 1, 1970

Adam Wayne Trok, 50, of Hager City, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at his home. He was born May 5, 1973 in Red Wing to Randy and Bunny (Truttman) Trok. He grew up in the Hager City area and attended school in Ellsworth, graduating class of 1992. After high school he went on to work for Ford. He loved...

Timothy M. Hardy

Timothy M. Hardy

Jan 1, 1970

Timothy Michael Hardy, 68, of Red Wing, died Monday, July 25, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus, in Rochester, surrounded by his family.  He was born August 29, 1953, in Red Wing, to William and Frances (Mischke) Hardy. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School, class of 1971. He married...

Barbara Kay Mehrkens

Barbara Kay Mehrkens

Jan 1, 1970

Barbara Kay Mehrkens, age 70, of Mazeppa, passed away in her home on August 4, 2021 surrounded by her family.

She was born in Lake City, MN on February 26, 1951 to Donald and Lois (Emerson) Rolsch. She grew-up in Zumbro Falls, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City, MN. Barbara met the love...

Betty Arlis (Volding)  Meyer

Betty Arlis (Volding) Meyer

Jan 1, 1970

Due to the ongoing national pandemic, a memorial service for Betty Meyer will be scheduled for a date as yet to be determined. Burial at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery in Rochester will occur following the service. Mrs. Meyer, 91, died Friday September 11, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th in Rochester where she had resided the past three years....

Gudmund  Christopher Johnson

Gudmund Christopher Johnson

Jul 31, 1951

Gudmund Christopher Johnson, Jr. of Red Wing, Minn., died at age 22 on July 31, 1951, while being held as a prisoner of war in North Korea. Gudmund, known to his family as "Sonny," was born May 3, 1929, in Goodhue County to Gudmund and Patronella "Nellie" (nee Timmerberg) Johnson. Sonny attended Red Wing schools. According to family members, he...

Iver Eggenberger

Iver Eggenberger

Oct 5, 1924

Iver Eggenberger, age 92, of Lake City passed away October 5, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. Iver was born December 7, 1924 in Lake City, Minnesota to John and Lillian (Burfeind) Eggenberger. Iver grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School. He served in the Army as a Mess Sargent in the 488th Light Pontoon...