Obituaries
Tiffany Eileen Howard
Aug 17, 2023
Tiffany Eileen Howard, 19, of Red Wing, passed away unexpectedly due to a pulmonary embolism on Thursday, August 17, 2023. She was born June 4, 2004, in Red Wing, where she grew up and attended school. A recent graduate of Red Wing High School, she had made the honor roll and had just celebrated with her graduation party only...
Carol Ann (Miller) Friedrich
Aug 16, 2023
Carol Ann Friedrich, 82, of Mazeppa, passed away on August 16, 2023, at Pine Haven Community in Pine Island. Carol was born on May 10, 1941, to Alfred and Opal (Bluhm) Miller in Lake City. She grew up in the Zumbro Falls area and was an only child. She attended the Country School District 52 and graduated from Lincoln...
Lou Ann A. (Rusch) Anderson
Aug 15, 2023
Lou Ann Alice Anderson, 82, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Lake City Care Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 28, 1940, in Red Wing to Louis and Evelyn (Nardinger) Rusch. She graduated from Goodhue High School in 1958. For a few years she worked at Red Wing Shoe Company. ...
Marjorie (Frank) Dahling
Aug 15, 2023
Marjorie Elizabeth Dahling of Goodhue passed away August 15, 2023 at the Zumbrota Care Center. She was born September 1, 1934 in Mazeppa, Minnesota to Jack and Ruby (nee Tupper) Frank. Marge attended school in Mazeppa and was married on July 21, 1951 to Melfred Dahling at the parsonage of St. Peter’s Lutheran church in Goodhue. They were blessed...
Gilmore "Gilly" Charles Lee
Aug 13, 2023
Gilmore “Gilly” Charles Lee, 92, of Red Wing, died Sunday, August 13, 2023 at his home with his family by his side. He was born June 14, 1931 in Belle Creek Township to Gilbert and Charolette (Husbyn) Lee. He attended Welch schools and Red Wing Central High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served in the Army...
Lorrette Joyce (Larson) Strack
Aug 12, 2023
Lorrette Joyce Larson was born in Clearbrook, MN on February 5, 1940 to parents
George and Dagmar (Kvam) Larson. She was a graduate of Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in
Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Lutheran Deaconess School of Nursing in Minneapolis in
1962. Lorrette worked at several hospitals and nursing care centers in...
Donna May Vanous
Aug 11, 2023
Donna May Vanous, age 79 of Ellsworth, died Friday, August 11, 2023 at her home. She was born November 10, 1943 in River Falls to Lloyd and Lura May (Lamson) Kelly. She graduated from River Falls High School and went on to attend college in Missouri. In the early 70’s she moved to Las Vegas, NV. There she worked...
Patricia Gail (Harmon) Swanson
Aug 10, 2023
Patricia Gail (Harmon) Swanson was born February 4th, 1933, in Williston, ND. To Wilbur and Ethel (Larson) Harmon. She later moved from Williston to Minot North Dakota where she graduated high school in 1952. In the summer of 1953, she moved to Minneapolis where she met Paul Swanson. On June 19, 1954, they were married. They had four children...
Eugene Herbert Fritzinger
Aug 8, 2023
Eugene Herbert Fritzinger, 79, of Welch, died Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Mayo Clinic – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
Eugene was born on March 18, 1944 to Herbert Eugene and Lucille O. (Bruso) Fritzinger in St. Paul, Minnesota. Eugene was united in marriage to Judith Annette Berke on February 14, 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota....
Frederick A. Fitschen
Aug 7, 2023
Frederick Arthur Fitschen, 76, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 7, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 8, 1946, in Red Wing to Arthur and Marian (Koch) Fitschen. He graduated in 1964, from Red Wing Central High School where he played football and basketball. From 1965 to 1971, he served in...
Mary Ann Weigel
Aug 6, 2023
Mary Ann Weigel passed away peacefully Sunday August 6, 2023, at Mayo Clinic
Hospital. Mary Ann was born July 9, 1941, in Napoleon, ND to Baltzer and Katherine
(Wangler) Weigel. She graduated from Napoleon High School in 1959, Presentation
College in Aberdeen, SD in 1962, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI in 1967, and
...Harold Buck
Aug 5, 2023
Harold Albert Buck, “Wahinkpe Gluha Omani Na Gli”, of Mamaroneck, New York and formerly of Prairie Island, died Saturday, August 5, 2023, at his home. He was born on January 22, 1951, in Welch, Minnesota to Edwin, Sr. and Clara (Johnson) Buck. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1971, and then served in the US Marine...
Kristen Lael (French) Matthees
Aug 4, 2023
Kristen Lael Matthees, 67, of Zumbrota, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, August 4, 2023. She was born in Zumbrota on February 24, 1956, to Hugh and Dorothy (Matchan) French. She attended Zumbrota High School and graduated in 1974. She worked for many years as a florist in both Zumbrota and Red Wing. Kristen had a love...
Robert Charles Berghammer
Aug 3, 2023
Robert Charles Berghammer, 86, of Red Wing, died Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Deer Crest, surrounded by his family. He was born May 31, 1937 in Mankato to Charles and Pearl (Seppman) Berghammer. He graduated from Rapidan High School in 1955 and on June 30, 1956 he was united in marriage to Wanda Lou Grannis at Calvary Lutheran Church...
James "Jim" H. Isensee
Aug 1, 2023
James Henry Isensee, 98, of Red Wing, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at his home at Potter Ridge. He was born on April 9, 1925, in Lake City to Adolph and Margarene (Dose) Isensee. He graduated in 1943, from Red Wing Central High School and in 1948, from Dunwoody Institute. He served in the US Navy during...
Theresa Lorentz
Jul 31, 2023
Theresa Lynn (Lambert) Lorentz, from Rochester, MN at 52 years of age, passed away peacefully surrounded by family July 31, 2023, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. She was a devoted & beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, homemaker, teacher & friend.
Theresa graduated from Our Lady of the Rosary Homeschool. Shortly after graduation, she served the Catholic Church...
Darius Daniel Sievers
Jul 28, 2023
Darius Daniel Sievers, 23, of Red Wing, died at home on Friday, July 28, 2023. He was born in Louisiana and adopted by Lise Sievers at 18 months old.
He graduated from the Red Wing Central High, School Special Education program in 2021. He was loved by both his classmates and teachers. Darius loved to sit outside...
Jerry J O'Brien
Jul 28, 2023
Jerry O’Brien, 75, of Lake City passed away on July 28, 2023 at Deer Crest in Red Wing, MN.
Jerry was born on February 28, 1948 in Lake City, MN to Eugene and Frieda O’Brien. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City, MN in 1965. After graduation, he attended Winona State University. In 1967, he...
Rose Ann (Schutz) Zeller
Jul 27, 2023
Rose Ann Zeller (Schutz) age ninety- nine passed away peacefully on Thursday July 27th.
The mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday August 3rd at the Church of St. Michael in Pine Island, MN with Father Kasel officiating. Burial will be in Berne Cemetery.
Rose Ann Schutz was born April 4th, 1924 in...
Mary Heppelmann
Jul 27, 2023
Mary Frances (Perrotti) Heppelmann, 93, of Bellechester, passed away Thursday, July 27 at her home surrounded by family. Mary was born December 23, 1929 to Peter and Theresa (Tri) Perrotti on the family farm in Chester Township. She married Robert (Bob) Heppelmann at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mazeppa, MN on November 30, 1963. Mary attended country...