Obituaries
Donald Lavern Timm
May 24, 2024
Donald Lavern Timm, 99, of Red Wing and formerly of Hager City, died Friday, May 24, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society in Inver Grove Heights.
He was born December 28, 1924 in Elgin, Minn. to Frank and Elfa (Bloom) Timm. He attended schools in Millville and Lake City before enlisting in the U.S Army in 1945. He served in the 82nd...
Dean Cocker
May 23, 2024
Dean Cocker, age 70, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2024, at Methodist Hospital after battling lung cancer.
Dean was born on March 13th, 1954, to Douglas and Helen Cocker in Rochester, MN. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1973 and shortly after entered the Plumbing Union. He was one of the owners of the Pizza Coop, opened in...
Daniel Staker
May 23, 2024
Daniel A. Staker, 80, of Old Frontenac, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2024.
Dan was born on November 18, 1943 on the family farm in Garwin, Iowa to Helga (Larsen) and Alvin Staker. He was the third of four children growing up alongside his siblings Diane, Cindy, and Calvin. Dan was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle known...
Ralph McGuire
May 22, 2024
Obituary written by Ralph Edward McGuire:
I was born January 1st, 1939 in Elba MN to Elmer and Irene (Loppnow) McGuire. I grew up in Elba and graduated from St Charles High School in 1956. During and after High School, I worked for the state of Minnesota DNR planting trees and stream improvement in the Whitewater Valley until joining IBM...
Dolly Mensink
May 20, 2024
Dolly Pearl (Lange) Mensink passed away peacefully Monday May 20th in Pine Island MN surrounded by family. Dolly was born March 13, 1931, to Friebert and Sarah (Miller) Lange on the family farm west of Harmony MN. She attended Big Spring School for eight years before graduating from Harmony High School in June 1950. Dolly attended Big Spring Church where...
Judy Lynn Oberg
May 19, 2024
Judy Lynn Oberg, 67, of Hager City, died Sunday, May 19, 2024, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Red Wing. She was born October 5, 1956, in Helena, Montana to Dale and Joanne (Carlson) Morris. She moved from Helena while she was in the second grade and lived and attended school in Lake City for 4 years before moving...
Methal Majorowicz
May 18, 2024
Methal Lenore Long Majorowicz of Rochester, Minnesota, our cherished mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, and friend peacefully passed away on May 18, 2024 at the age of 101.
In 1923, Methal Long was born in Timber Lake, South Dakota, the third of five children to Laurence and Minnie Long. After graduating from high school, she attended Aberdeen College in South Dakota to pursue...
Deborah Richmond
May 18, 2024
Deborah F. Richmond, age 70, of Red Wing died Saturday, May 18, 2024. She was born January 20, 1954 in Minneapolis to Fayette and Beatrice (Morgan) Poole. She grew up in the Minneapolis area. She married George D. Nelson and had five children. Deborah spent much of her life raising her children. George passed away and she later married Douglas...
Kaylee Lampman
May 18, 2024
*UPDATE* Celebration of Life has been postponed. Updated date and time will be posted when determined.
Kaylee Lampman, 64, of Red Wing, died Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin. She was born June 8, 1959 in Red Wing, to Virgil and Orretta (Erie) Nelson. She was a 1977 graduate of Cannon Falls High School. She worked...
Thomas G. Bowers
May 16, 2024
Thomas Gerald Bowers, 78, of Red Wing, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 16, 2024 of natural causes. He was born November 18, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa, to Gerald and Mayme (Thomsen) Bowers. His family moved to Texas when he was a young boy. He graduated in 1964 from South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas and went...
Waunita Lorraine Wallace
May 15, 2024
Waunita “Nita” Lorraine Wallace, 100, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at her home in Lake City, MN.
Nita was born on July 1, 1923 in Lake City to Albert & Emma (Johnson) Lindeen. She was baptized on July 29, 1923 and confirmed on May 16, 1937. She graduated Lincoln High School in 1941 and was employed by Dwelle Telephone...
Leola Marie Kalanquin
May 14, 2024
Leola Marie Kalanquin, 76, of Welch, Minnesota died Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Lake City Care Center in Lake City, Minnesota. She was born on May 16, 1947 to Ludwig and Doris (Clausen) Schmidt in Heron Lake, Minnesota. Leola was a musician and singer for much of her life and in later years she...
Irene Peper
May 13, 2024
Irene Sophie Peper, 98, passed away on May 13, 2024 at the Elysian Assisted Living in Lake City, MN.
Irene was born on December 28, 1925 in Florence Township to William and Dorothea (Roper) Witt.
She married Elmer Peper on January 25, 1946 in Frontenac, MN.
Irene was active with the VFW Auxiliary, 4-H Leader for 12-years, Rose Garden Club and the Goodhue...
Lois M. Brown
May 13, 2024
Lois Marlene Brown, 70, of Red Wing, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024 after a long courageous battle with COPD. She was born December 7, 1953, in Red Wing, to Joseph and Mildred (Frazier) Linder. She attended the Villa Maria and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1972. She married Larry Nelson and they had a son, Quentin....
James E. Miller
May 13, 2024
James Edgar Miller, 83, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 13, 2024 at Deer Crest. He was born October 2, 1940, in Red Wing, to Alvin and Lillian (Steffenhagen) Miller. He grew up in Frontenac, Red Wing and the family farm in Lake City. In 1963, he was drafted into the US Army and upon returning to Red Wing, he...
Theodore Granquist
May 12, 2024
Theodore V. (Ted) Granquist died on May 12, 2024 as a result of multiple health conditions. Son of Vernor and Lillian Granquist, he was born on June 22, 1935 in Miami, FL. After graduating from high school in Iron Mountain, MI he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and Augustana Seminary (LSTC). Upon completing his internship training at Salem Lutheran Church in...
Lois P. Anderson
May 11, 2024
Lois Pauline Anderson, 88, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2024 at Benedictine Living Community in Red Wing, Minn. Lois was born October 10, 1936 in Farmington, Minn. to Robert and Anna Alich. She was baptized, confirmed and raised in the faith at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, also in Farmington. On April 18, 1959 she married Homer Harold Anderson. They...
Eloise Ann Goodman
May 9, 2024
Eloise Ann Goodman, 87, of Wanamingo, died on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at North Ridge View in Kenyon, MN. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Reverend David Sorenson officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Inurnment of both Eloise and...
Dale Gray
May 8, 2024
Dale Jean Gray, 94, of Pine Island, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on May 8, 2024. He was born in Rochester Minnesota on October 8, 1929 to Arthur & Cecelia (Bethke) Gray. Dale was a devoted husband, father, grandpa and great grandpa. He will be remembered for his fishing stories and tales of the many colorful adventures of his...
Ellen Marie Tiedemann
May 8, 2024
Ellen Marie Tiedemann, 72, of Red Wing, died of natural causes, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at her sister’s cabin in Balsam Lake, WI. Ellie’s passing will leave a tremendous void in the many lives she touched.
She was born November 19, 1951 in Plainview to Ralph and Dorene (Sell) Tiedemann. They lived in Kasson until 1960 when they moved to a...
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