Blake William Apley

Aug 29, 2023

Blake William Apley, 16, of Lake City, died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 29, 2023.  He was born on February 17, 2007, in Lake City to William and Jennifer (Kohrs) Apley.  He attended schools in Lake City up until January of this year when he transferred to Goodhue. He would have been a junior at Goodhue High School this...

Ruth Ann (Reinke) Kinsley

Aug 28, 2023

Ruth Ann Kinsley passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at the Season’s Hospice House in Rochester, MN.  Ruth was born December 27, 1932, in Olmsted County, to Leroy and Luella (Mitchell) Reinke.  Ruth grew up in rural Olmsted County and graduated from Rochester High School in 1950. On June 14, 1952, she was united in marriage to Orville Kinsley,...

Leonard "Lenny" K. Kiecker

Aug 28, 2023

Leonard “Lenny” Kiecker, 89, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 28, 2023 at the Lake City Care Center surrounded by his family. He was born June 2, 1934 in St. Paul to Leonard Robert and Alice (Jacquinet) Kiecker. He graduated from Wilson High School in St. Paul, class of 1952. On September 3, 1960 he married Janice Kiecker at...

Donald C. Klein

Aug 27, 2023

Donald Clarence Klein, 91, of Lake City, died Sunday, August 27, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Lake City Hospital.  He was born July 2, 1932, in Red Wing, to Clarence and Emma (Stemman) Klein.  He was baptized on July 24, 1932 and confirmed on May 25, 1947, both at St. Peter’s Belvidere Lutheran Church.  Donald also attended country...

Linda May Schott

Aug 25, 2023

Linda May Schott, 69, of Bay City, died unexpectedly at home on Friday August 25, 2023.  She was born January 24, 1954 to Earl Charles Doty and Joan Tuseth in Mason City, IA.  While growing up she lived in Fort Dodge, Iowa until her family moved to Northfield, Minnesota where they lived for a couple of years before moving...

Arnold "Arnie" E. Follstad

Aug 25, 2023

Arnold “Arnie” Einar Follstad Jr., 94, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 25, 2023 at home, surrounded by his family.  He was born April 10, 1929, in Antigo, Wisconsin, to Arnold Einar, Sr. and Elizabeth Lenora (Brauer) Follstad. Arnie graduated from West Division High School in 1947 and from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1951 with a degree...

Sharon Ann (Sines) Parker

Aug 24, 2023

Sharon Ann Parker passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at her home in Plainview,

MN.  Sharon was born February 26, 1939, in Winona, Minnesota to Ernest and Dorothy (Pritchard)

Sines.

On June 22, 1957, Sharon was united in marriage to Elmer Parker in Rochester, MN.  She ran a day care

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Robert Morris Benson

Aug 20, 2023

Robert Morris “Bob” Benson was born November 25, 1931, in Wannaska, Minnesota to Elmer and Mabel (Torfin) Benson.  He spent his childhood on the family farm, attending grades 1-8 at the 44 West (Palmville) school.  He attended the Ag High School in Crookston, Minnesota his freshman year, and part of his sophomore year, before returning to the farm in...

William (Bill) Francis Weis

Aug 20, 2023

William (Bill/Billy) Francis Weis passed away at the age of 63 on August. 20,2023 at the Season’s Hospice House.

Bill was born and raised in Rochester MN.  Family and friends meant the world to him, and he loved being outdoors and in nature.  He graduated from John Marshall High School, class of 1978, then went on to...

Michael "The King" Cardell

Aug 19, 2023

Michael “The King” Cardell, 58, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Saturday, August 19, 2023 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.  He was born May 24, 1965, in Red Wing, to Kenneth and Sharon (Nelson) Cardell and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1983.  He worked for Asplundh for over 25 years and then did over the...

(Margaret) Jayne (Vogt) Knutson

Aug 19, 2023

(Margaret) Jayne Knutson, 82, of Red Wing and formerly of Aberdeen, South Dakota, died Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She was born March 8, 1941, in Clearfield, South Dakota to Fred and Fern (Curtis) Vogt.  She grew up on the family farm in Clearfield and attended school in the area.  She...

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....