Obituaries

Mildred Maxine (Laine)  Prince

Mildred Maxine (Laine) Prince

Nov 2, 2022

Mildred Maxine (Laine) Prince of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on November 2, 2022, at age 89. Mildred (Mickey) was born on January 11, 1933, in Hibbing, MN to William and Esther (Saari) Laine into the 3rd generation of proud immigrants of Finnish descent. Her first language was Finnish, but she learned to speak English before starting first grade...

Jeanette Stegemeyer

Jeanette Stegemeyer

Nov 2, 2022

Jeanette Stegemeyer, 86, of Lake City passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2022 at Lake City Care Center.

Jeanette was born on November 27, 1935 to Vernon & Lola Dammann in Red Wing. She married Maynard Stegemeyer on April 14, 1957 at St. Peters in Belvidere. Jeanette farmed and did the field work with her husband in...

Curtis Emery Grabau

Curtis Emery Grabau

Nov 2, 2022

Curtis E. Grabau,” Curt”, 88, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.

Curt was born February 7, 1934, at home in Spring Valley, the son of Adolph and Anna (Growth) Grabau. He graduated from Wykoff High School and went on to work on various construction jobs. Curt proudly served his...

Dorothy Hardtke

Dorothy Hardtke

Oct 31, 2022

Dorothy Jean Hardtke, 100, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2022 in Rochester.

She was born on March 18,1922 in Riceville, IA to Joseph and Wilda (Gooder) Wilkes.

Dorothy grew up in Riceville and moved to Rochester after graduating high school. She met Milt Hardtke and were married on December 20, 1941. They moved to...

Chuck Fredrickson

Chuck Fredrickson

Oct 30, 2022

Jeroy Charles “Chuck” Fredrickson, 81, of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. He was born on August 7, 1941, to Joel and Ruth (Olson) Fredrickson on the family farm two miles northeast of Wanamingo. Chuck was baptized and confirmed at Minneola Lutheran Church,...

Everly Edmundson

Everly Edmundson

Oct 29, 2022

Everly Edmundson passed away on October 29, 2022 after surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. She was born three days earlier on October 26, 2022 in Red Wing to Breanna Nelson and Joshua Edmundson. Despite her brief time, she will always be deeply loved and missed, and she will be forever remembered by her family.

She...

Timothy M. Haley

Timothy M. Haley

Oct 29, 2022

Timothy Michael Haley, 58, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly from cardiac arrest Saturday, October 29, 2022, at his home in Wacouta. He was born November 29, 1963, in Minneapolis, to Michael and Judy (Hawkinson) Haley. He graduated from Bloomington Lincoln High School, class of 1982, and went on to attend St. Thomas University. During his four years...

Patricia "Pat" L. (Johnson)  Hanson

Patricia "Pat" L. (Johnson) Hanson

Oct 27, 2022

Patricia “Pat” Louise Hanson, 65, of Austin, formerly of Red Wing, died Thursday, October 27, 2022, at her home.  She was born on March 6, 1957, in Red Wing to Ray and Karna (Diercks) Johnson.  She attended schools in Red Wing and the Red Wing Technical College.  On December 23, 1984, she was married to Terry Hanson.  She worked...

Janice Jean Lillie Nibbe

Janice Jean Lillie Nibbe

Oct 24, 2022

Janice Jean Lillie Nibbe, 87, of Goodhue, died on Monday, October 24, 2022 in Zumbrota.

She was born on November 11, 1934 in Red Wing, MN to Edward and Lillie (Juers) Roschen.

Janice was baptized on December 2, 1934. She grew-up in Belvidere and attended church with her family at St. Peters Lutheran where she...

Vicky Ann (Holden)  Curtis

Vicky Ann (Holden) Curtis

Oct 24, 2022

Vicky Ann Curtis, 66, of Red Wing, died Monday, October 24, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.  She was born October 1, 1956, in Red Wing, to Marvin “Sam” and Marvel (Meyer) Holden.  She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1974 and was united in marriage to Daniel Curtis on December 14, 1974 at...

Etta Gayles

Etta Gayles

Oct 23, 2022

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Charles W Sprenger

Charles W Sprenger

Oct 23, 2022

Charles W. Sprenger was born September 26, 1934, the second son of Joyce J. and Esther L. (Petry) Sprenger. He passed away to the great farm in the sky on October 23, 2022 at the age of 88.

A graduate of Lincoln High School, Lake City, MN in 1952. Chuck engaged in a life-long career in dairy...

Michael Ray Mack

Michael Ray Mack

Oct 23, 2022

Michael Ray Mack, 58, of Maiden Rock, Wisconsin died October 23, 2022 at home.

He was born May 10, 1964 in Big Timber, Montana to Robert and Twilla (Meserve) Mack. Michael was a hard worker and he had many jobs over his lifetime, but he was happiest when he was a professional guide and cowboy in Montana....

Gerald "Jerry" Steege

Gerald "Jerry" Steege

Oct 21, 2022

Gerald R. Steege “Jerry”, 85, of Zumbrota, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus.

Jerry was born October 8, 1937 in Goodhue County to Raymond and Gladys (Husbyn) Steege. He was a 1955 graduate of Zumbrota High School and went on to Mankato Vo-Tech to be an auto mechanic. After...

Patricia McKenzie Schoenrock Jepson

Patricia McKenzie Schoenrock Jepson

Oct 18, 2022

Patricia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 18, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Patricia was born May 19, 1946, to Roy and Amy McKenzie.  She was a graduate of John Marshall High School, was married right out of school, and raised her three children in the Salem Corners area of...

Robert "Bobby" Carlson

Robert "Bobby" Carlson

Oct 17, 2022

Robert Duane Carlson, “Bobby”, 85, of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 17, 2022 at The Terrace of Cannon Falls.

Bobby was born April 25, 1937 in Wanamingo to Clarence and Anna (Tongen) Carlson. He grew up on the Tongen family farm before moving to the Carlson home in 1943, where he stayed...

Ardell Harry Schumann

Ardell Harry Schumann

Oct 16, 2022

Ardell Harry Schumann, 89, of Zumbrota, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022 at his home.

Ardell was born May 28, 1933 in Lake City, MN to Harry and Esther (Fick) Schumann. Ardell was raised on the family farm, where his love of farming began. On September 14, 1958, Ardell was united in marriage to Adeline Vieths at...

Deloris Fay (Blake)  Mirehouse

Deloris Fay (Blake) Mirehouse

Oct 16, 2022

Deloris Mirehouse, Pine Island, MN, age 87, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022, at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island.

Deloris Fay Blake was born on April 21, 1935, at her family farm in Wales, ND, the daughter of Perlie and Marguerite (Ellis) Blake.  She attended country school in Minto Township and Wales, ND.

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Charles A. Voth

Charles A. Voth

Oct 14, 2022

Charles Arthur Voth, 81, of Goodhue, died unexpectedly Friday, October 14, 2022, at his home.  He was born on April 14, 1941, in Red Wing, to Raynold and Bernice (Matthees) Voth.  He was baptized on May 11, 1941 and confirmed on May 22, 1955 both at St. John’s Lutheran Church rural Goodhue.  He graduated from Goodhue High School in...

Hanna E. Kuhl

Hanna E. Kuhl

Oct 12, 2022

Hanna Elizabeth Kuhl, 25, of Red Wing passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at her home.  She was born on September 3, 1997, in St. Charles, Missouri to Brent and Marianne (Strom) Kuhl.  At a young age, her family moved to Red Wing, where she attended Sunnyside, Burnside and Twin Bluff Schools, graduating in 2016 from Red...