Jul 11, 2022

David Francis Wiesner, 77, of Rochester passed away peacefully Monday morning July 11, 2022 at The Homestead in Rochester.

David was born August 8, 1944 to Wenzel and Viola (Strassburg) Wiesner in New Ulm, Minnesota. David graduated from New Ulm High School and went on to study Early childhood development and education at University of...

Jul 8, 2022

Leonard “Lenny” Jerome Mida, 80, of Bay City, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2022, at Ellsworth Health Services. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 5, 1942, to Leonard and Ethel (Ryan) Mida. After graduating high school, he owned and operated his own truck and did over the road trucking for many years. He enjoyed...

Jul 8, 2022

Mildred Marie Milbrath, 93, of Red Wing, died on Friday, July 8, 2022, at Valentines Assisted Living in Red Wing. Mildred M. (Balster) Milbrath was born October 7, 1928, to Peter and Hildegarde (Nitschke) Balster at the Madison, South Dakota Hospital. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Howard, South Dakota, by her uncle Walter Nitschke....

Jul 7, 2022

Christopher Roozen passed away July 7th, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus after a three-year battle with Glioblastoma. He grew up in Lake City and attended Lincoln High School. Christopher worked in construction and disaster restoration for the past 20 years in Arizona & Texas. He never hesitated to participate in research studies thinking that participation may lead to...

Jul 7, 2022

Robert Carl “Butch” Wolfe, 75, of Red Wing, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Arcadia, WI on October 4, 1946, to Sylvan and Jean (Tullius) Wolfe. He graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City Schools in 1965. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 until 1968, and...

Jul 5, 2022

The world lost an exceptional man when Gary Holthaus passed away on July 5 at his home in Red Wing, Minnesota. A self-proclaimed humanist, Gary embraced that challenge throughout his lifework as a writer, minister, father, administrator of public humanities programs, teacher, social justice activist, outdoorsman, and engaged public citizen. His territory criss-crossed half the continent, stretching from Alaska...

Jul 5, 2022

Randolph Bernard “Randy” Frazier, 75, of Roseville, lifelong resident of Red Wing, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born in Red Wing on February 20, 1947, to Bernard and Bernadine (Fjerstad) Frazier. He attended Vasa Elementary School and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1965. He served honorably in...

Jul 4, 2022

Sandra “Sandee” Sue White-Miguel, 62, a member of the Prairie Island Indian Community, died Monday, July 4, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems – St. Mary’s in Rochester.

She was born August 30, 1959 in Red Wing to Noah and Blanche (Johnson) White. She grew up on Prairie Island and graduated from Red Wing Central High...

Jul 3, 2022

Edla Marie Bodelson, 95, of Red Wing, died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Lake City Care Center.  She was born May 2, 1927, in Red Wing, to Gilbert and Frances (Martinson) Erickson.  She grew up in Goodhue and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1945.  She went on to attend St. Olaf College, where...

Jul 1, 2022

Deloris Ruth Schulz, 95, of Red Wing, died Friday, July 1, 2022 at her residence at Madonna Meadows in Rochester.  She was born June 16, 1927, in Red Wing, to Albert and Minnie (Stechmann) Bredehoft.  She grew up on the family farm near Zumbrota and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1945.  In 1946, she married Willis “Jim” Deden...

Jul 1, 2022

Carlton Morris Olson, 84, of Red Wing, died on Friday, July 1, 2022, surrounded by his family at the St. Crispin Living Community. He was born on November 17, 1937, in Red Wing to Morris and Helen (VonWald) Olson. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1955. After high school he worked for Munson Construction of Cannon Falls,...

Jun 30, 2022

Dorothy “Dottie” Mae Quam, 84, of Red Wing, died Thursday, June 30, 2022 at her home with family by her side. She was born May 19, 1938 in Rock Elm, Wisconsin to Lester and Jessie (Babcock) Pfingsten. Jessie later married George Cederberg and the family moved to Red Wing where Dottie attended school. On June 12, 1954 she married...

Jun 29, 2022

Michael J. Lockerby, 77, of Red Wing, was called to his eternal home by the Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Mike was born on July 29, 1944, to Jay and Marian (Gullickson) Lockerby in Palm Springs, California, where his father was an officer in the Army Air Corp. The family eventually moved to Red Wing in...

Jun 27, 2022

Marjorie Ruth Butler, 78, of Pepin, WI died on Monday, June 27, 2022 at Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing. She was born in Lake City on March 8, 1944, to Harry and Henrietta (Kuhl) Kohn. She grew up in the Lake City and Goodhue areas. She married Jake Butler on November 28, 1988 and they lived...

Jun 26, 2022

Robert Raymond Jones, 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2022, at River Bend Assisted Living in Rochester.

Robert was born January 20, 1931, in Genoa, MN to William and Mary (Frutiger) Jones. He enlisted in the military and proudly served his country as a fleet sailor with the US Navy. Robert met his future...

Jun 26, 2022

Clarence “Butch” Lee, 76, of Red Wing, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis.  He was born March 30, 1946 in Red Wing, and was raised by Gilbert and Charlotte Lee.  He graduated from Red Wing Central High School and faithfully served his country in the US Army from 1963-1966.  He was employed with...

Jun 25, 2022

Donald Earl Megraw, age 82, passed away peacefully at home, in Lake City, on June 25, 2022. He was born on September 6, 1939 to Earl and Elsie (Schleusner) Megraw in Rochester, MN where he was raised and educated. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1957 and went on to attend Rochester Junior College, graduating with an associate...

Jun 25, 2022

Leona M. Olson, 95, of Spooner, died on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Hager City, WI. She was born on April 4, 1927, in Janesville, WI to Glenn and Viola (Churchill) Voigtlander. After graduating from Spooner High School during WWII, she went to O’Hare Airport in Chicago to work on airplanes for the war. She...

Jun 23, 2022

Delaine Klein, 85, passed away on June 23, 2022 surrounded by her family at Elysian Senior Homes in Lake City.

Delaine Carna Miller was born on October 1, 1936 to Reinhart A. and Helen Marie (Betcher) Miller in Lake City, Minnesota. Delaine was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s and attended St. John’s Lutheran School. She graduated...

Jun 22, 2022

Brian Richard Bromen, age 71, of Lake City died on June 22, 2022 in Kellogg, MN, doing the work he loved.

Brian was born on September 11, 1950 in Marshall, Minnesota the son of Howard Leo and Dorothy Beatrice (nee Boerboom) Bromen. He was educated in the Marshall area schools and graduated from Marshall High School in...