Aug 20, 2021

Robert “Bob” John Froyd, 72, of Lake City, died Friday at the Lake City Care Center.  He was born on October 23, 1948, in Lake City to Kenneth and Margaret (Damman) Froyd.  He graduated in 1966 from Lake City High School.  For 20 years he worked for Jostens in Red Wing and then worked at Treasure Island Resort and...

Aug 17, 2021

James Edwin Chauncey, 91, of Red Wing died Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at St Mary's Hospital in Rochester, with family by his side. He was born on May 6, 1930, in Omaha NE to Edwin/Ted L and Alida Jane (Ripley) Chauncey.

Besides Nebraska, Jim lived in Iowa and Minnesota. He also lived with his Ripley grandparents in...

Aug 17, 2021

Dean Raymond Luhman was born on March 21, 1939, in Red Wing, the son of Raymond and Mildred (Vieths) Luhman.  After graduating from high school, Dean started his own business hauling canned milk for Bellechester Creamery.  Dean married Marcia Mae Diercks on April 23, 1960, and began farming and raising a family.  After thirty-five years of farming, Dean drove...

Aug 16, 2021

Laurie Voorhees, 67, passed away at her home in Red Wing on Monday, August 16, 2021.

Laurie was born on July 2, 1954 in Lake City to Robert & Mary Ann (Stuhr) Angell. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972. She married Rick Taylor and they later divorced. Laurie later married Jim Voorhees and they also...

Aug 16, 2021

Sharon Kay Roble, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 16, 2021, at her home in Mazeppa. She was born on December 11, 1943, in Fairmont, Minnesota to Francis “Bud” and Dorothy (Sheely) Marquardt. Sharon was the second child of five. She grew up, as a lover of animals, any and all varieties, shapes, and sizes. One time Sharon...

Aug 13, 2021

Lois Shirley (Koenig) Klindworth, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 13, 2021, at her son’s home in Red Wing.  She was born April 8, 1930 in Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, to Arthur C. and Frieda M. (Ihrke) Koenig in the family farmstead home.  She was baptized, confirmed and married in Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco.  Lois attended a...

Aug 10, 2021

On Tuesday, August 10th, Gloria Grote's family had to say "see you later" to her, and heaven gained a kind and gentle soul.

Gloria was born 95 years ago in Red Wing to Verna (Hink) and Edward Zemke. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School, and married Vincent Grote in 1946 at the Little Brown Church...

Aug 9, 2021

Gerald Paul Dicke, known as “Frank” to many of his friends thanks to his old CB radio handle, 64, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

He was born May 5, 1957 in Red Wing to Leonard and Burnetta (Kleiber) Dicke. He graduated from Red Wing Central...

Aug 8, 2021

Charles Junior Tarpenning , "Tarp", age 96,  passed away peacefully at The Homestead at Rochester, on Sunday August 8, 2021. The youngest of four children, Tarp was born on December 14, 1924 to Bessie Leola Walton and Charles Clifton Tarpenning in Lakefield, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in April 1943, and was inducted into the United States Navy...

Aug 8, 2021

Eunice I. Markham, 100, of Oronoco, died on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at her residence. She was born on March 19, 1921, in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, to Richard and Gene (Burch) Morris. Eunice grew up on the farm and attended District 96 school through the 8th grade. She met Vernon F. Markham at a dance and they were...

Aug 7, 2021

Linda Louise Sawyer was born April 12,1956 at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois to J.W. and Mary Louise Scott. She accepted Christ at an early age at the New Morning Star Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois under the leadership of Reverend David B. Bishop. When Linda moved to Minneapolis, she became a longtime member of the Bethesda Missionary...

Aug 5, 2021

Aaron Thomas (Lefty) Lafferty, 34, Red Wing, died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN, surrounded by his family. He was born August 6, 1986, to Anne Marie Lafferty in Eagle Butte, SD.

His family moved from Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in SD to St Paul, MN when he was 5. He...

Aug 5, 2021

Jerome “Jerry” Dieltz, 82, of Lake City passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at The Bluffs in Lake City.

Jerry was born on September 14, 1938 in Jasper, MN. to John & Emma (Buysse) Dieltz. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1956. After High School, he attended Dunwoody Institute where his life long passion and...

Aug 4, 2021

Arlene Grobe, 97, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at her home at The Bluffs in Lake City surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 16, 1924, in Lake City, to Oscar & Marie (Bremer) Palmer. She was baptized & confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City. She attended school in...

Aug 2, 2021

Douglas Gary Hindal, 61, of Zumbrota, died Monday, August 2, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born March 1, 1960 to Gary and Charlotte (Johnson) Hindal in Rochester, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in the Zumbrota area and attended school in Pine Island, graduating from Pine Island High School in 1978. After school...

Aug 1, 2021

Anthony Martin Gonzales, 51, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home due to cancer. He was born December 3, 1969, in Redondo Beach, California, to Anthony and Frances (Garcia) Gonzales.  He received a master’s degree in exercise science from Cal State and went onto the University of Minnesota Duluth where he graduated in 2004 with an M.D....

Jul 30, 2021

Delores Ann (Fenske) Cowden died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, July 30, 2021.  Delores was born on October 22, 1935 to Walter and Caroline (Theel) Fenske in Rochester, Minnesota.  She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rochester and was a member of Stordahl Lutheran Church of rural Zumbrota.

Delores married Claude (Tom)...

Jul 30, 2021

Melroy Edward Buck, 80, of Bellechester, passed away on July 30, 2021 at his home with his family around him. He was born on October 19, 1940 to Harry and Ester (Hinrich) Buck. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church. Melroy married Edith Kahl on September 7, 1968. He worked for many different construction companies and was...

Jul 30, 2021

Tony “T-Dog” Morrell, 52, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 30, 2021.  He often joked he would work until the day he died, and it’s with great sadness to know that this came true, as he passed away of natural causes at P.I.G.-Paul’s Industrial Garage, where he has worked since 2007.

He was born Feb....

Jul 28, 2021

James “Jim” Gerhard Augustine, 72, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born April 13, 1949 in Red Wing, to Raymond and Marian (Benidt) Augustine.

He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1967 and attended Mankato Tech where he received a degree in Agri-Business.  From 1970-72, he...