Obituaries
Michael Scott Welt
May 17, 2021
Michael Welt died May 17, 2021, peacefully in his home. A resident of Hager City, Wisconsin, Mike was born Oct. 9, 1960, in Red Wing, MN, to Dennis and Rebecca (Grabow) Welt. He was a 1979 graduate of Ellsworth High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He worked for more than 38 years at Hager...
Phyllis Elaine (Ostlund) Olson
May 13, 2021
Phyllis Elaine Olson, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Shorewood Senior Campus, Rochester, Minnesota.
She was born on June 29, 1929, in Minneapolis, to George and Emma (Ostlund) Ostlund, the oldest of three children. (That is not a typo, her mom and dad had the same last name, before they were married).
...Walter Vincent Ring
May 13, 2021
Walter Vincent Ring, age 97, of Zumbrota died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born April 8, 1924 in Cannon Falls to Joseph & Irene (Johnson) Ring. He went to country school and came to Zumbrota for high school, from which he graduated in 1942. He worked on his uncle, Fletcher Ring’s, farm in Zumbrota...
Frederick Sylvester Urich
May 12, 2021
Frederick Sylvester Urich “Akicita Ohitika”, 85, of Prairie Island, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 27, 1935, in Prairie Island to Elizabeth Wells-Walker. Frederick graduated from Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota. He served in the US Army as an Airborne paratrooper from 1954-1957. Following...
Lemoine "Louie" Nadeau
May 11, 2021
Lemoine “Louie” Maurice Nadeau, 90, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 26, 1931, in Red Wing, to Eugene and Irene (Hutchson) Nadeau. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1950 and then served in the US Air Force from 1950 to 1954...
Karen R. (Salverson) Stephani
May 11, 2021
Karen Ruth Stephani passed away on May 11 at home, surrounded by her family, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She was born on July 3, 1942 in Minneapolis, the first child of Ruth and Louis Salverson. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1960 and later from the Minnesota School of Business. She worked many years as an Executive...
Joanne (Hardy) Hensley
May 8, 2021
Joanne Hensley, 56 of Lake City passed away May 8, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family.
Joanne was born December 12, 1964 in Middletown, OH to James & Ardis (Clickner) Hardy. Joanne was a hard worker in the PCA field for 20 years in the Lake City area. She was always willing to help others...
Ronald Albarado
May 7, 2021
Ronald Albarado, 74, formerly of Red Wing, died Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Spokane, Washington. A private family burial will take place at Burnside Cemetery, Red Wing.
Arrangements handled by Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.
Nancy Sands
May 6, 2021
Nancy Sands, 90, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 6, 2021 at her home in Deer Crest. She was born Naoko Tsukahara on September 14, 1930 in Kyoto, Japan to Mitsuro and Iku (Tamura) Tsukahara. She attended grade school and high school in Kyoto where she took classes in doll making and flower arranging. She met James Sands while...
Carol Jean Matanich
May 6, 2021
Carol Jean Matanich, 69, of Medford, MN died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Bayview Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing, MN. Carol was born on December 16, 1951 in Deer River, to Norven and Rosemary (Martin) Korpi. She grew up in Deer River and Graduated from Deer River High School.
After High School, she furthered her education...
Robert "Bud" Gustafson
May 6, 2021
Robert “Bud” Henry Gustafson, 90, of Red Wing, died after suffering a severe stroke, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Campus, St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born October 20, 1930, in Roscoe Township, to Henry and Edna (Hickey) Gustafson. He attended one-room schools near Zumbrota, Belle Creek, Welch and Red Wing. He farmed with his father...
Chad Thomas Freiheit
May 4, 2021
A memorial service honoring the life of Chad Freiheit will be held Saturday May 8th at 2:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home – Larson Chapel in Zumbrota. The celebrant will be Deacon Paul Tschann. Mr. Freiheit, 52, of Zumbrota died recently at his home in Zumbrota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
Jean Ann Finstuen
May 3, 2021
Jean Ann Finstuen, 75, of Pine Island, died on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. She was born in Faribault on February 8, 1946, to Wilfrid and Jessie (Beucler) Caron. She attended Faribault High School. On June 3, 1977, Jean was united in marriage to Lorrie Finstuen. The two made their home in Pine...
Jean M. (Anderson) Baringer
May 2, 2021
Jean Madilyn Baringer, age 89, of Red Wing, died Sunday May 2, 2021 at the St. Crispin Living Community. She was born to Oscar and Irene “Florence” (Larson) Anderson on September 9, 1931 in Red Wing, twenty minutes after her identical twin sister, Joan. After graduating from Ellsworth High School in 1949 she worked painting place ware for Red...
Sharon (Decker) Rock
May 1, 2021
Sharon Anne Rock, 73, of Ellsworth, died on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Comforts of Home Advanced Assisted Living in River Falls. She was born in Red Wing on March 5, 1948, to Ben and Margaret (Pohl) Decker. She attended grade school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1966. On...
David Conklin Bierly
May 1, 2021
David Conklin Bierly, age 74, of Stewartville, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Rochester-Methodist Campus.
David was born November 5, 1946 in Endicott, NY to Albert Sr. and Wanda (Conklin) Bierly. He graduated from Rochester John Marshall High School in 1965. David was also drafted into the army that same year and served in...
Jane (Bystrom) Kullman
Apr 30, 2021
Jane Lou Kullman, 100, of Red Wing, went to be with her Lord, on Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home at Potter’s Ridge. She was born on January 31, 1921, in Red Wing to Magnus and Anna (Wahlquist) Bystrom. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School and then worked as a painter and artist for few years...
David Patrick Bauer
Apr 30, 2021
David Patrick Bauer, 68, of Red Wing, died on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. He was born in Red Wing on March 30, 1953 to Robert and Idah (Huettl) Bauer. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1971. Following high school, he attended Winona Technical College and Brown Institute. On September...
Florence Marie Lind
Apr 28, 2021
Florence Marie Lind, 93, of Red Wing, died on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Elysian Senior Homes – The Bluffs of Lake City. She was born in Ellsworth, Wisconsin on November 28, 1927 to Barney and Marie (Fountain) Steiner. She attended schools in Pierce County. On July 6, 1948, Florence was united in marriage to Millard Lind. She...
Lynn Sympson
Apr 28, 2021
Lynn LaVere Sympson, 69, of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at his home. He was born June 18, 1951 to Harry and Phyllis (Brown) Sympson in San Diego, California.
After High School, Lynn spent the majority of his working career as an auto mechanic working on British Leyland, GMC, Chevrolet and Ford. The last...