Obituaries
Hazel Schwartzwald
Jan 22, 2021
Hazel Angeline Schwartzwald, 97, of Vasa, formerly of Alexandria, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at her daughter’s residence. She was born July 18, 1923 in Sunburg, MN to Sam and Lila (Ellingboe) Mortenson. She attended schools in Sunburg, and worked for a short time at Moen and Grandrud Grocery Store. She married Edmund Schwartzwald on December 24, 1944...
Thomas S. Farrell
Jan 22, 2021
Thomas Shane Farrell, 62, of Esdaile, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 22, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 20, in Polk County, Iowa to Jack and Patricia (Glynn) Farrell. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1976 and then attended Red Wing Vo-Tech for the HVAC program. On July 16, 1977, he was united in marriage...
Carolyn A. Englund
Jan 21, 2021
Carolyn Ann Englund, 84, of Red Wing, died Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Bay View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 15, 1936, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Cecil and Josie (Kallestad) Riley. She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis. On September 20, 1958, she was united in marriage to Larry Englund. In 1971, they moved to...
Kevin Buck
Jan 20, 2021
Kevin Burton Buck, 67, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at his home. He was born June 2, 1953, in Red Wing to Burton and Margaret (Larson) Buck. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1971 and then served in the U.S. Marines from 1972-1974. He worked at ADM for several years and at...
Willard J. Pederson
Jan 20, 2021
**UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION** A celebration of life will be held from1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct.16, 2021, at the home of Jeff & Deb Pederson, 5544 Hwy 35, Bay City, WI 54723.
Willard Jerome Pederson, 86, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. He was born October 23, 1934...
John "Jack" Tomhave
Jan 19, 2021
John Edward “Jack” Tomhave, 81, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine, where he has resided for the past year and a half. He was born on July 1, 1939, in Red Wing to Leonard and Sadie (Moen) Tomhave. He was baptized on August 27, 1939 by Pastor Baumann and confirmed...
Kathryn Mary Redmond
Jan 19, 2021
Kathryn Redmond age 106 of Lake City passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Lake City.
Kathryn was born October 11, 1914 in Lake City to Joseph & Julia (Simons) Wise. She attended and graduated from St. Mary’s of The Lake High School in Lake City and St. Catherine’s College in St. Paul. Kathryn married William (Bill)...
Mai Nguyen
Jan 19, 2021
Mai Dung Nguyen, 72, of Red Wing, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at his home. He was born June 20, 1948, in Vietnam, where he grew up, graduated from high school and enlisted in the Vietnam Air Force, serving until 1975. He was united in marriage to Thuy Do in 1969 and they had two sons, Minh...
Robert "Rob" Pearson
Jan 18, 2021
Robert Neil “Rob” Pearson, 61, of Welch, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 18, 2021, at his home due to a perforated ruptured appendix. He was born on February 18, 1959, in Red Wing to Byron and Dorene (Diercks) Pearson. He attended Burnside School and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1978. He worked at Welch Village...
Neil K. Kjos
Jan 18, 2021
Neil Kermit Kjos, 79, of Red Wing, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at St. Crispin Care Center. He was born on August 28, 1941 in Red Wing, the son of Kermit and Pearl (Robinson) Kjos. He married Lois Schumacher at First Lutheran Church on February 9th 1963. They had two sons. When Neil was a young boy his...
Rosemary Bernard
Jan 16, 2021
Rosemary Bernard, 82, of Red Wing, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, surrounded by her family, at her daughter’s home in Prescott, Wisconsin. She was born October 14, 1938, in Lake City, to Richard and Clara (Schmidt) Shea and graduated from Lake City High School, class of 1956. She married Gerald Bernard and they made their home in Red...
Stephen George Hammes
Jan 16, 2021
Stephen George Hammes, 67 of Red Wing, died suddenly on Saturday, January 16, 2021. He was born June 17, 1953, in Minneapolis, to Joseph and Ida (Coble) Hammes. He graduated from Osseo High School in 1971 and worked in the Twin Cities for several years as a produce manager at local grocery stores. On July 4, 1994, he was...
Gordon Joseph Baker
Jan 15, 2021
Gordon Joseph Baker, 82, of Red Wing, died Friday, January 15, 2021 at his home in the Villa, Benedictine Living Community. He was born April 3, 1938 to Oscar and Grace (Evans) Baker in Chilton, Wisconsin. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1956. He joined the National Guard, 998th Engineering Battalion where he built river bridges. He was...
Patricia "Pattie" Mae (Hubbard) Omsberg
Jan 14, 2021
Patricia “Pattie” Mae Omsberg, 77, of Red Wing, died January 14, 2021 at the Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 23, 1943, in Barron, Wisconsin, to LaVerne and Geraldine (Livingston) Hubbard and grew up and attended school in Barron. After high school, she lived at the North Wisconsin Colony and Training School and then moved the...
Bernard A. Blattner
Jan 14, 2021
Bernard A Blattner, 77, passed away at the Lake City Care Center on January 14, 2021.
Bernard was born on March 24, 1943 to William & Myrtle (Schwirtz) Blattner in Thielman, MN. He graduated from Wabasha High School in 1961. Bernard married his wife Marie Fenske on May 15, 1965 in St. Charles, MN. Bernard worked in...
James A Wiech
Jan 14, 2021
James A. Wiech, 80, of Lake City, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on January 14, 2021.
Jim was born on October 21, 1940, to George & Dolores (Stumpf) Wiech in Red Wing, MN. He grew up in Frontenac and graduated from Lincoln High School. Jim
joined the Navy after high school and...
Kristian Sander Johnson
Jan 13, 2021
Kristian Sander Johnson died on January 13, 2021. He left behind many friends who loved him, as well as his mother (Glenna), father (Richard), brothers Tucker (Heather, Erica, Justin), and Andy (Lori and Anika). Born on December 17th, 1971, in Wacouta, Kris attended Red Wing schools and graduated from Arizona State University. His friends knew him as being “larger...
Avis Surene Swenson
Jan 13, 2021
Funeral services for Avis Swenson will be held Saturday January 16 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. The Reverend Wayne Schoch will officiate. Mrs. Swenson, 80, of Zumbrota died Wednesday January 13, 2021 surrrounded by her family at her home in Zumbrota following a battle with cancer. Visitation will be Friday 4:00 to 8:00 PM at...
Wanda Ellen Steffens
Jan 12, 2021
Wanda Ellen Steffens,89, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on October 31, 1931, on the family farm in rural Millville, in Wabasha County to Clarence W. and Ellen M. (Wiese) Goertz. In November 1931, she was baptized by Reverend Julius Lentz at Bremen Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. On May 19, 1946...
Robert Krueger
Jan 12, 2021
Robert Krueger, 72, passed away at his home in Lake City on January 12, 2021.
Robert Krueger was born on September 17, 1948 to Richard & Virginia (Schultz) Krueger in Chippewa Township, WI. He graduated from Colfax High School in Chippewa Falls and moved to Lake City in 1972. Robert married Vicki Barton on October 5, 1968...


