Obituaries
Judith Varnado
Jul 30, 2025
Judith Theresia Varnado, 65, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the Lake City Care Center in Lake City. She was born on July 6, 1960, in Red Wing to Orvin and Eunice (Forsberg) Nelson. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School. On April 11, 1981, she was united in marriage to Tom Varnado and they were...
Thomas Kosec
Jul 28, 2025
Thomas Richard Kosec, 88, of Red Wing, died Monday, July 28, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 23, 1936, in Red Wing, to Arnold and Ernestine (Rehder) Kosec. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1954 and served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1959. During his time in...
Barbara Jean Holden
Jul 28, 2025
Barbara Jean Holden, 90, of Red Wing, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025 at the Benedictine Living Community in Red Wing. Per Barb's wishes there will be no visitation or funeral. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Leo C. Peterson American Legion, Post #54 on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 9-11:30 a.m.
Evelyn Jones
Jul 28, 2025
Florence Evelyn Jones, 101, died Monday, July 28, 2025 at the Zumbrota Care Center in Zumbrota, Minn.
She was born on October 5, 1923, in the home of her parents, Thomas and Florence (Jones) Price, in Lime Springs, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Lime Springs Public School in 1941. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) but did not...
Steven Prigge
Jul 23, 2025
Steven Clarence Prigge, 68, of Lake City, MN, passed away on July 23, 2025, after a courageous fight against complications following a double lung transplant. He was born on January 3, 1957, in Lake City.
On October 13, 1984, Steve married Julie Lentz and together they raised two children, Nicholas and Alexa, who were his pride and joy.
Steve dedicated 40 years...
Shannon Owen
Jul 22, 2025
Shannon “Shenanigans” Kathleen Owen age 55, died Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. She was born September 5, 1969 to Quentin Owen and Sandra Glander in Sisseton, SD. She was later adopted by the Wagner family and grew up in Hutchinson, MN. Shannon loved baking, cooking, music and dancing. She was a person who enjoyed keeping...
Gerald Dzwonkowski
Jul 22, 2025
Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Dzwonkowski, 90, passed away on Tuesday, July, 22, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born on August 12, 1934, in Winona MN to Mary and August Dzwonkowski. He met the love of his life, Carol J. Peterson, while ice skating after school. They were married on December 17th, 1955, at St. Martin’s Church in Winona, MN,...
Marjorie M. Lohman
Jul 21, 2025
Marjorie Lohman, age 97, of Red Wing, Minnesota, passed away July 21, 2025.
Marjorie Mae Lewis was born April 18, 1928 to Fred and Tillie (Nelson) Lewis. She was raised on a farm in Esdaile, Wisconsin, near Ellsworth, along with her two brothers, Earl and Ralph Lewis, before moving to Red Wing with her parents at age 18 following graduation from...
Arlen McKinley
Jul 17, 2025
Arlen Dean McKinley, 71, of Red Wing passed away at home surrounded by family. He was born on January 20, 1954 to Herbert and Mildred McKinley in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Arlen was united in marriage to Loretta "Lori" Lea Bartz on June 17th, 1972 in Wisconsin. Arlen started his career at the Red Wing Shoe Company on May 28, 1975 and...
Joy Lynn George
Jul 17, 2025
With broken hearts, we share the passing of Joy Lynn George, age 53, of Ellsworth WI, who passed away on July 17th 2025, after a seven year courageous battle with cancer.
Joy Lynn was born on October 27, 1971, in Park Falls WI, to Edwin and Eunice Pritzl. She grew up in and graduated from Butternut High School in 1989 and...
Clarence Jordahl
Jul 16, 2025
Clarence Howard Jordahl, 86, of Red Wing, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community, St Crispin in Red Wing. He was born on August 22, 1938, in Sisseton, South Dakota to Hans and Martha (May) Jordahl. He graduated from Sisseton High School in 1956, and then served in the US Army for three years. In 1961,...
Carl Munson, Jr.
Jul 15, 2025
Carl J. Munson, 94, of Red Wing formerly of Wabasha died Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at his home. No services will be held. Burial will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Arrangements by the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel in Red Wing.
Lawrence "Boomer" E. Brummund
Jul 12, 2025
Lawrence “Boomer” Brummund, 85, formerly of Wanamingo, died Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Three Links Care center in Northfield. He was born August 21, 1939, on the family farm near Rosemount, Minnesota. He graduated from Farmington High School in 1958 and enlisted in the US Navy in 1961, serving during the Vietnam War. After his discharge in 1965, he...
Edward Frank Ogden Jr.
Jul 12, 2025
Edward Frank Ogden, Jr., age 72, of Red Wing, died Saturday, July 12, 2025 at his residence. He was born October 18, 1952 in Red Wing to Edward Ogden Sr. and Katherine (Siewert) Bjorngaard. He attended school in Red Wing. He married Jody Bursell May 17, 1971. They lived in Lake City where they raised their family. They later divorced....
Kirk D. Vogel
Jul 9, 2025
Updated Service information: A celebration of Life for Kirk Vogel will be Saturday, July 26 at 2 pm, 1210 Featherstone Rd., Red Wing, MN.
Kirk Daniel Vogel, 56, died unexpectedly, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. He was born April 12, 1969, in Minneapolis, to Gerry and Shirley (Hannekamp) Vogel. He graduated from Richfield High School in 1988. Kirk was...
Nancy Falls
Jul 9, 2025
Nancy Falls age 101, of Red Wing, died peacefully Wednesday July 9, 2025 at her home. Her three children whom she loved dearly and who cherished her were at her bedside when she passed.
Born May 20th 1924 to John Harlin Geisse and Esther Wilhelmina (Wattawa) Geisse in Washington DC. She graduated from Holy Cross Academy in 1942 and then received...
Ellie Mae Lyon
Jul 9, 2025
Ellie Mae Lyon peacefully took her final rest in the arms of her loving parents on July 9th, 2025 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.Ellie was born on July 3rd, 2025 at Rochester Methodist Campus to Aubrey and Matthew Lyon. She is the answer to their prayers and they waited for her birth with joyful expectation. Ellie was immensely...
Carla Hilleshiem
Jul 6, 2025
Carla Hilleshiem, born in Red Wing, Minnesota on June 28, 1967 to Marjorie (Blaisdell) and Carl Hilleshiem at St. John’s Hospital. She was raised in Red Wing and Lake City where she graduated in 1986.
She is survived by her siblings, Randy Hilleshiem, Robert Hilleshiem, Cathy Weisz, and Christie Hilleshiem; nieces and nephews, Zachery Knudsen (Plank), Marissa Buckingham (Plank), David (Brandie)...
Jay Johnson
Jul 4, 2025
Jay Logan Johnson, formerly of Menomonee Falls, WI and Bonita Springs, FL, died peacefully on July 4, 2025 in Lake City, MN at the age of 101 years. He is survived by his children, Ann, Thomas (Ann), Allen, and daughter-in-law, Nancy Sorensen. He also leaves behind three grandsons, Charles, Benjamin, and Owen Johnson, his sister-in-law, Lily Schmidt of Wauwatosa, WI,...
Robert C. Stroupe
Jul 1, 2025
Robert C. Stroupe, 92, of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus, in Rochester.
He was born September 30, 1932, in Red Wing, to Floyd and Elizabeth (Stumpf) Stroupe. Bob had a love for fishing and the river, which may have begun when he was just an infant, as his family lived on...
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