Our Staff

David Mahn

Co-Owner/President

David and his four children, Elliot, Madeleine, Chrisjon and Sophia live in Lake City, Minnesota, where he oversees the Anderson-Peterson-Mahn Chapel. David attended mortuary school at Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Since 1991, David has worked in the area. In addition to Lake City Chapel, he can also be found at any of our other chapels.

Joe Mahn

Co-Owner/Vice-President

Joe Mahn joined the family business in 2005, after graduating from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a degree in Business and from the University of MN, Twin Cities with a Mortuary Science degree. He and his wife, Amanda have one son, Jaxon and a daughter, Wallis. Joe is a member of First Lutheran Church and the Red Wing Elks #845.  Joe serves on the MN Funeral Directors Association Board of Directors as the District 1 Representative for several years and is currently serving as the Board Secretary.  

John Mahn

Former Owner

Originally from Plainview, Minnesota, John Mahn graduated from the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science Program in 1982. After graduating he worked at the Bodelson Funeral Home in Red Wing and in 1986 bought the business. John and his wife Betsy live in Red Wing, Minnesota. John has three children, Holly, Joe and Megan and seven grandchildren.

Todd Otteson

Funeral Director/Manager

Todd Otteson, manager at the Bodelson-Mahn Chapel has lived in the Red Wing since November 1993. He was a 1988 graduate of the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science Program. Originally from Paynesville, Minnesota, Todd and his wife Patty, teacher at Twin Bluff Middle School, have two daughters, Amy and Emily. He is a member of United Lutheran Church, past President of the United Lutheran Church Congregation, and a past president and secretary of the Red Wing Lions Club.

Amanda J. Mahn

Funeral Director

Amanda "Mandy" (Lohmann) Mahn, a native of Red Wing, has been working for the Mahn Family Funeral Homes since graduating from the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science program in 1998. She and her husband, Joe live in Red Wing. Mandy is a member of the Red Wing Rotary Club, having served as president in 2010, the Red Wing Elks Lodge and First Lutheran Church. She and her husband have one son, Jaxon and and daughter, Wallis.

Jason Haley

Funeral Director

Jason Haley is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mortuary Science program. He started working for the Mahn Family Funeral Homes on July 1, 2008.

Brianna Bowne

Funeral Director

Brianna Bowne began at the Bodelson-Mahn Chapel in March 2013 as an intern and received her funeral director's license in January 2014.

Mark Mettler

Funeral Director

Mark Mettler, licensed funeral director in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa, has been employed with Mahn Family Funeral Home since July of 2022. Mark is originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa where he graduated from Kennedy High School in 2014. He received his BA from Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 2018. Mark served the Fort Dodge, Iowa community for five years before moving to Red Wing.

Mark is an active member of two professional networking groups; FUEL of Red Wing and FLEX of Ellsworth, Wisconsin. He is also a member of the Red Wing Community Men’s Chorus. In his free time Mark enjoys playing the piano, singing, needlework, and biking.

Chad Sietsma

Funeral Director

Chad has more than 25 years of experience in funeral service, and has resided in southern Minnesota since 1985. His wife, Christine, is a registered dental hygienist. Chad enjoys traveling, creative writing and golfing with his wife. The Sietsemas have two sons, Benjamin and Phillip and they are members of Evangel United Methodist Church in Rochester. Chad joined the Mahn Family Funeral Home in April 2008.

Chad Anderson

Funeral Director

Chad Anderson is a full-time funeral director and has been with Mahn Family Funeral Homes since 2015. He resides in Rochester and primarily works out of our Rochester, Pine Island, and Zumbrota locations.

Brooke Bremer

Funeral Director

Brooke has been employed with the Mahn Family Funeral Homes since 2017. She is a 2015 graduate of Goodhue High School.  In June of 2020 She graduated from the University of Minnesota's Mortuary Science Program, and began working full time at Mahn Family Funeral Home

Colin Maxon

Funeral Director

Colin joined the staff at Mahn Family Funeral Home in March 2020.  

Randy Vine

Retired Funeral Director

Randy is a Rochester native and attended the University of Minnesota. Formerly with the Vine Funeral Home, he is a fourth generation funeral director and has served the Rochester area for over 20 years. Randy and his wife Roanna have two children, Marissa and Ajay.

Cindy Allen

Office Manager

Cindy grew up in the Rochester area and spent 35 years as a retail buyer for family owned businesses throughout the mid-west and southwest. She then began working as an Advanced Funeral Planner for a family owned funeral home in Chattanooga. In April of 2015 she began working as an Advanced Funeral Planner with Mahn Family Funeral Home and most recently has become the office manager.

Maria Greilinger

Office Manager

Maria helps take care of the office in Zumbrota and Pine Island.

Paul Karlen

Funeral Assistant

Paul joined Mahn Family Funeral Home in December 2015. He grew up in Pine Island and has lived in Red Wing for more than 50 years, retiring as an agency owner of Farmers Insurance after forty three years in the business. He and his wife Susan have a total of five children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, Paul is a member and past president of Noontime Kiwanis. He also is a member of First United Methodist Church where he has held many leadership positions, as well as currently serving on the executive committee, singing in the choir and heading the men's cooking team. He likes meeting friends for coffee, going to the Y, playing a little golf and taking care of his yard.

John Mann

Funeral Assistant

John Mann, works as a funeral assistant out of our Zumbrota, Pine Island and Rochester Locations.

Beth Steberg

Visitation Assistant

Beth works primarily out of our Zumbrota and Pine Island locations as a visitation assistant.

Keith Dicke

Funeral Assistant

Keith was born in Featherstone Township, Goodhue County and graduated from Goodhue High School. He is married to Carol Siewert and in 1969 they purchased the family farm until 1997 when they moved to Goodhue. Keith is an auctioneer and also worked for Hay Creek Mutual Insurance in Goodhue for a number of years. He has been a funeral assistant for the Mahn Family Funeral Home since January 1999.

Ann Nibbe

Funeral Assistant

Karen Fandrey

Funeral Assistant

Karen grew up on a small farm south of Pine Island. After attending college in Rochester and Mankato she graduated from the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. She moved to Red Wing in 1973. She and her husband, Sonny, have three daughters, Ann, Jane and Lora and three grandsons. She enjoys reading, hiking, cooking and spending time with family and friends, Karen joined the Mahn Family Funeral Homes in March 2017.

Bradley Peters

Funeral Assistant

Brad has lived in Rochester since 1983 and has three children, Chad, Kritina and Alyssa.  He retired from Morton Buildings Inc. and now helps families with their remembrances at Bertrand Memorials.  He enjoys Florida, grandchildren, camping, and helping others.  He has been helping families with Mahn Family Funeral Homes since February 2010.

Heidi Hill

Funeral Assistant

Heidi was born and raised in Red Wing, and has four older brothers. She was hired with the Mahn Family Funeral Home in January of 2013 and works primarily in Red Wing and finds it a privilege to work with and help the families we serve. She and her dog, Weezie, love going walks, especially at the local A.P. Anderson Park.

Bonnie Kubik

Visitation Assistant

Bonnie, a Red Wing resident, began with the Mahn Family Funeral Homes in 2017 and has been working visitations at our Red Wing location.

Michelle Dahling

Office Manager

Michelle helps assist families during visitations and funerals.  More recently Michelle became the office manager at our Red Wing location.  

Bob Archer

Funeral Assistant

Bob has been a long-time assistant for the Mahn Family Funeral Homes. He primarily works out of our Zumbrota and Pine Island locations.

Greg Schmitt

Retired Funeral Director

Greg Schmitt, manager of the Larson Chapel in Zumbrota has worked for the Mahn Family since 1997. Greg has one daughter, Kersten. A native of Mazeppa, Minnesota, he attended the University of Minnesota and received his mortuary science degree in 1987.

Jack Edwards

Funeral Assistant

Jack has been a funeral assistant for over 20 years. First, for the Johnson Funeral Home in Red Wing and since 1990 with the Mahn Family Funeral Home. A graduate of Central High School in Red Wing, he has resided in Red Wing his entire life. He served as a fulltime firefighter with the Red Wing Fire Department for 31 years, retiring in 1991. He continues to serve on the Relief Association Board of the fire department. His wife is Carmen Heck. They have three children, Mark, Jackie, and Brett and four grandsons. He has been active with the Leo C. Peterson American Legion Post and is a member of the Church of St. Joseph and the Red Wing Charter Commission. He enjoys fishing and taking his daily walks.

Merle Mahn

In Memoriam

Merle moved in 1992 to Lake City and started working full time for Anderson-Peterson Chapel in Lake City in 1994 until 2008. She is the mother of John and David Mahn. Merle died November 7, 2015.