Obituaries
Muriel Phyllys Copp
May 27, 2020
Muriel Phyllys Copp, 84, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at her home at Deer Crest. Born on December 17, 1935, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Elsie (Geppert) Copp and Vernon Copp, she grew up on the family farm near Thief River Falls. She attended County Line country school, recieving an 8th grade diploma from Pennington County...
Anna Rose Burgraff
May 24, 2020
Anna Rose Burgraff, 37, of Lake City, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at her home. She was born on January 2, 1983, in Minneapolis to Brian and Janice (Hallesy) Lickness. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing High School in 2001. On August 16, 2005 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Burgraff. She...
Juan Moreno
May 23, 2020
Juan "John" Moreno Jr, 66, of Rochester, formerly of Tucson, Arizona, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020. He was born on October 15th, 1953 in Lubboak, Texas to Virginia (Peres) and Juan Moreno, Sr. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona where he graduated from Tucson High School in 1971. After high school he joined the...
Carrie Rene Ganz
May 23, 2020
Carrie Rene Ganz, 61, of Pine Island, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 23rd. She was born on March 2, 1959 to Delwin and Shirley Roemer, in St. Paul MN. She graduated from Park High School and following graduation attended Winona State, where she met her husband Jim Ganz. She spent the next...
Nils Fauchald
May 22, 2020
Nils Fauchald, 82, of Red Wing, passed away at home on Friday, May 22, 2020 with his beloved wife by his side. He was born on August 20, 1937, in Ellensburg Washington, to Nils and Edna Fauchald. After graduating high school in Bellevue, Washington, he completed his undergraduate studies at Yale University and graduated medical school from University of Washington...
Joseph Carl Andrist
May 22, 2020
Joseph C. Andrist, age 78, passed away surrounded by family in Eagan, Minnesota on May 22, 2020, after a battle with Alzheimer's. Joe was born March 2, 1942, in New Haven Township to Myrtie and Otto Andrist. He attended school in Pine Island. Married Marietta Cochico, a nurse from the Philippines on June 22, 1964. They had a daughter...
E. Bernardine "Bernie" Riegelman
May 21, 2020
Bernie died peacefully at St. Crispin Living Community on May 21, 2020. She was born on March 9, 1931 to Bernard and Maude Yanisch in Herbert, WI. and attended Herbert country school and Ellsworth High School. On June 3, 1948 she married Vernon Riegelman in Clayfield WI. She was an avid baker and caterer; Bernie was known for her...
Marlene J Freeman
May 20, 2020
Marlene Janis Freeman, 73, of Red Wing, formerly of St. Paul, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in her home. She was born April 11, 1947 in Austin, Minnesota to Orville and Lorina Reierson. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1965. After high school she was married and had two children. In 1977 she moved to Minneapolis and started...
Gilbert Leif Edon
May 18, 2020
Gilbert Leif Edon, 85, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Monday, May 18, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 27, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Leif and Asta (Svendsen) Edon. He graduated from Little Falls High School and attended NDSU in Fargo. On September 4, 1954, he was united in marriage to Janice Blilie in Fargo. They lived...
John Robert Nelson
May 18, 2020
John R. Nelson, 83, passed away peacefully, Monday, May 18th, 2020 at Sunset Home, Kenyon, after a number of years struggling with Alzheimer's. John was born on October 3, 1936 in Leon Township, Goodhue County, to Joseph and Randie (Ohnstad) Nelson. He attended country school through the 8th grade and later completed his GED. He took correspondence courses to learn...
Arlyn C. Quamme
May 18, 2020
Arlyn Quamme passed away peacefully of natural causes on Monday, May 18, 2020, at The Gardens in Cannon Falls, MN. Arlyn was born on Dec. 28, 1942, to Anne (Kirkeby) and Andrew Quamme in Wanamingo, MN and attended Wanamingo Public School. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo. Arlyn spent most of his life in Wanamingo and...
Michelle Lee McCann
May 18, 2020
Michelle L. McCann, 51, of Golden Valley, MN formerly of Lake City passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Bethesda Hospital in St Paul, MN from complications of the covid-19 virus. Michelle was born June 15, 1968 in Rochester, MN to John & Mary (Jasperson) McCann. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1986. She attended St....
Orville Duane Jensen
May 13, 2020
Orville D. Jensen, 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester Minnesota. Orville was born on April 24,1935 to Otis and Mabel (Olson) Jensen in Kiester, Minnesota. Orville attended Austin High School. His early years were spent working on the family farm and woodworking. He built his own home in Brownsdale, Minnesota. He was very...
Thomas Steven Gagnon
May 12, 2020
Thomas Gagnon, 72, of Old Frontenac, passed away on May 12, 2020, at The Bluffs in Lake City. Tom was born July 20, 1947, in Saint Cloud, MN to Marvin and Signa (Johnson) Gagnon. Tom received his B.S. in Education from the University of Minnesota. He was commissioned into the United States Army in August of 1969 as a First...
Terry Clare Olson
May 12, 2020
Terry Clare Olson, 78, of Red Wing, formerly of Claremont, South Dakota, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born January 5, 1942 to Clarion and Merlyn (Terry) Olson in Britton, South Dakota. He attended school in Claremont and following graduation he joined the U.S. Navy. Following his honorable discharge, he bought Britton Floral....
Marilyn Lois Anderson
May 11, 2020
Marilyn L. Anderson, age 85, was called to her heavenly home on May 11, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany on 8th, following a short illness. Marilyn was born on November 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles R. and Dorothy V. (Sasek) Machek. She married Robert O. Anderson on June 19, 1954. They made Illinois their home until 1995 when they...
Orville Clifford Lexvold
May 8, 2020
Orville Clifford Lexvold, age 98, a longtime resident of Wanamingo, MN, died Friday afternoon, May 8, 2020 at Pine Haven Nursing Home in Pine Island, MN. Orville was born on April 29, 1922, in Minneola Township, MN. He was the first child of Arthur and Gita "Elizabeth" (Davidson) Lexvold. He lived most of his life in Wanamingo but also in...
Kip M. Edquist
May 7, 2020
Kip Mikal Edquist, 69, of Red Wing, died Thursday, May 7, 2020. He was born February 19, 1951 to Carl "Bob" and Donna Mae (Nord) Edquist. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1970. He then moved to Jackson, Minn. where he attended appliance repair school. On November 23, 1974 he married...
Sean M McElmury
May 7, 2020
Sean Michael McElmury, of Lake City, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 7, with his family at his side. Sean was born on January 3, 1974, in Lake City to John and Suzanne (Kane) McElmury. He graduated as valedictorian from Lincoln High School in 1992, where he met the love of his life, Natalie (Reynolds) McElmury. Sean attended...
Mary Ulland
May 7, 2020
Mary Ulland, Lake City, lost her year-long struggle with lymphoma on Wednesday, May 6. She was born on October 12, 1943 to Marjorie and Rolf Kaasa in Red Wing, MN, and grew up at her parents' home just north of Lake City on Lake Pepin. She attended Lincoln High School and graduated from Luther College, Decorah, IA, in 1965 with...