Obituaries
William "Bill" Taylor
Apr 14, 2019
William "Bill" Jack Taylor, Sr. TaĈaŋkú, was born December 15, 1981, in Red Wing, MN, to Nathan Jr. and Margaret Taylor. On April 14, 2019, he began his journey home to be with the Creator. Bill attended school in Red Wing and graduated from the Motorcycle Mechanic Institute of Phoenix, AZ in 2014. He was an avid outdoors-man and loved...
Margaret "Peg" Salmonson
Apr 14, 2019
Margaret "Peg" Lucille Salmonson, 80, of Red Wing, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 21, 1939, in Red Wing, to William "W J" and Margaret (Nylon) Wiederholt. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School. On June 22, 1960 she married Robert "Bob" Salmonson at the Church of St....
Mark Malles
Apr 13, 2019
Mark Malles, 58, of Lake City, died on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at his home in Lake City. Mark was born in Lake City on September 4, 1960 to Melvin & Constance (Sleyster) Malles. Mark grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School. He worked at Red Wing Shoe for 37 years until retiring in 2017. His...
Harlen L. Pahl
Apr 12, 2019
Harlen L. Pahl, age 89 of Pine Island went quietly home to be with his Savior on Friday, April 12, 2019. The funeral service will be on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in the Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, April...
Jim M. Welsch
Apr 12, 2019
Jim M. Welsch, 84, of Hager City, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing, surrounded by loving family. He was born Oct. 11, 1934 in St. Paul, to Matthew and Helen (Wachtler) Welsch and graduated from Cretin High School and the U of MN Agricultural School. He farmed the family farm until...
Karen M. Johnson
Apr 10, 2019
Karen Marna (Kvamme) Johnson died on Wednesday, April 10th, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN. Karen was 81 years old. She was born on November 14th, 1937, to Gerhard and Stella (Lexvold), Kvamme in Minneola Township, near Wanamingo. She graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1955. She began working at the Mayo Clinic as a medical secretary. Her later...
Gene A. Massett
Apr 9, 2019
Gene Allen Massett, 86, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. He was born November 24, 1932, in Charles City, Iowa to Ernest and Kathryn (Smith) Massett. His family moved to Red Wing in 1935 and he graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1949. He and his brother, Dean,...
Kenneth O Forgue
Apr 9, 2019
Kenneth O Forgue Jr., 74, of Lake City, passed away on April 9, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center. Kenneth was born on December 8, 1944 in Kankakee Illinois, to Kenneth Forgue Sr. and Pauline (Kamp) Forgue. Kenneth grew up in Fairchild Wisconsin area. He joined the Army in 1962 and served for 2 years. After being discharged in...
Ruth Amelia Withers
Apr 7, 2019
Ruth Amelia Withers, 100, of Red Wing, died Sunday morning, April 7, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born and delivered, by her maternal grandmother, on March 24, 1919, at 619 Plum Street in Red Wing to Axel and Caroline (Schuetz) Olson. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1937. On May 12, 1945, she was...
Faye Ola Loessin
Apr 5, 2019
Faye Loessin, age 87, of Rochester, died Friday April 5, 2019 at Whitewater Health Care Center in St. Charles, MN. She was born Faye Ola Broome on Feb. 13, 1932 to J. Bartow Broome and Faye (Petite) Broome of Fort Worth, TX. Faye graduated High School from Carter Riverside High School in 1949. She attended Texas Christian University in Fort...
Arve Harold Christofferson
Apr 4, 2019
Arve Harold Christofferson, 91, long-time resident of Bozeman, Montana, died April 4, 2019 in Rochester, Minnesota, surrounded by his family. He trusted Jesus Christ as his Savior, loved and prayed for his family, and served God as a missionary and pastor for many years. He was born July 27, 1927 to Harold and Ovedia (Solberg) Christofferson in Malta, Montana, who...
Todd L. Duncan
Apr 3, 2019
Todd Lewis Duncan, 51, of Kasson, Minnesota, formerly of Red Wing, died April 3, 2019 at his home. He was born November 3, 1967, in Red Wing, to Gerald and Annette Duncan. He graduated from Red Wing High School. Todd's father died when he was 4 and he was raised at home by his mother, with the help of his...
Thomas Joel Howard
Apr 2, 2019
Thomas Joel Howard, 70, of Ellsworth, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019, surrounded by his family at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester due to complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was born August 5, 1948 to Merle and Verona (Steffenhagen) Howard in Aurora, Illinois. He grew up in southeastern Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. He married Deborah Pearson...
Mildred L. Schliep
Mar 30, 2019
Mildred L. Schliep, age 101 of Zumbrota, passed away March 30, 2019 at the Zumbrota Care Center. The funeral service will be April 3, 2019 at 11:00 at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne Schoch officiating. Burial will be in the Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Mildred Lydia Dahling was born...
Thomas O. "Tom" Millering
Mar 30, 2019
Thomas O. Millering, age 99, of Pine Island passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Pine Haven Care Center. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 3, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home...
Sarah B. Stelzner
Mar 30, 2019
On Saturday, March 30, 2019, Sarah Stelzner (Briggs), 40, of Zumbrota, MN passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with Ovarian Cancer. Sarah was born on May 8, 1978 in Pittsfield, MA to Robert and Mary Susan Briggs. She married Michael Stelzner on June 5, 1999 and together they adopted two sons, Bryan (11)...
Kay L. Nash
Mar 27, 2019
Kay Lea Nash, 78, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at her home. She was born November 26, 1940, in Red Wing, to Alton "Eck" and Myrtle (Aslakson) Duden and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1958. She worked at the Red Wing Shoe Company, where she met Jim Nash. They were married on September 24,...
Marjorie May Augustin
Mar 25, 2019
Marjorie May (Alms) Augustin, entered into the presence of her Savior, Jesus, on Monday, March 25, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester, MN at the age of 90. She was born on November 9, 1928 to Oscar and Lydia (Dicke) Alms in Spring Valley, WI. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Cady Township. Her...
Bonita Martha McRae
Mar 25, 2019
Bonita "Bonnie" M. McRae, 74, of Red Wing died, Monday, March 25, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born October 8, 1944 in Lake City to Vernon and Dorothy (Kohrs) Deden. She grew up on the family farm in Hay Creek Township south of Red Wing, where she spent much of her time as her Dad's #1...
Tessica Joan Peters
Mar 25, 2019
Tessica Joan Peters, 36, of Frontenac, died Monday, March 25, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born March 30, 1982 to Kenneth Huppert and Debbie Johnson in Red Wing. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing High School in 2000. She went on to attend Winona State, class of 2005. After earning her degree she...
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