Obituaries
Karen Louise Smith
Mar 8, 2019
Karen L. Smith, age 74, a life-long Rochester resident, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester - St. Mary's Campus, surrounded by her family. Karen Louise Schlief was born Oct. 10, 1944 in Rochester to Roy and Phyllis (Chapman) Schlief. She grew up in Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1962. Karen married Grant...
Kip Linden Baringer
Mar 8, 2019
Kip Linden Baringer, 66, of Red Wing, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at his home. He was born on September 15, 1952, in Red Wing to Marvin "Barry" and Jean (Anderson) Baringer. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1970 and from Mankato State University in 1974 with a degree in business. He worked for Kind Accounting and was...
Duane I. Whipple
Mar 7, 2019
Duane I. Whipple, 76, of Goodhue, died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born July 10, 1942 to Harry and Lillian (Groth) Whipple in Red Wing, Minnesota. He grew up in Cannon Falls and attended high school there. He met his future wife, Judy Peterson, while on a blind date and the...
Carl Ameling Deobald
Mar 6, 2019
Carl A. Deobald, 72, of Rochester, passed away Wednesday March 6, 2019. Carl was born October 12, 1946 in Medford, Oregon to Clayton and Alice (Greer) Deobald. He was raised in Rochester and graduated from Rochester John Marshall in 1964. After high school he attended a trade school for welding and enjoyed working in that field. Carl loved boating and...
Jason Eugene Sibley
Mar 6, 2019
Jason Eugene Sibley, 48, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2019, at his place in St. Cloud, MN. Jason was born on April 9, 1970 in Winnipeg, Canada. He became the son of Ervin Sibley and Elaine Powell on May 21, 1971. He was raised in Mazeppa, Minnesota and attended Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools until graduation in 1988. After graduation he joined...
Sawyer Brian Peters
Mar 5, 2019
Sawyer Brian Peters, 3, of Frontenac, went home with Jesus on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 while in his mother's arms. He was born on December 31, 2015 in Rochester, Minnesota to Tessica (Johnson) and Mitchell Peters. Sawyer was a little miracle from the time he was born and his strength and determination brought people together. He touched the heart of...
Richard Lee Collins
Mar 3, 2019
Richard L. Collins, Sr., 69, of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Mayo Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. He was born August 20, 1949 in Leavenworth, Kansas to Howard and Rosalie (Jeannin) Collins. Early in his childhood his family moved to Minnesota where he attended Goodhue area schools. He worked various jobs through his life, including...
Sim Men
Mar 2, 2019
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Maxine Louise Voy
Mar 2, 2019
Maxine Louise Daub Voy, 83, of Rochester passed away peacefully early Saturday, March 2 of complications of rheumatoid arthritis at her Madonna Towers home with family holding her hand. The daughter of William Joseph and Inez Irene Hathaway Daub, Maxine was born in Osceola, Iowa on October 21, 1935. The family moved to Greene, Iowa in 1948, and Maxine graduated...
Laura "June" Bang
Mar 1, 2019
Laura "June" Bang, 89, formerly of Hager City, Wisconsin, died Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Legacy Place Assisted Living Home, in Sauk Rapids, MN. She was born October 6, 1929, in Faribault, MN to Ed and Laura (Stam) Cross. She graduated from Faribault High School. On June 6, 1956, she was united in marriage to Donald Bang and together...
Clinton John Boyd
Mar 1, 2019
Clinton John Boyd, Jr., 36, of St. Paul, died Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Hennepin County Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1982, in St. Paul, to Clinton Boyd, Sr. and Denise Szmiot. He grew up in St. Paul and attended Humboldt High School. Clinton enjoyed singing, joking around and laughing, and being with his children. He was...
Marlene Hubbard
Feb 28, 2019
Marlene (Micki) Hubbard age 78 passed way surrounded by family at the Lake City Care Center on February 28th, 2019. Micki was born on July 16th, 1940 in Wabasha to Emil and Myrtle Brehmer. She was a long time resident of Lake City. She is survived by three sons: Jeffrey (Karen) Hubbard of Stewartville, Gregory (Jodi) Hubbard of Eau Claire,...
Katherine Sophia Wempner
Feb 28, 2019
Kaye Wempner went to join her family in heaven on 2/28/19. She left us at home in her favorite spot surrounded by words of love.Kaye was born 5/4/1928 in Gillford Township to John and Katherine (Klennert) Miller. She grew up in Lake City and made it her lifetime home. She met the love of her life Henry at a dance...
Jeremy Ryan Wildeman
Feb 27, 2019
Jeremy Ryan Wildeman, 35, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. He was born July 20, 1983, in Rochester, MN, to Brian and Rebecca (Brown) Wildeman. He grew up and attended schools in Red Wing and Goodhue, graduating in 2001 from Goodhue. He enlisted in the US Marines, serving two tours in Iraq, and was honorably...
Richard D. Gilles
Feb 24, 2019
Richard David Gilles, 80, of Red Wing, died Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born August 22, 1938 in Plum City, Wisconsin to Leonard and Elvira (Johnson) Gilles. He later moved to Red Wing where he worked at the Mobil 66 Station and the Red Wing Shoe Company. He worked for nearly 40 years...
Mary Alice Mehrkens
Feb 24, 2019
Mary Alice Mehrkens, 75, of Red Wing, died at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing on February 24, 2019. She was born in Red Wing on June 13, 1943, daughter of Ivan and Ione (Heglund) Johnson. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1961 and began work at the First National Bank in Red Wing. She met her husband...
Cynthia Peters
Feb 24, 2019
Cynthia Ann Olson Lynch Peters (April 26, 1948 - Feb 24, 2019) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to parents Wendell Luverne Olson and Ione Meyers. She attended Washburn High School and took some college credits at the University of Minnesota, where she studied Spanish. She married Matthias Anthony Lynch in 1967, and together they worked at Northwest Airlines for many...
Richard Herman DeFrang
Feb 24, 2019
Richard Herman DeFrang, 85, of Lake City passed away on February 24, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center, Lake City Minn. He was born in Lake City on September 7, 1933 to John and Agatha (Koob) DeFrang. Dick grew up in Lake City and graduated from McCahill School in Lake City. He then joined the Army and served until...
David James Scheitel
Feb 24, 2019
David James Scheitel passed away February 24th, 2019 at the age of 70, at his home in Redwood Falls, MN. He was born April 21st, 1948 at the family home in Potsdam, MN the 8th child of Herbert and Dorothy (Schye) Scheitel. David attended Vasa Elementary School in Vasa, MN, and then Burnside Elementary in Red Wing, MN. He graduated...
Sonja Gale Williams
Feb 23, 2019
Funeral services for Sonja Williams will be held Saturday March 9th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home in Rochester. The visitation will be Friday March 8th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at the funeral home, and the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Ms. Williams, 66, of Rochester,...
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