Obituaries
Harold Henry Roberts
Jan 31, 2019
Harold H. Roberts, age 88 of Pine Island died on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Rochester, St. Marys Campus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Church of St. Michael in Pine Island by Father Randal Kasel. Burial with military honors will be in...
Roger Joseph Rutkowski
Jan 31, 2019
Roger Joseph Rutkowski, 58, of Red Wing, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his home with his family by his side. He was born February 16, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisc. to Ron and Marilyn (Koller) Rutkowski. He grew up in New Berlin, Wisc. where he worked various jobs. He later moved to Red Wing, Minnesota where he worked at 3M...
Jeffrey Klitzke
Jan 30, 2019
Jeffrey Klitzke, 63, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born March 3, 1955 in Red Wing to Vernon and Frances (Swanson) Klitzke. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1973 before going on to study at the Vocational Technical College in Red Wing. He then went...
Mason Gordon Dahl
Jan 30, 2019
It is with heavy hearts we announce the loss of our loving son, brother, nephew, uncle and cousin. Mason Gordon Dahl, 26, of Red Wing, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on January 26, 1993, in Red Wing to Brad and Debra (Foxworth) Dahl. He attended school in Red Wing...
Ardelle Marie Schulz
Jan 30, 2019
Ardelle Marie (Augustine) Schulz, 96, of Goodhue, died of natural causes on January 30, 2019. She was born August 24, 1922 on the family farm in Belvidere Township to Charles and Emma Augustine, the oldest of three children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Belvidere. She graduated in 1939 from Lincoln High School in Lake City...
Mary Lou Waltman
Jan 26, 2019
Mary Lou Waltman, 72, of Lake City, died Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Lake City Hospital. She was born on September 21, 1946, in Wabasha, Minnesota to Gus and Mary (Sader) Lyons. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1964. On June 20, 1964, she was united in marriage to Terry Waltman at St. Joachim's...
Gloria Augst
Jan 25, 2019
Gloria Mary Augst, 91, of Red Wing, died Friday, January 25, 2019 at Valentines Assisted Living in Red Wing. She was born in Hastings, Minnesota to Edward and Dorothy Tintes on December 30, 1927. She was their only child, and the love of their lives. She spent her entire life living between the communities of Hastings, Minneapolis and Red Wing....
David Plank
Jan 23, 2019
David Plank, 53, of Lake City, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at his home. He was born April 12, 1965 to Kenneth and Janis Plank. He attended school in Lake City. David worked for many years as a plumber at Plank and Son's as well as J @ B pallet. He enjoyed fishing, the outdoors and bicycling. He is...
Arlene F. "Shorty" Fredrickson
Jan 22, 2019
Arlene F. "Shorty" Fredrickson age 91, of Zumbrota died suddenly on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Rochester, St. Marys Campus. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Minneola Lutheran Church in rural Zumbrota with Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon officiating. Inurnment will be in the church...
Mary Gloria Pribyl
Jan 21, 2019
Mary Gloria Pribyl, 88, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully Monday, January 21, 2019, at the Three Links Reflections Care Suites in Northfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 14, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan to Joseph and Veronica (Burns) Hendricks. Her family moved to Mapleton, Minnesota where she attended grade school and graduated in 1948 from...
Russell A. Oettel
Jan 21, 2019
Russell A. Oettel passed away peacefully, supported by his family, friends, and hospice nursing care on Monday January 21st at the Lake City Care Center, Lake City, Minn. He was born on September 7th, 1930 in Duluth MN to Ruth and Robert Oettel. He graduated from Hermantown High School in 1949. In 1953 he married Jeanne Delores Fossum. He also...
Mary E. Miller
Jan 21, 2019
Mary E. Miller, 68, of Red Wing, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing. She was born in Red Wing on December 7, 1950 (which Mary reminded everyone was the anniversary of Pearl Harbor) to Lawrence H. and Lucille (O'Kane) Miller. Mary was born with cataracts, which despite multiple surgeries, left her legally blind....
Gwen E. Johnson
Jan 21, 2019
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Ena Johnson, 85, of Red Wing, died Monday, January 21, 2019 at Deer Crest Assisted Living. She was born December 4, 1933 to Dorothy Campbell in Halifax Nova Scotia, where she grew up and attended school until the age of 16, when she moved to MN with her uncle, Ray Campbell. She graduated from Red Wing Central High...
Kathleen Rae Edwards
Jan 20, 2019
Kathleen Rae Edwards, 91, of Red Wing, Minn. passed away peacefully at her home in Elmhurst, Ill. She was born April 14, 1927 to Raymond and Kathryn (Gradel) Mierka in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Roosevelt High School before she went on to Ohio State University where she met her husband, Walter Edwards. They were married on March 3, 1951. While...
William F Gunnels
Jan 18, 2019
William F. Gunnels JR. William F. Gunnels JR Age 96 of Lake City formerly of Hendersonville, NC passed away Friday Jan 18 2019 at The Bluffs of Lake City. William was born September 16, 1922 in Johnstown SC to W (Fred) & Jessie (Mason) Gunnels. William joined the Army in 1942 serving in the 54th Signal Battalion,WWII stationed in Europe....
Valborg "Val" L. Haugen Teig
Jan 15, 2019
Valborg Lorraine Maland Haugen Teig was born on March 31, 1919 in Frost, MN to Henry and Alpha Maland. She graduated from Blue Earth High School as valedictorian and St. Olaf College with honors. She then worked at the University of Minnesota as a registered dietician. On June 14, 1947, Val married Anthony Sigfrid Haugen at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Lois M. Heise
Jan 12, 2019
Lois Marie Heise, aged 91 passed away peacefully on January 12, 2019 at the Lake City Mayo Care Center where she had resided since May, 2018 after her strong heart finally grew too weary to carry on. Lois was born May 16, 1927, in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Madonna German. Lois grew up on a farm...
Debi McWaters
Jan 11, 2019
A memorial service for Debi McWaters will be held Wednesday January 16th at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo. The Rev. Chris Culuris will officiate. Burial of the urn will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. McWaters, 63, of Wanamingo, died Friday January 11, 2019 at Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00...
Colin Bradley Floen
Jan 10, 2019
Colin Bradley Floen, 55, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. He was born March 16, 1963, in Red Wing, to Robert and Marlis (Baker) Floen and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. He served in the US Navy during the Gulf War and was also in the Reserves for several years. On...
John F. May
Jan 10, 2019
John Frederick May, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 1, 1936, in Austin, Minnesota to Alfred and Pauline (Brown) May. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Winona State University in 1958 and his Master of Education from the University of Minnesota...