Obituaries
Glen A. Hoepner
Jan 1, 2018
Glen A. Hoepner, age 91, passed away on January 1, 2018 in Red Wing. Born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, he moved to Red Wing in 1949 after accepting a position with Xcel (formerly Northern States Power), retiring after 35 years of service. Glen enjoyed life and meeting people. His optimistic and welcoming personality drew people to him; Glen will be...
Violet Opitz-Murphy
Dec 31, 2017
Violet Opitz-Murphy, 86, of Red Wing, passed away at Loving Residence on December 31, 2017. She was born Violet Culver in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on March 14, 1931, to Daniel and Hilda (Issaccson) Culver. She attended St. Joseph's Grade school and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1949. Violet moved to Minneapolis in 1950, and married Francis Opitz on July...
James D. Johnson
Dec 31, 2017
James Donald Johnson, 78, of Red Wing, now living in Cannon Falls, died Sunday, December 31st, 2017, at his home in Cannon Falls, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was born on June 5th, 1939, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Donald and Elaine (Plote) Johnson. He attended schools in St. Paul and later his family moved to...
Frances Fitschen
Dec 30, 2017
Frances Anna Fitschen age 91 of Lake City passed away Saturday December 30, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Wabasha. Frances was born March 13, 1926 to Walter & Amalia (Strusz) Dicke in Featherston Twp. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Hay Creek Church. She worked for area farm families as a teen taking care of...
Gordon S. Bengtson
Dec 28, 2017
Gordon S. Bengtson, 95, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at St. Crispin Living Community, Seminary Home. Memorial service for Gordon will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at First Lutheran Church in Red Wing, with Rev. Arte Sharot officiating. Burial will be at Burnside Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour...
Marvin E Jablonske
Dec 28, 2017
Marvin Ernest Jablonske, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, at St Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on August 20, 1935, in Red Wing to Ernest and Viola (Wills) Jablonske. He attended Faribault School for the Deaf and then worked a few years for a bakery in Red Wing. He then worked 40 years for Red...
Mary Kolderie
Dec 28, 2017
Mary Louise Kolderie, 76, of Red Wing, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born August 30, 1941, in Minneapolis to Adrian and Ruth (Williams) Kolderie. She graduated from North High School in 1959 and from Carleton College in 1963. She enlisted in the US Army in 1963 and served until she was honorably...
Timothy Scott Nelson
Dec 28, 2017
Timothy Scott Nelson, age 49, of Red Wing, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at St. Marys in Rochester. He was born November 17, 1968 in Milaca to Kenneth and Kathryn (Gronskei) Nelson. He attended school in Milaca. He farmed, worked at Wayne Transport, Hanco and later in Red Wing he worked at Liberty's, Maries and Oliver's. He married Tina...
Francis Gene Plank
Dec 28, 2017
Francis Plank age 72 of Kasson formerly of Lake City passed away Thursday December 28, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Francis was born on December 10, 1945 in Wabasha to Herbert and Delores (Eastman) Plank. He attended rural schools in the Lake City area. He married Judy Plank February 20, 1971 in Watertown S.D. Judy passed away in...
Larry L. Larsen
Dec 27, 2017
Larry Lyle Larsen, age 74, of Goodhue died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, in Casa Grande, Arizona, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 24, 1943, to Lawrence and Arlene (Petersen) Larsen in Kasson, MN, he grew up on the family farm in Kalmar Township, Olmsted County. Larry attended Bethel country school and graduated from Byron High School in 1961....
Marilyn G. Lecy
Dec 27, 2017
Marilyn Geraldine Lecy, 84, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born on September 29, 1933, to Gilbert and Alida (Solheim) Kaste in Fertile, MN, where she grew up and graduated from Fertile High School. She went on to earn a teaching degree at Moorhead Teacher's College and taught 4th grade in Crookston, MN for 4 years....
Robert "Bobby" Scheitel
Dec 27, 2017
Robert M. Scheitel, 63, formerly of Wanamingo and Red Wing, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born Dec. 11, 1954 in Zumbrota to Herbert and Dorothy Scheitel. He lived at the River View Services Home in Wanamingo and had attended the day program at Opportunity Services. He was a member of Cross of...
Janice A. Johnson
Dec 26, 2017
Janice (Jane) Adelle Johnson age 76, of Lake City, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday December 26, 2017, at The Bluffs of Lake City. Jane was born on September 12, 1941 to Rudolph and Anna Johnson of Cannon Falls. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1959. After high school, she worked for First National...
Marlene F. Schultz
Dec 25, 2017
Marlene F. Schultz age 67, of Pine Island, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017 after a brief illness, she was surrounded by family. A funeral service to celebrate the memory of Marlene will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 11 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor Craig Breimhorst officiating. Visitation will be...
Virginia Wendt
Dec 24, 2017
Virginia Krahling Wendt, age 91, of Zumbrota, died peacefully December 24, 2017 at the Zumbrota Care Center. She was born July 26, 1926 in Sheldon, IA, to William and Mabel (Buren) Krahling. She graduated from Sheldon High School and in 1948 graduated from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, with a teaching degree. She began her teaching career in Mountain...
Raymond Henry Liffrig
Dec 23, 2017
Raymond H. Liffrig age 65 of Lake City passed away December 23, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. Ray was born May 4, 1952 in Lake City to Raymond and Betty (Lombard) Liffrig. Ray graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1971. He worked at Riveria Cabinets in Red Wing for many years. He also worked at...
Carol Ann Books
Dec 22, 2017
Carol Ann Books of Aurora, Colorado, died of natural causes 22 December, 2017 at the age of 85, one week shy of her 86th birthday. She was born 31 December, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN. Her family moved to Bismarck, ND, where she graduated from Bismarck High School in the class of 1949. She graduated in the class of 1953 with...
Kenneth A Sellars
Dec 21, 2017
Kenneth Arthur Sellars, 86, of Fulton, New York, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his daughter's home in Red Wing, Minnesota with his wife and family by his side. He was born September 7, 1931 to Maitland and Anna (Bristol) Sellars in Central Square, New York, the fifth of seven children. The family later moved to Syracuse where Ken...
Charles Earl Timmons
Dec 21, 2017
Charles Earl "Charlie" Timmons, age 36 of Rochester, died Thursday Dec. 21, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus from complications of a congenital heart defect. Charlie was born Oct. 22, 1981 in South St. Paul, MN and was raised in Rochester. He graduated from Mayo High School and then worked for Go Green Carpet Cleaning. He started working...
Kimberley K. Sparr
Dec 21, 2017
Kimberley K. Sparr age 59 of Rochester died on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Zumbrota Health Services where she had resided for the past month. Kimberley Kaye Smith was born on March 13, 1958 in Rochester, MN to Robert and Jean (Ellingrod) Smith. She grew up in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School in 1976. Kimberley earned her...
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