Obituaries
Doris Margaret Knecht
Apr 15, 2018
Doris Margaret (Hayenga) Knecht, 94, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. Doris was born August 15, 1923 on a farm northeast of Bancroft, South Dakota in Kingsbury County, to Roland and Mary (Poage) Hayenga. In 1929, her family moved to a farm north of Nisland, in Butte County, SD then to Rapid City, SD...
Merlyn Kohrs
Apr 15, 2018
Merlyn passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 at the Bluffs memory care unit in Lake City. Merlyn was born on March 29, 1931 to the parent of Albert and Martha (Wiebusch) Kohrs in Lake City, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm with his 5 siblings in the Belvidere area. He was baptized and confirmed at St....
Marcella M. McDonald
Apr 14, 2018
Marcella M. McDonald age 95 of Kenyon, formerly of Wanamingo passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at District One Hospital in Faribault. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Concord Church of Christ in Old Concord. Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Peter at a later date. The...
Elayne "Chic" Galvin
Apr 13, 2018
Elayne Norma "Chic" Galvin, 92, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 13, 2018, at The Gardens of Cannon Falls, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 1, 1925, in Red Wing to Bert and Norma (Schefler) Freeberg. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1943. For a number of years she worked for Red Wing Shoe...
Willard Gerhard Neiderhauser
Apr 12, 2018
Willard G. Neiderhauser (some friends and co-workers knew him as Chris) of rural Lake City, Minnesota passed away at age 94 on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System Lake City Care Center. Willard was born on June 4, 1923 to Frederick and Emma (Holenweg) Neiderhauser in the Spring Lake Township, Wisconsin. Willard attended Spring Valley High School....
Shirley E. Kennedy
Apr 11, 2018
Shirley E. Kennedy age 86, of Pine Island died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Pine Haven Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Church of St. Michael in Pine Island with Father Randal Kasel celebrating the mass. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Tammy Sue Jamison
Apr 11, 2018
Tammy Sue Jamison, 46, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at her home. She was born June 19, 1971 to Leonard and Dorothy Jamison. She grew up in Red Wing and Cannon Falls and attended Red Wing High School. She met her best friend and the love of her life when she was 17. Together, she and Jeremy...
Judy Mae Kehren
Apr 11, 2018
Judy Mae Kehren, age 65, of Lake City passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 25, 1952 to Donald and Lois (Plank) Beaham in Lake City, Minnesota. Judy graduated from Lincoln High School in 1971. She married Joe Kehren at St. John's Lutheran Church on March 18, 1972 and they made their home...
Carol F Richmond Huneke
Apr 10, 2018
Carol F. Richmond Huneke, 89, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at her home at Deer Crest. She was born on December 17, 1928, in Plum City, Wisconsin to Henry and Frieda (Kempf) Sobottka. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1947. On November 3, 1947, she was united in marriage to Charles Richmond. They lived in Hudson...
Cleon Eugene Harwick
Apr 8, 2018
Cleon Eugene Harwick, 83, died Sunday night, April 8, 2018, at Samaritan Bethany on Eighth Street in Rochester. He had lived there for a short time, having moved from his longtime Rochester home at the Northgate Plaza Apartments. Born on June 7, 1934 in Kasson, Minnesota, Cleon lived most of his life in Minnesota. After school in Rochester, Cleon enlisted...
Florence May Nelson
Apr 8, 2018
Florence May Nelson, 97, of Bay City, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Preferred Senior Living in Ellsworth. She was born on November 5, 1920, in Ellsworth to Christian and Flora (Falkofske) Freier. She attended Ellsworth High School and graduated in 1937. She then attended River Falls State Teachers College for a rural teacher's course graduating in 1939. She taught...
Dawn Marie Ladwig
Apr 4, 2018
Funeral services for Dawn Ladwig will be held Saturday April 14th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Maurice Hagen will officiate. The visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home, and will continue one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Mrs. Ladwig, 50, of Rochester, died Wednesday April...
Edward Earl Murray
Apr 4, 2018
Edward E. Murray, age 95, of Mountain Top, PA formerly of Oronoco, MN, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Oronoco Presbyterian Church with Pastor Lisa Johnson officiating. The visitation will be on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Mahn...
Rose H.M. Luhman
Apr 3, 2018
Rose H. M. Luhman age 93 of Zumbrota passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. The funeral service will be on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch and Vicar Nathan Laska co-officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation...
Dorothy Belo Smith
Apr 3, 2018
Dorothy "Dottie" Belo Smith, age 86, of Rochester, died April 3, 2018. Dorothy was born 1931 in Johnson City, NY, where she lived her early life. She graduated from Johnson City High School in 1949 and attended Rochester Institute of Technology, class of 1952 with a degree in Dietetics. There she met and would, in 1952, marry Richard Smith, who...
Michael Lane Hennes
Mar 29, 2018
Mike Hennes, 61, of Pine Island, MN, died March 29, 2018 at Seasons Hospice after a long battle with ALS. Born Michael Lane Hennes on September 26, 1956 in Minot, ND, he answered only to Mike. Mike graduated from Minot High School in 1974 and from Bismark State College in 1990. He had served in the the North Dakota National...
Arne Alan Hunstad
Mar 28, 2018
Arne Alan Hunstad, 79, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Aberdeen, SD to Mandrup "Ted" and Ethel (Ihde) Hunstad. He graduated from Aberdeen Central in 1956. He served in the US Army from 1956-59 and spent part of his service in France where he was awarded the...
Delores M. Simonsen
Mar 27, 2018
Delores M. Simonsen age 87 of Zumbrota passed away on March 27, 2018 at her home in Zumbrota surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne Schoch officiating. Inurnment will be in Zumbrota Cemetery....
Janice Berniece Stinson
Mar 27, 2018
Janice B. Stinson, age 76, of Rochester, died Tuesday March 27, 2018 at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Janice Berniece Petry was born Jan. 2, 1942 in Minneapolis to James and Berniece (Brazil) Petry. She was baptized on Feb. 11, 1942 and confirmed Nov 3, 1957 at Bethel Lutheran Church, raised in Minneapolis and graduated from South High...
Lynne Renae Beach
Mar 26, 2018
Lynne Renae Beach, 58, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at her home. She was born February 8, 1960 in Red Wing, to Dennis and Severina "Rina" (Ritter) Beach and grew up in Wisconsin, graduating from Ellsworth High School in 1978. She attended the Red Wing Technical College and later studied at Brown Institute in Minneapolis. She worked...
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