Obituaries

June Thumann

June Thumann

Aug 25, 2017

June Elizabeth Thumann, 98, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at the River Falls Area Hospital. She was born on April 21, 1919, in Red Wing to Arthur and Kathryn (Taggert) Lynner. She was confirmed in 1933 at United Lutheran Church and graduated in 1937 from Red Wing Central High School. She worked several years at LaGrange Shoe...

Karen  Lillie Carlon

Karen Lillie Carlon

Aug 25, 2017

Karen Lillie Carlon, 76, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Mayo Health System in Red Wing. She was born on April 15, 1941 in Lake City, to Edward and Roselia (Burfiend) Steffenhagen. She attended schools in Red Wing and on May 24, 1963, she married Bernard "Bing" Carlon at United Lutheran Church. For 16 years she...

Edgar  C. Goldston

Edgar C. Goldston

Aug 24, 2017

Dr. Edgar Clinton Goldston, a longtime resident of Rochester, passed away on August 24, 2017 in Lake City, MN. Dr. Goldston was born in Fayetteville, NC on November 24, 1927, and grew up in Petersburg, VA, the second of three boys, son of Thomas Jennings Goldston and Mary Maxwell Goldston. His passion for medicine was seeded at a young age...

Joseph  Benjamin Campbell

Joseph Benjamin Campbell

Aug 24, 2017

Joseph "Dodoz" Benjamin Campbell, 28, of Welch, MN, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 24, 2017, in Minneapolis. Dodoz was born in Red Wing on April 11, 1989, to Joseph B., Sr. and Lorina (Stone) Campbell. He attended school in Longview, MN and graduated from Bug-o-Nay-Ge-Shig High School in Bena, MN. Dodoz had many interests including SCUBA diving, playing the guitar,...

Peggy  Jean Evenson

Peggy Jean Evenson

Aug 23, 2017

Peggy Jean Evenson, 62, of Rochester, died unexpectedly August 23, 2017, while on a Canadian fishing trip. Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering to celebrate Peggy's life on Thursday, August 31, at Mahn Funeral Chapel, 1624 37th Street NW, Rochester, any time between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. Peggy was born December 1, 1954 in Zumbrota, MN, and...

Donald  LaVerne Hoium

Donald LaVerne Hoium

Aug 23, 2017

A memorial mass for Donald Hoium, Jr. will be held Monday August 28th at 11:00 AM at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester, Minnesota. Celebrating the mass will be the Reverend Father Jonathan Fasnacht. Burial of the urn will follow at St. Aiden's Cemetery, rural Ellendale, Minnesota. Mr. Hoium, 66, of Pinson, Alabama, died Wednesday August 23, 2017 in Rochester,...

William  Wesley Hilleshiem

William Wesley Hilleshiem

Aug 23, 2017

William Wesley Hilleshiem, 83, of Red Wing, died peacefully Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at his home, where he has resided for the past 50 years. He was born on January 18, 1934, in Kellogg, Minnesota to Buford and Etta (Van Houton) Hilleshiem. He attended rural schools near Kellogg. On August 9, 1959, he married Judy Barnhart in Rochester, MN. For...

David  A. Seymour

David A. Seymour

Aug 21, 2017

David Alan Seymour, 77, of Red Wing died on Monday, August 21, 2017 at The St. Crispin Living Community - Hi-Park Villa. He was born January 11, 1940 in Red Wing to Carl and Elvira (Johnson) Seymour. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1958. Following high school he served in the National Guard for a short time. He...

Ann Johnson

Ann Johnson

Aug 21, 2017

Ann Curran Johnson, 93, Scottsdale, AZ and formerly of Waseca, MN and Red Wing, MN died August 21, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born February 29, 1924, in Red Wing, MN to Robert Stafford and Rose McCoy Curran. She married Melvin "Johnny" Johnson on June 13, 1946 in Red Wing. They lived in Red Wing where Johnny worked...

Zella  Blanche Boutelle

Zella Blanche Boutelle

Aug 19, 2017

Zella Boutelle, age 101, died Saturday August 19, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester. Zella Blanche Schliem was born December 28, 1915 in Roberts County, South Dakota to John Christian and Clara Louise (Minder) Schliem. She attended rural school and graduated from Wilmot Public School in 1933. She moved to Rochester, MN in 1935 and was employed...

Stuart  Nord Ekblad

Stuart Nord Ekblad

Aug 19, 2017

Stuart Ekblad, 88, of Red Wing died on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Born July 12, 1929, in Red Wing to Evan and Ella (Nord) Ekblad. He was raised on the family farm in Vasa, MN. He graduated from Red Wing High School where he pitched for the Red Wing Aces. He later obtained a degree from Dunwoody Technical Institute. After...

Generva  LaVonne Jennings

Generva LaVonne Jennings

Aug 17, 2017

Generva LaVonne Jennings, 77, of Red Wing died on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. LaVonne was born on September 4, 1939 in West Concord to James and Florence (Quade) Holden. She grew up in the Red Wing area. On July 30, 1955 she married Paul Jennings in Ellsworth. Paul was in the United States Army...

Virgil  George Winberg

Virgil George Winberg

Aug 17, 2017

Obituary Notice Virgil G. Winberg Virgil George Winberg, age 82, of Pepin, WI died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Pepin Manor. He was born May 9, 1935 in Lund, WI to George and Marian (Wahlund) Winberg. He attended Box Grade School in Lund WI, and Pepin High School where he graduated in 1953. On August 11, 1956 he married Betty...

William "Bill" Ervin Langhans

William "Bill" Ervin Langhans

Aug 16, 2017

William Ervin Langhans, 75, of Red Wing died on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 surrounded by his family at his home. Bill was born on December 16, 1941 in Red Wing to Edwin and Esther (Becker) Langhans. He graduated in 1959 from Red Wing High School where he was a charter member of the Red Wing Bearing Burners Car Club. He...

Dennis  Lee Swenson

Dennis Lee Swenson

Aug 15, 2017

A memorial service will be held for Dennis Swenson on Monday August 21st at 10:00 AM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. The Rev. Dr. Margaret Pleiss-Sippola will officiate. Burial will follow at the Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday August 20th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Larson Chapel, in Zumbrota. The visitation will...

Clara  M. Arendt

Clara M. Arendt

Aug 15, 2017

Clara M. Arendt age 71 of Mazeppa died on August 15, 2017 at her home. The funeral service will be held on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 11:00 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM...

Darlene  Gwendolyn Whipple

Darlene Gwendolyn Whipple

Aug 15, 2017

Darlene Gwendolyn Whipple, 77, of Clear Lake, WI and formerly of Red Wing, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Darlene was born on June 15, 1940, in Oronoco, to Seward J. and Luvina K. (Prokasky) Whipple. She graduated from Mazeppa High School in 1958. Darlene married Gerald R. Whipple on March 16, 1963, at...

Douglas  David Pflaum

Douglas David Pflaum

Aug 15, 2017

Douglas David Pflaum, born the 15th of August, 1928, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on his 89th birthday, August 15th, 2017. The fourth son of Clarence Curtis Pflaum, MD and Josephine Trenda Pflaum, Douglas was born in Columbia, MO and spent the first few years of his life near the Ozarks. Around 5 years of age, the family...

Frances Burgett

Frances Burgett

Aug 15, 2017

Frances Ann Burgett, 88, of Stewartville formally of Lake City passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in Rochester at St. Mary's Hospital. Frances was born on July 5, 1929 in Lake City to Arthur and Clara (Wilde) Herbst. She grew up in the Lake City area. After school, she married Vernon Allers on October 5, 1947 in Lake City....

Maynard  Herman Stegemeyer

Maynard Herman Stegemeyer

Aug 13, 2017

Maynard Herman Stegemeyer, 86, of Lake City died on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Lake City. Maynard was born on November 5, 1930 in Wabasha to Herman and Emma (Augustine) Stegemeyer. He attended Lincoln School. Maynard served in the United States Army. After his discharge, he returned to Lake City and married Jeanette Dammann on April 14, 1957...