Obituaries
Verdelma Strauss
Jun 7, 2017
Verdelma Maxine (Struble) Strauss passed away Wednesday, June 07, 2017 at the age of 93 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born on February 25, 1924 in Winona, MN to Glen and Loretta (Boehlke) Struble. Verdelma attended Winona Elementary School and graduated from Lake City High School as the Valedictorian. Following graduation, Verdelma worked at the local...
Donald Herbert Bruemmer
Jun 4, 2017
Donald Herbert Bruemmer, age 85, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, at St. Elizabeth's Health Care Center in Wabasha, MN. He was born March 1, 1932 in Lake Wilson, MN to Henry and Julia (Klingbile) Bruemmer. He moved to a farm west of Ruthton in the spring of 1936 and then to Holland, MN for a short time before returning to...
Paul E. Matti
Jun 3, 2017
Paul Edward Matti was born on April 1, 1922 to Louis and Anna Mae (Yennie) Matti in Dodge County on the family farm. He was raised in Concord Township and graduated from West Concord High School in 1940. After high school he worked on the family farm and played for several amateur baseball teams in southern Minnesota, he was an...
Robert Lee Carson
May 31, 2017
A memorial service for Robert Carson will be held Saturday June 3rd at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Carol Shaffer will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, and private Masonic Rites will be at 9:30 AM. Interment of the urn, with military honors, will be Monday June 5th at 2:00...
Katherine "Kitty" Shull
May 31, 2017
Katherine "Kitty" Helen Shull, 72, of Red Wing, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday morning, May 31, 2017 due to complications of ovarian cancer. She was born November 6, 1944 in St. Paul, Minn. to Thomas and Kate (Boughton) McKeiver. She grew up in Somerset, Wisc. and graduated high school there. She raised her family in Cottage Grove...
Thomas Lee Thomforde
May 30, 2017
Thomas L. Thomforde, age 66, of Stewartville, formerly of Zumbrota passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 surrounded by family. The memorial service will be on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 11:00 am at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Dr. Margaret Pleis-Sippola officiating. The visitation will be on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the United Redeemer Lutheran...
Karen Lynn Bluske
May 30, 2017
Karen Lynn Bluske, of Frontenac, passed away on May 30, 2017 at the age of 60, having battled POEMS syndrome with strength and resiliency for the last three years. She was amongst family at the Mayo Clinic care center in Lake City upon her passing, displaying courage until the end. Karen was born on December 2, 1956 to Walter and...
Jeffrey John Graupmann
May 28, 2017
Obituary Notice Jeffrey J. Graupmann Jeffrey John Graupmann, age 48, died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing. He was born July 11, 1968 in Forest City, IA to Roland and Luella (Johnson) Graupmann. He graduated from Chaska High School, and attended at Mankato State University. He moved to Wadena for several years until moving...
Jill Elizabeth Loveday
May 27, 2017
Jill Loveday, age 78, of Kasson, MN died Saturday May 27, 2017 at the Field Crest Health Care Center in Hayfield, MN where she had resided for the past year. Jill Elizabeth Haavisto was born Jan. 1, 1939 in Britt, MN to Joseph and Hilda (Koski) Haavisto. She was raised in Britt and graduated from high school in Embarrass, MN....
William David Herring a.k.a. David Peterson
May 25, 2017
William David Herring, a.k.a, David Peterson 68, died on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Rochester West Health Services. He was born on August 27, 1948 in California. He was adopted by Lester & Dorothy (Fern) Peterson and grew up in rural Minnesota and Wisconsin. He graduated from Ashland High School. After graduation, he went to school to study welding and...
Richard Lee Rietmann
May 22, 2017
Richard Lee Rietmann, 72, of Red Wing, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1944, in Red Wing, to Edward and Rose (Johnston) Rietmann and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1962. He married Karen (Larson) Seifert in April of 1965 and in November of that year, he enlisted in the Minnesota...
Clarence C. Lunde
May 21, 2017
Clarence C. Lunde Jr. age 85, of Goodhue, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Red Wing Health Center. The funeral service will be on Friday, May 26, 2017 at 11:00 am at Grace Lutheran Church in rural Goodhue with Pastor Martin Weigand officiating. The visitation will be on Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 4:00-8:00...
William "Bill" Kohrs
May 20, 2017
William "Bill" Leonard Kohrs, age 63, of Lake City, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born on January 1, 1954 to Emery and Ruth (Gerken) Kohrs in Lake City and was baptized on January 24, 1954 at St. Peter's Belvidere Lutheran Church. Bill grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High...
Gene Sylvester Anding
May 20, 2017
Gene Sylvester Anding, 78, of Rochester, died with his caring family surrounding him on Saturday May 20, 2017 at his home in Rochester. He had been under hospice care. Gene was born February 20, 1939 in Lake City, the son of Sylvester and Laniea (Manthei) Anding. Raised on the family farm near Zumbro Falls, Gene was a graduate of Mazeppa...
Richard Loren Peters
May 18, 2017
Richard Loren Peters, 79, of Red Wing, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at St. Crispin Living Community Care Center in Red Wing. He was born August 10, 1937, in Adrian, Minn. to Herman and Gertie (Loger) Peters. He graduated from Adrian High School, attended Mankato State College where he earned his bachelor's degree in education and then received his master's...
Wilhelmina Fredericka Schilling Betterley
May 17, 2017
Wilhelmina Schilling Betterley, 99, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Sunset Home in Kenyon. She was born April 29, 1918, in Florence Township, to Harvey and Wilhelmina (Getschman) Roper. She was united in marriage to Luvern Schilling on August 6, 1938. Luvern died in 1977 and she later remarried Richard Betterley on March 16, 1981. Richard...
Charles Paul Schneider
May 17, 2017
Obituary Notice Charles P. Schneider Charles Paul Schneider, age 94, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the St. Crispin Living Community - Care Center. He was born on June 21, 1922 in Wabasha, MN to Edward and Martha (Gosse) Schneider. He graduated from St. Felix High School in Wabasha and then joined the Army Airforce. He was...
Alan Ottman
May 16, 2017
Alan Scott Ottman, 53, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at his home. He was born September 13, 1963 in Red Wing to Gary and Beatrice (Vieths) Ottman. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1982. He went on to work construction and then at Jostens before attending the Red Wing Technical College where he earned...
Margaret Lillian Molnau
May 16, 2017
Margaret Lillian Molnau, 93, of Bloomington, formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at her daughter's home. She was born on April 7, 1924, in Fortier Township near Canby, Minnesota to Ernest and Anna (Jesme) Ouverson. She attended District #52 schools near Canby and on June 23, 1945, she was united in marriage to Erwin Molnau at St....
Julayne "Joey" Arneson
May 13, 2017
Julayne "Joey" Arneson, 67, of Lake City passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Lake City Care Center in Lake City. She was born on June 15, 1949 to Clifford and Eldred (Neiss) Arneson in Cresco, Iowa. Joey grew up in Harmony, MN. In 1967, she graduated from Harmony High School. After graduation, she attended Waldorf College in Forest City,...
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