Obituaries

Tony Tri
Mar 18, 2016
Tony Ned Tri, 56, of St. Peter, formerly of Bay City, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born April 9, 1959, in Soldotna, Alaska, to Wilbur and Dorothy Tri. Tony lived in Cohoe, Alaska until the age of 12, moving to Bay City, Wisconsin. He lived in Bay City, Red Wing and recently,...
Alan Calavano
Mar 18, 2016
The lights of Rochester dimmed on Friday, March 18th when Alan Calavano passed away after a heroic battle with lymphoma. Born June 18, 1945 in New Jersey, Alan had a keen mathematical mind that led to his acceptance at MIT. Upon graduation, IBM recruited him as a systems analyst, eventually taking up residence in what was to become his beloved,...
Harold "Bud" Siefert
Mar 18, 2016
Harold "Bud" Siefert, age 89, of Lake City, formerly of Goodhue, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Lake City Care Center, where he has resided since 2015. He was born in Lake City on May 21, 1926, to Edward and Clara (Willers) Siefert. He was baptized in June of 1926 and confirmed on April 2, 1939 by Rev....
Duane A. Koenig
Mar 16, 2016
Duane A. Koenig, age 89 of Oronoco passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at his home in Oronoco. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco with Pastor Benjamin Kempfert officiating. Burial will be in Oronoco Cemetery with Military Honors provided by Swanson - Owens VFW Post...
Virginia Anderson
Mar 15, 2016
Virginia Anderson, age 91, of Lake City passed away at home Tuesday, March 15, 2016. She was born on October 28, 1924 in Red Wing, MN to Walter and Ruth (Olson) Nelson. She graduated in 1943 from Prescott High School. She moved to California where she worked in an ammunition plant during WW II. She married Herbert Anderson on June...
Neal G. Larson
Mar 14, 2016
Neal Gerald Larson, 90, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at the St. Crispin Living Community-Seminary Home. He was born June 14, 1925, in Red Wing, to Louis and Mae (Anderson) Larson and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. Following high school, he enlisted in the US Navy in September of 1943 and served until he was...
Dallas Henn
Mar 14, 2016
Dallas Henn, age 89, passed away at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Lake City early Monday morning, March 14, 2016. He was born January 28, 1927, in Mount Pleasant Township, Wabasha County to Richard and Irene Henn. He was baptized on February 13, 1927 and confirmed on March 17, 1940 at Lincoln Trinity Lutheran Church. On December 9, 1950, he...
Dale Dalbotten
Mar 12, 2016
Dale Kenneth Dalbotten, 83, of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Crispin Living Community - Seminary Home. He was born on July 28, 1932 in Nerstrand, Minnesota to Halvor and Bernice (Kasa) Dalbotten. He attended schools near Dennison and his family later moved to Red Wing. On May 23, 1953 he married Gwen Carlson. For many years...
Alma Marie Wenzel
Mar 12, 2016
Obituary Notice Alma Marie Wenzel Alma M. Wenzel, age 83, of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 12 at her residence at Villa at Hi Park. She was born May 7, 1932 in Partridge, KY to Princess and Donna (Wells) Caudill. She grew up in Partridge and attended a one room school house until 8th grade. She then began helping take...
Karl Lunder
Mar 12, 2016
Reverend Karl Bernard Lunder, 69, of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on July 1, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Bernard and Signe (Larson) Lunder. He went to grade school in Upsala, Minnesota, graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1964 and Augsburg College in 1968. He attended Lutheran Bible...
Cynthia Lucille Curtis
Mar 12, 2016
Cynthia Lucille Curtis, age 66, of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born on January 29, 1950 in Red Wing to Leo and Ruth (Wahlstrom) Cedar. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1968. She married Richard Curtis in 1969. Cindy worked for...
Norma Lorraine Gerths
Mar 10, 2016
A celebration for the life of Norma Lorraine Gerths will be held Saturday May 7th at 2:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Mrs. Gerths, age 92, of Wabasha, MN. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 10, 2016 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Norma was born on August 2, 1923 to Duncan and Nora...
Judith Miller
Mar 10, 2016
Rochester- Judith Lanz Miller, 73, of Rochester passed away Thursday March 10th, 2016 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester MN following a lengthy illness. Judy was born September 27th, 1942 - "the year Columbus sailed the ocean blue", in Mandan ND. She is the daughter of Rosemary Lanz (Rambur) and William Lanz Sr. In Judy's 28 year career as Executive Director...
Margaret Florence O'Connell
Mar 10, 2016
O'CONNELL, MARGARET ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA A funeral Mass for Margaret O'Connell will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Burial, on Thursday, will be at Saint Bridget's Cemetery near Simpson. Mrs. O'Connell, 91, of Rochester, died Thursday March 10, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys campus in Rochester. Margaret Florence Stier, the daughter...
Robert (Bob) Borst
Mar 9, 2016
Robert James Borst, 89 of Rochester, passed away Wednesday March 9, 2016 at Seasons Hospice House. Bob was born October 28, 1926 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He attended school in Dodge Center, Minnesota. Bob served his country twice; the Navy in World War II on the USS John R. Craig, and the Army during the Korean War as...
Joyce E. Floan
Mar 8, 2016
Joyce E. Floan age 84 of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus. A memorial service will be held on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 11:00 AM at Wanamingo Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Pastor Chris Culuris and Pastor David Krinke officiating. A visitation will be...
Jacqueline 'Jackie' Drummond
Mar 8, 2016
A memorial service for Jacqueline ‘Jackie' Drummond will be held Saturday March 19th at 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Ms. Jane Day will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial, at a later date, will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Ms. Drummond, 51, a lifelong resident of...
Cynthia Diane Kohner
Mar 6, 2016
Cynthia Diane Kohner, 59, of Lake City and formerly of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the River Oaks Health Care Center in Lake City. Cynthia was born November 5, 1956, in Winona, to Elmer and Arlene (Hanson) Kohner. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1975 and moved to Red Wing. She had her own daycare...
Raymond Langdon
Mar 6, 2016
Raymond F. Langdon, age 84, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born on October 2, 1931 to Robert and Dorothy (Archambault) Langdon and grew up in Northfield and Faribault, MN. Raymond entered the Navy in 1951 and was on active duty until 1955. He then was a member of...
Virginia Catherine Hechtel
Mar 6, 2016
Virginia Catherine Hechtel, 94, of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at St. Crispin Living Community at Seminary Home. She was born August 24, 1921, in Featherstone Township, to Mathilda (Ehlen) and William Dicke. She attended school in Featherstone Township in a one room school house and Immanuel Lutheran Church Parochial School in Hay Creek. She worked at Red...