Obituaries
Mary Caroline Helland
Nov 11, 2015
ROCHESTER - Mary Helland, age 81, of Rochester, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 at Golden Living Center West in Rochester. Mary Hess was born Jan. 8, 1934 on the family farm in Winona, Minnesota to William and Laura (Yerke) Hess. She was raised on the family farm and attended Pumpkin Hollow Country School. She moved to Faribault, MN and worked...
Damon K. Aukema
Nov 10, 2015
Damon Kale Aukema, 62, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 1, 1953 in Madison to Richard & Murtice (Swanson) Aukema. Because his father was a pastor, Damon grew up and lived in various places. However, during his high school years he was greatly influenced by his father's...
Nicholas Gisslen
Nov 7, 2015
Nicholas Gisslen, 67, of Red Wing, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 21, 1948 in Red Wing to Ernest and Elizabeth (Flueger) Gisslen. He graduated from Lake City High School in 1966 and from Gustavas Adolphus College in 1970. On February 5, 1972 he married Jane Schmidt at the Church of St. Joseph....
James B Wicks
Nov 7, 2015
James B. Wicks, 77, of Lake City, died unexpectedly, Saturday November 7, 2015 at his home. He was born January 25, 1938 in Saratoga Springs, New York. He grew up and attended school in New York before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served from 1962 to 1968 and spent time in Korea. Following his honorable discharge he married Carol...
Merle Ann Mahn
Nov 7, 2015
Merle Ann Mahn, 84, of Lake City, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the Lake City Care Center. She was born July 28, 1931, in Ross Township, in Franklin County Iowa, to Ernest and Ruth (Robinson) Froning. She graduated from Sheffield High School and went on to attend Hamilton Business College. On October 11, 1949, she married Robert Mahn at...
Lorraine Mae Schwartau Kunde
Nov 6, 2015
Lorraine Mae Schwartau Kunde, age 87, of Goodhue died Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born on November 30, 1927 in Lake City to Albert W. and Wilhelmina (Gawrisch) Fitschen. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in West Florence on December 26, 1927 and was later confirmed there. Lorraine graduated from Lincoln High...
Edward Gilles
Nov 5, 2015
Edward L. Gilles, age 80, of Frontenac died Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center. He was born on June 4, 1935 in Plum City, WI to Leonard and Elvira (Johnson) Gilles. He grew up and attended schools in the Plum City area. Over the years, he worked at the Red Wing Shoe Company, Red Wing Sewer...
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Heise
Nov 5, 2015
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Heise, age 90, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Lake City. She was born October 4, 1925, in Lake City, Minnesota to Leo and Ruth (Wagner) Wiley. She grew up and attended school in Lake City. Bette received her nursing degree from St. Joseph's Teaching Hospital in...
Marjorie Gray Vogel
Nov 4, 2015
Marjorie Gray Vogel, 103, was born on January 1, 1912 in Duluth, MN, and died on November 4, 2015 in Red Wing, MN. Innovative, creative, concerned and committed to community and family as a teacher, artist, mother, leader, role model, friend, and mentor; Marjorie was an energetic force of nature. She took her responsibility to contribute to the larger good...
Leonard F. Dicke
Nov 4, 2015
Leonard Frederick Dicke, 91, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Seminary Home. He was born February 5, 1924 to Fred and Anna (Strusz) Dicke in Red Wing. He attended parochial and country school in the Hay Creek and Featherstone area. After attending school, he worked as a hired man for George and Fran Mehrkens. On September...
Margaret Louise White
Nov 4, 2015
Margaret White, 99, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Cherrywood in St. Cloud. The family extends their gratitude to Cherrywood staff. She was born to Fred and Esther Olson in Red Wing. She attended St. Olaf, graduated from Minneapolis Business College, and worked as a secretary. She went on to become the private secretary to the president of...
Mary Ruth Peterson
Nov 3, 2015
Mary Ruth (Hirschy) Peterson, 90, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born July 7, 1925 in Warner, Alberta, Canada to George and Katie (Lansbery) Hirschy. The family later moved to Wabasha where Mary grew up and attended school. She graduated from Wabasha High School in 1943 and went on...
Edgar Nordahl Nelson
Nov 2, 2015
OBITUARY NOTICE Edgar Nordahl Nelson, 91, of Red Wing, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at his home. He was born July 3, 1924 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Nordahl and Mabel (Nelson) Nelson. He grew up in London, Minnesota above his family's general store and post office and attended Lyle High School. He met Shirley Mae Bird at Luther College...
Mary Irene Macioch
Nov 1, 2015
Mary I Macioch, 94 passed away surrounded by family, Sunday November 1, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Care Center, Lake City. She was originally from the Twin Cities. Mary was born September 23, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Ernest Hjalmer and Mary Barbara (Pince) Olson. She married William F. Macioch on November 10, 1945 in Webster, South...
Helen G. Fleming Bruggeman
Nov 1, 2015
Helen G. Fleming Bruggeman, 88 of Red Wing, Minnesota died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at the Seminary Home. She was born October 1, 1927 in Sogn, the daughter of Kenneth and Ila (Haugen) Fordahl. She was a 1945 graduate of Kenyon High School and then attended Faribault St. Lucas Hospital nurses training program, graduating as a registered nurse. She married...
Mary L. Hewston-Stanton
Oct 31, 2015
Mary Hewson-Stanton (White), 74, of Red Wing, formerly of Minneapolis, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born September 9, 1941, in Minneapolis, to Ralph and Margorie (Murphy) White. She graduated from high school at Holy Angels Academy and went on to attend Creighton University. She married Peter Dell and they moved to Chicago....
Gordon Fisher
Oct 28, 2015
Gordon Fisher, age 95, of Red Wing died of natural causes at his residence on Wednesday morning, October 28th, 2015. He was born May 21, 1920 in Waukesha, Wisconsin to James and Emma Fisher. He graduated from Waukesha High School in 1938 and attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison for 3-1/2 years before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air...
Thomas Earnest Hosier
Oct 28, 2015
Thomas E. Hosier, 73, of Rochester, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Season's Hospice House. Tom was born on Sept. 15, 1942, in South Haven, Mich., to Ernest and Frances (Sorensen) Hosier. He grew up in a neighborhood of kids playing kick the can, touch football, riding fat-tire bikes and delivering newspapers. From his early years, Tom's leadership skills were...
Marcile Dorothy Truttmann
Oct 27, 2015
Marcile Dorothy Truttmann, 90, of Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Regina Care Center in Hastings. She was born February 13, 1925 in Red Wing to Berthold and Laura (Cedarberg) Lundberg. She attended school in Red Wing. On February 21, 1941 she married Richard Truttmann in Lew London, Iowa. Together they lived and farmed in the...
Dolores Velma Du Bois
Oct 24, 2015
Dolores Velma Du Bois, age 73, of Hager City, died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Valentines Assisted Living in Red Wing. She was born on March 23, 1942 in Tomah, Wisconsin to Thomas and Velma (Mattie) Welsh. She grew up and attended school in LaCrosse and worked for Fanny Farmer Candy Company, Victor's Restaurant, and finally a roller skate waitress...
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