Obituaries
Carol L. Larson
Apr 29, 2015
Carol Lucille Larson, age 74, of Pharr, Texas and Pine Island, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at her home in Pine Island. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor Kip Groettum officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for...
Ruth Marian Hale
Apr 29, 2015
Ruth Marian Hale was born June 15, 1928 in Orono, Minnesota. Her parents, Leo John Feser and Florence Ice, were the founders of the Orono Golf Course in Wayzata, Minnesota. It was the first privately owned golf course in Minnesota to have grass greens. She worked her way through college on the family-owned course in the 1940s and 1950s. She...
Richard A. Hunt
Apr 28, 2015
Richard Allan Hunt, 60, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at his home. He was born February 24, 1955, in Stoughton, Wisconsin, to William and Joyce (Davis) Hunt and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1973. He joined the National Guard Army & then the Reserves. He worked for Stoughton Trailers, Gould in Lake City, Lakeside Cannery Company,...
Harlan N. Johnson
Apr 28, 2015
Harlan N. Johnson age 83, of Mazeppa died on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Golden Living Center - West in Rochester. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Richard Jorgenson officiating. Burial will be in the Southeastern MN State Veterans Cemetery in Preston....
Violet "Vi" Malmquist
Apr 28, 2015
Violet Louise Malmquist, 92, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on October 21, 1922, to Albert and Maud (Kells) Deden in Red Wing. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1941. Vi married her high school sweetheart, Royce Malmquist, in Red Wing on May 1, 1942. Following...
Janet "Jean" Taylor
Apr 27, 2015
Janet "Jean" Taylor, 70, of Prairie Island, died at her residence Monday, April 27, 2015. She was born February 3, 1945 in Pipestone, MN, the daughter of Nathan Hosea and Erna Olive (Johnson) Taylor, Sr. She grew up on Prairie Island. She was known to enjoy good times and doing fun things including listening to Motown music, dancing, watching spooky...
Dorothy Louise Mickelson
Apr 26, 2015
Dorothy Louise Mickelson, 87, of Lake City, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born on January 11 1928, in Wabasha County, Minnesota to Edward and Anna (Reese) Glander. She attended St. John's Parochial Schools in Lake City. On August 22, 1950 she married Milton Mickelson at St. John's Lutheran Church. She did daycare...
Dolores Lorraine Barnsdorf
Apr 26, 2015
Dolores Lorraine Barnsdorf, 84, of Red Wing, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Mayo Health System in Red Wing. She was born on December 28, 1930, in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, to Earl and Theresa (Spot) Jewell. Her family lived in Spooner, Siren and River Falls, Wisconsin where she attended schools. She attended high school in Seattle and Port Angeles, Washington...
Sharon Lee Delaney
Apr 25, 2015
A memorial gathering and visitation for Sharon Delaney will be held Wednesday April 29th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Mrs. Delaney, 68, of Oronoco, died Saturday April 25, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Mary's Campus in Rochester. Sharon Lee Olsen was born July 20, 1946 in Austin, Minnesota to Warren...
Bill B. Thomas
Apr 24, 2015
Bill B. Thomas, 89, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 13, 1926 in Plainview, Texas, to E.B. and Claire (Wilson) Thomas. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA degree. He served in the US Navy from 1944-1946 during World War II. On June 13, 1953, he married Martha Hlavaty...
David J. Barnes
Apr 20, 2015
David James Barnes, age 84, of Red Wing died Monday, April 20, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Red Wing. He was born on October 2, 1930 in Blue Earth to Clifford and Alice (Thomas) Barnes. He attended schools in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. In 1948 he was married to Beryl Bencker. They moved to Red Wing in 1954, where David...
Beverly Ann Blakstad
Apr 19, 2015
Beverly Ann Blakstad, age 86, of Faribault, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Minneola Lutheran Church in Minneola Township, Goodhue County. Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon will officiate. Family will receive family and friends at the Mahn Family Funeral Home~Larson Chapel...
Ralph E. Stehr
Apr 18, 2015
Ralph Edward Stehr, age 72, of Zumbrota, passed on to his heavenly home on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at his home in Zumbrota after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. For the past seven years, his motto was "Never Give Up." The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Christ Lutheran...
Kraig Andrew King
Apr 17, 2015
Kraig King, age 52, of Rochester, died Friday, April 17, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family. Kraig Andrew King was born March 5, 1963 in Rochester to Harvey and Sharon (Towey) King. He was raised in Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1981. He was a chef at various restaurants in the Rochester area. Including...
Clarence Edward Glander
Apr 16, 2015
Clarence Edward Glander, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born in Lake City on October 20, 1932 to Edward and Anna (Reese) Glander. He was raised in Lake City and attended St. John's Parochial School in Lake City. He started working at Gould Machine Shop in 1951. In 1953...
Helen Johnson
Apr 13, 2015
Matilda "Helen" Irene Johnson, 91, Red Wing, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Mayo Health Systems, Red Wing. She was born October 31, 1923 in Sisseton, SD, the daughter of August and Lucy (Quinn) Block. Her parents died when she was very young so she went to Immaculate Conception Boarding School in Stephen Crow Creek Reservation, SD. She attended school...
Grace K. Fredrickson
Apr 13, 2015
Grace K. Fredrickson age 76 of Red Wing, formerly of Zumbrota died on Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Red Wing Health Center. The funeral will be on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Richard Jorgensen officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday one hour...
William Webster
Apr 12, 2015
William Byron Webster III was born in St. Paul, MN one of four children of William and Josephine Webster. He grew up in St. Paul and attended Central High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army-Air Corp in 1943 and was discharged in 1946. He attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul, MN and lettered in 3 sports. He met...
Janet Herrly-Pinkert
Apr 12, 2015
Janet Claire Herrly-Pinkert, 70 of Red Wing , died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born on February 14, 1945, in Hector, Minnesota to Carl and Brigetta (Weinzetl) Wachter. She graduated from Brownton High School in 1963. She was employed at 3M, Pearson Candy Company and Twin City Home Juice. In 1993 she moved to...
Evelyn Viola Lortscher
Apr 10, 2015
Evelyn Viola Lortscher, 92, of Lake City passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born on July 18, 1922 in Stockholm, WI to Lloyd and Tille (Stromquist) Edlin. She grew up in the area and attended Stockholm schools. She married Earl Lortscher on October 28, 1940 at St. John's Lutheran Church in...