Obituaries
Mychal E. Flaaen
Dec 25, 2014
Mychal "Myc" Eugene Flaaen, age 64, of Wanamingo died on Thursday December 25, 2014 at Zumbrota Health Services in Zumbrota, MN. A funeral service will be held on Friday January 2, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor David Krinke and Pastor Eric Westlake co-officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 1, 2015 from...
Viola Mae Grant
Dec 25, 2014
Viola Mae Grant, 82, Red Wing, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born January 11, 1932 in Ava, Missouri, the daughter of Calvin and Clara (Green) Grim. She worked for the Army Air Force Exchange Service for 20 years, 1969 - 1989 as a merchandise clerk in California and Nevada. She married...
Larry William Eckhoff
Dec 25, 2014
Larry William Eckhoff, 79, of Hager City, Wis., died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at the Comforts of Home in River Falls. He was born on March 12, 1935 in Trenton Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Mary Eckhoff. He farmed, working at various places in the area. He was a member of Laurel Presbyterian Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Gerald "Nibs" Joseph Niebeling
Dec 25, 2014
Gerald "Nibs" Joseph Niebeling, 70 of Welch, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 25, 2014 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on January 14, 1944 in Red Wing, son of Edwin and Ella (Thomforde) Niebeling. Gerald attended Red Wing Central High School graduating in 1962. On June 22, 1963, he married Mildred "Millie" Scheitel. He worked for Singer Sewing...
Merral W. Tiedemann
Dec 24, 2014
Merral W. Tiedemann age 84, of Zumbrota, died on December 24, 2014 at the Zumbrota Health Services surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Eric Westlake officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December...
Russell Alroy Friese
Dec 22, 2014
Russell Friese, age 92, of Rochester, died Monday (Dec. 22, 2014) at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus. Russell Alroy Friese was born Oct. 19, 1922 on the family farm in Minneola Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota to Albert and Genevieve (Ottun) Friese, the oldest of nine children. He was raised in Wanamingo, MN. On June 15, 1945 he...
Ramona I. Snider
Dec 22, 2014
Ramona Ilene Snider, 85, of Chatfield, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born November 19, 1929 in Barron, Wisconsin, where she grew up and attended high school. After graduation she began working at Munsingwear. On August 31, 1952 she married Neil Snider in Lindstrom, Minnesota and in 1953 the couple moved to...
Edward Leroy Lawrence
Dec 21, 2014
Edward Leroy Lawrence, age 68 of Red Wing, passed away peacefully at his home on Dec 21 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Red Wing on July 2, 1946 to Vincent and Dorothy Lawrence. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1964 and attended University of Wisconsin River Falls, Winona State University and Rochester...
Ronald John Banitt
Dec 20, 2014
Ronald John Banitt, age 86, of Zumbrota died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Diamond Care Center in Cannon Falls. He was born on May 3, 1928 in Goodhue County to Fredrick and Helen (Nelson) Banitt. He grew up in Zumbrota and attended country schools. On August 18, 1950 he was married to Rose Nesbit; together they had four children. Rose...
Wanda Lynn Hinrichs
Dec 19, 2014
Wanda Lynn Hinrichs, age 58, of Zumbrota died peacefully at her home on Friday, December 19, 2014. She was born on April 27, 1956 in Zumbrota to Albert and Dorothy (Markuson) Nygren. She graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1974 and went on to Rochester Community College to obtain a degree in nursing. On July 12, 1980 she married Dave...
A. Jane Vinger
Dec 18, 2014
Jane Maland was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 9, 1932 to Julius B. Maland and Donna (Cooley) Maland. She was baptized on July 24, 1932. Her family soon moved to Williston, North Dakota. Jane graduated from Williston High School in 1950 and from Saint Olaf College in 1954 where she sang in the Saint Olaf Choir for three years....
Gloria Lemmon McKenzie
Dec 18, 2014
Gloria Lemmon McKenzie, age 89, of Red Wing, passed away Thursday, December 18th at St. Brigid's Health at Hi Park in Red Wing. She was born in Minneapolis on July 23, 1925 to Robert and Shirley (Dieter) Lemmon. She graduated from Murray High School in St. Paul in 1943, where she met and attended two proms with her future husband,...
Florence E. Isaacson
Dec 18, 2014
Florence Davis Isaacson, age 92 died on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her residence in Rochester. Florence Ellen Davis was born on August 28, 1922 in Deer River, MN to Lewis and Elda (nee Schonauer) Davis. She grew up in Deer River and graduated from Deer River High School. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota -...
Dolores Cedar
Dec 17, 2014
Dolores Ann Cedar, 88, of Red Wing, died peacefully on Wednesday morning December 17, 2014 at the Rose Arbor Senior Center in Maple Grove, MN. She was born on September 21, 1926 to Joseph and Margaret (Krick) Heppelmann. She married Norbert Ring and he preceded her in death in 1953. On December 31, 1955 she married Joseph Cedar. They farmed...

Ly Syhakhoun
Dec 17, 2014
SYHAKHOUN, LY PINE ISLAND, MINNESOTA Ly Syhakhoun, 68, a longtime resident of Pine Island, died Wednesday December 17, 2014 at her home in Pine Island. Services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Saturday, with visitation one hour prior, at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Visitation
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Mahn Family Funeral...Carol Joan Bartsch
Dec 17, 2014
Carol Joan Bartsch 65, of Goodhue passed away December 17, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She was born April 3, 1949 in Red Wing to Wallace and Frances (Albers) Huebner. She was baptized May 8, 1949 in Hay Creek. She lived in Hay Creek before moving to the farm West of Goodhue in 1951. On May 19, 1963 she...
James Walter Kelm
Dec 17, 2014
James "Jim" Walter Kelm, 67, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born in Morristown, MN, on August 18, 1947 to Harland and Mertis Kelm and grew up on a farm in Faribault, MN. He attended grade school at Trinity Lutheran School in Faribault and graduated from Faribault High School. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree...
Theresa "Jan" Fraser-Kosec
Dec 16, 2014
Theresa "Jan" Jeanette Fraser-Kosec, 85, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Deer Crest. She was born on September 24, 1929 in Red Wing to Eldon and Ellen (Ryan) LaVan. Jan graduated from Bethlehem Academy in Faribault and attended Edgewood College in Madison, Wis. For three years she worked in Ghana Africa as a medical technologist. On September...
William T. Vogelgesang
Dec 16, 2014
William T. "Billy" Vogelgesang, age 36 of Wanamingo died after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, December 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Pastor Ron Wernimont officiating. Visitation will...
Michael J. Monson
Dec 15, 2014
Michael Jon Monson passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Facility in Duluth, MN. He was born on November 17, 1957 in Zumbrota, MN to Robert and Mary (Hugstad) Monson. Mike was a graduate of Red Wing Central High School class of 1976 and St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN class of 1980....