Obituaries

Edward  J. Moline

Edward J. Moline

Mar 12, 2014

MOLINE, EDWARD ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Funeral services for Edward ‘Ed' Moline will be held Wednesday March 19th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend William Meiers will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Mr. Moline, 93, of Rochester, died Wednesday March 12, 2014 at Cottagewood in Rochester. Edward James Moline was born April...

Elizabeth  Ann Bollman

Elizabeth Ann Bollman

Mar 11, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Bollman, age 88, of Rochester, died Tuesday (Mar. 11, 2014) at her home, Shorewood Place, in Rochester. Elizabeth Ann Wooldridge was born June 19, 1925 in Rochester to C.H. and Gertrude (Kiefer) Wooldridge. Betty graduated from Stewartville High School in 1943 where she was involved in sports, band, and choir, and where she was honored for perfect...

Loretta  Dora Todd

Loretta Dora Todd

Mar 10, 2014

Loretta Dora Todd, 93, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Seminary Home. She was born March 21, 1920, in Hannover, Germany to Hermann and Dorothee (Stender) Sternberg. In 1928, she and her mother immigrated to the United States and they lived in Chicago, where she graduated from Lakeview High School in 1938. Following high school, she...

Barbara  Ann Sanford

Barbara Ann Sanford

Mar 10, 2014

Barbara Ann Sanford, 65, of Welch, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 6, 1948, in Hastings, to Floyd and Dora (Furney) Soderquist. She attended schools in Hastings and on April 8, 1965, she married Ronald Sanford. They lived in Hastings and Illinois before settling near Welch. She worked at...

Harry  A. Oelkers

Harry A. Oelkers

Mar 10, 2014

Harry "Hap" Albert Oelkers, 89, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at St. Brigid's at Hi Park. He was born October 23, 1924, in Hay Creek Township to John and Emma (Boatman) Oelkers. He attended rural school in Hay Creek and grew up working on the family farm. He was a lifelong farmer and in addition to maintaining...

Ernest "Ernie" John Bremer

Ernest "Ernie" John Bremer

Mar 5, 2014

Ernest "Ernie" John Bremer age 87 of Lake City passed away March 5, 2014 at Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital. Ernest was born January 23, 1927 in Lake City, MN to Henry & Martha (Ehlers) Bremer. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWll. He married Ruth (Meyer) Johnson on January 27, 1968 in South Dakota. The...

Edward  Gerald Rutz

Edward Gerald Rutz

Mar 5, 2014

E.G. "Jerry" Rutz age 85 of Lake City passed away March 5, 2014 at St. Brigids at High Park in Red Wing. Jerry was born July 22, 1928 in Kellogg, MN to Edward and Elsie (Schumacher) Rutz. Jerry graduated from Lake City High School. He entered the Army in 1949 and served during the Korean War. Jerry was discharged in...

Ruth  Marilyn Lawler

Ruth Marilyn Lawler

Mar 5, 2014

On March 5th, Rochester lost a redheaded force of nature. Ruth Marilyn Hermann was born Mar. 21, 1929 on the family farm near South Troy, MN, to Alfred William and Ethel Mae (Pencille) Hermann. At Rochester High School she played cello in the city orchestra and she won first prize in the "Designing Christmas Decorations" contest for the City of...

Virgil Eggenberger

Virgil Eggenberger

Mar 4, 2014

Virgil B. Eggenberger age 87 of Lake City passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital Lake City. Virgil was born November 3, 1926 in Lake City to John & Lillian (Burfeind) Eggenberger. He grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1944. He entered the Navy and served much of...

David  J. Jacobsen

David J. Jacobsen

Mar 3, 2014

David Jesse Jacobsen, 81, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on August 22, 1932 in Northfield, Minnesota to Emanuel and Ruth (Ingham) Jacobsen. He attended school and then served in the US Air Force for 22 years. On December 26, 1956 he married Catherine Tri in Lake...

Marie  K. Flotterud

Marie K. Flotterud

Mar 2, 2014

Marie K. Flotterud, age 90, of Zumbrota, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park Skilled Nursing Facility in Red Wing. Marie was born on September 8, 1923 in Zumbrota Township, Goodhue County, to John and Anna (nee Bremer) Ahrens. The Ahrens family owned a farm in White Willow where Marie, her older sister Martha and younger...

Verona  C Bargsten

Verona C Bargsten

Feb 27, 2014

Verona Bargsten age 90, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born January 18, 1924 in Florence Township to William and Dorthea (Roper) Witt and grew up and attended rural school there. She then attended the school of agriculture at the University of Minnesota. She was united in marriage to...

James  J. Ferber

James J. Ferber

Feb 27, 2014

James J. Ferber, age 84, of Pine Island formerly of Mazeppa died on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Pine Haven Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Pastor Alan Horn officiating. Inurnment will be in the Oronoco Cemetery. Visitation will be for...

Joanne  M. Befort

Joanne M. Befort

Feb 25, 2014

Joanne M. Befort, age 75, of Mazeppa, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at her home. Joanne Mae Blattner was born on October 10, 1938 in West Florence Township, Goodhue County, MN to Andrew and Lillie (nee Quell) Blattner. She grew up in rural Lake City and attended Lake City Schools. On April 16, 1955 she married David Befort in...

Frieda  Elsie Riess

Frieda Elsie Riess

Feb 25, 2014

Frieda Elsie (Schauer) Riess, 103, was called home Tuesday February 25, 2014 at Golden Living Center Rochester East. Frieda was born April 28, 1910 to Robert and Louise Schauer. She grew up on a farm north of Rochester. She married Henry Otto Riess in January 1933. The couple farmed north of Rochester until Henry was killed in a farming accident...

Earl  F. Traster

Earl F. Traster

Feb 24, 2014

Earl F. Traster, 91, of Red Wing, Minnesota formerly of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 at his home at Potter Ridge in Red Wing. He was born on July 5, 1922 in Kankakee, Ill, to Fred and Beatrice (Miller) Traster. He graduated from Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids. He served in the US Army during...

Emery  John Henn

Emery John Henn

Feb 24, 2014

Emery John Fred Henn, age 91, of Lake City passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Lake City Care Center. Emery John Fred Henn was born June 9, 1922 to Richard and Irene (Wiebusch) Henn in Gilford Township, Wabasha County, MN. He was baptized on July 2, 1922 and confirmed on April 24, 1935 by Pastor Ernst Scharlemann...

John Anderson

John Anderson

Feb 23, 2014

John Leonard Anderson, age 90, of Zumbrota, died on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at his home. He was born on October 1, 1923 in St. Paul to Leonard and Signe (nee Dahlquist) Anderson. John was the younger of two children. He served in the United States Army and graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. John...

Ervin  W. Oelkers

Ervin W. Oelkers

Feb 23, 2014

Ervin W. Oelkers, age 93, of Zumbrota, died on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born on November 11, 1920, in Zumbrota Township, Goodhue County, to Henry and Augusta (nee Brown) Oelkers. On January 16, 1921, Ervin was baptized and on May 20, 1934, he was confirmed at Christ...

Adelaide  J. Krebsbach

Adelaide J. Krebsbach

Feb 23, 2014

Adelaide "Addie" J. Krebsbach, 84, of Red Wing, MN, passed away at her winter home in McAllen, Texas on February 23, 2014. Adelaide was born on November 16, 1929, in Farmer, South Dakota, the daughter of Herman and Anna Haiar. She grew up in Farmer and moved to Austin, MN in 1950, where she met and married Carl on June...