Obituaries
Verneil Johnson
Dec 23, 2013
Verneil Johanna Johnson, 94, of Red Wing, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born on March 9, 1919 in Lake City to Alfred and Sophie (Witt) Roper. She attended country school in West Florence Township. On January 26, 1938 she married Frederick Klenke. Together they had four children. They later divorced. In 1948 they...
Dora J. Stoddard
Dec 22, 2013
God called Dora J. (Sohn) Stoddard home to celebrate Christmas with Jesus on Sunday, December 22, 2013. She was the fifth of six children and was born on May 14, 1914, at her family home in Zumbrota, the daughter of Edward and Marie (Friegaard) Sohn. Dora graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1932. On June 4, 1940, she married Merle...
Ryan Kenneth Diethelm
Dec 22, 2013
Ryan Kenneth Diethelm, 27, of Lake City, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He was born October 6, 1986 to Klemens and Laura (Davis) Diethelm in Arcadia, Wisc. He grew up in Lake City and attended Lincoln High School. After high school he earned his GED and lived and worked in various communities in southern Minnesota. He...
Celeste Griggs
Dec 22, 2013
Marion "Celeste" Griggs, 53, of Red Wing, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Three Links Reflections in Northfield. She was preceded in death by her mother, Doris; brother, Timothy Griggs; sister, Ninona Davis and Grandma Jones. She is survived by 3 children, Michael Griggs of Red Wing, Christopher Bowen of California and Amber (Joseph) Abbott of Hudson, Wisc.; 5 grandchildren,...
Scott Joseph Poole
Dec 21, 2013
Scott Joseph Poole, 60, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Seminary Home. He was born on October 14, 1953 in Red Wing to Allen and Mary (Raebel) Poole. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1972. He worked for the State of Minnesota as a grain inspector then was a personal care attendant. Scott...
Helen G. Preble
Dec 20, 2013
Helen G. Preble, 91, of Red Wing died Friday, Dec. 20, at the Red Wing Health Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.
Pamela Ann Michaud
Dec 19, 2013
Pamela Ann (Sutten) Michaud was born on June 2, 1943 in Mankato, MN to Arlo R. Sutten and Ethel Lorriane (French). She was raised in St. Paul MN. After high school Pam attended Beauty College. In August of 1964 she married Edward (Ted) Michaud and had three children. Pam enjoyed working from home with her self-employed beauty shop. Pam later...
John Douglas Mentes
Dec 18, 2013
John Douglas Mentes, age 66, of Zumbrota, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013. He was Born to the late Douglas and Grace Mentes, April 3, 1947, in Saint Paul, MN. John was a veteran of the Vietnam War and an active member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was passionate about fishing and the Minnesota State Fair. John is...
Elaine E. Shelstad
Dec 18, 2013
Elaine E. Shelstad, age 80, of Zumbrota, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. She was born on February 1, 1933 on Bremer Hill in Wabasha County, MN to Emil and Edna (nee Stechmann) Zimmermann. She graduated from Goodhue High School. In March of 1954 she married Arland Shelstad and they later divorced....
Vincent James Prebe
Dec 16, 2013
Vincent J. Prebe age 77 of Lake City passed away December 16, 2013 at his home. Vincent was born August 16, 1936 in Lake City to Edward & Isabella (Jostock) Prebe. Vince attended rural school in West Albany and Lincoln High School in Lake City. Vincent married Delores Sommerfield June 21, 1958 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in West Albany....
Joseph Dale Grothe
Dec 15, 2013
Joseph D. Grothe, age 64 of Lake City passed away December 15, 2013 at Mayo Health System Lake City Hospital after a brief illness. Joseph was born April 1, 1949 in Rochester, MN to Joseph & Mildred (Dale) Grothe. He grew up on the family farm in the Wanamingo area and graduated from Wanamingo High School. He farmed for a...
David Erwin Hovde
Dec 14, 2013
David Erwin Hovde, 41, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, at the Red Wing Health Center. David was born November 21, 1972, in Red Wing, to Dennis and Lyn (Haugen) Hovde. He attended his schooling in Red Wing and Dumas, Texas, returning to Red Wing in 1983. David enjoyed BMX racing, baseball, wrestling and hockey. He loved going...
William "Willie" James Levers
Dec 11, 2013
William "Willie" James Levers, 43, of Red Wing died December 11, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born September 5, 1970 in Waverly, Iowa to Garrett Levers and Cherry Burchard. He grew up in western Wisconsin and attended schools throughout the area. He worked a variety of jobs including Ashley Furniture in Arcadia and at a baseball bat...
Daniel M Phillippi
Dec 10, 2013
Daniel Mark Phillippi, 70 of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of St. Paul, died December 10, 2013 at his home. He was born September 11, 1943 to Matthew and Helen (Sampson) Phillippi in St. Paul. He grew up there and attended St. Thomas Academy and later attended St. Thomas University. He joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Following...
Lorena Stemmann
Dec 10, 2013
Lorena Emma Clara Stemmann, age 98, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing. She was born on September 2, 1915, in Goodhue Township, to William and Mary (Reese) Vieths and was baptized the same day by Pastor Naumann. She attended St. John's Parochial School in Goodhue and was confirmed on June 2,...
Leland Wendell Bremer
Dec 9, 2013
Leland W. "Lee" Bremer, 91, of Rochester, died Monday (Dec. 9, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Leland Wendell Bremer was born Sept. 15, 1922 to Emil and Emma (Evenson) Bremer, on the family farm near Glenville, MN. He attended Glenville High School. Lee served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. On...
Margaret "Peggy" Jean Bissonette
Dec 9, 2013
Margaret J. "Peggy" Bissonette, 77, of Shorewood Place in Rochester, died Monday (Dec. 9, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Margaret Jean Hund was born May 17, 1936 in Mankato, MN to Harrison and Eloise (Mullen) Hund. She graduated from Mankato West High School in 1954. On Oct. 8, 1955 she married Bernard J. "Bernie" Bissonette in Mankato. The...
Marilyn Joan Molberg
Dec 8, 2013
Marilyn Joan Molberg, 84, of Red Wing died December 8, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born April 1, 1929 in Lund, Wis. to Emil and Helen (Larson) Maxe. She moved to Red Wing when she was in the first grade. In 1947 she graduated from Red Wing Central High School. She then worked for Red Wing Loan...
Bernilda Eileen Schwarz
Dec 7, 2013
A memorial service for Bernilda Schwarz will be held Thursday December 12th at 12:00 noon at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Ennichement, at a later date, will be at the columbarium of Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Mrs. Schwarz, 88, of Rochester, died Saturday December 7, 2013 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester, where she had recently been...
Rose Elinor Kispert
Dec 5, 2013
Rose E. Kispert, age 93, of Rochester, died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. She was born on November 7, 1920, on the family farm in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, to Theodore and Julia (Smith) Peterson. She attended country school and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1939. In 1940 Rose married Eldon "Tony" Kispert...
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