Obituaries
Thaddeus Collins Nicholas
Apr 24, 2013
Nicholas, Thaddeus Collins, age 96 of Lake City Minn, formerly of Minneapolis, Minn. passed away on April 24, 2013. He was born November 17, 1916 in Rochester, Pa. He is preceded in death by his parents; Watson and Ida, his brothers; Watson and Frank and his sisters; Elizabeth and Dolly. He is Survived by his wife of 70 years, Juanita;...
Richard Frank Searles
Apr 17, 2013
Richard F. "Dick" Searles, age 94, of Pine Island died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Pine Haven Care Center, where he had been a patient for the past two days. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor John Torris Lohre and Pastor...
Frances Iona Knutson
Apr 16, 2013
A memorial service for Frances Knutson will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Paul Forde will officiate. Burial of the urn will be at Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery near Fountain. Mrs. Knutson, 93, of Rochester, died Tuesday April 16, 2013 at Golden Living Center - Rochester West in Rochester. Frances Iona...
George Russell Henderson
Apr 15, 2013
George Russell Henderson, 83, of Red Wing, MN, formerly of Casselton, ND, passed away at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN on Monday, April 15, 2013 with family at his side. George was born on August 21, 1929 in Lynchburg, North Dakota to Floyd Oscar and Theresa (Laber) Henderson. He was the youngest of four siblings. George graduated from Casselton...
Lorraine L. Wallin
Apr 15, 2013
Lorraine Lenora Wallin, 91, of Red Wing and formerly of Stockholm, Wisconsin, died Monday, April 15, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Lorraine was born on April 20, 1921 in Stockholm, Wisconsin to Edward and Ellen (Sundvall) Weberg. She grew up on the family farm and attended the local Sabylund rural school. She was confirmed at the...
Sherry Ann Arneson
Apr 15, 2013
Funeral services for Sherry Ann Arneson will be held Saturday April 20th at 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Maurice Hagen will officiate. Burial will follow at Oronoco Cemetery. Mrs. Arneson, 75, of Rochester, died Monday April 15, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Sherry Ann King was born July 4, 1937 in Salem...
Roger C. Birk
Apr 14, 2013
Roger Charles Birk, 77, Red Wing, died peacefully at his home, on Sunday, April 14, 2013. He was born March 27, 1936 in Hastings, MN, the son of Theodore and Marie (Peine) Birk. He grew up in the Coates/Vermillion area and attended Hastings schools. He worked on the family farm before enlisting in the U. S. Navy in 1956. Following...
Gerald "Jerry" R. Freiheit
Apr 13, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" R. Freiheit, age 83, of Mazeppa, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester. He was born on November 20, 1929, in Lake City, to William and Anna (Greiner) Freiheit. Jerry grew up and farmed in the Bellechester area on the family farm. In April 1981 he married Elaine Risinski in Lake City. The...
Dorothy Ann Scharpen
Apr 13, 2013
Dorothy Ann Scharpen, 93, of Red Wing, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born on October 9, 1919 in Red Wing to Andrew and Selma (Place) Jess. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School. On November 8, 1938 she married Alvin Scharpen in Red Wing. She was...
Martha Irene Streiff
Apr 12, 2013
Martha Irene Streiff, age 95, of Berne (West Concord), died on Friday, April 12, 2013 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. She was born on December 20, 1917, on the Karlen family farm, in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, to John and Amelia (Kessler) Karlen. Martha graduated from Pine Island High School. She married Leon Streiff on September 22,...
Wilbert Dicke
Apr 12, 2013
Wilbert "Willy" Henry Dicke, 84 of Red Wing, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Seminary Home surrounded by family. He was born on August 8, 1928 in Red Wing to Walter and Amalia (Strusz) Dicke. He was baptized on September 2, 1928, confirmed on March 29, 1942 and rededicated his life to God in March 1973. He attended Featherstone...
Elsie Mae Lersch
Apr 12, 2013
Elsie Mae Lersch, 96, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at the Seminary Home. She was born July 23, 1916, in Red Wing, to Louis and Agnes (Anderson) Larson and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1935. On March 5, 1936, she married Werner Lersch, and they lived in Red Wing. She worked as a cook...
Benjie Cox Knox
Apr 11, 2013
Benjie Cox Knox, formerly a resident of Whitewater, Wisconsin, has died at the age of 94. She was the beloved mother of Pamela, Benjie Jane, and Patricia, and the wife of Dr. A. Randolph Knox, who preceded her in death. Born in 1919, she was the only child of Ben and Beulah Briggs, who were farmers in Memphis, Missouri. She...
Lucille A. Miller
Apr 9, 2013
Lucille Ann Miller age 87, of Bellechester went to her eternal home Tuesday, April 9, 2013, due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Lucille Ann O'Kane was born on June 3, 1925 in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, MN to John and Theresa (nee Nolan) O'Kane (the fifth of eight children). She attended District 146 rural school and then Pine Island...
Marie K. Bolster
Apr 8, 2013
Marie K. Bolster age 76, of Zumbrota died on Monday, April 8, 2013 at her home in Zumbrota. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...
Mina Marie Haslerud
Apr 7, 2013
Mina Haslerud, age 37, of St. Charles, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday (April 7, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Mina Marie Haslerud was born Oct. 26, 1975 in Spring Valley, MN to Charles and Julie (Gossman) Haslerud. She grew up in Whalan, and Lanesboro, MN where she attended school. She was baptized,...
Matthew D. Ronningen
Apr 7, 2013
Matthew D. Ronningen age 34, of Pine Island died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Lands Lutheran Church with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at the...
Steven John Orris
Apr 6, 2013
Steven Orris, age 32, of St. Charles, formerly of Rochester, died Saturday (April 6, 2013) at St. Mary's Hospital, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Steven John Orris was born May 19, 1980 in St. Paul, MN and grew up in Rochester. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1999, and then attended Bible College, RCTC, and Winona...
Marvin A. Jech
Apr 6, 2013
Marvin A. "Marv" Jech, 66, of Rochester, formerly of Red Wing, MN, died Saturday (April 6, 2013) as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Eyota, MN. Marvin Allen Jech was born Sept. 6, 1946 in Austin, MN to Adolph and Loretta (Marten) Jech. He was raised in Elkton, MN where he graduated from High School in 1964. He...
Frances Mary Klein
Apr 5, 2013
Obituary Notice Frances M. Klein Frances Mary Klein, age 85 of Lake City, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Lake City Care Center after a long illness of Parkinson's. She was born April 29, 1927 at the home of Karl and Margarete (Mohr) Kehren in Belvidere Township, Lake City. She attended country school and Goodhue High School, graduating her...
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