Obituaries
Eunice Lorraine Warren
Mar 19, 2013
Eunice Lorraine Warren, 82 of Lake City, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born August 30, 1930 in Bellechester, Minnesota, daughter of Charles Kennedy and Florence Sophia (Amenda) Warren. Eunice grew up in the Bellechester area. She farmed and was a prep cook at the Harbor House (Port of Call) in Lake City....

Gordon Lewis
Mar 19, 2013
Gordon Russell Lewis, 91, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 19, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born on March 13, 1922 in Plum City, Wisconsin to Russell and Bessie (Pease) Lewis. He attended schools in the Plum City area and graduated from high school. For a few years he farmed in the Ellsworth area before moving to Red...
Bonita Grace Sandeen
Mar 19, 2013
Bonita Sandeen, age 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died Tuesday (Mar. 19, 2013) at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Bonita Grace Nelson was born Aug. 10, 1921 in Mankato, MN to Charles H. and Estella (Rosenau) Nelson. She was raised in Rapidan, MN where she graduated from high school. She worked at the bank in Rapidan and attended...
Irene Ila Voigt
Mar 18, 2013
Irene Ila Voigt (nee Manthe) was born March 15th, 1934 in rural Pemberton, MN to Emil A. and M. Mildred Manthe (nee Blaisdell) at their home. She attended Pemberton Public School for 10 years before transferring to Dr. Martin Luther High School and College. She graduated from high school in 1952 and attended college there for one year and one...
Walter Melvin Qualle
Mar 18, 2013
Walter Melvin Qualle, 76, of Red Wing, died March 18th, 2013 at St. Brigid's Hi-Park. He was born September 14th, 1936 in Dennison, MN to Lewis and Amanda (Strombach) Qualle. He attended Cannon Falls High School and worked for several farms in the area before enlisting in the US Air Force in 1955 where he served until he was honorably...
egal R. (Art) Camburn
Mar 17, 2013
Artegal (Art) R. Camburn died peacefully the 17th of March 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born the 6th of October 1937 to Rheu and Donna (Dalrymple) Camburn in Muskegon, MI, where he grew up and graduated from Muskegon Heights High School. Art enjoyed a 15 year career at Howmet Corporation, in Whitehall, MI. He especially...
Vernon M. Bjorngaard
Mar 17, 2013
Vernon M. "Lars" Bjorngaard age 83 of Zumbrota died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Lands Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Vernon Melroy Bjorngaard was born on...

Marvin Bang
Mar 17, 2013
Marvin Bang, 91, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at his home in Featherstone Township of congestive heart failure. He was born March 28, 1921 to Maynard and Emma (Schrimpf) Bang. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1939. He farmed on the family farm. On November 7th 1948 he married Norma Jagusch. She died December 12, 2001. In the...
Florence Elsie Hickey
Mar 16, 2013
A memorial service will be held for Florence Hickey on Wednesday March 20th at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island. The Reverend Deanna Woodward will officiate. Interment of the urn will follow the service at Pine Island Cemetery. Mrs. Hickey, 100, of West Concord in recent years, died Saturday March 16, 2013 at Circle Drive Manor...
Mary Ann Scharpen
Mar 15, 2013
Mary Ann Scharpen, age 78, of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2013 in Red Wing. She was born on November 2, 1934, the last child born on her grandparent's family farm, in rural Wanamingo. Mary Ann was the daughter of Peter and Minne (Satren) Solberg. She graduated from Wanamingo High School. On July 25, 1953 she married...
Robert Darrell Renaux
Mar 14, 2013
Funeral services for Robert Renaux will be held Tuesday March 19th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Nicklas Mezacapa will officiate. Interment will occur at a later date. Robert "Bob" Darrell Renaux, beloved father, son, brother, and friend passed away suddenly in his home Wednesday night. Bob was born on November 21, 1946 at...
Carolyn M. Kunde
Mar 13, 2013
Carolyn M. Kunde, age 77, of Wanamingo, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Baldwin Care Center in Baldwin, WI. She was born on May 16, 1935, in Leon Township, Goodhue County, to Walter and Myrtle (Anderson) Freeberg. Carolyn graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1953. She worked at Mayo Clinic as a medical secretary, and also at Edgewood...
Robert L. Mowry
Mar 12, 2013
Robert L. "Bob" Mowry, age 94, of Zumbrota, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Zumbrota Health Services. He was born on March 4, 1919, in Minneapolis, MN to Wallace and Elsie (nee Abel) Mowry. On June 2, 1941 he entered the U. S. Army. He served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations during World War II, was awarded the...
Richard Arnold Wobig
Mar 11, 2013
Richard A. (Dick) Wobig, age 80, of Pine Island, died peacefully Monday (Mar. 11, 2013) at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Richard Arnold Wobig was born Apr. 1, 1932, on the family farm in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, to Arnold and Elfreida (Groszbach) Wobig. After graduating from Pine Island High School, Dick went to work for Minnesota Cheese Producers as...
Amanda Netta Lexvold
Mar 9, 2013
Amanda N. Lexvold, age 98, of Burnsville, formerly of Zumbrota, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Augustana Health Care Center in Apple Valley. She was born on February 5, 1915, in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, to Anton and Mary (Erickson) Berg. Amanda grew up near Pine Island and attended Bringles School in Roscoe Township until the 8th grade. On...
Emil William Zastrow
Mar 9, 2013
Emil William Zastrow, 86, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Willows and Waters Senior Living Center with his wife Norma by his side and surrounded by those who loved him. Emil was born on June 16, 1926, in Arcadia, Wisconsin to Emil and Theresa (Kostner) Zastrow. He graduated from Arcadia High School and enlisted in...
Mildred Adeline Mary Brunkhorst
Mar 8, 2013
Mildred Adeline Mary Brunkhorst, age 95, of Red Wing, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at St Bridgid's at Hi-Park. She was born May 3, 1917 in Lake Township, to Edwin W. and Elsie (Palmer) Bade. She was baptized June 17, 1917 and confirmed May 24, 1931 at St. John's Lutheran in Lake City, where she was a lifetime member. She...
Herbert Schrimpf
Mar 8, 2013
Herbert August Albert Schrimpf, 89, of Goodhue, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Prescott Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 16, 1923 in Red Wing to Otto and Isabelle (Hoyer) Schrimpf. He attended school in Hay Creek and later attended Agricultural School. He was drafted into the US Army and served until he was honorably discharged. On...
Jannes Oliver Bjerkvig
Mar 8, 2013
Jannes Oliver Bjerkvig, age 90, of Zumbrota, died on Friday, March 8, 2013 at Zumbrota Health Services. He was born on August 18, 1922, in Zumbrota Township, Goodhue County, the son of Joseph and Inga (Berg) Bjerkvig. Jannes was baptized by Pastor Hjalmer Froiland and confirmed by Pastor A.S. Runnung at United Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. He attended country school...
Robert M. Chamberlin
Mar 7, 2013
A private family memorial service for Robert M. Chamberlin will be held in Michagan. Mr. Chamberlin, 69, of Rochester, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester following a lengthy illness. Robert Milton Chamberlin, Jr. was born November 17, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Robert Sr. and Helen (Laird) Chamberlin. Raised in Royal Oak, Michigan he...