Obituaries

Mary  E Campbell

Mary E Campbell

Nov 8, 2012

Mary Ellen (Ortscheid) Campbell of Yuma, Arizona, formerly of Red Wing, died on November 8, 2012 at The Lighthouse at Waconia. She was born July 4, 1919 in Cuba City, Wisconsin, to Joseph and Teresa (McDonald) Ortscheid. She was raised and attended school in Winnebago, Illinois. In May 1940, Mary graduated from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois, with a...

Dennis  Michael Wells

Dennis Michael Wells

Nov 7, 2012

Dennis Michael Wells "Wicanhpi Wiyakpa (Bright Star)", 63 of the Mdewakanton - Dakota Tribe of Prairie Island and the Saginaw - Chippewa Tribe of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, died on November 7, 2012, at the Mayo Health Systems - Red Wing Hospital. He was born March 27, 1949 to Leo and Beatrice (Shawano) Wells in Red Wing. He grew up and...

Verneil  Anna Voth

Verneil Anna Voth

Nov 7, 2012

Verneil Anna Voth, 98, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1914 in Belle Creek Township to William and Lena (Dropscheske) Buck. On September 20, 1933 she married Erwin Voth at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Goodhue. This marriage was blessed with three children. They farmed in the Bellechester and...

Bernice  Rosella Lampman

Bernice Rosella Lampman

Nov 3, 2012

Bernice Rosella Lampman, 96 of Red Wing, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Red Wing Health Center. Bernice was born January 18, 1916 in Rock Elm Township, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joseph and Myrtle (Bee) Babcock. She grew up and attended school in Rock Elm Township. In 1933, she married Fred Lampman and eventually they moved to Red Wing...

Arley  Hubert Lee

Arley Hubert Lee

Nov 1, 2012

Arley Hubert Lee, 79, Red Wing, died Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Red Wing Health Center. He was born August 22, 1933 in Haynes, North Dakota, the son of Harvey and Almira (Fordahl) Lee. He grew up in Rochester, MN and graduated from Rochester High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany from 1953-1955. He returned home...

Marion  V. Steberg

Marion V. Steberg

Oct 30, 2012

Marion Viola Anderson Steberg, passed away on October 30, 2012 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, MN at the age of 92. She was born August 4, 1920 at Lunds Valley, ND to Anfin and Bertina (Lee) Anderson. Marion married Manton Steberg on June 21, 1942 at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault, MN. They were lifelong...

Harley  H. Eggenberger

Harley H. Eggenberger

Oct 28, 2012

Harley H. Eggenberger, age 93 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born in Lake City on January 2, 1919, to John and Lillian (Burfeind) Eggenberger. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1936. On January 2, 1941, he married Marian Harlan at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lake...

Amy  Lillian Tangen

Amy Lillian Tangen

Oct 27, 2012

Amy L. Tangen, age 87, of Pine Island, died peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2012. She was born on January 27, 1925, in Red Wing, to H. August and Margaret (Bargsten) Lohmann. She was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. Amy graduated from Zumbrota High School and was the class Valedictorian. On November 18, 1944 she married...

Richard Hart

Richard Hart

Oct 27, 2012

Richard Hart, 70 of Red Wing, died Saturday, October 27, 2012, at St. Brigids at Hi-Park. He was born on December 6, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to James and LaVerne (Flesch) Hart. He graduated from High School in San Diego. After graduation, he served in the United States Navy from 1960-1964. On June 26, 1965, he married Lynda Berg. Most...

Katherine  Sue Hinck

Katherine Sue Hinck

Oct 26, 2012

Katherine Sue Hinck, age 55 of Lake City, passed away on October 26, 2012 at the Golden Living Center East in Rochester. She was born in Bristow, Oklahoma on April 16, 1957 to Leonard and Angeline (Berndt) Prescott. She grew up in the Rochester area and attended Rochester schools. She married Roger Hinck of Lake City in July of 1990...

Jeanne  L. Aslakson

Jeanne L. Aslakson

Oct 26, 2012

Private family services will be Held.

Russell  E. McDonald

Russell E. McDonald

Oct 25, 2012

Russell E. McDonald, age 89, of Wanamingo, died on Friday, October 26, 2012, at the Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon. He was born on November 17, 1922, in Le Sueur County, to Arthur and Irene (McLean) McDonald. Russell worked as a farmer for many years, and retired from Mid America in Zumbrota. On November 17, 1943, he married Marcella Ziemer...

Iris  Elaine Simonson

Iris Elaine Simonson

Oct 25, 2012

Iris Elaine Simonson, 83 of Red Wing, died on October 25, 2012, at St. Brigid's at Hi Park. She was born on October 6, 1929 in Frankford Township, Arkansaw, WI, to Glen and Ida (DeMarce) Myers. She grew up in the Arkansaw area and graduated from Arkansaw High School in 1947. On June 21, 1951 she married Arnold Simonson at...

Thomas  N. Filson

Thomas N. Filson

Oct 19, 2012

Thomas Newel Filson, 79, of Red Wing, died Friday, Oct. 19 at his home. He was born February 25, 1933 in Chico, California to Ralph and Klea (Jenkinson) Filson. He was a 1950 graduate of Chico High School and went on to attend Chico State University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He moved to Minnesota to attend...

Elaine  A. Gibson

Elaine A. Gibson

Oct 17, 2012

Elaine Augusta Gibson, age 91, of Zumbrota, formerly of Deming, New Mexico, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Zumbrota Health Services in Zumbrota. Elaine was born on November 4, 1920, at home in Goodhue County, to Edward and Myrtle (nee Schulz) Bucher and grew up in Minneola Township. After attending Winona Teachers college and the Minnesota School of...

Doris  Pauline Lohse-Stokes

Doris Pauline Lohse-Stokes

Oct 14, 2012

Doris Pauline Lohse-Stokes, age 72 of Red Wing, died on October 14, 2012 at her residence at Deercrest. Doris was born August 20, 1940 in Fox Lake, MN to George and Alice (Brensel) Lohse. She graduated from Welcome High School in 1958 and went on to graduate from Mankato State College with a B.S. in Education in 1962. After graduation,...

Irene  Margaret Tri

Irene Margaret Tri

Oct 12, 2012

Irene M. Tri, age 87, of Pine Island, died on Friday, October 12, 2012 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. She was born on April 19, 1925, in Bellechester, to Tony and Pearl (Arendt) Hart. She grew up in Lake City where she attended school. On November 19, 1946, she married Oswald Tri in Lake City. They...

Vincent  Joseph Matz

Vincent Joseph Matz

Oct 12, 2012

Vincent "Vince" Joseph Matz, age 78 of Lake City, died on October 12, 2012 at his residence. Vincent was born on February 20, 1934 in Waseca to Merlin and Emily (McShane) Matz. He joined the United States Marine Corps on December 3, 1951. Vince worked as an electrician for Premier Electrical in Rochester for 39 years. He enjoyed scuba diving....

John  Henry Schwartau

John Henry Schwartau

Oct 12, 2012

John Henry Schwartau, 89, of Red Wing, died Friday, Oct. 12, at the Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Wing. He was born on December 21, 1922 in Red Wing to John Carsten and Ida (Bleckman) Schwartau. He graduated in 1940 from Red Wing Central High School and then attended the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture. On February 1, 1946 he...

Carole  Ann Hodgins

Carole Ann Hodgins

Oct 9, 2012

Carole Ann Hodgins, 75, Red Wing, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at her home. She was born February 4, 1937 in Winona, MN, the daughter of Leonard W. and Benedicta C. (Lince) Nealon. She was a 1955 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and then attended Winona State College. For a number of years, she worked as a bookkeeper...