Obituaries
Doris Ann Matthees
May 1, 2012
Doris Ann Matthees, 84, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at St Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born September 12, 1927 in Red Wing to Johannes and Anna (Rehder) Matthees. She graduated from St. John's parochial school in Goodhue and went on to attend the School of Agriculture in St. Paul. In 1946, Doris became ill with...
Dorothy M. Kirkland
May 1, 2012
Dorothy Mae Kirkland, age 78, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at her home in Red Wing. She was born December 13, 1933 in Lake City, the daughter of George and Lillian (Geiger) Wiemann. She grew up and attended school in Wabasha. On January 22, 1955 she was united in marriage to Dean Kirkland at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wabasha....
William Edward Walter
Apr 29, 2012
Dr. William E. Walter, age 86, of Wanamingo, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at North Ridgeview Assisted Living in Kenyon. He was born on March 16, 1926, in Pine Island, to Elmer Harold and Cora Esther (Lohman) Walter of Pine Island. He graduated from Pine Island High School in 1944 and was drafted into the infantry during WWII. William spent...
Elmer Henry Voth
Apr 26, 2012
Elmer Henry Voth, 91, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1921 in Red Wing, the son of Henry P. and Anna Marie (Dicke) Voth. He attended rural school in Featherstone Township and Immanuel Lutheran School. He married Bertha Berner on May 30, 1949 in McAllen, Texas. They...
Brent William Barth
Apr 26, 2012
Brent W. Barth, 57, of Pine Island, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on August 29, 1954, in Zumbrota, the son of Francis "Dutch" and Eleanor (Cornwell) Barth. He graduated from Pine Island High School in 1972 . On July 26, 1975 he married Maxine Haglund and they later divorced. He...
Virgil Ferber
Apr 26, 2012
Virgil Fredrick Ferber, age 89, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born on December 5, 1922, in Red Wing to Phillip and Martha (Neumann) Ferber. He graduated in 1942 from Red Wing Central High School and then served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until 1945 in the Pacific Theatre....
Earl William Kruse
Apr 26, 2012
Earl William Kruse, 82, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on March 7, 1930, in Worthington, Minnesota to Herman and Gladys (Satre) Kruse. He graduated from Worthington High School and then attended Worthington Junior College. He then served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. In 1957...
Antonin Sebesta
Apr 25, 2012
SEBESTA, ANTONIN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA A memorial visitation will be held for Antonin Sebesta on Saturday April 28th at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00 PM. Mr. Sebesta, 80, of Rochester, died Wednesday April 25, 2012 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Antonin Sebesta was born October 9, 1931 in Susice, Czechoslovakia,...
Shelby Jean Johnson
Apr 23, 2012
Shelby Johnson age 73 of Lake City passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at her home. Shelby was born on June 13, 1938 in Mondovi, WI to Lester and Doris Baader. She grew up in Nelson, WI and graduated from Durand High School. After graduation, she moved to Wabasha and worked at the local nursing home. She married Raymond Johnson...
Mavis J. Ellingson
Apr 20, 2012
Mavis J. Ellingson age 80, of Zumbrota, died on Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital. The memorial service will be on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the United Redeemer Lutheran Church, 560 West 3rd Street, Zumbrota with Pastor Susan K. Vikstrom officiating. Private inurnment will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday,...
Mary Lynn Gustafson
Apr 20, 2012
Mary Lynn Gustafson, age 64, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at her residence surrounded by family after a two year fight against cancer. She was born April 28, 1947 in Red Wing, the daughter of Howard and Hazel (Berg) Bailey. She grew up in Zumbrota and graduated in 1965 from Zumbrota High School. She attended Winona State...
Edward Arnold Stori
Apr 19, 2012
Edward Arnold Stori, age 74, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 surrounded by his family in Red Wing, Minnesota. He was born July 6, 1937 in Superior Wisconsin, the son of Arnold and Virginia (Schlumpf) Stori. He graduated from Durand High School in 1955 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Stout for one year before enlisting in...
Laverne A. Trisko
Apr 18, 2012
Laverne A. Trisko, 81, of Pine Island, died Wednesday, April 18 2012 at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, April 23, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Chucrh in Pine Island. Burial will be in St. Nicholas Catholic Church Cemetery - Belle River in Carlos, MN. Visitation will be Monday...
Robert Warren Mackensen
Apr 18, 2012
Robert Warren Mackensen was born on October 18, 1920, in Hammond, Indiana, to Henry and Laura (Bohnsack) Mackensen. He went to his eternal home on April 18, 2012. After graduating from Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Springfield, IL, in l945, he served his vicarage at Concordia Lutheran Church, Akron, OH. His marriage to Lois Esther Harnack on January 27, 1945, began a...
Raeburn (Ramthun) Kuschel
Apr 17, 2012
Raeburn L. (Ramthun) Kuschel age 93 of Zumbrota, formerly of Mazeppa and Plainview died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Zumbrota Health Services. The funeral service will be Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel with Pastor Sarah Nietz officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Ricki Lee (Giar) Wallin
Apr 16, 2012
Ricki Lee (Giar) Wallin, age 37, formerly of Red Wing, died at her home in Stockholm, on Monday, April 16, 2012. Ricki was born November 12, 1974 in El Paso, Texas, to Linden and Elaine (Kenitz) Giar. She graduated in 1992 from Red Wing Central High School. On November 26, 1995 she married Jeremy Wallin and they lived in Red...
Marie Jeanette Haverlandt
Apr 14, 2012
Marie Jeanette Haverlandt, 88, of Red Wing, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at St Marys Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 3, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska to Fred Lloyd Sweet and Frances (McCoskey) Sweet . She attended school in Red Wing graduating from Central High School in 1941. On May 5, 1945 she married...

Karie Lea (Lavell) Hendrix
Apr 13, 2012
Obituary Notice Karie (Lavell) Hendrix Karie Lea (Lavell) Hendrix, 52, of Goodhue, died Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Seminary Home. She was born June 10, 1959 in Minneapolis. She attended school in Bloomington and then lived in Minneapolis where she raised her three sons. She moved to Goodhue in 1995. She loved gardening and flowers and...

Russell Lyle Kyllo
Apr 12, 2012
Russell L. Kyllo, 72, of Zumbrota, died on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at his home. He was born on November 23, 1939, in Red Wing, to Raymond and Luella (Lexvold) Kyllo. Russell attended Lena Country School in Pine Island Township. He worked on the family farm for a few years until starting at the Zumbrota Creamery (now known as DFA),...
Elaine Joyce Delisle
Apr 11, 2012
Elaine Delisle died peacefully Wednesday April 11, 2012 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester. She was 89. Elaine Joyce Lagessie was born August 22, 1922 in Merrill, Wisconsin to Alfred and Mary Ann Lagessie. She graduated from Merrill High School, and on December 9, 1942 Elaine married Robert Delisle in Wausau, Wisconsin. The couple moved to Rochester in 1947. Throughout her...