Obituaries
Ruth Katharine Bang
Mar 20, 2012
Ruth Katherine Bang, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park on her 100th birthday. She was born in 1912, in Featherstone Township, the daughter of Charles and Clara (Kolshorn) Bang. She attended rural school District #20 in Hay Creek and graduated from Red Wing Central High in 1929, and from the Junior College of...
Bernard Hein Gerken
Mar 16, 2012
Bernard Hein Gerken, age 92, passed away on March 16, 2012 at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, MN. He died of declining health due to pulmonary fibrosis. Bernard was born on January 14, 1920 in Gilford Township of Lake City to Emil and Anna (Oelkers) Gerken. He was born and lived in the same house nearly all of...
Lillian C. Nibbe
Mar 14, 2012
Lillian C. Nibbe, 93, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born February 8, 1919 in Roscoe Township, the daughter of Olaf and Elsie (Peterson) Bjorngaard. She grew up and attended school in Zumbrota. After school she took a job as a waitress. She married Arville Jagusch in 1939, they...
Ruth Marian Hockman
Mar 13, 2012
Graveside services for Ruth Hockman will be held Saturday May 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Ames Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Hockman, 86, of Rochester, Minnesota, and formerly of Ames, Iowa, died Tuesday March 13, 2012 at the skilled care unit of Madonna Towers in Rochester. Ruth Marian Buechler was born January 31, 1926 in Boone, Iowa. She was the daughter...
Verona Elizabeth Meincke
Mar 13, 2012
Verona E. Meincke, age 89, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born May 15, 1922 in Red Wing to Albert and Wilhelmina (Gawrisch) Fitschen. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School. On October 3, 1941 she married Robert Meincke at West Florence Immanuel Lutheran....
Harlyn Junior Borgschatz
Mar 12, 2012
Harlyn Junior Borgschatz, 81, of Red Wing, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born March 5, 1931 in Goodhue County to Henry and Huldah (Stechman) Borgschatz and graduated from grade school in Minneola Township. He worked with his father on the family farm and had also worked at the Libby Canning Company. Harlyn...
Betty Peterson
Mar 11, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Louise Peterson, 84, of Red Wing, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was born July 15, 1927 in Red Wing, to Andrew and Mabel (Rundquist) Anderson and graduated from Red Wing Central High in 1946. She married Melvin Peterson on April 3, 1948 and they lived in Bay City. Betty worked for Riedell Shoe...
Willmar H. Sommerfield
Mar 10, 2012
Willmar H. Sommerfield age 73, of Mazeppa died suddenly on Saturday, March 10, 2112 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Rev. Alan Horn and Rev. William Ziebell officiating. Interment will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation will be held on...
Charles Scheitel
Mar 10, 2012
Charles Philip Scheitel, 62, of Red Wing, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on May 23, 1949, in Potsdam, Minnesota to Herbert and Dorothy (Schye) Scheitel. He attended schools at Vasa and Burnside and graduated in 1967 from Red Wing Central High School. He then attended Vocational School in St. Paul for...
Joel N. Bjorngaard
Mar 10, 2012
Joel N. Bjorngaard age 89, of Wanamingo, died on Saturday evening, March 10, 2012 at the Zumbrota Health Services where he had resided for one day. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo with Pastor Christopher Culuris officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. The...
Kevin Jenkins
Mar 9, 2012
Kevin Ray Jenkins, 43, of Red Wing, formerly of Jackson, Minnesota, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at his sister's home in Red Wing. He was born on May 20, 1968 in Jackson to Leonard and Darlene (Hampel) Jenkins. He graduated in 1986 from Jackson High School. He married Michelle Campney and they later divorced. He worked for various plumbing companies...
Tom Valtakis
Mar 9, 2012
Peter "Tom" Valtakis, 49, of Rochester, formerly of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 9, 2012. He was born July 24, 1962 in Oakland, California to Peter and Catherine (Scarper) Valtakis. His family moved to Red Wing in 1969, and he was a 1980 graduate of Red Wing Central High. He married Marsha Schriever in 1986, and they had...
William Ernest Kelm
Mar 8, 2012
William E. Kelm, 71, of Red Wing, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Fairview Seminary Home. He was born Feb. 11, 1941, in Pine Island, to Ernest and Adeline (Waldron) Kelm. He served 40 years in Law Enforcement between Dodge and Goodhue County as a Sheriff's Deputy. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He also served...
Avis Edith Syverson
Mar 7, 2012
Avis E. Syverson, 90, of Wanamingo died Wednesday, March 07, 2012, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born on December 20, 1921, in rural Zumbrota, to John August and Harriet (Rice) Nelson. She was baptized at the Congregational Church in Zumbrota and confirmed by Reverend Ingolf Kronstad at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wanamingo. She graduated from Zumbrota High...
Rosella Emma Olson
Mar 5, 2012
ZUMBROTA - Rosella E. Olson, 86, of Zumbrota, died Monday evening (Mar. 5, 2012) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by her loving family. Born Aug. 24, 1925, on the family farm in Goodhue County to Arthur and Lilly (Kunde) Mehrkens. She attended rural Grace Lutheran School, was baptized Sept. 13, 1925, and was confirmed May 28, 1939. On...
Edmund August Zuehlke
Mar 4, 2012
A memorial service will be held for Edmund Zuehlke on Monday March 12th at 11:00 AM at Peace United Church of Christ in Rochester. The Reverend Paul Bauch will officiate, and military honors will be provided by the American Legion and VFW of Rochester immediately following the service. Mr. Zuehlke, 93, of Rochester, died Sunday March 4, 2012 at Saint...
Stephanie Jean Denzer
Mar 3, 2012
Stephanie Jean Denzer, nee Dettmer, 54, of Lake City, passed away March 3, 2012 at her home. She was born December 31, 1957 in Zumbrota to Clarence and Jean (Christensen) Dettmer. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1976. After high school Stephanie went to barber school and graduated the following year. After school...
Delphine Nelson
Mar 2, 2012
Delphine Blanche Nelson, 84, of Red Wing, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at her home. She was born on July 5, 1927, in Belvidere Townhsip, Goodhue County, Minnesota to Armond and Blanche (Issendorf) Breuer. Her mother died at childbirth and she was raised by her grandparents, John and Anna Issendorf. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School. On May...
Leon Joseph DeWitt
Mar 2, 2012
Leon J. DeWitt, age 73, of Zumbrota, died on March 2, 2012, at his log home that he built, with his family by his side. He was born on October 4, 1938 in Guntersville, AL to Leo and Sadie (Munsch) DeWitt. He started school in Hanford, Washington, attended country school near Pine Island, Pine Island High School, and then later...
Robert Duane Jensen
Mar 1, 2012
JENSEN, ROBERT KAUFMAN, TEXAS Funeral services for Robert Jensen will be held Wednesday March 7th at 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Pastor Donald Noonan of Rochester Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Mr. Jensen, 63, of Kaufman, Texas, died Thursday March 1, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman following a...
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