Obituaries
Mary M. Bergstralh
Sep 10, 2011
Mary M. Bergstralh, age 93, of Mazeppa died on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Lake City Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Mazeppa with Father Robert G. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Oronoco Cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Margaret Elise Wilson
Sep 9, 2011
Margaret Elise Wilson, 96, of Red Wing, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Deercrest Memory Care. She was born March 10, 1915, in Montevideo, Minnesota, to Martin and Helga (Nokleby) Paulson. She attended Winona State Teachers College. On July 13, 1938, she married Wilfred Raymond Wilson from Kettle River, Minnesota. They lived in Minneapolis until 1944 when they moved to...
Lenora Haar
Sep 9, 2011
Lenora Freda Haar, 97 formerly of Mazeppa, died Friday, September 9, 2011 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1914 in Mazeppa, the daughter of Leonhardt and Ida (Friese) Busse. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith by Pastor Gehm of Poplar Grove Lutheran Church, Pine Island on July 8, 1914. On July 10, 1927 she...
Kenneth F. Moehnke
Sep 8, 2011
ROCHESTER - Kenneth F. Moehnke, 83, of Rochester, died Thursday (Sept. 8, 2011) at Maple Manor Health Care and Rehabilitation. Kenneth Frank Moehnke was born Sept. 27, 1927 in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota to Hubert F. and Elizabeth (Rubow) Moehnke. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1948 and then attended Mankato Community College. He was employed at People's...
Anna Mae Siewert
Sep 7, 2011
Anna "Ann" Mae Siewert, age 86, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at her home. She was born, January 30, 1925 in Stewartville, Minnesota to Charles & Ida (Kath) Russell. Ann grew up in Stewartville. She married Norman "Tubby" Siewert on August 25, 1943 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Stewartville. They moved to Oak Center...
Esther Skorude
Sep 7, 2011
Esther Skorude, 94, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 at the Red Wing Health Center. She was born August 12, 1917, in Hay Creek Township, the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Miller) Buck. She grew up and attended school in Hay Creek Township. On March 17, 1943, she was united in marriage to Peter Skorude at Immanuel Lutheran...
Lawson Bowen-Meredith
Sep 6, 2011
Lawson Bowen-Meredith, age 80 of Lake City formerly of St. Paul, passed away on September 6, 2011 at Lake City Care Center. Lawson was born September 9, 1930 in London, England to Wilfred & Amy (Bull) Bowen-Meredith. On November 7, 1953 he married Molly Hyde in Bedfordshire, England. Lawson and his wife Molly moved to the US in 1957. He...
Eugene Carl Plank
Sep 3, 2011
Eugene Plank age 71 of Lake City passed away Saturday September 3, 2011 at home after battling pancreatic cancer. Eugene was born on March 30, 1940 in Wabasha to Herbert and Delores (Eastman) Plank. He was baptized on May 26, 1946 at Our Redeemer Church in Wabasha. He attended rural schools in the Lake City area. On July 17, 1965...
Sally Diane Streiff
Sep 1, 2011
Sally D. Streiff age 67 of Clayton, WI, passed away on Thursday, September 01, 2011 peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Pastor Carolyn Westlake officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Evelyn Gray
Sep 1, 2011
Evelyn Joyce Gray, age 88, passed away at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester on September 1, 2011. Evelyn was the third child born to Walter E. and Clara (Broecker) Gray in Delhi Township, Redwood County, Minnesota. Soon after her birth on April 16, 1923, the family moved to rural Lake City. She attended District 90 rural school and graduated from...
Nancy Lee Hinrichs
Aug 31, 2011
Nancy Lee Hinrichs, 46, of Goodhue, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at her home after a valiant battle with leukemia. She was born on August 11, 1965 in Red Wing, Minnesota to James and Sharon (Fredine) Bryan. She graduated in 1983 from Red Wing Central High School and then attended the University of Minnesota-Waseca and the University of Wisconsin-River...
Ora Margaret Swenson
Aug 31, 2011
Ora M. Swenson age 96 of Zumbrota died on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the Zumbrota Health Services. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Tom Isaacson officiating. Burial will be in United Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 10:00 - 11:00...
B. Gary McKenna
Aug 30, 2011
B. Gary McKenna, 63 of Red Wing died on August 30, 2011 at his residence. He was born to Fred and Bonnie (Evans) McKenna on February 13, 1948 in Madison, WI. He graduated from Madison East High School in 1966 and later served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years as a photographer. Gary studied at the University of...

Anna Zillgitt
Aug 30, 2011
Anna Ehlers Zillgitt, 93, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at her residence in Asheville, NC. A native of Lake City, Minnesota, she was daughter of the late Gustav and Laura Ehlers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Morrison Zillgitt. She is survived by her son, Robert Walter Zillgitt and his family of...
Charles V. Savage
Aug 28, 2011
Charles V. Savage, 82 Red Wing died on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at his home. Charles was born March 10, 1929, in Florence Township, the son of Charles H. and Blanche (Brock) Savage. He attended Red Wing Central High School. In 1951 he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served until being honorably discharged in 1959. Charles was...
Margaret Eleanor Berktold
Aug 28, 2011
Margaret Eleanor Berktold, 93, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Lake City Care Center. She was born, February 17th, 1918 in Kellogg, Minnesota to James Costello and Ann (O'Flaherty) Costello. Margaret moved to Lake City when she was 6 years old. She graduated from Mary E. McCahill Institute in Lake City. Margaret married Engelbert Berktold...
Vernon Reeck
Aug 27, 2011
Vernon George Reeck, 85, of Hager City, died Saturday, August 27, 2011 at St.Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 27, 1926 in Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin to Herman and Mae (Muhlhausen) Reeck. He graduated from Prescott High School and enlisted in the US Army in December of 1944, serving until he was honorably discharged in 1946. Following his time...
Terryl Lynn Exe
Aug 25, 2011
Terryl "Terri" Lynn Exe, 56, of Pine Island, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born on July 6, 1955, in Austin, MN, the daughter of LaVonne (Anderson) and Richard Zrucky. She attended and graduated from Byron Public Schools. She met Glenn Raymond Exe during school, they married on August 11, 1973 at East...
Betty F. Anderson
Aug 24, 2011
Betty F. Anderson, 98, died at her home in Rochester, MN on August 24, 2011. A memorial service will be held at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 205 N. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL in October. Elizabeth (Betty) Marie Feddersen was born on May 27, 1913 in Davenport, IA. She graduated from Columbus Junction High School in 1930 and received a...
Cynthia Rae Crouse
Aug 24, 2011
A memorial service for Cynthia Crouse will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Beth Perez of the United Methodist Church in Fountain will officiate. Mrs. Crouse, 53, of Fountain, died Wednesday August 24, 2011 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Cynthia Rae Coppe was born September 11, 1957 in Hennepin County,...