Obituaries
Mildred "Millie" (Johnson) Huddleston
Aug 24, 2011
Mildred "Millie" E. Johnson Huddleston, 84, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Fairview Seminary Home. She was born February 13, 1927 in Tyler, Minnesota to Thomas and Thora (Nielsen) Christensen. As a young child, her family moved to Red Wing, where she grew up and attended school. In 1945 she married Orville Johnson and they made...
Leone Katherine Benidt
Aug 23, 2011
Leone Benidt, 95, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born June 11, 1916 in Goodhue, the daughter of William F. and Lena (Dropschaski) Buck. She grew up and attended school in Goodhue. She married Williard Benidt on November 17, 1937 in Goodhue. Leone was a homemaker and she farmed with her husband for many...

Richard K. Grendahl
Aug 19, 2011
Richard Keith Grendahl age 71 of Minneapolis, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis. Graveside committal service will be held on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Lands Lutheran Church Cemetery at 2:00 PM with Pastor David Krinke officiating. Richard Keith Grendahl was born on September 25, 1939 in Goodhue County, MN to Melvin and Mary...
Charles Jacob Hanson
Aug 18, 2011
Charles Jacob Hanson, 86, of Red Wing, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born July 7, 1925 in Pepin County, Wisconsin to Christian and Cora (Schruth) Hanson. He attended Hicks Valley School near Pepin, Brazington School in Maiden Rock, Olivet School in Spring Valley and then Spring Valley High School until the spring...
Daniel Byers
Aug 15, 2011
Daniel Xavier Byers. 49, of Red Wing, died Monday August 15, 2011at his residence. He was born December 10, 1961 in Redwood City, California to Warren and Margaret (Hyland) Byers. He moved to Red Wing in 1962 with his family and in 1980 he graduated from high school in Limestone, Illinois. He served in the United States Air Force and...

William J. Andres
Aug 14, 2011
William "Bill" Joseph Andres, 60, died Sunday, August 14, on his farm in Maiden Rock. He is survived by his children Rebecca and Gabriel Andres Pollak; his wife, Susan Pollak; brother, Gregory (Sarah) Andres; sisters, Joyce (Al) Nyland, Ardyce (Bruce) Pederson, Mary (Jim) Johnson and Kathleen (Donald) Trandem and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...

Shirley E. Murray
Aug 13, 2011
Shirley E. Murray age 76 of Maple Grove passed from this life on August 13, 2011 after a courageous, incredibly hard fought 38 year battle with Cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island with Father Randal Kasel officiating. Burial will be in...
Donald Eugene Savage
Aug 12, 2011
Donald Eugene Savage, 80 of Red Wing, died on Friday evening surrounded by his family at his home. Don was born May 24, 1931 in Florence Township, the son of Charles and Blanche (Brock) Savage. He grew up and attended school in the Red Wing/Florence Township area. He enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany and...
Hazel Irene Back
Aug 11, 2011
Hazel Back was born in Pingree, North Dakota to Alfred and Anna Hanson on February 25th, 1922. She had three brothers and seven sisters, six of whom are deceased. When she was two years old they moved to Glenham, South Dakota where she went to country school. She graduated from Mobridge High School in 1940 and went to the teacher's...
Jerry F. Lampman
Aug 10, 2011
Jerry Lampman, 74 of Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Jerry was born February 10, 1937 in Rock Elm Township, Wisconsin, the son of Fred and Bernice (Babcock) Lampman. He attended grade school in Wisconsin until his family moved to Red Wing where he attended Red...
Judith Ann Ortwerth
Aug 10, 2011
Judith Ann Ortwerth, 71, Hager City, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at United Hospital in St. Paul. She was born November 17, 1939 in Elgin, IL, the daughter of Darby and Nancy Stephan. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957. She married James Ortwerth on August 7, 1965 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Red Wing. They...
Valeria Christine Messal
Aug 7, 2011
Valeria "Babe" Messal, 79, of Hager City, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born on February 8, 1932 in Elmwood, Wisconsin to Sherman and Elizabeth Robelia. She married Edward Messal in Mountain Lake, Minnesota in 1948. They lived several years in Milwaukee, Bay City and Hager City, Wisconsin, She worked for H &...
Gary Michael Bergren
Aug 7, 2011
A funeral mass for Gary Bergren will be held Friday August 12th at 11:00 AM at Saint Michael's Catholic Church in Pine Island with the Reverend Randal Kasel officiating. Military rites provided by the Pine Island American Legion will follow. Burial will occur at a later date. Mr. Bergren, 54, of Pine Island, died Sunday August 7, 2011 at his...
Betty Hart
Aug 6, 2011
Betty Hart, 94, of Red Wing, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born on February 14, 1917, in Red Wing to Clarence and Elsie (Adler) Larson. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1935 and attended Southeastern College in Durant, Oklahoma. She worked as a medical secretary at Medical Block Clinic in Red...
Thomas Peter Ryan
Aug 6, 2011
Thomas Peter Ryan, 78, of Pine Island, died Saturday August 6, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born on July 22, 1933, in Hastings, MN, the son of Margaret (Coen) and Howard "Jack" Ryan. Thomas graduated from Pine Island schools. He enlisted in the United States Army and served for two years during the Korean Conflict. After...
Evelyn Baer
Aug 6, 2011
Evelyn Anna Lore Baer, 93, of Red Wing, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born July 14, 1918, in Belvidere Township to Claus and Emma (Hoeft) Fitschen. She attended rural schools. On November 22, 1945 she was married to Alvin Baer in Frontenac. She was employed in the Red Wing and Lake City areas....
Alfred Hinck
Aug 6, 2011
Alfred Richard Hinck, age 90, of Lake City, passed away Saturday, August 6, at his residence. He was born on September 30, 1920 to John and Anna (Fitschen) Hinck. He grew up and went to school in Belvidere, then started working on the family farm. On March 5, 1943 he married Mary Ann Miller at St John's Lutheran Church in...

Carsten Paul Boelter
Aug 5, 2011
Carsten Paul Boelter, beloved infant son of Krista (Werth) and Brett Boelter of Zumbrota was born still on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Fairview Medical Center in Red Wing. A funeral service will be held on Friday, August, 12, 2011 at 10:30 am at United Redeemer Lutheran Church with Reverend Susan Vikstrom officiating. The burial will be at Zumbrota Cemetery....
Dorothea Caroline Trelstad
Aug 5, 2011
Dorothea Caroline Trelstad, 93, of Zumbrota, died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Zumbrota Health Services. Dorothea Caroline Ebert was born in Minneola Township, MN, on August 23, 1917, to Maria (Ihrke) and Wilheim Ebert. Dorothea was baptized by Reverend David Metzge at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota, MN, in 1917, and was confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church by Reverend Paul...
Florence Lunde
Aug 3, 2011
Florence Lucille Lunde, 103, Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Red Wing Health Center. She was born April 17, 1908 in Elgin, MN, the daughter of William J. and Lena (Shade) Gregor. She grew up in Elgin, graduating from Elgin High School in 1925. She graduated from Winona Business College and married Albert C. Lunde in Winona on...