Obituaries
Lois Esther Mackensen
Oct 12, 2010
Lois Esther Mackensen, 88, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at the Red Wing Health Center where she had resided for the past few years. She was born on February 20, 1922 in Akron, Ohio to Walter and Florence (Eckert) Harnack. She was baptized at her home and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church. She attended public schools and...
Douglas L. Blondell
Oct 11, 2010
Douglas Lee Blondell, 91, of Lake City, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 at his daughter's home in Houston, Minnesota. He was born May 5, 1919 in Red Wing, to Rollo and Rebecca (Johnson) Blondell, the third of four sons. He attended Red Wing schools and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1938. He received his bachelor's degree from...
Virgil M. Kunkel
Oct 9, 2010
Virgil Michael Kunkel, 86, of Pine Island, MN passed away peacefully on October 9, 2010 surrounded by family. Preceded in death by his wife Ruth and son Tom (Jennie). Survived by children, Nick (Nancy), Colleen (Dwain) Wilson, Paul (Lynn), Diane (Rob) Haschle, Ric, Doug (Pam), Chris (Deb), Tim (Paula), Becky (Mike) Gauthier, Joe (Lori) and Dwight. And special long term...
Yvonne Mary Whipple
Oct 8, 2010
Yvonne Mary Whipple, 72 of Red Wing, died on Friday, October 8, 2010, at her residence in Red Wing. Yvonne was born June 1, 1938, in Red Wing, the daughter of Harold and Mary (Ryan) Thompson. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1956. She was united in marriage to Clair Whipple on...
Marcus James Lohman
Oct 8, 2010
Marcus James Lohman, 27, of Rockford, Illinois, formerly of Red Wing, died unexpectedly, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Rockford. He was born May 10, 1983 in Red Wing to Terry and Cindy (Farrell) Lohman. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 2002. While in high school he had been involved as a manager for several of the sports teams,...
Neal Hiram McCleary
Oct 8, 2010
Neal McCleary, 83, of Red Wing, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, at his home. He was born February 11, 1927 in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, the son of James and Helen (Harvey) McCleary. He graduated from Maiden Rock School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Navy on the destroyer USS McCord during WWII and stayed in the Reserves for four...
Olive L. Cady
Oct 7, 2010
Olive Lucille Cady, 92, of Lake City, died Wed. October 6, 2010 at the Lake City Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 2, 1918 in Preston, MN to Charles and Louise (Kern) Barth and attended country school there. She married Kenneth Cady on Dec. 14, 1941 in Preston and they lived on the family farm. They lived in Preston and...
Gertrude Lode Kratzer
Oct 4, 2010
Gertrude Lode Kratzer, 93, Red Wing, Minnesota died Monday, October 4, 2010, at Loving Residence in Red Wing. She was born April 24, 1917, in Harlowton, Montana, the daughter of Harry and Ida (Luppens) Lode. She grew up in Harlowton, graduated from Harlowton High School and worked as a bookkeeper at Harlowton Bank. She married B. Murrel "Smokey" Kratzer on...
Jeanette M. Danckwart
Oct 3, 2010
Jeanette May Danckwart, 77 of Lake City, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 at her home. She was born April 26, 1933 in Millville, Minnesota to Emil and Helen (Klein) Beck. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1951. On December 18, 1951 she married Louis Danckwart, Jr. in Lake City. They made their home and farmed in West Albany Township....
Larry A. Trelstad
Oct 2, 2010
Larry A. Trelstad, age 66, of Wanamingo died on Saturday October 2, 2010 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, October 8, 2010 at Stordahl Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with the Reverend Kathleen Lowry officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 PM on Thursday October 7 at the Mahn Family Funeral...
Margart Von Bargen
Oct 2, 2010
Margaret Ruth Von Bargen, age 91 of Red Wing, died Saturday, October 2, 2010, in the presence of her family, at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born on January 17, 1919 in Red Wing to Gustav and Esther Clauson. She attended school in Red Wing. On January 8, 1938 she married Lavern C. Von Bargen. She worked at Red Wing...
Wilbert Rieck
Oct 2, 2010
Wilbert Clarence Rieck, 88, of Red Wing, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 at Fairview Seminary Home where he has resided for the past year. He was born on March 14, 1922, in Red Wing to Albert and Annie (Hinck) Rieck. He attended rural schools in Florence Township. On May 14, 1950 he married Irene Santelman at St. John's Lutheran Church...
Kenneth Boraas
Oct 1, 2010
Kenneth Boraas, age 93, of Wanamingo died on Friday October 1, 2010 at Zumbrota Health Services. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:30 PM on Wednesday October 6, 2010 at Minneola Lutheran Church in Goodhue with Pastor Sara Nietz officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Tuesday October 5 at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Larson Chapel...
Lucille Ruth Thuman
Sep 30, 2010
Lucille Ruth Thuman, 90 of Red Wing, died peacefully, at her home at Potter Ridge, on Thursday, September 30, 2010 with her family. Lucille was born on August 21, 1920, in Pierce County Wisconsin, to Ralph and Ilda (McLaughlin) Bartlett. They moved to Red Wing in 1924. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1938. On November 12,...
Doris Miller
Sep 30, 2010
Doris Lucille Miller, age 83, of Red Wing died Thursday September 30, 2010 at her home. She was born on March 8, 1927 in Stockholm, Wisconsin the daughter of Bennie and Anna (Janisch) Betterley. She attended school at Lost Creek in Pierce County, Wisconsin. On May 14, 1947 she married Clarence W. Miller. They lived in Red Wing and he...
Tyrola Smith
Sep 29, 2010
Tyrola Clarice Smith, 92, of Red Wing formerly of Nisswa died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on September 12, 1918 in Hendricks, Minnesota the daughter of Christ and Gertie (Sand) Wold. She graduated from Hendricks High School, and then attended nursing school in Watertown, South Dakota. She served in the...
Wayne H. Somerville
Sep 28, 2010
Wayne Howard Somerville, 91, of Lake City, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 at his home. He was born January 31, 1919 in Raymond, Minnesota to Earl, Sr. and Edith (Hultgren) Somerville. He graduated from Raymond High School and then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps prior to WWII. He married Doris Wood and they later divorced. He had worked various jobs,...
Clifford Alden Ritter
Sep 28, 2010
Clifford Alden Ritter, age 87, of Oronoco died on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. The funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Saturday October 2, 2010 at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco with the Reverend Paul Baldauf officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:30 AM until the time of the service on Saturday at the...
John Bakke
Sep 25, 2010
John Albert Bakke was born June 1, 1931, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. He passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, at the age of 79. He was a longtime resident of Red Wing, Minnesota. John served in the US Navy from 1952-1955 aboard the USS Tarawa cv-40 as an aircraft mechanic. He was awarded...
Donald Richard Hutchson
Sep 25, 2010
Donald Richard Hutchson, 84, of Red Wing, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born January 2, 1926, in Red Wing, to Harold and Astrid (Palm) Hutchson. He attended school in Red Wing and after high school, enlisted in the US Navy. After being honorably discharged, he attended the Minnesota School of Business. In...
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