Obituaries
Reynold W. Larson
Apr 12, 2010
Reynold "Rey" Larson, 88, of Red Wing, died at home on Monday, April 12, 2010. Rey was born June 24, 1921, in Red Wing, Minnesota, the son of Hilmer and Myrtle (Vetter) Larson. Rey graduated from Red Wing High School in 1939. He received BA and MA degrees from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1950 and 1951....
Wallace Archie Abbott
Apr 12, 2010
Wallace Abbott age 98 of Lake City passed away April 12, 2010 at the Lake City Nursing Home. Wallace was born July 6, 1911 in Dover, MN to Mark & Anna (Ladwig) Abbott. He attended school in the Dover area. He married Irene Tittrington August 27, 1938. They farmed in the Elgin, MN area for 30 years until retiring in...
Chia Vang
Apr 9, 2010
ROCHESTER The funeral for Chia Vang will be 9:30 a.m. Monday (April 26, 2010) at the Hmong Baptist Church, 2911 18 Ave. N.W., Rochester, MN 55901. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Vang, 73, of Rochester, died Friday (April 9, 2010) at her home. Chia was born Oct. 22, 1936 in Laos, she married Kiapao Her in 1951. In...
Ida M. Hammes
Apr 7, 2010
Ida Hammes, 87, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born July 30, 1922 in Dora, Missouri to Ephraim and Annie (Hall) Coble. Ida attended schools in Missouri. In 1944 she was married to Joseph Hammes in Seattle Washington. The couple resided in the Minneapolis area. Ida loved animals, she enjoyed activities such...
Lisa Leann Laing
Apr 7, 2010
Lisa Leann Laing, 51, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born September 7, 1958 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Donald and Arlene (Weiner) Bailey and was raised on a farm there. She attended public school in Sauk Centre and graduated from high school there. She went on to attend...
Richard Paul Harrington
Apr 7, 2010
ROCHESTER A private graveside for Richard P. Harrington will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mr. Harrington, 73, of Rochester, died Wednesday (April 7, 2010) at his home. Richard was born Sept. 1, 1936 in Cleveland, OH. After attending West Seattle High School in Seattle, Wash., he served for three years in the U.S. Navy. On Aug....
Janice Elizabeth Tomforde
Apr 6, 2010
Obituary Notice Janice E. Tomforde Janice Elizabeth Tomforde, age 58, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at her home. She was born May 20, 1951 in Rochester to Frank and Alice (Ross) Freese. Janice and her family moved to Lake City in 1962. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969 and then moved to the cities...
Henrietta L. Anderson
Apr 6, 2010
Henrietta "Hank" Louise Anderson, 67, Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at her residence. She was born January 23, 1943 in Minneapolis, the daughter of William M. and Gertrude N. (Tomasko) Mapes. She graduated high school in Minneapolis and received an Associate's Degree from University of Wisconsin, River Falls. She married Raymond A. Anderson on March 12, 1960 at...
Enid Featherstone
Apr 6, 2010
Our loving mother, Enid (Hall) Featherstone, 94, of Red Wing, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Villa at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born August 18, 1915 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota to Reverend Everett and Florence (Ruddick) Hall. She attended schools in Slayton, North Mankato, Pipestone, and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1934. She...
Jean Tefft
Apr 6, 2010
Jean Marie Tefft, 64, of Hastings, formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at her residence. She was born July 26, 1945 in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Oscar S. and Rowena M. (VonBargen) Finne. She attended school through grade 7 in Red Wing and graduated from Hastings High School. She received a two-year degree in Secretarial...
Bette May Ellingson
Apr 5, 2010
Bette May Ellingson, 82, of Red Wing, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Fairview Seminary Home. Bette was born August 4, 1927 in Peterson, MN to Alfred and Florence (Olson) Rude. She graduated from Rushford High School. She married Curtis Ellingson on June 16, 1948. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. She worked at the Minneapolis Airport and...
Arlene L. Klindworth
Apr 5, 2010
Arlene Lois Klindworth, 81, of Lake City, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church - Bear Valley in rural Mazeppa. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 4:00...
Elaine M. Possehl
Apr 4, 2010
Elaine Marie Possehl, 81, of Lake City, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Lake City Nursing Home Mayo Health System. She was born March 25, 1929 at her grandparent's home in Wells Creek, Goodhue County to Rudolph and Adelia (Holst) VonHelmst. Elaine was confirmed in 1941 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lake City. She married Milton Possehl on...
Roger Young
Apr 4, 2010
Private services and ennichement will be held at a later date for Roger Young. Mr. Young, 91, of Rochester, died Sunday April 4, 2010 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester. The ennichement will occur at Oakwood Cemetery. Roger Roscoe Young was born March 19, 1919 in Brookings, South Dakota, the son of Alfred and Janet Young. A veteran of the...
Alberta Bauerkemper
Apr 3, 2010
Alberta J. Bauerkemper, 95, of Red Wing, died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born April 27, 1914 on her grandparents' Dan and Nettie McLaughlin farm near Spring Valley, Wisconsin the daughter of Fredrick and Lillian (McLaughlin) Chapman. She attended school in Spring Valley, Red Wing, Milwaukee, and LaCrosse. She married Roy A. Bauerkemper of Oak...
Lloyd A Nardinger
Mar 30, 2010
Lloyd Nardinger, age 86 of Mazeppa, MN passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Lake City Medical Center. Lloyd was born November 11, 1923 in Chester Township in Wabasha County, MN to William and Eva (Liffrig) Nardinger. He attended school at St. Mary's Catholic School in Bellchester for two years while growing up on the family farm, he...
Arnold A Klingsporn
Mar 30, 2010
Arnold Klingsporn, age 89 of Pine Island died Tuesday March 30, 2010 at his home. The funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island with Pastor John Torris Lohre officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 1 at the Mahn Family...
Janet Fitschen
Mar 30, 2010
Janet Marlene Fitschen, 65, of Ellsworth and formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Fairview University Medical Center. She was born Sept. 27, 1944 in Red Wing to Harold and Mary (Rose) Reinhart and was a 1962 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. She had married David Doose and later had married Emery Fitschen and...
Mildred Jean Schmidt
Mar 29, 2010
Mildred J. Schmidt, age 87 of Plainview, MN passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010 at St. Isidore Health Care Center in Plainview. Mildred was born July 27, 1922 in Eden Valley, MN to Henry and Anna (Hansen) Cotton. She attended school in Lake City, MN. On July 17, 1941 she married William Schmidt at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
Margarete K. Kosec
Mar 26, 2010
Gretl Kosec, 72, Red Wing, died peacefully Friday, March 26, 2010, surrounded by her family. Gretl was born August 30, 1937 in Illertissen, Germany, the daughter of Franz and Anna (Bosl) Wiesbauer. She spent her childhood traveling through the Bavarian Alps while her father, an artist, painted the picturesque scenes. Gretl was very proud of her German heritage and enjoyed...