Obituaries
Margery "Marge" Pirius
Nov 29, 2009
Margery "Marge" Eleanor Pirius, 85, of Red Wing died peacefully Sunday, November 29, 2009 at her home. She was born on August 12, 1924, in Red Wing to August and Mae (Shephard) Beckler. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1942. She enjoyed and excelled in several sports activities, particularly swimming, diving and skating, participating in numerous competitions...
Carl L. Runge
Nov 28, 2009
Carl L. Runge, 89 of Pine Island died Saturday November 28, 2009 at the Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, where he had resided for the past 9 months. The funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 PM, Tuesday December 1, 2009 at the Douglas United Methodist Church in Douglas. Pastor Rick Phillips will be officiating. The visitation will be from...
Mary E. Hahn
Nov 27, 2009
ROCHESTER The funeral for Mary E. Hahn will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jay Rowland officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hahn, 83, of Rochester, died Friday (Nov. 27, 2009) at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester. Mary Elizabeth Turner was born Sept. 18, 1926 in Caledonia, MN to Claude and Olive (Milne)...
Robert F. Jagusch
Nov 23, 2009
Robert F. "Bud" Jagusch, age 87 of Red Wing, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Bud was born on December 17, 1921, in Plaza, North Dakota to Jack and Adeline Jagusch. The family moved to and from Plaza several times until Bud was born and the family settled down at a home on...
Charles A. Harrington
Nov 20, 2009
Charles "Chuck" Albert Harrington, Jr., 92, of Red Wing died Friday, November 20, 2009, at the Fairview Seminary Home. He was born on March 7, 1917, in Red Wing to Charles and Marie (Cummings) Harrington, Sr. His mother died at a young age and he was raised by his grandmother, Carrie. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in...
Arlene L. Bath
Nov 19, 2009
Arlene Louise Bath, 76, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly, Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1933 in Elgin, Minnesota to Fredrick and Inez (Boldt) Lange and graduated from Elgin High School in 1952. She was baptized as a faithful witness of Jehovah on June 14, 1953. She did housekeeping and...
John F. Furlong
Nov 17, 2009
John F. Furlong, 82, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, November 17 at his home. He was born April 9, 1927 in Hastings to John and Helen (Ryan) Furlong and graduated from Hastings High School. He Married Shirley Girling on September 17, 1955 in Rice Lake, Minnesota. He was a dairy farmer in Welch. After retiring from farming in 1997, he...
Dorothy A. Kvam
Nov 13, 2009
Dorothy A. Kvam, age 84, of Zumbrota died unexpectedly on Friday November 13, 2009 at her home. Dorothy Amalia Scheffler was born September 23, 1925 in Pine Island Township to Henry and Amalia (nee Hendel) Scheffler. She grew up in Zumbrota and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1943. On August 21, 1955 she married Orville Kvam and together they...
Karen L. Fletcher
Nov 13, 2009
Karen Lynn (Chambers) Fletcher, 53, of Blaine, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at her home. She was born January 7, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Pauline Hamilton. She was a homemaker, a United States Army Veteran, and a member of the Christian Faith Outreach. She is survived by her loving husband, Thomas Fletcher...
Rose Ann Hinrichs
Nov 12, 2009
Rose Ann Kundert Hinrichs, age 75 of Zumbrota died Thursday November 12, 2009 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester after a two and a half year battle with cancer and struggling for many years with Parkinson's disease. Rose Ann Kundert was born February 11, 1934 in Berne to Leo and Bertha (nee Berg) Kundert. She grew up in Pine Island...
Marion Pearl Haage
Nov 10, 2009
Marion Pearl Haage, age 84 of Red Wing, died on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Valentine's Assisted Living in Red Wing. Marion was born on June 17, 1925 in Hager City, Wisconsin , the daughter of Albert Gustaf and Edna Cecilia (Nelson) Kask. She grew up and attended school in Hager City. She married Kurt Haage on September 29, 1951...
Margaret Miley
Nov 10, 2009
Margaret Ann Miley, 72, of Bay City, formerly of Red Wing, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Rochester Methodist Hospital after a short battle with cancer. She was born May 14, 1937 to Alvin Sr. and Beulah (Pigg) Miley. She was raised by her grandparents, Harry and Anna Pigg. She graduated from Milan High School in Milan, Missouri. She worked...
Audrey B. Nichols
Nov 9, 2009
Audrey B. Nichols age 79 of Mazeppa died on Monday, November 09, 2009 at her home in Mazeppa. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa with Reverend Alan Horn officiating. Burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 4:00 - 7:00...
Elizabeth "Betty" Schuppel
Nov 9, 2009
Elizabeth Jean "Betty" Schuppel, 83, Red Wing, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. She was born January 5, 1926 in Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of Burel and Katherine (Crabb) Allen. She attended schools in Indianapolis and worked as an elevator operator for a short time. She married Eugene Schuppel on November 2, 1945 in Indianapolis. They...
Hazel O Perrett
Nov 8, 2009
Hazel O. Perrett, age 86, of Wanamingo died on Sunday November 8, 2009 at her home. Hazel Ordella Husbyn was born February 11, 1923 in Belle Creeke Township to Gerhard and Tomine (nee Ovalson) Husbyn. She graduated from Wanamingo High School and soon after owned and operated a hair salon in Wanamingo. She then began to work in the packaging...
Deborah Blank
Nov 7, 2009
Deborah Kay Blank was born on December 8, 1958, in Rushville, Indiana to Milton and Marie (Loveall) York. She graduated from Rushville High School and then graduated from Penn State with a Veterinarian Tech degree. Recently she was taking online courses in social work to be employed in the justice department. In 1992 Joseph Blank donated a kidney to her....
Robert C. Albrecht
Nov 7, 2009
Robert C. "Bob" Albrecht age 73 of Pine Island died on Saturday, November 07, 2009 at his home in Pine Island. A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Saint Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Kip Groettum and Rev. John Torris Lohre co-officiating. Inurnment will be in Zumbrota Cemetery with Military honors provided by...
VirJean Mae Kristo
Nov 7, 2009
VirJean Mae Kristo, Red Wing, died Saturday, November 7, 2009. She was born May 14, 1929 in Winnebago, Ill, the daughter of Carl J. and LaVerna (Evans) Cederberg. She worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a switchboard operator. She married George Stefan Kristo. She loved her family, especially get-togethers with her children and grandchildren. She loved cooking, baking, she...
Ronald A. Gerken
Nov 6, 2009
Obituary Notice Ronald A. Gerken Ronald Gerken, 88, of Lake City died Friday, (November 6, 2009) at the Lake City Nursing home Lake City, MN. Ronald Ardelle Gerken was born August 29, 1921, in Hyde Park Township, Wabasha County. He attended the Hyde Park School in rural Zumbro Falls and then Rochester High School in Rochester, MN. He married Edith...
Vernon Borgschatz
Nov 5, 2009
Vernon David Borgschatz, 73, formerly of Red Wing, died on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Cerenity Bethesda Senior Care in South Saint Paul. Born January 18, 1936 in Roscoe Township to Henry and Hulda (Stechman) Borgschatz, he grew up and attended school in Zumbrota. He helped his father on the family farm, had worked at the Roscoe Cheese Factory and...