Obituaries
Dena M. Ruegg
Oct 23, 2008
Dena M. Ruegg (Hoseth) 95, of Pathstone Living in Mankato, MN and formerly of Rochester, MN, retired homemaker, died on October 23, 2008. She was born June 12, 1913, in Minneola Township, Minnesota to Martin and Julianna (Froyum) Hoseth. She married Russell Ruegg on November 16, 1940, at Lands Lutheran Church near Zumbrota. The couple made their home in Rochester...
Grace Vivian Erickson
Oct 23, 2008
Grace Rose Erickson, 77, Red Wing, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born November 29, 1930, in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, the third of four children of Mauritz and Frances (Carlson) Rose. During the early years of her life the family moved around frequently, eventually settling in Reads Landing, Minnesota when she was five years old....
Mary Lee Skordahl
Oct 21, 2008
Mary Lee Skordahl, 56, of Bay City, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at her home. She was born on June 21, 1952, in Glenwood City, Wisconsin and was adopted by Woodrow and Maybelle Blomstrom in 1953. She attended Maiden Rock and Ellsworth Schools. She lived in Maiden Rock for 20 years, Plum City for one year and resided in Bay...

George Hastings McDougall
Oct 20, 2008
George Hastings McDougall, age 79 of Hager City, Wisconsin, formerly of Red Wing, MN, died on Monday, October 20, 2008 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. George was born on November 28, 1928 in Duluth, MN to Raymond and Alice (Hastings) McDougall. He grew up in the Duluth area and graduated from Duluth High School. He enlisted in the...
Mildred Reitman
Oct 20, 2008
Mildred Reitman, 97, of Red Wing, died Monday at Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on August 22, 1911 in Hay Creek to Henry and Mary (Holst) Reitman. She was baptized by Reverend J. C. Meyer and was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hay Creek April 5, 1925. She attended school in Hay Creek and in...
Joan Albers
Oct 19, 2008
Joan Louise Albers, 90, of Red Wing, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born on September 12, 1918 in Belvidere Mills, Goodhue County, Minnesota to George and Lydia (Gerdes) VonBargen. She attended schools in Belvidere and on June 26, 1941, she was married to Norman Albers. She worked for Red Wing Pottery,...
Bernard Ben Kehren
Oct 18, 2008
Bernard "Ben" Kehren age 91 of Belvidere Township, Goodhue County passed away at his home surounded by his loving family, Saturday October 18, 2008. Ben was born October 3, 1917 in Minneola, Township to Joseph & Hannah (Schulz) Kehren. He grew up in Belvidere Township. Ben married Rebecca Faye Hahs June 30, 1949 in Daisy, Missouri. They lived and farmed...
Christian Back
Oct 16, 2008
Christian Marinus Back, 89, Red Wing, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at his residence. He was born August 30, 1919, in Hendricks, Minnesota, the son of Olga and Christian Back. He attended rural schools and graduated from High School in Astoria, South Dakota. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps 1941 � 1945 during WW II. He attended...
William Howard Kuehl
Oct 15, 2008
William Howard Kuehl, 70, Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born September 9, 1938 in Minneapolis, the son of Howard Godfrey and Vivian Ruth (Bardill) Kuehl. The family moved to Red Wing when he was a young child and he graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957. He married...

Beverly Marie Brooks
Oct 15, 2008
Beverly Marie Brooks was born in California on January 7, 1927, but was reared on a citrus orchard outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Her maiden name was Graham. She graduated with honors from high school and then majored in social work at the University of Arizona. She then worked on her Masters at Stanford University before marrying John Brooks on January...
Giles Lampman
Oct 15, 2008
Giles Erwin Lampman, 79, Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1929 in Red Wing, the son of Erwin Giles and Betty (Zahn) Lampman. He was a 1947 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. He married Billie Ward in 1948 and they later divorced. He married Carol Cross on March 11,...
Phyllis Tomhave
Oct 15, 2008
Phyllis Tomhave, age 82, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Red Wing Health Center. She was born on October 22, 1925, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Rudolph and Cora (Kummer) Pfeifer. The family moved to Minnesota where she attended schools in Faribault and Rochester. She was a 1943 graduate of Kasson High School and attended the...
Russell Allen Blakstad
Oct 13, 2008
Obituary: Russell A. Blakstad Funeral service for Russell A. Blakstad will be at 2pm on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Minneola Lutheran Church with Reverend Sarah Nietz officiating. Casketbearers will be Tom Markham, Paul Smith, Kevin Poncelet, Ron Quamme, Dave Jensen and Jack Gabor. Burial will follow in the Minneola Lutheran Church Cemetery. Russell Allen Blakstad, age 59, of Zumbrota...
Bruce A. Tipcke
Oct 13, 2008
Bruce Arleigh Tipcke, 67, Red Wing, died Monday, October 13, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born April 20, 1941 in Lake City, Minnesota, the son of Arleigh and Elsie (Burfeind) Tipcke. He attended Belvidere grade schools and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1958. He served in the U. S. Navy 1959-1961 and was honorably discharged. He...

Helen Elizabeth Tuttle
Oct 13, 2008
OBITUARY: Helen Tuttle Graveside service for Helen E. Tuttle will be at 10AM on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Pine Island Cemetery with Reverend Greg Strunk officiating. Helen E. Tuttle, age 88, of Pine Island died on Monday, October 13, 2008 at the Pine Haven Care Center. She was born Helen Elizabeth Cowles on July 15, 1920 in Milton...

Marlene B. Meyer
Oct 12, 2008
Marlene B. Meyer age 51 of Mazeppa died on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home � Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Reverend Paul Reppe officiating. The family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service....
Dean W. Drewes
Oct 11, 2008
ROCHESTER The funeral for Dean W. Drewes will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester with the Rev. Gregory Heidorn officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville, MN. Mr. Drewes, 82, of Rochester, died Saturday (Oct. 11, 2008) at Shorewood Senior Campus. Born Jan. 9, 1926 in rural Spring Valley, MN he attended Spring Valley...
Helen M. O'Connor
Oct 10, 2008
Helen Marjorie O'Connor, age 89 of Red Wing died on Friday, October 10, 2008 at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. Helen was born on March 1, 1919 in Red Wing, the daughter of Victor and Clara (Ruebke) Larson. She was raised in Prairie Island and Welch area and attended the local schools. On September 9, 1937 she was...

Genette M. Cedarblade
Oct 9, 2008
Genette M. Cedarblade, age 88 of Hager City, Wisconsin died on Thursday morning, October 9, 2008 at her residence. Genette was born on February 24, 1920 on Trenton Island, Wisconsin the daughter of Carl and Lydia Johnson. She grew up and lived in Trenton all of her life, graduated from Red Wing High School in 1938 and Northwest Institute of...
LeeAnna A. Kastler
Oct 9, 2008
LeeAnna Arielle Kastler, 27, of Red Wing, died Thursday at her home. She was born July 15, 1981 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, daughter of Lou and Kristi (Koenig) Kastler. Her family moved to Minnesota in 1990 and she was a 2000 graduate of Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School. She had practiced Tae Kwan Doe since she was in middle school and had...