Obituaries
Walter Cordes
Apr 20, 2008
Walter A. Cordes age 81 of Lake City passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the Lake City Hospital. Walter was born July 17, 1926 in Florence Township to Arthur & Alvina (Michaelsen) Cordes. He grew up in Florence Township and attended District #28 School in West Florence. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was discharged...
Michael Schammel
Apr 17, 2008
Michael John Schammel, age 78, of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born on August 24, 1929, in Rose Creek, Minnesota, to Arthur and Catherine (Fink) Schammel. He attended and graduated in 1947, from schools in Rose Creek and worked for the Rose Creek Creamery. On February 5, 1951, he married...
LaVonne Wold
Apr 15, 2008
LaVonne Wold age 81 of Lake City passed away April 15, 2008 at the Lake City Nursing Home. LaVonne was born June 28, 1926 in Harmony, Minnesota to Martin & Alma (Osthrhus) Bjortomt. She graduated from Harmony High School in 1944. After she graduated she worked as a proofreader for Moore Business Forms. LaVonne married Stanley Wold July 26, 1947...
Barbara Marie Scharpen
Apr 14, 2008
OBITUARY: Barbara Marie Sharpen Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara Marie Scharpen will be at 11 AM on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Saint Paul's Catholic Church in Zumbrota with Father Timothy Dolan officiating. Active casketbearers will be Steve Heintz, Larry Suennen, Scott Scharpen, Ross Crow, Erica Storandt and Cristal LaCanne. Honorary casketbearer will be Jim Suennen. Burial will follow...
Gladys Barghusen
Apr 14, 2008
Gladys Ione Barghusen, 85, of Red Wing, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born on November 1, 1922, to Clarence and Myrtle (Johnson) Martenson in Goodhue Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1942. On September 14, 1946, she was married to Maynard Barghusen in Red Wing....
Robert Venhuizen
Apr 14, 2008
OBITUARY: Robert Venhuizen Public visitation for Robert Venhuizen will be Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 4-7 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home � Mahler Chapel in Pine Island. Private graveside services will be held at the Othello Cemetery, rural Douglas, MN. Robert Venhuizen, age 95, of Pine Island, died on Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Pine Haven Care Center....
Blanche Swartley
Apr 13, 2008
Blanche Swartley age 93 of Frontenac passed away Sunday, April, 13, 2008 at the Lake City Nursing Home. Blanche was born November 10, 1914 in Featherstone Township in Goodhue County to George & Lydia M. (Bang) Thumann. She attended high school in Red Wing. She married Howard Schilling at St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Wing. They later divorced. Blanche...
Alan L. Halvorson
Apr 11, 2008
Alan Lee Halvorson, 58, died unexpectedly Friday, April 11, 2008 of a brain aneurism at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born April 15, 1949 in Red Wing to Luther "Luke" and Lucy (Reichhard) Halvorson. After graduating from Red Wing Central High School in 1967, he attended the University of Minnesota. He lived in Red Wing and his early...
Beatrice I. Grab
Apr 10, 2008
Beatrice Irene Grab, age 95, formerly of Red Wing, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Plum City Care Center. She was born on July 7, 1912, in rural Plum City, Wisconsin, to C. Richard and Mary (Carlson) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in the Plum City area. She married Joseph "Aloys" Grab on July 15, 1930, at the...
Virgil D. Mischke
Apr 10, 2008
Virgil Dahl Mischke, 84, of Red Wing, died Thursday at St. Brigids of Hi-Park. He was born December 8, 1923 in Red Wing to Frank and Myrtle (Dahl) Mischke. After graduating from Red Wing Central High School in 1941 he started working at National Bushing. On May 24, 1943 he entered the U.S. Navy where he served as a torpedoman's...
Elaine M. Ofstie
Apr 10, 2008
OBITUARY: Elaine M. Ofstie Elaine M. Ofstie, age 81, of Zumbrota died on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, April 14, 2008 at 2 PM at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Tom Isaacson officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, April 13,...
Luella Halpaus
Apr 10, 2008
Luella E. Halpaus age 86 of Lake City passed away April 10, 2008 at the Lake City Nursing Home. Luella was born May 23, 1921 in Lake City Minnesota to Joseph & Clara (Mickow) Rolandt. Luella grew up in the Lake City area. She married John E. Halpaus. The lived in the Lake City area and she worked at Zero...
Harold K. Palmer
Apr 8, 2008
Rochester Private burial for Harold K. Palmer will be Monday in Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, IL. Mr. Palmer, 96, of Rochester, died Tuesday (Apr. 8, 2008) at Samaritan Bethany Heights in Rochester. Born Mar. 26, 1912 in Chicago, IL, he graduated from High School in Rockford, IL. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 in the Asiatic-Pacific...
Dorothy Bonde
Apr 8, 2008
Dorothy Anna Edna Bonde, 80, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 8 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1927 in Lake City to Claus and Louise (Tombarge) Heins and attended school in rural Lake City. On Sept. 6, 1947, she married Waldo Bonde in Frontenac. She worked at Berlin's Caf? in Frontenac and later...
Kenton "Kent" Heins
Apr 8, 2008
Kenton J. Heins age 57 of Richfield, MN passed away April 8, 2008 in Lake City. Kent was born February 20, 1951 in Red Wing, MN to Allan & Adeline "Lynn" (Taylor) Heins. He grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. He attended college and graduated from the Molner School for Barbers. He worked...
Norma Mae Hey
Apr 8, 2008
Norma Mae Hey, 80, Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Fairview Seminary Home surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. She was born May 11, 1927 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Miriam (Smith) Youngblut. She grew up in Waterloo, moving to Red Wing in the 1980's. She worked at the Salvation Army in Red Wing...
Lois E. (Chilson) Sollie
Apr 7, 2008
Lois E. (Chilson) Sollie age 86 of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Zumbrota died on Monday, April 7, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids. Memorial services are scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the Wesleyan Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Janet Fischer officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Visitation...
Beverle Joy Ekblad
Apr 7, 2008
Beverle Joy Ekblad, 93, of Red Wing, died Monday at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born July 10, 1914 in Minneapolis to Ray and Blenda (Strandberg) Evans. At the age of five they moved first to Chisholm and then to Hibbing, MN. In 1926 she moved to Lake City. After graduating from Lake City High School in...
Constance Mae Birmingham
Apr 6, 2008
OBITUARY: Constance Mae Birmingham Memorial services for Constance Mae Birmingham will be at 11 AM on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Reverend Susan Vikstrom officiating. Cindy Wilson, organist, and Connie Rude, soloist, will provide the music. Honorary casketbearers will be her grandchildren and their spouses. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Catholic Church...
Ryan Aaron Andrews
Apr 2, 2008
Ryan Aaron Andrews, age 16, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at his home. He was born on November 5, 1991, in Red Wing, to Ronald and Sharon (Dodge) Andrews. He was a sophomore at Red Wing High School where he particularly enjoyed shop, wood shop and small engine classes. Having been involved with scouting since age 6,...
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