Obituaries
Ethel Bollum
Jun 4, 2007
Ethel H. M. Bollum, 83, of Goodhue, died Monday at her home. She was born June 21, 1923 in Belvidere Township, Goodhue County, the daughter of Lawrence & Frieda (Hoeft) Brinkman. She attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church and parochial school in Belvidere. She graduated from Goodhue High School in 1942. On December 31, 1944 she married Orlyn Bollum at St....
SuEllen Diercks
Jun 2, 2007
SuEllen (Mehrkins) Diercks, 62, of Red Wing, died Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born January 21, 1945 in Red Wing to Virgil and La Verne (Hanson) Mehrkins and was a graduate of Red Wing Central High School. She worked at St. John's Hospital and married Burton Diercks in 1964 and they lived...
Erwin F. Bargsten
Jun 2, 2007
Erwin F. Bargsten age 85 of Lake City died Saturday June 2, 2007 at his home do to complications from Leukemia. Erwin was born May 31, 1922 in Red Wing to William & Helen (Ehlers) Bargsten. Erwin grew up in Belvidere Township and attended District 23 School and he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1940. After he graduated he...
Steven John Staub
May 31, 2007
Mahn Family Funeral Home Larson Chapel 1475 Jefferson Drive Zumbrota, MN 55992 507.732.5444 OBITUARY: Steven Staub Funeral services for Steven Staub will be on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco with Reverend Paul Baldauf officiating. Gloria Baldauf will provide the music. Active casketbearers will be Darwin Fieck, Robert Staub, Dan Burdick, David Klingsporn, Joe...
Bernice Ann Christensen
May 29, 2007
Bernice Ann Christensen, 89, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on September 25, 1917, in Stutsman County, North Dakota, to Marion "Mike" and Florence (Brady) McCurdy. She attended schools in Jamestown. On August 3, 1941, she was married to Harry Christensen in Webo, Montana. For many years...
Carl Sommerfield
May 28, 2007
Carl H. Sommerfield age 89 of Lake City died Monday May 28, 2007 at home. Carl was born February 4, 1918 in Mazeppa, MN to Henry & Ida (McDonough) Sommerfield. Carl grew up in Mazeppa and married Fern Closner October 25, 1939 at Bear Valley Lutheran Church. They farmed in the Mazeppa area until 1956. Carl and Fern then moved...
Alvera L. Lohmann
May 28, 2007
Alvera L. Lohmann age 79 of St. Paul, formerly of Zumbrota died on Monday, May 28, 2007 at the Bethel Care Center in St. Paul. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 1:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home � Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Reverend Susan Vikstrom officiating. Inurnment will be in Zumbrota Cemetery....
Mildred K. McKinley-Anderson
May 24, 2007
Mildred Katherine McKinley Anderson, 84, Red Wing,MN died Thursday at Red Wing Health Center. She was born January 21, 1923 in Bombay, Minn, the daughter of Knute and Selma (Aslakson) Enerson. She was baptized February 11, 1923 and confirmed November 1, 1936 at Minneola Lutheran Church. She attended Husevald School in the Bombay Township area through the 8th grade. She...
Robert Tomforde
May 22, 2007
Robert John Tomforde, 58, of Lake City, died Tuesday at his home. He was born on September 2, 1948, in Lake City, to Emory and Marie (Hinck) Tomforde. He attended rural schools in Goodhue County and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1966. He served six years in the National Guard. On June 17, 1972, he was married...
Marcella Greer
May 18, 2007
Marcella "Sally" Clara Greer, 81 of Zumbro Falls, died Friday, May 18, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born on September 18, 1925 in Mazeppa, Minnesota to John J. and Alvina M. (Dammann) Luhmann. She grew up in Zumbro Falls and attended the Little Red School in South Troy and school in Zumbro Falls. She married Earl...
Charles Solberg
Mar 26, 2007
The Rev. Charles Milton Solberg, 72, of Red Wing, died Monday at his home. He was born on February 20, 1935, in Barnesville, Minnesota to Carl and Elizabeth (Landt) Solberg. He graduated from West Waterloo High School in Iowa, and then attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa graduating in 1957 and in 1962 from Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He...

Cheryl Johnson
Mar 26, 2007
Cheryl Rae Johnson, age 52, of Inver Grove Heights, formerly of Red Wing and Cannon Falls, died Monday, March 26, 2007, at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born on August 8, 1954, in Red Wing, to Fritz and Mae (Nash) Johnson. She was a 1972 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and a 1976 graduate of...
Gladys Hempfling
Mar 26, 2007
Gladys Eleanora Hempftling, 91, Red Wing, died Monday at her residence. She was born January 6, 1916, in Vasa, the daughter of Charles and Esther (Rundquist) Lindquist. She was baptized and confirmed at Vasa Lutheran Church. She attended Vasa Rural School, she graduated from Red Wing Central High School as valedictorian in 1934 and from Red Wing Teacher Training Department...
Howard Gravrock
Mar 25, 2007
Reverend Howard C. Gravrock, 87, Red Wing, died Sunday at Fairview Seminary Home. He was born August 21, 1919 in Everett, Washington, the son of Arnt and Karen Petrine (Wangberg) Gravrock. He graduated from Everett High School and then served in the U. S. Army Air Corps August 31, 1942-February 7, 1944. While he was stationed in Great Britain during...
Phillip Baker
Mar 20, 2007
Phillip E. Baker Phillip Eugene Baker, 78, of Red Wing, died Tuesday at his residence. He was born March 13, 1929, in Graettinger, Iowa to Snowden and Blanche (Wilson) Baker. He graduated from Jackson High School, in Jackson, Minn. in 1948. He married Audrey Majerus on June 24, 1983, in Minneapolis where they lived prior to moving to Red Wing...
Bonnie Morse
Mar 18, 2007
Bonnie R. Morse age 65 of Rochester, formerly of Zumbrota died on Sunday evening, March 18, 2007 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 11:00 AM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home ?Larson Chapel in Zumbrota with Reverend Wayne Schoch officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday,...
Joel `Jodie` Berge
Mar 17, 2007
ROCHESTER ? A memorial service for Joel ?Jodie? Berge will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony with the Rev. James Radatz officiating. His wish was to be cremated and burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery in Harmony. Mr. Berge, 48, of Rochester, died Saturday (Mar. 17, 2007) at St. Mary?s Hospital Emergency Room from injuries sustained...
Mary Lyon
Mar 16, 2007
Mary E. Lyon, age 65, of Zumbrota died on Friday, March 16, 2007 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church ? Aspelund with Reverend Martin Horn officiating. Burial will be in Zumbrota Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Monday from 5:00 ? 8:00 P.M. at the...
Lillian Ryan
Mar 16, 2007
Lillian Jean Ryan, 86, of Goodhue, died Friday at the Zumbrota Nursing Home from brain cancer. She was born on August 10, 1920, in Red Wing to Charles and Hattie Black. She graduated from Central High School in Red Wing and then attended teachers training in Red Wing and also classes at Winona State University. She taught school at Prairie...
Inez Jenkins
Mar 16, 2007
Marie ?Inez? Jenkins, 95, of Red Wing, died Friday, March 16, 2007, at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on January 22, 1912, in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Martin and Mary (Schubert) Carlson. The family moved to Red Wing in 1920. She attended St. Joseph?s Elementary School in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central...