Feb 5, 2006

OBITUARY: Samuel "Sam" Closner Funeral services for Samuel "Sam" Closner will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 10, 2006 at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Reverend Ruth Phelps officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Island Cemetery. Mr. Closner, age 66, died on Sunday, February 5, 2006 Saint Mary?s Hospital in Rochester. He was born Samuel...

Feb 4, 2006

Annard John Kohn, 92, of Red Wing, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Red Wing Health Center. He was born August 13, 1913 to John C. and Dora (Langhans) Kohn in Hay Creek Township. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Red Wing, and was also married to his wife, Eleanor Oelkers, there on October...

Feb 2, 2006

Kasson ? A memorial service for John H. Mather will be 2 pm Monday at Mahn Family Funeral Home ? Rochester Chapel with the Rev. LaVern Trocinski officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Mather, 86, of Kasson, formerly of Rochester, died Thursday (Feb. 2, 2006) at Fairview Nursing Home in Dodge Center where he had resided since...

Jan 31, 2006

Zenos H. Tackmann, age 75, of Lake City died January 31, 2006 at the Lake City Hospital. Zenos was born December 27, 1930 in Belvidere Township in Goodhue County to Leonard & Laura (Dahling) Tackmann. Zenos graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949. He attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and graduated in 1952. He married Patricia Brostrom February 2, 1952...

Jan 31, 2006

OBITUARY: FERNE A. HANMER A memorial service for Ferne A. Hanmer will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at Madonna Towers Chapel in Rochester. Inurnment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to Madonna Towers Living Foundation. Mrs. Hanmer, age 89, of Rochester, MN, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Madonna Towers. She was...

Jan 29, 2006

Alice Irene Christenson, age 90 , of Red Wing, died Sunday, January 29, 2006, at Red Wing Health Center. She was born September 6, 1915, in Burnside Township, to Christian and Albertina (Mattson) Christenson. She was a 1933 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and received her Registered Nursing degree from St. Mary?s School of Nursing in Rochester. She...

Jan 29, 2006

Merlin Frederick Holst, 76, of Red Wing, died Sunday at St. Brigid?s at Hi-Park. He was born on May 24, 1929 in Red Wing to Harry and Rosiela (Meyer) Holst. He attended schools in Hay Creek and then served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 9, 1954 he married Joan Mehrkens. They farmed many years in...

Jan 29, 2006

Wabasha ? A memorial service for Richard N. ?Dick? Gerths, Sr. will be 11:30 am Saturday at Mahn Family Funeral Home ? Rochester Chapel with Rev. Linda Helberg of Bethel Lutheran Church officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the Wm. T. McCoy Post # 92 of the American Legion. Mr. Gerths, 81, of Wabasha, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday,...

Jan 27, 2006

Barbara Louise Bremer, 68, of Red Wing died Friday at her home. She was born on February 24, 1937 in Zumbrota to Karsten and Hannah (Christianson) Skjefstad. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1955. On April 9, 1960 she married Neal Bremer at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church. She worked nine years at First National Bank and for...

Jan 1, 1970

Adam Wayne Trok, 50, of Hager City, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at his home. He was born May 5, 1973 in Red Wing to Randy and Bunny (Truttman) Trok. He grew up in the Hager City area and attended school in Ellsworth, graduating class of 1992. After high school he went on to work for Ford. He loved...

Jan 1, 1970

Timothy Michael Hardy, 68, of Red Wing, died Monday, July 25, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus, in Rochester, surrounded by his family.  He was born August 29, 1953, in Red Wing, to William and Frances (Mischke) Hardy. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing Central High School, class of 1971. He married...

Jan 1, 1970

Barbara Kay Mehrkens, age 70, of Mazeppa, passed away in her home on August 4, 2021 surrounded by her family.

She was born in Lake City, MN on February 26, 1951 to Donald and Lois (Emerson) Rolsch. She grew-up in Zumbro Falls, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City, MN. Barbara met the love...

Jan 1, 1970

Due to the ongoing national pandemic, a memorial service for Betty Meyer will be scheduled for a date as yet to be determined. Burial at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery in Rochester will occur following the service. Mrs. Meyer, 91, died Friday September 11, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th in Rochester where she had resided the past three years....

Jul 31, 1951

Gudmund Christopher Johnson, Jr. of Red Wing, Minn., died at age 22 on July 31, 1951, while being held as a prisoner of war in North Korea. Gudmund, known to his family as "Sonny," was born May 3, 1929, in Goodhue County to Gudmund and Patronella "Nellie" (nee Timmerberg) Johnson. Sonny attended Red Wing schools. According to family members, he...

Oct 5, 1924

Iver Eggenberger, age 92, of Lake City passed away October 5, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. Iver was born December 7, 1924 in Lake City, Minnesota to John and Lillian (Burfeind) Eggenberger. Iver grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School. He served in the Army as a Mess Sargent in the 488th Light Pontoon...

Gerald “Gerry” Salo, 85, of Tower, Minn. passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, September 2, 2022 at his son Darrel’s house in Red Wing.

Gerry was born on February 24, 1937 in Embarrass, Minn. to Francis and Lila (Maki) Salo. He graduated high school and joined the Navy. After the Navy, Gerry married Kathy Pucel...

Nancy E. McKay passed away at the age of 70 on Monday, March 14, 2022, at home surrounded by her family.

She was born in November of 1951, to Sylvia (Wencl) and Albert Kubat in Cloquet, Minnesota. Nancy was born the 9th of 13 children. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and graduated from Cloquet High School. ...

Rochelle Marie Robertson, 47, passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2021 in Reno, NV. She was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend. Rochelle was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She loved to travel, camp, and play games. Rochelle had a contagious laugh that will never be forgotten. She will be deeply missed by all.

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Judith Anderson Johannsen, age 80, a dedicated mother and friend to many, passed away on June 5, 2021. Judith was known for her boundless generosity, welcoming home, endless friendship, and creative spirit. Judith taught first grade in Minnesota, Japan and Germany, and briefly taught history at Eisenhower Middle School in Albuquerque.  Always a teacher, she inspired people to embark...