Jul 21, 2022

Donovan Irving Merseth, 82, of Zumbrota, Minnesota passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester MN. The son of Alfred and Delphine (Jackson) Merseth, he was born October 6, 1939, at St. Mary’s in Rochester. Donnie was baptized December 10, 1939 and confirmed May 24, 1953 at United Redeemer Lutheran Church. After graduating from Zumbrota...

Jul 20, 2022

George Edward Willis, 91, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing.  He was born September 12, 1930 in Red Wing, to Christ and Helen (Wolpers) Willis.  He grew up in Red Wing and attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1948.  He married...

Jul 19, 2022

Richard Carl Swanson, 91, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Valentines Assisted Living.  He was born on February 12, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Carl and Gladys (Anderson) Swanson.  He graduated in 1949, from Harding High School and then served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.  On October 1, 1951, he was married...

Jul 18, 2022

On Monday, July 18, 2022, Brent Alan Maxwell died peacefully in his sleep next to his beloved, wife, Julie. He had valiantly battled esophageal cancer for over 4 years. Brent was born to C.C. Maxwell II and Jean Maxwell on April 22, 1960 at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended school in the Washington D.C. area...

Jul 15, 2022

Ann Ida Moritz, 67, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was born Dec. 31, 1954, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Karl and Alverda (Gunderson) Moritz, Sr.  She grew up in Spring Valley, Wisconsin and graduated from high school there in 1973.  She worked as a nurse’s aide prior to receiving her...

Jul 14, 2022

Marcus Sheldon Mitchell, 52, of Red Wing, died Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing.  He was born June 2, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois, to Tyrone and Valerie (Gary) Mitchell.  He grew up in Chicago Heights and graduated from Bloom High School.  He enlisted in the US Army Reserves prior to taking culinary school classes...

Jul 14, 2022

Theodore Alton Gunnarson, “Ted” 89, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus.

Ted was born January 5, 1933, in Veblen, SD to Theodore and Hattie (Simonson) Gunnarson. He grew up and worked on the family farm outside of Sisseton, SD until he entered the military at the...

Jul 14, 2022

Joann Margie (Karlstad) Wytaske, 91, of Lake City, Minnesota, passed away on July 14, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Austin, Minnesota.

Joann was born on October 25, 1930, the daughter of Anton and Selma Rosetta (Orsten) Karlstad in Wanamingo, Minnesota. Joann was co-owner of S&J Mini Department Store along with her daughter Sally for many years...

Jul 13, 2022

Erika April Wells, Zintcala Lowan Win "Bird Song Woman", 40, a member of the Prairie Island Indian Community, died Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in St. Paul. She was born April 25, 1982 in Minneapolis to Randy DeFoe and Karen Wells-Defoe. Growing up she was crowned the Vietnam Veteran Princess of 1993. In 2001, She graduated from Red Wing Central...

Jul 13, 2022

Sandra (Sandy) Kay Clement, 67, of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 13, 202 at The Mayo Clinic, Methodist campus.

Sandy was born June 10, 1955, in Red Wing, MN to Roger and Ruth (Yerke) Raudabaugh. Sandy attended school in Pine Island. On May 4, 2002, Sandy married David Clement at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in...

Jul 13, 2022

Mazeppa Wayne N. Hadler, age 80, of Lake City, formerly of Mazeppa, died on Wednesday July 13, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester. Wayne Norman Hadler was born on October 31, 1941 in Red Wing, MN the son of Norman and Evelyn (nee Kuehl) Hadler. He attended the country school for a year and then...

Jul 12, 2022

Darrell Warneke, 84, formerly of Kenyon passed away peacefully on July 12, 2022 at the Bluffs Senior Living in Lake City, MN.

Darrell was born on December 21, 1937 to Adolph & Vera (Hoffman) Warneke in Atkinson, NE. He graduated from Faribault High School in 1955 and married Carol Dierking on September 8, 1956.

Darrell...

Jul 11, 2022

David Francis Wiesner, 77, of Rochester passed away peacefully Monday morning July 11, 2022 at The Homestead in Rochester.

David was born August 8, 1944 to Wenzel and Viola (Strassburg) Wiesner in New Ulm, Minnesota. David graduated from New Ulm High School and went on to study Early childhood development and education at University of...

Jul 8, 2022

Leonard “Lenny” Jerome Mida, 80, of Bay City, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2022, at Ellsworth Health Services. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 5, 1942, to Leonard and Ethel (Ryan) Mida. After graduating high school, he owned and operated his own truck and did over the road trucking for many years. He enjoyed...

Jul 8, 2022

Mildred Marie Milbrath, 93, of Red Wing, died on Friday, July 8, 2022, at Valentines Assisted Living in Red Wing. Mildred M. (Balster) Milbrath was born October 7, 1928, to Peter and Hildegarde (Nitschke) Balster at the Madison, South Dakota Hospital. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Howard, South Dakota, by her uncle Walter Nitschke....

Jul 7, 2022

Christopher Roozen passed away July 7th, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus after a three-year battle with Glioblastoma. He grew up in Lake City and attended Lincoln High School. Christopher worked in construction and disaster restoration for the past 20 years in Arizona & Texas. He never hesitated to participate in research studies thinking that participation may lead to...

Jul 7, 2022

Robert Carl “Butch” Wolfe, 75, of Red Wing, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Arcadia, WI on October 4, 1946, to Sylvan and Jean (Tullius) Wolfe. He graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City Schools in 1965. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 until 1968, and...

Jul 5, 2022

The world lost an exceptional man when Gary Holthaus passed away on July 5 at his home in Red Wing, Minnesota. A self-proclaimed humanist, Gary embraced that challenge throughout his lifework as a writer, minister, father, administrator of public humanities programs, teacher, social justice activist, outdoorsman, and engaged public citizen. His territory criss-crossed half the continent, stretching from Alaska...

Jul 5, 2022

Randolph Bernard “Randy” Frazier, 75, of Roseville, lifelong resident of Red Wing, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born in Red Wing on February 20, 1947, to Bernard and Bernadine (Fjerstad) Frazier. He attended Vasa Elementary School and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1965. He served honorably in...

Jul 4, 2022

Sandra “Sandee” Sue White-Miguel, 62, a member of the Prairie Island Indian Community, died Monday, July 4, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems – St. Mary’s in Rochester.

She was born August 30, 1959 in Red Wing to Noah and Blanche (Johnson) White. She grew up on Prairie Island and graduated from Red Wing Central High...