Obituaries
Theodore "Ted" Alton Gunnarson
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...
Joann Margie Wytaske
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...
Erika April Wells
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...
Sandy Kay Clement
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...
Wayne Norman Hadler
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...
Darrell Warneke
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...
David Francis Wiesner
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...
Leonard "Lenny" Mida
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...
Mildred M. (Nitschke) Milbrath
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....
Christopher Roozen
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...
Robert Carl "Butch" Wolfe
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...
Gary Holthaus
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...
Randy Bernard Frazier
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...
Sandra "Sandee" White-Miguel
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...
Edla Marie (Erickson) Bodelson
Jul 3, 2022
Edla Marie Bodelson, 95, of Red Wing, died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Lake City Care Center. She was born May 2, 1927, in Red Wing, to Gilbert and Frances (Martinson) Erickson. She grew up in Goodhue and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1945. She went on to attend St. Olaf College, where...
Deloris R. (Bredehoft) Schulz
Jul 1, 2022
Deloris Ruth Schulz, 95, of Red Wing, died Friday, July 1, 2022 at her residence at Madonna Meadows in Rochester. She was born June 16, 1927, in Red Wing, to Albert and Minnie (Stechmann) Bredehoft. She grew up on the family farm near Zumbrota and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1945. In 1946, she married Willis “Jim” Deden...
Carlton Morris Olson
Jul 1, 2022
Carlton Morris Olson, 84, of Red Wing, died on Friday, July 1, 2022, surrounded by his family at the St. Crispin Living Community. He was born on November 17, 1937, in Red Wing to Morris and Helen (VonWald) Olson. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1955. After high school he worked for Munson Construction of Cannon Falls,...
Dorothy Mae (Pfingsten) Quam
Jun 30, 2022
Dorothy “Dottie” Mae Quam, 84, of Red Wing, died Thursday, June 30, 2022 at her home with family by her side. She was born May 19, 1938 in Rock Elm, Wisconsin to Lester and Jessie (Babcock) Pfingsten. Jessie later married George Cederberg and the family moved to Red Wing where Dottie attended school. On June 12, 1954 she married...
Michael J Lockerby
Jun 29, 2022
Michael J. Lockerby, 77, of Red Wing, was called to his eternal home by the Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Mike was born on July 29, 1944, to Jay and Marian (Gullickson) Lockerby in Palm Springs, California, where his father was an officer in the Army Air Corp. The family eventually moved to Red Wing in...
Marjorie R. (Kohn) Butler
Jun 27, 2022
Marjorie Ruth Butler, 78, of Pepin, WI died on Monday, June 27, 2022 at Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing. She was born in Lake City on March 8, 1944, to Harry and Henrietta (Kuhl) Kohn. She grew up in the Lake City and Goodhue areas. She married Jake Butler on November 28, 1988 and they lived...