Aug 25, 2021

Loren William Born, 88 of Red Wing, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where Loren had been residing this past year to be closer to his daughter.  He was born April 20, 1933, in Belvidere Twsp., to Arthur and Ella (Kempf) Born and attended schools in the area.  He was united in marriage to...

Aug 25, 2021

Jean Marie Berk passed into the loving arms of Jesus August 25, 2021 at her home.  Jean was born July 27, 1963 in Zumbrota to Oliver and Margie (Behm) Berk.

She attended classes in Rochester, ending her education at John Marshall High School.  She worked for over 20 years with Opportunity Services on work crews at several...

Aug 24, 2021

Robert Walter Scharpen, 76, of Hastings, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at his home. He was born December 13, 1944 in Albany, California to Walter and Violet (Wolpers) Scharpen. He moved to Minnesota and grew up in Goodhue where he attended school. On February 15, 1964 he married Marjean Doose and together they had four daughters and...

Aug 23, 2021

Lois Rita Evans, age 97 died peacefully at St. Therese St. Odilia Hospice in Shoreview, MN on August 23, 2021. She lived with her husband Bill (94) at St. Therese in Woodbury, Minnesota

Lois was born December 13, 1923 in Madison, Wisconsin to Edna and Joseph Coenen. She was one of 6 children....

Aug 23, 2021

Maurice “Bud” Fricke, 90, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at the Lake City Care Center.

He was born March 7, 1931 in Hyde Park Township in Wabasha County, to Henry & Norma (Giese) Fricke.

Bud married Marylyn Prescher in Elgin on October 14. 1951. The couple made their home in the Pine Island...

Aug 21, 2021

LaDonna Ruth (Nieno) Puder, 91, of Rochester, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 21, 2021. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

LaDonna was born January 24, 1930 in Hutchinson MN to Robert and Hilma (Estenson) Nieno. She graduated from Mankato High School, then on to Mankato State Teachers...

Aug 21, 2021

Edward Wallace Jefferson, age 51, of Prairie Island, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, at his home.  He was born September 3, 1969 in Minneapolis, to Edward and Barbara (Owen) Jefferson.  He grew up in Wayzata until his mother died when he was 14.  At that time he moved to Prairie Island with the Owen family.  On October 28, 1988...

Aug 21, 2021

Robert “Bob” Allen Christianson, 74, of Red Wing, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Red Wing.  He was born on July 29, 1947, in Red Wing to Russell and Evelyn (Quade) Christianson and graduated from Red Wing High School in 1965.  On July 29, 1966, he was united in marriage to Gail Fick.  To...

Aug 20, 2021

Robert “Bob” John Froyd, 72, of Lake City, died Friday at the Lake City Care Center.  He was born on October 23, 1948, in Lake City to Kenneth and Margaret (Damman) Froyd.  He graduated in 1966 from Lake City High School.  For 20 years he worked for Jostens in Red Wing and then worked at Treasure Island Resort and...

Aug 17, 2021

James Edwin Chauncey, 91, of Red Wing died Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at St Mary's Hospital in Rochester, with family by his side. He was born on May 6, 1930, in Omaha NE to Edwin/Ted L and Alida Jane (Ripley) Chauncey.

Besides Nebraska, Jim lived in Iowa and Minnesota. He also lived with his Ripley grandparents in...

Aug 17, 2021

Dean Raymond Luhman was born on March 21, 1939, in Red Wing, the son of Raymond and Mildred (Vieths) Luhman.  After graduating from high school, Dean started his own business hauling canned milk for Bellechester Creamery.  Dean married Marcia Mae Diercks on April 23, 1960, and began farming and raising a family.  After thirty-five years of farming, Dean drove...

Aug 16, 2021

Laurie Voorhees, 67, passed away at her home in Red Wing on Monday, August 16, 2021.

Laurie was born on July 2, 1954 in Lake City to Robert & Mary Ann (Stuhr) Angell. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972. She married Rick Taylor and they later divorced. Laurie later married Jim Voorhees and they also...

Aug 16, 2021

Sharon Kay Roble, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 16, 2021, at her home in Mazeppa. She was born on December 11, 1943, in Fairmont, Minnesota to Francis “Bud” and Dorothy (Sheely) Marquardt. Sharon was the second child of five. She grew up, as a lover of animals, any and all varieties, shapes, and sizes. One time Sharon...

Aug 13, 2021

Lois Shirley (Koenig) Klindworth, of Red Wing, died Friday, August 13, 2021, at her son’s home in Red Wing.  She was born April 8, 1930 in Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, to Arthur C. and Frieda M. (Ihrke) Koenig in the family farmstead home.  She was baptized, confirmed and married in Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco.  Lois attended a...

Aug 10, 2021

On Tuesday, August 10th, Gloria Grote's family had to say "see you later" to her, and heaven gained a kind and gentle soul.

Gloria was born 95 years ago in Red Wing to Verna (Hink) and Edward Zemke. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School, and married Vincent Grote in 1946 at the Little Brown Church...

Aug 9, 2021

Gerald Paul Dicke, known as “Frank” to many of his friends thanks to his old CB radio handle, 64, of Red Wing, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

He was born May 5, 1957 in Red Wing to Leonard and Burnetta (Kleiber) Dicke. He graduated from Red Wing Central...

Aug 8, 2021

Charles Junior Tarpenning , "Tarp", age 96,  passed away peacefully at The Homestead at Rochester, on Sunday August 8, 2021. The youngest of four children, Tarp was born on December 14, 1924 to Bessie Leola Walton and Charles Clifton Tarpenning in Lakefield, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in April 1943, and was inducted into the United States Navy...

Aug 8, 2021

Eunice I. Markham, 100, of Oronoco, died on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at her residence. She was born on March 19, 1921, in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, to Richard and Gene (Burch) Morris. Eunice grew up on the farm and attended District 96 school through the 8th grade. She met Vernon F. Markham at a dance and they were...

Aug 7, 2021

Linda Louise Sawyer was born April 12,1956 at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois to J.W. and Mary Louise Scott. She accepted Christ at an early age at the New Morning Star Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois under the leadership of Reverend David B. Bishop. When Linda moved to Minneapolis, she became a longtime member of the Bethesda Missionary...

Aug 5, 2021

Aaron Thomas (Lefty) Lafferty, 34, Red Wing, died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN, surrounded by his family. He was born August 6, 1986, to Anne Marie Lafferty in Eagle Butte, SD.

His family moved from Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in SD to St Paul, MN when he was 5. He...