Aug 5, 2021

Jerome “Jerry” Dieltz, 82, of Lake City passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at The Bluffs in Lake City.

Jerry was born on September 14, 1938 in Jasper, MN. to John & Emma (Buysse) Dieltz. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1956. After High School, he attended Dunwoody Institute where his life long passion and...

Aug 4, 2021

Arlene Grobe, 97, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at her home at The Bluffs in Lake City surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 16, 1924, in Lake City, to Oscar & Marie (Bremer) Palmer. She was baptized & confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City. She attended school in...

Aug 2, 2021

Douglas Gary Hindal, 61, of Zumbrota, died Monday, August 2, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born March 1, 1960 to Gary and Charlotte (Johnson) Hindal in Rochester, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in the Zumbrota area and attended school in Pine Island, graduating from Pine Island High School in 1978. After school...

Aug 1, 2021

Anthony Martin Gonzales, 51, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home due to cancer. He was born December 3, 1969, in Redondo Beach, California, to Anthony and Frances (Garcia) Gonzales.  He received a master’s degree in exercise science from Cal State and went onto the University of Minnesota Duluth where he graduated in 2004 with an M.D....

Jul 30, 2021

Delores Ann (Fenske) Cowden died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, July 30, 2021.  Delores was born on October 22, 1935 to Walter and Caroline (Theel) Fenske in Rochester, Minnesota.  She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rochester and was a member of Stordahl Lutheran Church of rural Zumbrota.

Delores married Claude (Tom)...

Jul 30, 2021

Melroy Edward Buck, 80, of Bellechester, passed away on July 30, 2021 at his home with his family around him. He was born on October 19, 1940 to Harry and Ester (Hinrich) Buck. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church. Melroy married Edith Kahl on September 7, 1968. He worked for many different construction companies and was...

Jul 30, 2021

Tony “T-Dog” Morrell, 52, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 30, 2021.  He often joked he would work until the day he died, and it’s with great sadness to know that this came true, as he passed away of natural causes at P.I.G.-Paul’s Industrial Garage, where he has worked since 2007.

He was born Feb....

Jul 28, 2021

James “Jim” Gerhard Augustine, 72, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born April 13, 1949 in Red Wing, to Raymond and Marian (Benidt) Augustine.

He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1967 and attended Mankato Tech where he received a degree in Agri-Business.  From 1970-72, he...

Jul 28, 2021

Our dear son, brother and wonderful friend, Tat, unexpectedly, left this world on July 28, 2021 at the age of 33. Tragically, Tat was involved in an automobile accident.

Tat was born, the second of three children, to Terry (Thompson) and Robert Erredge on December 8, 1987. He was born in Zumbrota and grew up on the...

Jul 28, 2021

Keith David Freeman, 61, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 27, 1959 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Merle and Beatrice (Holtzbauer) Freeman. He joined the Marines as soon as he was able and earned his GED during his service. In 1979, after 3 years, he was...

Jul 27, 2021

Forest Melvin Wipperling, 86, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.   He was born July 3, 1935 in New Rockford, North Dakota.  He lived there until his family moved to Minnesota in 1946.  After two years living in St. Paul and Red Wing, the family moved to a farm near...

Jul 23, 2021

Noel B. Taylor, of Rochester, MN, passed away July 23, 2021 at the age of 86. Noel was born July 30, 1934 in Kenosha, WI to Leland and Lurietta (Brand) Taylor.

Noel was a long time employee of IBM's Mechanical Analysis Lab.  He was involved in the Southeast Minnesota Flying Club, Rochester Astronomy Club and the Rochester...

Jul 23, 2021

Dennis "Denny" Joseph Ottem, 80, of Red Wing died Friday, July 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Methodist Campus.  He was born on December 1, 1940, in Red Wing to Alfred and Genevieve (Cunningham) Ottem.  He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957 and then attended Mankato State University.  He then served in the US Navy...

Jul 18, 2021

Dolores Ruby Bruemmer, 87, of Red Wing, died on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 7, 1933, to Rudolph and Rosa (Rochel) Jurgens in Ward, SD.  She was brought into faith as a child at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ward, SD. She attended country school through the 4th grade...

Jul 17, 2021

Thomas Lee Steffenhagen, 41, of Rochester, passed unexpectedly on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic - St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

He was born March 14, 1980 in Red Wing to David and Donna (Gauger) Steffenhagen. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1998. In his younger years, he worked for the...

Jul 17, 2021

LaVonne Fay Israel, 78, of Red Wing, died on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. She was born in Flandreau, SD on April 10, 1943, to Walter and Matilda (Hinrichs) Otto. She graduated from Verdi High School in Verdi, MN. She was united in marriage to Marvin Israel. They lived in Garretson, SD and...

Jul 17, 2021

Gail Jean Ryan, 71, of Goodhue, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 at her home. She was born February 25, 1950 in Red Wing to Stuart and Arlin (Janisch) Schmidt. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic grade school and then two years at the Villa Maria Academy. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1968. She went on to...

Jul 17, 2021

Richard “Dick” Allen Beetsch, 87, of Red Wing, died Saturday, July 17, 2021, at St. Crispin Living Community. He was born in Mankato on July 15, 1934, to George and Elizabeth Beetsch. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1952 and then attended Iowa Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) on a scholarship. He was a three-sport athlete...

Jul 16, 2021

Betty Buck, 80, of Zumbrota, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her husband and daughters on July 16, 2021, following complications from metastatic breast cancer.

Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Hanson was born February 2, 1941, in Benson, Minnesota, the daughter of Chester and Ellen (Kvam) Hanson. She graduated from Benson High School in 1959 and from the...

Jul 15, 2021

Anonsa Ashley Kreider, 31, of Red Wing, MN died Thursday, July 15, 2021 at her residence in Red Wing, MN. Anonsa was born on January 22, 1990 in Sioux City, Iowa, to John Woodruff and Maria Kreider.

She and her family moved to Red Wing when she was four and attended Red Wing Schools. After school Anonsa...