May 22, 2021

Lennis Sigrist, age 83, of Byron, MN, died on May 22, 2021 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Lennis Marie Rauenhorst was born September 19, 1937 in Kasson, MN, to Joseph and Dora (Sommars) Rauenhorst. She grew up helping her parents and siblings farm in southeastern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota. She graduated from Pine Island (MN)...

May 21, 2021

Graveside services for Kellee Ames will be held Monday June 14th at 4:00 PM at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. Mrs. Ames, 61, of Rochester, died Friday May 21, 2021 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.

Kellee Ann Flynn was born March 24, 1960 in Minneapolis, and was the daughter of Terrell and Lorraine (Anderson) Flynn. A...

May 21, 2021

Chuck Weick was born in 1925 at home in Traverse County Minnesota to Mike and Beulah Weick. He was the oldest of seven children. In 1938 He graduated 8th grade at Golden Prairie School in Big Stone County. He worked with his father milking cows and raising crops in that area. At age 19, he began serving in the...

May 21, 2021

Douglas Gene Schlaeppi, 75, of Rochester, died Friday May 21, 2021 at Rochester West Health Services where he had resided for the past few years.

He was born November 15, 1945 in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, to William and Evelyn (Owens) Schlaeppi. He attended schools in Zumbrota, Zumbro Falls, and Pine Island. Doug was a graduate of...

May 20, 2021

Berniece L. Naeseth of Zumbrota, Minnesota, formerly of Crystal Lake, Illinois, passed away at St. Mary’s in Rochester on May 20, 2021. She was 84.

She was born on July 26, 1936 to Stanley and Avilda Anderson. Berniece graduated from Zumbrota High School. After living in various locations, she settled in Crystal Lake, where she...

May 20, 2021

Dale Eugene Morud, 69, of Red Wing, MN passed away May 20, 2021.

Dale was born on May 31, 1951 in Fargo, North Dakota to Gordon and Elaine (Sagmiller).  He graduated from Fargo South High School with the class of 1969.  After graduation he attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis, MN.  He started his professional career on radio...

May 19, 2021

Richard “Butch” Eugene Buck 74, of Welch, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Cannon Falls. He was born on July, 31, 1946, in Red Wing, to Edwin and Clara (Johnson) Buck and attended school in Red Wing. In 1964, he enlisted in the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1968. He worked...

May 17, 2021

Bonnie Brandt, passed away at her home in Pine Island with family at her side on May 17th in her 74th year.

Bonnie was the beloved wife of Willard Brandt. Much loved mother of Jeff Kujath (Jennifer), Mark Kujath (Nicole) and step mother to Jewel Podratz (Chris) and Ken Brandt (Sandy). Cherished grandmother of Gabrielle Ayers (Alex),...

May 17, 2021

Michael Welt died May 17, 2021, peacefully in his home.  A resident of Hager City, Wisconsin, Mike was born Oct. 9, 1960, in Red Wing, MN, to Dennis and Rebecca (Grabow) Welt.  He was a 1979 graduate of Ellsworth High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.  He worked for more than 38 years at Hager...

May 13, 2021

Phyllis Elaine Olson, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Shorewood Senior Campus, Rochester, Minnesota.

She was born on June 29, 1929, in Minneapolis, to George and Emma (Ostlund) Ostlund, the oldest of three children. (That is not a typo, her mom and dad had the same last name, before they were married).

May 13, 2021

Walter Vincent Ring, age 97, of Zumbrota died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born April 8, 1924 in Cannon Falls to Joseph & Irene (Johnson) Ring. He went to country school and came to Zumbrota for high school, from which he graduated in 1942. He worked on his uncle, Fletcher Ring’s, farm in Zumbrota...

May 12, 2021

Frederick Sylvester Urich “Akicita Ohitika”, 85, of Prairie Island, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 27, 1935, in Prairie Island to Elizabeth Wells-Walker.  Frederick graduated from Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota.  He served in the US Army as an Airborne paratrooper from 1954-1957. Following...

May 11, 2021

Lemoine “Louie” Maurice Nadeau, 90, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at his home,  surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on January 26, 1931, in Red Wing, to Eugene and Irene (Hutchson) Nadeau.  He graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1950 and then served in the US Air Force from 1950 to 1954...

May 11, 2021

Karen Ruth Stephani passed away on May 11 at home, surrounded by her family, from complications of Parkinson’s disease.  She was born on July 3, 1942 in Minneapolis, the first child of Ruth and Louis Salverson.  She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1960 and later from the Minnesota School of Business.  She worked many years as an Executive...

May 8, 2021

Joanne Hensley, 56 of Lake City passed away May 8, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Joanne was born December 12, 1964 in Middletown, OH to James & Ardis (Clickner) Hardy. Joanne was a hard worker in the PCA field for 20 years in the Lake City area. She was always willing to help others...

May 7, 2021

Ronald Albarado, 74, formerly of Red Wing, died Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Spokane, Washington.  A private family burial will take place at Burnside Cemetery, Red Wing.

Arrangements handled by Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.

May 6, 2021

Nancy Sands, 90, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, May 6, 2021 at her home in Deer Crest. She was born Naoko Tsukahara on September 14, 1930 in Kyoto, Japan to Mitsuro and Iku (Tamura) Tsukahara. She attended grade school and high school in Kyoto where she took classes in doll making and flower arranging. She met James Sands while...

May 6, 2021

Carol Jean Matanich, 69, of Medford, MN died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Bayview Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing, MN. Carol was born on December 16, 1951 in Deer River, to Norven and Rosemary (Martin) Korpi. She grew up in Deer River and Graduated from Deer River High School.

After High School, she furthered her education...

May 6, 2021

Robert “Bud” Henry Gustafson, 90, of Red Wing, died after suffering a severe stroke, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Campus, St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.  He was born October 20, 1930, in Roscoe Township, to Henry and Edna (Hickey) Gustafson.  He attended one-room schools near Zumbrota, Belle Creek, Welch and Red Wing.  He farmed with his father...

May 4, 2021

A memorial service honoring the life of Chad Freiheit will be held Saturday May 8th at 2:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home – Larson Chapel in Zumbrota. The celebrant will be Deacon Paul Tschann. Mr. Freiheit, 52, of Zumbrota died recently at his home in Zumbrota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...