Obituaries

Jerry R. Larson

Jerry R. Larson

Dec 11, 2021

Jerry Ronald Larson, 75, of Red Wing, died Saturday, December 11, 2021, at his home.  He was born on August 12, 1946, in Pepin County.  For many years he was an over the road truck driver, mainly on the East coast. In the 1960's he served with the Ellsworth Army Reserve under the Pierce County Engineering Company. He enjoyed...

Rosalie Johnson Gray

Rosalie Johnson Gray

Dec 10, 2021

Rosalie Johnson Gray, age 89, passed away December 10, 2021.  Rose was born November 15, 1932 in Stockholm, WI to Dorance and Violet Johnson.  She was a lifelong follower of Christ, and did an outstanding job passing this on to her children and grandchildren.  She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, godmother, aunt, and friend.

She...

Joyce E. (Wood)  Ryan

Joyce E. (Wood) Ryan

Dec 10, 2021

Joyce Elizabeth (Wood) Ryan

3/7/1940 – 12/10/2021

Joyce was called home on December 10, 2021.  She was born March 7, 1940, to Floyd and Leona Wood, one of seven children.  Joyce served in the US Army.  She met and married Richard Spriggle and they built their home, board by board, in Bay City, Wisconsin and...

Jerry Lars Holm

Jerry Lars Holm

Dec 10, 2021

Jerry Lars Holm, 65, of Red Wing, died on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester. He was born in Red Wing on December 10, 1956, to Wilfred and Janice (Larson) Holm. He graduated in 1975 from Red Wing High School and attended Red Wing Technical College for Truck Driving. He spent his lifelong...

Mardell Jean (Domy)  Bartlett

Mardell Jean (Domy) Bartlett

Dec 9, 2021

Mardell Domy Bartlett knit a life of beauty, love, and light from the skeins of material she gathered in her life. For many who knew Mardell during her adult life she almost always carried with her some yarn and knitting needles. These tools allowed her to be married to Darwin Bartlett for 61 years and to appear calm as...

Laura Lynn (Rogers)  Kautz

Laura Lynn (Rogers) Kautz

Dec 9, 2021

Laura Lynn Kautz, age 55 of Zumbro Falls, passed to her eternal home on Thursday, December 9, 2021 as a result of cardiac arrest.  She was born August 8, 1966 in Chicago, IL to William and Nancy (Frahm) Rogers.  Laura was baptized and confirmed at the Coon Valley Lutheran Church in Coon Valley, WI.  She had a strong personal...

Joshua Scott Budensiek

Joshua Scott Budensiek

Dec 9, 2021

Joshua Scott Budensiek, 34, of Goodhue, died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born on June 2, 1987 in Cannon Falls to Todd and Virginia (Elwood) Budensiek. He graduated from Goodhue Public School in 2006. He worked for Ag Partners in Goodhue, Gerkens...

CENELL DAVIS

CENELL DAVIS

Dec 8, 2021

Cenell Davis, 89, of Rochester, died on December 8, 2021 at home. He suffered from a short illness and was under the care of his wife, Melissa, and a team of Home Health Care Providers.

Born in Rich Mississippi, on July 1,  1932 , Cenell was the second to the youngest of 6 boys, born to Searcy...

Gretchen Dahling

Gretchen Dahling

Dec 7, 2021

Gretchen Shirley Marie Dahling, 82, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at her home at Deer Crest.  She was born on March 22, 1939, in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated in 1959 from Hasting High School.  She lived in Hastings for a number of years where she worked for Smead Manufacturing from 1959 until 2004 when she...

Swen John Baker

Swen John Baker

Dec 6, 2021

Swen John Baker, “King,” 59, of Bemidji, MN, died December 6th, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

He was born on October 9th, 1962, to John Baker and Yvonne Baker in Minneapolis, MN. Swen attended Central High School and later Bemidji State University, where he was active in the Native American Student Council. Furthermore, he...

Susan Ann Platzke

Susan Ann Platzke

Dec 6, 2021

Susan Ann Platzke, age 66 of Red Wing, died Monday, December 6, 2021.  She was a longtime resident of her REM home, where she will be dearly missed by her caring staff and fellow friends and resident she's met throughout the years.  A graveside service for Susan will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Oakwood...

Maureen Naomi (Shea)  Simmons

Maureen Naomi (Shea) Simmons

Dec 6, 2021

Maureen Naomi Simmons, 86, of Mazeppa, died Monday, December 6, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in Red Wing. She was born on March 7, 1935 in Rochester, MN to William and Irene (Hagedorn) Shea, graduated from Lourdes High School and lived in Rochester (until 1976), Palisade (1976-1994), Mazeppa (1994-2020), and most recently in Zumbrota, MN. On...

Barbara (Hyland)  Sebby

Barbara (Hyland) Sebby

Dec 6, 2021

Barbara Hyland Sebby died in Red Wing, Minnesota on December 6, 2021, after a long illness.

Barbara was a long time resident of Minot, North Dakota. She was born on September 23, 1942, the daughter of Leon and Beatrice (Klier) Hyland. Barbara attended Minot Model’s grade school and high school and graduated from Bishop Ryan High School...

John M. Redmond

John M. Redmond

Dec 6, 2021

John M Redmond, 71, passed away at his home in Lake City on December 5, 2021.

John was born to William & Kathryn (Wise) Redmond on August 15, 1950. He grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. He then attended RCTC in Rochester. Out of college John first worked at Meyer...

Rose Ferguson

Rose Ferguson

Dec 4, 2021

Rose Marie Ferguson, 69, of Dodge Center, passed away surrounded by family on December 4, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester.

Rose was born on September 11, 1952 in Zumbrota to Bernard and Cyril (Barry) Reiland. She grew-up on her family farm in Mazeppa and graduated from Mazeppa High School in 1970. She married Jerry Richter in...

Donna M Holst

Donna M Holst

Dec 3, 2021

Donna M Holst, 95, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at The Bluffs in Lake City.

Donna was born on September 16, 1926 in Glaskow TWP in Wabasha County, MN to Edward& Elsie (Schumacher) Rutz.  Donna married Harry Holst August 28, 1946 at the St. John’s parsonage in Lake City. She worked in the food service...

Wilfred V Wilde

Wilfred V Wilde

Dec 2, 2021

Wilfred V. (Bill) Wilde, 97, of Lake City, MN passed away at River Bend Senior Care facility in Rochester, MN on December 2, 2021. He was born January 25th, 1924 in West Albany, MN, the son of William C. Wilde and Ivanetta Sommers Wilde. He worked for Peterson Sheehan Department Store and Di- Acro for many years in Lake...

Kermit Manfred Bjorlie

Kermit Manfred Bjorlie

Dec 1, 2021

Kermit Manfred Bjorlie , 102, died peacefully in his sleep in Zumbrota, MN on December 1, 2021. He was a very kind, reserved, tough and resilient (stubborn Norwegian) man who loved life and wasn’t ready to leave. He was interested in people and loved hearing their stories. He was a man of God, active in his church...

Alice Berg

Alice Berg

Nov 30, 2021

Alice Irene Berg, 86, of Wanamingo, passed on November 30, 2021 at Mayo Hospital in Mankato, MN.

Alice was born on January 3, 1935 in Nerstrand, MN to George and Claribel (Prestrude) Kispert.

She graduated from Kenyon High School in 1953 and shortly after met Duane Berg. Duane and Alice were married on October 15,...

Gerald Stensland

Gerald Stensland

Nov 30, 2021

Gerald Ordean Stensland, 89, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on October 19, 1932, in Jewell, Iowa to Abel and Helen (Mattson) Stensland.  He graduated from Bricelyn, MN High School and then served in the US Army from 1953-1954.  On May 3, 1958, he was married...