Obituaries

Peter Terwilliger Obituary

Dec 11, 2017

Peter Terwilliger, 78, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at his home in St. Paul. He was born on May 26, 1939 to Gilbert and Frances (Shugrue) Terwilliger in Red Wing. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School and later graduated from the University of Minnesota...

Donald "Pete" Hoyt Obituary

Dec 5, 2017

Donald “Pete” Dean Hoyt, “The Singing Barber,” after a long struggle with cancer, died at the age of 84 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Care Center on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Pete was born on the 9 mile island near Durand, Wis., on the Chippewa River to Claude and Irene (Moots) Hoyt....

Leon Yennie Obituary

Dec 4, 2017

Leon Pat Yennie, 66, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born on July 3, 1951, in Byron, Minn. to Fritz and Lucille (Busher) Yennie. He attended schools in Byron. On Sept. 10, 1988, he married Brenda Stoltz...

Nancy Savage Obituary

Nov 27, 2017

Nancy G. Savage (Staack), 58 of Wyoming, Minn., died following a courageous battle with cancer on Nov. 22, 2017. She will be deeply missed by her beloved daughter, Emma Rose (fiancé Mark Neumann); siblings, Mike (Sheryl), Tim (Patty); mother-in-law, Patricia Savage; brothers- and sisters-in-...

Douglas "Kcooter" Stephens Obituary

Nov 22, 2017

Douglas “Kcooter” Stephens, 63, of Frontenac, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born March 24, 1954, in Minneapolis, to Eugene and Rita (Jarnot) Stephens. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School and lived and worked various places before settling in Frontenac...

Larry Mayfield Obituary

Nov 20, 2017

Larry Mayfield was called home to his heavenly Father on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the age of 77. He fought a long battle with several health issues. He leaves behind his loving wife of 42 years, Sandra Mayfield (Huehn). They met and instantly fell in love. They united in marriage on July 13, 1975...

McKenna Rae Niemeyer Obituary

Nov 20, 2017

McKenna Rae Niemeyer, infant daughter of Blaise Niemeyer and Danielle Anderson of Chatfield, Minn. passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. McKenna was born on Sept. 21, 2017 in Rochester. She was loved tremendously by her parents, sister, and extended family in the short time that...

Eleanor Blattner Obituary

Nov 13, 2017

Eleanor A. Blattner, 93 of Eau Claire, Wis., formerly of Rock Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 at her home in Eau Claire. Eleanor was born on Jan. 29, 1924 in Bellechester. She was the daughter of Anton and Pearl (Arendt) Hart. Her family moved to the Lake City area where...

William Laidlaw Obituary

Nov 10, 2017

William Laidlaw, 84, of Frontenac, passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Hospital. He was born on May 27, 1933 to William and Irma (Ackerman) Laidlaw in Minneapolis. William attended high school in St. Louis Park, Minn. After graduating, he served in the...

Katherine Merrell Obituary

Nov 9, 2017

Katherine A. Merrell, 92, of Wabasha, formerly of Kellogg and Lake City, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 at St. Elizabeth’s Health Care Center in Wabasha. She was born Feb. 5, 1925 in Hammond to George and Elizabeth (Angelbeck). She was a 1943 graduate of St. Felix High School in Wabasha. ...