Obituaries

Earnest Tesmer Obituary

Apr 21, 2017

The funeral service for Ernest Tesmer will be Monday, April 24, at 11 a.m. at Christ Our Rock Lutheran Church in Rochester, with Pastor Jeff Limpert officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood East Cemetery in Rochester following the service. Mr. Tesmer, 91, of Wabasha, and formerly of Millville,...

Bonnie Weichel Obituary

Apr 19, 2017

The funeral service for Bonnie Weichel will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in West Albany, rural Millville with Fr. Joseph Pete officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Weichel, 69, of Millville passed away Monday, April...

Joseph Van Houten Obituary

Apr 18, 2017

The memorial service for Joseph “Joe” Van Houten, will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 21, at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City with Fr. Joseph Pete officiating. Friends and family may visit from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel in...

Noah Norton Obituary

Apr 17, 2017

Noah David Norton of Menomonie, Wis. passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on Friday, April 7, 2017. He was 40 years old. Within minutes of his passing, there was a Willie Nelson record on the turntable, and whiskey in the glasses of those around him, celebrating and toasting an...

Louise Kahl Obituary

Apr 14, 2017

Louise Elvira (Roper) Kahl, 93, of Bellechester and Red Wing, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at her home at The Bluffs in Lake City where she had resided for the past year and a half. She was born Oct. 15, 1923 to Wilhelmina “Minnie” and Harvey Roper in rural Red Wing...

Virginia Steffenhagen Obituary

Apr 14, 2017

The memorial service for Virginia L. Steffenhagen will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frontenac, with Pastor Stephen Kurtzahn officiating. Burial will follow the service at Frontenac Cemetery in Old Frontenac. Mrs. Steffenhagen, 88, of Lake...

Robert Svihel Death Notice

Apr 13, 2017

Robert Svihel of Lake City, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He was born Nov. 30, 1942 in Minneapolis. He resided in Lake City for 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Charlene; son, Jeffrey (Debbie); daughter, Natalie (Brad); grandaughter, Lauren; and sister, LuAnn.

Jean Schwirtz Death Notice

Apr 11, 2017

Jean M. Schwirtz, 59, of Zumbro Falls, dies unexpectedly at her home on Monday, April 10, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel, Lake City. Guest register may be signed online at www.schleicherfuneralhomes.com.

Elenore Krohn Obituary

Apr 6, 2017

Funeral services for Elenore Krohn will be held Monday, April 10, at 11 a.m. at Christ Our Rock Lutheran Church, 3040 Stonehenge Dr. NE in Rochester. The Rev. Jeff Limpert will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at St. John’s...

Stephen Ritzenthaler Obituary

Apr 3, 2017

Stephen Ansel Ritzenthaler, 73, of Cannon Falls and Lake City, died on Sunday, March 12, 2017 after a three-month battle with non-Hodgkin’s Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Stephen, son of Ansel E. and Geraldine Ritzenthaler, was born January 29, 1944 in Reedsburg, Wis. and then moved to Springfield, Minn...