Obituaries
Arlis Brinkman obituary
Feb 6, 2026
Arlis Alma Brinkman, 85, of Lake City, died on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the Lake City Care Center.Arlis was born on September 26, 1940 in Lake City to John and Alma (Klein) Hinck. She attended country schools and later went to Goodhue High School where she graduated from in 1958. She was a...
Eugene Goetz obituary
Feb 5, 2026
Eugene K. Goetz, 96, of Lake City, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.Born December 27, 1929, in Plainview, Minnesota, Gene graduated from Plainview High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army. As a member of the Airborne Rangers, he served as an officer in...
Edward Stern obituary
Feb 2, 2026
Edward August Stern, age 76 of Goodhue, died in his home on January 29, 2026.Ed was born on May 2, 1949 to Peggy and Ewald Stern in Springfield, Minnesota. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1967, and from Winona State College in 1971. Ed married Deborah Kinlund in 1971, and together they...
Harry Van Houten obituary
Feb 2, 2026
Harry Melvin Van Houten, 80, passed away from complications in the Lake City Care Center on January 31, 2026.Harry was born June 27, 1945 to Ella May Van Houten and an unknown father in Millville, Minnesota and was surrounded by a large family of 17 half brothers and sisters. Harry enjoyed farm...
David McCormick obituary
Jan 30, 2026
David McCormick, 89, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the Elysian Senior Home of Lake City.Dave was born April 13, 1936 in Faribault, Minnesota to Edward and Lydia (Reimann) McCormick, the youngest of eight children. Upon graduating from high school, Dave received his...
Patrick Roberts obituary
Jan 26, 2026
July 7, 1979 – January 18, 2026Patrick Shane Roberts passed peacefully from our world surrounded by family on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was a loving and devoted husband to the love of his life Tara, a committed and proud father to Spencer, Wally, and Leo, and the kind of son, brother, and friend...
Rex McKinnon obituary
Jan 22, 2026
Rex Don McKinnon, 87, of Lake City, Minnesota passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday morning January 20, 2026, at his home in Elysian Senior Living Lake City.Rex was born on November 18, 1938, in Lamesa, Texas to Roy and Maxine (Sumner) McKinnon. His educational years were spent in various...
Ellen Hawes obituary
Jan 22, 2026
Ellen Mae Hawes, 80, of Brandon, South Dakota died unexpectedly on January 6, 2026. She was born on March 23, 1945, to George and Mary (Jamison) Hawes at Kelly Field military base, behind the Alamo. They then relocated to San Antonio, Texas. She grew up in Ellsworth, Wisconsin where she graduated....
Catherine Rice obituary
Jan 22, 2026
Catherine Ann Rice, 83, of Lake City, Minnesota died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. She was born October 28, 1941 to Dr. Roland P. Rice and Mrs. Dorothy (Williams) Rice.Catherine enjoyed bowling, creating art (especially painting), shopping, crafting, going out to eat, and...
Joyce Sperling death notice
Jan 20, 2026
Joycelyn B. Sperling, 93, formerly of Lake City, passed away December 22, 2025 in Colorado. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday March 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City with Father Thé Hoang officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church...
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