Obituaries

John Oelkers Obituary

Jan 16, 2018

John Perry Oelkers, 69, of Red Wing, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, with his family by his side, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. He had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He was born Sept. 28, 1948, in Red Wing, to Vernon and Irene (Anderson) Oelkers and graduated from Red...

Jean Dieltz Obituary

Jan 15, 2018

Jean M. Dieltz, 79, of Lake City and Mesa, Ariz. passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at Banner Hospital in Mesa. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 24 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City. Jean was a devoted wife, proud mother, grandmother and a friend to...

Janice Grobe Obituary

Jan 10, 2018

The funeral service for Janice M. Grobe will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 1000 Portland Ave. in Saint Paul Park with Pastor Michael Schneider officiating. Burial will be at Lincoln Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural Lake City at 3 p.m. on Saturday. ...

Kay Martin Gaertnier Obituary

Jan 10, 2018

Kay Martin “Martin” Gaertnier, 91, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester, with family at his side. Martin was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 9, 1926, to Albert and Alma Marie (Martens) Gaertnier. He spent early summers working his grandmother’s farm,...

Gwendolyn Benson Obituary

Jan 8, 2018

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Ann (Fick) Benson, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas after a brief and brave struggle with cancer. Gwen was born in Red Wing on May 30, 1947, to Vernon and Genevieve Fick. She graduated high school in her hometown of Lake City and went on...

Raymon Bahmer Obituary

Jan 3, 2018

Raymon August Bahmer, born Feb. 2, 1951, died Dec. 13, 2017. Survived by daughter, Rosalie Gale (Doug); sister, Jeannie Gast (Ron), brothers, Marly (Cindy) and Kenny (Anne); sister-in-law, Marina Bahmer; numerous nieces and nephews; companion, Lisa Gregory; and his eight pound side-kick, Shorty...

Phyllis Herman Obituary

Jan 3, 2018

The last day of 2017 was the last day on the earth for M. Phyllis Herman, 94, of Plainview and formerly of Lake City. She was born to Ralph and Mabel (Johnson) O’Hara in Jarrett, Minn. She spent her childhood exploring farm bluffs and the Zumbro River with her brother Russell O’Hara. She was...

Frances Fitschen Obituary

Jan 2, 2018

Frances Anna Fitschen, 91, of Lake City, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Wabasha. Frances was born March 13, 1926 to Walter and Amalia (Strusz) Dicke in Featherstone Township. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Hay Creek Church. She...

Francis Plank Obituary

Dec 29, 2017

Francis Plank, 72, of Kasson, Minn., formerly of Lake City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hosptial, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Francis was born on Dec. 10, 1945 in Wabasha to Herbert and Delores (Eastman) Plank. He attended rural schools in the Lake City area. He...

Janice Johnson Obituary

Dec 26, 2017

Janice (Jane) Adelle Johnson, 76, of Lake City, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday Dec. 26, 2017, at The Bluffs of Lake City. Jane was born on Sept. 12, 1941 to Rudolph and Anna Johnson of Cannon Falls. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1959. After high school...