Obituaries

Norma Rutz obituary

Oct 15, 2021

Norma Elsie Rutz, formerly of Lake City, Minn., passed away on October 12, 2021 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. Norma is survived by her daughter Coleen (Mark) Rieder of Rochester; her much loved grandchildren Nicholas (Christina) Rieder of Rochester and Claire (Marcus) Gudgell of...

Maurice Niehaus obituary

Oct 11, 2021

Maurice H. Niehaus 92, of Lake City, Minn. died peacefully on October 9, 2021 at the Lake City Care Center. Maurice was born January 16, 1929 at Bailleyville, Kan. to Frank and Mary (Meyer) Niehaus. Maurice attended rural one-room grade schools and graduated from Seneca High School in 1946...

Gladys Dettmer obituary

Sep 23, 2021

Gladys “Gladie” Louise Dettmer, 84, of Lake City, passed away at her home Tuesday afternoon, September 21, 2021. She was born September 7, 1937, in Rochester to Floyd and Leona (Goldbeck) Goodman. She attended Olmsted County District 6 School and graduated in 1954 from Rochester High School. On May...

Katherine Dieltz obituary

Sep 23, 2021

Katherine (Kay) Dieltz passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones September 6, 2021, at the age of 87. Preceded in death by parents, Bernard and Katherine (Stevens) Heffron; siblings, Marge Lockwood, Lois Nelson, Tom Heffron, Fran Heffron, and Bill Heffron; and grandson Cody Wendt. Survived...

Davis Matheny obituary

Sep 17, 2021

Davis (“Dave”) Flood Matheny passed into eternal life on September 14, 2021 at his home after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was 85. Dave was the younger of two sons of Brigadier General William Albert Matheny Sr. USAF (Ret) and Clarice (“Lady”) Estelle Bulifant Matheny. He was...

Michael Huettl obituary

Sep 14, 2021

Michael Huettl Michael “Hut” A. Huettl, 67, of the Eau Claire County Town of Washington, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System – St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn. Mike was born December 27, 1953, in Lake City, Minn., the son of James and...

Dale Leinen obituary

Sep 14, 2021

Dale Leinen, 78, of Lake City passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Elysian Senior Homes of Lake City. He was born December 9, 1943 in Hammond, Wis. He graduated from Mechanics Art High School in St. Paul, Minn. He and his wife Jo lived in Lake City for 42 years. He...

Caroline McCormick obituary

Sep 7, 2021

Caroline Jean McCormick, 80, of Lake City, passed away peacefully at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester on September 6, 2021, surrounded by her family. Caroline was born December 6, 1940 to Frank and Eloise (Schult) Dunn in Minneapolis. She lived in Waseca for a short time. The family then...

Mildred Getschmann obituary

Sep 7, 2021

Mildred “Millie” Getschmann, 95 of Wabasha, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Gundersen – St Elizabeth Health Care Center, Wabasha. Millie was born July 29, 1926, in Augusta, Maine to Richard and Helen (Butler) Gibson. She was married to Richard Thornton and they had six children....

LaDonna Puder obituary

Sep 3, 2021

LaDonna Ruth (Nieno) Puder, 91, of Rochester, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 21, 2021. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. LaDonna was born January 24, 1930 in Hutchinson, Minn. to Robert and Hilma (Estenson) Nieno. She graduated from Mankato...