Obituaries
Virginia Oelkers Obituary
May 16, 2019
A memorial service for Virginia “Ginny” Oelkers will be Monday, May 20, at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Scott Fiege officiating. Virginia Florence Oelkers, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester...
Joshua Leonard Obituary
May 8, 2019
Joshua Jerome Leonard, 27, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 in a farming accident. He was born Sept. 24, 1991 in Rochester, Minn. to Jeffrey and Annette (Book) Leonard. Josh grew up in Zumbro Falls and graduated with his high school sweetheart, Melanie Cordes, from Lincoln High...
Bernice Willers Obituary
May 7, 2019
Bernice M. Willers, 98, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 3, 2019 at May Creek Lodge in Walker, Minn. She was born July 7, 1920 in Florence Township, Goodhue County, to Roy and Mathilda (Wimmer) Watson and united in marriage to Ruben O. Willers on June 27, 1943. Only when her health...
Margaret Copp Obituary
May 6, 2019
Margaret Elaine Copp, 89, of Lake City, died peacefully Friday, May 3, 2019, at her home surrounded by family. She was born on Dec. 17, 1929 in Thief River Falls, Minn. to Thorald and Serena (Hanson) Wasley. She graduated from Thief River High School in 1947 and trained as a LPN at Mercy...
Robert Ogren Obituary
May 6, 2019
Robert Ogren, 90, of Venice, Fla. died Monday, April 29, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Bob was born Feb. 25, 1929, to the late Fritz W. and Ethel (Pearson) Ogren in Marcus, Iowa. A WWII veteran, Bob joined the Army Air Corp after his high school graduation. He...
Bernice Willers Death Notice
May 6, 2019
Bernice Willers, 98, formerly of Lake City, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at Edgewood May Creek Health Care Facility in Walker, Minn. Services are pending at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel in Lake City.
Joyce Burke Obituary
Apr 30, 2019
Joyce Margaret Burke, 69, of Lake City, died courageously and peacefully on April 30, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born Feb. 9, 1950 to Arnold and Margaret Pruter. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1968. She was a wonderful mother, raising...
Darrell Peterson Obituary
Apr 29, 2019
Darrell Norell Peterson, 76, of Lake City, went to be with the Lord after a short battle with cancer on Sunday, April 28, 2019. Darrell was born on Dec. 31, 1942 to Otto and Beatrice (Anderson) Peterson, the youngest of four children, Laura “Pat” (Jim) VonWald, Rodney (Carol), and Byron “Dub...
Kaye Wempner
Apr 29, 2019
Kaye Wempner went to join her family in heaven on Feb. 28, 2019. She left us at home in her favorite spot surrounded by words of love. Kaye was born May 4, 1928 in Gillford Township to John and Katherine (Klennert) Miller. She grew up in Lake City and made it her lifetime home. She met...
Richard Clark Obituary
Apr 29, 2019
Richard J. Clark, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Mayo Health System - Lake City Hospital. Richard was born June 9, 1946 in Detroit Lakes, Minn. to Loren and Lorna (Willette) Clark. He graduated from George Washington High School, in St. Paul in 1964. Richard married...
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