Obituaries
Robert Hoops obituary
May 18, 2026
Robert Emory Hoops, 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Care Center in Wabasha, Minnesota.Bob was born on February 20, 1943 to Emory and Catherine (Coltenbaugh) Hoops in Lake City, Minnesota. He graduated from Wabasha High School in 1961. He married...
Mary Bluhm obituary
May 14, 2026
Mary Terese Bluhm (née Schmidt), age 68, passed away surrounded by the love of her family. Mary was born on July 28, 1957, to Thomas and Rita Marcella (Sexton) Schmidt.Mary was fortunate to meet the love of her life in ninth grade. She and David Bluhm built a life together filled with love, family...
Helen Willers obituary
May 8, 2026
Helen Willers, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Wing.Helen was born on December 1, 1945, in Wabasha, to Otto and Bernice (Hetrick) Meurer. She married Keith Willers on May 18, 1968, in Wabasha, Minnesota.Helen cherished time spent with family and...
Nancy Wilking obituary
May 8, 2026
Nancy May Wilking, 87, of Eagan, Minnesota and formerly of Millville and Lake City, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026, at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, Minnesota with her family by her side.Nancy was born May 9, 1938, in Rochester, Minnesota to Elmer and Lucy (...
Yvonne Lupton obituary
May 4, 2026
Yvonne Adele Duemler Lupton passed away quietly after a stroke in her Rochester, Minnesota apartment early Thursday morning, April 30, with her daughter, Cathy Roepke, (Rochester), her devoted primary caregiver, present. She was 92.Our much-beloved mother will be greatly missed by everyone who was...
Gayle Crow obituary
May 4, 2026
Gayle LaVonne Crow, age 88, of Edina, Minnesota, went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 17, 2026. Gayle was born in Lake City, Minnesota, to Wallace and Dorothy Hansen. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1955. After high school, Gayle attended nursing school at Abbott School of Nursing...
Roger Hinrichs obituary
May 4, 2026
Roger “Rudy” Hinrichs passed on to his heavenly home on April 25, 2026. He was born February 26, 1942 to Henry and Erna (Klindworth) Hinrichs in Red Wing, Minn. He developed a love for horses working with his father’s team and attended country school in Wacouta with his six siblings. His first...
Robert DeMarce obituary
Apr 22, 2026
Robert DeMarce (Bob), age 85, of Burnsville, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2026.He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Marilyn DeMarce; three children, Lisa Garbe (Bill), Spenser DeMarce (Sarah), and Rory DeMarce (Tom); grandchildren Nick Garbe, Ally Herheim (...
Eileen Claridge
Apr 20, 2026
Eileen Ruth Claridge, 92, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Red Wing Campus, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 16, 1933, in Mankato, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Mary (Klages) Olinger. She graduated from Loyola High School in Mankato and then...
Kathleen Weaver obituary
Apr 13, 2026
Kathleen “Kathy” Patti Weaver, age 84, of Virginia, Minn., passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026, in Duluth, Minn.Kathy was born on July 30, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Howard and Beatrice Burns. She grew up with a deep love of the outdoors and an appreciation for family and the simple joys of...
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