Obituaries
Joel Brinkman obituary
Feb 6, 2025
Joel H. Brinkman, (‘Jinks’ to many of his friends), 77, of Lake City, died Tuesday, February, 4, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. Although he battled with throat cancer the past few years, he was suddenly and sadly taken from us before we were ready to say goodbye. Joel Henry...
David Schmidt obituary
Feb 4, 2025
David Edward Schmidt passed away Monday, February 3, 2025 at Mayo Health Systems- Lake City, Minn.He was born on May 10, 1947 in Wabasha, Minn. to Clarence and Marcella (Loechler) Schmidt. He attended Pepin Hill School, St. Felix grade school and graduated from Wabasha High School - Class of 1965...
James Srnec obituary
Feb 3, 2025
James Frank “Jim” Srnec of Lake City, Minn. passed away peacefully at home on February 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.Jim, 87, was born in Winona, Minn. on August 31, 1937, to William J. and Eva M. (Schweitzer) Srnec. He attended Cotter High School and Saint Mary’s University before...
Gene Becker obituary
Feb 3, 2025
Eugene Theodore Becker, 83, of Lake City, died Thursday, January 30, 2025 in Wabasha. He was born to Kermit and Mildred (Laqua) Becker on September 26, 1941 in West Albany Township, Minn. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City, class of 1959. On June 29, 1963 he married Rojean Tibor at...
Wendy Kellar obituary
Feb 3, 2025
Wendy L. (Jones) Kellar of Lake City, age 70, passed away on January 14, 2025 at home. Wendy is survived by her husband, James Kellar; sister, Judy Rahman of Madison, Wis.; daughter, Jessica Fechter of Edgerton, Wis.; step-daughter, Heather Jo Winters of Mason City, Iowa.She was preceded in death...
Mary Barden obituary
Jan 30, 2025
Mary Pauline Barden, 89, of Rochester, passed away at her home on Monday, January 27, 2025, in Rochester. She was born April 29, 1935, in Wabasha, to Vincent and Marian (Evers) Goihl. Mary attended rural Wabasha County Schools and graduated from the McCahill Institute in Lake City in 1953. She went...
Dorothy Potterf obituary
Jan 23, 2025
Our beloved mother, Dorothy May Potterf, age 93, passed away in her sleep on September 12, 2024. Dorothy had been living with her daughter, Barb Potterf in Anchorage, Alaska.Dorothy was born on November 4, 1930 to Frank Bruce and Florence (Rust) Roberson. After Dorothy graduated from high school,...
Andrew Johnson obituary
Jan 23, 2025
Andrew (Drew) Jay Johnson of Zumbro Falls, son of Jay and Tammi Johnson, was called home by the Lord on January 21, 2025.Andrew was born Feb. 4, 1994. He grew up in Zumbro Falls, and at an early age became interested in the great outdoors from learning many outdoor activities while taking part in...
Bradley Stengel obituary
Jan 20, 2025
Bradley B. Stengel, 73, was born in Lake City on May 4, 1951, and died December 28, 2024, in Santa Monica, California. Throughout his life Brad loved performing arts, music of many kinds, literature and languages, kittens and kids, traveling, and fine dining. He graduated from Lake City High...
Ronald Knudsen obituary
Jan 17, 2025
Ronald Roger Knudsen, known to many as “Ronnie,” passed away at the age of 79 on January 15, 2025, at his home in Frontenac, Minn.Born on May 14, 1945, to Roland and Dorothy (Turek) Knudsen, Ronnie graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1963. On July 11, 1971, he married Peggy Stein, with...
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