Obituaries

Gary Bremer obituary

Feb 12, 2026

Gary Bremer, 86, passed away Tuesday, February 10, surrounded by his loving family at his home in rural Lake City.Gary Gene Bremer was born in Lake City, Minn. on April 28, 1939, to Edwin and Mabel (Zimmermann) Bremer. Gary attended rural elementary school, St John’s Lutheran School, and Lake City...

Richard Braid obituary

Feb 11, 2026

Richard (Dick) Murray Braid, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on February 5, 2026, surrounded by his wife Lisa and loved ones.Richard was born in Mentor, Ohio, to his devoted parents, Murray and Bertie “Bert” Braid. From an early age, he lived by the values of service,...

Gloria Issendorf obituary

Feb 11, 2026

Gloria Issendorf, 81, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Elysian in Lake City.Gloria was born on January 5, 1945 in Lake City to Alvin and Gladys (VonHelmst) Duden. On October 16, 1965 she married Dennis Issendorf. They farmed with Dennis’s parents until they retired and moved to...

Arlis Brinkman obituary

Feb 6, 2026

Arlis Alma Brinkman, 85, of Lake City, died on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the Lake City Care Center.Arlis was born on September 26, 1940 in Lake City to John and Alma (Klein) Hinck. She attended country schools and later went to Goodhue High School where she graduated from in 1958. She was a...

Eugene Goetz obituary

Feb 5, 2026

Eugene K. Goetz, 96, of Lake City, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.Born December 27, 1929, in Plainview, Minnesota, Gene graduated from Plainview High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army. As a member of the Airborne Rangers, he served as an officer in...

Edward Stern obituary

Feb 2, 2026

Edward August Stern, age 76 of Goodhue, died in his home on January 29, 2026.Ed was born on May 2, 1949 to Peggy and Ewald Stern in Springfield, Minnesota. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1967, and from Winona State College in 1971. Ed married Deborah Kinlund in 1971, and together they...

Harry Van Houten obituary

Feb 2, 2026

Harry Melvin Van Houten, 80, passed away from complications in the Lake City Care Center on January 31, 2026.Harry was born June 27, 1945 to Ella May Van Houten and an unknown father in Millville, Minnesota and was surrounded by a large family of 17 half brothers and sisters. Harry enjoyed farm...

David McCormick obituary

Jan 30, 2026

David McCormick, 89, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the Elysian Senior Home of Lake City.Dave was born April 13, 1936 in Faribault, Minnesota to Edward and Lydia (Reimann) McCormick, the youngest of eight children. Upon graduating from high school, Dave received his...

Patrick Roberts obituary

Jan 26, 2026

July 7, 1979 – January 18, 2026Patrick Shane Roberts passed peacefully from our world surrounded by family on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was a loving and devoted husband to the love of his life Tara, a committed and proud father to Spencer, Wally, and Leo, and the kind of son, brother, and friend...

Rex McKinnon obituary

Jan 22, 2026

Rex Don McKinnon, 87, of Lake City, Minnesota passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday morning January 20, 2026, at his home in Elysian Senior Living Lake City.Rex was born on November 18, 1938, in Lamesa, Texas to Roy and Maxine (Sumner) McKinnon. His educational years were spent in various...