Obituaries

Cortland Funke II Obituary

Jul 31, 2018

Cortland Alvin Roy Leslie Funke II died at his home on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the age of 74, after battling lung cancer for more than a year. Cortland, more commonly known as Butch, was born on Aug. 23, 1943 in Wabasha. After graduating from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1961,...

Colleen Borgschatz Obituary

Jul 31, 2018

Colleen Borgschatz, beloved mother, grandma, and great-grandma, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018 at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing. She was 85. Colleen Chloe Borgschatz was born Nov. 26, 1932 in Wabash, Ind. to Francis and Helen (Shipley) Shephard. She attended school in Red Wing...

Jake Howlett Obituary

Jul 30, 2018

Jake Christopher Howlett passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 doing what he loved. Jake was born July 26, 1999 in Salida, Colo. and spent most of his life in the Colorado mountains, except for a few years which were spent in Lake City. He loved hunting, football, wrestling, anything with four...

Elsie Hales Obituary

Jul 30, 2018

Elsie Hales, 98, of Lake City, formerly of Minnetonka, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Accra High Street House Assisted Living. She was born Jan. 25, 1920 in Minneapolis to Anders and Marie (Ljøkelsøy) Carlson. She grew up in Minneapolis where she attended business school. On July 12,...

Melvin Liljevall Obituary

Jul 24, 2018

Melvin P. Liljevall, 89, of Lake City, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Care Center. He was born on Nov. 27, 1928 to Peter and Hannah (Hegstrom) Liljevall in St. Paul. Melvin attended Mound High School. Melvin served in the Navy and after being...

Ramona Preble Obituary

Jul 23, 2018

The funeral service for Ramona Preble was on Saturday, July 21, at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel, with Pastor David Badgely officiating. Burial was in Lakewood Cemetery following the service. Ramona June Preble, 86, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Mayo...

James Gates Sr. Obituary

Jul 20, 2018

James “Jim” Dennis Gates Senior passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at his home in Lake City, surrounded by family. He was born on July 8, 1950 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Joseph Dallas and Lois Marie (Royer) Gates. He was the youngest of three children, older brother, Ken (...

Curtis Peters Obituary

Jul 19, 2018

Curtis W. Peters was reborn to a new life on Saturday, July 14, 2018. He was born Sept. 19, 1939 in Lake City. Curt was loved and admired by many and is survived by his loyal wife, Sue Caughman; his sister, Kathy (Jerry) Benedix of La Porte, Minn.; his devoted stepchildren, Todd and Brooke...

Debra Diepenbrock Obituary

Jul 16, 2018

A memorial visitation for Debra A. Diepenbrock of Warroad, Minn. was Saturday, July 14, at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad. Debra passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at the age of 65. Debra Alice Diepenbrock was born in Warroad on Nov. 18, 1952, to Harold and Betty (Storey) Fish. In 1961 the...

Walter Rahrmann Obituary