Obituaries

Hayse Goranson Obituary

Apr 7, 2020

Hayse Martin Goranson, 79, of Lake City, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus in Rochester, with family by his side. He was born on April 15, 1940 to Oscar and Stella (Caswell) Goranson. He grew up in Lake City and attended Lake City schools. Hayse joined...

Adair Palmatier Obituary

Apr 3, 2020

Adair Maureen (Dahman) Palmatier, 56, died peacefully at home in Red Wing on March 30, 2020, of metastatic breast cancer. She was born Feb. 15, 1964 in Lake City. Adair loved life, her family, fine food, connecting with friends, and boating on the Mississippi River. A caregiver at heart,...

Mary Lou Boxrud Obituary

Mar 25, 2020

Mary Lou Boxrud, 73, of Rochester, died on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Lake City Care Center. Mary Lou was born on Jan. 13, 1947 to Ernst and Martha (Moser) Feucht in Hudson, S.D. and grew up in Lester, Iowa. She was a graduate of West Lyon High School in 1965. ...

Florence Juers Obituary

Mar 24, 2020

Florence (Plank) Juers, 94, of Rochester, passed away at Cottage Wood Senior Living Center on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Florence was born on Feb. 18, 1926 to Lawrence and Johanna (Glueson) Duden in Gillford Township on the family farm. She married Carl Plank on July 24, 1944 at the Little Brown...

Mary Schumacher Obituary

Mar 24, 2020

Mary Catherine Schumacher, 78, of Elgin, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at her home in rural Elgin with her family by her side. She was born March 17, 1942 in Plainview to Henry and Marie (Meyer) Rott. Mary grew up attending country school for her early years of education, and then...

L. Jill Schasker Ford Obituary

Mar 20, 2020

L. Jill Schasker Ford, 80, died in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Jill was born Aug. 24, 1939, in Vandalia Ill., and the Schasker family moved to Lake City in the early 1940’s. They became active in the town as members of the Swedish Lutheran Church and raised and sold fruits and...

Marlyn Siewert Obituary

Mar 19, 2020

Marlyn D. Siewert, 74, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at his home in Lake City. Marlyn was born on Aug. 14, 1945 to Clarence and Beatrice (Hadler) Siewert in Red Wing. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1963. He married his wife Leathia Jirak on June 20, 1970 at Trinity Lincoln...

Steven Marnell Obituary

Mar 16, 2020

Steven Wayne Marnell, 72, of Goodhue, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Bay View Care Center in Red Wing. He was born April 4, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa to Arthur and Charlotte (Cox) Marnell. Steven lived most of his adult life in Goodhue. On Aug. 7, 1965 he married Doris Ann Nelson. Together they...

Milo Wehking

Mar 13, 2020

Milo C. Wehking, of Waconia, Minn., previously of Lake City and Chaska, Minn., died on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the age of 88. Milo was a warm, caring man and a fun-loving grandfather. He was hardworking, resilient, and dedicated to his family. He will be greatly missed by his children, Carolyn...

Joan Olson Obituary

Mar 12, 2020

Joan D. Olson of Rosemount, Minn., died on Monday, March 9, 2020. She is survived by son, Marc (Cheryl); daughter, Mary (David) Proeschel; grandchildren, Barrett (Rianna), Kyle (special friend Rachael Peltier) Olson and Malea Proeschel (Lance) Dageford; great-granddaughter, Everly Olson; great-...