Obituaries

Raymond Liffrig Obituary

Dec 26, 2017

Raymond H. Liffrig, 65, of Lake City, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Care Center. Ray was born May 4, 1952 in Lake City to Raymond and Betty (Lombard) Liffrig. Ray graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 1971. He worked at Riveria Cabinets...

Vernon Luettinger Obituary

Dec 26, 2017

Vernon L. Luettinger, 97, of Richfield, Minn. Retired from the Navy as a lieutenant commander after 20 years of service. Entered the Navy as a seaman and was stationed on the USS California. He survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the USS California. He received...

Duane OIiver Atkinson

Dec 18, 2017

Duane Oliver Atkinson, 79, of Grand Junction, Colo., formerly of Zumbro Falls, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Grand Junction. Palisade Funeral Home in Palisade, Colo. is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Betty Jean Burnham Obituary

Dec 18, 2017

The funeral service for Betty Jean Burnham will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, at the United Methodist Church in Lake City with Pastor Phil Schmidt and Pastor Orin Sandberg co-officiating. Burial will follow in the Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City. Mrs. Burnham, 86, of Brookfield, Wis., and...

Shirley O'Reilly Obituary

Dec 15, 2017

Shirley (Shirl) joined her husband, Phillip, on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 after a brief illness. She was born in 1924 to Leonard and Alma Rogers in Detroit, Mich., the third of four children. Shirl joined the Coast Guard as a Spar in 1943 and was stationed in Florida where she met Phil. They...

Marjorie Duell Obituary

Dec 13, 2017

The funeral service for Marjorie “Marge” Duell will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Eyota with Pastor Jean Boese officiating. Burial will follow in Saint Paul’s Cemetery in Eyota. Mrs. Duell, 81, of Lake City and formerly of Viola, passed away on...

Terrance Krueger Obituary

Dec 13, 2017

Terrance Leroy Krueger, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Terry was born to Delbourne and Shirley Krueger in Milwaukee, Wis. in 1941 and raised in Lake City. He graduated from Dunwoody Industrial Institute in 1961, moved to Greenville, S.C. in 1971 and attended Bob...

Peter Terwilliger Obituary

Dec 11, 2017

Peter Terwilliger, 78, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at his home in St. Paul. He was born on May 26, 1939 to Gilbert and Frances (Shugrue) Terwilliger in Red Wing. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School and later graduated from the University of Minnesota...

Donald "Pete" Hoyt Obituary

Dec 5, 2017

Donald “Pete” Dean Hoyt, “The Singing Barber,” after a long struggle with cancer, died at the age of 84 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Care Center on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Pete was born on the 9 mile island near Durand, Wis., on the Chippewa River to Claude and Irene (Moots) Hoyt....

Leon Yennie Obituary

Dec 4, 2017

Leon Pat Yennie, 66, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born on July 3, 1951, in Byron, Minn. to Fritz and Lucille (Busher) Yennie. He attended schools in Byron. On Sept. 10, 1988, he married Brenda Stoltz...