Henrietta Madson
Aug 17, 2025
Henrietta Madson, 94, passed away on August 17, 2025.
Her family is composing a full obituary and it will be available soon.
Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Madson family.
Doris Kent
Aug 15, 2025
Doris Kent passed away at home on August 15th, 2025, her 75th birthday. She was diagnosed with cancer in June 2025. She was on in-home hospice through Season's Hospice.
She was born on August 15th, 1950 to Alvin and Pauline Rentschler in Havre, MT. Her family moved to Lewiston, MT when she was 12 and she graduated from high school...
Lyle Bacon
Aug 15, 2025
Lyle Lester Bacon, 90, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 15, 2025 at his home surrounded by family.
Lyle was born on July 16, 1935, to Lloyd and Viola (Bremseth) Bacon in Fountain Township. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1953. He was in the United States Marines from 1954 until January 26, 1957. On June 27, 1959,...
Eileen Thorpe
Aug 14, 2025
Eileen (née Murphy) Thorpe of Rochester passed away quietly on Thursday, August 14, surrounded by family and friends, after sustaining critical injuries in an automobile accident. Eileen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Charles and Crystal Murphy (née Johnston) on December 4, 1947. She graduated from Golden Valley (Minnesota) High School in 1965 where she excelled academically. She attended Knox...
Ethan King
Aug 12, 2025
Ethan William King was born on June 29th 2005 in Rochester Minnesota. He was a beloved son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend whose kind hearted soul, humor and adventurous spirit touched all who knew him. Though his time with us was short, the love, kindness and light he brought to our lives will remain forever.
Ethan was a sweet child...
Ramona Nelson
Aug 12, 2025
Funeral services for Ramona C. Nelson, 96, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 3rd Ave. SE, Rochester, MN, with visitation 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.
Ramona C. Nelson was born on November 2, 1928, near...
Tatiana Emelianova
Aug 10, 2025
Tatiana "Tanya" S. Emelianova passed away on August 10, 2025 at her home in Rochester, MN. Tanya was born February 24, 1964 to Sergey Emelianov and Olga Emelianova in Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
Tanya lived and worked in the Moscow area throughout her youth. She obtained a master's degree in mathematics before going on to work as a software engineer....
Frederick Rausch
Aug 4, 2025
Frederick W Rausch was born April 29, 1951, to Frederick and Phoebe Rausch and passed on August 4, 2025.
He was one of twelve children, being number 9.
He attended Pine Island School in his elementary years.
He was a professional Midget Wrestler for a while, wrestling under the name of 'LITTLE BRUISER". He worked at Lake Side Packing in...
Mary Perry
Aug 4, 2025
With great sadness we share the passing of Mary Patricia Hawkins Perry; wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and dear friend, who died on August 4th, 2025. She died at home with a summer evening outside her window and family at her side.
Mary was born May 8,1929 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, the last of the six children of...
Jeffrey Black
Jul 31, 2025
In Loving Memory of Jeffrey Todd BlackAugust 28, 1956 - July 31, 2025Jeffrey Todd Black, born August 28, 1956, in Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in hospice care.He was the son of Diane and Edward Black and the older brother of Brad Black, who preceded him in death.Jeff is lovingly remembered by his three children, Amy Black (Los Angeles, CA),...
William 'Bill' Oliver
Jul 29, 2025
William 'Bill' Sherwood Oliver, of Minneapolis, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 29, 2025. He was 56 years old.
Bill was born in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 2, 1968. He graduated from Mayo High School and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, earning bachelor's degrees in psychology and history. Once he arrived at college, he never left the Minneapolis area.
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Griffith Rees
Jul 28, 2025
Griffith H. Rees Jr., 95, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Saint Mary's Hospital of the Mayo Clinic after a brief illness.
Griff was born May 11, 1930, in Scranton, PA to Griffith H. and Verna (Davis) Rees. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the US Air Force for one year of active...
Dorothy Ogg
Jul 28, 2025
Dorothy M. Ogg, age 99, of Rochester, MN passed away July 28, 2025 at Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center in Rochester, MN.
Dorothy May Reetz was born May 16, 1926 in Appleton, WI , the oldest child of Louis and Linda (Rafoth) Reetz. Dorothy worked at Home Mutual Insurance where she met her future husband Jay Ogg who worked for...
Tracy Jacobs
Jul 25, 2025
Tracy Lynn Jacobs, 63, of Rochester, Mn., passed at Seasons Hospice on July 25, 2025.
She was born on October 27, 1961, in Edmonton, Canada, to Donald and Mavis Larson.
Tracy moved to the US at the age of 14, when her mother passed away. She went to live with her uncle, Curt Granud, and graduated from Zumbrota high school...
Judy Leqve
Jul 24, 2025
Judith "Judy" Lee (Fitch) Leqve, 86, passed away on July 24, 2025 at her home in Pine Island, MN surrounded by family. Judy was born on July 15, 1939 in St. Paul, MN to parents Frank and Ione (Musolf) Fitch. Judy attended Rochester High School before beginning her career as server and bartender. She worked at the Holiday Inn South...
Ruth Fiek
Jul 24, 2025
Ruth E. Fiek passed away of natural causes on July 24, 2025, after several months of declining health.
Ruth was born in Rockford, IL on November 15, 1929, to Rev. Paul and Mabel Nygren. She lived in many places growing up, moving with her family to the churches her father served in Stillman Valley, IL, Brandon, SD, Peoria, IL, Manskog,...
Ronald Highet
Jul 20, 2025
Ronald "Ron" John Highet, 56, of Rochester, MN, passed away heroically on July 20, 2025. Born on March 4, 1969, in Rochester to Duane Highet and Ione (Helland) Speer, Ron was a devoted father, a loving partner, and a man of many passions.
A proud 1988 graduate of John Marshall High School, Ron built a life centered around family, curiosity, and...
Bruce Jeske
Jul 19, 2025
Bruce Elliot Jeske of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025. Bruce was born January 17, 1956 in Rochester, MN to Marvin and Shirley Jeske of Rochester.
Bruce graduated from Mayo High school on June 7th 1974. Bruce worked at IBM until retiring in Aug of 2017.
Bruce is survived by his wife of 19 years, Terry (Milliken)...
Richard MacGregor
Jul 19, 2025
Richard Allen MacGregor was born on July 5th, 1938, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Thomas and Esther (Nezerka) MacGregor. Richard "Dick" grew up with one brother, William "Bill". Dick married Ellen May Bakke on November 27, 1960, in Lake Mills, Iowa. They have three children, Debra Lee, Brian David, and Michael Thomas.
Dick spent his childhood in Cedar Rapids being...
Muriel Pooler
Jul 18, 2025
Muriel Ann Pooler, age 92, of Little Falls, MN, formerly of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on July 18 at Little Falls Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday July 23, 2025 in Rochester, MN at Ranfranz and Vine funeral home (5421 Royal Pl NW). Visitation will be held one hour prior to memorial service....
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