Obituaries

Ethan King

Ethan King

Aug 12, 2025

Ethan W. King, 20, of Elgin, MN passed away on August 12, 2025.

His family is composing his full obituary and it will be posted here soon.

A celebration of life will be held from 3-6pm on Monday, August 18, 2025 at Ranfranz and Vine Remembrance and Reception Centre, 5482 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN.

Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to...

Ramona Nelson

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

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

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

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...

Jeffrey Black

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Marilyn Burbank

Marilyn Burbank

Jul 17, 2025

Marilyn Olga Burbank, 92, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2025, with her children by her side.

Marilyn was born October 3, 1932, in Galesburg, Illinois, to Leroy and Olga (Anderson) Williamson. Marilyn graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1954. She earned an accounting degree and was a Chi Omega sister. While at Northwestern,...

Kirk Severson

Kirk Severson

Jul 16, 2025

Kirk Richard Severson passed away peacefully and unexpectedly in his sleep from natural causes on July 16, 2025. Kirk was born in Madison, WI on March 25, 1976, to parents Winifred (Winnie, nee Snyder) and Richard (Dick) Severson. He graduated from James Madison Memorial High School in 1994. He majored in Psychology and Computer Science at Luther College and graduated...

Christopher Armbrust

Christopher Armbrust

Jul 16, 2025

Christopher P. Armbrust, 61, of Zumbrota, MN passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on July 16, 2025.

Born to Walter and Virginia on March 14, 1964 in Rochester, MN, Chris was a beloved son, brother, father, husband, grandpa, friend, and dog-lover. After Chris graduated from John Marshall High School, he attended Rochester Community College.

While studying at RCC, Chris began...

Eleanor Moore

Eleanor Moore

Jul 15, 2025

Eleanor Ruth Moore of Rochester died on July 15, 2025, at her apartment at the Homestead. She was 98 years old. Eleanor was born on December 8, 1926 in Mankato, Minnesota to Frederick and Anna Gosewisch. She was the youngest of six children. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1944 and the Kahler Hospitals School of Nursing in 1948....