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Rudolph Biaggio

Rudolph Biaggio

Mar 18, 2024

Rudolph R. Biaggio, 93, of Rochester, MN passed away Monday, March 18, 2023. His family is working on his obituary.

A funeral service will be held at 11am, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home (5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN). There will be a visitation from 5:00-7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Burial will take...

Ben Kaplan

Ben Kaplan

Mar 15, 2024

Ben Kaplan, age 95, of Rochester, MN passed away Friday, March 15, 2024.

Ben was born December 10, 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Sidney and Bertha (Lisberg) Kaplan. He graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee in 1948

He married Sandra Goldman on March 12, 1961 and later welcomed 3 children. He owned the Rochester News Agency, Subway...

Glenn Davis

Glenn Davis

Mar 14, 2024

Glenn E. Davis, 57, of Rochester, MN passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Harvey Johnson

Harvey Johnson

Mar 14, 2024

Harvey T. Johnson, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 14, 2024 at St.Mary's Hospital in Rochester MN.

Harvey was born on January 18,1946, in Roseau, MN to parents Howard and Evelyn (Hedin) Johnson. Harvey graduated from Roseau High School in 1965. In 1987, Harvey married Liana Bennett Mayer.

Harvey moved to Rochester in the fall...

Elizabeth Rahn

Elizabeth Rahn

Mar 11, 2024

On March 11, 2024, Elizabeth Esther Rahn, 95, of Rochester, MN., joyfully went to meet Jesus in Heaven.

Elizabeth was born in her parent's farmhouse in Altura, MN on January 9, 1929. Her brother Richard was happy to have a new baby sister. Elizabeth's father, Herbert, was a farmer who raised wheat and corn and had an apple orchard....

Helen Craft

Helen Craft

Mar 10, 2024

Helen Pauline Craft, 102, of Rochester, MN, passed away on March 10, 2024, at Meadow Lakes Senior Living in Rochester, MN.

Helen was born on November 10, 1921, in Detroit, MI to parents Gregory and Mabel (Curnow) McCreary. She married Douglas Craft on May 7, 1941. They raised their young family in Hallstead, PA where Helen grew up.

In 1959, the family...

Johnie Plummer

Johnie Plummer

Mar 8, 2024

Johnie Thomas Plummer, age 92, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on March 8, 2024.

Johnie was born August 8, 1931 in Murfreesboro, TN and grew up on a farm in the tiny town of Triune, TN in a house that had no electricity, no running water, and no central heat...

Aidan Jacobson

Aidan Jacobson

Mar 7, 2024

Aidan James Jacobson, age 29, of Rochester, MN went home to glory on Thursday, March 7, 2024 as a result of a cardiac event. He was diagnosed at an early age with Autism and later with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), and experienced various medical complications stemming from DMD.

Aidan attended the Rochester Public School Special Education program where he had...

Donald McCullough

Donald McCullough

Mar 6, 2024

Donald E. McCullough, age 92, of Rochester, MN passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Donald Eugene McCullough was born November 4, 1931 in Chester Iowa, the son of Dean and Cathryn (Hunter) McCullough. In 1949, he graduated from Rochester Senior High School in Rochester, MN.

He married Phyllis Perkins on May 25, 1957 and were blessed with...

John Youngstrom

John Youngstrom

Mar 6, 2024

John (Jack) Youngstrom passed away on March 6th, 2024 at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing Care. John Leroy Youngstrom was born May 27, 1939 to parents Clifford and Audrey (Mahlen) Youngstrom. He attended school in Wykoff, Minnesota and also Rush City, Minnesota . While at Rush City, he was an accomplished athlete. Playing football, basketball, and baseball. Following high school, he...

Scott Williams

Scott Williams

Mar 4, 2024

Scott A. Williams, 59, of Rochester passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at his home.

Scott graduated from South Tama High School in Tama, IA in 1983. He then entered the United States Navy as a Search and Rescue Diver from 1983-1987. He was stationed on the USS Enterprise in San Diego, CA.

On June 9, 1989, he married...

Sidney Parham III

Sidney Parham III

Mar 4, 2024

Sidney (Sid) Feild Parham, III passed away on March 4, 2024, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN from Parkinson's Disease. He was born on November 19, 1943 in Gulfport, Mississippi to Sidney Feild Parham, Jr. and Lousie White Barton Parham.

Sid was raised in Roanoke, Virginia and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1962. He went on...

Charles Winans

Charles Winans

Mar 3, 2024

Charlie Bill (William) Winans, 70, of Rochester passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN from complications following a stroke in November 2021. He was born on June 18, 1953 in Rocheser, MN to Carl and Harriet (Palmer) Winans.

Charlie had many great loves: Karen, family, music, animals, and fishing - not necessarily...

Teryl Armstrong

Teryl Armstrong

Mar 3, 2024

Teryl W. Armstrong, age 69, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on March 3, 2024.

Teryl Willard Armstrong was born May 6, 1954 in Austin, Minnesota the youngest of 10 children of Willard and Onalee (Avery) Armstrong. He was a graduate of Austin High School. He was united in marriage to Mary...

Helga Sornberger

Helga Sornberger

Feb 29, 2024

Helga Sornberger, 86, of Rochester passed away on February 29, 2024 at Riverbend Memory Care having battled dementia for several years.

Helga was born in Nurnberg, Germany, on July 24, 1937 to Emil and Kunigunde Bayer. On April 13, 1957, she married William Sornberger in Herzogenaurach, Germany, while he was stationed with the US Army. When they arrived back to...

Jacqueline Rueber

Jacqueline Rueber

Feb 28, 2024

Jacqueline Ann Rueber, 84, of Oronoco, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN.

Jacqueline was born on February 20, 1940, in Oronoco, MN to parents Oscar and Emily (Kettner) Bell. She grew up in Oronoco, MN, and graduated from Rochester High School in 1957. On July 12, 1958, Jacqueline married the...

Sheryl Schwartz

Sheryl Schwartz

Feb 26, 2024

Sheryl Ann Schwartz, a beloved wife, mother, and friend, passed away on February 26, 2024, at her home in Rochester, MN after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Sheryl was born on October 14, 1951, in Grand Forks, ND to Irwin and Hattie (Nelson) Stinar. Sheryl graduated from Red River High School in May of 1969 and soon found...

Jack Taylor

Jack Taylor

Feb 24, 2024

Jack Taylor, 63, of Rochester, Minnesota, formerly of Ames, Iowa, passed away on February 24, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

Jack was born on March 15, 1960, in Creston, Iowa to Sharon and Gordon Taylor. Jack spent his childhood in Mason City, Iowa, where he graduated from Mason City High School in 1978.

Jack met his wife Vicki while living in...

Surjit Bassi

Surjit Bassi

Feb 20, 2024

Surjit Kaur Bassi, 78, of Rochester MN passed away peacefully and comfortably on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at Mayo Clinic with her grandson at her bedside.

Surjit was born March 20, 1945, in Manak Tabra, India to Sarwan Singh and Jagir Kaur. She lived a life full of passion and adventure working and helping manage small businesses across...

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