Clarence Craven Jr.
Sep 22, 2026
Clarence Craven Jr, age 98, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester. He was born July 30, 1928, to Clarence and Hilda (Gensmer) Craven. Clarence graduated from Lewiston High School in 1947.
Clarence married Mae Crandall on January 11, 1949, in Portland Oregon. They purchased a farm southeast of Lewiston, MN in 1950 where they...
Audrey Janet Crawshaw
Sep 21, 2026
Audrey J. Crawshaw, age 95, of Rochester, MN died on Monday, September 21st, 2026. The former Audrey Slight was a retired Registered Nurse. She was a 1948 graduate of Rochester High School, and of St. Mary's School of Nursing, class of 1952. She worked actively in the nursing field for 40 years.
In 1955, she married Edward Crawshaw of St....
Brenda Rae Liesman
Sep 18, 2026
Brenda Rae Liesman, age 50, most recently of Rochester, Minnesota, was welcomed into the presence of her loving and faithful Shepherd, Jesus Christ, on September 18, 2026. She passed away peacefully at home from multiple medical conditions, primarily gastrointestinal failure.
Brenda was born February 21, 1976, to Ray and Wanda (Anders) Liesman, and raised in Greeley, Colorado. She pursued a...
Dorene Ella Vomhof
Sep 15, 2026
Dorene (Kohlmeyer) Vomhof, 97, of Eagan (formerly of Rochester) passed away peacefully on September 15, 2026, surrounded by her family.
Dorene was born October 27, 1928, to Edwin and Cora (Biel) Kohlmeyer in Wykoff MN. She attended St. John's Lutheran School and graduated from Wykoff High School.
She married Claire Vomhof on July 24, 1949, at St. John's Lutheran Church...
Theodore "Ted" Orville Thorson
Sep 13, 2026
Theodore Orville Thorson passed away September 13, 2026, at home in Rochester, MN.
He was born on March 19, 1930, in Albert Lea, MN, to Jens and Luvina (Walswick) Thorson. Ted graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural engineering, after completing his service in the U.S. Navy. He married Janet "Jan" Margery (Westland) Thorson...
Sharon Lee Walker
Sep 12, 2026
Sharon Walker (née Gisler) passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 12, 2026, at the age of 73, after an eleven-year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Sharon was born in Chicago on October 8, 1952. As the oldest of four children, she was kind, caring, quick-witted, and known for the twinkle of mischief in her eye. She loved reading, playing...
Rebecca "Becky" Ann Waara
Sep 12, 2026
Rebecca "Becky" Ann Waara, 67, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday September 12, shortly after 9:00am after a several year long battle with breast cancer. Becky was born to Allen and Liela Carlson in Houston, MN on November 17, 1958, the fifth of six children - Marsha Benson, Norma (Gary) Elliot, Jeff (Chris) Carlson, Randy (Pat) Carlson, &...
Nancy Hedger
Sep 11, 2026
Nancy Susan Hedger, 87, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on September 11, 2026.
Nancy was born on February 16, 1939, to parents Paul and Johnieveve (Hanson) Helseth in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She grew up in Minneapolis, graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1957 and went on to attend the University of Minnesota.
Nancy married the love of her life, Richard "Dick"...
Alcuin Bruggenthies
Sep 11, 2026
Alcuin (Al) Joseph Bruggenthies, of Rochester, passed away September 11th, 2026, surrounded by his children. He is now at peace and reunited with his wife, Marge, and son, Gary.
Al was born in Millwood Township, MN, on August 14th, 1935, to Frank and Mary (Toenyan) Bruggenthies. He was the youngest of eight siblings who Frank raised after Mary passed away...
Cleo Noraine Zempel
Sep 11, 2026
Cleo Noraine Zempel, 94, was welcomed into Heaven on September 11, 2026. She passed peacefully with her daughters by her side.
Cleo was born in Strum, WI to Arup and Caroline Nelson. Cleo married the love of her life, Harold, in 1951. They had 4 daughters, Tamara Jones (TX), Lori Venditti (TN), Shari Engel (MN) and Rebecca Stringer (GA). Harold and...
Phyllis Rosella Barnes
Sep 11, 2026
Phyllis Rosella (McMillen) Barnes, 100, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2026.
Phyllis was born on June 11,1926, at home in Lenora, MN, to Ralph and Petra (Paulson) McMillen. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Phyllis attended "normal" training to become a teacher and taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Amherst.
On June...
Belva "Bebe" Ann Kothenbeutel
Sep 10, 2026
Belva A. "Bebe" Kothenbeutel, 96, of Rochester, passed away on September 10, 2026, at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester.
Bebe was born on March 21, 1930, to Donald and Dorothy (Decker) Geise. On January 14, 1949, she married the love of her life, Luverne Kothenbeutel. Together, they raised their two daughters, Ladonne Kothenbeutel and Jo Ann (Irv) Keefe.
Bebe worked at...
Sheila Faith Pudlick
Sep 6, 2026
Sheila Faith Pudlick (Thompson), 64, of Grey Eagle, MN died Sunday, September 6, 2026 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN after a very short and aggressive battle with lung cancer.
Sheila was born on August 21, 1962, in Madison, MN to Elroy & Leone Thompson. She grew up in Minneapolis and was a proud graduate of Patrick Henry High...
Ruth Ann Miles
Sep 6, 2026
Ruth Ann Miles, 82, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN.
Mrs. Miles (Ruth Ann Klenke) was born March 9, 1944 the daughter of Charles Edward Klenke and Hollis Marie Schroeder. She married Robert Allen Miles on July 9, 1966.
Mrs. Miles grew up in Racine, MN and graduated from Stewartville...
Verlyn Bruce Holt
Sep 4, 2026
Verlyn B. "Hoss" Holt, 73, of Byron, MN passed away September 4, 2026 at St. Mary's Hospital.
He was born in Byron on December 3,1952 to Stanley and Velora (Newell) Holt. He grew up on the family farm. On June 16, 1973, he married Sheila Swarthout.
Verlyn worked for MNDOT for over 40 years as a snow plow driver and highway maintenance...
George L. Allen Sr.
Sep 4, 2026
George Leighton Allen Sr., 96 years old, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday morning, September 4, 2026, at Charter House in Rochester, MN. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 2, 1930, minutes before his twin brother Phillip and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. He met his wife Dorothy Hammett in 1946, and they married in...
Robert Kyle
Sep 2, 2026
Dr. Robert A. Kyle, 98 years old, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with loved ones by his side on September 2nd, 2026. Robert was born on March 17,1928, in Bottineau, North Dakota, to parents Arthur and Mabel Kyle. Robert grew up on a farm, the eldest of 5 sons. He started school at age 5 in a one room...
James Robert Fritsche
Sep 1, 2026
James Robert "Jim" Fritsche, 79, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2026, following a brief battle with cancer.
Jim was born on May 6, 1947, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Ollie, and Lloyd Fritsche. He was the oldest of four siblings: Jean, Joe, and Janet.
Jim was in Boy Scouts for many years. He was very proud of earning the rank...
Debra Ann Fogarty
Aug 30, 2026
Debra Ann (Goodman) Fogarty, 69, of Oronoco, MN passed away on August 30, 2026. It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Debra Ann Fogarty, age 69 of Oronoco, MN, a loving wife, cherished mother, stepmother, step-grandmother, sibling, aunt, cousin, and friend on August 30, 2026.
Deborah Ann Goodman was born on May 7, 1957, in Rochester,...
Anthony William Hall
Aug 29, 2026
Tony Hall, 40, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. He lived all forty of those years at full throttle, and anyone who knew him will tell you he wouldn't have given a single one back.
Tony was born July 1, 1986, and grew up on the family farm in Elgin, Minnesota, with...
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