Obituaries

Dwight Bisbey

Dwight Bisbey

Jan 4, 2019

Dwight E. Bisbey, 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice House on Friday, January 4, 2019. Dwight was born December 22, 1927 in Webster City, IA to Elmer and Ruth (Schwabauer) Bisbey. He was a 1946 graduate of Clarion High School in Iowa and went on to proudly serve his country as part of the U.S. Army, during...

Eloise  V. Applen

Eloise V. Applen

Jan 2, 2019

Funeral services for Eloise V. Applen, 76, of Rochester, will be at 11:00 am on Friday, January 11, 2019, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2703 9th Ave NW Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Eloise was born on May 2, 1942, in Red Wing, MN to Arnold...

Leon G. Waters

Leon G. Waters

Jan 2, 2019

Leon G. Waters, age 95, of Zumbro Falls, MN passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Leon George Waters was born September 12, 1923 in Buffalo, MN the son of Thomas and Cecile (Hayes) Waters. He graduated from Buffalo High School and entered in the U.S. Navy where he was stationed in California during WWII. While in California, he met his...

Donna Barnhart

Donna Barnhart

Jan 1, 2019

Donna M. Barnhart, 74, of Rochester, MN passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Saint Mary's Hospital. Donna Mae Barnhart was born December 1, 1944 to Lee and Vera (Bybee) Barnhart in Mapleton, MN. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1962. She worked for 25 years at AMPI in Rochester. She had a passion for baking and knew everyone's...

Maynard C. Rain

Maynard C. Rain

Jan 1, 2019

Maynard C. Rain, age 62, of Rochester, died on January 1, 2019.

Kimberly Walls

Kimberly Walls

Dec 30, 2018

Kimberly A. Walls, 53, of Byron, MN died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at her residence. Kimberly Ann Kotz was born February 4, 1965 in Northfield, MN to Harold and Marilyn (Bartel) Kotz. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1983. After graduation, she attended Mankato State University and graduated with a bachelors degree in English. She then proceeded...

William Masters

William Masters

Dec 29, 2018

ROCHESTER -- William "Bill" E. Masters, age 83, of Rochester, MN joined his beloved wife in heaven on Saturday, December 29, 2018. William Everett Masters was born September 3, 1935 in New Cumberland, West Virginia the eldest child of Lewis and Margaret (Murray) Masters. He joined the Air Force in 1953 where he became an air traffic controller and earned...

Loren D. Gates

Loren D. Gates

Dec 27, 2018

Funeral services for Loren D. Gates, 87, of Rochester will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2018, at Zumbro Lutheran Church, 624 3rd Avenue, SW. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Zumbro Lutheran Church Mission Sewing or an organization of the...

Lillian K. Baker

Lillian K. Baker

Dec 24, 2018

Lillian Kathryn Baker, 86, of Rochester, MN went to be with our Lord and Savior on December 24, 2018, as a consequence of heart failure. Over the course of her life, Lillian was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, neighbor and friend. She was first and foremost a believer in Christ and lived every day with her eyes to Heaven....

Phyllis  Anne Shively

Phyllis Anne Shively

Dec 24, 2018

Phyllis A. Shively, 85, of Rochester, after a decade long battle with Alzheimer's, Phyllis passed away peacefully at Madonna Towers Nursing Care, on Christmas Eve Day. Phyllis was born on September 16, 1933 In Peoria, IL, to (Reuel) Clayton and Mildred (Land) Tate. After graduating from Peoria Central High School, she went on to earn a degree in Elementary Education...

Thomas Richardson

Thomas Richardson

Dec 24, 2018

Thomas Richardson, 61, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his family on December 24, 2018, after a seven-month battle with metastatic adenocarcinoma (lung cancer). Tom was born to Thomas and Nelly Richardson on July 23, 1957. He grew up on a beautiful Herford farm outside of Rochester, MN. As a young person, it was evident that Tom was...

Robert "Bob" Frantz

Robert "Bob" Frantz

Dec 21, 2018

Robert "Bob" B. Frantz, age 84, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Charter House in Rochester. Robert was born March 23, 1934 in New Haven, CT the son of Howard and Margaret (Broatch) Frantz. He graduated high school and attended Trinity College in Hartford, CT graduating in Accounting. He served in the U.S....

Doris Baier

Doris Baier

Dec 19, 2018

Doris L. Baier, age 94, of Rochester, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Madonna Towers in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 24, 2018, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW. The visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 23, 2018, and one hour prior to the service...

Jayden M. Bransfield

Jayden M. Bransfield

Dec 19, 2018

Jayden Michael Bransfield, 6 months, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester.

Bradley James Dahlgren

Bradley James Dahlgren

Dec 18, 2018

Bradley James Dahlgren, age 30, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in New Zealand after a brief, yet heroic, fight against a Grade IV Glioblastoma. Born April 27, 1988 in Rochester, MN, he was the second of two children to Scott and Wanda Dahlgren. He graduated from Mayo High School in 2006 and received a Bachelor...

Linda K Tillotson

Linda K Tillotson

Dec 18, 2018

Linda K. Tillotson, age 73, of Sturgis, MI, formerly of Rochester, MN, died on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Valleyview Healthcare & Rehab in Houston, MN. The memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church, 512 3rd Street SW, Rochester, MN with a visitation one hour prior to the service. The...

Janet Ludwig

Janet Ludwig

Dec 17, 2018

Janet A. Ludwig, age 69, of Rochester, MN passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at St. Mary's Hospital from pulmonary fibrosis. Janet Alice Klongerbo Ludwig was born on October 19, 1949 in Estherville, Iowa, to parents Merle and Mary Lou Klongerbo. She was their first born child. Janet attended public schools and graduated from...

Richard Sands

Richard Sands

Dec 15, 2018

Richard L. Sands, 76, of Rochester passed away Saturday, December 15 due to heart failure. Richard Lyle Sands was born November 23, 1942 to Jackson and Nadine (Hayes) Sands in St. Louis, MO. Richard moved quite a bit in his childhood, living in Missouri, Illinois, Maryland, Arkansas, and Colorado. He was incredibly bright and skipped several grades in high school,...

Richard "Dick"  O. Myhre

Richard "Dick" O. Myhre

Dec 14, 2018

Richard (Dick) Oswald Myhre passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at Season's Hospice House in Rochester, MN. Richard was born on May 26th, 1933 to Oswald and Ruby (Wold) Myhre in Spring Grove, MN. They moved to Rochester in December 1941 when Richard was 8 years old. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in...

Jean  F.  Walters

Jean F. Walters

Dec 14, 2018

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Madonna Towers of Rochester, 4001 19th Avenue, NW, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Memorials are preferred to the Dyslexic Institute of Minnesota (Rochester), the Children's Home Society of Minnesota (St.Paul), the Salvation Army or...