Obituaries

Elfrieda "Chris" Quick

Elfrieda "Chris" Quick

Jan 15, 2018

Elfrieda Mary "Chris" Quick, 98, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Stewartville Care Center. She was born on December 28, 1919 to Charles Clark and Minnie Outcalt in St. Paul, MN. As a young child she was taken in and raised by her cousins, Anne and Arnold Davidson of Stewartville. She attended high school in Stewartville and...

Marlys Brown

Marlys Brown

Jan 15, 2018

BROWN Marlys Helen (Geerdes) Brown, 89, of Rochester, died of natural causes on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Marlys was born September 25, 1928 in Rochester, MN to John and Helen (Hinze) Geerdes. Marlys attended Golden Hill Elementary School and Rochester High School. She graduated in 1946. In April 1946, Marlys married Pvt. Ray Ned Brown in...

Bernard "Ben" E. Wyatt

Bernard "Ben" E. Wyatt

Jan 14, 2018

Bernard "Ben" Wyatt, age 92 of Rochester, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Samaritan Bethany. Ben was born August 23, 1925 in Rochester to Norman and Freida (Schacht) Wyatt. He attended Rochester schools and graduated in 1943. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served from 1943 to 1946 and took part in the Battle of the Bulge...

Ronald Hall

Ronald Hall

Jan 14, 2018

Ronald Elliott Hall, 82, of Rochester, MN. passed away on January 14, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born December 17, 1935 in Albert Lea, MN. to Elliott and Iva (Clementson) Hall. Ron graduated from Emmons, MN High School where he was a three-sport athlete and academic all-star. He attended Mankato State University...

Beverly E. Thoma

Beverly E. Thoma

Jan 13, 2018

A memorial service for Beverly Elaine (nee Terwilliger) Thoma will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Charter House Chapel in Rochester with the Reverends Jay Rowland and Rachael Hanson officiating. Burial will take place in Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Mrs. Thoma, 97, of Rochester, died January 13, 2018 at the Charter...

Richard Badger

Richard Badger

Jan 12, 2018

Richard E. Badger, 92, of Rochester, MN. passed away on January 12, 2018 at Madonna Towers Benedict House in Rochester. He was born February 4, 1925 in Rochester, MN. to Robert and Verna (Searles) Badger. Richard was a graduate of Rochester High School. On September 8, 1945 he married Elizabeth Gilgenbach in Rochester. Elizabeth died in 2006. He served in...

Shirley Green

Shirley Green

Jan 12, 2018

Shirley M. (Tschumper) Green, 93, passed away January 12, 2018 in Eyota, MN. Shirley was born in Winona April 14, 1924. She was raised in Minnesota City where she attended grades 1 thru 8 in a 2 room school. She attended school in Winona for grades 9th thru 12th, graduating in 1942. She moved to Rochester and lived with her...

Robert Schlacht

Robert Schlacht

Jan 12, 2018

Obituary will be available soon.

Ralph Pike

Ralph Pike

Jan 10, 2018

Ralph Harry Pike, age 99, died January 10, 2018 at the Arbor Terrace assisted living facility in Rochester. Ralph was born May 30, 1918 in Rochester. His parents were Leon and Estella (Eggler) Pike. He attended the District 47 one-room school through 8th grade and graduated from Rochester High School. He went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota's...

Darlene Harvey

Darlene Harvey

Jan 9, 2018

Darlene Joy Harvey, 81, of Rochester, MN. passed away on January 9, 2018 at her residence at Shorewood Place. She was born September 23, 1936 in Cresco, Iowa to Herschel and Geneva (Mathison) Berning. She graduated from Grand Meadow High School. On December 30, 1954, she married John Harvey in Grand Meadow. The couple lived in Oronoco during their working...

John Hoellbacher

John Hoellbacher

Jan 8, 2018

John Hoellbacher passed away January 8, 2018 in Rochester, MN surrounded by the love and company of his family. John was born December 30, 1922 in Salzburg, Austria. He immigrated to the United States with his wife Paula and their son, Manfred. Their son, Henry would be born later in the U.S. John enjoyed spending time with family, working with...

Kimberly Kalli

Kimberly Kalli

Jan 8, 2018

Kimberly Ruth Kalli, PhD, 55, died of uterine cancer on January 8th at the Mayo Clinic Hospital-Methodist Campus. Kim was born on August 4th, 1962 in Cloquet, Minnesota to Karl Robert and Elaine Carol (Aho) Kalli. She receive her bachelors degree in biology in 1984 from Ripon College in Wisconsin and her PhD in immunology in 1993 from The Johns...

John Grupp

John Grupp

Jan 7, 2018

John F. Grupp, age 74, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, January 7, 2018. John was born in Mason City, Iowa on November 27, 1943 to Jack and Doris (Midge) Grupp, both deceased. He graduated from Mason City High School with the class of 1963. He attended Mason City Junior College (NIACC) prior to serving four years of active duty in...

Bette Colebeck

Bette Colebeck

Jan 7, 2018

Bette Mae (nee Brown) Colebeck, 92, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Rochester East Health Services. Bette was born October 29, 1925 in Rochester to Arthur and Amalia (Tietz) Brown. She was a graduate of Rochester High School class of 1943. After high school, Bette went to Washington D.C. with friends to work for the...

David Rehbein

David Rehbein

Jan 6, 2018

David A. Rehbein, 54 of Rochester, MN died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Saint Marys Hospital. David Alan Rehbein was born November 1, 1963 to Donald and Darlene (Bothun) Rehbein in Rochester, MN. David graduated from John Marshall High School. Following high school, he worked at the Martin Hotel, C & M Auto Body in Rochester and McNeilus Truck in...

Roger Blanchard

Roger Blanchard

Jan 6, 2018

Roger A. Blanchard, 78, of Rochester, MN died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Roger Almon Blanchard was born December 28, 1939 to Paul and Effie (Holt) Blanchard in Des Moines, IA. He graduated from Des Moines Technical High School. He worked as a police dispatcher in Iowa and worked as an electronics technician in Ostrander, MN for...

Sheila M. Walsh

Sheila M. Walsh

Jan 5, 2018

Vibrant, passionate, determined, loving and loved. Sheila Marie Walsh, 59, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 at her home in Rochester. Sheila was born April 10, 1958 in St. Croix Falls, WI to Leslie and Lynnette (Gebhart) Chase. She was a graduate of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, class of 1976. On August 10, 1979, Sheila married Allyn Walsh in...

James Robert Larsen

James Robert Larsen

Jan 4, 2018

James Robert Larsen of Oronoco passed away on January 4th, 2018 at Rochester Methodist Hospital at the age of 82 years old. He was born on December 28, 1935 to Robert and Ruth (Rueber) Larsen, long time dairy farmers. He attended rural schools and graduated from Rochester Public High School in 1953. He married Sally Cuffel in 1957. They had...

Natalie Meek

Natalie Meek

Jan 4, 2018

Natalie Inez Meek, age 93, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on January 4, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Natalie was born March 8, 1924 in International Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Don and Bernice (Hawkins) Pettis. She attended high school in International Falls. She then went to work in the shipyards of Superior, Wisconsin during WWII. Natalie moved...

Lenora Buske

Lenora Buske

Jan 4, 2018

LeNora Rose (Geise) Buske, 96, of Rochester, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, January 4, 2018. LeNora was born September 27, 1921, in West Concord, Minnesota, to Edward and Mildred (Campbell) Geise. She married Ralph Buske on April 28, 1942. LeNora was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her two daughters; Sharon (Jim) Glynn...