Helen Mae Wittlief
Aug 9, 2017
Helen M. Wittlief A memorial service for Helen M. Wittlief, 80, of Potsdam will be at 11:00am on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Helen Mae Farley was born on July 1, 1937 in LaCrosse, WI to Leo and Phoebe (Clement) Farley. She died on August...
Maynard J. Christenson
Aug 7, 2017
Maynard J. Christenson, age 76, of Rochester, died very unexpectedly on Monday, August 7, 2017, while recovering from heart surgery at Madonna Towers in Rochester. Funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. The visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 pm on Friday, August 11, 2017, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral...
Donna M. Ivins
Aug 6, 2017
Donna Smith Ivins, of Rochester, MN passed away August 6, 2017. She was born October 15, 1916 in Watertown, SD to her parents, Hal and Lila Smith. Donna moved to Rochester with her family at the age of 12, where she completed her schooling. From 1936 to 1941, she served as a medical secretary at the Mayo Clinic to Dr....
Sheryl L. Lewis
Aug 5, 2017
Sheryl L. Lewis, age 46, of Stewartville, passed away at her parents home on Saturday, August 5, 2017. After a courageous battle with ovarian cancer, she is pain free in her heavenly home. Memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester with a visitation one hour prior at the...
Louelyn F. Reinecke
Aug 5, 2017
Louelyn Faith Reinecke passed away at home under hospice care on August 5, 2017, following a chronic respiratory illness, a complication of Multiple Sclerosis. Visitation will be at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home Friday, August 11th, from 5 7pm. The funeral will be at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Saturday, August 12th at 11AM with Pastor Adam Koglin officiating with visitation...
Davida M. Morris
Aug 5, 2017
Davida M. Morris Funeral services for Davida M. Morris, 97, of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Friday, August 11, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Davida Minnie Johnson was born on July 22, 1920 in Rochester to Oscar and Clara (Radam) Johnson....
Raymond Julius Glasrud
Aug 3, 2017
Raymond Julius Glasrud, age 93, died peacefully on August 3, 2017, surrounded by his family at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, Minnesota. Raymond was born on May 25, 1924, in Spring Grove, MN to the parents of Gunhild and Edwin Glasrud. Raymond married Darlene Nelson on October 7, 1951, at East Saint Olaf Church in Rock Dell. Raymond was a charter...
Ralph "Ron" Ronald Monson
Aug 3, 2017
Ron was born October 21, 1935 in Saint Paul MN, graduated from Rochester High School in 1953, and lived the rest of his life in Rochester. He died onAugust 3, 2017at the age of 81 from pancreatic cancer. He worked full time as an electrician, but his passion was his apple orchard for 25 years, and after selling the orchard,...
Matthew Z. Schlenker
Aug 1, 2017
Matthew Z. Schlenker, 35, of Brooklyn Center, MN lost his battle with depression on August 1, 2017. Matt was born February 13, 1982 in Rochester to Gert and Janet (Ibach) Schlenker. He was a graduate of Mayo High School and went on to obtain his Bachelors degree from St. Olaf College. Matt excelled in basketball throughout high school and college....
John P. Newell
Aug 1, 2017
The memorial service for John Paul Newell will be heldat 11:00am on Friday, August 4th, 2017at the Marion Church of Christ with Rev. Curtis McGinnis officiating. Burial will be at the Preston State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be heldon Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 from 5:00-8:00pmat Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home and also one hour prior to the service at the...
Vorn Ngean
Jul 28, 2017
Vorn Ngean, 89, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 28, 2017 at Maplewood Care Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Vorn was born November 9, 1927 in Battambong, Cambodia. After the war, all the family relocated to the United States for a new life. Vorn and her family were always grateful for their opportunity and a better life. She...
Carol A. Gatti
Jul 25, 2017
GATTI Carol Ann Gatti, 78, of Rochester, MN. died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at her residence. Carol was born on December 30, 1938 in Rochester, MN. to Otto and Nina (Wenzel) Schlee. She graduated from Rochester High School. On July 9, 1981, she married Fred Gatti in Raton, New Mexico. They lived in Raton until moving to Rochester in...
Ruth Mae Klennert
Jul 23, 2017
Ruth Mae Klennert, 88, of Rochester, MN passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Ruth was born August 28, 1928 in LaCrosse, WI. to Anton and Luella (Randall) Regstad. She grew up in Spring Valley, MN. On February 13, 1954, she married Orville Klennert in Spring Valley and the couple moved to Oronoco in 1954....
Heidi Ann Schei
Jul 23, 2017
Heidi A. Schei, age 40, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at her home in Rochester. Memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Grandview...
Wayne Demydowich
Jul 22, 2017
Wayne F. Demydowich, 54, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus. Wayne was born May 31, 1963 in Winnipeg, Canada to Frank and Lucille (Champagne) Demydowich. He grew up in Minneapolis and then went on to serve his country in the U.S. Navy, stationed in California. While he was stationed...
Ruby Jean Strehlow
Jul 21, 2017
Ruby Jean (Phenix) Strehlow, 90, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Friday, July 21, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Ruby was born on May 10, 1927, in the town of Larimore, North Dakota. Ruby and her family moved to Marshall, Minnesota, where she attended grade school in the District #9 one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1945...
Paul Alan Hospers
Jul 21, 2017
Paul Alan Hospers, 59, of Rochester, MN, passed away suddenly on July 19, 2017, at his home. Paul was born in Sodus, NY, on December 8, 1957. He graduated from Grand Haven High School, in Grand Haven, MI, and received a Bachelors of Business Administration degree, specializing in computer science, from Hope College in Holland, MI. Paul worked for IBM...
Avis Hamson
Jul 21, 2017
Avis Dianne Hamson, 71, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Willows and Waters Senior Living. Avis was born December 26, 1945 in Albert Lea, MN to Norris and Alma (Dybvad) Erickson. She attended church services at the Salvation Army. Avis is survived by her children, Denise (Michael) Urmann of Roseville, MN, Daniel Hamson of Rochester;...
Robert William Benike
Jul 20, 2017
BENIKE Robert William Benike, 75, of Rochester, MN, died on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Rochester Golden Living Center West. He was born the son of Alvin E. and Sadie (Hoffman) Benike on January 21, 1942, in Rochester, MN. Robert was a bricklayer in his younger years for his father, Alvin E. Benike Construction. In his later years, he drove...
Alan Ackerman
Jul 20, 2017
Alan David Ackerman was born in St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, December 3, 1939 to Minnie (Peg) Graham Ackerman and Archie M. Ackerman. He married Shirley Jean Anderson in 1961 at First Presbyterian Church in Canby, Minnesota. They have four children: Jennifer (Mike Becker) Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jay (Susan) Ackerman Fort Collins, Colorado, Jeffrey Ackerman Stoughton, Wisconsin, Julie Ackerman St....