Obituaries

Betty Elias

Betty Elias

Dec 20, 2017

Betty L Elias, 74, passed away peacefully on December 20th at her home in Pine Island, MN under the care of Heartland Hospice Services. She was born January 8, 1943 in Grand Forks, ND, daughter of the late Robert Brown and Beatrice (Weir) Brown. On August 25, 1991, she married Steve Elias. He survives. Among her favorite pastimes, she enjoyed...

Barry Keith Brigham

Barry Keith Brigham

Dec 18, 2017

Barry Keith Brigham, 72, of Mantorville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 18, 2017. Barry was born October 20, 1945 in Madison, WI to Keith and Regina (Wallace) Brigham. After high school, Barry went on to receive his Bachelors Degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 1967 and eventually received an additional Bachelors Degree in...

Robert Vernon Mieras

Robert Vernon Mieras

Dec 18, 2017

Robert (Bob) V. Mieras, 89, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017 in Rochester. Bob was born to Lillian and Milo Mieras at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN on September 16, 1928. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1946 and served in the US Army from 1950 to 1951 during the Korean conflict. He married Doris LaPierre at...

Constance "Connie" Mayhew

Constance "Connie" Mayhew

Dec 17, 2017

Constance "Connie" J. Mayhew, 76, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her residence. Constance Jo Immel was born November 17, 1941 to Irving and Rhoda (Watson) Immel in Charles City, IA. She attended high school in Charles City, IA and the Methodist Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, MN. On February 14, 1969 she married Robert Mayhew...

Alice Hoffman Mcilrath

Alice Hoffman Mcilrath

Dec 11, 2017

Alice Hoffman McIlrath (Oct. 8, 1929 - Dec. 11, 2017) Alice Hoffman McIlrath, after a long and happy life, died peacefully on Monday in Rochester, her home of six decades, surrounded by family. She was 88. A "Celebration of Life" will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at the Rochester Golf and Country Club, 3100 Country...

Velva  A. Gitsch

Velva A. Gitsch

Dec 11, 2017

Velva A. Gitsch, age 105, of Rochester died on December 11, 2017 at Charter House. Velva Ara Dungey was born on December 28, 1911 in rural Chickasaw County, Iowa to parents, William and Beulah (Tubbs) Dungey. She moved with her family to Alpha, Iowa and graduated from Alpha Consolidated High School. She attended Business College in Waterloo, Iowa and took...

Glenn W. Chamberlin

Glenn W. Chamberlin

Dec 10, 2017

Glenn W. Chamberlin of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 in the Homestead Memory Care Unit. He was born May 26, 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, the second son of Glenn Williams Chamberlin and Ethel Hartsook Chamberlin. He was raised and educated in Oregon, Illinois schools. Glenn received his Bachelor's Degree from Northern Illinois University and his...

Nancy Mielke

Nancy Mielke

Dec 9, 2017

Nancy L. Mielke (Barnhart), 77 of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Saint Marys Hospital surrounded by her five children after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Born Nancy Louis Wilson on July, 4, 1940 to Alice (Gilbertson) and Henry Wilson. She was a firecracker baby. Nancy attended Central High School, in Rochester. She met and married...

Twyla Finck

Twyla Finck

Dec 7, 2017

Twyla C. Finck, age 86 of Rochester, MN died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Park, MN. Twyla Colleen Dreessen was born October 17, 1931 in Wall Lake, IA to Louis and Esther (Hoefling) Dreessen. Twyla was born with a hole in her heart and at the age of 35 she was one of the...

Dorothy  Ohm

Dorothy Ohm

Dec 7, 2017

Dorothy L. Ohm, age 95 of Rochester, MN died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth. Dorothy Luella Tillotson was born August 24, 1922 in New Haven Township, Olmsted County to Charles and Ella Mae (Leavitt) Tillotson. She was raised and attended country school near Douglas, MN and graduated from eighth grade. She suffered the loss of...

Gary Coffin

Gary Coffin

Dec 6, 2017

Gary W. Coffin, 72 of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Saint Marys Hospital. Gary Ward Coffin was born April 3, 1945 in Stillwater, OK to Paul and Mildred (Brown) Coffin. He graduated from high school in Elyria, OH and attended college at Miami of Ohio. On November 6, 1965 he married Connie Waltz in Elyria, OH. Gary...

Weston L. Krause

Weston L. Krause

Dec 6, 2017

Weston L. Krause, 81, of Rochester, passed away December 6, 2017. He was born at home in Ely, MN. on August 8, 1936, to Harlan and Bertha Krause. He attended Ely schools and was active on the swim team and band. After graduation, he spent four years in the U.S. Navy as a photographer. He moved to Rochester accepting a...

Terry Ellerman

Terry Ellerman

Dec 2, 2017

Terry M. Ellerman, age 67, of Rochester, Minnesota died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at his home. Terry was born in Waseca on May 26, 1950 to Ronald and Anita (Larson) Ellerman. The family later moved to Rochester and Terry graduated from John Marshall High School in 1968. After graduation he entered the US Navy, serving aboard the USS Higbee until...

June  Schmitz

June Schmitz

Dec 2, 2017

June Marie (Wilberding) Schmitz, 88 of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully December 2, 2017. She joins her beloved husband of 65 years, Michael "Mickey." June was born in 1929 in Dubuque, IA to Carl and Nuala (Byrne) Wilberding. She graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy High School in 1947. She and Mickey were married June 26, 1951 at St. Rose of...

Alice Mellin

Alice Mellin

Dec 2, 2017

Alice M. Mellin, 94, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2017 at Shorewood in Rochester, MN. Alice Martha Anderson was born at home on the family farm in Enterprise Township, Jackson, MN on May 15, 1923 to Martin and Amalia (Hanson) Anderson. After graduation from Jackson High School in 1941, she moved to Minneapolis, MN where she graduated...

Robert Tucker

Robert Tucker

Dec 1, 2017

Robert Oris Tucker, 83, of Rochester, MN. passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester. Robert was born January 15, 1934 in Austin, MN. to Oris and Eva (Dahl) Tucker. He graduated from Austin High School in 1952 and attended Gustavus Adolphus College. On October 29, 1956, he married Janice Sollie in Northwood, Iowa. Robert served...

Ileana "Sandra"  Alexandra Aderca

Ileana "Sandra" Alexandra Aderca

Nov 28, 2017

Ileana Alexandra "Sandra" Aderca passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in Rochester, Minnesota after a courageous battle with cancer. Sandra was born January 4, 1954 in Pietrosita, Romania the daughter of Nicolae and Maria Botnariuc. She was married to Ion Christoph "Hans" Aderca who preceded her in death. Sandra earned her Masters Degree in Biology in Bucharest, Romania. She...

Arnold J. Jensen

Arnold J. Jensen

Nov 27, 2017

Arnold "Arnie" Jacob Jensen Born April 17, 1928 in Spring Valley, MN, died at home with family on November 27, 2017. Arnie was born to Jacob and Esther (Hinze) Jensen and grew up on a farm just outside Rochester with his 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He attended Rochester HS before his entrepreneurial spirit led him into the work place...

Donald F. Hofbauer

Donald F. Hofbauer

Nov 27, 2017

The funeral mass for Donald Frank Hofbauer will be Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (1114 3rd Street SE) with Rev. Msgr. Thomas Cook officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and one hour prior to the service at...

Marianne Braun

Marianne Braun

Nov 26, 2017

Marianne Elizabeth Braun, 78, of York, S.C., passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home with family at her side. Marianne was born May 21, 1939 in Fredericksburg, IA to Earl and Frieda (Jost) Mayo. She married Nicholas Braun on June 19, 1960 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. She worked as a clerk typist for...