Obituaries

Joan C. Karow

Joan C. Karow

Oct 29, 2013

ROCHESTER:Joan Herron Karow, 63, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at her residence. Joan Herron was born February 14, 1950 in Carroll, Iowa to Ivan and Coral (Whalley) Herron.Joan graduated from Wykoff High School in Southern Minnesota in 1968.She was married to Mick Karow from 1975 through 1989.Joan began her banking career in 1969 at Marquette Bank, followed...

Lorraine E. Cordes

Lorraine E. Cordes

Oct 29, 2013

Lorraine Elizabeth Cordes, 95, of Pine Island, formerly of Byron, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. Lorraine was born July 22, 1918 in Eyota, MN to William and Lydia (Dubbels) Ihrke. On November 20, 1942 in Eyota, Lorraine married Vernoid Cordes. Lorraine was a charter member of Mount Moriah Lutheran Church...

Mark Charles Gunneson

Mark Charles Gunneson

Oct 28, 2013

MINNETONKA, MN:Mark C. Gunneson, 45, formerly of Rochester, MN, died at his home on Monday, October 28, 2013. Mark Charles Gunneson was born January 3, 1968 to Charles and Jane (Whiting) Gunneson in Rochester, MN. Mark graduated from John Marshall High Schoolin 1987. He married Susan Hansen and they were later divorced. Mark loved music and played bass guitar and...

Jeanne E.  Evenson

Jeanne E. Evenson

Oct 28, 2013

Jeanne E. Evenson, 86, of Rochester, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Arrangements are pending with Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes

Michael William Webb

Michael William Webb

Oct 27, 2013

Michael (Spider) William Webb, age 69, of Rochester passed away October 27, 2013, at home.He was born February 6, 1944, in Decorah, Iowa to Ronald & Ruth (O'Brien) Webb. Mike served in the United States Army, and then became employed with IBM where he worked in quality control until his retirement 42 years later. On August 12, 1977 in Onalaska,...

Ruth L. Carlson

Ruth L. Carlson

Oct 26, 2013

Ruth Carlson's memorial service will be 11:00 AM Saturday November 2, 2013 at Autumn Ridge Church Timothy Chapel, Rochester, MN with the Reverend C. John Steer officiating. A private internment will precede the service. Mrs. Carlson, age 91 resided in Rochester since 1953. She was a stay-at-home mom, a child caregiver, and longtime church organist. She died Saturday morning October...

Donald Harold Firl

Donald Harold Firl

Oct 26, 2013

Donald Harold Firl was bornJune 28, 1926 at Red Wing, MN, the oldest child and oldest son of Max R. and Henrietta Diercks Firl.He passed away on Saturday,October 26, 2013 at his home in Rochester, MN. He was 87 years of age. He was graduated from the former Central High School at Red Wing in 1947. He added to his...

Charlotte Ruth Sprague

Charlotte Ruth Sprague

Oct 25, 2013

ROCHESTER, MINN:Charlotte R. Sprague, 91, died of congestive heart failure at Samaritan Bethany Home on Friday, October 25, 2013. Charlotte Ruth Boelter was born May 1, 1922 to Herman and Frieda (Buetow) Boelter in Sheboygan, WI. After growing-up and graduating from high school in Montevideo Minnesota, Charlotte attended Valparaiso University from1940-1943.She completed her nurses training at Rochesters Kahler School of...

Stephen  Barna

Stephen Barna

Oct 25, 2013

ROCHESTER - Stephen Barna, 90, died on Friday, October 25, 2013 at Cottagewood Senior Living in Rochester. Stephen was born in Binghamton, NY on January 12, 1923 to Vasil and Anna (Pecka) Barna. He married Margaret Hamar on August 28, 1948 at St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church in Binghamton, NY. Margaret died on February 8, 2010. Stephen worked at IBM...

Richard Meyer

Richard Meyer

Oct 24, 2013

Richard Albert Meyer -- Rochester Richard Albert Meyer, age 86, passed away on October 24, 2013 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. Richard Albert Meyer was born July 31, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois.He attended high school in Chicago.He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1952 and used the GI Bill to get his Bachelors and Masters engineering degrees...

Scott  D. Holmes

Scott D. Holmes

Oct 20, 2013

ORONOCO: Scott Holmes passed away peacefully from cancer surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 20th at 3:29 PM. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and grandfather. Scott David Holmes was born January 28, 1957 in Rochester, Minnesota to Charles and Martha (Erickson) Holmes.Scott enlisted in the Navy in 1975 and was discharged in 1979.He married...

Owen Russell Olson

Owen Russell Olson

Oct 16, 2013

Judge O. Russell Olson died peacefully in his sleep on October 16, 2013 at Shorewood Senior Campus in Rochester. He was 89 years old.He was born on the family farm, June 19, 1924, in McKenzie County, North Dakota, to Halvor and Ida (Trytten) Olson. The family had no electricity or running water.During these formative years on the dustbowl during the...

Dennis John Tauscher

Dennis John Tauscher

Oct 15, 2013

AUBURNDALE - Dennis J. Tauscher, 69, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Ministry St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Denny was born in Marshfield, WI on March 15, 1944 to George and Dora (Haasl) Tauscher. He graduated from Auburndale High School and was a member of the 1960 State Baseball Championship team. Denny married Dianne Doebereiner on December 31, 1966...

Dustin "Dusty" Allen-Dean Schultz

Dustin "Dusty" Allen-Dean Schultz

Oct 14, 2013

Dustin Dusty Schultz, 32, of Eyota, died Monday, October 14, 2013 as a result of an automobile accident. Dustin Allen-Dean Schultz was born December 26, 1980 in Rochester.He married Kimberly McAllister on September 15, 2012 in Rochester.He worked at Savers and Stewartville Fed-Ex. Dusty enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his wife and newborn daughter.He also was an avid...

Thomas Joseph Felmlee

Thomas Joseph Felmlee

Oct 13, 2013

ROCHESTER, MN: Thomas Joseph Felmlee, 52, passed away October 13, 2013. Tom was born February 5, 1961 in Red Wing, MN to Donald and Mary (Pfarr) Felmlee. He was a graduate of Red Wing Central High School and St. Cloud State University. On September 28, 1991 Tom married Terri Allen at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Pine Island. Tom worked...

Anna O. Gathje

Anna O. Gathje

Oct 11, 2013

A memorial service for Anna O. Gathje, 98 of Rochester, MN will be at 1:00pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Bethel Lutheran Church with Rev. Anjanette Bandel officiating.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.Inurnment will be at Oakwood East Cemetery. Anna Orelle Bagaason was born on September 2, 1915 in Albert Lea, MN to...

Christina Marie Frechette

Christina Marie Frechette

Oct 8, 2013

Christina Marie Frechette, M.D. 42, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital. Christina was born March 6, 1971 in North Kansas City, Missouri, to Michael and Nancy (Istas) Muehl. She graduated medical school in 1999 from the University of Minnesota. On August 22, 1992, Christina married Thomas Frechette in Ham Lake, MN. She worked...

Jeanette Lou Hicks

Jeanette Lou Hicks

Oct 6, 2013

Jeanette Lou Hicks, of Rochester, died October 6, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital of Alzheimer disease. Jeanette was born in Winona, Minnesota, on February 26, 1930. She was the youngest of four children of Henry and Emma (Gerson) Safranek. She graduated from Winona Senior High School and attended St. Teresa College in Winona. She married Melvin Hicks on May 13,...

David H. Pomroy

David H. Pomroy

Oct 6, 2013

David, the only child of Vernon and Ruth (Rahm) Pomroy, was born on January 16, 1938, in Rochester, MN. He passed away on October 6, 2013, in his home city of Roseville, CA, due to complications following a stroke in August. David grew up in Lake City, MN, graduating in 1956 from Lincoln High School.An Eagle Scout, he also held...

Barbara S. Bartholomew

Barbara S. Bartholomew

Oct 5, 2013

Barbara (Barb) Bartholomew, 80, died October 5, at home in Maple Grove, Minnesota where she moved from Rochester in 2009. Barb was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 1933, to Walter and Thelma Nothstein.She was the oldest of two girls.She graduated from Whitehall High School in Allentown, PA in 1951 and the Allentown School of Nursing in 1954.She married...