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Viola Mae Tenley

Viola Mae Tenley

Jul 24, 2010

Funeral services for Viola M. Tenley, 92 of Rochester, MN will be at 2:00pm on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Peace United Church of Christ. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4-7pm on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also 1 hour prior to the service at the church.Viola Mae...

Betty Caroline Aaby

Betty Caroline Aaby

Jul 23, 2010

Betty Aaby - Rochester, MNBetty Aaby, 78, of Rochester, died Friday, July 23, 2010 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester, Minnesota. Betty Caroline Weaver was born on March 27, 1932 to Claude and Edna (Nasers) Weaver in Sibley, IA.She graduated from Byron High School. On August 30th, 1950, she married Robert Aaby in Rochester, MN. She was employed doing...

Bernice Tompte

Bernice Tompte

Jul 23, 2010

Bernice Tompte, 94, of Rochester, died Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. Bernice Brevig was born on April 21, 1916 to Osmund and Anna (Kleve) Brevig in Houston County, MN.She began her teaching career at age nineteen in a one room school in Rose Prairie community near Chatfield, then in the North Prairie community near...

Dorothy "Dolly" Moxon Beck

Dorothy "Dolly" Moxon Beck

Jul 22, 2010

Dorothy "Dolly" Moxon Beck - Rochester, MNHeaven gained a beautiful angel on July 22, 2010 when Dolly Beck, 85, passed away peacefully at St. Marys Hospital after a lengthy illness. Dolly was born March 19, 1925 in Exmouth, Devonshire, England to Lilian (Beresford) Moxon and Thomas Theodore Theopholis Moxon. Dolly's father was a member of the famed Moxon Circus and...

Jack A. Schweitzer

Jack A. Schweitzer

Jul 22, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINN: Jack A. Schweitzer, 81, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Season's Hospice in Rochester. Jack was born June 28, 1929 to John and Ruth (Schrader) Schweitzer in Eyota, MN. Jack graduated from St. Charles High School and then served in the Air Force. He married Lois Kinnerup on June 12, 1950 in Winona, MN. Jack worked as a...

Darwin George Mathews

Darwin George Mathews

Jul 19, 2010

Eyota-A Memorial Service for Darwin G. Mathews, 70 who passed away at home July 19th in Eyota after a lengthy illness will be held 2:00P.M. Thursday July 22, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home Chapel in Rochester, MN. Burial with Military Honors will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens . Visitation at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home will be from...

Gerald "Jerry" D. Wyatt

Gerald "Jerry" D. Wyatt

Jul 18, 2010

ROCHESTER: Gerald "Jerry" D. Wyatt, age 66, died Sunday, July 18, 2010 at his residence in Rochester.Gerald "Jerry" Duane Wyatt was bron March 25, 1944 in Rochester, MN to Francis and Dorothy (Zuehlke) Wyatt. Gerald graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School. For over 30 years Jerry worked at Waters Instruments in Rochester. Jerry enjoyed golfing, traveling, reading, movies, music and family...

Melvin Maasch

Melvin Maasch

Jul 17, 2010

EYOTA: Melvin "Mel" Maasch, age 50, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at his residence in Eyota.Melvin "Mel" Otto John Maasch was born February 21, 1960 to Otto and Helen (Behm) Maasch in Rochester, MN. Mel graduated from Mayo High School in 1978 and then went on to graduate from the Rochester Area Vocational Institute. Mel had previously worked for the...

Albert "Al" R. Pruett

Albert "Al" R. Pruett

Jul 17, 2010

ROCHESTER - Albert "Al" R. Pruett, 90, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester. Al was born in St. Patrick, MO on May 16, 1920 to William and Rose (Stice) Pruett. He entered the Marine Corps in 1941. Al was onboard the battleship Pennsylvania as a Marine guard in Pearl Harbor and though his ship...

Yvonne Faye Kranz

Yvonne Faye Kranz

Jul 16, 2010

Rochester- Funeral Services for Yvonne Faye Kranz, 63 of Rochester, who died, Friday evening, at home of Cancer after a year long illness, will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday. July 21, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, following a reception will be at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, North Highway 52 Rochester,MN. Visitation at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home will...

Mavis Ellen Wright

Mavis Ellen Wright

Jul 15, 2010

Mavis Ellen (O'Brien) WrightROCHESTER - A Memorial Service and celebration of the life of Mavis Wright, loving mother, grandmother and wife, will be at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 2645 N. Broadway Ave., at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 24, 2010 with Rev. Jeff Utecht officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine...

Sandra Kay Ripley

Sandra Kay Ripley

Jul 14, 2010

KASSON - The Memorial Service for Sandra K. Ripley will be11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Bethel LutheranChurch (810 3rd Avenue SoutheastRochester, MN 55904-7394) with Rev. Anjanette Ristofficiating. A reception will follow the service at thechurch.Mrs. Ripley, 67, a resident of Kasson, died peacefully inthe presence of her family Wednesday afternoon, July 14,2010, at St. Marys Hospital, from a...

Linda Theresa Dwyer

Linda Theresa Dwyer

Jul 11, 2010

Byron - Linda T. Dwyer, 55, of La Crosse, WI, formerly of Byron, MN, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 in San Antonio, TX. Linda was born in Holyoke, MA on August 31, 1954 to William Sr. and Una (Ostiguy) Glassmaker.Trying to put into words what Linda meant to her family is impossible. She lived to provide love and support for...

Julia Eleanor Waadevig

Julia Eleanor Waadevig

Jul 9, 2010

Funeral services for Julia E. Waadevig, 96, of Apple Valley, MN (formerly of Rochester, MN), will be at 1:00pm, Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester with the Rev. Vern Christopherson officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Julia Eleanor Brunner was born on January 25, 1914 in Rushford, MN to George and Alma (St....

David Lorenzo Quimby

David Lorenzo Quimby

Jul 9, 2010

David L. Quimby, 71, of Rochester, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at his home.David Lorenzo Quimby was born February 15, 1939 in Byron, MN to Lloyd and Flos (Hair) Quimby. He graduated from Byron High School. He married Sheila Fischer on May 24, 1968. He was a salesman at Coca-Cola for 32 years. He was a long time Vikings fan....

Verna Lydia Berg

Verna Lydia Berg

Jul 9, 2010

Rochester-Verna L. Berg, 89, of Rochester, MN, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth.Verna Lydia Engelrup was born August 6, 1920 in Ralph Saskatchewan, Canada to Henry and Ida Engelrup. In 1925 the family moved to Oronoco, MN. She attended Rochester High School graduating in 1938. On October 2, 1940 she married Raymond A. Berg and...

Delores "Dee" Irene Schleusner

Delores "Dee" Irene Schleusner

Jul 8, 2010

Delores "Dee" Irene Schleusner, 62, of Rochester passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Dee was born Aug 5, 1947 in Cresco, Iowa to Herbert and Loretta (Eiffler) Mohr. She grew up on the family farm in Lime Springs, Iowa. She later graduated from Crestwood High School. Dee married Dennis Murphy in 1968, and later...

Jason Mark Cerri

Jason Mark Cerri

Jul 7, 2010

Jason M. Cerri, 35, of Byron, MN, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Jason Mark Cerri was born January 20, 1975 in Springfield, MA to Reno and Judi (Boyer) Cerri, Jr. He grew up in East Longmeadow, MA and attended EL Schools until his sophmore year. He attended Bethany Assembly of God Church, Agawan, MA, and was an avid Royal Ranger...

Roger M. Klimpel

Roger M. Klimpel

Jul 5, 2010

Rochester- A Celebration of Life will be held for Roger M. Klimpel, age 71, on Saturday, July 10th at 11:00 A.M. at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes' Chapel. Visitation will be on Friday evening from 4:00P.M.-7:00P.M. and on Saturday from 10:00 A.M.-11:00AM at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home.Memorials are requested to Donors Choice. Burial at a later date will be...

Violet L. "Vi" Schultz

Violet L. "Vi" Schultz

Jul 4, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINN: Violet L. "Vi" Schultz, 95, formerly of Hutchinson, MN, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at her home in Rochester. Violet Louise Wall was born November 18, 1914 to Robert and Louise (Lickfett) Wall. Vi graduated from Brownton, MN High School. After completing teachers training, she taught school in a one-room country school for grades one through eight. She...

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