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Dorothy F. Willis

Dorothy F. Willis

Apr 9, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA - Dorothy (Friedman) Willis died at the age of 86 on Friday, April 9, 2010 in Rochester, Minnesota, two weeks after having suffered a stroke. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 4 p.m. at the Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, MN with the Reverend Dr. Carol Hepokoski officiating. Dorothy Esther...

David E. Holtan

David E. Holtan

Apr 8, 2010

Rochester- Funeral Services for David E. Holtan, 73 will be held at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, April 13 at 11:00 A.M. With Rev. Wayne Vogt officiating. Interment will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home on Tuesday from 9:00AM until the time of Service. David died, after a lengthy...

Colleen J. Kennedy

Colleen J. Kennedy

Apr 8, 2010

ROCHESTER - Colleen Joan (Paulson) Kennedy, 39, died April 8, 2010 at Rochester Methodist Hospital after a lengthly illness. Colleen was born June 25, 1970 in Rochester to Harold and Marlene (Vicker) Paulson. She was raised in Rochester, graduating from John Marshall High School in 1989. While in high school she worked at Long John Silvers and the Rochester Mail...

Robert Brandon Milam

Robert Brandon Milam

Apr 7, 2010

Funeral services for Robert B. Milam, 88 of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Monday, April 12, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Walker officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2-5pm on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also 1 hour prior to the...

Jerry Walter Richardt

Jerry Walter Richardt

Mar 31, 2010

ROCHESTER - Jerry Walter Richardt died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in his home surrounded by family. Jerry, an identical twin, was born May 30, 1950 to Elizabeth "Pat" Smith and Leslie Richardt in Rochester, MN. Jerry graduated from Mayo High School in 1968 and then served in the Navy from 1969-1973. He began working with the Rochester Fire Department in...

Doreen E. Moore

Doreen E. Moore

Mar 29, 2010

Rochester- Funeral Services for Doreen E. Moore, age 84 who died Monday, March 29th 2010 will be 1:30 P.M Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rochester, with Rev. Fred Ringstorf officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Saturday at the church from 12:00 Noon until the time of Service.Doreen Eunice Bicknese...

Reinhard D. Lampat

Reinhard D. Lampat

Mar 29, 2010

A funeral mass for Reinhard D. Lampat, 68 of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am, Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. Visitation will be from 5-8pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the funeral home.Reinhard Dieter Lampat was born on November 13, 1941 in Konigsberg, Germany to Ernst and Gertrude (Ludigkeit) Lampat. Reinhard died on March...

Esther Alvina Owen

Esther Alvina Owen

Mar 28, 2010

ROCHESTER, MN: Esther A. Owen, 88, died Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester, MN. Esther was born January 2, 1922 to Frank and Minna (Flugge) Arndt in Alta Vista, IA. Esther worked as a waitress for the Maindiner Cafe, New Hampton, IA. This is where she met and later married Gordon "Gordy" Owen on October...

Nora Emma Keller

Nora Emma Keller

Mar 27, 2010

ROCHESTER - Nora Emma Keller passed away at Maple Manor Nursing Home on March 27, 2010. Nora was born in Winona on March 29, 1911 to Gustave and Tina (Schutte) Harders. She graduated from High School in Chicago. While living in Chicago she met Rudolph Keller and later married him on November 24, 1940 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester....

Lester Paul Riess

Lester Paul Riess

Mar 21, 2010

ORONOCO - Lester P. Riess, 90, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Pine Haven Nursing Home in Pine Island. Lester was born in Oronoco on May 6, 1919 to John and Alvina (Schwanke) Riess. He resided on a farm in Oronoco for 70 years. Lester married Emma Goeman on May 15, 1945. Lester is survived by a son, Leslie (Sue)...

Kathryn Spiess Johnson

Kathryn Spiess Johnson

Mar 20, 2010

Funeral services for Kathryn Spiess Johnson, 92 of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Fred Rengstorf officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8pm on Monday, March 22, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also 1 hour prior to the service...

Donald "Don" O'Connell Leroy Hayden

Donald "Don" O'Connell Leroy Hayden

Mar 19, 2010

ROCHESTER - Donald O. Hayden, longtime resident of Rochester, WWII Navy veteran, and retired Allstate Insurance agent, died on March 19 at his Rochester home. He was 90 years old.Donald was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mildred, and his brothers Harlan and Byron.Donald was born to Edvard and Racine Hayden on July 14, 1919, in Crosby, Minnesota,...

David A. Larson

David A. Larson

Mar 18, 2010

ROCHESTER, MN: David A. Larson, 53, formerly of Mankato, MN, died Thursday, March 18, 2010, after a brief illness with cancer, at his residence. David was born September 9, 1956 to Lloyd J. and Marian E. (Cutshall) Larson in Rochester, MN. He attended and graduated from the Faribault School For The Deaf, Faribault, MN in 1975. After graduation, David lived...

Arlo Dean Martin

Arlo Dean Martin

Mar 17, 2010

Arlo D. Martin, age 72, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Rochester, MN.Arlo Dean Martin was born January 15, 1938 in Sargeant, MN to Phillip and Ella (Hegna) Martin. Arlo graduated from Rochester High School in 1957 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1957-1960. After serving in the military he started driving truck for a grain elevator. He...

Helen Marie Hemp

Helen Marie Hemp

Mar 11, 2010

Helen Marie Hemp, age 103. a long-time Rochester resident and homemaker passed away on March 11 at Charter House where she had lived since 1991. She was born on January 18, 1907 (which she always has said, "was a long time ago") to Alvin and Rose (Ruege) Eisentraut on a farm in Globe Township, in Clark County near Neillsville, Wisconsin....

Marie Jeanne Eidem

Marie Jeanne Eidem

Feb 16, 2010

Marie Jeanne Eidem, age 50, of Eyota, passed away on February 16, 2010 at Rochester Methodist Hospital after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.Marie was born on October 28, 1959 in Rochester, Minnesota to Elmer and Anita Siegmann. She attended John Marshall High School, graduating in 1977. She married Roger Eidem on April 8, 1978 at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Ada Copp Larson

Ada Copp Larson

Feb 16, 2010

ROCHESTER - Ada Copp Larson, a local Rochester artist passed away on February 16, 2010 at the age of 88. She was born January 29, 1922 in rural Lake City to Archer John and Grace Geppert Copp. At graduation, she was one of Lincoln HS Honored Top Ten Society, a member of the National Honor Society and received the Citizenship...

Kathleen Irvine

Kathleen Irvine

Feb 15, 2010

Rochester: Kathleen Matthews Irvine, 91, of Rochester, Minnesota formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, died peacefully on February 15, 2010, while living at Charter House.Kathleen was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 26, 1918, the second child and second daughter of Francis P. Matthews and Mary Claire (Hughes) Matthews. She attended Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha, and graduated from...

Margaret E. Schultz

Margaret E. Schultz

Feb 14, 2010

ROCHESTER - Margaret E. Schultz, 88, died on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.Margaret was born on August 7, 1921 in Lacota, Iowa to Henry and Myrtle Smith. On August 21, 1938 she married E. Lawrence Stensrud. They took up farming in various areas, settling in Hammond, MN. In 1970 she married Floyd Schultz and lived in...

Delores D. Nihart

Delores D. Nihart

Feb 14, 2010

Funeral Services for Delores G. Nihart, age 85 who passed away Sunday morning at Golden Living Center in St. Charles, MN. Will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday February 17th, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, with Rev. Dr. James W. Heining officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation at Ranfranz and Vines will be from 9:00...

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