Gwendolyn Lou Dunn
Jun 3, 2010
Gwendolyn L. Dunn - Rochester, MNGwendolyn L. Dunn, 79, of Rochester, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at her residence.Gwendolyn Lou McKeever was born March 26, 1931 in Monticello, MN to Joseph and Mildred (Ogg) McKeever. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1949. She married Charles Dunn on June 22, 1952 in Worthington, MN. She was a teacher in Heron...
Catherine G. "Kitty" Daugherty
May 28, 2010
ROCHESTER, MN - Catherine G. "Kitty" Daugherty, 76, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at her home in Rochester. Mary Catherine Goins was born in Charleston, SC on December 13, 1933 to Charles and Jessie (Applewhite) Goins. Kitty and family moved to Savannah, GA in 1936 where she resided until 1960. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy, Armstrong College of Savannah...
Dr. William Puller Wharton
May 28, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Dr. William P. Wharton, 88, died at his favorite time of day on Friday, May 28, 2010 at Madonna Towers. Dr. Wharton was an emeritus member of the Division of Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic.Dr. Wharton was born November 21, 1921 to James H. and Mary S. (Puller) Wharton in Sturgeon, MO. He served as...
Esther Martha Merry
May 26, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Esther M. Merry, 95, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Season's Hospice. Esther had been a resident at Madonna Meadows Assisted Living for the past five years until her move to Season's Hospice for the past few weeks.Esther Martha Schuldt was born March 30, 1915 on a farm in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota to William and Dora...
Carolyn E. Merck
May 22, 2010
ROCHESTER - Carolyn E. Merck, 85, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester. Carolyn was born in Soudan, MN on August 26, 1924 to Ernest and Myrtle (Sundeen) Lundahl. She married Pastor Raymond Laverne "Vern" Merck in 1954 in Soudan, MN. Carolyn worked as a switchboard operator, a secretary at Soudan Grade School, and an...
Angeline J. Sageotis
May 20, 2010
Rochester: Angeline J. (Tsichlia) Sageotis, 90, of Rochester, Minnesota, died May 20, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.Angeline was born in Divri, Elias, Greece on April 28, 1920 to Father John, an Orthodox priest, and Georgia (Roumeliotis) Tsichlias. After the German Occupation in 1944, the family moved to Patras, Greece. In 1956, Angeline immigrated to the United States and...
Clifford "Cliff" O. Peterson
May 19, 2010
ROCHESTER, MN - Clifford "Cliff" Orlyn Peterson, 78, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Heights in Rochester. Cliff was born in Grafton, ND on April 30, 1932 to LeRoy and Bonita (Noreen) Peterson. He married Betty Burreson on June 11, 1958 in Michigan, ND. Cliff worked as a guidance counselor and librarian at John Edwards High School in...
Elaine Darlene Wellvang
May 18, 2010
Rochester: Elaine Darlene (Anderson) Wellvang, 84, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away May 18, 2010 at Seasons Hospice.Elaine was born in Lyle, MN on December 30, 1925 to Arthur and Lillian (Nelson) Anderson. She was raised in Zumbrota, MN, graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1943 and married Phil Wellvang that same year. Elaine raised their son Jim with help from...
Jeanette R. Rittenhouse
May 18, 2010
Rochester, Minn. - The funeral service for Jeanette R. Rittenhouse will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 21, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes' Chapel with Chaplain Carol Shaffer of Seasons Hospice. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home.Mrs. Rittenhouse, 91, of Rochester, died...
Nick J. Tretinyak, Sr.
May 14, 2010
ROCHERSTER - Nick J. Tretinyak Sr. , 87, of Rochester, died Friday May 14th, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth where he had been a resident since November 2009. Mr. Tretinyak was born March 20, 1923 in Rochester. He served in the Army Air Corp during WWII. After discharge, he worked for General Electric and Westinghouse as a machinist...
Harlen Francis Fiek
May 9, 2010
Rochester- A Celebration Of Life for Harlen Fiek, age 82 who passed away at his daughter's home after a 1 week illness, will be held 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Autumn Ridge Church, 3611 Salem Rd. S.W. with Pastor C. John Steer officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening, May 11th,...
Thomas "Tommy" James Thompson
May 8, 2010
Eyota: Thomas "Tommy" James Thompson is the loving son of Ken Thompson and Star Recore. Tommy was born on December 25, 2003. He went to the Lord on May 8, 2010, after fighting a long battle of cancer at St. Marys Hospital. He resided in Eyota, MN.Tommy was currently a kindergarten student at Longfellow Elementary School. He enjoyed playing outside...
Donald H. Hoerle, Sr.
May 4, 2010
ORONOCO - Donald H. Hoerle, Sr., 67, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at his home in Oronoco. Donald was born August 11, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Harold and Virginia (Roth) Hoerle. He grew up in Clearwater, NE and graduated from Clearwater High School in 1960. He joined IBM Corporation in 1962. Donald graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson...
Violet D. Gathje
May 2, 2010
Cannon Falls- Visitation for Violet Dorine Gathje, 95, who passed away May 2nd, 2010 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, will be from 4:00 PM.-7:00 PM, Wednesday May 5th, at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home. A private family committal service will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville. Violet was born November 20, 1914 in the rural Elgin area...
Helen Marie Hoven
Apr 15, 2010
ROCHESTER, MN: Helen M. Hoven, 84, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Heights. Helen was born July 4, 1925 to John and Clara (Hanson) Holland in LaCrosse, WI. Helen attended school in Oronoco, MN and Rochester Public Schools. She married Orrin Hoven on December 30, 1941 in Rochester, MN. Orrin was a brick layer in Rochester for many...
Ruth June Slade
Apr 15, 2010
ROCHESTER - Ruth J. Slade, 87, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Madonna Meadows in Rochester. Ruth was born in Virginia, MN on November 12, 1922 to Samuel and Violet (Martin) Slade. She graduated from the Methodist Kahler School of Nursing and from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health. Ruth was a public...
Marilyn Ione Schulz
Apr 15, 2010
Marilyn I. Schulz, 87, longtime resident of Rochester passed peacefully at Season's Hospice House in the company of family members in the early morning of Thursday, April 15, 2010.Marilyn was born February 10, 1923, in St. Paul, MN to Ralph and Lillian (Fieck) Thielbar. As a young woman, she worked in the family-owned grocery store located in Douglas, MN. Marilyn...
Linda R. Hollister
Apr 9, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Linda R. Hollister, 61, died Friday, April 9, 2010, after a brief illness at St. Marys Hospital. Linda was born November 27, 1948 to Ray and Ferne (Olson) Hollister in Rochester, MN. In 1967, she graduated from John Marshall High School. After graduation, Linda completed her P.C.A. (Patient Care Assistant) training at Rochester Methodist Hospital and continued to...
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
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...