William 'Bill' Lee Nietz
Jan 20, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William 'Bill' Lee Nietz. He passed away at Madonna Towers Memory Care Unit on January 20, 2023. Bill was born in Rochester, Minnesota March 1, 1929, the son of Margaret and Lawrence Nietz. He attended grade school in Rochester and high school in Savanna, Illinois where his father worked...
Joy Eileen Dekok
Jan 19, 2023
Joy Eileen DeKok (Pater), 65, of rural Pine Island, MN breathed her last breath on Thursday morning, January 19, 2023. A service honoring Jesus Christ and Joy will be at 11am on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Pine...
Robert Otto Bartels
Jan 18, 2023
Robert Bartels, 93, of Rochester, MN passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing Facility. Robert Otto Bartels was born on August 24, 1929 in Rochester, MN to parents, Otto and Ella (Hansen) Bartels. He attended Elgin Lutheran and graduated from Elgin High School. Robert served in the United States Air Force from 1950-1953, spending 5...
Daniel Joseph Moore Jr.
Jan 18, 2023
Daniel J. Moore, Jr., age 96, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at The Homestead of Rochester, MN. Dan was born March 21, 1926, in Bemidji, Minnesota, the son of Daniel Joseph Moore and Elsie (Wolfe) Moore. Dan enlisted in the Army Air Corps when he graduated from high school in 1944. He was a radio operator and...
Sharon J. Davenport
Jan 15, 2023
Sharon J. Davenport (Briones) was born December 24th 1952 in San Bernadino, California. She was the oldest of 5 children born to Ignacio and Rachel Briones. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, CA, class of 1970. She attended college at California State San Bernadino and achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health. She pursued a career in public...
Mark Thomas Glaesemann
Jan 10, 2023
Mark Thomas Glaesemann, age 80, of Rochester, Minnesota died on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at his home. Mark was born on April 9, 1942 to Ruben and Selma (Crofoot) Glaesemann. He grew up in Bemidji and he graduated from Bemidji High School in 1960. He went on to Bemidji State and then received his degree in Industrial Engineering at NDSU....
Lavonne Anna Domke
Jan 8, 2023
LaVonne Anna Domke, age 80, was called home to her heavenly Father on Sunday, January 8, 2023. LaVonne was born in 1942 in Rochester, MN to Edward and Lillie (Bublitz) Laskowske. She was the oldest of five girls. After graduating from high school, she did work at various jobs before joining Mayo Clinic where she worked for 34 years. She...
Gloria Moy Petersen
Jan 8, 2023
Gloria Moy Petersen, Ph.D. died at age 72 on January 8, 2023 at her home in Rochester Minnesota with two sisters (Grace Maguire and Mary Ann Moy) and her husband at her side. She was discharged from Mayo Clinic on December 9, 2022 with a diagnosis of unresectable end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Gloria was born August 8, 1950 in Osaka, Japan...
Sharon Louise Thede
Jan 8, 2023
Sharon Louise (Zank) Thede, age 75, of Rochester, MN, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 8, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Sharon was born May 20, 1947, in Rochester, MN to Arthur and Marnice (Hein) Zank and baptized in Redeemer Lutheran Church that same year. She grew up in Rochester and attended Trinity Lutheran Elementary School before moving on...
Frederick Resco White
Jan 7, 2023
Frederick Resco White was born November 19, 1940 in Morristown, MN. He died peacefully at his group home in Rochester, Minnesota on January 7, 2023 and is now healed and whole in the presence of God. He is survived by five of his eleven siblings and a sister-in law: Betty White, Ione (Lloyd) Doerbaum, Jenny Delk, Ruth Ann (Karl) Pearson,...
Monica Elaine French
Jan 5, 2023
Monica Elaine French (Carroll) passed away quietly on January 5, 2023. Her passing was after a short battle with lung cancer at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born on July 3, 1937, in Austin, MN. She grew up on a farm near London, Mn. where she attended a 2-room school. Even though she started with 3 girls in...
James Dewey Patterson
Jan 5, 2023
James (Jim) Dewey Patterson, 94, of Rochester, MN died at Cottagewood Senior Communities on January 5, 2023. Jim was born February 28, 1928 in Minneapolis to James and Ardis (Dewey) Patterson. Along with his parents and brother, Neil, he moved to Duluth but they eventually landed in Virginia, Minnesota where he graduated from High School. After high school Jim joined...
Chan Kim
Jan 4, 2023
A Cambodian refugee since 1984 and a retired CNA of 25 years at Charter House Mayo Clinic it was the love for his family that gave Chan Kim the determination to provide the "American Dream" for his family. Chan was born on March 5, 1947 in Takeo, Cambodia. After a long and courageous battle of cancer, Chan passed away on...
Dwight Allen Gourneau
Jan 4, 2023
Dwight Allen Gourneau, 78, of Rochester, MN passed away on January 4, 2023. Dwight was born March 29, 1944 to Patrick and Mary (LaFavor) Gourneau in Belcourt, ND. He was a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. He graduated from Turtle Mountain Community High School in 1961. Dwight married Darlene LaFournaise on August 24, 1963, at St....
Harlan Paul Aakre
Dec 31, 2022
Harlan Paul Aakre, 88, of Rochester passed away on December 31, 2022 at his home. He was born on May 3, 1934 in Rock Dell Township to Clarence and Dora (Kyllo) Aakre. Harlan graduated from Hayfield High School and received a business degree from Winona St. University. He served in the United States Army in the 82nd Airborne during the...
Barbara Katharina Senjem
Dec 29, 2022
Barbara Katharina Senjem (Klinzmann) of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully December 29, 2022, at home following a long struggle with congestive heart failure. She was 76 years old. A funeral service will be held at East St. Olaf Lutheran Church on Thursday, January 12, at 11 a.m. Light refreshments will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Bread to the...
Winifred Lorraine Salley
Dec 28, 2022
Winifred L. Salley, 89 of Rochester, MN died Wednesday at the Homestead of Rochester. Winifred Lorraine Salley was born June 19, 1933, in Wabasha County to Edward and Grace (Parkinson) Hermann. She grew up in rural Zumbro Falls. After graduating from high school, she started working at the Mayo Clinic, where she worked for twenty years. Winifred was united in...
Loren Clarence Hoffman
Dec 28, 2022
Loren Hoffman of Rochester, MN, passed away at the age of 94 on December 28, 2022. Loren was born in Rochester on April 25, 1928, to Clarence and Elizabeth Hoffman. He graduated from high school in 1946 in Rochester. Loren married Marilyn Higgins Lindemer on August 4, 1973. Loren was a farmer for most of his life. These years he...
Gwen Etta Steige
Dec 27, 2022
Gwen E. Steige, 85, a longtime Rochester, MN resident and retired Registered Nurse, died Tuesday December 27, 2022 at Rochester East Health Services following a lengthy battle with dementia. Gwen was born December 21, 1937 in Owatonna, MN the daughter of Floyd and Fern Behsman. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1956 and attended Rochester's Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing,...
Robert Lawrence Milbrandt
Dec 27, 2022
Robert L. Milbrandt, 91, of Rochester, MN passed away on December 27, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital. Robert Lawrence Milbrandt was born on September 14, 1931 in Elma, IA to parents Lawrence and Louise (Johanns) Milbrandt. After graduation from high school he was inducted into the US Army where he served from 1952-1954 in the Engineers operating heavy equipment...
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