Robert Archibald Reid
Nov 5, 2022
Robert Archibald Reid passed peacefully to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Robert, better known to his family and friends as "Bob" or "Bobby", was born on October 19, 1933 to Archie and Gretchen (Weissinger) Reid. He married Beverly J. Moe on July 31, 1954. They enjoyed 60 years of marriage, enhanced by their strong faith in God,...
Doris Marie Ketchum
Nov 5, 2022
Doris M. Ketchum, 86, of Rochester died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital. Doris Marie Ketchum was born November 29, 1935 in Rochester to Arthur and Lura (Clason) Growt. She grew up in Eyota, graduated from Eyota High School and attended college in Winona and Rochester. She was united in marriage to Kermit Ketchum on November 9, 1957 in Eyota, and...
Ruth Batzel
Nov 4, 2022
Ruth Ann (Exe) Batzel, 72, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2022 at her home while surrounded by family. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December, 2021 and fought valiantly throughout her diagnosis. Ruth was born on November 10, 1949 in Hayfield, MN and graduated from Hayfield High School. On May 12, 1973, she married Richard John Batzel...
Samuel Joseph Han
Nov 3, 2022
Samuel Joseph (Olson) Han, 35, died Thursday, November 3, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones after a sudden brain aneurysm. Sam was born on June 16th, 1987 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Kasson Mantorville High School and attended College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Retracing his roots, Sam returned to Korea in 2013 where he taught English. Upon returning...
Bree Marie Condon
Nov 2, 2022
Bree M. Condon, age 47 of Rochester, passed away on November 2, 2022 at Mayo Clinic - Methodist Campus. Bree was a caring wife, mother, sister and friend. Bree was born on February 22, 1975 to William "Dirk" and Geri (Ramthun) Dehn. She grew up in Kasson and graduated from Kasson High School in 1994. She received her Associates Degree...
Phyllis Marie Folkert
Nov 2, 2022
Phyllis Marie Folkert, 87 of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on November 2, 2022. Phyllis worked in many area restaurants since 1949. She also worked for the Mayo Clinic Microbiology lab for 20 yrs. In her later years, she managed the American Legion kitchen and even sold pull tabs at the VFW club until finally retiring in 2020. She will...
William Henry Whateley
Nov 2, 2022
On November 2nd, 2022, William "Henry" Whateley, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend, entered the arms of the Lord at the age of 84 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, MN. Henry was born on December 8, 1937, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Harry and Vivian (Guynes) Whateley, and moved early in childhood to Albuquerque, New Mexico. A man of...
Gerald Lee Longman
Oct 31, 2022
Gerald Lee Longman, age 75, of Mazeppa, MN, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 in a hunting accident. He was born February 28, 1947 in Estherville, Iowa to parents Clyde and Alice Longman. He attended Estherville High School and later Mankato College. Jerry served in the navy aboard the USS Midway for four years. Jerry was a lover of adventure...
Norman Glenn Gordon Hepper
Oct 27, 2022
Dr. Norman Glenn Gordon Hepper died at Charter House, Rochester, MN, on October 27, 2022, at age 99. He was born on a farm in Underwood, ND on September 3, 1923, and attended a one room elementary school house, riding his horse, Fanny, to school each day. At 6'2", he was "high point man" for the Underwood Comets basketball team...
Doris Elaine Swenson
Oct 27, 2022
Doris 'Dorry' Elaine Rye Swenson was born May 5, 1926, in Hayfield, MN. She was baptized by her uncle Reverend Andrew Nordaune and confirmed by Reverend Sorenson of the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1944. She became Secretary to the Superintendent at UCLA in Westwood California. Dorry and Clint were...
Dale Rousey
Oct 27, 2022
Dale Covington Rousey, 101, passed away on October 27th at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN where he had been a patient for one day. He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on December 20, 1920 to Terry and Stella (Covington) Rousey. Dale grew up on a farm outside of Murrayville, Illinois, the middle brother of Kenneth and Clyde Rousey. The...
Phyllis Heath
Oct 24, 2022
Phyllis Heath passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24th, 2022 at Rochester Rehab and Living Center, where she had resided for 4 ½ years with Alzheimer's. Phyllis was born Phyllis Margaret Patrie, on October 6, 1928, in North Adams, Massachusetts, the first child of Albert and Bessie Patrie. She graduated Pro Merito from Williamstown, MA High School in 1946. She...
Janet Kay Shumaker
Oct 19, 2022
Janet K. Shumaker, age 81, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Homestead Memory Care in Rochester. Janet Kay Shumaker was born April 30, 1941 in Douglas, MN the daughter of Albert and Maude (Kunz) Streiff. She attended grade school at Oronoco and attended Pine Island High School. Janet met her future husband, Ronald Shumaker,...
Mary Moon
Oct 18, 2022
Mary Eileen Moon, Rochester, MN, age 86, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester from advanced Parkinson's Disease. Mary Birdsell was an only child born to Vella and Leon Birdsell in Postville, Iowa. She graduated from Monona High School in 1954 where she played basketball on the girls varsity team and cornet in...
Bruce Nelson
Oct 18, 2022
Bruce Allen Nelson, 67, of Rochester, died Tuesday, October 18, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Bruce was born in Rochester on October 3, 1955 to the late Spencer and Locella (Baumann) Nelson, and lived in Byron, where he graduated Byron High School in 1973. He attended Mankato Vo-Tech, and graduated with a degree in architectural drafting and design in...
Leona Mae Martin
Oct 17, 2022
Leona "Lonnie" Mae Martin, age 98, was quietly called to Heaven on October 17, 2022. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother and friend. Leona was born May 10, 1924 to Florence and Louis Mackie at the family farm in Huntley, Minnesota. Leona attended St. Olaf University before moving to Rochester to start her over 30 year career with Mayo. She...
Alan John Cameron
Oct 16, 2022
Alan John Cameron, age 91, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Alan was born on August 31, 1931 in Dundee, Scotland to Olive and David Cameron. He lived in York, England, with his parents and sister. At age 13 he was sent to boarding high school Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England. He spent two years,...
Charles John Miller
Oct 15, 2022
Charles John Miller was born on March 27, 1951 in Rochester, MN to John and Shirley (Joslyn) Miller. He passed away on October 15, 2022 at Season's Hospice. Chuck graduated from John Marshall High School. On September 26, 1970 he married Deborah Lee at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester. He retired from Crenlo after 37 years as a welding supervisor....
Ronald Allen Brovold
Oct 14, 2022
Ronald Allen Brovold was born on July 15, 1935, in Portland, North Dakota, to Ernest and Clara (Strom) Brovold. He died peacefully on October 14, 2022, at Cottagewood Memory Care in Rochester. Ronald graduated from high school in 1953 at Portland High School in Portland, North Dakota. He served three years in the United States Air Force in security services...
Albert John Bina
Oct 13, 2022
Albert J. Bina, aged 77, longtime resident of Oronoco, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Mayo St. Mary's Hospital (Rochester) on October 13, 2022. Born May 23, 1945, to Albert and Helen Bina, he spent his childhood in Calmar, Iowa, developing a love of nature amid the woods, fields, and streams of Winneshiek County. Graduating from South Winneshiek High...
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