Billy Kenneth Jahraus
Aug 30, 2022
Billy Kenneth Jahraus, 81, of Byron, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on August 30, 2022. Billy (Bill) was born July 29, 1941, in Zeeland, North Dakota to Arthur and Lydia (Ehrmann) Jahraus. He graduated from Century High School in 1959 and then joined the Air Force as a photographer where he served our country, stationed in...
Marian Alice King
Aug 29, 2022
Marian A. King, age 93, of Rochester, MN passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, MN. Marian was born December 14, 1928 to Martin and Alma (Adler) Grendahl in Pine Island, MN. She attended and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1946. She completed some classes at Rochester Community College before she began her...
Keith Willis Jacobson
Aug 28, 2022
Keith Willis Jacobson, age 83, of Rochester, Minnesota died on August 28, 2022 at Cottagewood Senior Communities from complications of Parkinson's. Keith was born June 24, 1939 to Alfred and Pearl (Weber) Jacobson in Alamo, North Dakota. He graduated from Alamo High School in 1957. He then graduated from Minot State University, in Minot ND, with a degree in mathematics....
Bonnie L. Bickel
Aug 28, 2022
Bonnie Lee (Palmer) Bickel, age 78, died at Madonna Meadows assisted living facility on August 28, 2022. Bonnie was born on September 24, 1943 in Fort Dodge, IA to Leland and Eleanor (Nekvinda) Palmer. She was the oldest of 6 children. She lived in Dayton, IA until the age of 17, when her family moved to Mankato, MN in 1960...
Lawrence Everett Howe
Aug 26, 2022
Lawrence "Larry" E. Howe, 87, of Rochester, MN went to his eternal home on Friday, August 26, 2022. He was born June 15, 1935 to Raymond and Barbara (Hayle) Howe at their farm home in Dexter, MN. He was the sixth of seven children. This was before electricity and running water was available in the country. He attended country school...
Eugene Zmolek
Aug 26, 2022
Eugene E. Zmolek, 79, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home, with his loving family at his side, on Friday, August 26th, 2022. Eugene was born July 13th, 1943, in Toledo, IA to Edward and Helen (Yuska) Zmolek. He was a 1961 graduate of Traer High School, in Traer, IA. Following graduation he went on to serve our country in...
Michael Joseph Farrell
Aug 25, 2022
Michael Joseph Farrell, age 25 of Rochester, passed away at his home on August 25, 2022. He was born on November 30, 1996 to Joseph and Terri (Landon) Farrell. Mike grew up playing hockey with his family, and he graduated from John Marshall High School in 2015 where he played football and hockey. Mike had a great love for fire...
Nancy Kay Schramm
Aug 25, 2022
Nancy Kay Bohach Schramm, 82, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on August 25th, 2022 at The Homestead of Rochester, Minnesota. Nancy was born on October 14th, 1939 to parents Richard and Gladys Bohach in Hopkins Minnesota. She graduated from Appleton Minnesota High School in 1957. Nancy attended Moorhead College and graduated with a BS degree in education in 1963. Later...
William 'Bill' Franklin Holden
Aug 25, 2022
William 'Bill' Franklin Holden II, age 79, of Rochester passed away Thursday morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus. Bill was born March 14, 1943 in La Crosse, WI to William and Kathryn (Lund) Holden. He was employed by IBM for 32 years and proudly served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1966. He lived in several towns...
Brady Thomas Fuchs
Aug 24, 2022
Brady Thomas Fuchs, 28, of Omaha, Nebraska, (formerly of Byron, Minnesota) died on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
Brady graduated from Byron High School in 2012 where he was an Honor and Triple Academic All-State student. He was very active in football, basketball and track. After graduating high school, he went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison, then to...
Randy Lee Anderson
Aug 23, 2022
Randy Lee Anderson, (62), was born April 4th, 1960 to Harry and Marlene (Grove) Anderson of Harmony, MN. Randy graduated from Chatfield High School in 1978. He then enlisted into the Navy in 1980 and served active duty until 1984. Then served in the Naval reserve with the SeeBee's from 1987 to 1995. While stationed in San Diego, CA, Randy...
Arlene Adeline Wentworth
Aug 22, 2022
Arlene Adeline Wentworth, 87, of Rochester died Monday August 22, 2022 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Arlene was born February 25, 1935 near Northwood, IA to Roy and Maxine (Louden) Nelson. As a young girl she grew up near Northwood and graduated from Austin, MN High School in 1953. She then received her nursing degree from Northwestern University in...
Michael Alan Doyle
Aug 22, 2022
Michael Alan Doyle was born on March 15, 1938 at 1:30 PM in St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana to George Joseph Doyle and Genevieve Burns Doyle. He was the oldest of 4 children. His three sisters are Susan Ludvigson of Henderson, NV, Nancy Gingerelli of Henderson, NV and Patricia Doyle of Minneapolis, MN. He was preceded in death by...
Ronald Alexander Mackenzie
Aug 21, 2022
Dr. Ronald Alexander MacKenzie was born March 31, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the youngest of four children. His two brothers James D. MacKenzie and Kenneth MacKenzie, his beloved sister Evelyn Sienkiewicz, and his parents Elizabeth and James MacKenzie preceded him in death. His parents hailed from the Highlands of Scotland, and although born in Detroit, he was exceptionally...
Violet May Hostetler
Aug 21, 2022
Violet May Hostetler, 83, of Rochester, Minnesota died and was welcomed into God's loving arms on August 21, 2022, at The Homestead in Rochester. Violet was born on October 24, 1938, in Fillmore County, Minnesota to Rudolph and Erna (Barchant) Hamm. Violet moved to Rochester, Minnesota and married Bill Hostetler on June 7, 1958. They had one son, Frederick and...
Donovan Lee Hase
Aug 21, 2022
Donovan Lee Hase, age 53, of Rochester, Minnesota died on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester following a 30 day stay in the ICU due to a motorcycle accident. The family wishes to thank all of the staff on Mary Brigh floor 7 who took amazing care of Donovan and his family. Donovan was born on...
James Dean Helvig
Aug 19, 2022
James Dean (Jim) Helvig, 81, of Rochester, MN passed away at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN on Friday, August 19th 2022 from complications related to Parkinson's Disease. Jim was born April 27, 1941, in Fairmont, MN, son to Orron and Evelyn Helvig and brother to Denny and Mary Helvig. He grew up on Sunny View farm near Truman, MN....
Sandra Kay Stutz
Aug 18, 2022
Sandra Kay (Sandie) Stutz, age 74, of rural Elgin, MN passed away on August 18th, 2022 at The Homestead at Rochester after a long illness. Sandie was born on July 4th, 1948 in Rochester, MN to Arnold and Bette (Messer) Teske. As a young girl, she moved to Lake City, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966. She...
Joanne Hebrink
Aug 15, 2022
Joanne Marie Hebrink, age 81, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing Home. She was born March 12, 1941 to Erwin and Mildred (Neumann) Tetzlaff of Viola, MN. She graduated from Eyota High School in 1959. Joanne began working for Rochester Methodist Hospital, and later Mayo Clinic for 25 years. She was active in her...
Donna Lanette Lee
Aug 14, 2022
Donna L. Lee, age 89, of Rochester, MN passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022 at her home. Donna Lanette Lee was born June 29, 1933 in Clarksville, Arkansas the daughter of Waymon and Ethel (Kidd) Hauth. At the age of 16, she graduated valedictorian of her high school class. Following high school, she was accepted into the Kahler School of...