Obituaries

Ronald Alexander Mackenzie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Theresa Ann Karwoski

Theresa Ann Karwoski

Aug 11, 2022

Theresa Karwoski was born on November 3, 1928 to Louis and Mary (Witczak) Karwoski in Chicago, Illinois. She lived with her family above a grocery store that her father owned. She married Edmund Karwoski on October 15, 1949 and settled into their family home on the Northwest side of Chicago. Together, they had three boys, Ed, Ron and Don. She...

Alvin Paul Servick

Alvin Paul Servick

Aug 7, 2022

Alvin Paul Servick of Rochester passed away peacefully at the age of 82, on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Samaritan Bethany on 8th. Paul was born on January 27, 1940 in Rochester, PA to Alvin P and Norma D (Bennett) Servick. He met his bride, Deanna Joy Wolfgram in Tarkio, Missouri while attending college and on June 26, 1959, they...

Donald William Hasti

Donald William Hasti

Aug 6, 2022

Donald William Hasti, age 71, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the Season's Hospice House in Rochester, MN after a 7 year battle with dementia. Donald was born August 23, 1950 in Minneapolis, MN to Einard Arthur and Nellie Violet (Kurtti) Hasti. He attended and graduated from Osseo High...

Ava Mae Haas

Ava Mae Haas

Aug 4, 2022

Ava Mae Haas was born on July 25, 2022 in Rochester, MN. She passed away peacefully on August 4, 2022. Ava Mae endured an incredibly rare case of Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia, a genetic lung disease. She was able to spend ten days surrounded by the love of her mother and family. Ava Mae was the child of two loving parents...

Donald John Sotebeer

Donald John Sotebeer

Aug 2, 2022

Donald J. Sotebeer, age 86, of Byron, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at his home. Donald John Sotebeer was born September 22, 1935 in Waseca, Minnesota the son of Andrew and Ethel (Schultz) Sotebeer. He was a graduate of Waseca High School. Don worked for the Minnesota Highway Department prior to accepting...

Paul Allan Finseth

Paul Allan Finseth

Jul 29, 2022

Paul Allan Finseth, 79, of Rochester, MN, passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, on July 29, 2022. Paul was born on December 3, 1942, to Allan and Leona Finseth in Faribault, MN. He grew up in Kenyon, MN and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1960. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, where he majored in mathematics,...

Earl J Kinneberg

Earl J Kinneberg

Jul 28, 2022

Earl Kinneberg entered the world on February 12, 1946, then provided love and laughs to friends and family until he died at home in Rochester on July 28, 2022. He was married to his Preston High School sweetheart, Diane, for 55 years and they had two sons. He enjoyed a life full of family activities and cherished time with his...

Eunice L.  Norman

Eunice L. Norman

Jul 28, 2022

Mrs. Eunice L. Norman, 88, of Rochester, died July 28th, 2022, at Madonna Towers. She was born Eunice L. Kohmetscher on October 14, 1933, in McCook, Nebraska. After graduating from high school, she married George W. Norman on May 8, 1953, in McCook Nebraska where they made their home until moving to Rochester, Minnesota in 1957. She was a homemaker,...

Kenneth John Diedrich

Kenneth John Diedrich

Jul 27, 2022

Born the eighth of nine children at home on April 29th, 1945, to Vera and Anthone Diedrich of Monticello, Minnesota. Kenny grew up in Monticello, graduating in June of 1963. He lettered in basketball. A "bad habit" kept this stellar football player off the football team. Kenny enlisted in the United States Air Force and served for four years during...

Noah Thomas Shumiloff

Noah Thomas Shumiloff

Jul 27, 2022

Noah Thomas Shumiloff was born on March 24th, 2022 and passed away peacefully on July 27th, 2022 in the loving arms of his parents, Jennifer and Matthew Shumiloff. He was very deeply loved and brought immeasurable joy to everyone he encountered. Noah enjoyed listening to music, playing with light-up toys, holding hands, and being held. He will forever be remembered...

Marquita Buxton Edwards

Marquita Buxton Edwards

Jul 25, 2022

Marquita Buxton Edwards, of Rochester, passed away July 25, 2022 just over two weeks after celebrating her 90th birthday with friends and family. She is survived by her husband J. Ralph Edwards, son Grant (Minneapolis, MN), son Phillip & his wife Peggy (Rochester, MN), daughter Lynn & her husband Christopher (Oak Park, IL), four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a beloved niece...

Robert Odell Byro

Robert Odell Byro

Jul 20, 2022

Robert Odell Byro Sr., was born on August 24, 1932 and passed away on July 20, 2022, at the age of 89. Bob married Caroline J. Holmes on April 18, 1956 in North Mankato, MN. He is preceded in death by his wife, Caroline (January 15, 1995) and his three brothers. He is survived by his children, Robert Jr. (Doris)...

Patricia Ann Musolf

Patricia Ann Musolf

Jul 19, 2022

Patricia Ann Musolf, 80, of Owatonna, MN (formerly of Rochester, MN) passed away peacefully on July 19, 2022 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Patricia Ann was born November 24, 1941 in Rochester, MN the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian (Nelson) Quandt. She was a 1959 graduate of Stewartville High School and earned her Registered Nurse degree from St....