Obituaries

Barbara Broin

Jan 29, 2024

Barbara Joyce (Himle) Broin, 88, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Cottagewood Senior Community.

Barb was born July 20, 1935 in Vernon Township, Dodge County, MN the daughter of Arnold and Myrtle (Senjem) Himle. She graduated from Hayfield High School. Barb was united in marriage to Harland Broin on October 26, 1957 at West St....

Wade Hendrix

Jan 27, 2024

Wade Allen Hendrix, 48, of Rochester, MN passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital. Wade was born on June 12, 1975 to Jimmy and Donna (Radke) Hendrix.

Wade graduated from John Marshall High School in 1993. After high school he worked in various jobs in the construction industry, most memorable for him was Rochester Road Constructors, along...

David Holmgren

Jan 26, 2024

At 73 years old, David Harold Holmgren was welcomed into Jesus' arms on January 26, 2024 after a short six year battle with Alzheimer's.

Dave was born on January 12, 1951 to Harold and Gladys in Estherville, Iowa. He was the oldest of five children. He met the love of his life, Carmen Axmark as a teenager at...

Muriel Benjamin

Jan 26, 2024

Muriel Ann (Johnson) (Reding) Benjamin, age 90, of Rochester, MN, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Rochester East Health Services in Rochester, MN.

Muriel was born on April 8, 1933, in Mazeppa, MN to Reynold and Olive Johnson. She lived in Mazeppa for 54 years, followed by 10 years in Branson, MO, 14 years in Blue Eye,...

Laurie Maidl

Jan 22, 2024

Laurie Jean (Radke) Maidl, 63, of Rochester, MN departed this world on January 22, 2024, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Our hearts are eternally broken from losing her, but we remain inspired by the way she lived.

Laurie was born on October 1, 1960, to Larry and Donna Radke of Minnesota...

Arletta Derby

Jan 19, 2024

Arletta Derby was born June 13, 1934 to Delmont and Glyda (Markee) Chamberlain in Rochester, Minnesota. She attended a one room country school, Hillside Elementary School, District #143; graduated from Rochester High School in 1952. After high school she worked in Minneapolis at an insurance company, then in Rochester at Clements Chevrolet.

On May 15, 1954 she married Rolland Derby at...

Patrick Mawolo

Jan 18, 2024

Patrick A. Mawolo, 61, of Rochester passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024. He was born In Liberia on September 1, 1962. He grew up and attended school there and worked as a businessperson. On November 10, 2017, he married Edith Soohn and the couple moved to Rochester in 2018.

Once in Rochester, he worked at Reichel Food for 3 years....

Diane Wendt

Jan 15, 2024

Diane B. Wendt, 79, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN.

Diane Beverly (Hongerholt) Wendt was born on April 1, 1944 in Lanesboro, MN to parents Henry and Clara (Hanson) Hongerholt. On December 1, 1962, she married the love of her life, Richard "Dick" Wendt, at First Highland Lutheran Church in...

Ralph Ellefson

Jan 13, 2024

Dr. Ralph D. Ellefson, 92, joined his bride, Donna, on the morning of January 13, 2024. Ralph was born January 25, 1931, in Glenwood, Minnesota to Anna and Alfred Ellefson who were Norwegian immigrants. He attended Luther College where he earned his BA in chemistry in 1953 then his PhD in biochemistry from the University of Iowa in 1957. Ralph...

David Dunn

Jan 11, 2024

David J. (Dave) Dunn, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, with his wife and daughter at his side. David was born in Huron, South Dakota, to William M. Dunn and Helene (Webster) Dunn. The family moved frequently before settling in Yankton, S.D., where Dave graduated from high school in 1953. He attended Yankton College for one...

Ruth Flatla

Jan 10, 2024

Ruth Flatla, 102, Rochester, Minn., died Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester, Minnesota.

Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Lake City, Minn.

Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes is honored to be serving the Flatla family; to share a special memory or condolence please visit www.ranfranzandvinefh.com.

Darlene Miller

Jan 10, 2024

Darlene (Leach) Miller passed away on January 10, 2024 at 92 years old.

Born December 2, 1931 in West Concord MN to Mamie (Raleigh) and Louis Leach. She and her 3 sisters were raised on a farm and she graduated from West Concord HS in 1949. Darlene then worked in Minneapolis for Dayton's and Maytag before returning to...

Alfred Gotmer

Jan 6, 2024

Alfred Arnold Gotmer, age 72, of Rochester, died on Saturday morning, January 6th, 2024, at Our House Memory Care in Austin, MN. After a long battle with Alzheimer's, he passed peacefully in his sleep with his wife holding his hand.

Alfred "Al" Gotmer was born on March 16th, 1951, to Bernard and Hazel (Farris) Gotmer in Fulda, MN. He...

Ralph Reneson

Jan 4, 2024

Ralph Clarence Reneson passed from death to life on Thursday, January 4, 2024, after a long and arduous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on August 12, 1953, to Matthew and Lillian (Holty) Reneson. As a child, Ralph attended Bible camp and responded to the call to repent of his sins and trust in Jesus alone as his Lord...

Suzanne Tolman

Jan 2, 2024

Suzanne Nelson Tolman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Suzanne Nelson Tolman, retired School Psychologist, Independent School District #535, Rochester, Minnesota, was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 8, 1931. The daughter of Lottie Kerns Nelson and Raymond Leroy Nelson, she attended Omaha North High School, Omaha, Nebraska, played piano (Mendelssohm piano concerto with the concert orchestra her senior year).

In 1948, she...

Clifford Prigge

Jan 2, 2024

Clifford W. Prigge, age 84, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at his home in Rochester.

Clifford William Prigge was born March 2, 1939 in Rochester, MN the son of Erwin and Gertrude (Peyer) Prigge. He grew up on the family farm in Byron, MN and graduated from Byron High School in 1957. Clifford served in the...

Verna Kraft

Jan 2, 2024

The sun has set on a beautiful life. Verna Mathilda (Nelson) Kraft, 96, passed away on January 2 in Rochester, Minnesota at Cottagewood Memory Care. She was born September 1, 1927 in her sister's home in Austin Minnesota. Verna lived in numerous SE MN communities, moving as her father's blacksmith's business necessitated. After attending 8 different schools, she spent her...

Delores Ledebuhr

Jan 2, 2024

Delores M. Ledebuhr, 96, of Rochester, MN passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Season's Hospice House. She was born in Buffalo County, WI, and grew up in the Cochrane, WI area. She had a long working career working into her late eighties. Delores was an avid gardener and loved to sew and crochet. She is survived by her four...

Michael Fishbaugher

Jan 1, 2024

Mike Fishbaugher, 65, passed peacefully in his home on January 1st, 2024.

 

Michael Dean Fishbaugher was born May 24, 1958 in Harmony, MN to Orrin and Cathy (Ruud) Fishbaugher. After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1976, he studied forestry in La Crosse, WI. Mike had a long career driving trucks for BFI, Waste Management, USPS, and eventually...

David Witherspoon

Dec 30, 2023

Dr. William David Witherspoon, Jr. died of complications from ALS at Season's Hospice in Rochester, Minnesota on December 30, 2023. David was born on April 12, 1959 to Linda Johnson Witherspoon and William David "Billy" Witherspoon in Dillon, South Carolina. He was proceeded in death by his father. David is survived by his wife of 42 years, Louise Atkinson Witherspoon,...