Mary Romon
Aug 27, 2025
Mary Ellen Romon, 74, Oronoco, MN, took her last breath on August 27th, 2025 at Mayo Clinic-St. Mary's Campus. Her devoted team of doctors, nurses, and other caring team members tried relentlessly to help her overcome complications from kidney disease, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and ultimately an unbeatable infection. Even during her 73 day hospital stay, Mary's focus remained on...
Maxine Schultz
Aug 27, 2025
Maxine W. Schultz, 110, of Rochester, MN, was called home to Heaven on August 27, 2025 while a resident of Samaritan Bethany. She was truly blessed with a long and fulfilling life.
Maxine W. Schultz (Worrall) was born on June 20, 1915 in Huron, South Dakota to Charles and Malo (Wilson) Worrall. She married Walter W. Schultz on September 20,...
Hamlet Peterson
Aug 26, 2025
Hamlet Albert Peterson, aged 93, died peacefully on August 26, 2025 in Rochester, MN after a brief illness. Hamlet was born in Decorah, Iowa, the 2nd of 3 children of Hamlet and Thelma Peterson. After graduating from Decorah High School, he attended Luther College in Decorah, earning a BA in Biology in 1954. He graduated from the University of Iowa...
Merle Peterson
Aug 24, 2025
Merle J. Peterson was born on January 20, 1931 on a farm in Blooming Prairie, MN to Charley J. Peterson and Mary (Dutton) Peterson.
He attended Country School, Dist. # 45 and graduated from Blooming Prairie HS (The Blossoms) in 1948. On December 7, 1948, he enlisted in the US Army. He served 3 years of active duty including the...
Nou San
Aug 24, 2025
Nou San, age 85, of Rochester, MN passed away August 24, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Methodist Hospital.
Nou was born January 2, 1940 in Svay Rieng, Cambodia the daughter of Sang and Touch Lay. At the age of 23 she moved to Battambang where she met her husband, Sam Ros aka Ya in 1963. She had 8 children which...
Bridget Skibsted
Aug 23, 2025
Bridget Kathleen Skibsted, age 43, of Pine Island, Minnesota, passed away on August 23, 2025, in Pine Island. She was born on July 12, 1982, in Storm Lake, Iowa, to Joe and Judy (Peters) O'Malley.
Bridget was baptized, confirmed, and later married at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School, Storm Lake Schools, and...
Yvonne Weeldreyer
Aug 23, 2025
Yvonne "Vonnie" Weeldreyer, age 88, was called to her eternal heavenly home on 8/23/25. Yvonne Marie Bradwisch was born on January 13, 1937 to Arthur and Allanora (Bannick) Bradwisch, at home on the farm in Aurora County, South Dakota.
Vonnie grew up on the farm, attended a one-room country school, graduated from both White Lake High School in 1954, and...
Katherine Tanner
Aug 22, 2025
Katherine Mary Tanner, 82, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2025, at Madonna Towers, surrounded by love and family.
Katherine was born on November 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to Aloys and Mary (Gibbons) Poncinie. Her life was one of adventure and deep connections, shaped by her family's moves to many different states and even abroad to...
Judy Lorimor
Aug 20, 2025
Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Judy Kay Lorimor, passed away on Wednesday, August 20,2025 in Rochester, Minnesota. Judy was born to Selmer and Emma (Langseth) Fjerstad of Hayfield, Minnesota on October 18,1946. She was the youngest of nine children.
Judy attended Austin High School and went on to earn her real estate license, broker's license and home appraisal license. Moving to...
Henrietta Madson
Aug 17, 2025
Henrietta Madson, 94, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025, at her memory care residence in Byron, Minnesota.
She was born in Crystal Lake, Iowa, Feb. 1, 1931, and grew up on farms in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. If asked to identify a hometown, she would likely say Hollandale, Minnesota, where her parents, Louie and Gertie Klein, settled. It was...
Doris Kent
Aug 15, 2025
Doris Kent passed away at home on August 15th, 2025, her 75th birthday. She was diagnosed with cancer in June 2025. She was on in-home hospice through Season's Hospice.
She was born on August 15th, 1950 to Alvin and Pauline Rentschler in Havre, MT. Her family moved to Lewiston, MT when she was 12 and she graduated from high school...
Lyle Bacon
Aug 15, 2025
Lyle Lester Bacon, 90, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 15, 2025 at his home surrounded by family.
Lyle was born on July 16, 1935, to Lloyd and Viola (Bremseth) Bacon in Fountain Township. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1953. He was in the United States Marines from 1954 until January 26, 1957. On June 27, 1959,...
Eileen Thorpe
Aug 14, 2025
Eileen (née Murphy) Thorpe of Rochester passed away quietly on Thursday, August 14, surrounded by family and friends, after sustaining critical injuries in an automobile accident. Eileen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Charles and Crystal Murphy (née Johnston) on December 4, 1947. She graduated from Golden Valley (Minnesota) High School in 1965 where she excelled academically. She attended Knox...
Ethan King
Aug 12, 2025
Ethan William King was born on June 29th 2005 in Rochester Minnesota. He was a beloved son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend whose kind hearted soul, humor and adventurous spirit touched all who knew him. Though his time with us was short, the love, kindness and light he brought to our lives will remain forever.
Ethan was a sweet child...
Ramona Nelson
Aug 12, 2025
Funeral services for Ramona C. Nelson, 96, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 3rd Ave. SE, Rochester, MN, with visitation 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.
Ramona C. Nelson was born on November 2, 1928, near...
Gina Trussoni
Aug 11, 2025
Gina Marie Trussoni, age 62, passed away peacefully at her home in Byron, Minnesota, on August 11, 2025. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose life was filled with love, laughter, and adventure.
Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Gene and Kay Trussoni, Gina grew up surrounded by family and faith. She later married,...
Tatiana Emelianova
Aug 10, 2025
Tatiana "Tanya" S. Emelianova passed away on August 10, 2025 at her home in Rochester, MN. Tanya was born February 24, 1964 to Sergey Emelianov and Olga Emelianova in Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
Tanya lived and worked in the Moscow area throughout her youth. She obtained a master's degree in mathematics before going on to work as a software engineer....
Frederick Rausch
Aug 4, 2025
Frederick W Rausch was born April 29, 1951, to Frederick and Phoebe Rausch and passed on August 4, 2025.
He was one of twelve children, being number 9.
He attended Pine Island School in his elementary years.
He was a professional Midget Wrestler for a while, wrestling under the name of 'LITTLE BRUISER". He worked at Lake Side Packing in...
Mary Perry
Aug 4, 2025
With great sadness we share the passing of Mary Patricia Hawkins Perry; wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and dear friend, who died on August 4th, 2025. She died at home with a summer evening outside her window and family at her side.
Mary was born May 8,1929 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, the last of the six children of...
Jeffrey Black
Jul 31, 2025
In Loving Memory of Jeffrey Todd BlackAugust 28, 1956 - July 31, 2025Jeffrey Todd Black, born August 28, 1956, in Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in hospice care.He was the son of Diane and Edward Black and the older brother of Brad Black, who preceded him in death.Jeff is lovingly remembered by his three children, Amy Black (Los Angeles, CA),...

