Obituaries

Linda Lee Schultz

Linda Lee Schultz

Jan 24, 2022

Linda Schultz, age 74, passed away on Monday, January 24th with the comfort of her family by her side. Linda is survived by her son, John (Kara) Benson and grandchildren Marley and Peyton of Parker, Colorado; daughter, Theresa (Kyle) Zech and grandchildren Tyler and Ashton of Phoenix, Arizona; sister, Patti (Merle) Nelson of Eau Claire, and many nieces and nephews....

Davis Vincent Curtis Aakre

Davis Vincent Curtis Aakre

Jan 23, 2022

Davis Vincent Curtis Aakre, 93, of Rochester, MN passed away surrounded by family on January 23, 2022 at his residence. He was born on December 15, 1928 in rural Olmsted County, MN to Clarence and Dora (Kyllo) Aakre and was the oldest of 7 children. He attended and graduated from Hayfield High School. He served in the United States Air...

Gerald "Jerry" Otto Vielhaber

Gerald "Jerry" Otto Vielhaber

Jan 23, 2022

Gerald Otto Vielhaber died on January 23, 2022, at The Waters on Mayowood with Merilyn, his wife of sixty-three years, at his side. Jerry was born August 8, 1933, in St. Paul. His parents were Ernest and Irene (Arndt) Vielhaber. His family moved to Rochester when Jerry was very young. He attended Trinity Lutheran school and graduated from Rochester High...

Kathy Jo Swanson

Kathy Jo Swanson

Jan 23, 2022

Kathy Jo Carlson was born on August 19, 1950 in Willmar, MN to Eldon and Fern Joan (Hawks) Carlson. She grew up in Bloomington, MN until age 12 when the family moved back to Willmar. Kathy graduated from Willmar High School 1968. Following graduation, Kathy attended Willmar Area Vocational Technical School where she studied Business Accounting and Clerical. She later...

Gregory Ronald Schoenbeck

Gregory Ronald Schoenbeck

Jan 22, 2022

Gregory Ronald Schoenbeck, age 51, passed away on January 22, 2022, at his home in Rochester, MN. Gregory Ronald Schoenbeck was born March 21, 1970, to Ronald and Patricia Schoenbeck in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Luther High School South in Chicago, the University of Illinois in Chicago, and Winona State University in Winona, MN. Greg married Mary (Nypen) Schoenbeck...

Janice Jane Moehnke

Janice Jane Moehnke

Jan 21, 2022

Janice Jane Moehnke (nee Ihrke), age 85, died peacefully on January 21, 2022 at Little Hospice in Edina, MN following a courageous four-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Jan is survived by her children Brenda Solomon (Jeff), Scott Moehnke, Craig Moehnke, Stacy Carlisle (Chris), 8 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. She is preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers,...

Barbara Jean Madsen

Barbara Jean Madsen

Jan 20, 2022

Barbara Jean (Mulholland) Madsen passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Willows & Waters Senior Living in Rochester, MN. She was 91 years old. Barbara was born on May 17, 1930 to Claude and Annie (Pencille) Mulholland, in Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, MN. She graduated from Mazeppa High School in 1947. On September 9, 1950, Barbara married William C....

Alice Jean Golla

Alice Jean Golla

Jan 19, 2022

Alice Jean Golla, 72, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on January 19, 2022. Alice Anderson was born on October 16, 1949 to parents Lorenzo and Regina (Maday) Anderson in Delavan, Minnesota. Alice graduated from Delavan High School and moved to Rochester, Minnesota to work at Mayo Clinic. She started as a medical secretary in Orthopedics and...

Kaylie Marie Meyer

Kaylie Marie Meyer

Jan 18, 2022

Kaylie M. Meyer, age 21, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at her home in Rochester. Kaylie Marie Meyer was born August 21, 2000 in Rochester, Minnesota the daughter of Tina (Lawrence) Schriever and Steven Meyer. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School and a junior at Winona State University working to complete her degree...

Robert "Bob" James Fox

Robert "Bob" James Fox

Jan 18, 2022

Robert James "Bob" Fox, 76 of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, peacefully at home. Bob was born on June 6, 1945 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Bonnie, two sons, Jonathan (Jessica), and Brian (Rebecca), cousins, and many exceptional friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Irene Fox....

Katherine Ann Forslund

Katherine Ann Forslund

Jan 15, 2022

Katherine (Kathy) Ann Forslund passed away January 15, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota after a courageous four month battle with cancer. She was born January 9, 1950, in Watertown, Wisconsin, the youngest daughter of the late Mary (Gillett) and Clarence Forslund. She grew up in Durand, WI and attended Durand High School, graduating in 1968. After graduating...

Brandon Mueller

Brandon Mueller

Jan 15, 2022

Brandon Joseph Mueller, 38, of Eyota, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Brandon was born in Rochester on December 7, 1983, the son of Kevin Mueller and Pamela Krueger. Brandon was a graduate of Elgin High School. After high school, he helped work on numerous local farms and various construction jobs before joining the Carpenters Union. In his...

Lyle Covel Bemmert

Lyle Covel Bemmert

Jan 14, 2022

Lyle Bemmert, age 81 of Rochester, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at his home. Lyle was born on August 4, 1940 in West Albany, Minnesota to Ralph and Avis (Loos) Bemmert. Lyle grew up in the Millville area and attended Millville School through eighth grade. After school he worked for an area farmer until 1966 when he joined...

Dorothy Mae Lindvig

Dorothy Mae Lindvig

Jan 14, 2022

Dorothy Mae Lindvig, 90, passed away on January 14, 2022 at her home in Rochester, Minnesota. Dorothy was born on April 7, 1931 to parents Harold and Evelyn (Schemmel) Wegner in Alameda, California and was raised in Lima Center, Wisconsin. Dorothy graduated from Whitewater High School in 1948 and then attended college at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. She continued...

Jewell Verle Potvin

Jewell Verle Potvin

Jan 13, 2022

Jewell Potvin, 101, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2022 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester. Jewell was born December 29, 1920 in Plainview, MN to Buel and Frana (Boie) Knowlton. She was a 1938 graduate of Rochester High School. Jewell married Earl Potvin in Rochester on October 1, 1939. Jewell was an accomplished seamstress. Not only did she...

Leora Lorraine Richardson

Leora Lorraine Richardson

Jan 12, 2022

Leora L. Richardson, age 99, of Owatonna, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Lund Home-Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, Arizona. Leora Lorraine Richardson was born April 30, 1922 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Rufus and Lydia (Kress) Cunningham. She was a graduate of Waterloo Iowa Public High School. Leora married Max Richardson in 1940...

Marilyn Jean Sears

Marilyn Jean Sears

Jan 11, 2022

Marilyn Jean Sears died unexpectedly, from complications after recent surgery, at 9:30 a.m. on January 11, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN. She was 76 years old. Marilyn was born in Decorah, Iowa the daughter of Alan & Hazel Amundson. Marilyn graduated from Decorah High School, Class of 1963. She attended Luther College for a year and in the...

Mary Elizabeth Scholbrock

Mary Elizabeth Scholbrock

Jan 11, 2022

On January 11, 2022 Mary Elizabeth Scholbrock gracefully transitioned to her new life in heaven after living on earth for a blessed 98 years. She was born to the late John and Wilhelmine (Petersen) Ludvigsen in Sheldon, Wisconsin on December 31, 1923. She was married to Walter Scholbrock on November 7, 1944. Mary was the last surviving sibling in a...

Mary Jane Cameron

Mary Jane Cameron

Jan 11, 2022

Mary Jane Cameron, age 86, died on January 11, 2022 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. She was born on December 8, 1935, the only child of Joseph and Kathryn (Grahek) Klun in Ely, MN. Both her parents were descended from Slovenian-Croatian immigrants who came to America between 1888-1900. Mary Jane attended Washington Elementary school, followed by Ely Junior High...

Nancy Mae Neubauer

Nancy Mae Neubauer

Jan 10, 2022

Nancy M. Neubauer passed away on January 10, 2022 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, MN. Nancy was born on September 8, 1941 in Rochester to Harold and Dorothy (Everts) Fahrman. She grew up in Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1959. On June 18, 1959, Nancy married Ronald D. Neubauer. They were married...