Obituaries

Anne Cole

Anne Cole

Sep 24, 2021

Anne Helen Cole, 82, beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Rochester on September 24, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born on March 9, 1939 in Oakville, Ontario Canada to Stephen and Florence Sharpe. In 1962 she emigrated to the United States and made her home in California. On June 1, 1963 she married...

Leola Minnie Rud

Leola Minnie Rud

Sep 24, 2021

Leola M. Rud, 96, died Friday, September 24, 2021, peacefully on the farm where she and her husband raised their family. Leola was born in Haverhill Township, Olmsted County, on December 19, 1924, to Alfred and Minnie Hoffman. She married Aden Rud on October 16, 1942, at the Church of Peace in Rochester. She worked various jobs which included driving...

Violet Glasby

Violet Glasby

Sep 24, 2021

Violet L. Glasby, 86, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Seasons Hospice House. Violet was born December 3, 1934 to Gerhart Mattison and Merle Glasby. At a very young age, Violet was placed at the Orphanage in Owatonna, later renamed State School, where she stayed until she was 18. She then went to work as...

Andrea Hanson

Andrea Hanson

Sep 23, 2021

Andrea Sue (Walker) Hanson Born in Tempe, Arizona, to Paul and Madelyn (Cheeseman) Walker on March 27, 1969, and has found joy in the arms of her Lord and Savior as of September 23, 2021. God is good all of the time, and all of the time God is good! Andrea graduated from Everett High School, Everett, Washington, 1985, and...

Russell Leroy Young

Russell Leroy Young

Sep 22, 2021

Russell Leroy Young died in his home on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 85 years old. He was born in his family's home on May 2, 1936, in Glenville, Minnesota to Willard and Ruth (Folkestead) Young. Russ began working at a young age as he and his sisters were the town's paper carriers for many years and his family also...

Elizabeth Ann Aaro

Elizabeth Ann Aaro

Sep 20, 2021

Elizabeth "Ann" Aaro was born in 1926, in Aberdeen, SD. She passed on September 20th, 2021, at the age of 95, after a full and happy life. Her parents were Earl and Jeanette (Hedger) Pittenger. She was an active child, who loved to ride her bike around town, getting to know as many people as possible. In High School, as...

Violet Helland

Violet Helland

Sep 20, 2021

Violet Beatrice Helland, 87, of Rochester died on September 20, 2021 at her home. She was born on November 6, 1933 in Hankinson, ND to Gustav and Laura (Rich) Lenz. She graduated from Hankinson High School in 1951 and from North Dakota State College of Science. She worked for various companies in Fargo, St. Paul and Wadena, MN. Violet married...

Heather Holtan

Heather Holtan

Sep 19, 2021

Heather Wangen Holtan, 49, of Pine Island, Minnesota, died on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at her home. Heather was born on September 19, 1972, to Marlowe and Jacobina (Veldman) Wangen. Heather attended Albert Lea High School and graduated in 1991. She then attended Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa where she earned a bachelor's degree in teaching. Heather began her...

Clem Davis

Clem Davis

Sep 18, 2021

Clem (Lefty) Davis, 88 from Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday September 18, 2021 at Saint Marys Hospital. Clem (Lefty) Davis was born March 19, 1933, to parents Adabelle and Ruben Baker, Adabelle and Ruben later divorced, and she married Earl Davis, at that time Lefty took on the Davis name. Lefty assisted on the farm as a child...

Lloyd Allen Reimers

Lloyd Allen Reimers

Sep 18, 2021

Lloyd A. Reimers, age 72, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Lloyd Allen Reimers was born July 28, 1949 in Rochester, MN the son of Clarice Thayer and John Reimers. After graduating high school, he enlisted into the United States Navy in 1968 and served as a medic for both...

Roxane Lavone Bang

Roxane Lavone Bang

Sep 17, 2021

Roxane LaVone Bang went to heaven on September 17, 2021. Roxane was born on October 5, 1954 in Wells, Minnesota to Jerome and Rozella Engelby. She graduated from Goodhue High School in 1973. She married Glenn Bang in December 1973. Roxane and Glenn moved to Maine then to Spain, back to Florida and finally settled in Seattle Washington in 1986....

Robert Irwin Richardson

Robert Irwin Richardson

Sep 17, 2021

Robert Irwin Richardson, 89, of Rochester passed away on September 17, 2021 quietly surrounded by family at Rochester Health and Rehab East. He was born on August 30, 1932 in Austin, MN to Dr. Doyle and Dr. Lois (Irwin) Richardson. Robert graduated from Austin Central High School in 1950 and Carleton College in 1954 where he played basketball, baseball and...

Barbara Beranek

Barbara Beranek

Sep 16, 2021

Barbara Zirbes Beranek, age 64, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away on September 16, 2021 at Seasons Hospice House. Barbara was born on December 18, 1956 to parents Clarence and Patricia (Marcou) Zirbes in Rochester, MN. Barbara worked as a restaurant server, which allowed her to travel the United States. She married Robert Beranek of Stewartville, MN, on August 27,...

Donald Merle Bourquin

Donald Merle Bourquin

Sep 15, 2021

Donald Merle Bourquin, 85, of Byron, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Don was born on January 7, 1936 in Olmsted County to John and Clara (Behnken) Bourquin. He attended country school and graduated from Rochester High School. He married Elaine...

Donald Christensen

Donald Christensen

Sep 14, 2021

Donald I. Christensen, age 94, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, MN. He was born to Louis and Clara Christensen at his family home in Glen Lake, MN on July 20, 1927. He and his wife, Virginia, were longtime residents of Milaca, MN before moving in 2009 to Rochester to be closer to their family....

Roy G. Hawley

Roy G. Hawley

Sep 14, 2021

Roy G. Hawley, age 81, of Pine Island, Minnesota passed away on September 14, 2021 at St. Marys. Roy was born on December 10, 1939 to parents George and Beata (Melom) Hawley in Blue Earth, Minnesota. Roy married Ardith (Ardy) L. Vander Plas on November 7, 1959. Roy served in the Minnesota National Guard and worked at IBM as a...

Rebecca Ann Klann

Rebecca Ann Klann

Sep 13, 2021

Rebecca Ann Klann, 72, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus on Monday, September 13, 2021. Rebecca was born June 2, 1949 in Rochester to Clarence and Mary (Nield) Klann. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School and during high school she started working at St. Marys Hospital in admissions. After graduation, Rebecca...

David Erling Beaver

David Erling Beaver

Sep 11, 2021

David Erling Beaver, 87, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic St. Marys campus. Dave was born April 28, 1934 in Hayfield, MN to Alfred and Hilda (Haukom) Beaver. Dave attended a one room school house through the 8th grade and went on to graduate from Hayfield High School. He worked on...

Betty Hiley

Betty Hiley

Sep 10, 2021

Betty Hiley (Flury), 73 of Rochester died on Friday, September 10th at Shorewood Senior Campus in Rochester MN after a year and a half battle with ALS. In her last weeks, she was surrounded by family and friends who loved her dearly. Betty was born on March 25, 1948 in Redwood Falls, MN. She graduated from Northfield High School and...

Glenda Marie Kendall

Glenda Marie Kendall

Sep 10, 2021

Glenda Marie Kendall went to heaven Friday, September 10, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents Harold and Dorothy Kurkowski, and her brother in law, Harlan Hermann. She is survived by her husband Allen, her children Allison (Cory) Petell and Andrea (Dario) Kendall Muñoz, and her siblings Larry (Jean) Kurkowski, Ianthe (Harlan) Hermann, and Marda (Albert) DeCamillis. Glenda...