Alice Ella Patzer
Jan 1, 2022
Alice E. Patzer, age 93, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at Arbor Garden Place Assisted Living in Eyota, MN. Alice Ella Patzer was born August 31, 1928 in Woodworth, North Dakota the youngest of six children to Rudolph and Theophila (Retzlaff) Peda. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School in Jamestown, North Dakota. She met her future husband,...
Jerome Buss
Dec 31, 2021
Jerome "Jerry" Carl Buss, 85, of Rochester, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, at his home with his loving family by his side. Jerry was born August 18, 1936 in Columbus, Wisconsin, to Lawrence and Irma Buss. He grew up in nearby Reeseville and graduated from Juneau High School. During this time, he met the love of his life, Shirley...
Roger Thomas Ormand
Dec 30, 2021
Roger Thomas Ormand, 91, passed away on December 30, 2021, in New Brighton, Minnesota. Roger was born on December 27, 1930, in Rochester, Minnesota, to parents Peter and Mildred (Thomas) Ormand. Roger lived the majority of his life in Rochester, MN (except for his first three years in Byron, MN, four years when he served in the Air Force in...
Veronica Marie Lubarski
Dec 30, 2021
Veronica Lubarski, 75, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at home with her husband by her side under the care of Mayo Clinic Hospice. Veronica Marie Pietruszewski was born on September 7, 1946, in Warren, MN. She was the eldest of six children born to Raymond (Ray) and Mary (Grochowski) Pietruszewski. She and her siblings...
Maridell Gilreath
Dec 30, 2021
Funeral services for Maridell Gilreath, 93, of Rochester will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 6,, 2022, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Maridell McCullough was born on October 10, 1928, in Searcy, AR, to Roy and Sarah (Person) McCullough....
Jean M Tamminga
Dec 29, 2021
Jean Millicent (Regnier) Tamminga of Rochester, MN, age 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Shorewood Assisted Living in Rochester, MN. Jean was born on February 24, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Grace (Burk) Regnier. She graduated high school in 1947 and later continued her education in Chicago at Thornton Community College and...
Jerald "Jerry" Burton Warner
Dec 28, 2021
Jerald Burton Warner, much loved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Rochester, MN. Jerald, or Jerry as everyone knew him, was born in Lorraine, WI on October 15, 1937 to parents, George Burton and Hilda Johnson Warner. He graduated from Elgin, MN High School in 1956. Jerry was extremely...
Duane Peter Schwingle
Dec 28, 2021
Duane Peter Schwingle, a man of many trades passed away unexpectedly on December 28th, 2021 at the young age of 27. Duane was born in Rochester, MN on July 22, 1994 to Jason Schwingle and Julie Fern. Duane was a caring and loving person. Many would have considered him quiet, however as soon as you got him talking about Sasquatch,...
Helen Jean Sanborn
Dec 27, 2021
Helen Houg Sanborn, 1927-2021 On December 27, 2021, Helen Houg Sanborn, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep. She lived at The Homestead Memory Care facility in Rochester, MN where she enjoyed visits from friends and relatives, good care, and a nice view of the pond out her window. She had been very healthy and active before Alzheimer's limited...
Ursula Loretta Thedens
Dec 27, 2021
Ursula Loretta (Wacker) Thedens passed away peacefully on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Methodist Mayo Clinic Hospital. She was born on July 9,1928, in Cloyd Valley Township, Edmunds County, South Dakota, to Frederick and Alma (Rueb) Wacker. She was the oldest of 15 children. At the age of six she moved with her family from Aberdeen, South Dakota to Rochester....
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Beech
Dec 26, 2021
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Beech passed away at her home on Sunday morning December 26, 2021, one day before her 81st birthday following a two-year journey with pancreatic cancer. Betty was born on December 27, 1940 to Henry and Margaret Lubke in Pipestone, MN. She grew up in Pipestone and had many great and mischievous adventures with her siblings and friends....
Bruce Randall Davis
Dec 25, 2021
Bruce Randall Davis, age 71, died December 25, 2021 in Rochester, MN at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus surrounded by his loved ones. Bruce was born on May 22, 1950 in Greencastle, IN to parents Thomas and Bettie (Klebusch) Davis. He grew up in Terre Haute, IN where he attended Wiley High School, graduating in 1968. He remained there...
Ramona Marcella Digre
Dec 23, 2021
Ramona (Radermacher) Digre, was born 1943 in Madison, MN to Leo and Amanda (Ruggenbuck) Radermacher. She graduated from Madison Public High School in 1961, having attended St Michaels grade school and an all girls private high school in Mankato, MN. Following graduation, she entered College of Saint Benedict, St Joseph, MN and completed a Fine Arts BA degree in Sociology...
Edward Carl Rosenow Iii
Dec 21, 2021
Dr. Edward Carl Rosenow III died on December 21, 2021 at the age of 87 in Rochester, Minnesota. Ed was devoted to his children Sheri (Brian O'Shea) and Scott (Kathy), his grandchildren Christian (Hana Newman) and Kate, and his wife of 64 years Connie Grahame Rosenow. Ed was compassionate, and humble, enjoyed engaging with people, and had a great sense...
Christine Elizabeth Vogelsang
Dec 15, 2021
Christine "Chris" Vogelsang, 81 passed away comfortably with her daughter by her side. Chris was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 12, 1940, to parents Leon and Antionette (Kinsella) Williams. Chris grew up in Detroit where she was very active in dance, swimming, sailing, and clubs throughout her childhood. She attended Michigan State University where she met her husband of...
Keith Alan Dickman
Dec 15, 2021
A memorial service for Keith will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2021 at Zumbro Lutheran Church, 624 3rd Ave SW, Rochester, MN. Masks will be required. The service will be live streamed through ZumbroLutheran.org Keith Alan Dickman, age 65, of Rochester, MN. passed away on December 15, 2021 from a head injury received during a weather related storm...
Mary Christine "Chris" Stoltenberg
Dec 14, 2021
Mary Christine "Chris" Stoltenberg, 72, of Byron, MN, died on December 14, 2021, at home in Rochester, surrounded by family. Chris was born on February 25, 1949, to parents Clarence Swenson and Edythe Swenson (Shaw) in Shawano, WI. She grew up in Shawano and moved to Wittenberg, WI, during her youth. She married her high school sweetheart, Tom Stoltenberg, on...
Arnold August Boese
Dec 13, 2021
Arnold August Boese died on December 13, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN from complications of Chronic Heart Failure. He was born to August Frederick Boese and Irene Kuehn Boese on September 22, 1928 in Lakota, Iowa. He had been a resident at the Stewartville Care Center for 3 months. From 1948 to 1952 he served in the...
Sylvia Yolanda O'Gorman
Dec 13, 2021
Sylvia Yolanda O'Gorman passed away peacefully at the age of 60, surrounded by those she loved on Monday evening December 13th, at Mayo Clinic. Sylvia was born in Loveland, CO in 1961 to Jose and Maria Gasca. She graduated from Thompson Valley High School in 1979 with many of the lifelong friends that mourn her loss now. Sylvia adored the...
Joel Worra
Dec 11, 2021
Joel Bruce Worra, 76, of Rochester, Minn. died on December 11, 2021 at Benedictine Madonna Towers in Rochester. Joel was born on June 24, 1945 to parents Luther Krueger and Doris (Stafford) Worra in South Haven, Michigan. He grew up in Bangor, Michigan, spent his summers in Rushford, Minnesota, and graduated from college at Winona State University with a Bachelor...

