Joann M. Hoffman
Sep 9, 2020
Hoffman, JoAnn (Hudson), age 85, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2020. JoAnn was born in Mankato, Minnesota and grew up in nearby Lake Crystal on a farm. She graduated in 1953 from Lake Crystal High School, and attended Mankato State Teachers College, from which she graduated in 1957. She met her future husband Herbert Hoffman in...
Emilie Marie Clemensen
Sep 8, 2020
Emilie M. Clemensen, 98, of Rochester, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Madonna Towers in Rochester. Emilie Marie Hospers was born on April 9, 1922 to Jacob and Emma (Knittel) Hospers in Sheldon Iowa. On October 23, 1943 she married Arvid J. Clemensen in Fort Benning, GA. Arvid died in July of 2006. Emilie attended Sheldon Junior College where...
Katherine J. Ziemer
Sep 6, 2020
Katherine J. Ziemer, 76, of Rochester, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Rochester Health Services East. Kathy was born September 24, 1943 in Lewiston, MN to Ralph and Luella (Dorn) Luehmann. She attended grade school at St. John's Lutheran in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School. On November 24, 1962, Kathy married Kenneth Ziemer at St. John's Lutheran...
Richard Kunz
Sep 2, 2020
Richard Robert Kunz, 94, of Rochester, MN passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Richard was born December 9, 1925 in Douglas, MN the son of Vernon Kunz and Helen (Kohn) Kunz. He graduated high school and served in the United States Army during WWII. On August 3, 1943 he was united in...
Mary C. Meier
Aug 31, 2020
Mary Carol (Rodwell) Meier, age 57, passed away peacefully at her home in Rochester, Minnesota, on Monday, August 31, 2020, from complications of a rare abdominal cancer, pseudomyxoma peritonei. During the twelve and a half years of her cancer journey, she persevered through several major surgeries and other difficulties, always striving to live a life full of faith in her...
Andi Pathoulas
Aug 30, 2020
Andi (Andigone) Chafos Pathoulas, died peacefully Sunday, August 30, 2020 at her home due to complications of dementia. Born June 21, 1936 in Rochester, MN, to Andrew K. and Margaret A. Chafos. She was the middle of 5 children and grew up in SE Rochester. She attended Hawthorn Elementary School, Central Jr. High and graduated from Rochester High School in...
Douglas Peter Kelly
Aug 30, 2020
Douglas Peter Kelly passed away peacefully at St. Mary's emergency room Sunday, August 30, 2020, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 11, 1945, in Decorah, Iowa, and grew up in Canton, Minnesota, where he attended school and graduated in 1963. Following graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served his country from 1963-1967. Douglas...
Charles "Chuck" J. Peters
Aug 28, 2020
Charles "Chuck" J. Peters, 77, of Rochester, MN died Friday August 28, 2020 at Saint Marys Hospital. Charles John Peters was born September 14, 1942 to William and Edna (Villwock) Peters in Witchita, KS. At a young age his family moved to Red Wing, MN and later moving to Rochester, MN. He married Janice Distad on October 21, 1961 in...
James "Jim" Feeder
Aug 28, 2020
James Edward Feeder, 92, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on August 28, 2020 at The Homestead Memory Care Unit in Rochester of natural causes. James Feeder was born on July 31, 1928 in Wasioja, Minnesota to Ella (Franklin) and James Raymond Feeder. He grew up in the Elgin/Lake City area where he helped his dad with the chicken hatchery and...
Susan M. Depoppe
Aug 27, 2020
Susan M. DePoppe passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, August 27, 2020, in the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. Susan Marie DePoppe was born on July 29, 1962 in Rochester, Minnesota. She grew up in Byron. She lived in Lake Tahoe for about 10 years and worked at a ski resort. She and Kevin Beaver were united...
Darrell Jensen
Aug 26, 2020
Darrell F. Jensen, otherwise known fondly by many as Butch, 79, of Rochester, Mn died Wednesday, August 26 at St. Mary's Hospital. Darrell was born on April 1, 1941 to Joseph and Ella (Meyer) Jensen in Rochester, Mn. Darrell grew up and attended school in Dover-Eyota. On August 20, 1966 he married Rosa K. (Buchheit) Jensen, and in 1968 they...
Gale Robert Hill
Aug 24, 2020
Gale R. Hill, 94, of Lake City, MN died Monday, August 24, 2020 at Lake City Care Center. Gale Robert Hill was born December 25, 1925 to Robert and Zrada (Fleming) Hill in Lewiston, MN. He grew up in Lewiston. He served in the United States Army from 1943 - 1945 in France and Germany during World War II. He...
Sally Wagenaar
Aug 23, 2020
Sally Eason Wagenaar was born February 18, 1970 in Queenborough Kent, England. She grew up in England until the age of seven, when the family moved to Canada. Sally attended Westwood Collegiate High School and won many awards for her athletic abilities. After high school, she attended the University of Manitoba until meeting and marrying Jeff Wagenaar. She moved to...
Ethan Josef Thorpe
Aug 22, 2020
Gone too soon, Ethan Josef Thorpe, formerly of Rochester, passed away quietly at his home in Bozeman, Montana on August 23. Born December 13, 1985, Ethan was a witty, intelligent and fun-loving person much loved by his family and friends. Ethan graduated from Century High School in 2004 and from St. Olaf College in 2008 with a BA in International...
Rungson Sittipong
Aug 21, 2020
Rungson Sittipong was born in 1941 in the northern province of Chiang Mai, Thailand. As a young man, he and his family moved to Bangkok where he was educated at the Christian School as a young boy, and ultimately earned his medical degree at the young age of 22. He graduated number one in his medical school class and received...
David Vankirk
Aug 21, 2020
David Michael VanKirk, 80, of Rochester, MN died Friday, August 21, 2020 at his residence. David was born November 23, 1939 to Mary VanKirk in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1957 and then entered the U.S. Navy on September 26, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN. David rode the Milwaukee Road passenger train down to Great Lakes, IL...
Janet Lorraine Ford
Aug 20, 2020
Janet Lorraine Silker was born June 11, 1933 in Rochester, Minnesota to Dr. Harold George and Luella Renata Silker. She passed away on Thursday, August 20th at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Methodist. Janet married Clifford Ford on April 7, 1956 at Trinity Lutheran Church. They enjoyed traveling, camping and watching the Minnesota Twins. Many weekends were spent boating on the Mississippi River...
Twylah Larson
Aug 18, 2020
Twylah Jeanette (Kaushagen) Larson, age 90, of Byron, MN died at home Tuesday, August 18th, 2020, surrounded by family. A visitation will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, Byron, MN on Saturday, August 29th at 1 pm followed by a memorial service at 2 pm. Pastor Steve Rheingans and Pastor Nirmala Reinschmidt will officiate. The service will also be live...
Barbara Ann Ferguson
Aug 18, 2020
Barbara A. Ferguson, 86, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. She did not succumb to COVID-19, she died of an aneurysm. Barbara Ann (Brown) was born October 12, 1933 to Peter and Ella (Hansen) Brown in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Rochester High School and Rochester Jr. College. She was a medical secretary at...
Dr. William Johnson
Aug 16, 2020
William Joseph Johnson, MD, age 95, of Rochester MN, passed away on August 16, 2020. William (Bill) Joseph Johnson is preceded in death by his wife Jean Boone Johnson, parents Charles and Hannah Fex Johnson, sister (Hilma) Victoria, and daughter-in-law Suwaphan Johnson. He is survived by his daughters - Carol Injerd (Daniel) and Linda Johnson (Gregory Schuchard), sons - William...
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