Obituaries

Eleanor Nichols

Eleanor Nichols

Feb 28, 2020

Eleanor Nichols, 91, of Byron, MN died Friday, February 28, 2020 at Saint Marys Hospital. Eleanor Roerish was born November 10, 1928 to William and Frances (Brugger) Roerish in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Rochester High School. On March 13, 1947 she married Marvin Nichols and the couple made their home in rural Byron. Marvin died on June 15, 2013....

Gordon Grosenick

Gordon Grosenick

Feb 27, 2020

Gordon L. Grosenick, 90, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2020 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus. Gordon, the son of Alvin and Viola (Blazer) Grosenick was born and raised in Mayville, WI, where he played football, baseball, sang in the church choir and a barbershop quartet. After graduation, Gordon enlisted and proudly served in the U.S....

Saroeuth Roeun

Saroeuth Roeun

Feb 27, 2020

On February 27, 2020, Saroeuth Roeun received her wings and went to heaven to meet all the angels that had left us. She was 68 years old. Saroeuth Roeun was born in Battambang, Cambodia to Roeun Tap and Kong Ros on July 20, 1951. She was a strong and independent country girl who was very stubborn. She had passed that...

Norman Weist

Norman Weist

Feb 26, 2020

A memorial service for Norman H. Weist, 95 of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial of his cremated remains will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Norman Henry Weist was born on January 16, 1925 in New Hartford...

Kathleen "Katie"  Elizabeth Mcroberts

Kathleen "Katie" Elizabeth Mcroberts

Feb 24, 2020

Kathleen "Katie" E. McRoberts, 47, of Mazeppa, MN died Monday, February 24, 2020 at Saint Mary's Hospital. Kathleen Elizabeth Clark was born April 29, 1972 to Dean and Penny Clark in Burlington, IA. She graduated from Burlington High School in Iowa in 1990. She was the first female engineer at the local TV station in Kirksville, MO. She attended Iowa...

David Lee Bredeson

David Lee Bredeson

Feb 23, 2020

BREDESON David Lee Bredeson, 77, of Rochester, passed away from complications of pneumonia on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus. David was born December 24, 1942 in LeRoy, MN to Christian and Hazel (Halverson Bredeson. He always had a passion for working on cars and tore out his first engine by the age of 16....

Elaine T West

Elaine T West

Feb 22, 2020

Elaine West of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on Feb 22, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Carolyn Marie Jorgensen

Carolyn Marie Jorgensen

Feb 21, 2020

Carolyn Marie Jorgensen, 74, of Eyota, MN, passed away peacefully Friday, February 21, 2020 at Seasons Hospice House. Carolyn was born December 31, 1945 in Rochester to Hugh and Ruth (Whiting) Cocker. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School and went on to obtain her Associates in Nursing from Rochester Community College. Carolyn started her nursing career at...

Roger A Brueske

Roger A Brueske

Feb 21, 2020

Roger A. Brueske, age 57, of Chatfield, MN died Friday, February 21, 2020. Roger was born September 23, 1962 in St. Paul, MN the son of Otto and Beatrice (Harmon) Brueske. He graduated from Mayo High School and Rochester Community Technical College for automotive technician. Roger worked at several businesses in the Rochester area including Schmidt Printng and recently Strongwell...

Dr. Helmut Buettner

Dr. Helmut Buettner

Feb 17, 2020

Helmut Buettner, MD, 79, died peacefully at home on February 17, 2020. Helmut was born in Cologne, Germany and raised in Waren, Germany. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Goettingen. He and his wife moved to Miami, FL, where he completed a residency and fellowship in Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, specializing in vitreoretinal surgery....

Carol Sue Schroedel

Carol Sue Schroedel

Feb 16, 2020

Carol Schroedel, 83, of Rochester, Minnesota died peacefully in her home on February 16, 2020. Carol Sue Schroedel was born on September 5, 1936 in Quincy, Illinois. She was the daughter of Henry and Helen Huseman. She graduated from Quincy Senior High School, Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and received her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota....

John F. Wallace

John F. Wallace

Feb 13, 2020

John Francis Wallace, 85, a lifelong resident of Rochester, MN, died peacefully in his home on February 13th, 2020. He was born on November, 6th, 1934 in Rochester. The son of John T and Daisy (Bell) of Rochester, MN He attended Rochester Central High School. Then enlisted in the Marines in 1953 and served proudly for three years and did...

Gerald "Butch" Mielke

Gerald "Butch" Mielke

Feb 13, 2020

Butch Mielke, age 82, died peacefully at his home after a long battle with cancer on February 13, 2020. Gerald 'Butch' Leonard Mielke was born July 20, 1937 in Rochester to Leonard Fredrick and Arlene (Dickie) Mielke. He enlisted in the Army in 1960 and served two (2) years in Munich Germany. He married Karen Manecke of Bemidji, MN on...

Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson

Feb 13, 2020

My name is Raymond "Ray" Herbert Johnson, and I was born July 1, 1936 to Ella and Herbert Johnson, during a record-setting heat wave in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I attended Penn Elementary, Jordan Jr. High, and Patrick Henry High School before attending the University of Minnesota in pre-med. While there, I met Barb Christiansen and after our marriage in 1957, we...

Philip Greipp

Philip Greipp

Feb 11, 2020

Philip Robert Greipp, MD, 77, passed away Tuesday evening, February 11th at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN from complications of an acute illness and a previous stroke. Dr. Greipp was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 15, 1943. He attended St. Dorothy's Grade School in Drexel Hill, PA and St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia where he and his...

Rita Kruesel

Rita Kruesel

Feb 11, 2020

Rita Rae (Ritz) Kruesel, 72, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 surrounded by loved ones after a courageous, 6 year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Rita was born on April 9, 1947 in Manorville, MN, the youngest of seven children. She excelled in school, played the drums in the marching band, and was a cheerleader at high school...

Barbara Diane Parker-Pahl

Barbara Diane Parker-Pahl

Feb 10, 2020

On Monday, February 10, 2020, Barbara Diane Parker-Pahl, surrounded by family and friends and bathed in music and love, passed away after an 18-month battle with melanoma. Barb was born on November 12, 1959 in San Rafael, CA to John and Nancy (Vallow) Morris. She received a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota in 1981,...

Elaine Anderson

Elaine Anderson

Feb 8, 2020

On February 8th, Elaine Anderson passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 81 surrounded by family. Elaine was born on December 15, 1938 in rural Kenyon, MN. She graduated from Wanamingo Highschool in 1956. Following high school, she worked at Owatonna Tool Company for 2 years to save money for her college education. Elaine attended Concordia College...

Jeffrey Wittlief

Jeffrey Wittlief

Feb 8, 2020

Jeffrey D. Wittlief, 52, of Mount Horeb, WI, formerly of Oronoco, MN died on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Jeffrey Donald Wittlief was born on October 9, 1967 in Rochester, MN to Donald and Beverly (Stolp) Wittlief. Jeffrey graduated from John-Marshall Highschool in 1986 and went on to attend U.W. Stout majoring in building and construction. On May 26, 1990 he...

Vesta Ann Case

Vesta Ann Case

Feb 7, 2020

Vesta Case was born on July 22, 1940 in Volga, South Dakota to Harry James and Frances Catherine (George) Case of Oldham, SD. She grew up on the family farm helping her mother with household chores and occasionally gathering eggs from the chickens. Vesta loved the small-town farm life and very much enjoyed being involved with the Oldham community. Vesta...