Dorothy Ann O'Meara
Mar 25, 2020
Dorothy O'Meara, age 88, of Rochester, MN and formerly of Galva, IA, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Rochester, MN. She was born 11/11/1931 in rural Cherokee, Iowa to Louis and Elizabeth (Glassmaker) Bauer. She grew up on a farm attending elementary school at Catholic parochial at Maryhill transferring to Cleghorn High School graduating in 1949. She married...
Gerold "Ty" Crowson
Mar 25, 2020
Crowson, Gerold "Ty" - Devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather, 96, died peacefully on March 25, 2020 at Trinity Care Home in Farmington. Ty, a long-time Rochester resident, was a respected home builder, building around 350 houses in town. His innate honesty, fair-mindedness and generous spirit contributed to his ongoing success. Ty was born in 1923 to Alfred and Cora...
Beverly A Steinke
Mar 24, 2020
Beverly Ann Steinke, 88, of Rochester died on March 24, 2020 at River Bend Assisted Living. Beverly was born on September 18, 1931 in Waterloo, Iowa. Beverly married Layton A. Steinke on December 27, 1960. She is preceded in death by her husband. A private burial was at Oakwood Cemetery. Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes is honored to be serving...
Sandra Showalter
Mar 23, 2020
Sandra Hartlee Showalter (née Foss), 75, of Rochester, died on March 23rd after fighting a valiant year-long battle with cancer. Sandra was born April 16, 1944, in Muskogee, Okla. to Olga and Hartley Foss. She spent her formative years in Grand Rapids, Minn., where she enjoyed playing in the marching band, and graduated as valedictorian of her high school class...
Faye Marie Schultz
Mar 23, 2020
Faye Marie Schultz (Belongia) age 90, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, March 22, 2020, to be with her heavenly Father. Born September 22, 1929 to John and Josephine Belongia of Kenosha, WI. Preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Barbara Olson, great grandchild Kristin, husband Donald Schultz, along with her siblings, Violet, Pearl, Deloris, Myrtle, Earl, Wilton, John, Vister...
Mary Lou Boxrud
Mar 22, 2020
Mary Lou Boxrud, 73, of Rochester, died on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Lake City Care Center. Mary Lou was born on January 13, 1947 to Ernst and Martha (Moser) Feucht in Hudson, South Dakota and grew up in Lester, Iowa. She was a graduate of West Lyon High School in 1965. She married Terry Schacht in 1965,...
Lorraine Marie Cossette
Mar 21, 2020
Lorraine M. Cossette of Rochester, MN, age 93, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at River Bend Senior Apartments, surrounded by family. Lorraine was born in New Brunswick, Canada. She moved to Lansing, Michigan with her husband Tony in 1956, and recently moved to Rochester. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Antonio; as well as...
Charles E. Jerviss
Mar 20, 2020
Charles Edward Jerviss, Jr., 83, of Eyota, Minnesota, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at Whitewater Health Services. Charles was born August 22, 1936, in Cresco, Iowa. After high school he joined the Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Thereafter he worked as a machinist at various companies until his retirement in 1999. Charles enjoyed working on cars and fixing...
Lorrie Swancutt
Mar 19, 2020
Lorrie Lynn Swancutt passed away at Season's Hospice House surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Lorrie was born on May 22, 1960 in Rochester, MN to Charles and Diana Schroeder. Lorrie married Kevin Swancutt of Rochester, MN on March 20, 1982 and have two children Kristopher and Kari (DeYoung). Lorrie was diagnosed on April 25, 2018 with...
Lorrie Swancutt
Mar 19, 2020
Lorrie Lynn Swancutt passed away at Season's Hospice House surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Lorrie was born on May 22, 1960 in Rochester, MN to Charles and Diana Schroeder. Lorrie married Kevin Swancutt of Rochester, MN on March 20, 1982 and have two children Kristopher and Kari (DeYoung). Lorrie was diagnosed on April 25, 2018 with...
Chloe C. Evans
Mar 19, 2020
Chloe C. Evans, 78, of Rochester, MN died March 19, 2020 at her residence.
Richard Jack Thomas, Jr
Mar 19, 2020
Richard "Rich" Jack Thomas, Jr. - Rochester Richard Jack Thomas, Jr., 72, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital. Rich was born September 2, 1947 in Mason City, IA to Richard and Grace Thomas. He graduated from Titonka High School in 1965. After high school he attended Baptist Bible College. He enlisted in the Navy...
Alan D. Sessler
Mar 18, 2020
Alan Davies Sessler, MD, age 87, died peacefully at his Charter House home on March 18, 2020. He is survived by Martha, his wife of sixty years, children Karen Sessler and James Sessler, of Rochester, Steven Sessler and wife Mary Elizabeth, of Livonia, NY, granddaughters Meghan, Lauren and Kaitlin Sessler Towner (Clement), and great-grandson, Oliver Towner. In recent months Alan...
Dr. Charles A Field
Mar 12, 2020
The greatest man we ever knew Dr. Charles Arthur Field died in the twilight hours on March 12th 2020, 3 days shy of his 99th birthday. His son and 2 daughters were by his side when he passed through the door to heaven. He was born on March 15th 1921 in Oxford Junction Iowa to Charles and Louise (Schneider) Field....
Randy Boelter
Mar 11, 2020
Randy Kermit Boelter, 64, of Pine Island, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 surrounded by family at St. Mary's Hospital, following an 18-year battle with Parkinson's Disease. Randy was born on April 14, 1955 in Red Wing, Minnesota to Stanton and Diane (Allbee) Boelter. Randy graduated from Pine Island High School in 1974, three days later he entered the United...
Lorraine E. Larson
Mar 10, 2020
Lorraine Evelyn Helling Larson passed away peacefully at Charter House in Rochester, MN. on March 10, 2020 at the age of 98. Lorraine was born at home near Hanska Mn. to John Sidney and Stella Helling on August 20, 1921. She was raised on a homesteaded family farm and attended Luther League at Linden Lutheran Church, where she met Eddie...
Marilyn Goodman
Mar 7, 2020
Funeral services for Marilyn Carol Goodman, 80, of Rochester will be at 11:00 am on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery....
Thomas T Takekawa
Mar 6, 2020
Thomas "Tom" Tsuyoshi Takekawa, 86, of Rochester died peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2020, of cancer at home surrounded by family. Tom was born on November 5, 1933, in Seattle, WA to Yasuhei and Kaneji (Kakegawa) Takekawa. Tom's father passed away only months later. At 8 years-old in 1942, due to WWII hysteria against Japanese and Americans of Japanese descent,...
Gordon N. Greene
Mar 5, 2020
Gordon N. Greene, 72, of Rochester passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Rochester Health Services West. Gordon was born on June 1, 1947, in San Francisco, CA, to Daniel and Eunice (Kelly) Greene. He was a graduate of Warren High School in Warren, MN. After graduation, Gordon attended Luther College for two years before transferring to Moorhead State...
Patricia Ann White
Mar 4, 2020
Patricia Ann White, 82, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Seasons Hospice House. Patricia was born February 16, 1938 in Rochester to Leonard and Virginia (Postier) Wilber. She was a 1956 graduate of Rochester High School and went on to obtain her degree as a paralegal from Rochester Community College. Patricia worked as a paralegal...
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