Eugene "Bud" Freeman
Aug 21, 2019
Eugene "Bud" Freeman, aged 94, passed away quietly at home on Wednesday August 21, 2019, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was in his favorite chair and watching the Twins on television. Bud was born in Nickerson, Nebraska, on October 16, 1924. He was the seventh of eight children born to Alta and George Freeman during a tough...
Jean Hunter
Aug 19, 2019
Jean Ilene Hunter, 79, of Rochester, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Monday, August 19, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Living Communities. Jean Ilene Alrick was born on July 14, 1940 in Kasson, Minnesota to Elvin and Violet (Trygstad) Alrick. Jean attended country school south of Kasson and graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School. While in school, Jean was a homecoming...
Allen Moe
Aug 18, 2019
Allen E. Moe, 79, of Rochester, Minnesota went to his heavenly home and joined his wife, Barbara, at 10:10 PM on August 18, 2019 at Rochester Health Services West. Allen Edward Moe was born September 27, 1939 in Finley, North Dakota the son of Alvin and Lillie (Quarne) Moe. He graduated high school and studied at the Wahpeton School of...
Ruben Nayback
Aug 17, 2019
Ruben Nayback, 92 of Rochester, MN died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Samaritan Bethany. Ruben was born in Rudyard, MI to Gust and Fanny (Valia) Nayback. He was the 7th of 12 children. Ruben enlisted in the US Navy at 18 years old, serving 2 years. He then attended Suomi College where he met Grace Ekola, who would be his...
Clarence Riess
Aug 15, 2019
CLARENCE CARL RIESS Clarence Carl Riess, 96, of Hayfield and formerly of Rock Dell, Minnesota passed away on August 15, 2019, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield. Clarence was born on November 30, 1922, the son of John and Alvina (Schwanke) Riess in Rochester, MN. He attended country school in Douglas, MN. He always enjoyed being outside working in...
Sarah Williamson
Aug 15, 2019
Sarah Williamson, 86, was recently called to her eternal heavenly home to be re-united with her late husband Bill. Born and raised in Texas, Sarah somewhat reluctantly moved to the "frozen tundra" of Rochester Minnesota in 1960 (and in the middle of a blizzard, of course) where Bill was called to minister. Over the years she learned to enjoy the...
Mathew Zieringer
Aug 10, 2019
Mathew "Matt" P. Zieringer, 90, of Rochester, MN passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mathew Peter Zieringer was born July 18, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Mathias and Kathe (Reykers) Zieringer. At 17 he began his 22 year military career earning the rank of Major in the United States Army serving...
Cheryl Kuntz Prouty
Aug 9, 2019
Cheryl Lynn Kuntz Prouty, 50, of Rochester, MN died Friday, August 9, 2019 at her home due to complications following cancer treatments. Cheryl Lynn Kuntz was born March, 27 1969 in Rochester, MN. She is the daughter of Arnold and Lois (Hammermeister) Kuntz. She graduated in the John Marshall High School class of 1987, obtained her Associates of Arts degree...
Bruce Rucker
Aug 9, 2019
Bruce Rucker, age 64, of Rochester, died on Friday, August 9, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....
Vivian Skogerbo
Aug 5, 2019
Vivian Skogerbo, 90, died of congestive heart failure on Monday, August 05, 2019 at her home in Rochester surrounded by her family. Vivian Emma Rosnau was born on June 8, 1929 in Winthrop, Minn., to Herman and Adina (King) Rosnau. She attended Northwestern Bible School in Minneapolis where she met and married Rev. Peter Skogerbo on June 11, 1954. After...
Harold Boysen
Aug 4, 2019
Harold Duane Boysen, 81, of Rochester, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on August 4th 2019, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, MN. Harold was born on January 1, 1938 in Hayfield, MN to Merle and Howard Boysen. Harold grew up with 7 other siblings on the farm just outside of Hayfield. In 1955, he graduated from Blooming...
Brenda Canale
Aug 3, 2019
Brenda Kathleen Canale, 65, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Edenbrook of Rochester, after a 10-year courageous battle with a rare and progressive neurological disease. Brenda was born June 16, 1954 in Liberty, NY, to Henry and Eleanor (Worster) Canale. She was a graduate of East Senior High in West Seneca, New York. She moved...
Patricia Ann Wick
Aug 3, 2019
Patricia A. (Montgomery) Wick, 71, of Rochester, MN died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1947 to Charles and Henrietta (Meinders) Montgomery in Oskaloosa, IA. After graduating from Ottumwa High School in 1965, she went on to receive her nursing degree from St. Joseph School Of Nursing in 1968, afterwards attending college at Truman...
Patricia Reid
Aug 3, 2019
Patricia Sanders Reid, age 86, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away at Mayo Clinic St. Mary's Campus on August 3, 2019. Her children and grandchildren held her hands and surrounded her with loving memories and prayers during her last hours. Pat was born on April 30, 1933, in Newport, Vermont to Robert and Hazel (Griffin) Sanders. As the youngest of...
Mavis R. Rausch
Aug 2, 2019
RAUSCH Mavis Reone Rausch, 87, of Rochester, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at Edenbrook of Rochester. Mavis was born March 24, 1932 in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, MN to John and Alice (Rice) Nicol. After graduating high school, Mavis went on to the Kahler School of Nursing. After nursing school, she began working at the Colonial Building and...
Gerald L. Tiedeman
Aug 1, 2019
Gerald L. Tiedeman, 92 of Oronoco, MN died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Saint Marys Hospital. August 13, 1926, Gerald Louis Tiedeman was born to Louis and Matilda (Koenig) Tiedeman of Oronoco, MN, becoming the 3rd generation of the family dairy farm. Gerald married Eleanor Hoffmann on September 18, 1949. They made this farm their home, buying it financially from...
Vincent Riccioli
Jul 31, 2019
Vincent C. Riccioli, age 85, of Rochester, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Rochester Rehabilitation Center and Senior Living. Vincent was born on September 29, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY, to Sebastian and Josephine (Piazza) Riccioli. He grew up near the Brooklyn Navy Yards and moved to Bensonhurst neighborhood. He graduated from George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High...
Joan D. Strike
Jul 31, 2019
Joan D. Strike, 86, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Rochester Health Services East. Joan Darlin Glynn was born November 9, 1932 to Lawrence and Clover (Stellmaker) Glynn in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Rochester Central High School in 1950. On September 9, 1952 she married Archie Strike. She worked at Saint Marys Hospital. The couple moved...
Betty L. Moon
Jul 30, 2019
Betty Lorraine Moon, age 90 of Rochester passed away Tuesday afternoon July 30, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Community. She was born on July 1, 1929 in Austin, MN, the daughter of the late Rolland and Lizzie Josephine Riehl Moon. Betty was the proud graduate of Mankato Cosmetology. She was a member of Zumbro Lutheran Church and a beautician for over...
Kristine Hiley
Jul 29, 2019
Kristine Kay Hiley, age 69 of Rochester, passed away peacefully in her home on July 29th. Preceded in death by husband Alan Edward Hiley, Parents Robert and Kathrine Johnson. Survived by son Mathew and Shannon (Peterson) Hiley, daughter Dawn (Hiley) and Brian Ek. Grandchildren Alahn Ek (17), Korah Ek (15), Braylin Hiley (8), and Ford Hiley (5). Brother Guy Johnson,...