Darwyn E. Kilian
Jan 24, 2019
Darwyn E. Kilian, age 75, of Rochester, died on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Green Prairie Assisted Living in Plainview surrounded by his family. Darwyn was born on September 5, 1943, in Albert Lea, to Lester and Isabelle (Farr) Kilian. He graduated from Blooming Prairie High School and Minnesota State University - Mankato. Darwyn worked at Associated Grocery in Blooming...
Zoanne Oliphant
Jan 18, 2019
Zoanne Parker Oliphant, age 94, died on Friday, January 18, 2019, at Madonna Towers in Rochester. Zoanne was born June 17, 1924 to Will T. and Louise (Study) Parker in Winona, Minn. She attended schools in Benton Harbor, Mich. and graduated from Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio. She then attended Trinity University and graduated from Draughon's College in...
Edna M. Timm
Jan 16, 2019
Edna Marie Timm, 56, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Edna was born September 19, 1962 in Wabasha, MN to Julius and Genevieve (Nolan) Timm. She was a graduate of Elgin Millville High School and went on to Rochester Vo-Tech in the nursing program. Edna worked for Ability Building Center for several years....
Bradley A. Hodges
Jan 16, 2019
Bradley A. Hodges, 61, formerly of Rochester passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in Huntington, West Virginia. He had been ill one month. He died of B-cell lymphoma. Brad was born December 5, 1957 in Waukegan, Illinois to Alfred (Fred) and Colleen (Ceminsky) Hodges. He was the first born of three sons. At the age of nine months, he...
Dale E. Chambers
Jan 14, 2019
Dr. Dale Eugene Chambers died at age 87 on January 14, 2019 surrounded by loving and caring family members at his residence at The Homestead at Rochester, enrolled in Seasons Hospice. He was born January 3, 1932 to Earl and Adriana (Jane) Chambers in Crookston, MN, the last of six children, all of whom had a strong affinity for humor....
Norah Nell Cook
Jan 13, 2019
Norah "Nell" (Myrberg) Cook, 88, passed away on January 13, 2019, at Season's Hospice in Rochester, MN. Nell was born November 21, 1930, in rural Stromsburg, NE, to Abner I. and Norah V. (Nelson) Myrberg. She graduated from Stromsburg High School. Nell attended Mounds Midway School of Nursing in Saint Paul, MN and the College of St. Francis in Joliet,...
Max Topic
Jan 13, 2019
Maximillan V. Topic, "Max", 25 of Rochester, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at his home. Max was born May 7, 1993 in Carthage, IL to James Topic and Christine Fagans. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School and went on to RCTC, finishing his bachelors degree in Respiratory Therapy at The University of Minnesota, Rochester. He was...
Julie A. Schinke
Jan 11, 2019
Julie A. Schinke, age 61, of Dodge Center, MN passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at her home. Julie Ann Schinke was born March 4, 1957 in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Gordon and Jane (Schimmelpfennig) Grosenick. She attended John Marshall High School and graduated in 1975. She than began her 40 year career with Mayo and was currently still...
Ruth C. Suby
Jan 10, 2019
Ruth Suby, age 86, of Rochester, died on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at her home. The memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 2124 Viola Rd NE, Rochester MN, 55906. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Our Savior's Lutheran...
Gertrude Seegmiler
Jan 10, 2019
Gertrude (Malli) Seegmiller, age 92, formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on Thursday, January 10th, 2019, at the Lake City Nursing Home in Lake City, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14th, 2019, at the Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Funeral Home. Burial of cremains will take place this...
Michael Drath
Jan 10, 2019
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 8, 1943 to Bob and Betty Drath. He passed away on January 10, 2019 at his daughter's home in Rochester. He had fond memories of spending time in his youth in Spring Lake and Wild Rose, Wisconsin. After graduating from Brookfield Central in 1961, Mike entered the Army where he worked as a mechanic....
Joan Slattery
Jan 8, 2019
Joan Slattery, 80, of Rochester, MN passed away Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Joan was born August 12, 1938 to Sturmi and Frieda (Wendling) Reinhard in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Longwood Academy High School in Chicago and on August 1, 1959, she married Ken Slattery. The couple started their lives together in Chicago and later moved...
Betty Renstrom
Jan 6, 2019
Betty Ellen Kopischke Renstrom was born January 17, 1925, at Leader, Minnesota, to Henry and Violet Kopischke. She grew up in northern Minnesota. Betty graduated from Fergus Falls High School and attended Business College in St. Cloud, Minnesota. During WW II, she worked in a defense plant in Tacoma, Washington. Betty met LeRoy (Nels) Renstrom in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, and...
John Paul Kalwasinski
Jan 5, 2019
John Paul Kalwasinski, 58, of Rochester, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. John was born February 26, 1960 in Evergreen Park, IL to Frank and Vivian (Moore) Kalwasinski. He was a 1978 graduate of St. Francis DeSales High School in Chicago, IL and went on to receive his bachelor degree from Concordia College. On...
Dwight Bisbey
Jan 4, 2019
Dwight E. Bisbey, 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice House on Friday, January 4, 2019. Dwight was born December 22, 1927 in Webster City, IA to Elmer and Ruth (Schwabauer) Bisbey. He was a 1946 graduate of Clarion High School in Iowa and went on to proudly serve his country as part of the U.S. Army, during...
Eloise V. Applen
Jan 2, 2019
Funeral services for Eloise V. Applen, 76, of Rochester, will be at 11:00 am on Friday, January 11, 2019, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2703 9th Ave NW Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Eloise was born on May 2, 1942, in Red Wing, MN to Arnold...
Leon G. Waters
Jan 2, 2019
Leon G. Waters, age 95, of Zumbro Falls, MN passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Leon George Waters was born September 12, 1923 in Buffalo, MN the son of Thomas and Cecile (Hayes) Waters. He graduated from Buffalo High School and entered in the U.S. Navy where he was stationed in California during WWII. While in California, he met his...
Donna Barnhart
Jan 1, 2019
Donna M. Barnhart, 74, of Rochester, MN passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Saint Mary's Hospital. Donna Mae Barnhart was born December 1, 1944 to Lee and Vera (Bybee) Barnhart in Mapleton, MN. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1962. She worked for 25 years at AMPI in Rochester. She had a passion for baking and knew everyone's...
Kimberly Walls
Dec 30, 2018
Kimberly A. Walls, 53, of Byron, MN died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at her residence. Kimberly Ann Kotz was born February 4, 1965 in Northfield, MN to Harold and Marilyn (Bartel) Kotz. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1983. After graduation, she attended Mankato State University and graduated with a bachelors degree in English. She then proceeded...