Richard G. Reese
Jan 15, 2026
Richard Reese, age 82, of Bemidji, Minnesota, passed away on January 15, 2026, at the Stewartville Care Center.
Richard was born on June 9, 1943, in Windom, Minnesota, to Arnold and Lucille (Mead) Reese. He graduated from Windom High School in 1961 and continued his education at Dunwoody Institute, where he earned a degree as an electronic...
Phyllis A. “Pj” Jameson
Jan 14, 2026
Phyllis Ann "PJ" Jameson, 77, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, at Cottagewood Senior Communities, surrounded by her family.
Phyllis was born December 9, 1948, in St. Louis Park, MN, to Alfred and Lillian (Trowbridge) Briggs. She graduated from St. Margaret's Academy for Girls in 1966. She attended St. Cloud State until she...
Daniel R. Drenckhahn
Jan 13, 2026
Daniel Robert Drenckhahn September 29, 1973 – January 13, 2026
Daniel Robert Drenckhahn, known to all as Dan, passed away on January 13, 2026, at his home in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born on September 29, 1973, in Tucson, Arizona, to Earl Drenckhahn and Rita Finley. Though born in Arizona, Dan grew...
Patricia “Patty” Viker
Jan 13, 2026
Patricia Ann "Patty" Viker, 65 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at her home on January 13, 2026.
Pat was born on November 29, 1960 in Rochester to Floyd and Florene (Nash) Whipple. She attended Rochester Central Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Mayo High School. Soon after, she began working at Mayo Clinic at St. Marys Hospital,...
Gregory M. Timp
Jan 12, 2026
Gregory Mark Timp, age 65 of Rochester, MN passed away on January 12, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Hoven, SD, January 26, 1960. Greg was a proud American, a devoted family member, and a veteran who served his country with distinction.
Greg enlisted in the United States Navy in November 1977 and went on to...
Marie A. Weber
Jan 12, 2026
Marie Ann Weber, 92, of Rochester, died January 12, 2026, at home surrounded by her loved ones.
Marie was born in Fairmont, MN to Joseph and Gertrude Kaminski on March 14, 1933. On April 18, 1953, she married Edward Weber, the love of her life. At her church she taught CCD and was an active member of...
Daniel J. Kelley
Jan 11, 2026
Daniel Joseph Kelley of Byron, Minnesota, died peacefully in his sleep on January 11, 2026. He was born on November 11, 1952, in Rochester, MN to Joseph and Mary Pat Kelley. He was the second oldest child of 14 children. Dan graduated from Mayo High School in 1971. He was active in many sports in his childhood years playing...
Kathleen “Katie” M. O’Brien
Jan 11, 2026
Kathleen "Katie" O'Brien passed away on January 11, 2026.
Katie was born on May 21, 1939, to Dr. John and Kathleen (Halferty) Bruen of Chicago, Illinois. She earned her BA and MA degrees from Mundelein College and Loyola University. As a BVM Religious, she spent 18 years in parish ministry and education.
Katie married Tom...
Beverly A. Koperski
Jan 10, 2026
Beverly (Bev) Ann Koperski of Oronoco, passed away at St. Marys Hospital on January 10, 2026, at the age of 85.
Bev was born on December 7, 1940, to Melvin and Opal (Estby) Lien. She was a graduate of Hayfield High School. Bev married Ronald Koperski on April 10, 1993.
She enjoyed spending summers up...
Alan R. Zinsmeister
Jan 6, 2026
Alan R. Zinsmeister, Ph.D.
August 15, 1951-January 6, 2026
Alan Robert Zinsmeister, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and respected scientist, passed away on January 6, 2026 in Rochester, MN.
He was born on August 15, 1951, in Wausau, Wisconsin, to Robert and Violet Zinsmeister, and grew up grounded in the values of family,...
Patricia “Patty” Lynn Delaney
Jan 6, 2026
It is with heavy hearts and cherished memories that we announce the passing of Patricia Lynn Delaney, a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother (Gigi), and friend, who left us on January 6, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Harmony, MN, on September 25, 1958 to James and Geraldine (Worden) Ferguson, Patricia brought joy and warmth...
Ronice Ellen Donovan
Jan 5, 2026
Ronice Ellen Donovan passed unexpectedly on Monday, January 5th at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN surrounded by her immediate family.
Ronice was born January 16th, 1949 in Milwaukee, WI to Roland and Bernice Meyer. She was one of three siblings in the family with her older brother, Berland and younger sister, Lannice (Rosie).
Growing...
Dianne Schroeder
Jan 2, 2026
Dianne Schroeder (Struckmann) of Rochester MN passed away Jan 2 nd , 2026, peacefully at home surrounded by family.
Dianne was a co-owner of All Around Accounting in Rochester until retiring 2 years ago.
She is survived by her husband Donald Schroeder, children Lori (Kevin) Tischer, of Rochester, Benjamin and (Sara) Schroeder of Kansas, grandchildren...
Kenneth Donovan
Jan 2, 2026
Kenneth James Donovan, 81, of rural Rochester, Minnesota, died on Friday, January 2, 2026. He was born September 13, 1944, in Rochester to Leonard and Magdalana (Machler) Donovan. Kenneth was a graduate of John Marshall High School and spent his working life on the third-generation family farm. He began as a dairy farmer and later transitioned to beef farming....
Luverne A. Bushlack
Dec 31, 2025
Luverne (Vern) Andrew Bushlack of Rochester died on December 31, 2025, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 20-year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Vern was born on November 19, 1941, in Wells, Minnesota, to Joe and Clara Bushlack. He married the love of his life, Margaret (Marmie) Nieland, in 1969. Vern and Marmie lived most of...
Paul Christian Finley
Dec 31, 2025
Paul Christian Finley, 84, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on December 31, 2025, at The Waters on Mayowood in Rochester. Paul passed peacefully after a brave battle with prostate cancer surrounded by his loving family.
A carpenter by trade, Paul's hands were always creating. In retirement, he enjoyed making furniture, wood carvings, and restoring vintage vehicles, especially...
Larry Duane Kappers
Dec 30, 2025
Larry Duane Kappers, age 85, of Spring Valley died peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester.
Larry was born on December 10, 1940 in Greenleafton, MN, the son of Edwin "Shorty" and Marian [Elfrink] Kappers. He graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1959. After school, Larry went to work with his...
S. Wanda Mettes
Dec 29, 2025
Sister Wanda Mettes, OSF
Sister Wanda Mettes, 79, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights on Monday, December 29, 2025.
Wanda Marie Mettes was born on January 4, 1946, in Shelbina, Missouri, to Herman and Carolina (Shoaf) Mettes. She entered the Sisters of...
Allen Huseby
Dec 28, 2025
Allen Garry Huseby, age 82, of Rochester, MN died December 28, 2025 at Charter House. He was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN on September 15, 1943 to Aaron Huseby and Eunice (Torgerson) Huseby and grew up on a dairy farm next to Adams, MN. He graduated from Mankato State University in December, 1966 and was drafted...
