Gary Dean Karau
Aug 3, 2019
Gary Dean Karau, 78, of Rochester, passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Living. Gary's wife and children were by his side till the end.
Gary was born August 3, 1941 to Glenn and Anne Marie (Vessey) Karau in Rochester, MN. Gary graduated in 1959 from Burgess High...
James “Jim” Paulson
Aug 1, 2019
James Donald Paulson, 80, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home comforted by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Jim was born on March 29, 1939 to Floyd and Dorothy (Stewart) Paulson. He attended Holmes Elementary School in Rochester and graduated from Rochester High School in 1957. In 1960, James married Mary Barbara Conway and had 5 children...
William “Bill” Lehman
Jul 31, 2019
William Robert Lehman, 55, of Rochester, passed away on July 31, 2019 at his residence following a lengthy battle with alcoholism.
Bill was born on July 28, 1964 in Rochester to Frederic and Teresa (Manahan) Lehman. He graduated from John Marshall in 1983. On December 30, 1989 he married Cheryl Hofbauer in Rochester. Together, they had three...
Arnold Dormand Nelson
Jul 29, 2019
Arnold Dormand Nelson, 102, of Rochester, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on July 29, 2019 at Meadow Lakes Senior Living.
Arnie was born on the family farm near Mabel, MN on June 27, 1917 to Adolph and Doris (Rank) Nelson. He attended country school and was married on November 8, 1947 to Doris...
Janet Lou Dillon
Jul 29, 2019
Janet Lou Dillon, 84, of Rochester, went to be with her Lord after battling cancer on Monday, July 29th.
Janet was born June 24th, 1935 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Frank and Stella (Peters) Schmidt.
Janet graduated from Rochester High School. She married Stanley Anderson, was later divorced, and then married John Dillon. She worked...
Mariam E. Ganun
Jul 27, 2019
Mariam Elaine (Kelley) Ganun of Rochester, Minnesota, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 27, 2019.
Mariam was born on February 18, 1930, to Leland and Emily (Ford) Kelley, the third of six children, in Lenawee County, Michigan. She graduated from Sand Creek High School in Sand Creek, Michigan, in 1948 and went to...
Kay Marie Ewen
Jul 24, 2019
Kay Marie Ewen, 82, of Rochester, passed away on July 24, 2019.
Kay was born on August 17, 1936 to Floyd and Myrtle (Brakke) Wussow. On October 15, 1955 she married Jerome Ewen. Together, they raised three children, Mike, Jenny and Doug. Kay was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Rochester. She was a fantastic baker...
Beverly M. Thede
Jul 24, 2019
Beverly was born on May 4, 1928 at the Lockwood Family Farm in Grand Meadow, MN. She died at St. Mary's hospital on July 24, 2019 at the age of 91. Her parents were Elmer and Claire Norby, who soon moved to Austin, MN. She had one younger brother, Bruce. Bev attended school in Austin from kindergarten until her...
John Merrill Whited
Jul 24, 2019
John Merrill Whited, age 66, died peacefully surrounded by family on July 24th, 2019, at Seasons Hospice House, after battling brain cancer.
John was born to Milford and Helen (Kvall) Whited in Rochester, Minnesota on March 1st, 1953. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1971. John started his career in the plumbing and steam fitting trades. ...
Michael J. Winkels
Jul 24, 2019
Michael Winkels, age 42, of Rochester, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at St. Marys Hospital.
Mike was born February 15, 1977 in Rochester, to Raymond and Sharon (Maguire) Winkels. He attended St. Francis Grade School and Mayo High School. Mike earned his GED and Certificate of Mechanical Engineering. He was employed by St. Marys Hospital, Hormel,...
Stanley D. Bargfrede
Jul 24, 2019
Stanley "Stan" Diedrich Bargfrede, 70 of Rochester, a much beloved husband, father, bapa, grandpa and friend, passed away on July 24, 2019 surrounded by family at Season's Hospice, after battling Prostate Cancer for over six years.
Stan was born in Jackson, MN on April 26, 1949 to Harry and Maxine (Koenecke) Bargfrede. He graduated from Jackson High...
Beverly Jean Ohly
Jul 17, 2019
Beverly Jean Ohly, 89, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at her home due to heart failure.
Bev was born October 12, 1929 to Joseph and Gladys DeGuise in Excelsior, MN.
She married Louis Ohly on January 15, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN. Bev worked with her husband at Ohly Law Office in Rochester from 1971 until...
Catherine Ann Aagenes
Jul 16, 2019
Catherine Ann Aagenes, 50, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 16, 2019 at her home in Rochester following a battle with cancer. She had a very strong faith until the very end, and always believed that "God will take the cancer from me, or take me from the cancer".
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Andrus Michael Jensen
Jul 16, 2019
Andrus Jensen, 35, of Rochester, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.
Andrus was born August 4, 1983 to Michael and Teresa (Brill) Jensen in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Century High School in 2001. He later graduated from the University of Minnesota with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Andrus was engaged to be married...
Nuria Jumaevna Thusius, M.D.
Jul 15, 2019
Nuria Jumaevna Thusius, M.D.
May 4, 1975 to July 15, 2019
In memory of a beautiful wife, loving mother and beloved colleague, Mrs. Nuria Thusius passed away July 15, 2019. She died in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan while visiting her father, Juma Turganbaev and mother, Jyldyz Sultanbekova.
Nuria was born May 4, 1975 in Bishkek,...
Rev. Harry P. Jewison
Jul 15, 2019
Father Harry P. Jewison, 93, of Rochester, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019. He was born on February 27, 1926 in Janesville, MN, the 7 th of 9 children to Arthur and Kathryn Jewison.
His grade school education was in the country school district 28 in Waseca County. He graduated as valedictorian in the class of...
Jane Irving
Jul 11, 2019
Jane Irving, 96, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.
Jane was born January 6, 1923 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania to Jacob and Pauline Myers. After high school in Shawano, Wisconsin in 1940, she graduated from Chillicothe Business College, and began her first job at the Fred Harvey Company in...
Darlene Marie Wentworth
Jul 11, 2019
Darlene Marie Wentworth, 86, of Rochester, MN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
Darlene was born on May 6, 1933 in rural Breman, MN to Arthur Sr. and Elsie (Polikowsky) Folkert. She attended country school and graduated from Plainview High School in 1951. Darlene moved to Rochester, MN in 1951 and worked...
Mary Elizabeth Kuisle
Jul 10, 2019
Mary Elizabeth (Roeder) Kuisle, of Stewartville, passed away on July 10, 2019 at the age of 92.
Mary was the eldest daughter of Cyril and Frankie (Carroll) Roeder and was born on August 3, 1926 on the family farm. She grew up in the Rochester-Simpson area and graduated from Rochester High School in 1944. She first met...
Anne Marie Eastman
Jul 9, 2019
Anne Marie Eastman, 78, of Rochester, MN passed away on July 9, 2019.
She was born in 1940 to the late Charles and Mabel Hayft in Rochester, MN. A lifelong resident of Rochester, MN, she graduated from Lourdes High School in 1958 and worked as a PBX telephone operator at Bell Telephone and IBM before her marriage. ...
