Vernon F. Smith
May 9, 2019
Vernon Fredrick Smith, age 86, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester.
Vernon was born February 10, 1933 in Rochester, to Valentine and Ella (Ranfranz) Smith. He graduated 10th grade in 1949, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17. He served for 3...
Mao Sao
May 8, 2019
Mao Sao, 57, of Rochester, died on May 8, 2019 at his residence.
Mao was born January 4, 1962 in Battambang, Cambodia to Savin and Sareoun (Ham) Sao. As a young man, he attended school in Cambodia and at the age of 20, he emigrated to the United States to Rochester. Mao graduated from Mayo High School....
Patricia Esta Cousins
May 6, 2019
Patricia Esta Cousins, age 83, of Rochester, MN died Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home.
Patricia was born November 1, 1935 in Wesley, IA, the daughter of Clayton and Esta (Wieland) Angle. Pat was united in marriage to Keith Esley Cousins October 9, 1954 in Mankato, MN, and to this union two children were born. She...
Rita Mae Lukes
May 6, 2019
Rita Lukes, 76, of Rochester, MN, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home of natural causes.
Rita Mae Swestka was born on May 17, 1942 to John and Marcella Swestka in Cresco, Iowa. She graduated from Rudolphinum High School, Protivin, Iowa. Rita was a retired bookkeeper. Since retirement, Rita was active in the Rochester Eagles...
Gerald Alfred Schellhammer
May 5, 2019
Gerald "Shakey" Schellhammer, 76, of Rochester, MN passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his residence.
Jerry was born February 15, 1943 to Alfred and Thelma (Smith) Schellhammer in Dover, MN. He graduated from St. Charles High School. Following graduation, he served in the United States Air Force. He...
Robert A. “Bob” Gasner
May 5, 2019
Robert A. "Bob" Gasner, 84, of Prior Lake MN, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 from natural causes.
Bob was born November 6, 1934 in Owatonna, MN to Merlin and Evelyn (Gray) Gasner. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1952 and attended St. Mary's College, graduated from the Academy of Accountancy in Minneapolis, served...
Barbara N. Dunderi
May 4, 2019
Barbara Dunderi, 90, of Rochester, died May 4, 2019 at Pine Island Care Center.
Barb was born in Rochester, MN on March 19, 1929 to Paul B. Finley and Dorothea (Jensen) Finley. She married Clifford Hewitt and they were later divorced. She then married Robert Dunderi. She lived most of her life in the Rochester and Pine...
Alice I. Coggins
May 3, 2019
Alice Irene (Roth) Coggins, 82, of Rochester, MN took the hand of the Lord and flew on Angel's wings to her heavenly home on May 3, 2019. Alice joins her beloved husband Jack, but takes with her pieces from the hearts of those who knew and loved her.
Alice was born December 13, 1936 at St Marys...
Doris Celia Deyoung
Apr 29, 2019
Doris Celia DeYoung, 97, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019.
Doris was born on December 18, 1921 in Clontarf, MN to Eugene and Elva (Bolinger) Chevalier. She was the fourth of eight children and grew up on the family farm. She graduated from Benson High School in 1940 and farmed in the...
William “Bill” Geisser
Apr 28, 2019
William Harold Geisser, 72, formerly of Rochester, passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice House on Sunday, April 28, 2019 with his family by his side.
Bill was born on February 28, 1947 in Reedsburg, WI to Hans and Marjorie (Champlin) Geisser. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School. On July 3, 1982, he married Elaine Fehlauer in...
Paul Arnold Zimprich
Apr 26, 2019
Paul Zimprich, 74, of Rochester, MN, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019.
Paul was born November 28, 1944 to Bernard and Dorothy (Hebl) Zimprich in Austin, MN.
Paul worked at the Mayo Clinic the majority of his working career. He started in general X-Ray, then CT Scanning, MRI (NMRI), and last he taught at the...
Mildred “Millie” Therese Dee
Apr 26, 2019
Mildred Therese Dee, 82, of Rochester, died Friday, April 26, 2019 surrounded by her family at her home.
Millie was born on January 17, 1937 to Gregory and Evabell (Davidshofer) Kramer. She was the third of seven children and grew up on their family farm. Millie graduated from St. Charles High School in 1954. She earned her...
William Mcnaught Damerel
Apr 26, 2019
William McNaught Damerel, age 81, of Rochester, MN, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.
William was born June 30, 1937, in Detroit, MI, the son of Will and Janet (McNaught) Damerel. He honorably served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 – 1965 as an air traffic controller, and he obtained the...
Gilbert Ries Theobald
Apr 25, 2019
Gilbert Ries Theobald, 101, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Charter House surrounded by family.
Gil was born on February 17, 1918 in Marshall, MN to August and Philomena (Ries) Theobald. He graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1936 and served in the United States Coast Guard from December 1941...
Rosemary Wilson
Apr 25, 2019
Rosemary Wilson, 82, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Shorewood Senior Campus.
Rosemary Dennis was born on October 11, 1936 in Pocatello, ID to John and Mary (Jefferies) Dennis. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1954. On January 21, 1957 she married Dr. David Wilson at St. Joseph Church in...
Anthony M. Roetzler
Apr 24, 2019
Anthony Maximilian Roetzler, 88, of Rochester died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from heart failure.
He was born August 5, 1930 to Francis Henry and Leocadia (Antczak) Roetzler in Milwaukee, WI. He graduated from Loyola High School in Mankato then served in the Minnesota National Guard during the Korean War. He lived in Santa Monica, CA where he...
Dorothy M. Hanson
Apr 23, 2019
Dorothy Hanson, 68, of Rochester passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the Stewartville Care Center from congestive heart failure.
Dorothy Marie Hanson was born on April 6, 1951 to Paul and Hazel Hanson in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Mayo High School. Dorothy was employed at the Hoffman House in Rochester for many years. After that...
Jerry Shanahan
Apr 23, 2019
Jerry Shanahan, 80, of Rochester died peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Saint Marys Hospital.
Gerald Vernon Shanahan was born on May 27, 1938 in Preston, MN to Vernon and Eleanor (Ahern) Shanahan. He graduated from Preston High School. Following high school, he went to Barber School in St. Paul and first started cutting hair in...
Patricia Ann Lindell
Apr 22, 2019
Patricia Ann Lindell, age 74, of Eyota, died Monday, April 22, 2019 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Patricia was born December 28, 1944 in Rochester, MN, the daughter of William and Lois (Lockman) Pollock. In her younger years, Pat was an avid water skier, starting as early as April every year, so long as the...
Daniel Joseph Schiefert
Apr 19, 2019
Daniel Schiefert, 78, passed away peacefully and quietly at Seasons Hospice House surrounded by the love of his family on April 19, 2019 after a living courageously and graciously with prostate cancer for 15 years.
He was born October 26, 1940 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin to Joseph George and Helen Maxine (Doepke) Schiefert. He was raised on a...
