Kenneth Otto Stock
Dec 19, 2018
Kenneth Otto Stock, 91, of Rochester, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 peacefully in the home he was born in.
Ken was born on May 6, 1927 in Rochester, MN to Otto and Anna (Hoffmann) Stock. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1946. After high school he was drafted into the 11th Airborne Division of...
Mary Boyum
Dec 18, 2018
Mary Catherine (Miller) Boyum, known to many longtime Rochesterites as "Mary Bea," Rochester's first female on-air TV personality, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2018, with her daughter and caregiver by her side. She was 93 years old.
Mary was born September 27, 1925 in Rochester, MN to Katherine and John McGannon Miller, and attended St. John's...
Robert “Bob” Stephen Brown
Dec 15, 2018
Robert Stephen Brown, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Waters on Mayowood in Rochester, MN on December 15, 2018.
Robert was born September 4, 1926 to Clarence and Eva Brown in Rochester, MN. He attended local schools and graduated from Rochester High School in 1944. Shortly thereafter, he entered the Army Airforce and...
Robert “Bob” A. Ryan
Dec 14, 2018
Robert 'Bob' Ryan, 89, of Rochester passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Seasons Hospice surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born August 26, 1929 to Bill and Edith (Lutz) in Millville, MN. He graduated from Plainview High School. On Feb. 9, 1957, he was united in marriage to Anastasia (Ann) Quinn along with lifetime friends,...
Shawn Keith Sagdalen
Dec 14, 2018
Shawn K. Sagdalen 51, of Rochester passed on to his next stage Friday, December 14 surrounded by family and friends. He lost his fight after suffering an unexpected cardiac arrest a week before.
Shawn was born October 26, 1967 to Alden and Martha Sagdalen in Rochester. Shawn lived most of his life in Rochester, attending Rochester Public...
Robert “Bob” Wear
Dec 13, 2018
Robert "Bob" Lewis Wear passed away at the age of 80, while hospitalized at St. Marys, in Rochester, on December 13, 2018. Family and friends were gathered at his bedside as he peacefully left this earth. He was born April 5, 1938 to Raphael "Pinky" and Margaret (Roberts) Wear in Faribault, MN
Bob will be greatly missed...
Harry Reed Nevling
Dec 12, 2018
Harry R. Nevling, 72, of Rochester passed away on Wednesday, December 12 due to heart failure.
Harry was born on September 15, 1946 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester to Ruth M. and Edwin Reid Nevling. He grew up in the southeast part of the city. He attended Holmes Elementary and Central Junior High Schools. For high...
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Cummings
Dec 8, 2018
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Cummings, 97, of Rochester died peacefully on December 8, 2018 at Rochester Rehabilitation at The Homestead.
Betty was born on November 9, 1921 in Athol, South Dakota to Peter and Mary (Nolan) McCloskey. She attended grade school in Athol before moving with her family to Stewartville in 1932. In 1933, the family moved to...
Patricia “Patty” Anne Newman
Dec 6, 2018
Patricia "Patty" Newman, 59, of Pine Island, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends on Thursday, December 6th after a tough fight against cancer.
She was born on March 8, 1959 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Patricia Holmes. She graduated from Pine Island High school in 1977. On May 21,...
Charles Van Orden
Dec 6, 2018
Charles Van Orden passed away at age 72, while hospitalized at St. Marys Hospital on December 06, 2018. Close family members and a small group of friends were gathered at his bedside. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Chelsy Van Orden; his father, John Van Orden; and his mother, Elma Van Orden, who worked many years as...
August H. Hegge
Dec 5, 2018
August "Gus" Hugh Hegge, 25, of Rochester, MN, died at home on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester.
Gus was born on June 30, 1993, in Fargo, ND, to Nick and Cindy (Wager) Hegge. At...
Mary Louise Sullivan
Dec 3, 2018
Mary Louise Sullivan nee (Beaudin) passed away on December 3, 2018.
She was born on December 14, 1932 to Irene Gokey and Philippe Beaudin in the small village of St. Rose in Chicoutimi Quebec, Canada. Mary came to Rochester, MN to work at St. Marys hospital in nursing. She met Robert Sullivan and they were married in...
Ione Leitzen
Dec 2, 2018
Ione (Tlougan) Leitzen, age 94, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2019.
Born in Dover, MN on November 7, 1924, and preceded in death by her husband, Bernard "Bud" Leitzen; her parents, Alfred and Florence; brothers, Sylvester, Bernard, Benjamin, Clayton, Romeo, Robert, Isadore, Leonard, Charles, Donald, Dale, David; sisters, Jeanette Flanders and Darlene.
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Richard “Dick” A. Loomis
Dec 2, 2018
Richard "Dick" A. Loomis, 78, of Rochester, died December 2, 2018 at his residence of natural causes.
Dick was born November 1, 1940 in La Crosse, WI to Stephen and Clara (Roettger) Loomis.
He married Barbara Jean Marshall on August 23, 1952. She passed away December 16, 1987. He later married Judy Snyder June of...
Mark Daniel Schnell
Nov 28, 2018
Mark Daniel Schnell, 51, of Rochester passed away peacefully of natural causes on November 28, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus.
Mark was born on August 17, 1967 in Rochester to Daniel and Diane Schnell. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1985. He attended University of Wisconsin Steven's Point for two years. Upon returning...
Dave Harry Keckhafer
Nov 28, 2018
The funeral for Dave Keckhafer will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. December 4, 2018 with Pastor Katy Lee officiating in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral...
Kenneth Johann Johannson
Nov 27, 2018
Ken Johannson, 88, Rochester MN and Naples FL, peacefully departed life on November 27, 2018. He was born October 6, 1930 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. He attended the University of North Dakota. He was a two-sport, Hall of Fame athlete in football and hockey – proudly wearing the North Dakota Fighting Sioux sweater. After playing professional hockey in England...
William “Bill” Charles Herber
Nov 27, 2018
William "Bill" Charles Herber, 86 of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.
Bill was born June 7, 1932 in Rochester to Clarence "Shorty" and Alta Mae Herber. He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1950. On January 19, 1952, he married Zona Swenson.
He was a partner at the Union...
Dennis Alan Schrandt
Nov 27, 2018
Dennis Alan Schrandt, 75, passed away peacefully at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN on November 27th after a short battle with Alzheimer's disease and pancreatic cancer.
He was born on December 1, 1942 to Marcella (Mathias) and Leander Schrandt, and was a graduate of Austin Pacelli High School. He was married to Jean Conway in 1971 and...
Judy E. Brede
Nov 27, 2018
Judith Ellen Brede, 79 of Rochester, passed away the morning of Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Madonna Towers Nursing Home.
Judy was born Saturday, January 14, 1939 in Springfield, Minnesota to Herman and Vivian Nelson. She grew up on a farm north of Revere and graduated with honors from Walnut Grove High School in 1956. She moved...
