Obituaries

Oct 8, 2018

The funeral service for Albert Martin Henry Jech will be at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 12, 2018 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester.  Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Elkton, MN.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 11 in the River Park Chapel...

Oct 6, 2018

Mrs. Leiferman, 91, of Rochester died on Saturday October 6, 2018 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.  Shirley was born on September 5, 1927 in Arcadia, Wisconsin to August and Blanche Cieminski.

She graduated from Winona High School and attended Winona State College (University) and graduated from the Kahler School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.  On October...

Oct 4, 2018

Dorothy Callahan, 92, of Rochester, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Charter House.

Dorothy was born March 3, 1926 to Alfred and Ellen (Hennessey) Hughes in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Harvard University in 1947 with a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry. She married John A. Callahan in West Roxbury on May 26, 1951. They moved to Rochester,...

Oct 3, 2018

Harriette "Boots" Roth, 95 of Rochester, died peacefully at her home on October 3, 2018.

Harriette Josephine Mrozek was born on June 8, 1923 in Winona, Minnesota to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Mrozek.

She attended Winona Public School and graduated from Winona High School. On April 30, 1960 she married William "Bill" Roth in LaCrosse,...

Oct 2, 2018

Lavonne Marie Lawler, 86, of Rochester, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018.

LaVonne (Bonnie) was born on December 2nd, 1931 in Rochester to John and Esther Ryan. She attended Rochester High School, and following graduation, was employed at Mayo Clinic in the Pathology Lab where she worked for many years.

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Sep 27, 2018

Mr. Jensen, 68, of Rochester, MN, formerly Minneapolis, MN died Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Rochester Health Services West under Mayo Hospice.

Daryl was born June 2, 1950 in Minneapolis to Edward and Inez (Evenson) Jensen. He graduated from North Minneapolis High School in 1968. After graduation he served in the Army and Vietnam War. He worked...

Sep 27, 2018

Karen Thornton Allen, 75, of Rochester passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018.

Karen was born September 10, 1943 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester to Donald and Alma (Kopel) Thornton. She attended St. Francis grade school and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1961. She then went on to work at Mayo Clinic. On August 25, 1962,...

Sep 26, 2018

Mary Jeanne Pearson, "Jeanne", formerly of Stewartville, MN passed away September 26, 2018 at Porter Hills in Grand Rapids, MI at the age of 89.

Mary Jeanne was born in Rochester, MN to Harry and Cathryn Murphy. She was a graduate of Winona State Teacher's College in Winona, MN. She married fellow student and future wildlife artist...

Sep 25, 2018

Kevin William Patzer, age 56 of Byron, passed away peacefully, following a battle with cancer, at Seasons Hospice House on September 25, 2018.

Kevin was born on October 25, 1961 in Rochester to Oscar and Alice (Peda) Patzer. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1980. On May 28, 1988 he married Sue Sparks at Ascension...

Sep 22, 2018

Sandra K. Gruszynski, 74, of Rochester passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Seasons Hospice.  She was born on July 22, 1944 in Rochester to Adolph and Marian (Koelsch) Gruszynski.

Survivors include her sister, Pat Swarthout; brothers, Richard (Kathy) Gruszynski, John (Sandy) Gruszynski, and Jim (Kaye) Gruszynski; her very special Dachshund companion, Duglas; nieces, Kathryn Lee,...

Sep 18, 2018

Timothy James Nolan, 58, of Rochester went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 after a brief stay at the Saint Marys Hospital ICU.

Tim was born on November 27, 1959 to James and Nancy (Hogle) Nolan of Rochester.

Tim was a 1978 graduate of John Marshall High School and went on to...

Sep 17, 2018

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Sep 16, 2018

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Gosse, age 89, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2018 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester.

Beth was born on March 4, 1929 in Wabasha, MN to George and Marie (Feils) Erding. She attended St. Felix Catholic grade and high school. She then went to St. Catherine's College in St. Paul and graduated with...

Sep 16, 2018

Norma J. Krantz, age 79 of Rochester, passed away on September 16, 2018 at Saint Marys Hospital.

Norma was born on February 23, 1939 in Rochester to Ralph and Marion Deedrick. She attended elementary school in Dover, MN and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1957. She then completed a two-year nursing program at the Methodist-Kahler...

Sep 15, 2018

Bret Richard Green, age 59, of Grand Meadow died unexpectedly, of natural causes, on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home.

Bret was born on February 17, 1959 in Rochester, MN to Janice and Alan Green. He attended John Marshall High School. In his early years, he landscaped at Nature's Way for ten years. He then was...

Sep 15, 2018

Daryl Laurence Guimond, age 64, passed from this life on Saturday, September 15, 2018 doing what he loved to do, mowing his lawn. He was greeted at heaven's door by his family who went before him and was welcomed into the loving arms of his Savior. He has been set free.

Daryl was born July 22, 1954...

Sep 15, 2018

James (Jim) A Wignes, 88, of Rochester, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home following a valiant battle with heart failure.

Jim was born October 31, 1929 to Arthur Joseph (AJ) and Ruth (Cawelti) Wignes in rural Farwell, MN. He graduated in 1947 from Northwood High School in Northwood, IA. Jim was active in football, baseball,...

Sep 14, 2018

Mary Rose Wolter, 96, of Rochester passed away peacefully Friday, Sept 14, 2018 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

Mary Rose Kilkelly was born on November 10, 1921 in Osceola Township, WI to Lawrence and Mary (Handrahan) Kilkelly. She graduated from St. Margarets Academy in 1939. She worked for Bell Telephone in Minneapolis. On June 21,...

Sep 13, 2018

At the age of 93, our Mother, Gerry Wittenberger, reunited with our Dad, Emery, in Heaven. She left this world on September 13, 2018, surrounded by her family and her dog, Maddy.

Mom was born May 18, 1925 in Fond du Lac, WI, to Peter and Clara Turzenski. She grew up in Milwaukee and Prentice, WI. She...

Sep 13, 2018

The memorial service for Steven "Steve" Ray Meyers will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery in Rochester. Relatives and friends are invited following the burial...