Patricia Jane Taylor
Jun 30, 2018
The funeral Mass for Patricia Taylor will be at 11am on Friday, July 6, 2018 at St. Pius Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Russell Scepaniak officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rochester for the family after cremation. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday evening at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home and...
Mary Cathryn Beilke
Jun 27, 2018
Neither caustic, biting analysis nor hearty laugh will be heard again from Mary Cathryn (Haggerty) Beilke, age 84, who is no more after dying of cancer on June 27, 2018 at Seasons Hospice.
Born to Lansford and Margaret (Hafner) Haggerty December 26, 1933, she was second of six siblings. Survived by brothers, Jack (Daveta), Robert (Patty) and...
Roland Clair Knox
Jun 27, 2018
Roland Clair Knox passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Fairview Care Center surrounded by family.
Roland (Rollie or R.C.) was born April 2, 1926 on the family farm in Canton, MN, the son of Leland and Leona (Kimball) Knox. Roland grew up in Canton, graduating in 1944 from Canton High School. While living in Canton,...
Ruth E. Kirkham
Jun 25, 2018
Ruth E. Kirkham, 89, of Rochester passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Samaritan Bethany.
Ruth Ethel was born on June 17, 1929 in Rochester, Minnesota to Frank and Matilda (True) Berndt. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1945.
On August 17, 1946, Ruth married Orville Kirkham at First Methodist Church in Rochester....
Joseph William Mayer
Jun 24, 2018
Joseph William Mayer, longtime and long-ago teacher and coach at Lourdes High School, died peacefully on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing Facility.
Born in Waterloo, Iowa, to J. Urban and Marie Klein Mayer on May 14, 1935, he was the first of seven children. They moved to a farm when Joe began high...
Frances Joan Stevens
Jun 23, 2018
Frances Joan Stevens, 87, died peacefully at Cottagewood Senior Communities on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Rochester from complications of a stroke.
Frances was born January 21, 1931, in rural Hayfield, daughter of Russell and Amanda Cooper (Lee). Frances graduated from Hayfield High School, class of 1948.
Frances married the one true love of her...
Willoan C. Merrill
Jun 23, 2018
Willoan Clair "Nonie" Merrill, 94, of Rochester died peacefully at her home on June 23, 2018.
Nonie was born February 29, 1924 in Duluth, MN. She was the youngest of six children to William and Hannah Monahan.
She married John Anderson Merrill on April 28, 1948. She moved to Rochester with her daughter during WWII...
Grace Elizabeth Kopischke
Jun 18, 2018
Grace Elizabeth (Jewison) Kopischke, age 95 of Rochester, MN passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 surrounded by her family.
Grace was the fifth child of nine born on October 23, 1922 to Arthur and Kathryn (Cahill) Jewison of Janesville. Grace married Rudy Kopischke on May 9, 1946 and together they raised 12 children. Grace was active...
Barbara A. Holland
Jun 16, 2018
A graveside service for Barbara A. Holland will be held at 3:15 pm Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, officiated by the Rev. Lester Horntvedt. A one hour visitation is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm Thursday in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, followed by a procession to the cemetery.
Mrs....
Peder Johnson Jr.
Jun 16, 2018
Peder "Pete" Johnson, Jr., 87, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on  Saturday afternoon, June 16, 2018 at Edenbrook Nursing Home in Rochester, Minnesota.
Pete was born in LeRoy, MN on May 5, 1931 to Peder Sr. and Esther Johnson.  He graduated from LeRoy High School in 1949.  He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 and...
Norman Ralph Pearson
Jun 14, 2018
Norman R. Pearson, 95, of Rochester, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 of natural causes at The Homestead of Rochester.
He was born on October 24, 1922 in Simpson MN and was one of two children by parents Harold and Esther Pearson. On October 1, 1946 Norm married Hazel Himle and they enjoyed 65 years together...
Gary A. Polikowsky
Jun 12, 2018
Gary A. Polikowsky, 69, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
Survivors include his two children, Jennifer (Michael) Novak, Christopher (Laura) Polikowsky; five grandchildren; a sister, Diana (Richard) Parks; and very supportive friends, Kathy and Richard.
Gary aka "Papa" is an inspiration to all of us for his ingenuity and perseverance. Gary is preceded...
Scott Bradley
Jun 10, 2018
Scott Bradley, 50, currently of St. Paul, died Sunday, June 10, 2018, while Mountain biking near Moab, Utah. He and his family were vacationing in Utah celebrating his parents 55th wedding anniversary. Celebration turned to shock, pain and prayer.
Scott was born March 14, 1968 in Rochester, Minnesota to parents Fran and Mary Bradley. He was the...
Delnora Maureen Grabko
Jun 9, 2018
Delnora Maureen Grabko, 86, died of natural causes on June 9, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester.
Delnora M. Harris was born on July 26, 1931 in Mankato, MN. She was married to Richard Grabko on June 10, 1950 in Lake Crystal, MN. They lived in the Minneapolis area until moving to rural Pine Island in...
Tami Marie Beach
Jun 8, 2018
Mrs. Beach, 47, of Stewartville, MN, died suddenly Thursday, June 7, 2018 at her residence. Tami was born September 5, 1970 in Lacrosse, WI to Grant and Judy (Wittenberg) Molzahn.
Tami graduated from Apache Junction High School in Arizona in 1988. She later had three children who were the light of her life every day forward. Tami...
Douglas Eugene Knudsen
Jun 7, 2018
Douglas Eugene Knudsen, 84, of Rochester, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Doug was born to Ege and Mary Ellen (Kiley) Knudsen in Blooming Prairie, MN on August 14, 1933. He was raised in Geneva, MN and graduated from Ellendale High School in 1951. He graduated from Mankato State University...
Charles W. Sedor
Jun 6, 2018
With his three sons by his side, Charles "Captain Charlie," "Weasel" Sedor Jr, peacefully passed to his field of dreams on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.
Charlie was born in Charleroi, PA on June 18, 1929. He graduated from Charleroi High School and pursued his dream of playing professional baseball. He signed a free agent contact with the...
Adeline Grace Wegner
Jun 4, 2018
Adeline G. Wegner, 88 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2018.
Adeline Grace Barr was born May 28, 1930 in rural St. Charles, MN. The daughter of Howard and Grace (Small) Barr. In 1944 the family moved to Rochester. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1948.
On September 16, 1951 she married...
Robert Faye Block
Jun 4, 2018
Robert "Bob" Faye Block, age 82 of Rochester passed away peacefully of natural causes on June 4, 2018 at Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Campus.
Bob was born on April 16, 1936 in rural Olmsted County to John and Avis (Mulholland) Block. In April of 1957, he married Charlene Sanders in Rochester at Zumbro Lutheran Church. Together they...
