Obituaries

Dec 12, 2017

Marguerite Victoria Engebretson was born on October 25, 1917 and passed away December 12, 2017.  She was born the seventh of nine children to John Francis "Frank" Kosse and Ida (Funk) Kosse in Milbank, S.D. and was a graduate of Milbank High School.  She was a devoted aunt to her many nieces and nephews, and was especially close to...

Dec 11, 2017

Dan Mahoney passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 11, 2017.

Dan was born on July 25, 1962 in St Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1980. Following  high school he attended Rochester Community College and graduated from Mankato State University with a degree in Business and a minor in  Communications. Dan had a...

Dec 11, 2017

Edward John O'Connell M.D., 83, of Rochester completed his life plan peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, December 11, 2017.

Ed was born in Rochester on May 30, 1934 to Celia O'Connell (Schwartz) and Edward O'Connell. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1952 and University of St. Thomas in 1956. In 1960,...

Dec 8, 2017

Lucile May Cobb, 85, long time Rochester resident, died on Friday, December 8, 2017. Lucile was born on December 2, 1932 to John and Bernetta Tiernan in Rolfe, Iowa. On May 18, 1953, Lucile married the love of her life, Le Roy Cobb. In 1956, they moved to Rochester, MN for Le Roy's employment with Northwest Airlines. Lucile raised...

Dec 8, 2017

Margaret St George went quietly into that good night, Dec 7, 2017.  Born March 16, 1925 in Minneapolis, she loved playing piano.  At age 3, she played boogie woogie tunes, her feet barely reaching the floor.  She graduated Summa Cum Laude from MacPhail Music College.  She played professionally as an accompanist for Gertrude Lippincott.  During WWII, she worked at...

Dec 8, 2017

Wanda Fieck Bethke, 90, died on December 8, 2017 at Shorewood Senior Commons in Rochester.

Wanda Marie Hampel was born in Elgin, MN on November 20, 1927, to Joseph Fredrick and Alice Clara (Rosenlund) Hampel.  She attended Trinity Lutheran School for grades 1 through 8, and graduated from Rochester High School in 1945.  She attended Rochester Community...

Dec 7, 2017

Cyril "Cy" Robert Horihan, 89, of Rochester, MN died peacefully at his residence on Thursday, December 7th with his wife, Ardis Horihan, by his side.

Cy was born February 23, 1928 in Lanesboro, MN to Emmet and Cora (Skauge) Horihan. Cy and Ardis were married for 66 wonderful years. They experienced many wonderful things together. They resided...

Dec 4, 2017

Elizabeth Ann Helder, 92, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Monday, December 4, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth.

Elizabeth was born September 19, 1925 in Madelia, MN to Hugh and Bridget (McMorrow) Tierney. On April 15, 1947 she married the love of her life, Doug and they lived in Madelia until moving to Rochester in 1957....

Dec 2, 2017

Arleen Anderson, age 84, passed away peacefully at St. Marys Hospital surrounded by family on Saturday, December 2, 2017.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 6 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rochester, MN with Rev. Thomas Loomis officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass...

Dec 2, 2017

The funeral for Frank L. Lebeck will be held at 1:00p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester with Pastor Wahl officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

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Dec 2, 2017

Dale Edgar Alcott, age 83, of Rochester, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at his home with family present, following a two-year battle with lung cancer.

Dale was born July 17, 1934 in Pope County, MN to Ellis and Alice (Abraham) Alcott. He graduated from Stewartville High School in 1952. He married Betty Ann Fair on August 18,...

Nov 30, 2017

Val Martin died on November 30, 2017 at Holy Cross Village, Notre Dame, Indiana. She was born Valeria Ann Kennedy in 1928 in Winona, Minnesota, and was the first of four children born to John Francis and Ethel (Hughes) Kennedy. Val and her siblings (Catherine Roeder, Geraldine Lunzer, and John Kennedy) grew up in Rochester. Her high school yearbook...

Nov 29, 2017

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Liang Huang, died on November 29, 2017, at Madonna Meadows Assisted Living, Rochester, MN. Liang was cremated at Macken Funeral Home; she will eventually be buried next to her husband in her hometown in China. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the chapel of Madonna Meadows on Saturday, December 9, from...

Nov 28, 2017

Lyle Fredrick Voight, 69, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, Minnesota.

Lyle was born July 2, 1948 in Arlington, Minnesota to Fredrick and Erna (Mahnke) Voight. He grew up in Arlington moving to Rochester in the late 1980s. In 1991, Lyle moved to Hayfield where he worked for the...

Nov 27, 2017

Eva Jean Lawler, age 91, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary's Campus.

Eva Jean Gander was born on September 17, 1926 to Herman and Mabel Gander in rural Kellogg, MN. Jean grew up on her family's farm in Cook's Valley in Wabasha Co. She went to country school for eight...

Nov 26, 2017

Loretta Mae Krock, 98, of Stewartville passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017.   She was a lifelong resident of the Rochester area and resided at the Stewartville Care Center since 2012.

Loretta was born in Rochester on April 8, 1919 to Bertram and Ellen Stewart.  Her father worked  for  Saint Mary's Hospital as an Engineer for 40...

Nov 25, 2017

The memorial service for Richard D. "Dick" Irvin will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester with Rev. Joel Haak officiating. Visitation will be on held on Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church....

Nov 20, 2017

Sandy Robert Smith, 88, died November 20, 2017 at Cerenity Senior Care in White Bear Lake, MN. He was born January 16, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Mildred Matthews Smith and Sandy S. Smith. He married Marlene Joyce Koehler in Shorewood, Wisconsin, on December 4, 1954.

Sandy and Marlene have three children, Gary Smith of Vadnis Heights,...

Nov 19, 2017

Richard Geise, 86, of Sebring, Florida passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Lakeland Regional Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Rochester, MN on April 4, 1931 to the late Dorothy and Donald Geise.

After graduating from college he joined the Army and was deployed to Korea.  Upon his return to...

Nov 17, 2017

Mr. LeRoy Joseph Machulda, 90¾, of Rochester, MN died peacefully on November 17, 2017 at the Skilled Nursing Center at Madonna Towers. LeRoy was born February 15, 1927 in Waubun, MN to John and Cora Machulda.

LeRoy served in the United States Army from 1945-1946. He graduated from Cal-Aero Technical Institute as a Master Aviation Mechanic in...