Gordon John Mccoy
Oct 4, 2017
Gordon John McCoy, 85 of Rochester died peacefully at Saint Mary's Hospital on October 4, 2017, with his family by his side.
Gordon was born in Rochester to Edmund and Gertrude (Cavanaugh) McCoy on October 24, 1931. He attended Lourdes High School in Rochester and graduated in 1950. He participated in a variety of sports while in...
Allene F. Henke
Oct 4, 2017
Allene Henke, age 92, of Eyota died on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at St. Marys Hospital of an aortic aneurysm following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Rochester Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Nathaniel R. Schwartz officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment...
Eileen V. Dykes
Oct 3, 2017
Eileen Veronica Dykes, age 95, passed away at her home in Rochester, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
Eileen was born on their family farm on July 27, 1922 in Marble Rock, Iowa to George and Ella Meek. Eileen attended a one-room grade school in Marble Rock from which she graduated when she was...
Alvin “Al” Hein
Sep 30, 2017
Alvin Willis Hein, 81 of Rochester died peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital on September 30, 2017.
Al "Jr." was born in Rochester to Alvin and Edwina "Babe" Hein on March 18, 1936. He attended school in Rochester and graduated from Central High School in 1954. He married Ruth Gruenhaupt on December 29, 1957 at Redeemer Lutheran Church...
Linda M. Battey
Sep 29, 2017
Linda M. (Flynn) Battey, 71, of Rochester passed away peacefully Friday, September 29 at Cottagewood in Rochester. She was born to Stephen and Lucille (Nigon) Flynn in Rochester on December 27, 1945. On January 17, 1981, she married Richard in Stewartville.
Linda worked in the histories department, X-Ray records and keys management for the Mayo Clinic and...
Vivian B. Mathison
Sep 26, 2017
Vivian Mathison, 83, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning with her family by her side.
Vivian Beatrice Mathison was born November 8, 1933 in Lanesboro, MN to Mabel and Paul Topness. On February 15, 1953 she married Harold Mathison and later divorced after 23 years. On November 10, 1995, she married Gerald Severud. He died...
Baby Aniyah Sagen
Sep 24, 2017
Aniyah Noel Sagen passed away peacefully in her mother's arms on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Aniyah was born on September 21, 2017 to Christine Sagen in Rochester, MN. Though her time with us was short, she will be forever remembered.
A Memorial Service for Aniyah will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 2:00pm in the...
Enzo Schinigoi
Sep 20, 2017
Enzo Schinigoi, 85, died peacefully on September 20, 2017 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, MN.
Enzo was born in Pola, Italy on December 4, 1931 to Federico and Paolina (Faraguna) Schinigoi. He moved to Duluth, MN in 1951 after becoming a displaced citizen following the end of World War II.
Enzo married Delores "Tudy" Wiita...
Ruth “Dixie” Fredericksen
Sep 17, 2017
Ruth "Dixie" Vaughn Fredericksen, 87, of Rochester passed away on September 17, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home.
Ruth Vaughn MacKenzie was born on September 6, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee. Dixie grew up in St. Paul, MN and was raised by her three loving aunts. On August 23, 1952, she married James Fredericksen. She worked at the...
George S. Young Jr.
Sep 17, 2017
The funeral service for George S. Young Jr. will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Lester Horntvedt officiating. His body will be interred in the Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Macken Funeral...
James “Jim” P. Ryan
Sep 15, 2017
James Patrick Ryan, 89 of Wabasha, formerly of Rochester passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 following an automobile accident. His wife, Beverly is currently recovering at St. Mary's Hospital.
Jim was born on May 19, 1928 in Tomah, WI to George and Eva (Weidig) Ryan. As a young man, he moved to Rochester where he graduated...
Carol Jean Aylsworth
Sep 14, 2017
Carol Jean Aylsworth was born March 3, 1924 to Floyd and Emily Yetter in Anamosa, IA. She lived all over Iowa growing up and went camping with her family up along the North Shore.
Carol married William Aylsworth in June 1952. They lived in Des Moines and Newton, IA before making Rochester, MN home. They were blessed...
Nadine Jean “Sis” Mewhorter
Sep 12, 2017
The memorial service for Nadine J. "Sis" Mewhorter will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Father Robert Meyer officiating. Burial will be at a later date at St. Agnes Cemetery in Kellogg, MN. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the funeral home on Sunday....
Fran Cochran
Sep 12, 2017
Fran Cochran, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2017, at The Beehive Memory Care Home, in Excelsior, Minnesota. She was 90 years old. She will be missed by family and friends, and remembered fondly for her generosity, quick wit and humor.
Fran was born February 28, 1927 in Byron, Minnesota. Her family moved to Rochester when she...
Richard L. Lichty
Sep 12, 2017
The funeral service for Richard L. Lichty will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Evangel United Methodist Church in Rochester with Pastor Mark Rader and Pastor Susie O'Connell officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the American Legion Post 92. The visitation will be from 10:00am until the time of...
Michael James Braun
Sep 11, 2017
Michael James Braun, a retired Rochester firefighter, died on Patriot's Day, September 11, 2017, of complications of diabetes and Alzheimer's disease at age 74. Michael was born June 25, 1943 in Rochester, MN to Aloyzious and Pearl Braun, both deceased. He attended St. Francis and John Marshall High School and graduated in 1961. He served in the Navy for...
Margaret E. Hoffman
Sep 9, 2017
Margaret Hoffman's struggle with Alzheimer's disease ended peacefully on Saturday September 9 at Cottagewood Assisted Living in Rochester.
Margaret was born April 13, 1929 in Lake City to William and Gertrude (Funk) Elwood. She graduated from McCahill Institute, the Catholic school in Lake City. She worked at Gillette Neaton in Lake City as a secretary. On July...
Ann Mary Garrett
Sep 7, 2017
The Funeral Mass of Dr. Ann Mary Garrett will take place Thursday, 14, September 2017, 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, with her brother, his eminence emeritus Bishop Christopher Jones, Diocese of Elphin, and his eminence Bishop John Quinn, Diocese of Winona, co-presiding. Rosary and visitation will begin at 9 a.m. one-hour prior to the funeral...
Earl Lake Meredith Jr.
Sep 4, 2017
It seems only fitting that a long-time sheet metal worker and business manager for the Local #218 Sheet Metal Workers Union would leave this earth on Labor Day. Earl L. Meredith was a lifelong resident of Rochester, MN and died on September 4th at Seasons Hospice Home.
Earl Lake Meredith Jr. was born on February 12, 1928...
Lavonne Eleanor Kruse
Sep 1, 2017
LaVonne Kruse, 96, passed away on Friday September 1, 2017 at Madonna Towers in Rochester. The funeral mass will be at 11:00 am Friday September 8, 2017 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Russell Scepaniak officiating. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the mass at church on Friday. Burial will take place...
