Gary Lee Ward
Oct 25, 2017
Gary Lee Ward, 67, passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loved ones on October 25, 2017.
He was born on September 10, 1950 in Rochester, MN to Howard and Doris (Rehling) Ward. Gary was the youngest of six children. He grew up in Oronoco until he was 11, when his family moved to...
Jane Ernestine Smith
Oct 21, 2017
Jane, 60, of Oronoco, Minnesota passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 at her residence.
Jane was born September 26, 1957 in Rochester, Minnesota to Stanley and Ernestine Gibbons. She graduated from Mazeppa High School in 1975. On November 9, 1974, she married Robert V. Smith.
Jane worked as a Special Education Paraprofessional at Willow Creek...
Beverly A. Marek
Oct 21, 2017
The world got a little less green and a lot less beautiful when Beverly McGuire Marek age 83, a lifelong resident of Rochester, went home to paradise on Saturday, October 21st, in the home of her daughter Peg Constantine, surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer.
She was born on October 6, 1934 to Pat...
David Arthur Leonard
Oct 19, 2017
David Arthur Leonard, former Mayo Clinic and St. Marys administrator, died October 19, 2017, at St. Marys Hospital with his family at his side.
Dave, as he was known to friends and colleagues, was born on June 3, 1928, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Wynona Farquhar Leonard and Morris Condit Leonard and grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska....
Margaret “Page” Theobald
Oct 19, 2017
Margaret "Page" Theobald, 96, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2017 at Charter House surround by family.
Page was born on May 15, 1921 in Fairfax, Minnesota to Arthur and Ida (Forstner) Hillesheim. She graduated from High School in Farmington.
On September 23, 1942, Page married Gilbert "Gil" Theobald in Fairfax at St....
Kenneth L. Willkomm
Oct 19, 2017
On October 19, 2017, Kenneth Lee Willkomm lost a courageous 20-year battle with Parkinson's disease which also caused Lewy Body Dementia.
Ken was born July 5, 1945 in West Bend, WI to Leander and Bernice Willkomm. He graduated from Wisconsin State University Oshkosh in 1967 with a double major in math and chemistry. There he met Dorothy...
John “Jack” Campion
Oct 17, 2017
The funeral Mass for John P. "Jack" Campion will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 5455 50 th Ave NW, Rochester with Rev. Tom Loomis officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2017 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and...
Marilyn J. Hady
Oct 16, 2017
Marilyn J. Hady (Jean), age 74, died peacefully on October 16, 2017 with her family at her side. Jean was born October 12, 1943 in Rochester, Minnesota, the daughter of Ernest Amdahl and Ruby Helgason.
Jean was a devoted and loving mother. She was a kind and gentle person who enjoyed baking and cooking for anyone and...
Margaret Ann Mulvihill
Oct 15, 2017
Margaret Ann Mulvihill, 88, of Rochester died peacefully after a brief illness at Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center on Sunday, October 15, 2017.
Margaret Ann Twohey was born at Saint Marys Hospital on July 7, 1929. Margaret was raised on the Twohey family farm south of Rochester. She graduated from Lourdes Catholic High School in 1947. On...
Dorothy Grace Evenson Long
Oct 14, 2017
The funeral service for Dorothy Grace Evenson Long will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2017 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Lester Horntvedt officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19th and one hour before...
Michael A. Poterucha
Oct 6, 2017
Surrounded by his family, Michael Anthony Poterucha, 61, died of acute myeloid leukemia Friday, October 6, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Rochester, MN with Rev. Thomas Loomis officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM...
Mary Lorraine Weivoda
Oct 4, 2017
Mary L. Weivoda, 94, of rural Chatfield, died on the evening of Wednesday, October 4, 2017, surrounded by her family at her home following a brief illness.
Mary Lorraine (Campion) Weivoda was born to Francis Jeremiah Campion and Florence Mae (Kennedy) Campion on December 30, 1922 on a farm near Simpson, Minnesota. She attended schools in Simpson,...
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...
