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...
Janet L. Gonnella
Aug 31, 2017
Janet (Jan) Lou Gonnella, 81, of Rochester died Thursday, August 31 st , 2017 of natural causes. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Norman Thomas Gonnella.
Visitations will be from 5 pm to 8 pm with a vigil at 6:30 pm at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home on Thursday, September7th and one hour...
Duane T. Melvin
Aug 29, 2017
The Funeral Mass for Duane T. Melvin will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Rochester with the Rev. Msgr. Thomas Melvin as the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joachim Cemetery in Plainview, MN following the Funeral Mass. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at...
Joanne M. Sullivan
Aug 27, 2017
Joanne Marie (Distad) Sullivan died on Sunday, August 27 th at St Mary's hospital. She was born June 28 th , 1928 in Rock Dell, Minnesota to Oscar Distad and Anna Senjem and was the second youngest of 12 children. Joanne graduated from Rochester High School and lived in Rochester most of her life.
She met her...
Timothy Edward Whalen
Aug 26, 2017
The Celebration of Life will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, with a prayer and remembrance service at 5:30 p.m.in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home.
Tim, 48, of Rochester, MN, died on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Tim was born October 22, 1968 in Davenport, IA to Joseph and Barbra Whalen....
Cyrus Vance Bellephant
Aug 25, 2017
The funeral for Cyrus Vance Bellephant will be at 3 pm Sunday, September 3, 2017 at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, Minnesota with Pastor Jim Filbeck officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel and one hour prior to the...
Francisca Uzonwanne
Aug 23, 2017
Francisca Uzonwanne, 38, of Rochester, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Seasons Hospice.
She was born Ejine Francisca Uzonwanne on September 12, 1978 in Oguta, IMO State, Nigeria. Francisca resided in Rochester for many years. She worked in environmental services for Mayo Clinic at Methodist Hospital. She was a joyful and faithful worker, an avid gardener, lover...
Rose E. Polikowsky
Aug 21, 2017
Rose Elenora Polikowsky, age 89, died Monday, August 21, 2017 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester.
Rose Merkel was born on April 15, 1928 in rural Spring Valley, MN to Milton and Rosena Merkel. She worked for Waters-Conley and Mayo Clinic. On November 9, 1946, she married Arleigh G. Polikowsky at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. She...
Bernard “Bernie” Frank Kluck
Aug 20, 2017
Bernard (Bernie) Frank Kluck, 82, of Rochester passed away peacefully August 20, 2017 at St. Marys Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Bernie was born in New Ulm, MN on November 16, 1934 to Benhard and Beatrice (Schnobrich) Kluck. He graduated from Catherdral High School in New Ulm and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD....
