Earl Francis Fries
Sep 14, 2016
Earl Francis Fries, 91, of Rochester, passed away September 14, 2016 at Golden Living Whitewater Care Center in St. Charles. Earl was the sixth of twelve children born to Earl and Amelia (Boose) Fries on December 17, 1924 in Lorain, Ohio.
Earl left high school two weeks before graduation to help support his mother and five younger...
Earl William “Bill” Kesler
Sep 13, 2016
Earl William "Bill" Kesler, 80, of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, September 13, at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home.
Bill was born on June 15, 1936 in Storm Lake, Iowa, to the late Earl and Dorine (Crotty) Kesler. He married Mary Adamson on June 14, 1958 at St. John's Catholic Church in Rochester, MN, she survives.
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Dale Curtis Michaelson
Sep 9, 2016
Dale Curtis Michaelson, 83, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away September 9, 2016 at Ostrander Care Center due to complications of COPD.
Dale was born February, 13, 1933 in Thompson, Iowa. He attended grad school in Iowa and graduated from Blooming Prairie Minnesota High School in 1951. Dale served in the Naval Reserve aboard the USS Whitehurst from...
Phyllis C. Beets
Sep 9, 2016
Phyllis Beets, 84, died early morning on Friday, September 9, 2016 after fighting a long, courageous battle with multiple myeloma at Mayo Clinic Cannon Falls surrounded by her family.
Phyllis was born July 12, 1932 in Lake City, MN to Lloyd and Hazel Behrens, living all of her younger years in Elgin with her brother, aunts, uncles,...
Veronica Ann Mussell
Sep 7, 2016
Veronica, 82, of Stewartville, MN formerly of Rochester, died on Wednesday, September 07, 2016 at the Stewartville Care Center where she had been a resident for the past nine years.
The memorial service for Veronica Mussell will be held 11:00 am Friday September 30, 2016, in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Father...
Frank J. Cogswell
Sep 5, 2016
The Memorial Service for Frank J. Cogswell will be at 11:00AM Saturday, September 10, 2016 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with the Rev. Lester Horntvedt officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Cogswell, 62, of Rochester died September 5, 2016 at his...
Thomas “Tom” F. Fogarty
Sep 4, 2016
The Funeral Mass for Thomas F. Fogarty will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 9th at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rochester, MN. Burial will be at St. Bridget's Cemetery in Simpson, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8th, 2016 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral...
Richard V. “Dick” Macken
Sep 4, 2016
The Funeral Mass for Richard V. Macken will be at 10:30AM, Thursday, September 8, 2016 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald Mahon officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester.
Richard "Dick" Macken, 97, of Wausau,...
Richard Alphonse Mangen
Sep 2, 2016
Richard A. "Dick" Mangen of Rochester, MN born September 29th, 1935 in Chicago, IL to Alphonse and Alvera (Lenihan) Mangen and passed on September 2, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN after a long and courageous battle with heart disease.
Richard was a veteran of the Korean War where he served as a sergeant in the...
Jason Arlend Vold
Aug 31, 2016
Jason Arlend Vold, died suddenly at 47 years of age on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at his home in Rochester.
Jason was born in Winona, MN, on August 8, 1969 to Dwight and Ann (Strandemo) Vold. He attended Mayo High School in Rochester, MN, later earning his GED. He also attended RCTC.
Jason had many...
Polly Lou Zodrow
Aug 31, 2016
The visitation for Polly Lou Zodrow will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 12:00 to 2:00pm in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with a graveside service to follow at Oakwood East Cemetery in Rochester.
Mrs. Zodrow, 61, of Rochester, died with her husband, family and friends by her side Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at...
Nicholas Zachary Borth
Aug 27, 2016
Nicholas Zachary Borth, 20, of Stewartville (originally from Rochester) lost his life on August 27, 2016 to a canoeing accident.
Nicholas was born July 9, 1996 in Rochester, MN. He spent most of his days there attending and graduating from John Marshall in 2014.
His passion for life was indescribable. His first passion was wrestling...
Patricia Joan Butters
Aug 27, 2016
Patricia Joan Butters, age 84 passed away peacefully on August 27, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys' Campus.
Patricia Joan Palmquist was born on February 27, 1932 in Duluth, MN to Gustaf and Hazel Palmquist. Following graduation from Denfeld High School, Pat attended Northwestern Hospital Nursing School and received her Registered Nurse degree. She remained in...
Maynard G. Westergaard
Aug 25, 2016
Maynard G. Westergaard passed away August 25, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital. He had just celebrated his 89th birthday one week ago.
Maynard George Westergaard was born August 18, 1927 son of John and Ida Westergaard in Iowa. He grew up on a farm with two brothers, James and Eldar.
He graduated and entered the...
Christopher “Chris” Doherty
Aug 22, 2016
The Memorial Mass for Christopher "Chris" Doyle Doherty will be at 10:30am on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Rochester with Father Tom Loomis officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9:00am until 10:30am at Holy Spirit Church prior to the Memorial Mass.
Chris Doherty, age 52, of...
Kevin Daniel Gossman
Aug 21, 2016
Kevin Daniel Gossman, 77, found peace and eternal rest with our Heavenly Father on August 21, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his family. He succumbed to COPD.
Kevin was born to Joseph Leo and Ellen Rose (Henry) Gossman on February 15, 1939 in Decorah, Iowa. He was the second son and resided on the family...
John “Jack” Stachowitz
Aug 20, 2016
The funeral mass for Jack J. Stachowitz will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 25 , 2016 at Pax Christi Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Donald Schmitz officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Jack passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, August 20 at RiverBend Senior Living where he resided since January....
Cynthia L. Reed
Aug 18, 2016
Cynthia Lynn (Cramer) Reed, 59, of Rochester, MN lost her battle with cancer Thursday, August 18th, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.
Cynthia was born in Rochester, MN on May 13th, 1957 to John "Merlin" and Donna (Baier) Cramer. She grew up in Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High school in 1975. Cindy continued on to...
Kenneth L. Sperry
Aug 18, 2016
The funeral for Kenneth (Ken) L. Sperry will be at 11am Friday, August 26, 2016 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home, with Pastor Julie Beck officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home and a half hour...
