Obituaries

Oct 1, 2016

The funeral Mass for Marjorie Ann Gunderson will be 11:00AM Friday, October 7, 2016 at St Pius X Catholic Church with Rev. Charles Collins officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00PM to 8:00PM Thursday, October 6, 2016 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour before the service...

Oct 1, 2016

Mary Lou Jensen passed with peace and grace at the age of 94 with family at her side on Saturday, October 1. During the last days of her illness she was very lovingly and attentively cared for at the Seasons Hospice house. Preceded in death by her husband Charles, a step-son, Jerry, her parents, two sisters, one brother and...

Sep 29, 2016

Mary Rowene DeFrang, 79, was called home by our Heavenly Father, on Thursday, September 29, 2016 after battling a short illness.  She was surrounded by family and friends at the time of her passing. Her strong devotion to her family and amazing belief in God brought her great peace during this difficult time.

Mary was born July...

Sep 28, 2016

Norman R. Stensrud, age 88, of Rochester passed away at his residence on September 28, 2016.

Norman is a direct descendant (grandson) of Halvor and Randine (Ivarslien) Stensrud who lived in Minnesota when it became a state on May 11, 1858.  Norman was born on December 9, 1927 in Marion Township to Mikkel and Inga Westrum Stensrud. ...

Sep 25, 2016

After getting a diagnosis that I cannot beat (lung cancer), I want to share a little of myself.

I was born to Fredrick (Red) and Ruth Guyse on November 20, 1944 in Rochester, MN.  My ancestors were some of the early settlers in Rochester, supplying ice from Bear Creek for refrigeration, a soap factory, herbal medicine, and...

Sep 22, 2016

The funeral for Gloria F. Patrick will be on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11:00am at the Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church (2810 40 th Ave SE – Rochester) with Pastor Kevin Sorensen officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church...

Sep 22, 2016

Teresa A. Krause "Tish" (age 50) of Rochester, MN died peacefully in her home on September 22, after a two year battle with bile duct cancer.

Born Teresa Ann Scanlan to parents, Robert and Wilda (Pierce) of Canton, MN on September 19, 1966. She moved to Rochester as a young child and graduated from Mayo High School...

Sep 19, 2016

Dorothy Lucille Smith

Mrs. Smith, 93, of Wellington Place in Decorah, IA, formerly of Meadow Lakes in Rochester, MN, died Monday (September 19, 2016) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.

The funeral for Dorothy will be at 11:00am Thursday, September 22, 2016 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Pastor Lester...

Sep 19, 2016

Elaine Margaret Brown, 85, of Rochester passed away September 19, 2016 at Seasons Hospice.

Elaine Margaret (Kath) Brown was born on January 7, 1931 to William and Minna Kath in Racine, MN. Elaine married Donald Brown in 1948.

She is survived by her husband, Donald; three children, Jerry (Marlynn) Brown, Robert Brown, and Deborah (Bruce)...

Sep 18, 2016

Kristine Ann Brown, 65, of Rochester, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.

Kristine was born July 25, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois.  She received a Bachelor's degree in education from Illinois State University in 1973.  She married Kenneth Brown on July 6, 1973 and moved to Rochester in 1977 from Chicago....

Sep 18, 2016

Kathryn (Kathy) Roeder of Rochester passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa where she had recently moved from her home in Rochester.

Kathryn Jean Kennedy was born March 26, 1930, in Rochester to John and Ethel Kennedy. She married Walter (Dex) Roeder on November 4, 1952 at St. Francis...

Sep 15, 2016

Milan Robert Laudon, 97, of Rochester died Thursday September 15th at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home in Rochester where he had resided for 2 months.  Milan was born to Anna (Franzen) and Arthur Laudon on August 28, 1919 in Elmira Township in rural Olmsted County. He was raised on a farm in Pleasant Grove Township. He attended school through 8...

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...

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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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...