Obituaries

Aug 11, 2016

The visitation for George A. "Neen" Jones will be held Thursday, August 18, 2016 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm with burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis on Friday, August 19, 2016.

Mr. Jones, 71 of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Golden Living Center...

Aug 10, 2016

Kathryn Stip Miller 84 of Rochester, MN died after a short illness Wednesday (August 10, 2016) at Seasons Hospice House surrounded by her family.

Kathryn was born in Howard, SD to Dena & Bernard Stip on April 8, 1932. She loved gardening, helping her brothers farm in SD, going to garage sales, and spending time with her...

Aug 9, 2016

Eileen Rose Delaney, 89, passed away August 9, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota.

A Memorial Service for family and close friends will be held Friday, August 12 at 10:30am at Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel, with a one hour visitation prior to the service. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Chatfield...

Aug 8, 2016

Caroline Ann Sanders was born August 22, 1931 in New Prague, MN to Edward and Emma Tupy. She was united in marriage to Clayton "Bud" Sanders on September 14, 1957. She was a homemaker, worked in Interpretation Services at Mayo Clinic, and did secretarial work. She enjoyed writing, loved flowers, pets, and most of all, spending time with her...

Aug 7, 2016

Lorraine Stussy, age 98 , died on Sunday August 7, 2016 at the Parkview Care Center in Wells, Minn.

Inez Lorraine was born April 24, 1918 to Claude Chase Robbins and Rena Thompson Robbins on their farm in Wasioja Township, Dodge County, Minn., the first of seven children. Through her father's side, she was a descendent of...

Aug 6, 2016

Brandon "Barney" Brown – Rochester

Brandon "Barney" John Brown, 56, passed away peacefully at St. Marys Hospital on Saturday, August 6, 2016. He was born in Rochester on November 8, 1959 to Kenneth and Joan (Grabko) Brown.

A funeral Mass will be offered 11:00am Tuesday, August 16 th at Resurrection Catholic Church, officiated by Rev....

Aug 6, 2016

Arlene Lorraine (Glassmaker) Fuchs passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Mayo Clinic Hospital – St Marys Campus on Saturday, August 6, 2016.

Arlene was born July 14, 1931, to Leonard and Lorraine Glassmaker. Because her mother died while Arlene was in infancy, she was raised by her grandparents Christian and Anna Glassmaker on the farmstead...

Aug 1, 2016

A visitation for Richard V. Bowman will be from 4:00pm – 6:00pm on Thursday August 4, 2016 at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home.  A private family burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, at a later date.

Mr. Bowman, age 80, of Rochester passed away at St. Marys Hospital on August 1, 2016. ...

Jul 31, 2016

Kimberly Anne Crain, 59, of Rochester, died at her home on Sunday, July 31 st .  She was born in Rochester on November 21, 1956.  She resided in Rochester her entire life.  She attended Rochester Technical College and worked at Mayo Clinic for many years as a nursing assistant and as a health unit coordinator.  She later worked for...

Jul 31, 2016

Giovanni "Robert" Mariotti joined God on Sunday July 31, 2016. He was 88 years old. Bob was born at Mother Cabrini Hospital in Chicago, Illinois on June 24, 1928. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in June, 1945 and served for 18 months before his discharge. He moved to Rochester in 1949 and later joined the Rochester...

Jul 31, 2016

Willis "Bill" Verdick, 80, of Rochester, Minnesota, died at his lake home in Siren, Wisconsin, on July 31, 2016.

He was born November 3,1935, in Jackson, Minnesota to Henry and Ruth (Willis) Verdick. He attended Jackson High School and graduated in 1953. After graduation, Bill moved to Rochester, MN and worked for Peoples Natural Gas as an...

Jul 30, 2016

Marjorie Iverson of Rochester MN, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2016.

Marjorie Pearl Iverson was born on July 30, 1934 in Elgin, MN to Harold and Helen (Harvey) Sonnenberg.   Her family moved to Rochester in 1944 where she graduated from Rochester Senior High in 1953.  Marge worked as a Nurse Aid at the Worrall Hospital from...

Jul 27, 2016

Irene Yngsdal, 83, of Hayfield, MN, died Wednesday July 27, 2016, peacefully in her home with her children by her side. Born March 26, 1933 in rural Mower Co, Minnesota, Irene was the daughter of Albert and Aletta Bolstad.

She grew up in Mower County and attended country school. On June 14, 1952 she married Gordon Yngsdal...

Jul 26, 2016

Dana L. Reed died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 3:15 AM at the Seasons Hospice home near Rochester, MN at the age of 74 due to pancreatic cancer.

Dana Reed was born April 13, 1942 in Mankato, MN to Clarence and Audrey (Lenz) Schultz of Vernon Center, MN.  Dana graduated from Glencoe High School and Minnesota School...

Jul 24, 2016

Edward Paul Johnson, the son of the late Edward and Gertrude Johnson, was born on February 25, 1931 in New York City and departed this life July 24, 2016.

He grew up in New York where he attended private elementary school and Bronx High School of Science. After high school, he enlisted in the military for six...

Jul 20, 2016

William F Carr, 72, formally of Rochester, MN, died unexpectedly on July 20, 2016, at his home in Lakewood Ranch, Fl.

Bill was born August 5, 1943 in New Hampton, Iowa. He received his B.S. Degree and his Masters Degree in Physics, and was employed at IBM Rochester from 1968 – 2006.

He is survived...

Jul 18, 2016

Betsy Caroline Riess, age 90, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Arbor Terrace, where she had lived the past 3 1/2 years.

Betsy was born January 26, 1926 to Edna (Erickson) and Edgar Westby.  She grew up in rural Peterson, MN.  She was baptized and confirmed at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church.  She attended grade school...

Jul 16, 2016

Rochester – Richard W. Klingsporn, age 85 of Rochester, died on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at home surrounded by his family.

A celebration of life is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. with a 10:00 a.m. visitation on Saturday, July 23, 2016 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Pastor Dan Mohler officiating.

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Jul 15, 2016

Luke, 37, of Rochester, MN, formerly of San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, passed away peacefully on Friday the 15 th of July at 7:15 in the morning. Luke was born on November 14, 1978 in Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines to Eriberto and Salvacion Dy Quiangco.

He graduated in Saint Louis College, San Fernando, La Union, Philippines with double...

Jul 14, 2016

Lorraine Peterson, 86, died peacefully in her rural Rochester home on July 14, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.

Lorraine was born June 1, 1930, to Minnie and Michael Bannon of Rochester.  She graduated from Rochester Senior High in 1948 after which she held various retail positions in the downtown area. On August 18, 1952, she married...