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Rochester, MN Obituaries

Ater Diar Manyang

Ater Diar Manyang

Mar 18, 2016

The funeral service for Ater Manyang will be Saturday April 2, 2016 at 3:00PM at Zumbro Lutheran Church with Rev. Jason Bryan-Wegner officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service with the burial at Oakwood Cemetery immediately following.

Ater, 24, of Rochester, passed away on March 18, 2016 in St. Peter, Minnesota.

He...

Norma Evelyn Mcwilliams

Norma Evelyn Mcwilliams

Mar 18, 2016

Services for Norma Evelyn (Thurston) McWilliams, Mrs. Richard McWilliams, 87, will be held Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church in Rochester, MN at 1:00 PM. A Memorial Service will also be held at the Carleton Brethren Church with burial at the Dobson Cemetery, near Garwin, IA on Wednesday, March 23rd at 4:00 PM. Mrs. McWilliams died peacefully...

Jean E. Whynaucht

Jean E. Whynaucht

Mar 18, 2016

The funeral service for Jean E. Whynaucht will be at 11:00AM, Monday, March 21, 2016 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Lester Horntvedt officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.

Mrs. Whynaucht, 88, passed away at Cottagewood of Rochester...

Rhonda L. Mitchell

Rhonda L. Mitchell

Mar 13, 2016

Rhonda Lee Mitchell, 67, of Rochester, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 after a long illness at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.

She was born September 27, 1948 to Joan and Darrel Keller of Rochester at St Mary's Hospital. Rhonda spent her childhood years on a farm in the Mantorville area until 1959, when she...

Rev. Douglas J. Gits

Rev. Douglas J. Gits

Mar 12, 2016

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Fr. Douglas J. Gits on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi in Rochester, MN. Bishop John M. Quinn will preside. Visitation at the church at 10AM with Mass starting at 12 noon. Burial will be at St. Gabriel Cemetery, Fulda, MN.

Father Gits, age 88,...

Dorothy L. Brennan

Dorothy L. Brennan

Mar 12, 2016

Dorothy L. Brennan, 101, of Rochester passed away Saturday March 12, 2016 at Madonna Towers where she resided for the last nine years. Dorothy Leona Meyer was born July 10, 1914 in Clear Lake, MN to William and Mary (McManus) Meyer. She moved to Rochester after graduation where she married Martin W. Brennan on September 13, 1939. They farmed...

Donald “Don” E. Heaser

Donald “Don” E. Heaser

Mar 8, 2016

Donald "Don" Edward Heaser of Eyota, MN died on March 8, 2016 at the age of 84. He was born to Edward Henry and Margaret Amelia (Stamschror) Heaser on June 11, 1931. He attended St. Felix High School in Wabasha, MN where he graduated in 1949 as a valedictorian. He then attended Winona Business College for a Business Degree....

Rose Margaret Sanden

Rose Margaret Sanden

Mar 8, 2016

The love of a family is life's greatest blessing…

Rose M. Sanden, 90 years old went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2016. She passed away peacefully; after a short illness at Saint Mary's Hospital, surrounded by family at her side.

Rose was born in Ada, MN to Frank and Catherine Riepe on...

Christopher F. Mulvihill

Christopher F. Mulvihill

Mar 7, 2016

Christopher Francis Mulvihill, 40, of Chatfield, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016. Chris was born September 12, 1975 to Francis and Darlene (Meyers) Mulvihill in Rochester. Chris attended Bamber Valley Elementary and graduated from Mayo High School in 1994. Chris attended college in the Twin Cities and was employed at Mayo Clinic Pharmacy. In 2001 he married the...

Elda I. Decker

Elda I. Decker

Mar 6, 2016

Elda Irma Decker, 98, of Rochester died on March 6, 2016 at Pathstone Living in Mankato. Funeral service will be on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 11:00AM at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with a visitation 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Elda was born September 17, 1917 in...

Vivian June Wintrick

Vivian June Wintrick

Mar 5, 2016

Vivian June Wintrick, 91, of Rochester passed away on Saturday, March 5, at Cottagewood Senior Communities following a short illness.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 1:00 PM in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Pastor Maurice E. Hagen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour...

Melissa And Emily Phiefer

Melissa And Emily Phiefer

Mar 3, 2016

Melissa Ann and Emily Grace Phiefer age 35yrs and 2yrs passed away on March 3, 2016 in Rochester following a tragic fire at their home.

Melissa Ann Phiefer was born on October 14, 1980 in Rochester to Susan Smith and Scott Phiefer. Melissa attended Eyota schools before graduating from Mayo High School. She obtained her LPN degree...

Dennis Michael Doherty

Dennis Michael Doherty

Mar 3, 2016

The memorial Mass for Dennis "Denny" Michael Doherty will be at 11:00am on Tuesday March 8, 2016 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday evening at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the...

Richard M. Palmer

Richard M. Palmer

Mar 2, 2016

Richard "Dick" Palmer, 80 of Rochester, passed away on March 2, 2016 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester.

He was born on April 4, 1935 to Clarence and Gladys (Pries) in Eyota, Minnesota. He grew up in Rochester and attended schools there. After high school he enlisted in the US Navy and was honorably discharged in 1956...

Floyd W. Nord

Floyd W. Nord

Mar 2, 2016

The funeral for Floyd Walter Nord will be at 1:00pm, Saturday, March 5 at the Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel with Pastor Lisa Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Nord 90 of Rochester died Wednesday (March 2, 2016) at St. Marys Hospital. He was born January 27, 1926 in Goodhue...

Norin Hilmer Korsmo

Norin Hilmer Korsmo

Mar 1, 2016

Norin Korsmo, 89, of Rochester passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 under hospice care in Rochester.

He was born Norin Hilmer Korsmo October 22, 1926 in Northwood, North Dakota to Norin H. Korsmo, Sr. and Hilda (Hovland) Korsmo. He served in the US Army from 1949 to 1951, attaining the rank of corporal and was stationed at...

Kent R. (Butch) Peters

Kent R. (Butch) Peters

Feb 28, 2016

The Memorial Service for Kent R. (Butch) Peters will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 4, 2016 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Maurice E. Hagen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery at a later date. Mr. Peters, 71, of Rochester...

William H. Friedrich

William H. Friedrich

Feb 26, 2016

William Herbert Friedrich, 89, of rural Chatfield, died Friday, February 26, 2016, at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester, where he had resided for the past three years. Bill was born March11, 1926, on a farm north of Dover, Minn., to Gladys and William Friedrich. When he was young, his family moved to a farm in Marion Township, where...

Ronald E. Hoffman

Ronald E. Hoffman

Feb 25, 2016

The funeral for Ronald Evan Hoffman will be on Monday,  February 29, 2016 at 11:00 am in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, MN with Pastor Maurice E. Hagen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before service. Burial will be in Lands Lutheran Cemetery in Zumbrota, MN.

Ron 76 passed away peacefully on...

Norma J. Fimon

Norma J. Fimon

Feb 20, 2016

Norma Jewell Fimon, 84, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the Seasons Hospice House.

She was born October 13, 1931 in Wadena, Minnesota to Julius F. and Blanche R. (Bounds) Koplin.

She graduated from Red Wing High School and went on to Rochester Junior College.  Following graduation, she worked for Mayo...

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