Obituaries

Apr 4, 2016

Evelyn Charlotte Robinet, 99, of Rochester, formerly of RockDell and LeRoy, passed away peacefully on April 4 at Samaritan Bethany on Eighth.

Evelyn was born on Feb. 25, 1917 , to Carl and Augusta Hanson in Chicago. On June 7, 1947, she married Harold Robinet in Chicago, and they resided on the family farm in Sibley, Iowa....

Apr 1, 2016

Anthony J. "Tony" Psomas, 43, died Friday morning, April 1, 2016 at his home in Rochester following a six month battle with cancer.

He was born Anthony Jim Psomas July 2, 1972 in Rochester to Jim and Vicky Psomas. He grew up here and graduated from John Marshall High School. As a youngster he was active in...

Mar 30, 2016

James W. Reed died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his daughter's home in Byron, MN at the age of 75 due to pancreatic cancer.

Jim Reed was born October 2, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN to an unwed mother and was adopted by Clarence and Marian Reed of Glencoe, MN. Jim graduated from Glencoe High School, where he...

Mar 30, 2016

Robert (June) Jarett, age 87 of Rochester, passed away on March 30, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital.

Bob was born on September 22, 1928 in Zumbrota to Elizabeth and Clarence Jarett. Following high school, he enlisted in the US Army serving as an Airborne Division Paratrooper. In 1953, he returned to Rochester and attended Rochester Junior College....

Mar 30, 2016

The Funeral Mass for Mary Duryea will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, April 2, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Burial be at Calvary Cemetery.

Mary C. Duryea, 101 of Rochester, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016...

Mar 29, 2016

The Funeral Service for Helen M. Teske will be at 11:00am Friday, April 1, 2016 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bauch officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. A visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in the River Park Chapel and one hour...

Mar 24, 2016

Alan Thomas ("Tom") Shannon of Rochester passed away at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis on the evening of March 24th as a result of congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes.

A visitation will be held at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester on Wednesday, March 30th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be...

Mar 24, 2016

Richard "Dick" Larson, 85 of Rochester, passed away Thursday, March 24th at Golden Living Center in Rochester.

Dick was born September 28, 1930 near Bangor, Wisconsin to Edwin and Eda Larson.

After serving in Europe with the Army, Dick returned home and moved to Rochester where he met and married Norma Lenn on September 20,...

Mar 21, 2016

William "Bill" Ollhoff, 95, of Rochester, passed away Monday, March 21st, 2016 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth.

Born on November 5, 1920 to William and Adela Ollhoff, he grew up and attended school in Winona. After graduating from high school he met his future wife, Marjorie King of Rochester, at a church youth event at Whitewater...

Mar 20, 2016

David D. Campbell, 67 of Plymouth, passed away suddenly from cardiac arrest on March 20th. Survived by wife Patricia; daughter Kelly; grandson Wyatt; sister Mary (Marty) Gores; brothers Dick (Martha) and Mark (Ann) Campbell; sister-in-law Florence Campbell; brother-in-law James (Julie) Erickson. Preceded in death by son Derek, parents George and Mary Macken Campbell, brother Robert Campbell; parents-in-law Sam and...

Mar 20, 2016

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Mar 19, 2016

Michael Henry Lynch, 73, of Rochester, MN, passed away on March 19, 2016 surrounded by his family.

Mike was born November 12, 1942, in Lanesboro, MN, to Edward and Myrtle (Andreas) Lynch. He graduated from Lanesboro High School and the University of Minnesota. On June 27, 1964, he married Claudette Drahota at Good Shepherd Church in Jackson,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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...