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Alvin C. “Jake” Jacobson

Alvin C. “Jake” Jacobson

Sep 8, 2015

The funeral service for Alvin Carl (Jake) Jacobson is at 11:00am on Monday September 14, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6 th Ave SW, Rochester, MN) with Rev. Nathaniel R. Schwartz officiating.  Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.  There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church.

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Emma M. Teske

Emma M. Teske

Sep 7, 2015

Emma Teske, 91 of Rochester MN died peacefully on Monday, September 7th at Samaritan Bethany.

Emma was born May 19, 1924 in Utica MN to Herman and Emma Kempe.  She married Marvin Teske on June 3rd, 1950. Together they had 3 children, Steve, Sherry and Deb.  Emma owned her own beauty shop in Utica...

Abbigail Dumpas Lindgren

Abbigail Dumpas Lindgren

Sep 5, 2015

Abbigail Dumpas Lindgren, 3 days old, of Rochester, passed away on September 5, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital.

Visitation will be 4:00pm-7:00pm Friday, September 11, 2015 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home.  A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 at Bethel Lutheran Church with Rev. Norm Wahl officiating....

Eileen G. Nelson

Eileen G. Nelson

Sep 1, 2015

Eileen Gertrude Nelson, age 82, passed away on September 1, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus.

Eileen Marien was born on January 27, 1933 near Kellogg, MN to Fred and Cecelia Marien. Her family moved to Rochester from Wabasha when she was a young girl. She attended Lourdes High School. She married Stanley "Ike" Nelson...

Bernice Mae Zimmerman

Bernice Mae Zimmerman

Aug 31, 2015

The funeral Mass for Bernice Zimmerman, will be 11:00AM, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic with the Rev. Mark McNea officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Rice Lake Wisconsin the following day at 11:00am

Bernice Mae (Saueressig) Zimmerman, age 87 of Rochester, died peacefully on...

Mildred Violet Brandt

Mildred Violet Brandt

Aug 30, 2015

Mildred (Millie) Brandt, age 84 of Rochester died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Golden Living Center East.

Mildred was born April 25, 1931, to Carl and Laura (Mundt) Schroeder in Steele County. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1949. She married Arthur Brandt in 1953 and spent the next 2 years in Norfolk, VA. They returned...

Chetan Paul Offord

Chetan Paul Offord

Aug 29, 2015

Chetan Offord – Byron

Chetan Paul Offord, 37, of Byron died Saturday August 29, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa following  a heart attack.

Chetan was born January 18, 1978 to Kenneth and Janice  (Johnson) Offord in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Byron High School in 1996 and from St. John's University ...

Lois K. Archer

Lois K. Archer

Aug 26, 2015

The Funeral Mass for Lois Archer will be at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home on Saturday, August 29 at 11:00am with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Saturday.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Lois Kathryn Archer passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded...

Merrill David Lovelace

Merrill David Lovelace

Aug 26, 2015

A memorial gathering for Merrill David Lovelace will be at 11:00AM, Monday August 31, 2015 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with a reception to follow at 12:00 noon.

Mr. Lovelace, 78, of Rochester, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Merrill was born on September 28, 1936...

John F. Bruning

John F. Bruning

Aug 24, 2015

John F. Bruning

The Funeral Mass for John F. Bruning will be 10:00am, Friday, August 28, 2015 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Loomis officiating.  Visitation will be 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Thursday, August 27, 2015 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church...

Elizabeth Rose Barrett

Elizabeth Rose Barrett

Aug 23, 2015

Elizabeth Barrett passed away peacefully at Madonna Towers on August 23, 2015 in Rochester, MN.  Elizabeth Barrett was a longtime Rochester resident and a retired elementary school teacher.  Elizabeth Rose Ellis was born one hundred and three years ago at her family home near Chatfield, MN.  She was the third of seven children born to John and Mary Ellis....

Kamden J. En

Kamden J. En

Aug 22, 2015

Baby Kamden Joseph En passed away peacefully in his parents arms on August 22nd, 2015. He was born on August 12, 2015 in Rochester at Methodist Hospital. Born nearly three months early, Kamden was still able to grip his mother's finger and respond to his father's touch. During that brief time, he touched many lives and was loved by...

Mary E. Michog

Mary E. Michog

Aug 22, 2015

Mary Michog of Rochester passed away peacefully at her home Saturday August 22nd, 2015.

Mary was born September 26th, 1947 to William and Marion (Forney) Watson in Rochester. She graduated from John Marshall High School. Mary enjoyed caring for people which led her into a career as a personal care assistant. She cherished the time she spent...

Cheryl A. Keehn

Cheryl A. Keehn

Aug 19, 2015

Cheryl Ann Keehn went to her eternal home on Wednesday, August 19, 2015; just the way she always hoped, in her sleep at her home on Lake Zumbro.

Cheryl was born on June 8, 1962 in Waseca, MN to Mario and Patricia Oftedahl.  She moved with her family to the Spring Valley, MN area and graduated from...

J Grafton “Tony” Love Jr.

J Grafton “Tony” Love Jr.

Aug 18, 2015

J Grafton "Tony" Love Jr. – Pine Island

The memorial service for Tony Love will be at 10:00AM, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Cornerstone Baptist Church, Pine Island, with Pastor Tim Graham officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.

Tony, 79, of Pine Island,...

Wayne D. Thompson

Wayne D. Thompson

Aug 14, 2015

Wayne D. Thompson, 80, of Rochester, MN, died peacefully in his home on Friday, August 14, 2015.

The Funeral Mass will be at 11:00AM, Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1114 3 rd Street SE, Rochester, MN with Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00PM on Monday, August 17, 2015 in...

Helen Marie Dee

Helen Marie Dee

Aug 12, 2015

The funeral Mass for Helen M. Dee will be held at 11:00am Monday, August 24, 2015 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Shawn Haremza officiating.

A visitation will be held Sunday, August 23, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the River Park Chapel of the Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to...

Marjorie M. Dietz

Marjorie M. Dietz

Aug 12, 2015

Marjorie Mae Dietz, 88 died Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Golden living Nursing Home in St. Charles.

Marge was born May 10, 1927 in Beloit WI.  She graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1945 and attended Minnesota Bible College in Minneapolis for 2 years.  On November 20, 1947 she was married to Cecil Dietz.  They farmed...

David T. Driscoll

David T. Driscoll

Aug 7, 2015

David Thomas Driscoll, 71 of Rochester passed away on Friday, August 07, 2015 at Diamond Rehab in Cannon Falls, MN.

Dave was born on February 17, 1944 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to Thomas and Camille Driscoll. He graduated from Aquinas High School in LaCrosse WI, in 1962. Dave married Phyllis Dunne in 1967. They had four children and...

Michael E. Brossard

Michael E. Brossard

Aug 6, 2015

The funeral for Michael Edward Brossard will be at 11:00AM, Wednesday, August 12, 2015 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home  with the Rev.  Paul Nelson officiating.  Visitation will be 5:00PM – 7:00PM, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 in the River Park Chapel and one hour prior to the funeral on Wednesday.  Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery....

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