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Rochester, MN Obituaries
Constance “Connie” Irene (Gray) Stevermer
Mar 3, 2015
Constance "Connie" Irene (Gray) Stevermer – Rochester Constance "Connie" Irene Stevermer, 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Saint Marys Campus. Constance Irene Gray was born March 8, 1926 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester to Theodore and Irene (Mattson) Gray. Connie graduated from Rochester High School in 1944. Connie worked for fifteen...
Dr. Daniel C. Connolly
Mar 3, 2015
Daniel Charles Connolly died on March 3, 2015 at age 93. He was the youngest of six children in a family that hailed from counties Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland. After medical school at University College Dublin, he began his residency at the Mayo Clinic on April 1, 1951, and later got a PhD in physiology from the University of...
William G. Sullivan
Mar 2, 2015
William Gerald Sullivan, 81, died at Madonna Towers on March 2, 2015 of natural causes.
A memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday March 6, 2015 at Madonna Towers Chapel. A visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service on Friday.
He was born on July 26,...
John “Jack” Toogood
Mar 1, 2015
The funeral Mass for John Aloysius Toogood will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday March 10, 2015 at St. Pius X Church in Rochester with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester.
Jack, 91, of Rochester died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Samaritan Bethany after a long illness.
John...
Dr. Harold (Hal) A. Wente
Feb 21, 2015
A funeral Mass for Dr. Harold A. Wente will be held 11:00AM, Saturday, February 28, 2015 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. John Lasuba officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00PM on Friday, February 27, 2015 at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and also one hour prior to the service on Saturday...
Mary E. Fitzgerald
Feb 21, 2015
A Memorial Service for Mary E. Fitzgerald will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester with Pastor Vern Christopherson officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the River Park Chapel...
Rosemary Jean Wiorek
Feb 21, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for Rosemary Jean Wiorek will be at 11:00am Saturday, February 28, 2015, at St. Pius X Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday, February 27, 2015, in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral...
Cornelius “Neil” Mahoney
Feb 19, 2015
Cornelius John "Neil" Mahoney, age 87 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at Cottagewood Senior Living on Thursday, February 19, 2015.
Neil was born on August 20, 1927 in Rochester to Frank and Brigid (Cronin) Mahoney. He was a graduate of Lourdes High School. Following high school, he attended Stout School of Manual Training in Menomonie, WI. In...
Eileen M. Graham
Feb 18, 2015
The funeral for Eileen Mae Graham will be at 11:00am Monday, February 23, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the River Park Chapel of the Macken Funeral Home.
...Phyllis H. Vangalis
Feb 18, 2015
The funeral service for Phyllis H. Vangalis will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Peace United Church of Christ in Rochester, with Rev. Paul Bauch officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held at the church before the service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Mrs. Vangalis, 87,...
Jerry D. House
Feb 10, 2015
Jerry House died on February 10, 2015 at age 74 after a 3½ battle with carcinoid cancer. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday February 21, 2015 at the Church of Resurrection at 11:00 AM with Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating. Visitation will be at the church two hours prior to the service.
Jerry was born on...
Vivian M. Strauss
Feb 9, 2015
Vivian Strauss, 96, of Rochester, MN died Monday (February 9, 2015) at Madonna Towers. She was born Vivian Brown in Hastings, MN August 16, 1918 to George and Margaret Brown. After attending West Tonka High School (former Mound High School) she studied for a year at business school. She was a secretary at Sears Roebucks in Minneapolis for five...
Emily Hope “Emma” Barnhart
Feb 8, 2015
Emily Hope ("Emma") Barnhart, 40, passed away peacefully at her home in Rochester on February 8, 2015, surrounded by family and loved ones after a long and valiant battle with cancer.
Emma was born December 12, 1974, to Bob and Rosi Braatz in Rochester. She attended Rochester Public Schools where she was very active in the music...
Nettie M. Kruger
Feb 6, 2015
The Memorial Service for Nettie M. Kruger will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday February 14, 2015 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date.
Mrs....
Brent Jewell
Feb 2, 2015
The funeral service for Brent W. Jewell will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday February 6, 2015 in the River Park Chapel, Macken funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Buller officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00p.m.to 8:00 p.m. Thursday February 5, 2015 in the River Park Chapel and one hour before the service at the funeral home on Friday. ...
Carla J. Ward
Jan 30, 2015
The funeral for Carla Jean Ward will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Noonan officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday, February 2nd and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at...
John C. Hulsizer
Jan 29, 2015
John Chickering Hulsizer went to meet his Savior on January 29, 2015. There will be a visitation at Church of the Savior on Monday, February 2, 2015 from 6 to 8 and a memorial service on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 10AM also at the church.
He was born on February 4, 1924 to Ruth England Hulsizer...
Annetta Mae Phelps
Jan 29, 2015
Annetta Mae Phelps passed peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, January 29 th , 2015. Born in Rock Dell, Minnesota on September 3, 1927, to parents Olaf and Hannah Vicker, she was the second of four children.
After moving to Rochester, where she worked for several years, she met Tracy Phelps at a dance. Sharing mutual friends,...
Rosemary A. Solem
Jan 29, 2015
Rosemary Alice Solem, 82 of Rochester, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus of natural causes.
Rosemary Klemme was born on April 27, 1932 in Waukon Iowa. She married Tillman Solem who passed away in 1987.
Rosemary was retired employee for ARCON.
She is survived by four children;...
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