Obituaries

Mar 17, 2015

The memorial service for Dale F. Bohlman, 83, of Rochester will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Stewartville with Pastor Byron Meline and Pastor Kim Cassidy officiating.

Mr. Bohlman died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Maple Manor Nursing Home, where he had been a patient for the last...

Mar 17, 2015

We honor the passing of a husband, father, and friend.

On Tuesday March 17th 2015, Gerhard Ray "Butch" Hylland passed away peacefully at home after many years of valiantly battling cancer. Ray was born November 30th 1944 to Raymond and Elna Hylland in Buffalo Center, Iowa. He graduated from high school in Lake Mills, IA in 1962...

Mar 14, 2015

The Funeral Service for Arlene Finley Chapman Stueve will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday March 24, 2015 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Rev. Dan Ashpole officiating. Burial will be In Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Tuesday.

Ms. Stueve, 84 of Rochester, died peacefully...

Mar 13, 2015

A memorial service for Susanne M. Sheehan will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, MN with Kevin Sheehan officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM on Wednesday, March 18th at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and a half hour prior to...

Mar 13, 2015

Earl August Passe, 83, of Rochester, MN passed away at his home of natural causes on March 13, 2015. Earl was born May 20, 1931 in Wabasha, MN to Charles and Leone Passe. The family moved to Rochester where Earl was a successful wrestler and graduated from Rochester High School.

On April 17, 1952 Earl married Yvonne...

Mar 13, 2015

The funeral mass for Florence A. Anderson will be at 11:00am, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul E. Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Anderson, 103, of Rochester, died Friday, March 13, 2015 at Samaritan Bethany...

Mar 11, 2015

JoAnn R. Mahoney, age 83 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at Cottagewood Senior Living on Wednesday, March 11, 2015.

JoAnn R. Vale was born on February 2, 1932 in Rochester. She graduated from Rochester High School. In 1955, she married Cornelius "Neil" Mahoney in Rochester. She was a loving homemaker for her five children. She enjoyed flower...

Mar 10, 2015

Jane Anne Finbraaten, lifelong resident of Rochester passed away March 10, 2015. She died peacefully surrounded by loved ones following a brief illness. Jane was born to parents Charles and Julia Jordan on October 23, 1925. She married John Bucher and had five children, Michael Jordan, Mark Thomas, Patrick Shawn, Joseph James and Jacqueline Anne. The marriage ended in...

Mar 9, 2015

Mr. John C. Boler, 85, of Rochester, died of pneumonia Monday, March 9, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital.

John was born on April 11, 1929 in Rochester to John M. and Gertrude (Spencer) Boler. He grew up on the family farm in Marion Township. He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1947. He served in the U.S....

Mar 7, 2015

The funeral for Robert A. "Bob" Roberge will be at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, with Pastor Norman Wahl officiating. Visitation will be held at Bethel one hour before the service on Wednesday. Mr. Roberge, 60, of Rochester died peacefully at Seasons Hospice on Saturday, March 7, 2015 from complications of...

Mar 6, 2015

The funeral for Robert Gaetz will be 1:00PM Friday, March 13, 2015 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Tammy Rider. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester.

Mr. Gaetz, age 77 of Rochester died March 6, 2015 at Golden Living East Care Center where he has resided since 2004. Previously, he had...

Mar 6, 2015

Dory Meredith went home on Friday morning, March 6th. She was comforted by her husband, Swede, of 67 years by her side. Dorothy May Holmberg was born in Duluth , MN on May 21, 1924 and came to Rochester in 1927. She attended Rochester Public Schools and graduated in 1942. Dory was a secretary in the Rochester School system...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...