Obituaries
Rochester, MN Obituaries
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;...
Dennis Lee Kinsley
Jan 22, 2015
Dennis Kinsley, 60, of Rochester, died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Rochester Methodist Hospital with his wife at his side.
Dennis was born October 10, 1954, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Orville and Ruth (Reinke) Kinsley. He grew up in rural Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School, class of 1972. He turned down the opportunity to...
M. Elizabeth “Betty” Johnson
Jan 21, 2015
M. Elizabeth (Betty) Johnson died January 21, 2015 at home with her family by her side.
Betty was born August 19, 1929 in Gainesville, Texas. She began primary school in Texas, but soon relocated to Pennsylvania followed by Ohio and Michigan. She always considered herself a Texan at heart. The family moved often to accommodate her father...
Mary E. “Betty” Holtegaard
Jan 21, 2015
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Holtegaard, 88 of Rochester passed away on January 21, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her family, following a short battle with cancer.
Mary Elizabeth Rodgers was born on January 24, 1926 in Spokane, WA, daughter to William and Rhoda (Childs)Rodgers. She came to Chatfield, MN with her parents in the summer of 1927...
Howard M. Winholtz
Jan 20, 2015
Howard M. Winholtz died January 20, 2015 at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester after several weeks of declining health. Howard was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy.
He is survived by sisters Virginia (Ray) Watts, of Denver, and Louise Wendland, Bloomington. Also survived by children Linda Winholtz, Minneapolis, Mary Wellner, Rochester, Mark (Nancy) Winholtz, Andover,...
Loras A. Bonin
Jan 16, 2015
The Funeral Service for Loras A. Bonin will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Visitation will be 5:00pm – 8:00pm Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on...
Donald “Don” Pischke
Jan 12, 2015
Donald Roy Pischke, age 84, passed away at Prairie Meadows Assisted Living in Kasson, MN on January 12, 2014.
Don was born on November 30, 1930 in Sparta, WI, to Roy and Lottie Pischke. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1950 and served during the Korean Conflict. Don was a decorated Naval veteran who was stationed...
Dolores Sande
Jan 10, 2015
The funeral for Dolores Sande will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, officiated by Pastor Norman Wahl. Burial will be in Arendahl Cemetery in rural Peterson. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16,...
Willa Claire Krause
Jan 8, 2015
A Visitation for Willa Krause will be held from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home.
Willa. Krause, 80, of Rochester, died at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester on Thursday, January 8, 2015 due to health complications.
Willa was born on November 28, 1934 in Chickasha,...
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