Obituaries
Rochester, MN Obituaries
Jerome F. Harty
Nov 3, 2013
A memorial service will be held Friday, November 8 th, 2013 at 1:30pm, with visitation starting at 12:30, at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with Rev. James Russell will be officiating the memorial service.
Jerry was born February 16 th , 1929, in Philip S.D. He moved from Yankton, S.D, to Rochester after graduation. He worked...
Gerald L. Wrubel
Nov 2, 2013
The funeral mass for Gerald "Jerry" Wrubel will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 7, at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel in Rochester and for one half hour prior to the service at the church...
William J. “Bill” Mccollom
Nov 1, 2013
Mr. McCollom, age 54 of Rochester, died Friday, November 1, 2013 at Seasons Hospice after a 22 month battle with brain cancer.
The funeral for Bill will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 6, 2013 in the River Park Chapel of Macken Funeral Home. Friends may visit from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday, November 5 th at...
Arlene M. Earle
Oct 31, 2013
The memorial service for Arlene M. Earle will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday November 9, 2013 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Rev. Scott Jorgenson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Earle, 90, of Rochester, died Thursday October 31, 2013 peacefully with her family by...
Robert George Stuve
Oct 31, 2013
A funeral service for Robert "Bob" George Stuve will be at 10:30am on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Loomis officiating. Burial will be in Oronoco Cemetery. A visitation will be held ½ hour prior to the service.
Robert G. Stuve, age 77, of Rochester passed away on October...
Franklin A. Wicklein
Oct 28, 2013
Frank Alfred Wicklein, 91, died on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Frank was born in Abercrombie, ND, on June 18, 1922 to John and Hazel (Owen) Wicklein. He married Alice Henderson on July 18, 1944 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Alice died on September 11, 2005. Frank was a veteran of World...
Patricia J. Tomforde
Oct 22, 2013
Patricia Tomforde
A Memorial Mass for Patricia J. "Pal" Tomforde will be 12:00 Noon, Friday, October 25, 2013 at Madonna Towers Chapel with Rev. James Russell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass. Pal's wishes were to be cremated and her ashes buried next to her husband at Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Tomforde,...
Phyllis Rose Benike
Oct 21, 2013
Phyllis Rose Benike (Kunz), 85, of Pine Island passed away peacefully on October 21st, 2013 at Prairie Meadows Senior Care in Kasson surrounded by her family. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:30AM on Friday, October 25, 2013 at The Church of St. Michael in Pine Island with Father Randal Kasel officiating. Burial will be at the Pine Island...
David C. Zander
Oct 18, 2013
The funeral service for David Carl Zander will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday, October 21 st at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
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Helen Louise Scherr
Oct 18, 2013
Helen Scherr, 93, passed away October 18, 2013 at the Stewartville Care Center where she has resided since 2006.
Helen Louise Clark was born October 1, 1920 in rural Rochester. As a child, she moved with her family to Wisconsin. There she grew up on farms, while attending one-room schools, and the Oshkosh High School for two...
Josephine A. Squires
Oct 14, 2013
The Funeral Service for Josephine Squires will be at 11:00AM, Friday, October 18, 2013 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Eyota.
Mrs. Squires, 96, of Rochester died at Golden Living East on...
Wayne Marx
Oct 11, 2013
Alert, inquisitive, wonderfully engaging, and prayerful well into his final hours, Marshall "Wayne" Marx, 90 and long-time resident of Rochester, died Friday morning (Oct 11).
Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday (Oct 15) in the chapel at the Madonna Towers Residence (4001 19 th Ave. NW) with a reception to follow to honor and celebrate his...
Ronald James Krueger
Oct 10, 2013
Ronald James Krueger, age 67 passed away on October 10, 2013 at Rochester Methodist Hospital surrounded by his family. Ron was born on November 6, 1945 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester to Ernest and Helen (Morgan) Krueger. He grew up and resided in Owatonna, MN and attended Marian High School. After high school in 1964, he enlisted in...
Marjorie “Marge” Ollhoff
Oct 8, 2013
Marjorie "Marge" Ollhoff, age 88 of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Care.
Born Marjorie Julia King on December 12, 1924 in Rochester to Albert and Bertha King, she grew up in Rochester and attended Central High School. On September 5, 1943 she married William Ollhoff at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Maureen Ellen Tisdell
Oct 5, 2013
The memorial service for Maureen Ellen Tisdell will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2013 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, with Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at River Park Chapel, and one hour before the service at the funeral home...
Jerry A. Wille
Oct 4, 2013
Jerry A. Wille, 71, of Jacksonville, FL, went home to his Lord and Savior on October 4, 2013. Born in Dover, MN, he served as an Elder in the Marion Church of Christ in Rochester and Ft. Caroline Christian Church, Jacksonville, for 25 years. He sang tenor with The Gospelaires quartet for 19 years and taught countless Bible studies....
Dorothy Anne Daly
Oct 4, 2013
Dorothy Anne Daly, 84, passed away on October 4, 2013 at Saint Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. Born Dorothy Anne Whelan, Nov. 26, 1928 in Rochester, MN to the late Frank and Mae Whelan, she was a lifelong resident of Rochester. After graduating from Lourdes High School in 1946, she worked at Mayo Clinic from 1946 – 57,...
Gayle Ann Eastman
Oct 3, 2013
Gayle Ann Eastman, 72, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday October 3, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.
Visitation will be held in the River Park Chapel at Macken funeral home on Sunday October 6 from 2:00-4:00 and a Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Gayle was born on July 8, 1941 in...
Gracia Dorothea Fredriksen
Oct 3, 2013
The Memorial service for Gracia D. Fredriksen will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday October 8, 2013 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rochester, with Pastor Fred Rengstorf officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood East Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 12:00p.m.to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the church.
Mrs. Fredriksen, 78, of Rochester, died Thursday...
Helen Hannum
Oct 2, 2013
Helen Hannum, of Rochester, formerly of La Crosse, Wis., 73, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, after a long battle with several illnesses.
Helen was born March 5, 1940, in Superior, Wis., to Arlette and Ari Karanikos. She had two sisters, Gloria and Frances.
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