Obituaries

Sep 13, 2013

The funeral service for Larry Smith will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Assembly of God in Rochester, with the Pastor Jim Filbeck officiating.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the church.

Larry Ray Smith "Little Smitty", 66, of Rochester, passed away at Seasons Hospice House on Friday,...

Sep 13, 2013

A Celebration of Life Mass will be held for Lorraine M. "Lori" Klein at 12:00pm on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Monday, September 16, 2013 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral...

Sep 9, 2013

LaVonne Katherine Bowman, 91, of Rochester, MN, passed away Monday, September 9 th , 2013 at Golden Living Center East.

LaVonne was born July 5 th 1922, in Mantorville, MN to Anna and Vern Day.  She graduated from Central high school in 1940. During World War II, she served in the USO club as a "magazine girl"...

Sep 7, 2013

Joanne Kathleen Gosha, 51, passed away peacefully at Season's Hospice, September 7 th , 2013, with her loving husband at her side.  She had battled metastatic carcinoma since January, 2013.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10:00 am at The Church of the Savior in Rochester, with Pastor Bob...

Sep 5, 2013

Aaron Phillip Eckblad, age 34 of Rochester, passed away on September 5, 2013 following a motorcycle accident.

Aaron was born on June 17, 1979 in Red Wing, MN to Phillip and Joan Eckblad. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1997. He then attended Winona State University obtaining a degree in finance. He received a masters...

Sep 4, 2013

Dean "Bunk" C. Arnold, 70, of Rochester, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Saint Marys Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 12, 1942, in Chatfield, to Everett and Deina Arnold. He was a 1960 graduate of Chatfield High School.

Dean married Patricia Cullen on July 6, 1963, and recently celebrated their 50th wedding...

Aug 29, 2013

Katherine Messmer, 90, of Rochester, died peacefully Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Golden Living East.  Katherine was born November 28, 1922 in Mott, North Dakota to Michael and Margaret Klein.

She married Leonard Messmer on May 26, 1947 in Regent, North Dakota in a double wedding with her sister Emma.  They farmed in Regent before moving to...

Aug 23, 2013

Vinal L. Severeid passed away peacefully on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth, after being under the care of Season's Hospice since mid-June.

He was born in Moody County, South Dakota on March 6, 1923 to Wier Martin and Christina Elizabeth (Amdahl) Severeid. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.

Aug 23, 2013

The Funeral Mass for Jeanette C. "Jeane" Boehm will be 11:00AM Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in River Park Chapel of Macken Funeral Home in Rochester officiated by Rev. Paul Nelson. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Mrs. Boehm, age 91 of Rochester, died Friday,...

Aug 15, 2013

Wyman died peacefully at his home on August 15 th after spending a beautiful day on the deck with many family and friends visiting throughout the day. He had battled Lewy Body Dementia for several years.

Wyman Jesse Black was born July 29, 1930 to Jesse and Appolonia Black in Kellogg, MN.  He graduated from Kellogg High...

Aug 15, 2013

A funeral Mass for Genevieve Sursely will be held at 10:30AM, Monday, August 19, 2013 at St. Pius X Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  Visitation will be 2:00PM – 5:00PM, Sunday, August 18, 2013 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the Mass on Monday.  Burial will be at...

Aug 15, 2013

Glen "Gunner" Edward Engle – Chatfield

A Celebration of Life service for Glen "Gunner" Engle will be at 11:00am, Monday, August l9, 2013 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with Pastor Andy Kumpel officiating.  Burial of ashes will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Preston, MN.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Aug 12, 2013

Andrew Allen Sean Preap, age 19 of Rochester passed away on August 12, 2013.

Andrew was born on February 28, 1994 in Rochester. Growing up in Rochester, he attended Mayo High School.  The love of his life was his daughter Aubrey. He was known as a caring and loyal man who loved his family and friends deeply....

Aug 10, 2013

Dr. Charles Henry Dicken, 77, died   Saturday, August 10, 2013  at St. Marys Hospital of complications from a stroke.

Visitation will be at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home from 4 to 8 PM on Friday, August 16     2013.  Burial will be a private ceremony in Monticello, Arkansas.

Charles was raised in Monticello, Arkansas...

Aug 9, 2013

Greg "Buzz" Caron, age 65 of Rochester passed away Friday, August 9 at his daughter's home in Shakopee, MN.

Greg was born July 8, 1948 to Lewis and Beulah Caron in Owatonna, MN.  He graduated from Owatonna high school and went on to study at the Chicago Institute of Arts.

He married Mary Carpenter in...

Aug 6, 2013

A funeral Mass and gathering will be held for teacher and coach, Wayne Knipschield at 11:00AM Friday, August 9, 2013 at Pax Christi Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Donald Schmitz officiating.   Wayne died early morning on August 6th, following a long illness. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church.  A luncheon will be...

Aug 4, 2013

Sarah Ann (Siebenaler) Hackenmiller, 36, of Rochester passed away Sunday, August 4 th , 2013, due to complications from a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis and a recent double lung transplant.

Sarah was born in Rochester to James and Sheila (Pervin) Siebenaler on June 7 th , 1977.  Diagnosed with CF at 18 months old, she was...

Aug 3, 2013

The memorial service for Dean J. Rinde will be at 2:00pm on Thursday August 8, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (559 20 th Street SW, Rochester) with Pastor Ann Siverling officiating.  Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery with Military Honors provided by American Legion, Post 92.  The visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...

Jul 31, 2013

Grace E. Burich, age 89 passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Seasons Hospice.  Grace E. Lorence was born on October 28, 1923 in Glencoe, MN.

Grace grew up on a farm outside of Glencoe, MN and attended grade school at St. Joseph Catholic School in Silver Lake, MN.  At age 18, after graduating from Silver...

Jul 30, 2013

A celebration of life service for family and friends of Darrell Dean Fleischman will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday August 10, 2013 at River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Rev. Shawn Haremza officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Darrell Fleischman, 63 years young, of Rochester...