Lawrence “Spud” Tomforde
Jun 19, 2013
Lawrence "Spud" Tomforde, 97, a life-long resident of Rochester passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital.
Spud was born on March 27, 1916 in Rochester to John and Amanda (Neumann) Tomforde. Spud graduated from high and college in Rochester. He was a veteran of WWII, serving honorably in the South Pacific theatre. He...
Morgan Elizabeth Owens
Jun 18, 2013
Morgan Elizabeth Owens died June 18, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota.
Morgan was born on June 14, 2013 at Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota.
She is survived by her parents, Thomas and Melissa (Nisbit) Owens and brother, Adrian Michael of Dodge Center, paternal grandparents, Joe and Donna Owens of Stewartville, Tammy and Tony...
Susan A. Freytag
Jun 14, 2013
Susan Freytag, 61 of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 14th, 2013.
She was a caring and generous person who was always looking out for others. She enjoyed gardening, baseball, and good conversation. Sue was a registered nurse for over thirty years in the Rochester area.
Susan married William D. Freytag on December 7th...
James J. Cole
Jun 14, 2013
James Joseph Cole 70, of Rochester MN, was called to his heavenly home Friday, June, 14, 2013 with his family by his side. After a long struggle, he lost his battle with cancer. James was born in Plainview, MN April 9, 1943 to Richard and Margaret Cole. In 1961 he graduated from Lourdes High School. He married Mary Loftus...
Kathleen Mary Conway
Jun 13, 2013
Kathleen Mary Conway, age 53 of Rochester passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Rochester Methodist Hospital following a brief battle with cancer.
Kathleen Welna was born on August 2, 1959 in Minneapolis to Jerome and M. Jeanne Welna and graduated from Waseca High School in 1977. She studied French in the Loire Valley of France....
Leona Wilkins
Jun 13, 2013
A funeral Mass for Leona (Lee) Wilkins will be at 10:30AM on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at St Francis Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.
Mrs. Wilkins, 86, a long time resident of Rochester,...
James “Jim” H. Wilde
Jun 11, 2013
James (Jim) Wilde passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family the morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Jim was born January 20, 1943 in Rochester, MN to Herman and Verona Wilde. After the loss of his father in 1944 and loss of his mother in 1954, he...
Colin B. Casella
Jun 10, 2013
Colin Bryce Casella, son of Keith and Bernice Casella and brother to Kirsten Casella, passed away in his home Monday, June 10th 2013. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Colin moved to Rochester in 2002 where he graduated from John Marshall Senior High School and completed his first year at RCTC.
Colin had no limit to the things...
Robert H. Levering
Jun 8, 2013
Robert Levering was born an identical twin with his brother Roger at Eitel Hospital, in Minneapolis, MN on August 15, 1947. He left this world Saturday morning, June 8, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis of advanced cancer.
"Bob" was raised in Robinsdale and Excelsior, MN, and graduated from Minnetonka High School. Shortly after graduation he...
Joseph “Joe” French
Jun 7, 2013
The memorial service for Joseph Glen French will be at 11:00am Friday June 14 th in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with the Rev. James Russell officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Joe, 51, was born October 23, 1961 in Rochester to Glen and Margaret French, passed away at...
Juliana Lyman
Jun 7, 2013
The funeral service for Juliana Lyman will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Chaplin Lincoln Engleburt officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa at a later date. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesday June 11, 2013 at Macken Funeral Home and...
Robert “Bob” Applen
Jun 3, 2013
Robert Dean Applen, age 83 of Rochester, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013 at Maple Manor Healthcare.
Bob was born on August 19, 1929 in Granger, MN to William and Laura Applen. He grew up in Granger and attended the country school there. His four-person first-grade class was taught by the country school teacher, Bob's sister...
Myrtle Irene Foster
May 31, 2013
Myrtle Irene Foster, 99 of Rochester, died Friday, May 31, 2013 in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Myrtle was born April 5, 1914 at Donnybrook North Dakota. She came to Rochester, MN in 1933 to take nurses training at St. Marys Hospital. She graduated as an RN in 1937 and continued to do private duty until 1946.
Myrtle...
Charles “Charlie” Johnston
May 25, 2013
Charles "Charlie" Johnston, age 59 of Rochester passed away peacefully on May 25, 2013 at Season's Hospice following a motor vehicle collision with a snowplow during the treacherous May 2, 2013 blizzard.
Charlie was born on April 29, 1954 in Owatonna to Rhonald and Dorothy Johnston. He graduated from West Concord High School in 1972. Following two...
Dr. Fred D. Banfield
May 24, 2013
Dr. Fred D. Banfield, 76, died Friday, May 24, 2013, while in the special care of Season's Hospice after battling a lengthy illness. Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 7, 1936, he graduated from Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia, PA, Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, and Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
Fred married Gilda...
Nan Louise Bailey Sawyer
May 22, 2013
Nan Louise Bailey Sawyer lost her battle with breast cancer on May 22, 2013. Nan was born July 8, 1955, in Poughkeepsie, New York, the youngest daughter of Mary Abigail Johnson and Wilbur Wayne Bailey. She was salutatorian of her 1973 high school class at The Sayre School in Lexington, Kentucky. That fall she attended Western Kentucky University, emphasizing...
Louise S. Kortz
May 22, 2013
Louise S. Kortz, 1914-2013
Honored Hospital Pharmacist
Louise Schmitz Kortz, 99, of Rochester, MN, retired pharmacist of Saint Mary's Hospital , died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 of heart failure at her Madonna Towers residence. Louise Frances Schmitz was born on February 23, 1914 in Wells, MN, the second child of George Louis Schmitz and Mary...
Dr. Gordon L. Moore, Ii
May 21, 2013
Dr. Gordon L. Moore, II, 77, Rochester, Minn., died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Charter House in Rochester surrounded by family members. His death was due to complications of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Moore was born Oct. 12, 1935, in Vicksburg, Mich., to Gordon L. Moore and Geraldyne (Vermeulen) Moore. He was raised in Vicksburg,...
Donald C. Mackey
May 21, 2013
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday May 25, 2013 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 pm Friday May 24, 2013 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the Mass at the church on...
