Marion Ann Pischke
Feb 15, 2013
The funeral service for Marion A. Pischke will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday February 20, 2013 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Sr. Kathy Warren OSF. officiating. Burial will be at the Catholic Cemetery in La Crosse, WI. at a later date. Visitation will be held from 5:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Tuesday February 19, 2013 in...
Vincent Herring
Feb 14, 2013
Vincent Herring of Rochester, MN, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his home on his 70 th birthday.
Vince was born February 14, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan. He spent his childhood in New York, Germany and Massachusetts. Vince met his wife Mary (Kohn) of Hayfield, MN in 1968 in Worcester, MA when he hosted a...
Dr. Alexander Schirger
Feb 14, 2013
Dr. Alexander Schirger, age 87 passed away on Thursday February 14, 2013 at Saint Mary's Hospital on the feast day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of the Slavic peoples.
He was born on October 3, 1925 in Prague, Czechoslovakia to Alexius and Anna Schirger. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague in...
Douglas “Doug” Cole
Feb 11, 2013
Douglas Charles Cole, age 88, formerly of Rochester, passed away on February 11, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN.
Doug was born January 26, 1925 in Campbellsport, WI. He graduated from Campbellsport High School in 1942. Following graduation he enlisted in the US Navy, serving as a Corpsman in the South Pacific during WWII. After...
Lawrence “Larry” D. Crooks
Feb 11, 2013
The Funeral Mass for Lawrence "Larry" Desmond Crooks will be held at 10:00AM, Friday, February 15, 2013 at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lasuba officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Friday. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.
Mr. Crooks, 84, passed away...
Dorothy F. Hills
Feb 9, 2013
Dorothy F. Hills, age 94 of Rochester died on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Shorewood Assisted Living.
Dorothy was born December 10, 1918 in Appleton, Minnesota to Arthur and Cora Hills. Dorothy graduated from Appleton High School in 1937. She then worked as a dental assistant to Doctor's Robert and David Miller in Appleton, Minnesota.
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Marven O. Askildson
Feb 8, 2013
Marven Orlin Askildson, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 8th, 2013. He died peacefully in his home, surrounded by family.
He was born on July 17 th , 1930, on a farm in Winnebago County, Iowa. He later moved to Lake Mills, IA and to Albert Lea, MN. He served in the...
Ruth S. Maasch
Feb 4, 2013
The funeral for Ruth S. Maasch will be at 11:00am Friday, February 8, 2013 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with Rev. James Heining officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Ruth S. Maasch, 85 of Rochester passed away on February 4, 2013...
Deborah D. Ostrum
Feb 2, 2013
Deborah Ostrum (Moores), 64, of Rochester Minnesota died on February 2, 2013 from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was born on January 20, 1949 in Rochester Minnesota to Robert and Kathryn Moores.
She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1967 and attended the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Deborah married Joel Ostrum on September 17, 1972....
Margaret H. Schmit
Jan 30, 2013
Margaret H. (Woodruff) Schmit was born in Rochester on September 15, 1927 and passed away on January 30, 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa, where she had been living with her son and his wife for the past year.
Margaret married Robert Way Schmit on Sept. 20, 1947, at St. John's Catholic Church in Rochester. Both Margaret and...
Phillip E. Rothwell
Jan 30, 2013
Phillip E. Rothwell of Rochester passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Golden Living East Nursing Home after a brief battle with cancer.
Phillip was born in Minneapolis, MN on December 26 th 1933 and was raised near Alma, WI. He married Ila Treder on Febraury 19 th 1955. After moving to Rochester, Phillip worked for Kruse...
Tasia Nicole Shelly
Jan 30, 2013
Tasia Nicole Shelly, 26 of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2013 at her home in Rochester.
Tasia Cappel was born on April 10, 1986 in Rochester to Thomas and Gail Cappel. She was a 2004 graduate of Dover-Eyota High School. At the age of 16, she began working at Kids Korner in Eyota, MN. On...
Elaine T. Beyer
Jan 25, 2013
Elaine Tecla Beyer, 84, passed away peacefully the evening of January 25, 2013 at Seasons Hospice, where she was briefly under the watchful care of their staff.
Born to Lydia and August Cierzan in Winona, the third of six children, Elaine attended classes at Winona State before graduating from the Kahler Nursing School. She worked as a...
Elaine Laun
Jan 25, 2013
Elaine Laun, 78 of Rochester passed on to her heavenly home on January 25, 2013 after a lengthy illness with heart disease.
Elaine was born in Morristown, MN on June 19, 1934 to Jesse and Adelaide (Tolzmann) White. She graduated from Morristown Public High School in 1952, from the College of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, and received...
Curtis C. Eide
Jan 24, 2013
The memorial service for Curtis C. Eide will be at 1:00 p.m. Sunday January 27, 2013 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with the Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the funeral home on Sunday.
Mr. Eide, 76, of Mazeppa, MN formerly of Rochester, died Thursday January...
Marie E. Wilson
Jan 24, 2013
Marie Elsie Wilson, 68, of Rochester, passed away on Thursday, January 24 th 2013 at St Marys Hospital.
Marie was born in Winona, MN to Harry & Margaret Cox on January 9 th , 1945. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1962. Marie married Allen Henry Wilson on August 26 th , 1967. Her life...
Ronald H. Kearnes
Jan 22, 2013
The funeral for Ronald "Ron" Hudson Kearnes will be at 4:30pm Friday, January 25, 2013 at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the chapel.
Ronald, 61 died at his home in Rochester, surrounded by his family on January 22, 2013. Ron was born...
Francis G. Wheelock Sr.
Jan 22, 2013
Francis G. Wheelock Sr. of Rochester passed away on January 22, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester following a short illness.
Francis was born February 18, 1919 in St. Peter, Minnesota. He married Mary Brinson on January 15, 1941 at St. John's Catholic Church in Rochester. She died on December 21, 1987. He then married LaVone...
Mary Emily Campbell
Jan 22, 2013
Mary Emily Campbell, 97, a lifelong resident of Rochester passed away January 22, 2013 at Madonna Meadows Assisted Living.
Mary Emily Macken was born to Daniel and Emily Agnes (Thomas) Macken in Rochester on the 2nd of September 1915. Her Grandparents were Irish farmers in the Simpson and High Forest areas. She always joked, that she was...
Wayne B. Smith
Jan 21, 2013
The funeral for Wayne Bruce Smith will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 26, at Rochester Covenant Church with Pastors Herb Frost and Wes Gabel officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 pm to 7 pm, Friday January 25 in the original main building at Macken Funeral Home and also one hour prior to the service at the church...
