Obituaries

Oct 11, 2012

Terri L. Brownlow- Rochester

The funeral for Terri L. Brownlow will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, River Park Chapel and one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Burial will...

Oct 11, 2012

William Thomas Canan, age 14, passed away at home surrounded by his parents, sister, maternal and paternal grandparents on Thursday, October 11, 2012.  He valiantly battled brain cancer for over eight years.

Will was born February 19, 1998 in Rochester to Tom and Elizabeth Canan.  Will attended St. Francis School from pre-school through 8 th grade. A...

Oct 10, 2012

The funeral for Gail L. (Craig) Gordon will be at 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Peace United Church of Christ in Rochester, MN with Pastor Paul Bauch officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012 at The River Park Chapel Macken...

Oct 9, 2012

Andrzej Dobrzynski, age 68 of Rochester, passed away on October 9, 2012 at his home following a battle with cancer.

Andrzej was born in Lublin, Poland on December 1, 1943. He graduated from Gdansk Poland University in 1972 with a degree in engineering. On August 1, 1970, he married Bogumila Bokinec. They came to the US in...

Oct 4, 2012

The funeral for Steven J Siegle will be at 11:00 am October 9, 2012 at The River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, MN with Pastor Paul Bauch officiating.  Burial will be in St. Bridget's Cemetery in Simpson, MN .  Visitation wll be held from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012 at The...

Oct 4, 2012

Alice Mae Squires was born on April 6, 1928 in Winona, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in faith at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Alice served as a faithful disciple of Christ until He welcomed her home eternally on October 4, 2012 at the age of 84.

Alice grew up in Winona, MN, the youngest of...

Oct 3, 2012

Dennis R. Manning, 65, of Pine Island, MN. passed away suddenly on October 3, 2012 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. as the result of a motorcycle accident.

The Memorial Mass for Dennis R. Manning will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday October 11, 2012 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. John Lasuba...

Oct 3, 2012

David Michael Rossman, age 65 and 3/4, of Rochester died October 3, 2012 at home surrounded by his family.  He lived courageously for fifteen months with a brain tumor. We will all miss his impish, dry sense of Irish humor and the twinkle in his blue eyes.

He was born October 8, 1946 in Rochester, Minnesota to...

Sep 28, 2012

A funeral Mass for E. Lorraine "Judy" Delaney, will be at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Madonna Towers Chapel in Rochester, MN, with Father Jim Russell officiating. Friends may visit one hour before the service at the Chapel.

Lorraine "Judy", 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Madonna Towers September 28, 2012....

Sep 24, 2012

Jana Murphy Schoenfelder Edwards, 62, of Rochester, Minnesota formerly of Austin, MN, passed away on Sept. 24 th 2012 at Bethany Samaritan Home surrounded by her family.  She had been battling Lou Gehrig's disease for 7 months.

Jana was born December 27 th , 1949 in Austin, MN to Marion and Rachel (Hanson) Murphy.  She graduated from...

Sep 21, 2012

Raymond "Ray" S. Wood, age 86 of Rochester passed away peacefully at his home on September 21, 2012 where he resided with his daughter Teresa Wood in Rochester, MN.

Raymond was born on June 17, 1926 in LaCrosse, WI to Raymond L. and Charlotte Wood. He grew up in LaPorte, Indiana. Ray worked as a truck driver...

Sep 13, 2012

The memorial Mass for Catherine van der Peet will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at St Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Charlie Collins officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

Mrs. van der Peet , 82  of Rochester, died Thursday September 13, 2012...

Sep 12, 2012

Carolyn (Cary) Ida Traff Hameister Matheny passed away         early this morning, September 12 th , 2012 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester, at the age of 68 as a result of Advanced Dementia. Carolyn Ida Traff was born November 28 th , 1943 to Alvin and Geraldine Traff in Rochester, MN. She attended Rochester school.  She was married to Donald...

Sep 10, 2012

On September 10, 2012, Daniel "Dan" Gerard Pesch, M.D., age 55, died at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN surrounded by his loving family.

Dan was born on September 26, 1956, in Iowa City, Iowa to Joseph and Mary (Moquin) Pesch.  He grew up in Rochester, MN and graduated from Lourdes High School, class of 1974.  He...

Sep 10, 2012

Dawn Marie Evans, age 51 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2012 at her residence, due to complications from a brain aneurism.

Dawn was born on July 4, 1961 in Austin, MN to Nancy (Clark) and Richard Evans. She graduated from Sioux City East High School in 1979, and went on to the University of...

Sep 7, 2012

Robert Baier Lawler, 94, of Rochester, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at his home at Meadow Lakes Senior Living where he had resided for 12 years. He had been cared for by his loving family and Seasons Hospice for the past four months.

A Memorial Mass will be at 10:30AM, Wednesday, September 12, at St. Francis of...

Sep 5, 2012

Dawn Morstad, 90, of Rochester passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at Golden Living East.

Born September 14, 1921, in Lisbon, North Dakota, as the sun shone in the windows, parents Rasmus and Carrie Fredrickson said, "Her name will be Dawn, only Dawn." Dawn had 10 brothers and sisters. She is survived by 3 older sisters: Esther...

Sep 2, 2012

The memorial Mass for John H. Stopyro will be held at 10:30am on Friday September 7, 2012 at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  The visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, September 6 th at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home.

Mr. Stopyro, 87, of Rochester died Sunday, September...

Aug 30, 2012

Jerrold Joseph Fogarty, 76, formerly of Dover, Minnesota died unexpectedly Thursday, August 30, 2012 at his home in Laverne, Oklahoma.

Jerry was born June 15, 1936 in Rochester, Minnesota to William and Agnes (Joyce) Fogarty. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1954. He served in the Minnesota National Guard and then worked for IBM. He farmed...

Aug 29, 2012

The funeral for Geraldine M. "Gerry" Griebenow will be 11:00AM Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester officiated by Rev. Adam Koglin. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville.

Mrs. Griebenow, age 77 died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at...