Obituaries

Apr 14, 2012

Stacey Irene MacMasters, age 28 of Rochester, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital after a life-long struggle with Cystic Fibrosis.

Stacey was born on June 3, 1983 in Rochester. She graduated from Mayo High School in 2001. Stacey was employed by the Chateau Theaters for over 8 years. More than anything, she loved...

Apr 8, 2012

The Funeral for Calvin E. Williams will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday April 10 at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home with the Reverend Robert Scott Williams officiating. Burial will be in Dexter cemetery in Dexter, MN. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday April 10 at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home....

Apr 6, 2012

Catherine Elizabeth Hair died Good Friday night, April 6, 2012.  The eldest child of William and Elizabeth, she was born on June 20, 1919 in Wabasha County, MN.  She was a graduate of Plainview High School.

On June 17, 1940 Catherine married Lloyd Hair at The Little Brown Church in Nashua Iowa. Catherine, employed for 34 years...

Apr 1, 2012

Margaret M. Conway

31 March 1910 – 1 April 2012

God does not germinate in sad souls;

He wants a heart that is free and happy.

~ Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi

The year Margaret Conway was born, Howard Taft was president, the average salary was 0 a year,...

Mar 30, 2012

Thomas Fredrickson "Tom" Zacho (53) of Rochester, Minnesota died Friday, March 30, 2012.

The funeral for Tom will be on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the River Park Chapel.

Tom...

Mar 29, 2012

Donald A. Brown, 84, of Rochester died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital following a week long illness.

A memorial service with Masonic rites will be held Saturday, March 31, at 11 a.m. at River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Pastor Dave Berg officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior...

Mar 26, 2012

At 58 years of age, Jareth Messmer has joined his family and friends in heaven as he has gone on to his next life.  After a short stay at Rochester Methodist Hospital, he passed away on March 26, 2012 due to chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

Jareth was born in the peaceful beauty of southwest North Dakota, in the...

Mar 22, 2012

Leona Elizabeth Hayertz, 99, of Dubuque, Iowa and formerly of Rochester, Minnesota died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Bethany Home in Dubuque. She will celebrate her 100 th birthday in heaven with many loved ones.

Leona Elizabeth Ebner was born on March 24 th , 1912 in Witoka, Minnesota the daughter of John F. Ebner and...

Mar 21, 2012

Thomas J. Lawler, 84, of Rochester died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, surrounded by his loving family at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester where he had resided for the past several weeks.

A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2012, at his childhood parish of St. Francis in Rochester, with Fr. Paul Nelson officiating; Rev....

Mar 19, 2012

The memorial service for Meredith Simon will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday March 24, 2012 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Stewartville, MN with the Rev. Matthew Fasnacht officiating. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Tuesday March 27,2012 at 11:35 a.m. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church on Saturday.

Mar 16, 2012

Maxine Frances Murphy McAdams, 96, passed away peacefully, Friday evening March 16, 2012, at St. Marys Hospital following a brief illness.

Maxine was born December 1, 1915, in Rochester, MN to Mollie and Joseph Murphy.  She graduated from Rochester High School.

In 1935 she married Thomas McAdams at St. John the Evangelist Catholic in Rochester,...

Mar 16, 2012

Mildred A. "Millie" Decker

Mrs. Decker, 95 of Rochester, MN died Friday, March 16, 2012 at her residence at Samaritan Bethany.

Millie was born December 31, 1916 in Charleston, IL to Ludwig and Louisa (Wetzel) Wilhelm.  As a young child the family moved to Hayfield, MN.  She married Lester J. Decker at St. Johns Catholic...

Mar 16, 2012

Mark Wadsworth passed away peacefully at his home following a courageous battle with Multiple Mylomea on March 16, 2012. Mark was born on October 21, 1958 in Olivia Village, Minnesota, the son of Leonard and Violet (Butcher) Wadsworth.

They moved to Rochester when Mark was a young boy where he attended Kellogg Junior High School and John...

Mar 15, 2012

Dolly Corlyn Squires Waitikowich was born on December 2, 1924 in Winona, MN. She was baptized on April 9, 1938 at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church and confirmed in faith one day later. Dolly remained a faithful disciple of Christ until He welcomed her home eternally on March 16, 2012.

Dolly grew up in Winona, MN with...

Mar 14, 2012

Robert Bee was born March 18, 1917 in Gresham, Oregon.  He grew up in upstate New York and graduated from high school in Homer, New York.  In June 1941 he graduated from New York State Institute of Technology at Delhi, New York.

On July 31, 1941 he entered the Army at Fort Niagara, NY and was discharged...

Mar 13, 2012

The funeral Mass for Reverend Joseph L. Keefe will be at 10:30M, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester with Bishop John Quinn officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00PM – 8:00PM with a 7:00PM Vigil on Friday, March 16, 2012 at Pax Christi Catholic Church and one hour prior to the Mass on Saturday. Burial...

Mar 13, 2012

Edward Warren, age 87, of Rochester, a retired Mayo Clinic microbiologist, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home in Rochester surrounded by his family.

He was born February 25, 1925, in Orrville, Ohio and was raised in Tonopah, Nevada. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy Medical Department for six years in the...

Mar 13, 2012

The funeral for Reverend David Trafton Bartlett will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at Rochester Assembly of God in Rochester, with Pastor Bruce Kallies and Pastor Jim Filbeck officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood East in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Rochester Assembly of...

Mar 12, 2012

The Funeral Service for Edward A. Nelson will be at 11:00AM on Friday, March 16, 2012 at Bethany United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wesley J. Gabel officiating.  A visitation will be held from 5:00PM to 8:00PM on Thursday, March 15, 2012 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the funeral...

Mar 11, 2012

Luvern Laurence Stern was born in Wells, MN on April 16, 1928 to George & Bernice (Desmond) Stern.  He passed away at his home on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

He was a graduate of Albert Lea High School and immediately went into the Navy where he served during WWII, stationed in Guam.  Upon his discharge he became...