Michael J. Podulke
Feb 23, 2011
Podulke, Michael Joseph
July 30, 1943 – February 23, 2011
Michael is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Stephanie June; daughters Heather Marie (Daniel Simmer and Ursula Simmer); Laurel Elizabeth Podulke (fiancée Edward Martin Jeffries, Edison Allen and Elissa Ann Jeffries); siblings Peter (Georgiana) Podulke, Lawrence (Catherine) Lambert, Mark Owen Lambert, Judith Marie...
Verleen Elizabeth Neal
Feb 21, 2011
Verleen was born on October 11, 1913 in Eyota, MN to Jesse and Frances Neal. Her father passed away when she was 18 months old and her mother later married Verleen's uncle, Charles Neal. She attended school in Eyota, and graduated from Eyota High School. In 1929, the family moved to Marion, where Charles owned the Marion filling station....
O. John Larson
Feb 19, 2011
Services for O. John Larson will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, February 23 rd at Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5 th Avenue SW, Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday evening February 22, 2011 at the new River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home (1119 11 ½ Street SE Rochester) and one hour...
Anthony A. “Tony” Amato
Feb 18, 2011
A funeral Mass for Anthony A. "Tony" Amato will be 11:00AM Saturday, February 26, 2011 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Charlie Collins officiating. Burial will at Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Amato, age 26 died Friday, February 18, 2011 at his home.
Born Anthony Alan Amato July 5, 1984 in Rochester, he attended...
Irene Pearl Kocer Joyce
Feb 18, 2011
Obituray for Irene Pearl Kocer Joyce
The funeral for Irene Pearl Kocer Joyce will be at 11:30A.M. Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the new River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00P.M. Tuesday, February...
Florence Anna Kobi (Nee Schartau)
Feb 18, 2011
Florence Anna Kobi (nee Schartau) passed away February 18, 2011 at Madonna Towers Nursing Facility in Rochester at the age of 93.
Florence was born January 2, 1918 in Rochester to Edward G. and Mabel (Fritts) Schartau. One sister, Ms. Betty Caukins of Rochester along with many nieces and nephews, survives her.
Her husbands, Floyd...
Richard “Dick” Ernest Horeck
Feb 13, 2011
Richard "Dick" Ernest Horeck, 89 of Rochester, passed away on February 13, 2011 at Season's Hospice.
Richard was born on November 7, 1921 in Minneapolis, to Max and Clara Horeck. Dick attended Rochester High School and later married Virginia Eckholdt in Little Rock, AR. He was drafted into the US Army, and served during WWII, entering Normandy...
Carl L. Cronk
Feb 11, 2011
Carl Cronk, 59, of Rochester Dies.
Carl Cronk, died unexpectedly Friday February 11th at the V.A. Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Resident of Rochester since 1983. Carl was born in Pierre, South Dakota on October 22, 1951 to Harry and Judy Cronk. He first attended school in Bellingham and Deming in Washington State. Carl then attended Wykoff High...
Ruth Marie Nelson
Feb 10, 2011
The funeral mass for Ruth M. Nelson will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2011 at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Simpson, MN with the Rev. Matt Fasnacht and Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be in St. Bridget's Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Macken Funeral...
Betty Jane Horner
Feb 1, 2011
Betty Jane Horner, age 84 of Rochester passed away on February 1, 2011 at Madonna Towers Nursing Care.
Betty Jane Stafford was born on July 3, 1926 in Sorum, South Dakota to Frank and Ellen Stafford. Betty lived in Sorum, SD until 1938, when her family moved to Tracy, MN. She graduated from Tracy High School in...
Anita L. Stensrud
Jan 31, 2011
The Funeral Service for Anita Stensrud will be Friday, February 4, 2011 at 1:00PM at Marion Church of Christ with the Rev. David Willingham officiating. Burial will be in Marion Cemetery.
Mrs. Stensrud, 67 of Marion, died on Monday, January 31, 2011 at Rochester Methodist Hospital from complications of multiple myeloma. She had been ill for many...
Delores J. “Lolly” Ackman
Jan 29, 2011
The memorial service for Delores J. "Lolly" Ackman will be at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011 at River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, MN with Rev. William Otte presiding. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. immediately preceding the memorial service. Burial will be at a later date at Grandview Memorial Gardens...
Gerald “Jerry” Charles Molloy
Jan 22, 2011
Gerald "Jerry" Charles Molloy, 70, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully Saturday, January 22, 2011, at his home.
Jerry was born November 11, 1940 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to parents Joseph and Theresa (Drew) Molloy. His mother was driven to the hospital by snowplow to welcome his birth during the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940—he has weathered many...
Mildred E. Weaver
Jan 21, 2011
Mildred E. Weaver, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011, at Grace Pointe Crossing East Gables in Cambridge, MN.
She was 89, born January 14, 1922 in Mellen, Wisconsin to Felix and Ellen Baker. In 1942 she married Claude F. Weaver in Mellen, Wisconsin.
Mildred moved from Mellen,...
Virginia M. Blakley
Jan 8, 2011
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away January 8th, 2011 surrounded by family at age 82. Preceded in death by Joseph A. Blakley her husband of 52 years, mother Edna (Cummins) Lenox and Father James B. Lenox.
Survivors include, daughter Mollie (John) Theel, son, Stephen (Jane) Blakley, grandchildren, Ryan (Heather) Theel, Laura (Dave) Burrell,...
Raymond L. Cole, Sr.
Jan 7, 2011
Born in Indian Creek, Wabasha County seventy years ago, Raymond L. Cole, Sr. succumbed to cancer after a five year fight. Proud father and owner of Cole's Trucking, he is survived by his wife, Nancy of fifty years, along with seven children: Raymond (Michele) Cole, Jr., Regina (David) Rinehart, Dale (Terry Behnken) Cole, Chris (Melody) Cole, Shannon (Ward) Field,...
Dorothy E. Paulson
Jan 4, 2011
The funeral for Dorothy E. Paulson will be 11:00AM Friday, January 7, 2011 at Homestead United Methodist with the Rev. Becky Jo Thilges officiating. Burial will be Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Paulson, age 96, a lifelong Rochester resident died early Tuesday morning, January 4, 2011 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester where she had resided for the...
Michael “Mick” Laudon
Jan 3, 2011
The funeral for Michael "Mick" Laudon will be at 10:30AM Friday January 7, 2011 at St Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester, with Father Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Thursday January 6 th 2011 at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to services...
Jacqueline “Jackie” Johnson
Jan 3, 2011
The funeral for Jacqueline "Jackie" Johnson will be at 3:00pm on Friday, January 7, 2011 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with the Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Burial will be in the Chatfield Cemetery in the spring.
Mrs. Johnson, 75 of Rochester, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Fontaine Towers.
She was...
