Warren E. Kennedy
Mar 9, 2011
The funeral Service for Warren E. Kennedy will be at 1:00PM Monday, March 14, 2011 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester with the Rev. James Heining officiating. Visitation will be one hour in advance of the service at church. Burial will in Grandview Memorial Gardens with the American Legion Post 92 of Rochester Honor Guard.
Mr. Kennedy,...
R. Kevin Cunningham
Mar 8, 2011
The memorial service for R. Kevin Cunningham will be at 11:00am Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. The visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester.
Kevin was born...
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Giere
Mar 8, 2011
Elizabeth Amelia "Betty" Giere, age 87 of Rochester passed away on March 8, 2011 at Samaritan Bethany Heights Nursing Home.
Elizabeth Amelia Emholtz was born on April 6, 1923 in Berne, MN to Walter and Amelia Emholtz. Betty grew up in rural Dodge County, and graduated from Mantorville High School. She married Francis Giere on March 27,...
Lucy Fritz
Mar 5, 2011
Lucy Fritz, 70, of Rochester, died Saturday (March 5, 2011) at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester.
Lucy was born March 7, 1940 in Watopa Township, Minnesota. Her family moved to Wabasha, MN where she was raised and graduated from high school. She moved to Rochester, MN in 1959 where she worked at St. Mary's Hospital. On April 22,...
Elizabeth Joyce Blumers
Mar 5, 2011
The memorial service for Elizabeth Joyce Blumers will be at 1:00pm Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home, Rochester, Minn., with the Rev. Harry Jewison officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Chatfield, Minn., at a later date. Visitation will be held from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the River...
Charles William “Bill” Gardner
Mar 5, 2011
The funeral service for Charles William "Bill" Gardner will be at 11:00 am Wednesday March 9, 2011 at River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Rev. Bruce Buller officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Tuesday March 8, 2011 at River Park Chapel and...
Roberta “Bert” Rahn
Mar 2, 2011
A Funeral Mass for Roberta "Bert" Rahn will be at 7:00 pm Sunday, March 6, 2011 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Charles Collins officiating. Visitation will be prior to the mass from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Burial will be the following day in Calvary Cemetery at Waseca, MN. Mrs....
Robert James “Bob” Akenhead
Mar 1, 2011
Robert James "Bob" Akenhead, 85, of Sun City, Ariz., passed away on March 1, 2011.
Bob was born on Sept. 11, 1925, in Rochester, to George and Doris Akenhead. Bob served in the United States Marine Corp, Fourth Division, during World War II and participated in the first wave on Saipan, Marianas Islands, Tinian, Iwo Jima, and...
Lloyd Milton Parkin, Sr.
Mar 1, 2011
The funeral service for Lloyd Milton Parkin Sr. will be at 11:00AM Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Homestead United Methodist Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Becky Jo Thilges officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. The American Legion Post 92 will be providing military rites. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00PM on Friday, March 4,...
Joan A. Glynn
Feb 28, 2011
Joan A. Glynn – Rochester
The funeral mass for Joan Glynn will be 10:30am Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. A visitation will be held in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home from 5:00 – 8:00pm on Wednesday, March...
William “Bill” Lott Campion
Feb 26, 2011
William "Bill" Lott Campion, age 79 of Rochester passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital.
Bill was born on September 21, 1931 to Ambrose and Regina Campion in Rochester. Bill attended country school, and Lourdes High School, graduating in 1949. He went to Rochester Community College, and then enlisted in the US Army...
Thelma Arlene Madsen
Feb 23, 2011
Obituary for Thelma Arlene Madsen
The Memorial Service for Thelma Arlene Madsen will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Chaplain Wendy Haack officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.
Mrs. Madsen, 89, of Rochester, Minn., died Wednesday, February 23, 2011...
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...
