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Rochester, MN Obituaries

Mary Frances Donovan

Mary Frances Donovan

Jul 29, 2010

The Funeral Mass for Mary Frances Donovan will be held at 10:30AM on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Rev. Paul Nelson Officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Monday, August 2, 2010 at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church....

Margaret Virginia Pehrs

Margaret Virginia Pehrs

Jul 28, 2010

Margaret Virginia Pehrs, 84 of Stewartville, passed away on July 28, 2010 at her home.

Margaret Virginia Lundberg was born January 13, 1926 in Tyler, MN.  She was baptized on May 2, 1926 and confirmed on June 16, 1940.  She graduated from Ruthton High School in 1943. On August 7, 1950, she married Eldon "Bud" Pehrs in...

Bertha “Betty” Williams

Bertha “Betty” Williams

Jul 28, 2010

Bertha "Betty" Williams  103

Bertha Betty Williams passed away at Madonna Meadows Assisted Living Center on Tuesday July 28 th 2010.

Bertha Betty Buettner was born in Kearney, Nebraska on June 2 nd 1907. She was educated as a teacher and taught high school for a number of years. She was married and lived for...

Suzanne Catherine Overland

Suzanne Catherine Overland

Jul 24, 2010

The memorial service for Suzanne Catherine Overland will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.

Suzanne Catherine Overland passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Heights Nursing Home.  Suzanne Catherine Tilford was born on January 3,...

James “Jim” Edward Mcmanus

James “Jim” Edward Mcmanus

Jul 23, 2010

Funeral Services for James Edward McManus will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 11:00AM at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father Donald J. Schmitz officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.

James Edward McManus, age 79, of Rochester, passed away on...

Anna M. Gehrke

Anna M. Gehrke

Jul 23, 2010

The funeral Mass for Anna M. Gehrke will be at 10:00AM, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at St. Pius X Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00PM on Monday, July 26, 2010 at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the...

Marietta L. Johannson

Marietta L. Johannson

Jul 22, 2010

Marietta Johannson, 78, Rochester, peacefully departed life on July 22, 2010, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born September 4, 1931, to Herman and Lucille Sands in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Marietta graduated from high school in Evansville, Indiana and accompanied by her twin sister, Marilyn Albright, went on to college at Purdue University where they both graduated in 1953...

Arleen June Drysdale

Arleen June Drysdale

Jul 20, 2010

Funeral services for Arleen June Drysdale will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010, at 10:30AM at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bauch officiating. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at Macken Funeral Home.

Arleen June Drysdale, 87, of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, July...

William “Bill” L. Gander

William “Bill” L. Gander

Jul 20, 2010

The Mass of Christian Burial for William "Bill" L. Gander, 82, of Rochester, will be at 11:00 am on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Shawn J. Haremza officiating with the Rev. Thomas Loomis.  A private burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery in Lansing, Iowa at a later date.

Mr....

Richard L. “Dick” Skogen

Richard L. “Dick” Skogen

Jul 12, 2010

The funeral Mass for Richard L. "Dick" Skogen will be 10:30AM Friday, July 16, 2010 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Rev. Shawn Haremza officiating. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 92 at the church following the service.

Mr. Skogen, age 79, a lifelong Rochester resident, died peacefully in the presence of...

Susan M. Hruska

Susan M. Hruska

Jul 11, 2010

Susan Maree Hruska passed away peacefully while asleep in her Rochester home on July 11th, 2010.  In September of 2006, Sue was diagnosed with brain cancer.   During the almost four years of battling her cancer she enjoyed every day and lived her life to the fullest.  She continued to be an inspiration to all that knew her.  Throughout her...

Darlene L. Funk

Darlene L. Funk

Jul 11, 2010

The funeral for Darlene Leona Funk will be 10:30am, Wednesday July 14, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester with Pastor William Otte officiating.  A graveside service will take place at Lakefield Cemetery in Lakefield, Minnesota at 4:00pm, Wednesday with Pastor Bart Mueller officiating.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Macken Funeral Home and...

John Henry Van Cuyk

John Henry Van Cuyk

Jul 10, 2010

The funeral mass for John Henry Van Cuyk will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 15, 2010 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester, Minn., with the Rev. Thomas Loomis  and Rev. Charlie I. Collins officiating.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Macken Funeral Home and one half  hour prior to...

Irene Griffin

Irene Griffin

Jul 10, 2010

The funeral Mass for Irene M. Griffin will be 10:00am Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Fr. John Lasuba officiating.  Burial will be in St. Bridget's Cemetery in Simpson.

Mrs. Griffin 89, died Saturday July 10th at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.

She was born September 10, 1920 in Bristo, Iowa.  The family...

Arlene R. Jacobson

Arlene R. Jacobson

Jul 8, 2010

Memorial services will be held for Arlene R. Jacobson of Rochester on Friday, July 16, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, rural Ellendale with the Rev. Josh Ehrler officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Arlene passed away on Thursday July 8 th 2010, at her residence.

Arlene was born July...

Paul D. Christians

Paul D. Christians

Jul 8, 2010

The funeral service for Paul Christians  will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Dodge Center United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dave Westlake and Rev. Dave Mead officiating.  Burial will be in Old Concord Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2010 at Macken Funeral Home, Rochester, MN and...

Helen M. Seeling (Kenny)

Helen M. Seeling (Kenny)

Jul 8, 2010

The memorial service for Helen M. Seeling (Kenny) will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Macken Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harry Jewison officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Macken Funeral Home.

Mrs. Seeling, 77, of Rochester died Thursday, June 8, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital.

Helen...

Margaret Borst

Margaret Borst

Jul 3, 2010

The funeral mass for Margaret (Pierce) Borst will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Douglas Gits officiating.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday July 6, from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Macken Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at...

Wava L. Berg

Wava L. Berg

Jul 1, 2010

The funeral for Wava L. Berg will be at 11:00AM Wednesday July 7, 2010 at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Andrew Nelson officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.  Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Berg, 98, of Rochester passed away on July 1, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing...

Lyle P. Zimmerman

Lyle P. Zimmerman

Jun 29, 2010

Lyle Phillip Zimmerman, age 84 of Rochester, MN died Tues. June 29, 2010 at Season's Hospice in Rochester. Born in Rice Lake WI on Jan. 16, 1926 to Phillip and Mary Zimmerman, Lyle was one of 7 children.  He served in the Air Transport Command (US Air Force) in World War II as a radio operator and navigator aboard...

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