Obituaries

Oct 11, 2009

Doris Wentland, 93, of Holdingford died October 11, 2009 at St. Gabriels Hospital, Little Falls, of complications from pneumonia.  She had been a resident at several nursing homes for the past 1-½ years and had been cared for at home by her loving husband Leo for the past 20 years after suffering a stroke.

Doris Alta (Gardner)...

Oct 10, 2009

James "Jerry" Anderson of Rochester, MN formerly of Eau Claire

James "Jerry" Anderson, age 85, of Rochester and formerly of Eau Claire, WI, died at St. Marys Hospital on Saturday, October 10.  Jerry fell due to a long battle with cancer.  Jerry was born on July 27, 1924 in Ceylon, MN, and later lived in Eau Claire,...

Oct 8, 2009

Valerie Ann Fisher

Rochester

Valerie Ann Fisher passed away on October 8, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.  She was born on October 28, 1972 in West Reading, PA. to Harold and Ann Fisher.  She graduated from Wilson High School in West Lawn PA. in 1991.  She then attended the University of Pittsburgh...

Oct 6, 2009

Floyd B. "Pete" Janet, 81, of Rochester, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at his home of bladder cancer.

Mr. Janet was born in Rochester on February 3, 1928.  He married Marvena Prilipp on September 3, 1960 in New Hampton Iowa.

Mr. Janet was a life-long resident of Rochester.  He was a drapery installer.  His wife...

Oct 5, 2009

Donna M. Clark, 79 of Rochester, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, Minnesota following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Donna M. Lehnherr was born June 4, 1930 in Mantorville, MN.

She worked as an artist and business woman in the Rochester area. On January 20, 1951, she married Robert Clark....

Oct 3, 2009

Alice A. Glynn "Nana" passed away on October 3, 2009 at the Olmstead Medical Center Hospital. She was born on July 10, 1918 in Preston, MN. She spent her childhood in southeastern Minnesota.  She married Henry A. Wilson , the couple later divorced. She later married Homer J. Glynn, who passed away in 2002.

She spent her...

Oct 1, 2009

Rochester – Beverly Lavonne Spratte, 79, of Rochester, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at her home with family at her side.  She had bravely fought cancer for a year and a half.

Born Beverly Anderson on November 21, 1929, in St. Marys Hospital, to Frances and Orlando Anderson, she lived in Rochester nearly her entire life.    On...

Sep 25, 2009

ROCHESTER- Kenneth H. "Kenny" King

A private memorial service for Kenneth H. "Kenny" King will be 2:00pm Tuesday September 29 at Macken Funeral Home with Scott Jorgenson officiating.  Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery in Rochester.

Kenny died September 25, 2009 at Faribault Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation at the age of 81 from complications of...

Sep 18, 2009

The funeral service for the life of Wayne Whitcomb, age 67 of Rochester, will be held at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester on Tuesday, September 22 at 11:30AM.  The Rev. Nancy Wheeler Handlon will officiate.

Wayne died after a long and courageous battle with a Clivas Chordoma brain tumor on September 18, 2009.  Wayne was born...

Sep 17, 2009

No obituary available.

Sep 17, 2009

The funeral Mass for Elizabeth Brage will be 10:00AM on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald A. Mahon officiating.  Burial will be in Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Kranzburg, South Dakota.

Miss Brage, 104, died Thursday (September 17, 2009) at Golden Living Center West in...

Sep 14, 2009

Randy Vernon Johnson passed away on September 14, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital following a lengthy illness.

He was born to Robert J. Johnson and June A. Johnson, on June 19, 1947 in Owatonna, MN.  His family moved to Rochester when he was eight (1955).  He graduated from John Marshall High School where he was an accomplished...

Sep 11, 2009

Patricia Louise Endrizzi passed away with a terrific sense of peace and love to join the rest of God's angels on September 11, 2009.  Pat was born to Mildred and Leslie Lance on 6/9/45, the second oldest of eight children.  She attended St. Francis grade school and Lourdes High School, graduating in 1963. While in High School she worked...

Sep 9, 2009

A Memorial Mass for Bernard "Bernie" J. St. George will be Tuesday, September 15 th at 1:30pm at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald A. Mahon officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The body has been cremated.

Mr. St. George passed away on Wednesday, September 9th at St. Mary's Hospital in...

Sep 8, 2009

Peggy Ann Kahl

Rochester – Peggy Ann Kahl, 53 of Rochester, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at her home of lung cancer.

Mrs. Kahl was born on April 12, 1956 in Fairmont Minnesota.  She has resided in Rochester since 1985.  She married Jerry Lee Kahl on February 27, 1982 in Rochester.  Mr. Kahl passed away...

Sep 7, 2009

Lucian "Dick" Kroska – ROCHESTER

Lucian "Dick" Kroska, 87, died Monday at St. Marys Hospital.  Dick was born August 17, 1922 in Duelm, Minnesota to Alma and Antone Kroska.  Early in his childhood he moved with his family to Faribault, Minnesota.  He graduated from Faribault High School in 1940.  As a young man he worked in his...

Sep 6, 2009

James J. "Jim" LeBeau, age 75, died unexpectedly at his rural Elgin home on Sunday, September 6, 2009.

A funeral service for Mr. LeBeau will be held at 10:30AM Thursday, September 10 th at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester with Rev. Nicklas A. Mezacapa officiating.  Friends may call 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Sep 4, 2009

Dorothy L. Kurrash-Rochester

Dorothy L. Kurrash, 89, passed away on September 4, 2009 at Saint Elizabeth's Health Care Center in Wabasha, Minnesota.

Dorothy was born on April 27, 1920 to Ed and Agnes Capelle in Rochester, Minnesota . She had one Brother, Donald.

After graduation Dorothy taught in a one room school house...

Sep 3, 2009

Doris Marie Dowhaniuk, 71, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 at Maple Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. Doris was born on August 11, 1938 in Regent, N.D. Her family came to Rochester in  1969.  She began work at Mayo Clinic as an LPN and continued until her retirement in 1983.  She loved to read, and...

Sep 2, 2009

The funeral service for William W. Judd will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Macken Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bruce Buller officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.

Mr. Judd, 70, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, at Saint Marys Hospital, following a short illness.

He was born July 27,...