Obituaries

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

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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,...

Sep 1, 2009

Isabelle Mary Schott, 71, of Rochester, MN, died September 1, 2009 at her residence of natural causes.

Isabelle Schott was born August  4, 1938 in Lewiston, MN.  She grew up in rural Lewiston.  Isabelle married Dennis Schott on April 14, 1967 and later divorced.  They  resided in Rochester for over forty years.  Isabelle was a seamstress for...

Aug 31, 2009

A memorial service for La Donna Marie Moen will be 10:30AM Saturday September 26, 2009 at Christ Lutheran Church in Byron with Rev. David Rossow officiating. Burial will be at South Zumbro Lutheran Cemetery in Rock Dell Township.

La Donna passed away peacefully at her home of Leukemia on August 31, 2009.

La Donna Marie...

Aug 31, 2009

Michael W. O'Connor, age 67, passed away following a lengthy illness at St. Marys Hospital on  August 31, 2009.

Mike was born on November 15, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MN, and lived in Bovey, MN. He enjoyed visiting Lake Kabatogma and Hawaii. He was an avid boater and fisherman, and enjoyed cooking. He liked animals, and loved...

Aug 24, 2009

Donald Albert Johnson, 80, of Rochester died at his home, August 24 2009, of complications from cancer.  He was born March 29, 1929 in St Cloud, Minnesota and raised in Big Lake.

Don served in the United States Air force from 1947 to 1950.  He was honorably discharged from the Air Training Command as a sergeant.   He...

Aug 22, 2009

The funeral service for On Khamda will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 29, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2911 18th Ave. NW, Rochester, MN with Pastor Ron Buzard officiating.  Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.  Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

On Khamda, 86, of Rochester, died on August...

Aug 20, 2009

Algernon "Bud" Bratrud, 94, of Rochester, died August 20, 2009, at Sunrise Cottages.

Algernon G. Bratrud was born May 19, 1915, in Bennington Township, Mower County. He attended Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa. In January 1952 he married Frances Kunz and they were later divorced. Bud owned and operated a farm near Ostrander, Minnesota until 1968. After...

Aug 18, 2009

Bruce W. Patterson (49) passed away peacefully at home on Tues., Aug. 18, after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.

Bruce was born in Fort Knox, KY on Dec.15, 1959 to Ray and Genevieve Patterson. He grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from Carmichael High School in 1977. On Feb 14, 1993 he married Paula De Keyrel...