Obituaries

Jan 18, 2025

Sister Bernadette Servaty, 103, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Sister Bernadette was born on October 9, 1921, in Osseo, Minnesota, to Peter and Laura (Marchand) Servaty. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1941, received the name of Sister...

Jan 18, 2025

Sister Madonna Winkels, a Poor Clare of Rochester, Minnesota, died at Cottagewood Senior Communities on January 18, 2025.

Madonna Winkels was born May 3, 1939, in Little Cedar, Iowa to Ralph Winkels and Olivia Weber. After graduating from high school, she studied practical nursing at Saint Marys Hospital before entering the Poor Clare Monastery in Bloomington, Minnesota,...

Jan 16, 2025

Troye Jay Kiefer, beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was born in Hazelton, ND in 1925, where his parents and grandparents had farmed since 1902. Family life growing up there was farm life, and it was in his blood. Troye was the eldest of 4 children—followed by sisters Janice and Dolores, and brother, Duane. Childhood work on the...

Jan 16, 2025

Justin Forrest DeBoer, age 44, of Racine, MN, passed away peacefully at his home on January 16, 2025. Born on January 25, 1980, in Rochester, MN, to Kevin and Alice (Veldman) DeBoer, Justin was a 1998 graduate of Stewartville High School and furthered his education at Western Technical College in La Crosse, WI.

Justin worked alongside his...

Jan 16, 2025

Donald Roger (Don) Staley – Rochester, Minnesota

Donald Roger Staley, 88, of Rochester, Minnesota died Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Charter House Hospice after a brief, but courageous, battle against leukemia.

Don was born October 16, 1936, in Madison, Wisconsin to LeRoy and Mary (Slattery) Staley. In 1954, he was introduced to the love of...

Jan 15, 2025

John Ravenhorst, 74, of Stewartville, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

John was born May 16, 1950 in Albert Lea, MN to Herman and Darlene (Peterson) Ravenhorst. On November 8, 1971 John married his soul mate Iann Sathra in Williston, ND. They later made their home and...

Jan 15, 2025

Marie Elaine Curry, 55 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus.

Marie was born on October 5, 1969 in Rochester to Harold and LaVerne (Finley) Curry. She was youngest of nine children. She grew up in Pleasant Grove Township in Stewartville, MN. While attending Stewartville High School, her mother...

Jan 12, 2025

Howard Lien Wood, age 96, of Rochester, MN, died peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Samaritan Bethany Arbor Terrace in Rochester.

Howard was born on January 15, 1928, in Delavan, MN to Henry and Lillian (Lien) Wood. After graduation from high school, he joined the United States Navy and served at the San Diego, CA Naval...

Jan 12, 2025

Andrea Lea Ganrude, 74, of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Madonna Towers Skilled Care.

Andrea was born July 29, 1950, in Rochester, MN to Odin and Ann Ganrude. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1967, attend Rochester Community College and received a BA in Spanish from Ripon College in 1971. She applied...

Jan 12, 2025

Lucille Benson of Rochester, MN died January 12 at the age of 96. Lucille was born in 1928 in Manchester, NH to Norbert and Emma (Adam) Marcoux. She met her husband of 65 years, Allen, in Manchester when he was stationed at Grenier Air Force base.  Lucille and Allen were married in Atlanta, GA in 1952.  They started their...

Jan 12, 2025

Albert Joseph Ronnenberg, 72, of Hastings, MN, died Sunday, January 12, 2025, peacefully at Little Hospice in Edina, MN.

Al was born August 11, 1952, in Kasson, MN to Adrian "Ronny" and Rose (Taras) Ronnenberg. He graduated from Byron High School in 1970 and began work as an orderly at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. From there,...

Jan 9, 2025

Nancy Patrick (Eiler), 64 of Helena, Montana, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away January 9, 2025 after a brief battle with brain cancer. A beloved mother and grandmother, Nancy was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, husband and many other loved ones during Christmas and the days that followed.

Nancy grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and led...

Jan 9, 2025

Brett Dornack, born May 20, 1965, in Grand Forks, ND to Duane and Judith (Walter) Dornack, passed away unexpectedly, January 9, 2025,  leaving a legacy of love, laughter, and dedication to family. He was 59 years old.

Brett was a 1983 graduate of Byron High School, where he first began to lay the foundation for a lifelong...

Jan 8, 2025

Marian Elizabeth Chrysler (nee Van Beers), of Rochester, MN, passed away January 8, 2025, at the age of 92. She was born in Faribault MN on March 31, 1932 – "almost an April Fool", as she always said.  Her family moved to Rochester in 1940 where her father started an upholstery business. She attended St. John's grade school and...

Jan 7, 2025

Vandlyn Maurine Blatchford Newman 98, passed away on January 7, 2025, in Austin, MN. Known as Vandy, she was the daughter of Walter and Grace (Curry) Blatchford. She was born in Ponca, Nebraska on February 2, 1926. She was the second of five children and received a rural education in Dixon County Nebraska. Vandy married Wendell Thurber Newman in...

Jan 7, 2025

Butch Witte of Rochester, MN passed away January, 7 th 2025 after a long battle with an illness.

Butch grew up in Rochester, MN. He met Cindy McCaleb, and they married on March 23, 1985.

To this union, they had two children Nicholas and Amy.  Butch was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed going...

Jan 6, 2025

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Renee Michele Curry on January 6, 2025, at the age of 59. She passed peacefully at home, surrounded by the warmth and comfort of her cherished family. Born on December 2, 1965, at Kimborough, Maryland Army Hospital, Renee was a radiant presence whose love and...

Jan 6, 2025

Jeanette M. "Jeanie" Monahan – Rochester

In loving memory of Jeanette Mary (Hanzel) Monahan, 98, of Rochester, MN, who passed away with her husband of 74 years "Jerry" by her side on Monday, January 6, 2025, at The Waters on Mayowood Drive.

Jeanette was born July 15, 1926 in Faribault, MN to Francis and Charlotte...

Jan 6, 2025

Josephine Agnes (Ullom) Kapinos was born on February 20, 1931, to Edward and Josephine Ullom, Sr., in Portsmouth, VA. As the only girl of Edward and Josephine's four children, she was affectionately called "Sissy" by her friends and family. After graduating from St. Joseph's Academy in 1947, she worked as a secretary at Portsmouth Naval Hospital where she met...

Jan 4, 2025

Randy Ray Cotten March 13, 1953 – January 4, 2025

Randy Ray Cotten, age 71, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2025, at his daughter's home, surrounded by his loving family and friends, after 2.5 years of courageously battling Glioblastoma.

Randy was born on March 13, 1953, and built a life filled with hard work,...