Kenneth "Burt" Burton
Oct 6, 2026
Kenneth Howard “Burt” Burton, 86, passed away on October 6, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family.
Kenneth was born September 18, 1940, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Alvin and Blanche (Cummings) Burton. During his high school years, Burt started working at numerous local gas and service stations. He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1957 and began working as a...
Mary Louise VanDerHeyden
Oct 5, 2026
Mary Louise VanDerHeyden, 89, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2026.
Mary was born on May 27, 1937 in LeRoy, Minnesota, to Arthur and Edna Mahoney. She was one of 13 children and grew up during the difficult years at the end of the Great Depression. Her father passed away when Mary was only 4 years old, and...
Gene Nelson Boadwine
Oct 4, 2026
Gene Nelson Boadwine, 50 of Preston, MN, died Sunday, October 4, 2026, at home.
Gene was born January 2, 1976, in Rochester, MN to Grant and Marilyn Boadwine. He graduated from Fillmore Central High School in 1994. He was active in Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band, and Choir.
He attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD and graduated in 1999 with a...
Margaret N Baddour
Oct 4, 2026
Margaret Nassif Baddour passed away peacefully on October 4, 2026, at Charter House – Mayo Clinic Retirement Living in Rochester, Minnesota. Born on August 10, 1927, in Salisbury, North Carolina, the daughter of Frank Nassif and Jana Rizk Nassif, Margaret graduated from Boyden High School in Salisbury in 1945 and then worked as a supervisor at the Bell Telephone Company.
In...
Karen M Bowles
Oct 3, 2026
Karen Margaret Bowles, formerly of Keokuk, Iowa, passed away on October 3, 2026, in Rochester, Minnesota.
Karen was born July 25, 1947, to Olin and Marynel Boyer in Ottumwa, Iowa.
On June 1, 1969, she married Jim Bowles in Memphis, MO. He survives.
Karen earned her BS in Education in 1968 and her master’s degree in 1969 from Northeast Missouri State College (now...
William "Bill" Maxon
Oct 1, 2026
William “Bill” Maxon, 89, passed away on October 1, 2026.
Bill was born on July 3, 1937 in New Haven Township and was raised in Rochester, Minnesota, by his parents, Curtice and Helen (Wilson) Maxon, along with his sisters, Sherron (Leo) Fuchs and Debbie (Roger) Ward.
Following his graduation from Rochester High School, he married his sweetheart, June (Randall) Maxon, who preceded...
David Louis Dvorak
Sep 30, 2026
David L. Dvorak – Rochester
David Louis Dvorak, 74, of Rochester, MN, died Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus.
David was born June 24, 1952 in Austin, MN to Kenneth and Betty (Virnig) Dvorak. He graduated from Pacelli High School in 1970. On March 10, 1978 he married Catherine E. Arnold in Tucson, AZ. The couple lived...
Mary Ellen Tricker
Sep 28, 2026
Mary Ellen (Anderson) Tricker
Mary Ellen Tricker, 85, of Rochester, MN, died Monday, September 28, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus.
Mary was born October 11, 1940, in Decorah, IA to Paul and Ruth (Gabrielson) Anderson. She graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1958. On December 27, 1959, she married the love of her life, Pete Tricker. Together they...
Linda Bowar
Sep 28, 2026
After a very courageous, hard-fought, multi-year battle with various illnesses, most notably stage 4 pancreatic, liver, and bone cancer, Linda Bowar passed away on September 22, 2026. She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends.
Linda was born on February 4, 1957, in Pontiac, Michigan. Her immediate family includes her husband, Ken; daughter Amy Black, son Andy (Kelli)...
Timothy "Tim" W. Verdick
Sep 28, 2026
Timothy “Tim” Willis Verdick, 64, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away at his home on September 28, 2026, after a battle with lung cancer, surrounded by his loved ones.
Tim was born on September 4, 1962, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Willis and Alta (Nelson) Verdick. He grew up in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School in 1980.
On August 8, 1987, Tim...
Margaret "Mugs" Jean Adams
Sep 27, 2026
Margaret “Mugs” Jean Adams, 68, of Stillwater, MN, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, in the hospital at Mayo in Rochester, MN. She was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, and she will be deeply missed.
Born on July 30, 1958, in St. Paul, MN, Mugs was the youngest of 6 children born to Ralph Milo Langness and...
William "Bill" St. Martin
Sep 27, 2026
William “Bill” St. Martin, age 91, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Bill was born January 5, 1935, in International Falls, Minnesota. While still a youngster, he moved with his family to Faribault and then Millersburg. In January 1952, at the age of 17, Bill joined the United States Air Force.
On October 15,...
Sr. Wanda Scherer
Sep 26, 2026
Sister Wanda Scherer, OSF
Sister Wanda Scherer, 98, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Wanda Rita Scherer was born on January 11, 1928, in Ironton, Ohio, to Fred and Mary (Melcher) Scherer. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1951, received the name of Sister...
Richard Alan Gessner
Sep 26, 2026
Richard Alan Gessner, age 62, passed away peacefully at his home on September 26, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
Rich was born on October 11, 1963, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the son of Alan and Bernadine "Bea" (Mathias) Gessner. Rich graduated from Lourdes High School, where he also played football and wrestled.
Rich had many interests and hobbies throughout...
Todd Steven Mattson
Sep 25, 2026
Todd Steven Mattson was born in Rochester, MN on November 3rd, 1962 to David and Virgina Mattson. He passed away on September 25th, 2026 from injuries sustained in a bicycle-related accident.
Todd was a lifelong resident of Rochester, MN, graduating from Mayo High School in 1981. Todd began playing hockey as a child where he excelled through his high school years....
Tom Wedge Ehrhardt
Sep 20, 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tom Wedge Ehrhardt, loving father, storyteller and seedsman, on Sept. 20 from an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 70 years old.
Tom grew up in Albert Lea in a family of seven where he learned to love the arts and nature. He sang as loudly as the next person at family...
Charles "Ed" Armbruster Jr.
Sep 19, 2026
Charles Edward Armbruster, Jr, better known as Ed, died at Mayo Clinic, Eisenberg Building, Saturday, September 19, 2026 when a final battle with pneumonia ended his progression into Alzheimer’s Disease after 4 years at Cascade Creek Memory Care.
Ed was born August 2, 1949 in Roanoke, Virginia to Charles and Eleanor (Prater) Armbruster. After living in Radford, VA a number of...
Karen Marie Sievers
Sep 19, 2026
Karen Marie Sievers
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Karen Marie Sievers, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Karen passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Madonna Towers Nursing Facility in Rochester, MN. She was 82 years old.
Karen was born on July 12, 1944, in Slayton, MN to William and Irene (Oiom) Wahl. She...
Jason Michael Fossum
Sep 18, 2026
Jason Michael Fossum passed away Friday afternoon, September 18 2026 due to Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was diagnosed on Mothers Day 2026 and passed peacefully surrounded by family on the family farm in Eyota, MN.
Jason was born on May 6, 1979 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN to Carol and Harvey Fossum. He began his childhood...
LaVera Christine Grimstad
Sep 17, 2026
LaVera Grimstad
LaVera Christine Grimstad (Modine) of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 17 at the age of 91.
She was born in 1934 in Dent, Minnesota, to Della Modine Satter and William Modine. She was a caring, kind, and loving woman who was the life of the family, bringing warmth and joy to those around her. Her family was the...
