Patricia Ann Kautz
Jun 4, 2024
Patricia Ann Kautz, 84 of Rochester, MN, died June 4, 2024 at home after a short illness.
Pat was born November 4, 1939, in Dover Township, Olmsted County to John Ragland and Ruby (Hornby) Raglund. She attended high school in Rochester, then worked locally in the hospitality industry as well as did telemarking while raising her family. ...
Richard J. Siepmann
Jun 4, 2024
Richard "Dick" Siepmann, age 95, of Rochester, MN passed away on June 4, 2024 with his daughter by his side.
Dick was born in Algona, IA and later moved to Des Moines, IA. He joined the Army after high school, toward the end of WWII, and proudly served his country stationed in Korea from 1946-1948. His son,...
Jesse R. Pearson
Jun 3, 2024
Jesse Richard Pearson of Stewartville passed away on June 3, 2024 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Jesse was born January 14, 1980 in Rochester, MN and graduated from Mayo High School in 1998. He went on to earn a BFA in Photography from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2002. He then attended the University...
Jean Marie Miner
Jun 2, 2024
Jean Marie Miner, 83, passed away on June 2, 2024 of natural causes, while surrounded by her family. Jean had a wonderful life dealing with multiple health issues, and on June 2 nd , Jean's body had enough.
Jean was born on December 16, 1940, to Joseph and Edith Thomas in Mankato, MN. Jean grew up on...
Debra Louise Goedtel
Jun 2, 2024
Debra "Debbie" Goedtel – Rochester
Debra Louise Goedtel, 70, of Rochester, MN, died peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at her home in Rochester, surrounded by loving family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Debbie was born on October 19, 1953, in Wadena, MN to Kenneth and Madonna (Johnson) Aldrich. She graduated from Wadena...
Gertrude “Trudy” Rocca
May 30, 2024
Gertrude "Trudy" Ann (Hoye) Rocca, 88, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on Thursday, May 30th, 2024.
Trudy was born April 27, 1936, in Iowa City, IA to Thomas and Josephine (Pierick) Hoye. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1954. She married Charles Joseph "Joe" Rocca on September 12, 1959, in Iowa City, IA. The couple...
Thomas M. Cummings
May 29, 2024
Thomas Michael Cummings, 68, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2024 at St Marys Hospital in Rochester after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Tom was born on June 17, 1955 in Austin, MN to Tom and Dorothy Cummings. Tom attended St. Augustine grade school, Pacelli High School in Austin, and St John's University in Collegeville, MN. Upon graduation he...
Lonnie J. Jostock
May 29, 2024
Lonnie John Jostock, 55, Rochester
Beloved son of the late Myron John Jostock and Marilyn Ruth Jostock, Lonnie was born November 3, 1968, and passed away on May 29, 2024, in Rochester.
Lonnie is survived by his sisters, Nancy Kasprzak from Chaska, MN, and Kathy (Rick) Barry of Eden Prairie, MN, as well as his...
Carol J. Besse
May 27, 2024
Carol Jean (Bien) Besse, age 80, of Rochester, MN, was called to eternal rest on May, 27, 2024. She was born on September 6, 1943, in Durand, WI. She was a proud alumnus of both St. Mary's Catholic School and Durand High School in her hometown.
Carol left home after high school and went to Winona, MN....
Doramae Mase
May 21, 2024
DoraMae Mase, 93 of Dodge Center, MN passed away on May 21, 2024 at Fairview Care Center.
DoraMae Ovalson was born on March 6, 1931 in Goodhue Co. to Gerald and Hannahlin (Dokken) Ovalson.
She grew up in Faribault, MN and graduated from Faribault High School in 1949. She later graduated from MN School of...
Joanne Berry
May 18, 2024
Joanne Dorothy Berry, 93, passed away at the Mayo Clinic Care Center in Lake City, MN, on Saturday, May 18th, 2024. She was born on February 9, 1931, to parents Dorothy and Joseph Hennessey. Joanne married James Robert Enderson in 1949. They were blessed with five children and raised them in the booming city of Rochester, Minnesota. She and...
Grant A. Kirgis
May 18, 2024
Grant Albert Kirgis passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and support of his wife and children on May 18, 2024 at St. Marys Hospital.
Grant was born November 5, 1948 to Ludwig and M. Elaine (Stucki) in Red Wing, MN. After graduating from Pine Island High School in 1966 he enlisted in the US Airforce, serving...
Karin L. Larson-Purves
May 17, 2024
Karin Larson-Purves, 87, of Rochester, Minn., died peacefully Friday, May 17, 2024, surrounded by her two children at Country Cottage in Plainview, Minn.
Karin was born April 27, 1937, in St. Paul, Minn., to Charles and Laura Nelson. She attended Rochester High School and graduated from St Louis Park High school in 1955. She went on to...
Wayne Stillman
May 15, 2024
Wayne Stillman
December 24, 1937 – May 15, 2024.
Wayne Stillman, 86, was born in Rochester, Minnesota to Alfred and Josephine Stillman. Wayne married his high school sweetheart, Carol Ramsey at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minnesota in 1958. Wayne and Carol are the parents of four sons, Richard (Dolores), Randall, Russell, and Ron (Katherine)...
Geraldine M. Brown
May 15, 2024
Geraldine (Jerry) M. Brown of Rochester, Minnesota passed away peacefully on May 15 th , 2024. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Rochester, born August 24, 1927, the second of seven children born to Sidney and Anna (Carroll) Ellstrom.
Jerry attended Rochester Catholic Schools for her education and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1946. She married...
William J. “Bill” Knadel, Jr.
May 14, 2024
William J. Knadel Jr., 90 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2024.
Bill was born on April 24, 1934 in Springfield, MN to William and Inez (Welch) Knadel. He graduated from Springfield High School. On December 25, 1953 he married Donna Stern in Springfield, MN. The couple moved to Rochester in 1959 where...
Duane E. Robb
May 13, 2024
Duane Ellis Robb, 92, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at his home on May 13 th , 2024.
Duane was born October 20, 1931, on a farm south of Grand Meadow to Floyd and Lela (Olson) Robb. He attended one- room school houses until eventually moving to Rochester where he graduated from Rochester High School in 1950....
Patricia E. Darling
May 13, 2024
Patricia Brown Darling, 88, died peacefully Monday, May 13, 2024, at Rochester East Health Care, under the care of Mayo Hospice, with family and friends by her side after being anointed by a priest.
Pat was born and raised in Chicago by Robert Cooper Brown and Anita (von Buelow) Brown. She went to Nurse's Training at Saint...
Patricia A. “Pat” Thiem
May 7, 2024
Patricia A. Thiem – Rochester
Patricia (Pat, Pita) Thiem, 84, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully at home on May 7, 2024, where she lived for 65 years.
Pat was born on April 8, 1940. She married Richard Thiem in 1959. They later divorced. She had four children (Dan, Cheri, Lori, and Rick) by the...
Jane M. Toddie
May 7, 2024
Jane Mary Toddie, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Saint Marys Campus at the age of 89, surrounded by her family who loved her dearly.
Jane was born on August 26, 1934 in Hastings, MN, to Michael and Berdina Rother. She graduated from Hastings High School...
