Brooke Finch
Feb 15, 2024
Brooke Finch passed away at 2:51 AM on February 15, 2024. A beautiful soul was lost on earth but gained in heaven. She was surrounded by her family in her home, exactly as she wanted it. She had so much passion for life and animals. Brooke also had a deep love for her family. She was incredibly supportive and...
Sister Francine Balster
Feb 15, 2024
Sister Francine Balster, 98, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Sister Francine was born Dorothy Evelyn Balster on June 27, 1925, in Wilmont, Minnesota, to Frank and Anna (Lenz) Balster. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1945, received the name of...
Charles “Bud” Schneiter
Feb 15, 2024
Charles "Bud" Schneiter, 77 of Kasson passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at his home in Kasson.
Bud Schneiter was born on December 4, 1946 in Rochester, MN to Jane (Houck) and Carl Schneiter. He grew up in Rochester and attended Hawthorne/Downtown Central Schools. He married Mary Gemelke on December 30, 1967 at Christ Lutheran...
Robert Christopherson
Feb 14, 2024
Robert G. Christopherson of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at home with his wife Margaret by his side. Robert died February 14, 2024. Robert was born May 11, 1930 in Goodhue, MN to Kenneth and Clara (Harth) Christopherson. Robert grew up in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1948 where he played basketball and baseball. He...
Mary J. Drilling
Feb 10, 2024
Mary "Pep" Drilling, 79, peacefully passed away, on February 10, 2024, embraced in her home, surrounded by her family.
Mary was born on February 17, 1944, in Northfield, MN. She was the youngest of five children, born to Edmund and Amelia (Robinson) Drilling. She was raised in the Stanton area, and graduated from Randolph High School in...
Ramona “Mona” Kleist
Feb 10, 2024
Ramona "Mona" Lou Johnson was born to this earthly world on October 5, 1928. She was born to eternal life at the age of 95 on February 10, 2024.
Mona was born in Anoka, MN to Harry and Olive (Rognrud) Johnson. Following her graduation from Edison High School in 1946, she worked at General Mills for five...
Michael “Mike” Wolfe
Feb 9, 2024
Michael (Mike) Allen Wolfe, 66, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully in his home on February 9, 2024, after a two year courageous journey with pancreatic cancer.
Michael was born on October 3, 1957, to Arnold and JoAnn (Staloch) Wolfe in Mankato, MN. At the age of 9 the family moved from St. Peter, MN to Fairmont,...
Isabella Mork
Feb 8, 2024
Penny Mork (Isabella) joined her beloved Arnold in heaven on February 8, 2024, just one month shy of her 100th birthday. Penny died peacefully, surrounded by family after six wonderful years of care at Arbor Terrace and Samaritan Bethany. A special thanks goes to them for their kind and compassionate care.
Isabella was born to Thomas and...
Thien Phrachansisourath
Feb 8, 2024
ROCHESTER – Funeral services for Thien Phrachansisourath will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, 1105 12th St. S.E., Rochester, MN.
Thien Phrachansisourath, age 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus...
Mong Nget
Feb 8, 2024
In loving memory of Mong Nget
Loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather
May 10, 1945 – February 8, 2024
Mong Nget, 78, passed away peacefully at home on February 8th, 2024.
Mong was born May 10th, 1945 to Nget Ros and Jim Chun in Takéo Province, Cambodia.
Growing up...
Irene M. Krolak
Feb 8, 2024
Irene Marie (Ernat) Krolak
Irene Marie (Ernat) Krolak passed away peacefully on February 8th in Rochester, Minnesota.
Born on October 12, 1931, to John and Stella (Slomian) Ernat, she spent her first years on her parents' farm. After her father's death in 1933, Irene, her mother and three siblings–Richard, Eugenia, and Dorothy–moved to Spring Valley,...
Janet Marilyn Mccoy
Feb 8, 2024
Janet "Jan" McCoy passed away Thursday, February 8th, at her home, surrounded by her family.
Janet was born February 22, 1935 in Rochester, MN to Joseph E. and Edith (Gunderson) Manahan. She attended Rochester High School and later Lourdes High School where she graduated in 1953. On February 18th, 1956, Janet married the love of her life,...
James Konstantin Marttila
Feb 8, 2024
James Konstantin Marttila, age 75, of Rochester and Lake Vermillion, Minnesota died February 8, 2024 at Season's Hospice House from complications of lung cancer treatment. Jim was born October 25, 1948 in Soudan, Minnesota to Walter Konstantin and Verena Maud (Oliver) Marttila.
Jim grew up in Tower, Minnesota living above the family business, Marttila Drug, graduating from...
Jan M. Hudson
Feb 4, 2024
Jan Maria Hudson, 75, of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, February 4, 2024, at St Marys Hospital.
Jan was born February 20, 1948, in Rochester, MN, to Marian and Beverly (Sawyer) Hudson. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1966. On August 12, 1967, she married George Evans and moved to Plattsburgh, NY, where she gave birth...
Susan Elizabeth Tointon
Feb 4, 2024
Susan Elizabeth Tointon, 69, of Rochester passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024 after a short battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Susan was born on August 18, 1954, to George and Lola Jones. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1972. On August 19, 1978, she married Randall V. Tointon in Mantorville, MN.
Susan...
Christopher R. May
Feb 3, 2024
Christopher Robert May – Rochester
We share with great sadness that Christopher "Chris" Robert May, 40, of Rochester, MN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
Chris was born in Rochester on May 27, 1983 to Robert and Pamela (Paulios) May. He was the first and, as he liked to tell us, "favorite grandchild"...
John A. Baker
Feb 3, 2024
John Anthony Baker, 95, died February 3, 2024 at the Stewartville Care Center.
Johnny was born September 25, 1928 in Rochester, MN to John W. and Rose (Lillie) Baker.
He grew up on the family farm in Simpson and loved farming. He completed elementary/junior high school in Simpson and graduated from Rochester High School in...
Robert “Bob” Mesarchik
Feb 3, 2024
Robert "Bob" Joseph Mesarchik died peacefully on Saturday February 3, 2024 surrounded by his 4 children and other close family, and achieved his lifetime wish of dying in his own home of 56 years.
Bob's life is a perfect example of a long life, well lived. Everyone who knew him called him friend and when they asked...
William L. Fischer
Feb 3, 2024
William L. Fischer, age 89, died peacefully on Saturday, February 3, 2024, surrounded by his loving family, at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Hospital.
He was born to Aloysius and Ida (Falk) Fischer on February 10, 1934. After graduating from Lourdes High School, he spent four years as a Sea Bee in the U.S. Navy. Bill married...
Ronald Oswald Tri
Feb 2, 2024
Ronald Oswald Tri, 75, passed away February 2, 2024 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, MN, with his family at his bedside.
Ronald was born March 6, 1948, in Lake City, MN to his parents, Oswald and Irene Tri. He grew up on the family farm in the Pine Island area. Upon graduating from Mazeppa...
