Rosemary Armstrong
Jan 30, 2024
Rosemary Armstrong, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at her home in Rochester, MN.
She was born on October 15, 1957, to Thomas and Norma (Kulsrud) Armstrong. Rosemary grew up in McIntire, Iowa and graduated from Riceville High School in 1975. Upon graduation she moved to Rochester, Minnesota where she would embark on a...
Gertrude (Trudy) Mae Wolterstorff Jewell
Jan 28, 2024
Gertrude (Trudy) Mae Wolterstorff Jewell was born June 17, 1926, in Woodbury MN to George and Gertrude Wolterstorff. She was the seventh child of ten. She married the love of her life Ralph Jewell on July 3, 1946, at the Woodbury Methodist Church. They shared a life together for 54 years. She has six children: Judy (Larry) Plank of...
Lorraine Marie Kach
Jan 28, 2024
Lorraine Marie (Warnke) Kach, 87, of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, January 28, 2024.
Lorraine was born August 18, 1936, to Otto and Hilda (Mecklenburg) Warnke in Riceville, Iowa. She attended country school #3, the same school that her father attended. She graduated from Riceville High School in 1955. She worked at Dvorak Grocery in Riceville, Iowa, and...
Viola Marie Reiland
Jan 28, 2024
Viola "Vi" Marie (Ziegenfuss) Reiland, age 96, of Rochester, passed away peacefully with family at her bedside on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Madonna Benedictine House Memory Care.
Vi was born October 30, 1927, the daughter of John and Martha (Schultz) Ziegenfuss in Winona, MN. After graduating from Cathedral High School in Winona in 1945, Vi attended...
Charles “Charlie” M. Lonergan
Jan 27, 2024
Charles (Charlie) Michael Lonergan, 41, of Rochester, MN, died peacefully at home Saturday, January 27, 2024, after an 8 year battle with brain cancer.
Charlie was born October 17, 1982, in Rochester, MN to Michael and Lori (Kiefer) Lonergan. He graduated from Mayo high school in 2001, and St. Cloud State University in 2006. On July 11,...
Lois J. Schmidt
Jan 25, 2024
Lois Jean Drysdale Schmidt died Thursday, January 25 th 2024 from heart failure.
Lois was born on April 4, 1927 on a farm in Quincy Township near Elba, Minnesota. She was the ninth of the 10 children born to Clarence and Bertha Haessig Drysdale. Lois attended school in Eyota excelling in band, chorus, and English. She graduated...
Dr. Mark M. Bahn
Jan 25, 2024
Mark Mansfield Bahn, MD, PhD, 68, of Rochester, MN, died peacefully on January 25, 2024, at Cottagewood Senior Communities from complications of Parkinson's Disease with Lewy Body Dementia. His care at Cottagewood was exceptional and he was surrounded by his family. Mark was a much-loved family man, a respected colleague, and loyal friend to many.
Mark was...
Patrick J. Leuth
Jan 24, 2024
Patrick John Leuth, 77, of Rochester, MN passed away at his home from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on January 24, 2024. Pat was born on June 12, 1946 in Red Wing, MN to Paul and Agnes (Condon) Leuth. Pat grew up in Mazeppa/Zumbrota and later moved to Rochester where he attended John Marshall High School. Pat served in...
Curtis Allen Bergeson
Jan 22, 2024
Curtis (Curt) Allen Bergeson, 79, of Rochester, MN, died Monday January 22, 2024 at St. Marys Hospital.
Curt was born July 19, 1944 in Spring Valley, MN to Selmar and Frankie (Jahns) Bergeson. Curt moved around quite a bit and travelled a lot until settling down in Rochester, MN in the mid-nineties.
Curt loved taking...
Mary Ann Boelman
Jan 21, 2024
Mary Ann Boelman, 90, of Rochester, Minnesota, died peacefully in the presence of her family on January 21, 2024, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's. She died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Keith Roeder, who provided her with the most wonderful home and care for two and a half years at the end of...
Christine M. Parisi
Jan 20, 2024
Christine Marie Parisi – beloved friend, sister, mother, and wife – born July 10, 1948, died January 20, 2024, in Rochester, MN, surrounded by those she loved.
Chris, or "Christy" as she was known by many of her family and friends, was born in Herkimer, NY and grew up on a farm. She attended Allegheny College and...
Susan L. Cochran
Jan 19, 2024
Susan Louise Cochran, born September 6, 1948, in Fort Wayne, Indiana died peacefully January 19, 2024.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Betty Cochran and her brother, Ray.
Her memory lives on in her siblings: Kathy (Ron) Gaines, Mary (Jim) Ferrell, Lori Knapp, Martha (Mark) McDonough, Ruthanne (Terry) Vruno, Anne (Scott)...
Corrine M. Sandberg
Jan 18, 2024
Corrine Sandberg, 93, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away January 18, 2024. She was born April 13, 1930, to Paul and Margaret (Kennedy) Reinhart and raised on her parents' farm in Pine Island. Corrine began her education at Reinhart Country School and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1946. Corrine moved to Rochester to continue her education. She began...
Rosalie E. Canfield
Jan 18, 2024
Rosalie Edith Canfield took her last breath after having the rosary prayed over her with her sister and brother-in-law at her side, on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester.
On October 5, 1931, she was born in Cleveland, OH to Sicilian immigrant parents Basil and Fortunada Pintaudi. Their family moved to Rochester when...
Charles Wardell Speltz
Jan 17, 2024
Charles W. Speltz, 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus.
Charles was born March 30, 1932 in Mt. Vernon Township, in Winona County to Raymond and Jeannette (Kohner) Speltz. He was a graduate of Lewiston High School and went on to proudly serve his country with...
Alvis “Marilyn” Piotrowski
Jan 16, 2024
Marilyn Piotrowski – Rochester
Alvis Marilyn Piotrowski, 87 of Rochester passed away on January 16, 2024 at Madonna Towers.
Alvis Marilyn Oliver was born on September 20, 1936 in Dallas, TX, to Alvis and Mary (Ewing) Oliver. She married Gerald "Jerry" Piotrowski in 1955 in Fort Worth, TX. The couple moved to Rochester in 1961....
Clara Mae Bonin
Jan 15, 2024
Clara Mae Bonin, longtime Rochester resident, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2024 at Beautiful Minds Assisted Living in Chandler, AZ at the age of 99.
Clara Mae Huber was born on October 1, 1924 in Farley, IA to George and Molly (Hill) Huber, on the family farm. She married Arthur Bonin of Minneapolis, MN on May...
Elmer P. Rubow
Jan 15, 2024
Elmer Paul Rubow, 90 of Rochester, MN, passed away on January 15, 2024 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Elmer was born on August 21, 1933 in Rochester, to Paul and Amelia (Buske) Rubow. In 1955, he married Phyllis (Reed) Rubow and made their home in the Chester area for 68 years. He was a loving husband and a...
Louis J. Vangalis
Jan 15, 2024
Louis John Vangalis passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2024, at the age of 102.
Lou was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on May 18, 1921, to his Greek immigrant parents; John Vangalis and Jennie (Booras) Vangalis. He was the second-born in his family and had seven siblings. Growing up, Lou worked in his parent's cafes, bars...
Charles “Chuck” Glarner
Jan 14, 2024
Charles Glarner – Kasson, MN
Charles E. (Chuck) Glarner, 94, of Kasson, MN, died Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus.
Charles was born April 14, 1929, in Mantorville, MN to Virgil and Aletha (Steele) Glarner. He went to rural school in Milton Township for elementary education and graduated from Mantorville High...
