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...
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...
