Duane “Dewey” Stensrud
Dec 26, 2023
Duane ("Dewey") Anthony Stensrud, age 76, of Onalaska, Wisconsin (formerly Rochester, MN; Stewartville, MN; and originally Hammond, MN), passed away peacefully on December 26, 2023, as he slept. Dewey was born on August 18, 1947, to E. "Lawrence" and Margret Stensrud. Dewey was married to the love of his life, Anita Raymond, from October 31, 1970, until her passing...
Dr. James L. Rae
Dec 24, 2023
Dr. James L. Rae of Rochester, a retired professor Physiology and Biophysics and of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Charter House in Rochester, MN.
He was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on February 25, 1940. He received his B.A. degree from Graceland College and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University....
Dr. Laszlo J. Szarka
Dec 24, 2023
Dr. László József Szarka, 88, of Rochester, Minnesota, died peacefully on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023 at Benedictine Living Madonna Towers.
László was born into a literary family on September 6, 1935 in Székesfehérvár, Hungary to Dr. Géza Szarka (author and educator) and Ilona Szarka née Woditsch. He attended the acclaimed Pannonhalma Benedictine Abbey Boarding School in...
Gene Albert Eiden
Dec 24, 2023
Gene A. Eiden, age 93, longtime Rochester resident, musician, and former Lourdes High School music educator died Sunday, December 24, 2023, surrounded by family, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus.
Gene Albert Eiden was born July 6, 1930 in Holdingford, Minnesota to Albert and Helen (Mulvey) Eiden. He attended Holdingford and Sauk Center elementary schools and...
Thomas Roth
Dec 24, 2023
Thomas (Tom) Roth
Tom Roth,87, of Rochester MN, joined his beloved Jean ("Wifey/Trixie") on Dec 24, 2023, after a battle with dementia.
Tom was born on December 11, 1936, to Sylvester and Marguerite (Pierce) Roth in La Crosse, WI. He grew up in the La Crescent, MN area with his 5 siblings.
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Shirley Kae Dunn
Dec 23, 2023
Shirley Kae (Franks) Dunn, 72 of Welch, MN, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at home after suffering a heart attack.
Shirley was born September 23, 1951 to Robert Sr. and Dorothy (Baker) Franks in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1969.
She has been with her significant other John Fredrickson since...
Corinne M. Melvin
Dec 21, 2023
Corinne Marie (Wenzel) Melvin – Rochester
Corinne Marie Melvin, 90, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing Facility, Rochester, MN.
Corinne was born on August 26, 1933, in Wall Lake, IA to George and Clara (Reidmiller) Wenzel. She was the third of four children, Leon, Keith, and Karen. She...
Donna J. Arnold
Dec 20, 2023
Donna Jean Arnold passed away peacefully on December 20th, 2023, at the age of 88, surrounded by her loving family in Rochester, MN. Donna was born on July 10th, 1935, to Joseph and Margaret Faulhaber in Rochester. She graduated from Lourdes High School in 1953. On September 22nd, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart, Wayne Henry Arnold. The...
Dorothy E. Lassig
Dec 20, 2023
Dorothy Emma (Bintzler) Lassig
Dorothy Emma (Bintzler) Lassig, 100, died Wednesday, December 20 th , surrounded by her family, at the Stewartville Care Center, where she had been residing for hospice cares for several days. Prior to this, she resided in her own home in Stewartville.
Dorothy was born on April 4 th , 1923,...
S. Mary Ann Snyder
Dec 18, 2023
Sister Mary Ann Snyder, 93, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, Monday December 18, 2023. She was born Mary Ann Snyder, on September 10, 1930, in Portsmouth, Ohio to Julian and Helen (Price) Snyder. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1949, received the name of Sister...
Abbie L. Pannkuk
Dec 18, 2023
Our beautiful Abbie Louise Pannkuk, of Esko, Minnesota, unexpectedly passed away at 41 years young on December 18, 2023. She was born to Mary and Darrell Fleischman in Rochester, Minnesota, on November 30, 1982.
Abbie graduated from Lourdes High School in 2001 and attended the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), graduating in 2005. In 2007, Abbie followed...
Mary E. Campion
Dec 17, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Campion, 88 of Rochester, passed away on December 17, 2023, at Edenbrook Nursing care.
Mary was born on June 6, 1935, in Lake City, MN to Dr. Martin and Mary (Tuohy) Campion. She attended McCahill Catholic Grade School in Lake City until her senior year, when the school closed. She graduated from Lincoln High School...
James G. Sullivan
Dec 16, 2023
James Gilbert (Sully) Sullivan 93 passed away at Cottagewood Senior Living Center on December 16, 2023.
James was born August 22, 1930, in Rochester, Minnesota to Gilbert James and Mary Margaret (Ryan) Sullivan.
Sully married the love of his life, Anita Ann Stewart on October 16th, 1954. They were married 64 years at the time...
Thomas R. Kennedy
Dec 16, 2023
Thomas "Tom" Kennedy, 68 of Rochester, died peacefully at his family home on December 16, 2023 with his family by his side.
Tom was born on March 7, 1955 in Rochester to Roger and Patrice (Russell) Kennedy. He attended St. John's grade school and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1973. On December 20, 1982 he married...
Ruth Elsa Carstensen
Dec 15, 2023
Ruth Elsa Carstensen, age 89, of Salem Township, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by family at her home on Dec. 15, 2023.
Ruth was born in Friesenheim, Germany on July 27, 1934 to Hermann and Magdalena Lieber. She came to the United States in 1954. She married Lyle Carstensen on May 15, 1965 and they made their home...
John H Nelson
Dec 12, 2023
John Harold Nelson, age 58, a long time Minnesota Vikings and Gopher's fan died December 12, 2023, peacefully at home with his family surrounding him.
John Harold Nelson was born on October 4, 1965, in Albert Lea, MN. He was the oldest sibling of five. He graduated from University of Minnesota St Paul with a bachelor's degree...
Jayne A. Haag
Dec 12, 2023
Jayne Ann Haag, 87, of Johns Creek, GA, formerly of Rochester, MN, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital.
Jayne was born July 6, 1936 in Kankakee, IL to Wayne and Leonie (Turk) Gray. She was a graduate of Joliet Catholic High School and then moved up to Rochester, where she was a...
Katharine I. Franks
Dec 10, 2023
Katharine (Kay Nelson) Franks –Chatfield
Katharine (Kay) Meyer Franks, 75, formerly Kay Nelson of Rochester, MN, passed away Sunday December 10 th 2023, at Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a long battle with kidney failure.
Kay was born February 18, 1948, to Erwin and Mildred (Reich) Meyer in Rochester. She graduated from...
Kenneth M. Miller
Dec 10, 2023
Kenneth "Ken" Miller, age 77, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 10 th , 2023. Ken was born in Willmar, MN to Glenn and Edith Miller. Ken married Bonnie Olson, his high school sweetheart, at a little country church in Grove City, MN. They made their home and raised their two children in Rochester,...
Marlene Kay Sexton
Dec 9, 2023
Marlene Kay Sexton, 76 of rural Rochester, passed away peacefully at home, with her family at her side, on December 9, 2023.
Marlene Kay Gross was born on November 18, 1947 in Iowa to Leroy and Marie (Paulus) Gross. She grew up and attended school in Hayfield, MN. She married Robert Sexton and they were later divorced....
