Obituaries

May 9, 2023

LaFerne Arlene Billings-Mangan passed away May 9, 2023 peacefully at Meadow Lakes Assisted Living in Rochester, Minnesota.

LaFerne was born January 21, 1942 in Lyle, Minnesota to Otto and Hazel (Means) Lomholt. She attended school in Lyle graduating in 1959. She worked most of her career at Crenlo as a drill press operator.

She first...

May 8, 2023

Michael A. Mason –Formally of Rochester

Michael Albert Mason, 64 formally of Rochester, MN died Monday, May 8, 2023, in Irvine California.

Mike was born November 2, 1958 in Owatonna, MN to Kay and Simeon Mason.  He attended school in Rochester, MN before joining the Marines. He graduated with an associate degree at RCTC in...

May 7, 2023

Darrel Ruddick, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, age 89, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2023. He is preceded in death by parents, Fred and Nellie, and brothers, Stanley and Donald. He is survived by wife of 59 years, Rita (Taschner), daughter, Kathy (Kevin) Hennessey of Rochester MN, son, David (Crista) Ruddick of Seattle WA,...

May 6, 2023

Sister June Kaiser, 97, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights on Monday, May 6, 2024. Mary June Kaiser was born on June 19, 1926, in Columbus, Ohio, to Louis and Loretta (Ruetty) Kaiser. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1951, received the name of Sister Sarto,...

May 5, 2023

Everette Michael Jackson, 37, died on May 5, 2023 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN after an insurmountable battle against multiple myeloma.

Everette (Michael) was born in Detroit, MI on October 28,1985 to Charles and Gwendolyn Jackson. He graduated from Shrine High School in Royal Oak, MI in 2004. He attended Loyola University in Chicago, IL and...

May 4, 2023

Alexander Jayce (AJ) Quimby, 16, of Rochester, MN, passed away Thursday, May 4 th , 2023.

AJ was born December 14, 2006 in Albert Lea, MN to Jenna and Dustin Quimby. AJ was a student at Lourdes High School in Rochester, MN.

AJ loved snowboarding, wakeboarding, playing football for the Lourdes Eagles, weightlifting,...

May 4, 2023

Robert "Bob" Alvin Sonnabend, 85, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023.

Bob was born in Madelia, Minnesota, on July 25, 1937, to Erich and Leona (Franke) Sonnabend. He attended school in Garden City and Amboy, graduating in 1955. Shortly after graduating, Bob was hired by IBM and headed to Endicott, New York.  He married the love...

May 3, 2023

Javon "Joey" Nicholas Kunkel, 25, of Rochester, MN, died May 3, 2023, in La Crosse, WI.

Javon was born October 31, 1997, in Rochester, MN.  His parents are Amy and Dennis Kunkel.  He graduated from Lourdes High School in 2016.  He earned his Bachelor's Degree from St. Mary's University in Winona, MN in 2022.  His major was...

May 2, 2023

G.B. "Smokey" Honermann

Gilbert B. "Smokey" Honermann passed away Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, peacefully at The Homestead of Rochester, with family by his side from COVID complications/Lewy-Body dementia.

Gilbert Honermann was born March 21, 1935, in Adrian, MN, son of William and Susan (Schutz) Honermann. He attended schools in Adrian and graduated from Boys Town...

Apr 30, 2023

Gary Edwin Mudge, 81, of Rochester, MN, passed peacefully in his sleep on April 30, 2023.

Gary was born September 24, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN to Edwin and Agnes Mudge. He graduated from Faribault High School in 1959. In 1961 he joined the Navy where he did airplane maintenance and test flights until 1964. While serving in...

Apr 29, 2023

Robert "Bob" Owen Connaughty was born January 6, 1931, on a farm in Utica Township, Minnesota. Through the years, he moved to different farms with his family. While growing up, he milked cows and worked in the fields. He started working in construction (Koepp Company) building water towers, etc. He moved to Lake Zumbro and built a house on...

Apr 28, 2023

Cherice E. Bearden, 64, of Rochester, MN passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Saint Marys Campus.

Cherice was born March 28, 1959, in Lanesboro Village, Fillmore County, MN to Donald and Muriel (Sivesin) Nordsving. She graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1977. After high school graduation Cherice moved to Rochester, MN and...

Apr 28, 2023

Eugene Stuart (Stu) Eickelberg Jr. – Lake City, MN

Stu Eickelberg, 79, of Lake City, MN, passed into the Lord's arms on Friday, April 28, 2023.  He was at home, surrounded by his beloved wife of 55 years and his four daughters.

Stu was born October 11, 1943 in Berwyn, IL to Eugene Stuart and...

Apr 23, 2023

Cynthia Sue Langton, 65, of Stewartville, MN, was called home to be with her Lord on April 23, 2023 while at her home surrounded by family and friends.

Cindy was born May 21, 1957, in Preston, MN to Kenneth and Betty (Oliver) Knutson. She attended Marion Elementary School then Mayo High School. On October 20, 1990, the...

Apr 21, 2023

Betty Jo Dorschner died Friday, April 21, 2023, at Rochester East Health Services.

Betty Jo was born September 26, 1926, near Springview, Nebraska to Edwin and Cecile White. She moved 9 times before graduating high school in 1944. She took a train from Nebraska to Rochester, MN where she entered Saint Mary's School of Nursing as a...

Apr 20, 2023

Susana M. Domingo, 103, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus.

Susana was born May 24, 1919 in Laoag City, Philippines to Alberto and Casilda Mayor. She married Juan Domingo and was later widowed in 1996. She immigrated to California in the United States in 1984 before moving to...

Apr 18, 2023

Marlene Sandberg passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, April 18 in her apartment at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home.

Marlene was born in Blue Earth, MN, on December 15, 1935. She grew up in Worthington, MN. After graduating from high school, Marlene attended nursing school at Abbott (Northwestern). While in nursing school, she met Dan Sandberg....

Apr 17, 2023

MaKenzie Jo Swanson-Larson

A loved daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, MaKenzie Jo Swanson-Larson gained her angel wings unexpectedly, at the age of 23, on April 17, 2023. She was born in Rochester, MN on November 9, 1999, to Chad Larson and Melissa Swanson.

She graduated from Stewartville High School in 2018 with...

Apr 17, 2023

Daniel William Ryan passed away on April 17 th , 2023. He was surrounded by friends and loved ones and went peacefully. Dan was born on October 26, 1952 to Stanley and Delores (Majerus) Ryan. He was raised in Rochester in a family of 6 children although his extended family would argue that they were all brothers and sisters,...

Apr 17, 2023

Gary Lee Schroeder Jr- Zumbrota

After faithfully serving the Zumbrota community as a Police Officer for 18 years and serving as a member of the Zumbrota Fire Department for many years before medically retiring at the end of 2020, Gary fought a difficult yet courageous battle against PTSD attained in the line of duty. Gary was very...