Robert “Lefty” Schoenmann
Apr 14, 2023
Robert "Lefty" Joseph Schoenmann, 91, of Rochester passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on April 14 th at his home at Riverbluff in Rochester, Minnesota.
Robert "Lefty" was born January 28th, 1932 in Spring Green, Wisconsin to Hieron J (HJ) and Mildred Schoenmann. His family moved to Rochester, Minnesota where his mother was receiving life-saving treatment...
James R. Hesse
Apr 12, 2023
James Raymond Hesse, 79 of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus.
Jim was born January 30, 1944, to Ray and Catherine (Peters) Hesse in Stewartville, MN. Later the family moved to Rochester where he attended St. Francis Grade School and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1962. He was...
Donald Roger Schmiedeberg
Apr 9, 2023
Donald Roger Schmiedeberg, 75 of Rochester, MN died Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Riverbend Assisted Living and Memory Care surrounded by family.
Don was born on October 31, 1947 in Plainview, MN to Haven and Eleanor (Adler) Schmiedeberg. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1966. On September 20, 1969, he married Jean M. Putzier in Rochester....
Duane Norman Goodman
Apr 7, 2023
Duane Goodman passed away on April 7, 2023, at Cottagewood Senior Community with his family by his side.
Duane Norman Goodman was born September 1, 1937, at St. Marys' Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, son of Frank Goodman and Della (Stellmaker) Goodman.
He attended Golden Hill Elementary School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1955....
Savay Sam Eaton
Apr 6, 2023
At 62 years of age, Savay passed away on April 6, 2023 at home in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born in the province of Battambang, Cambodia. She and her immediate family have lived in Rochester since 1986.
Savay worked for the Mayo Clinic for more than 20 years. She loved to watch comedy movies and especially loved...
Donna M. Leighton
Apr 3, 2023
Donna Mae Leighton, 82, of Eyota, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 3, 2023 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a brief illness.
Donna was born October 13, 1940, in La Crosse, WI, to Stan and Ruth Egge (Trulson). She attended Lanesboro High School and graduated in 1958. On January 21, 1961, she and Glen E....
Lyle Crago Jr.
Apr 3, 2023
Lyle Crago Jr. 75, of Rochester, MN died Monday April 3, 2023 peacefully at his home.
Lyle was born April 29 th , 1947 in Parkston, SD to Lyle and Adeline (Schnabel) Crago. He graduated from Stickney High School in 1966. He was drafted into the Army in February 1968. On July 19 th , 1968 he...
Marvin Ervin Forcelle
Apr 2, 2023
Marvin Ervin Forcelle, 79, of Rochester, MN, died April 2, 2023 at his residence.
Marvin was born May 25, 1943 in Austin, MN to Emery and Josephine "Jo" (Rech) Forcelle. He graduated from Austin High School. Marvin married Judy Ulwelling in 1966 in Austin, MN and later divorced.
Marvin worked in the body shop at...
Marie S. Brown
Apr 1, 2023
Marie S. Brown, 92, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2023, at The Waters on Mayowood, Rochester, Minnesota.
Marie was born September 23, 1930, in Plainview, Minnesota to Edward and Helen (Ryan) Schneider. She grew up part of a large family, attended local schools and graduated from Lourdes High School in Rochester, Minnesota. On January 6 th...
Thomas “Tom” Mahon
Apr 1, 2023
Thomas W. Mahon, age 79, of Rochester, MN died peacefully Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Seasons Hospice. Tom was born May 19, 1943 in Rochester, MN to Ed and Gert (McCoy) Mahon and grew up working on the family farm. He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1961, earned a degree from Dunwoody College in 1967, and was an...
Jordan Van Hook
Mar 27, 2023
Jordan Michael Van Hook was born in Rochester, Minnesota on November 29, 1982, to Daniel and Susan (Mesko) Van Hook. He died March 27, 2023.
Jordan loved his family and friends with intensity. He loved music, puzzles, and movies. Most of his conversations, with anyone, included song lyrics or a line or two from his favorite movies....
Barbara “Barbie” Mcguire
Mar 26, 2023
Barbara Ann (Jones) McGuire, dearly loved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and sister peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at her home with her husband and family by her side in Rochester, MN, at the age of 84. Barbara, or Barbie as everyone knew her, was born on May 1, 1938 in Rochester, MN. Her parents were Harold...
Margaret A. Fogarty
Mar 26, 2023
Margaret Ann Fogarty, 65, of Eyota, MN died Sunday, March 26 at her home from an extended respiratory illness.
Margaret was born July 26, 1957 in Rochester, MN to Claire and Helen (Kelly) Fogarty. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1975. She was most recently employed at Olmsted County Correctional Services where she just retired.
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Sharon Lavonne Mills
Mar 25, 2023
Sharon LaVonne (Gottschalk) Mills, 78, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital.
Sharon was born July 7, 1944 in Rochester, MN to Alvin and Lucille (King) Gottschalk into a family with seven other siblings. In her early years she enjoyed making pencil sketches and listening to...
Floyd Edward Randall
Mar 25, 2023
Floyd Edward Randall at the age of 94 left his earthly home for his eternal home with Jesus on March 25, 2023. Floyd was a beloved Uncle, Brother, Son and friend and will be greatly missed. Floyd was born at St Mary's hospital on February 12,1929 to Warren and Marie (Grothe) Randall.
Floyd always had a strong...
Robert Alan Staub
Mar 23, 2023
Robert Alan Staub, 62, of Mazeppa, loving husband, son, father, and grandfather, lost his life in a tragic accident on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
He was born on January 29, 1961, in Zumbrota, MN the son of Roland and Betty (Kupferschmied) Staub. He was raised on the family farm in Mazeppa. He married the love of his...
Franklin J. Goertz
Mar 22, 2023
Franklin J. "Frankie" Goertz, 83, of Rochester, MN, died Tuesday, March 22, 2023, at St Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Frankie was born January 12, 1940, two minutes apart from his identical twin brother Johnny to John and Margaret (Brown) Goertz in Mountain Lake, MN.
Frankie enjoyed watching professional wrestling, Nascar and watching his grandkids...
Mary E. Arendt
Mar 22, 2023
Mary Ellen was born on March 18, 1928, in Rochester, MN to Joseph "Frank" and Margaret (O'Connell) Manahan. She grew up in rural Chatfield, MN and graduated from Chatfield High School. After graduation she worked at Methodist Hospital.
She married Ervin Arendt at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chatfield. After marriage, they settled briefly in Mazeppa, MN...
Ruth June Schweihs
Mar 16, 2023
Ruth June Schweihs, age 99 passed peacefully in her home on March 16, 2023 surrounded by her family and close to where her beloved husband, Jess, died 39 years ago.
Ruth was born June 12, 1923 in Three Rivers, Michigan to Carl and Jennie Timm. She was the second of seven children and grew up during the...
Karen “Karry” Patton
Mar 16, 2023
Karen "Karry" Patton, 58, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, March 16, 2023, peacefully at her home.
Karry was born on July 8, 1964 to Dennis and LaVonne Eide. She graduated from Byron High School in 1982 and continued her education with a degree in fashion merchandising at Rochester Community College. On May 5, 1984 she married the...
