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Rochester, MN Obituaries
Charles David Perry
Nov 29, 2022
Charles David Perry, 80, of Rochester, MN, died November 29, 2022 at St. Marys Hospital.
Charles was born December 10, 1941 in Charles City, Iowa to Charles and Margaret (Davidson) Perry. At six months of age, his family moved to Rochester. He attended schools in Rochester and was part of the first graduating class at John Marshall...
Bee Chang
Nov 29, 2022
Bee Chang was born in Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, Thailand, on December 8, 1983. He passed away on November 29, 2022 at the age of 38. Bee was the 6 th child out of 8 children. He was the youngest brother. Bee is survived by his parents, Youa Kao and Teng, 3 brothers – Lee, Hue, and Vang, and...
Steven R. Huyber
Nov 28, 2022
Steven Richard Huyber, 75, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 of heart disease at St. Marys Hospital.
Steve was born May 26, 1947 in Rochester to Vincent and Florence (Slade) Huyber. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1965. He attended Rochester Junior College before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in Dec....
Judith Ellen Nelson
Nov 27, 2022
Judith Ellen Nelson, 80, of Stewartville, MN, died Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Judi was born June 2, 1942, in Austin, MN to Elvin and Alpha (Waller) Christopherson. She graduated from Austin High School. She later married Larry Teff and had 2 sons; Scott and Cory. They were later divorced. In 1972 she married...
Patrick Dennis “Denny” Donovan
Nov 27, 2022
Denny Donovan, a beloved husband, father, and papa entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 27, 2022 surrounded by family after a courageous battle. He was 74.
Denny was born December 7, 1947 in Dubuque, IA to John and Agnes (Dillon Callahan) Donovan. He graduated from Wahlert High School in 1966. On July 12, 1969, he married...
Judith Ellen Brown
Nov 27, 2022
Judith Ellen Brown, 80, of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, November 27, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital.
Judy was born March 27, 1942 in Duluth, MN to Clifford and Evelyn (Benson) Johnson. She moved to Minneapolis and then to Rochester with her parents. She graduated in the second class of Rochester John Marshall High School in 1960. She...
Cynthia Thoreson-Arnold
Nov 26, 2022
Cynthia Thoreson-Arnold, 67 of Rochester, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Weatherstone Assisted Living.
Cindy was born on May 19, 1955 in Webster City, IA. Her parents were Ralph and Verna Thoreson. She grew up on the family farm in rural Ellsworth, IA. She enjoyed her farm childhood with many siblings: Bob, Harold, Jill, Liz and...
Kathryn Rayburn
Nov 26, 2022
Kathryn Chera Rayburn died November 26 th , 2022 at Season's Hospice Home in Rochester.
She was born September 23, 1935, in Durand, Wisconsin, the fourth child of John Alexander Rayburn, Jr., and Ethel Jaquish Rayburn. She attended elementary school and the first two years of high school at St. Mary's and the last two at Durand...
David A. Norris
Nov 26, 2022
David A. Norris, 86, of Rochester MN, died Saturday, November 26 at his home.
David was born January 26, 1936 to Lucille and Forrest Norris in Kasson, MN. Shortly after his birth his family moved to Austin MN. He graduated from Austin High School in 1954. He then joined the military and served in the Air Force...
Sharon Kay Macken
Nov 24, 2022
Sharon Kay Macken, 81 of Rochester, died Thursday, November 24, 2022 after a long illness.
Sharon Kay Renaux was born on January 11, 1941 in Rochester to Robert and Leona (Schoonover) Renaux. She was part of the first graduating class of John Marshall High School in 1959. After high school, she married her high school sweetheart, Patrick...
Richard And Margaret Boutelle
Nov 23, 2022
Richard Irwin (Dick) Boutelle, 89, of Rochester, MN, joined his wife in Heaven on November 23, 2022. Richard passed peacefully while under Hospice Care at Ebeneezer Ridges – Care Center in Burnsville, MN. where he and his wife Margaret (Peggy) lived for 3 ½ years. Richard joined his beloved wife, Margaret, less than a day after she passed.
...James Thomas Mcnary
Nov 22, 2022
James Thomas McNary, 93, longtime Rochester civic leader and Mayo Clinic administrator, passed away on November 22, 2022 in his home at Lexington Pointe in Eagan, MN. He is preceded in death by Norma (Orth) his beloved wife of 69 years, and his great-grandson Finnegan Deane. He is survived by his seven children: William and Susan (Malay) McNary (Amherst,...
Ruth Tulledge
Nov 18, 2022
Ruth Nellie Marie Tulledge, 89 years old, of Rochester, MN died on November 18, 2022 from complications of a stroke, at Season's Hospice in Rochester, MN.
Ruth was born in Hilbert, Wisconsin on May 17, 1933 to Helen (Perock) and Walter Schmidt. She moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin as a child where she attended St. Mary's Catholic School...
Richard H. Worke
Nov 17, 2022
On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Richard H. Worke passed away from a long illness. He was 81. Born to Ruby and Jack Worke, Dick grew up in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. He trained as a welder, and went on to work in welding sales and supplies. His love of cars and his natural sociability led him almost instinctively to what...
Patricia Meave Fallon
Nov 16, 2022
Patricia "Pat" Meave (Corry) Fallon, loving wife, loyal sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in Rochester, MN.
Pat was born July 3, 1942 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, WI, the daughter of Dr. Lawrence and Ann (Burke) Corry. She was the last of four children, and...
Evelyn E. Bollman
Nov 14, 2022
Evelyn Bollman, 97, of Rochester, MN, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022.
Evelyn was born in Winona, MN on December 1, 1924. She graduated from Winona High School, attended beauty school in Minneapolis, and returned to Winona to work as a beautician. On October 25, 1947, she married Archie Bollman. The couple moved to a farm near...
Janette L. Benson
Nov 13, 2022
On November 13, 2022, Janette Benson transitioned peacefully to a new life, completing 96 years. She was born September 30, 1926, to Fred and Madie (Sandberg) Kohn in Lake City, MN. She is survived by her daughters, Virginia Carr, Barbara Schafer, Deborah Tennis, stepchildren, and their families.
A private internment will be held in the Pine Island...
Fredrick C. Groth Jr.
Nov 13, 2022
Fredrick Carl Groth Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 13th, 2022.
Fredrick, better known to his family and friends as "Fred" or "Freddy," was born on July 25th, 1939 to Fred and Gladys (Kirkeby) Groth. He grew up in Wanamingo and in his earlier years worked road construction, farm work, carpentry, at the...
Verlon “Bud” Joseph Verdick
Nov 9, 2022
Verlon "Bud" Joseph Verdick, 86, of Rochester, MN, died Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at his home.
Bud was born April 5, 1936, in Alpha, MN, to Oscar and Elizabeth (Donwen) Verdick. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Jackson High School in 1954. He attended Mankato State University in Mankato, MN, and Presentation School...
Agnes M. Espinosa
Nov 8, 2022
Agnes Margrit Espinosa died Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the age of 88. She was born June 18, 1934 in San Salvador, El Salvador to Emil and Berta (Blickle) Füger. Her family moved to Bogotá, Colombia in 1936. She lived most of her youth there but received several years of education during her adolescence in the family's native country,...
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