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Rochester, MN Obituaries

Kathryn Rayburn

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

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

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

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.

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James Thomas Mcnary

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...

Gregory Schoenfelder

Gregory Schoenfelder

Nov 8, 2022

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Susan J. Fryer

Susan J. Fryer

Nov 6, 2022

Susan Jane Fryer, 71 of Eyota, MN died on November 6, 2022 at Rochester Methodist Hospital, following a battle with cancer.

Sue was born on March 3, 1951 in Rochester to Lyle and Jane (Waldron) Fryer.  She graduated from Mayo High School in 1969.  She was married and later divorced.  She worked as an administrative assistant at...

Chu Thi Quach

Chu Thi Quach

Nov 6, 2022

Quach Thi Chu, was born in 1933 and raised in the city of Phan Thiet, Vietnam where she had helped her parents to raise her sister and three brothers.

In 1950, Chu was part of St. Paolo Catholic Diocese in Bien Hoa where she was baptized under St. Mary name as Maria Chu Thi...

Calvin J. Kessler

Calvin J. Kessler

Nov 4, 2022

Calvin (Cal) John Kessler of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 4 after a two and a half year illness with brain cancer.

Cal was born on June 8, 1949 to Edward (Ed) and Ione Kessler in Winona, MN.  He grew up in Lewiston, MN and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967,...

Arlene Lucille Moe

Arlene Lucille Moe

Nov 4, 2022

Arlene Lucille Moe, age 79, of Rochester, MN, died Friday, November 4, 2022 at Stewartville Care Center after fighting pancreatic cancer for 18 months.

She was born November 25, 1942, in Rochester, MN, the daughter of Lavern Briske and LouElla Gatz. She attended Burr Oak School. She was united in marriage to Ardeen Moe on March 12,...

Anna Maria Angelici

Anna Maria Angelici

Nov 3, 2022

Anna Maria Angelici of Rochester, Minnesota died peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family on November 3rd, 2022. Maria, as she was known to family and friends, was born in the Italian village of Sant' Angelo in Pontano in 1923 to Oreste and Eduarda Marcelli.

Maria grew up during the turmoil of World War Two,...

Gale Duane Erickson

Gale Duane Erickson

Oct 29, 2022

Gale Duane Erickson, 86, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.

Gale, along with his twin brother Gerald, was born July 29, 1936 on a farm near Mabel, MN to Alfred and Blanche (Erickson) Erickson. This hard working farm boy graduated from Mable High School...

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