Lavonne “Bonnie” Hoenk
Jun 10, 2022
LaVonne "Bonnie" Leone Hoenk died peacefully at home surrounded by family, on June 10, 2022, at the age of 92. Bonnie was one of six children born to Richard M. Parker and Elna E. Reiter in Wabasha County on January 14, 1930. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1947. On May 19, 1950, she married Robert D. Hoenk...
Luverne “Vern” Herman Hammel
Jun 10, 2022
On June 10, 2022, Luverne "Vern" Herman Hammel died at home in Eyota, MN after a battle with bone marrow cancer. He was 83 years old.
Luverne was born on September 22, 1938 in Eyota Township, MN to Herman and Elsie (Schmidt) Hammel. He was the oldest of nine children and grew up loving farming.
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Dallas Ferdmen Johnson
Jun 7, 2022
Dallas Ferdman Johnson, 78, of Rochester, MN, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, peacefully at home with his family at his side.
Dallas was born February 13, 1944, in Sargeant, MN to Aletta and Ferdman Johnson. He graduated from Hayfield Senior High School in 1961. After graduating Dallas started his career as a union painter. He retired from...
James Allen Tonjum
Jun 6, 2022
James Allen Tonjum, 58 of Rochester, died unexpectedly Monday, June 06, 2022, at his home with his wife.
Jim was born June 25, 1963 in Faribault, Minnesota, to Gertrude and Richard Tonjum. He graduated from Faribault High School in 1982 and continued his education, graduating from Stout University with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Jim worked in...
Monsignor James Ambrose Mccauley
Jun 5, 2022
Monsignor James Ambrose McCauley was born on November 8, 1930 to John and Ella (Scanlon) McCauley near Caledonia. His father was killed in a hunting accident eleven months later. His mother and five children moved to Hokah shortly thereafter because she wanted her children to have a Catholic education at St. Peter's School. Father McCauley graduated from St. Peter's...
Adam John Oberg
Jun 3, 2022
Adam John Oberg 43, of Mantorville, passed away June 3, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Adam fought a strong, courageous battle with Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma, for a year and a half.
Adam was born January 23, 1979 in Pender, NE to Fred and Diane Oberg. He attended Pender High School, and graduated in...
David Milton Sherwin
May 31, 2022
Dave Sherwin, 57, of Rochester, MN died on May 31, 2022, as the result of a car accident.
He was born April 4, 1965 to Milton and Mildred Sherwin of St. Paul, MN. As a child he grew up on his parents' farm in Lime Springs, IA. He served a short time in the USMC. In 1988...
Dawne Christine Weeks Pyles
May 30, 2022
Dawne Christine Weeks Pyles was born September 28, 1936 in Rochester, Minnesota and passed away on May 30, 2022 in Jones, Oklahoma. She was an artist who worked in fiber arts, painting and mixed media. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a B.A. in Liberal Arts at the age of 55. She worked as an administrative...
Dorothy Ann Miller
May 30, 2022
Dorothy Ann Miller, 84, of Rochester, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at Stewartville Care Center.
Dorothy was born July 23, 1937 near Douglas, MN to Harold and Mabel (Tillotson) Spading. She graduated from Pine Island High School in 1954. In July of 1956, she married Leonard Miller in Rochester. Eventually they built a home outside of Byron...
James “Jim” Earl Hodenfield
May 29, 2022
James (Jim) Hodenfield, 70, of Rochester, MN, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital Rochester, MN.
Jim was born March 19, 1952 in Mason City, Iowa to Earl and Lula (Rodberg) Hodenfield. He graduated from Mason City High School. On September 22, 2001 he married Diane Stokes (Gunderson) at the Little Brown Church in...
Rhiannon Shorter
May 26, 2022
Dr. Rhiannon (Nan) Shorter of Rochester died at Charter House on May 26 2022. She was born in the coal mining region of South Wales on December 12, 1923, the only child of David and Charlotte Morris. Both her parents were teachers, and her father eventually became a headmaster. Both were very active in Welsh amateur dramatics. Other relatives...
Stanley John Dee
May 25, 2022
Stanley John Dee, 85, of Rochester, died Wednesday May 25, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home.
Stan was born on November 4, 1936 to Stanley and Mary Ann (Fitzpatrick) Dee. He was the third of four children and grew up on their family farm. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1954. He earned his...
Harold “Dutch” Devries
May 24, 2022
Harold J. "Dutch" DeVries died suddenly on May 24, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital of heart complications. He was born August 13, 1928 in Racine Township, MN (near Stewartville), one of 11 children. He is survived by wife, Mary Ann, sister Joanne Davis, children Susan Hallberg (Victor), Steve DeVries (Marie), Mark DeVries (Elyse), 8 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
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Charles “Chuck” Gray
May 24, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Gray, 94, a longtime Rochester, MN resident passed away peacefully on Tuesday (May 24, 2022) of natural causes, surrounded by family, at his home in Vernon Terrace Assisted Living in Edina, MN.
Charles Frances Gray was born on February 29, 1928 in Shanavon, Saskatchewan, Canada to Bernard and Cecelia (Fitzgerald) Gray, the fifth of 5...
Robert Born
May 22, 2022
Robert (Bob) Elmer Born, age 86, passed away from a month long illness with leukemia at his home, surrounded by his children.
Bob was born January 15, 1936 in Stewartville, MN, son of Marion and Elmer Born. Bob spent most of his childhood in High Forest, MN, where he enjoyed childhood friendships for 80 years. Graduating from...
James “Jim” Carlson
May 22, 2022
James "Jim" Carlson, age 90, added his beautiful tenor voice to the heavenly choirs on May 22, 2022, nine days shy of his 91st birthday. He is now in the joyful presence of his Lord and Savior, where his new life has begun! Jim leaves behind his children Scott (Andrea) Carlson, Kimberly (Jon) Sorensen, and Heather Carlson as well...
Barbara Mae Fonken
May 20, 2022
Barbara Mae Fonken, 79, of Rochester, MN, passed away on May 20, 2022.
Barb was born on March 5, 1943 in Marshall, MN. She was married to Lou Fonken on October 21, 1961. They were married for 61 years.
She worked a variety of jobs throughout her life, slinging food at her brother Donnie's restaurant,...
Talon Donald Bundy
May 20, 2022
Talon Donald Bundy passed away at his home from complications of a short illness on May 20, 2022, at the age of 38.
Talon was born on March 26, 1984, in Rochester, MN to Alan and Sharon (Matejka) Bundy. Talon graduated from Mayo High School in 2002 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree...
Charles R. Bartholomew
May 20, 2022
Charles R. "Chuck" Bartholomew, 82, of Rochester, MN went to Heaven on Friday, May 20, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital.
Chuck was born January 23, 1940, in Mason City, IA to Charles and Dorothy (Recter) Bartholomew. He graduated from Lyle High School in 1958. Chuck was an Army service man in the Vietnam war and proudly served...
Wayne Michael Hames
May 18, 2022
Wayne Michael Hames, 85, of Lake Havasu City, AZ, formerly of Rochester, MN, passed away on May 18, 2022.
In September of 1955, he married Sharon Kruckeberg, who preceded him in death in 2019.
He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959. Wayne then worked for IBM Corporation until retiring...
