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Rochester, MN Obituaries

Jane Renee Sather

Jane Renee Sather

May 4, 2022

Jane Sather, 63, of Rochester, MN, passed away on May 4th, 2022 at St. Marys Hospital.

Jane was born on February 23, 1959, to George and Minerva (Grindland) Milde in Glendive, Montana.  She graduated from Mayo High school in 1977.  Jane worked for the Mayo Clinic from the age of 15 until she was no longer physically...

Dean Harvey Odegaard

Dean Harvey Odegaard

May 1, 2022

Dean Harvey Odegaard, 84, of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, May 1, at Rochester Health Services West. A funeral service will be held Monday, May 9, 2022, at 11:00am in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Rowe officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Warsaw Cemetery.

Diane Mary Mcgowan

Diane Mary Mcgowan

Apr 27, 2022

Diane Mary Deutsch-McGowan, 67 of Rochester, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at her home. Diane was born Saturday, January 15, 1955 in Virginia, MN to Leroy James "Big Daddy" and Gervais Mary (Brossard) Deutsch. She graduated from Lourdes High School in 1973.

She is survived by her daughter, Krista Diane McGowan, Krista's father Markus McGowan...

Donald Marvin Bradford

Donald Marvin Bradford

Apr 27, 2022

Donald "House" Bradford, age 50, of Mazeppa, MN went to his heavenly home on April 27, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Don was born June 27, 1971, in Great Falls, Montana to Linda (Sauers) Bradford and the late Ken Bradford I. He graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester, MN. Don and Casey (Smith) Bradford...

Doris P. Keefe

Doris P. Keefe

Apr 20, 2022

Doris Patricia Keefe, 100 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at Vanessa Peterson's Group Home on April 20, 2022.

Doris Patricia Fischer was born on March 17, 1922 in Rochester to Henry and Emma (Radam) Fischer. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1940. She was employed as a Dental Assistant until her marriage to Kenneth "Kenny" Keefe...

Irma Alvarado-Calderon

Irma Alvarado-Calderon

Apr 20, 2022

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John A. Tauzell

John A. Tauzell

Apr 20, 2022

John Anthony Tauzell, 62, of Rochester, MN, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at home as a result of brain cancer.

John was born October 26, 1959 in St. Paul, MN to John Tauzell and Peggy (Post) Tauzell. He graduated from Park High School in 1978. Furthering his education in HVAC, John graduated from Hennepin Technical Center and...

Carole M. Mansfield

Carole M. Mansfield

Apr 19, 2022

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Karen Jo Margotta

Karen Jo Margotta

Apr 19, 2022

Karen Jo Margotta, 58 of Rochester, passed away on April 19, 2022 at Season's Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer.

Karen Jo Kofron was born August 3, 1963 in Cedar Falls, IA to Clement and Betty (Luitjens) Kofron. She grew up in Lime Springs, IA and graduated from Cresco High School in 1982. Soon thereafter,...

Donald A. Hughes

Donald A. Hughes

Apr 16, 2022

Donald Alan Hughes, 56, of Rochester, MN died Saturday, April 16, 2022 at home.

Donald was born on August 9, 1965 in McKeesport, PA. He graduated from Winona Senior High School and went on to work for Sam's Club maintenance. On June 10, 1995, he married Emma Dashow in Rochester.

He loved to go disc...

Patricia Genevieve Johnson

Patricia Genevieve Johnson

Apr 15, 2022

Patricia Genevieve Johnson, 94, of Chatfield, died peacefully on Friday, April 15, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa, with her family by her side. Visitation for Pat will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, 1105 12th St. SE, in Rochester, MN. The funeral Mass...

Nancy C. Brandrup

Nancy C. Brandrup

Apr 13, 2022

Nancy Caroline (Hogle) Brandrup beloved wife, mother, grandmother passed away peacefully on April 13, 2022, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN.

Nancy was born August 27, 1932, in Chippewa Falls, WI to Gilbert and Florence Hogle. Nancy graduated from Chippewa Falls High School, then attended Carroll University where she graduated with a BA in Psychology. Nancy...

Mary Margaret Shanks

Mary Margaret Shanks

Apr 13, 2022

Mary Margaret Shanks (McGovern), 81, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at home.

Mary was born in Rochester on September 11, 1940 to Kenneth and Doris (McClintock) McGovern. She graduated from Lourdes High School. On June 23, 1962, she married John E. Shanks at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Mary lived in Rochester her...

Wayne G. Reich

Wayne G. Reich

Apr 12, 2022

Wayne G. Reich, 85, of Rochester, MN, died Tuesday, April 12, 1922 after a two year battle with cancer at Season's Hospice House.

Wayne was born January 26, 1937 in Palisade, MN to Rutherford Reich and Frances Boatman. He graduated high school in 1954 and entered the U.S. Army a year later. He later graduated from St....

Susan Marie Finley

Susan Marie Finley

Apr 11, 2022

Susan "Sue" Finley, 62 of Chatfield, MN passed away peacefully on April 11, 2022 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Sue was born on April 19, 1959 in Rochester to Jerome and Marla Rae (Ferguson) Finley. She graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1979. She worked as a housekeeper at both St. Marys and Methodist hospitals,...

Daniel E. Flugel

Daniel E. Flugel

Apr 8, 2022

Daniel Flugel left this earth surrounded by his loving family on April 8, 2022, at the age of 89 in Rochester, Minnesota.

Born in Rochester, New York on March 2, 1933, to Lucy & Henry Flugel—second to the youngest of 9 children. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1952 and was stationed in France, where...

Lois Connelly Hanson

Lois Connelly Hanson

Apr 6, 2022

Lois Connelly Hanson, age 94, of Rochester, MN, formerly of White Bear Lake, MN passed away on April 6, 2022.

Born in Superior Wisconsin, Lois graduated from Superior Cathedral High School, attended the University of Wisconsin at Superior, and graduated from St. Mary's School of X-Ray Technology. She served as an elementary school nurse's aide in the...

Dale Henry Schwartz

Dale Henry Schwartz

Apr 6, 2022

Dale Henry Schwartz, 86, of Eyota, MN, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital.

Dale was born on September 30, 1935 in Haverhill township, MN, to Henry and Esther (Arends) Schwartz. He went to school in Rochester before joining the Army in 1955. He married his first wife, Joyce Chamberlain, in 1959 and had two...

Mary C. Beckman

Mary C. Beckman

Apr 5, 2022

Mary Cecilia (Doggett) Beckman, 89, of Rochester, MN, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital.

Mary was born August 25, 1932, in Rochester, MN, to Ralph Theodore & Margaret Winifred (Mackey) Doggett. She graduated from Lourdes High School in 1951, and although Mary has lived in such places as Memphis, TN, Barnard, MO, and...

John M. Atak

John M. Atak

Apr 1, 2022

John Mawien Maroor Atak, 84, of Rochester, MN, died Friday, April 1, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital.

John was born on January 1, 1938 in Kuajok, South Sudan to Maroor Atak and Aluel Madut. Aluel passed away after his birth. His grandmother Adeng played a big role in early childhood by raising and caring until joint boarding...

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