Bonita Kay Sawyer
Dec 15, 2021
Bonnie Sawyer, 65, of Rochester MN, died unexpectedly in a motor vehicle accident on December 15th. She and her twin sister Barbara were born October 27, 1956, in Austin Minnesota to Louis and Mary Blahnik. The family moved to a farm north of Spring Valley in 1962 and she graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1974. Bonnie graduated...
Kevin James Whipple
Dec 15, 2021
Kevin James Whipple, 64, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Kevin was born on June 7, 1957, at St. Marys Hospital to Floyd F. and Florene (Nash) Whipple. On October 15, 1977, he married Lonnie Frost at Trinity Lutheran Church, Rochester. Kevin was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by his...
Delores Ann Hammel
Dec 14, 2021
Delores Ann Hammel, 64, of Eyota, MN died on December 14, 2021.
She was born in Rochester on February 4, 1957 to Lester and Verona Bethke. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1975. In 1975, she married Keith Musolf. They later divorced. On March 22, 1991, she married Glen Hammel and they made their home...
Gerald Marum
Dec 10, 2021
Gerald Marum, 87, of Chester, MN died peacefully Friday December 10, 2021 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN.
Gerald was born August 6, 1934 in Chester, MN to William and Mary Marum, where he was raised on a farm and attended school ¼ mile up the road. He graduated from Chatfield and went into the...
Raymond “Ray” Krolak
Dec 8, 2021
Raymond John Krolak, 91, of Rochester, MN, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Madonna Towers.
Ray was born September 11, 1930 in Peru, IL to Leo and Julia (Golatka) Krolak. He graduated from LaSalle Peru Township High School in 1948. Having joined the National Guard in his senior year, he worked at Westclox for one year, when...
Germaine M. Little
Dec 6, 2021
Germaine M. Little, 93, of Rochester, died peacefully of natural causes on Monday, December 6, 2021.
Germaine was born November 2, 1928, to Samuel and Emma Cook in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from St. John's Catholic High School in 1948 and worked as a telephone operator. Germaine was gifted with a wonderful singing voice and wished to...
John Daniel Brandt
Dec 5, 2021
John D. Brandt – Rochester
John Brandt, 83, died Sunday, December 5, 2021, at his home.
John was born September 19, 1938, at St. Marys hospital in Rochester, MN, to Louie and Aletta Brandt. He lived on the Brandt family farm west of High Forest, MN until the age of 11 when the family moved...
Beverly Ann Hansen
Dec 3, 2021
Beverly Ann Hansen, 86, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Friday, December 3, 2021, at Seasons Hospice House.
Beverly was born on January 6, 1935, in Austin, MN to Chris and Rose (Majerus) Rasmussen. Beverly was a 1953 graduate of St. Augustine Catholic High School.
While waitressing at Chris and Rosie's, her parents bar, she met...
Judith “Judy” Arndt
Dec 2, 2021
Judith (Judy) Arndt, 79, of Rochester, Minnesota, died Thursday December 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family; from complications of Lymphoma, Rheumatoid Arthritis and a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.
Judy was born August 29, 1942 in Winona Minnesota to Alfred and Corrine (Sherbering) Lehnertz. Her family resided on a farm near Rollingstone and she...
Leroy Walter Schmidt
Nov 29, 2021
LeRoy Walter Schmidt, 75 of Austin, passed away of natural causes on Monday, November 29, 2021 at his home.
LeRoy was born on the 4th of July, 1946 in Austin, MN to Walter and Alice Schmidt. He considered the American Flag not only America's Birthday flag, but his birthday flag as well. He attended Austin Public Schools...
Ingrid Marie Waltz
Nov 28, 2021
Ingrid Marie (Peterson) Waltz, of Rochester, MN, passed away at age 90 on November 28, 2021. Born and raised in Royal Oak, MI of Swedish parents, she attended the University of Michigan where she received both undergraduate and teaching degrees. She moved with her then-husband, Arthur Gerald Waltz (predeceased), to Brookline, MA, where she taught first grade to "the...
Elizabeth Mary Thompson
Nov 26, 2021
Elizabeth (Bette) Mary Thompson, 92, died peacefully November 26 th 2021, at Shorewood Memory Care with her beloved husband Arnold by her side.
Elizabeth Mary Simmons was born on March 27th, 1929, in Hammond MN, to Frank and Elizabeth (Griffin) Simmons. Bette graduated from Lourdes High School, class of 1947, and was a lifelong resident of Rochester....
Elizabeth “Betty” Ahle
Nov 25, 2021
Elizabeth (Betty) Anne Ahle passed away peacefully on November 25, 2021, surrounded by family, at Rochester Rehab & Living Center.
Betty was born in Rochester in 1923, the second of four kids. She graduated high school from St. John's (now Rochester Lourdes) and studied nursing at St. Mary's School of Nursing. Betty then trained to be a...
Betty Christine Theel
Nov 22, 2021
Betty Christine (Stromberg) Theel died on November 22, 2021 in her home.
Betty was born on September 22, 1925 in Rochester to Clara and Chester Stromberg. She married LuVerne Theel on February 20, 1954. They lived on the Theel Family Farm where they raised 2 sons, Wayne and Loren.
She attended country school and then...
Dean Roger Tollefsrud
Nov 16, 2021
Dean Roger Tollefsrud passed away November 16, 2021. He was born April 4, 1955, in LaCrosse, WI, and started his life in Spring Grove, MN, to Harris and Margaret (Overhaug) Tollefsrud.
Dean spent most of his youth in Rochester, MN, and graduated from Mayo High School in 1972. He later went on to complete construction and heavy...
Karen Stewart
Nov 16, 2021
Karen Margaret Stewart, 87, formerly of Rochester, passed away on November 16, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE.
Karen was born on June 10, 1934 in Rochester to Clarence and Helene (Fitzgerald) Stewart. She attended graduated from Lourdes High School in 1952 and soon thereafter, began working for Bell Telephone in Rochester. Later, she was transferred...
Kathleen “Kay” Nogosek
Nov 14, 2021
Kathleen M. Nogosek, 80, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.
Kay was born March 21, 1941 in Winona, MN to George and Inez McGuire. She graduated from Cotter High School in Winona in 1959. On April 24, 1965, she married Robert Nogosek at St. Mary's Church in Winona. The couple lived...
Dale M. Stahl
Nov 13, 2021
Dale M. Stahl – Rochester
Dale Michael Stahl, 64, of Rochester, MN died Saturday November 13, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. After a brief illness with pancreatic cancer, Dale went to his heavenly home, to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In Dale's words: "I am a sinner and accepted Jesus...
Dr. Nai-Siang Jiang
Nov 12, 2021
Dr. Nai-Siang Jiang, 90, of Rochester, Minnesota died Friday November 12, 2021 peacefully in his sleep at Charter House, his home of 2 years. He lived the previous 44 years on his beloved Ridge Court property in Rochester.
Nai- Siang was born on the first day of Spring 1931 in Nanjing, China to YunZhi and SunDe Jiang,...
Leda Amelia Meyer
Nov 9, 2021
Our mom, Leda Amelia Tangen Batzel Meyer, 86, of Rochester, died on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Shorewood Assisted Living. Mom was born on the family farm in Filmore County, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 20, 1935, to Anton and Caroline (Anderson) Tangen. Mom graduated from Chatfield High School in 1953. She married Kenneth Ronald Batzel on December 29, 1953,...
