Terry Ward Bruck
Apr 5, 2021
Terry Ward Bruck, age 74, of Rochester, died Monday, April 5, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Terry was born November 17, 1946 in Hayfield, MN, the son of Philip and Donna (Bakke) Bruck. He was united in marriage to Sue Wendler. The couple later divorced. He married Mary Hudell July 16, 1977 in Rochester. He...
Thomas Herman Moore Jr.
Apr 4, 2021
Thomas Herman Moore Jr. (Herman), 86, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2021.
Herman was born on October 21, 1934 in Ponder, Texas. His small- town Texas roots and the work ethic he learned from his mother and father were ever present in his stories, character, and philosophy. Herman was the first person in his family to...
John Emil Volz
Apr 3, 2021
John Emil Volz, 78, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on April 3 rd , 2021, at Rochester East Care Center.
John Emil Volz was born on July 5, 1942, in Janesville, MN to Eugene and Alice (Traxler) Volz. He graduated from Janesville High School and attended the University of Minnesota, playing football with future Vikings Carl Eller...
William “Bill” Wichmann
Apr 3, 2021
William "Bill" Roger Wichmann, 80, of Rochester passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Bill was born to Carl and Hazel (Friis) Wichmann on June 18, 1940 in Austin, MN. He graduated from Austin High School in 1958 and enlisted in the U. S. Air Force. He married Dorothy Davis on September 5, 1961...
Kaye Susette Ronnenberg
Apr 3, 2021
Kaye Susette Ronnenberg, 65, of Rochester, MN, died Saturday, April 3, 2021 peacefully at her home.
Kaye was born July 19, 1955 in Rushford, MN to Clifford and Avis (Palmquist) Heiden. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1973 and earned a diploma in Medical Transcription from Rochester Community College in 1974. On May 5, 1979, she...
Mabel Jeanette Auman
Apr 1, 2021
Mabel Jeanette Auman, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2021 at Riverbend Assisted Living. Mabel was born May 10, 1927. She was born in Kenyon, MN. She met Allan Auman in Rochester, MN they married on June 1, 1946 in Kenyon.
Allan and Mabel lived in Kenyon, MN and raised their children until 1965. They...
Veronica “Bonnie” Mudge
Mar 27, 2021
Veronica L. "Bonnie" Mudge, 79, of Rochester, MN died peacefully at home-as desired-Saturday, March 27, 2021, after a procession of visits by loved ones.
Bonnie married her husband, Gary Mudge, in 1967. As a young mom, Bonnie donned an impeccable beehive and go-go boots, and their 6 kids filled the home, energized by a soundtrack of Tom...
Kenneth Curtis Allen
Mar 27, 2021
Kenneth Curtis Allen, age 80, of Rochester, MN passed peacefully at home on March 27 th after a long brave battle with Parkinson's and cancer.
Ken was born in Wabasha on June 23 rd , 1940. He was raised by his grandparents on a farm near Marion. At the age of 9, he was chopping wood when...
John Terrence Mccoy
Mar 26, 2021
John Terrence McCoy
John T. went home to the Lord on March 26, 2021.
John Terrence McCoy was born November 9, 1937. He graduated from Lourdes High School and served in the National Reserves. He completed his art and teaching education at the Chicago Institute of Arts and Mankato State. His teaching career...
Mildred G. Nisbit
Mar 25, 2021
Mildred G. (Millie) Nisbit, 82, of Rochester, passed away peacefully in her home, with family at her side, on March 25, 2021, after a short struggle with cancer.
Millie was born January 1, 1939 in Rollingstone, MN to Rudolf and Emma (Tews) Matthees. She graduated from Lewiston High School, class of 1957. She married Donald H. Nisbit...
Ronald “Ron” Lehnertz
Mar 24, 2021
Ronald Raymond Lehnertz, 84, died peacefully Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN surrounded by his loved ones. Ron was born June 11, 1936, in Winona, MN, to Raymond and Gertrude Lehnertz. After graduation from Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Rollingstone, MN, he moved to Minneapolis to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. This began...
Xenia R. Labaw
Mar 21, 2021
Xenia Ruth LaBaw, 75, of Rochester passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at St. Marys Hospital.
Xenia was born September 23, 1945 in Sioux Falls, SD to Chilton and Ruth (Reeves) Hagan. She graduated from Rochester Central High School in 1963 and attended the Chicago Institute of Art. She was a very talented artist and writer. Her...
Mary Jo Lynch-Fanning
Mar 18, 2021
After a short battle with cancer, Mary Jo Lynch-Fanning, 60, of Oronoco, MN, passed away peacefully at her home on March 18, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.
Mary Jo was born on October 20, 1960 in Rockford, Illinois, to Robert & Maxine Lynch. She graduated in 1978 from Waseca High School and then attended Rochester Area...
Justin W. Friedrich
Mar 16, 2021
Chatfield native Justin William Friedrich, 25, of Bellingham, WA, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in a car accident near Mount Vernon, WA.
Justin was born November 9, 1995, in Rochester, MN, to Tammy (Marshall) and Allen Friedrich and grew up in rural Chatfield. He attended Chatfield Public Schools, graduating in 2014, and participated in many extracurricular activities,...
Barbara Ann Krahn
Mar 10, 2021
Barbra Ann (Batterson) Krahn, 86, of Rochester died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Cottagewood Senior Communities from Alzheimer's.
She was born April 11, 1934 to Lloyd and Dorthy Batterson.
Barb married Donald J Krahn on July 7, 1956 and together, they built a life they loved. She was a devoted mother and grandma, who made...
Gloria Jean Woodcock Mertesdorf
Mar 8, 2021
Gloria Jean (Woodcock) Mertesdorf, 70, of Pine Island passed away on Monday March 8, 2021 at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota.
Gloria was born on January 5, 1951 to Albert and Virginia (Johnson) Woodcock. She graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1969. On November 6, 1971, she married James Mertesdorf of Vernon Center, Minnesota at the...
John “Jack” Francis Just
Mar 5, 2021
John (Jack) Francis Just, 89, died peacefully Friday, March 5, 2021, at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. Jack was born September 10, 1931, in Morris, MN, to William and Genevieve (Mullins) Just. After graduating from Lourdes High School, he served in the Air Force for two years. On August 18, 1952, he married Lois Bennyhoff, his high school sweetheart,...
Judith Lynne Granander
Mar 2, 2021
Judith Lynne Granander of Rochester, MN, joined her beloved husband, James, Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Lynne was born January 21, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Oras and Irene Kanerva. She was raised on a farm in Zim, MN, and loved animals. She had a life-long passion for music, including directing Sweet Adelines and other...
Joan Bale
Mar 2, 2021
Mary Joan Bale, 81, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Family Roots Elder Care in Plainview, MN.
Joan was born August 12, 1939 in Rochester, MN to Leon and Mary (Cassidy) Ferber. She graduated from Villa Maria Academy in 1957 and graduated from Rochester Junior College with Associate...
Mackenzie “Mack” Andrew Christenson
Mar 2, 2021
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Mackenzie "Mack" Andrew Christenson passed away at the age of 25.
Mack was born on April 10, 1995 in Evanston, IL. He is the son of Dean and Molly Christenson, brother of Abby and Libby Christenson, and uncle of Liam Christenson. He graduated from Stewartville High School in 2013. After graduation, he...
