Rose M. Laughton
Jan 28, 2021
Rose Marie Laughton, 81, of Rochester, MN passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at her home.
Rose Marie was born on January 28, 1940 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Frank and Rose (Hurner) Dieter. She married Joseph L. Laughton Sr. on November 22, 1958 in Brainerd. She enjoyed playing bingo and rubbing scratch off tickets, watching and...
Phyllis Louise Crowley
Jan 23, 2021
Phyllis Louise (King) Crowley, 84, of Rochester, MN, passed Saturday, January 23, 2021 peacefully at home surrounded by her children.
Phyllis was born on May 3, 1936 in Spring Valley, MN to Floyd and Lucille (Fimon) King. She graduated from Stewartville High School in the spring of 1954 and married the love of her life, Dale James...
Richard Haas
Jan 19, 2021
Richard Haas, 80, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He was born on October 18, 1940 to Karl
and Dorothy Haas. Richard grew up in Rochester. In his adult years, he resided at the Bear Creek Services Cedar Hill House.
Richard proudly worked for many years at PossAbilities. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, participating in...
Clarence “Lyle” Dyreson
Jan 19, 2021
Clarence "Lyle" Dyreson, 87, of Rochester MN died Tuesday January 19, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital. Clarence was born on April 24, 1933 in Amherst township, Fillmore Co. MN. to Clarence Leonard and Lela G. (Anderson) Dyreson.
Lyle was raised on the family farm south of Lanesboro until he joined the US Army in 1955 and became...
Richard Haas
Jan 19, 2021
Richard Haas, 80, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He was born on October 18, 1940 to Karl and Dorothy Haas. Richard grew up in Rochester. In his adult years, he resided at the Bear Creek Services Cedar Hill House.
Richard proudly worked for many years at PossAbilities. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, participating in woodworking classes,...
Donald Dennis Hadley
Jan 19, 2021
Donald Dennis Hadley, age 82, passed away at home on January 19, 2021.
He was born March 5, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa to Harold and Margaret Hadley. The family later moved to Wausau, WI where he spent the majority of his childhood/teen years. He attended Catholic school there until an unfortunate incident involving him and one...
Susan Carol Wondrasch
Jan 14, 2021
Susan Carol Wondrasch, 62, of Rochester, MN, died January 14, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.
Susan was born August 8, 1958 in Rochester to Gordon and Jeanne (Irish) Hammel. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1976. On October 21, 1978, she married Dewey Wondrasch at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Eyota.
Sue...
John Hadley Steffenson
Jan 12, 2021
John Hadley Steffenson, 83, of Plainview, MN and formerly of Rochester, MN passed away at the hospital on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
John was born February 20, 1937 in Makee Township, Allamakee County, IA to Nennor and Mildred (Aure) Steffenson. He was baptized on April 25, 1937 and confirmed on December 9, 1951 at Old West Paint...
Irene Weis
Jan 12, 2021
Dorothy "Irene" Weis passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester at the age of 95.
Dorothy "Irene" Ryan was born on March 27, 1925 in Platte, South Dakota. She attended grade school in St. Peter, Minnesota and graduated from Cleveland High School, Cleveland, MN. After graduation, she attended Northwest Aeronautical Institute...
Peter Kuno Meyer
Jan 8, 2021
Peter Kuno Meyer, 77, of Rochester, MN, died Friday, January 8, 2021.
Pete was born December 1, 1943 in Osage, IA to Sylvester and Sylvina (Durbin) Meyer. He graduated from Visitation Catholic High School in Stacyville, IA in 1962. He then enlisted in the United States Navy from September 1962 until September 1966. Pete retired from the...
Daniel Wayne Alberts
Jan 4, 2021
Daniel Wayne (Danny) Alberts – Rochester
Daniel Wayne Alberts, 62, of Rochester, MN, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at his home Monday, January 4, 2021. Danny was born the fourth child of nine on October 27, 1958 to Raymond J and Virginia Alberts. He graduated from Lourdes High in 1978, and went on to earn a...
John Paul Konkel
Jan 3, 2021
John Paul Konkel, 82 of Rochester, passed away on January 3, 2021 at Speltz Assisted Living in Lewiston, MN.
John was born on January 30, 1938 in Winona, MN to Marion and Marcella (Ries) Konkel. He attended Lewiston schools and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1957. He first worked in Rochester at a hardware store in...
Evelyn (Kennedy) Kittleson
Jan 2, 2021
Evelyn Lucille (Kennedy) Kittleson, 102, of Rochester died Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her home.
Evelyn was born in Pine Island, MN on September 25, 1918 to Edward and Edna (Frutiger) Kennedy. She was welcomed by her parents and two older brothers, Haven and Leo. She attended Pumpkin Hollow Elementary School and District 80 where she graduated...
Linda Ruth Thiemann
Jan 2, 2021
Linda Thiemann, 69, of Elk Grove, CA passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her home.
Linda Ruth Smith was born in Rochester, MN on August 20, 1951 to Elmer and Ruth Smith.
Linda was a wonderful, loving, and caring mother and grandmother. A strong woman who took pride in her work. Her hobbies included...
Regina Henriette Giere
Jan 1, 2021
Regina Henriette (Wittkowski) Giere, age 79, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 1, 2021, due to natural causes.
Regina was born October 4, 1941 in Germany and lived there until she was 15. Regina's mother met and married an American stationed at the air force base in the 1950s. The new family moved to Canada for a year...
Donna May Gehrking
Dec 31, 2020
Donna May Gehrking, age 54, of Spring Valley, MN died in the comfort of her home on December 31, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Donna was born and raised in Spring Valley, MN and moved to Rochester in 1987 where she started her 32-year career at St. Mary's Hospital – Mayo Clinic as a Pharmacy Technician and...
Marlene Rucker
Dec 31, 2020
Marlene Marie Rucker age 85 died at her home on December 30, 2020. Marlene was born April 30, 1935 to Elmer and Lila Ferris in Rochester, MN.
Marlene survived by her two sons, Randy (Patty) Rucker of Mantorville, and Jeff Rucker of Rochester: Four grandchildren, Chad (Cara)Rucker, Nathan (Megan)Rucker, Christopher (Dana) Rucker and Jayme (Jamie) Conner: Eight...
Jeremey Carl Cummings
Dec 30, 2020
Jeremey Carl Cummings passed away from a tragic accident at his home in Rochester, Minnesota, on December 30th, 2020 at the age of 30 years old. Jeremey Cummings was born in Rochester, Minnesota on January 30th, 1990 to John Cummings and Julie Tudahl. Jeremey attended school in Rochester, where he graduated from Mayo High School in 2008.
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Winston Hulbert Paulson
Dec 29, 2020
Winston Hulbert Paulson, 80, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his home.
Win was born July 4, 1940 in Dodge Center, MN to Roland and Agnes (Bonser) Paulson. He received his GED from Dodge Center High School in 1981. In 1961, he married Linda J. Hilliard and they later divorced.
On February...
Barbara Lu Cutting Poffenberger
Dec 28, 2020
Barbara Lu Cutting Poffenberger 88, Babbitt, MN died on Monday, December 28, 2020 of cancer at her winter home in Tucson, AZ.
Barbara was born in Rochester, MN, on July 25, 1932 to her parents Richard and Louise Cutting. They resided in Rock Dell, MN until moving to Byron where Barbara graduated from high school in 1950....
