Bertilla “Bert” Alma Mullenbach
Nov 1, 2020
Bertilla Alma Mullenbach, 107 of Rochester, died peacefully on November 1, 2020 at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing.
Bertilla Halbach was born on October 25, 1913 in Stacyville, IA to Nicholas and Rose (Brumm) Halbach. On June 4, 1936, she married Irvin Mullenbach. Together, they made Rochester their home.
Bert was active in many groups and...
William Leigh Donovan
Oct 31, 2020
William "Bill" Donovan, 81, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully with family on October 31 st , 2020 of natural causes.
Bill was born on September 15 th , 1939 in Rochester, MN to Leigh and Anne (Maschler) Donovan. He graduated from Lourdes High School Class of 1957. Bill joined the Army in 1962, where he was...
Maria J. Natzu
Oct 30, 2020
Maria J Natzu, 70, of Waterloo, IA, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Maria was born February 21, 1950 in Mexicali, Baja California Mexico to Salvador and Sofia Alcala. In June of 1977, she married Carlos F Natzu at Perpetuo Socorro in Mexicali, B.C. Maria and her family moved to...
Rodney Michael Miller
Oct 30, 2020
Rodney Michael Miller, 82, died peacefully on October 30, 2020 with his wife at his side.
Rod was born August 9, 1938 in Rochester to Anker and Ragnhild Miller. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1956. Following high school, Rod served in the army for six years. While stationed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he met and...
Tonia Rose Trom
Oct 26, 2020
Tonia Rose Trom, 84, of Rochester, MN, died Monday, October 26, 2020, in her home.
Tonia was born September 28, 1936, in Lamont, Alberta Canada to Antone Joseph and Sarah Armenta (Gwaltney) Krahulec. She graduated in 1954 from Owatonna High School and completed her Business Degree before opening a dance studio where she taught dance lessons. On...
Marvin Stanley Novotne
Oct 26, 2020
Marvin Stanley Novotne, 98, of Rochester, MN was called home by the Lord on October 26, 2020 while at his son's home, in the Twin Cities where he made his home after the passing of his dear wife, Mary Ann, in 2016.
Marvin was born August 5, 1922 to Frank and Hattie (Batdorf) Novotne in Laduc, Alberta,...
Gary Doherty
Oct 24, 2020
Gary Joseph Doherty of Rochester died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 24, 2020, after a long battle with cancer.
Gary was born on September 8, 1947 to Emmett and Eleanor Doherty in Preston, Minnesota. Gary graduated from Lourdes High School in 1965. He then served in the US Army from 1966-1968.
He married Jean...
Richard Charles Hinz
Oct 24, 2020
Richard Hinz – Oronoco
Richard Hinz – 80 – of Oronoco MN, died Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Richard was born November 6,1939 in Fairmount, MN to Charles and Hazel Hinz. He graduated from Central High School in Austin, MN in 1957. On January 13, 1962, he married Ann Marie Ziemann at Holy Cross Lutheran Church...
Patricia Anne Viker
Oct 22, 2020
Patricia Anne (Ryan) Viker , 71, of Ryan's Bay, MN died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Cottagewood Senior Communities, Rochester, MN.
Patricia was born August 13, 1949, in Rochester, MN to Stanley and Delores (Majerus) Ryan. She graduated from Lourdes High School in 1967. On May 22, 1976, she married Larry Gene Viker at The Congregational Church...
Robert “Bob” George Coulter
Oct 21, 2020
Robert G. "Bob" Coulter – Rochester
Robert George Coulter, 79, of Rochester, MN, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Bob was born May 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN to Ralph and Lela (Pray) McDougall. Ralph died in World War II. Lela then married Ralph Coulter in 1946, and they raised Bob in Maynard, Minnesota.
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Norma Lois Mcnary
Oct 20, 2020
Norma Lois McNary, 90 of Rochester passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on October 20, 2020 at The Waters on Mayowood.
Norma Lois Orth was born on November 8, 1929 to Clinton and Grace (O'Neil) Orth in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Redwood Falls, MN High School and the University of Minnesota, obtaining a...
Thomas Michael Polt
Oct 19, 2020
Thomas Michael Polt, 68, lost his short-lived hard-fought battle with cancer on Monday, October 19, 2020 with his family by his side.
Tom was born on August 18, 1952 to Mary Ruth (Burns) and Francis Polt in Binghamton, New York, the youngest of three children. In 1956 he moved with his family to Rochester, Minnesota when his...
Richard “Dick” Pingel
Oct 19, 2020
Richard Carl Pingel, 86 of Rochester, MN died peacefully surrounded by love on October 19, 2020. Richard was born at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rock Island, Illinois on May 27, 1934, to Earl and Rosalia (Showalter) Pingel. He graduated from Alleman High School in 1952, where he participated in various sports. Richard served in the US Army for 7...
Marlowe E. Bennett
Oct 14, 2020
Marlowe Eugene Bennett, 82, of Rochester, MN, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
Marlowe was born April 4, 1938 in Pleasant Grove, MN to Louis and Agnes (Halverson) Bennett. Township on the family farm until age 7 when the family moved to small acreage in Rochester. The same year he joined his lifelong church, Redeemer Lutheran and the...
Kori Jo Jendersee
Oct 13, 2020
Kori Jo Jendersee died on October 13, 2020.
She was born on December 25, 1969 to Harvard and Peggy in Rochester.
Kori loved giving and doing for others. She worked for many years as a Para Professional in the Rochester School System helping troubled kids and most recently she worked at a Crisis Center giving...
Rev. Robert A. Onkka
Oct 9, 2020
Robert Alvin Onkka, 98, died Friday, October 9, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota.
A private, family funeral service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester on October 12, 2020. Burial will be at the Baldwin Cemetery, Baldwin, WI.
Bob was born in Virginia, MN, on June 15, 1922. He was the son of Eino...
Carroll Ben Veer
Oct 7, 2020
Carroll Veer, 92, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Edenbrook Care Center.
Carroll was born February 21, 1928 in Titonka, IA to Carl and Harmina Veer. He worked on the family farm until he moved to Rochester in 1955. He married Doris Marie Johnson on March 4, 1956 in Tracy, MN....
Mark Arnold
Oct 6, 2020
Mark Arnold, age 67, of Acworth, GA, formerly of Chatfield, MN, passed away October 6, 2020 at this home in Acworth, GA.
Mark was born May 5, 1953 in Chatfield, MN to the late Everett and Deina (Zimmerman) Arnold. Mark attended and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in Chatfield, MN. On October 22, 1982 he married...
Beatrice “Bea” Doretta Klavetter
Oct 6, 2020
Beatrice Doretta Klavetter, 87 passed away peacefully on October 6, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Beatrice Doretta Loppnow was born on July 16, 1933 in rural St. Charles, MN to Henry and Elsie (Kroening) Loppnow.
Bea grew up in on a farm in the St. Charles area and moved with her family to...
Thomas John Reichert
Oct 6, 2020
On Tuesday October 6th, 2020, Thomas John Reichert, a loving husband, father, step-father, and grandfather passed away in his home at the age of 62.
Tom was born on November 11, 1957 to Theodore and Delores (St. Mars) Reichert in Faribault, Minnesota. He served in the US Army as a tank mechanic and was later a traveling...
