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Rochester, MN Obituaries
Shelly Anne Clark
Oct 3, 2020
Shelly Anne Clark, 59, of Byron, MN passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 in the comfort of her home.
Shelly was born August 13, 1961 in Eau Claire, WI to Gerald and Constance (Beaudette) Lund. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1979. On January 30, 1982 Shelly married Michael "Mickey" Clark at Pax Christi Catholic...
Dorothy Marshall De Vogel
Oct 1, 2020
Dorothy Marshall de Vogel, 90, died October 1, 2020, from Alzheimer's Disease at River Bend Assisted Living in Rochester, Minn.
Born Dorothy Litchfield Tedeschi in Jersey City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 1930, she was the only child of Bella (Yingling) and John Tedeschi. Since September 2017 she was a Rochester resident, having moved to be closer to...
James Isaacson
Oct 1, 2020
James Isaacson, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully, under the care of Seasons Hospice of Rochester, at his home at The Waters on Mayowood on October 1, 2020, with his wife and daughter by his side. "Jim" was 98 years old and lived a very good life.
Jim was born on May 30, 1922 in Rosholt, SD,...
Patricia “Patty” Griffin
Oct 1, 2020
Patricia Ann Griffin passed away peacefully on October 1st, 2020 after a short illness at St. Mary's hospital.
Patricia Ann McGovern was born in Rochester, MN, on January 2, 1940 to Francis and Annabelle (Crosby) McGovern. Patty married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, James P. Griffin, on August 18, 1962 at St....
Daniel Madden Schuster
Sep 29, 2020
Daniel Madden Schuster, age 90, of Rochester, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Campus, Rochester, Minnesota. A private family memorial service will be held at Zumbro Lutheran Columbarium on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in Rochester.
The son of G. Slade Schuster and Mary Madden Schuster, Dan was born June 10, 1930. He graduated...
Betty M. Pyfferoen
Sep 29, 2020
Obituary for Betty M. Pyfferoen
Mrs. Pyfferoen, age 93, passed away at Madonna Summit in Byron, MN on September 29, 2020. She had been a resident at Madonna Living Community since May of 2015. She was born on June 12, 1927, to John and Mary (Jensen) Peters in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Rochester High School and...
Kathryn T. Mewhorter
Sep 26, 2020
Kathryn T. Mewhorter, 91, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Brookside Glen Assisted Living in Columbus, Georgia.
Kathryn (Kate) T. Mewhorter was born August 20, 1929 in Malta, Montana to the late Teresa O'Connor McNeal and James McNeal.
Kate was a caregiver at heart, which led her to...
Nathan Anderson Holtegaard
Sep 23, 2020
Nathan Anderson Holtegaard, 36, tragically passed away following an accident on the family farm on September 23, 2020.
Nathan was born on January 25, 1984 in Rochester to Roger and Melinda (Anderson) Holtegaard. Growing up, he excelled in Photography and Animal Science in 4-H. He also enjoyed playing hockey, wrestling, and woodworking. He graduated from Century High...
Catherine O’Neill Gosselin
Sep 20, 2020
Catherine Gosselin passed away peacefully on September 20, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Rochester, Minnesota, on February 27, 1945 to James and Redempta O'Neill, Cathy was the middle daughter of five children – known as the "Fab Five."
In 1966, Cathy moved to Washington, DC, where she worked as a fingerprint technician...
Betty Ann Honermann
Sep 20, 2020
Betty Ann Honermann- Rochester
Betty Ann Honermann, 81, of Rochester, MN, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany, where she had resided for the last several years. Betty was born May 23, 1939 in Chippewa Falls, WI to Alvin and Marjorie (Sybeldon) Bruehling. She attended Catholic Schools and graduated in 1957 from McDonell Central Catholic...
Patricia Diane O’Neill Palmer
Sep 20, 2020
Patricia O'Connor O'Neill Palmer passed away peacefully on September 20, 2020. Granddaughter of Olmsted pioneer Christopher Spring, Edward and Josephine O'Neill. Daughter of Eugene and Vera O'Neill and wife of Norman E. Palmer.
Patricia was born on September 30, 1934 to Vera and Eugene O'Neill. She received her elementary education in Rochester Public Schools and San Diego...
Joan R. “Joanie” Steins
Sep 19, 2020
Joan R. Steins, 85, of Rochester, MN died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital.
Joan was born March 26, 1935 in Fairfax, MN to Charles and Rose (Frassel) Domeier.
Joan was a novitiate at St. Benedict's Convent and later attended nursing school.
On May 21, 1955 she was married to George...
Adam James Mertesdorf
Sep 19, 2020
Adam James Mertesdorf, 45, of Rochester passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital.
Adam was born on June 8, 1975 in Rochester to James and Gloria (Woodcock) Mertesdorf. He attended Pine Island Grade School and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1994. He then attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis and graduated with...
Ronald Eugene Brogan
Sep 18, 2020
Ronald Eugene Brogan, 84, went home to Heaven on September 18, 2020.
Ronald was born on September 11, 1936 to Francis and Lula Brogan. He graduated from Rochester High School and went on to join the Navy. He served in the Korean War on the USS Los Angeles, CA 135 in 1954. He later returned home to...
Clarence Frank William Jech
Sep 15, 2020
Clarence Frank William Jech of Elgin, MN, passed away peacefully on his farm on September 15, 2020, surrounded by his family.
Clarence was born in Austin, MN to Henry and Elsie (Boehm) Jech on February 15, 1931. Clarence served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. He was part of the Company A 249...
Donna Mae Hart
Sep 13, 2020
Donna Mae (Danielson) Hart, age 87, of Chatfield, MN, passed away peacefully at the Chatfield Care Center September 13, 2020.
Donna was born September 29, 1932 to Chester and Gladys (Brenno) Danielson. She graduated from Chosen Valley High School in Chatfield. She married Richard Hart June 30, 1951. They just celebrated 69 years of marriage and were...
Helen T. Aarsvold
Sep 13, 2020
Helen Theresa Aarsvold, 92 of Rochester died on September 13, 2020 at Cottagewood Senior Campus.
Helen Theresa Sullivan was born on October 18, 1927 to William and Catherine (O'Neill) Sullivan in Rochester, MN. Helen and Pete Aarsvold were married and later divorced. That marriage was blessed with five children. Helen worked at Mayo Clinic for twenty years....
William George Beck
Sep 10, 2020
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and servant of the Lord, William G. Beck, 89, has peacefully rested his head and heart. Bill was born in Shavertown, PA, to Harry C. Beck and Caroline Jones Beck. He graduated from Kingston High School and, in 1951, from The Pennsylvania State College with a BS in Chemical Engineering. He was employed by...
Romeo Roberto Filoteo
Sep 9, 2020
Romeo Roberto Filoteo, 83, died peacefully on September 9th, 2020 in his home. He had suffered complications from COPD and bacterial infection in his wrist and arm.
Born in Angat, Bulacan, Philippines on September 30 th , 1936, his early childhood was spent in Pandacan, Manila where the family moved when he was in fourth grade. He...
Daniel Alexander Allman
Sep 7, 2020
Dr. Daniel Alexander Allman, 29 of Rochester died tragically from a fall while camping in northern Minnesota on September 7, 2020. He died in a place he loved, looking forward to spending time in the woods with buddies he loved. The world is truly a better place because of Daniel's presence in it.
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