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Rochester, MN Obituaries

Patricia Anne Viker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Shelly Anne Clark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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