Bette Baker
Jul 11, 2020
Bette Schoenfelder was born on a farm near Simpson, MN on March 26, 1928 to William and Mary (Fogarty) Schoenfelder.
At the age of two she moved with her family to a farm near Rochester. Bette attended Rural School for eight years and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1946. She then went on to work at...
Janice D. Aaby
Jul 10, 2020
Janice D. Aaby, age 83, of Rochester passed away at St. Marys Hospital on Friday July 10, 2020. She was born on October 30, 1936 in Rochester to Floyd and Dorothy (Stewart) Paulson.
In 1955, she married Gerald D. Aaby in Rochester and they were later divorced. Janice worked as a Medical Records Clerk at the Mayo...
Ryan Rhodes
Jul 8, 2020
Ryan C. Rhodes, 45, of Rochester, MN, died unexpectedly at his home on July 8 of natural causes. Ryan was born March 1, 1975, in Cresco, IA, to Jon and Carol Rhodes of Harmony, MN. Ryan attended school in Harmony until 1992, when his parents were hired to teach at St.Mary's International School in Tokyo, Japan. Ryan graduated from...
Carol Jeanne Murphy
Jul 8, 2020
Carol Jeanne Murphy, 90, of Rochester, passed away on July 8, 2020.
Carol was born April 9, 1930 to William Basil and Elva (Watterberg) Murphy in Rochester.
She graduated from Lourdes High School in 1948 and attended the College of St. Teresa in Winona, MN. She worked at Mayo Clinic for 41 years, retiring in...
Everett David Vesey
Jul 7, 2020
Everett David Vesey, 81, of Wykoff, MN and formerly Cylinder, IA passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN.
Everett was born June 22, 1939 in Chatfield, MN to Milton "David" and Hazel (Shaw) Vesey. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1957. On June 18, 1961, Everett was united in marriage...
Virginia Frances Rossman
Jul 6, 2020
Virginia Frances Rossman, 91, of Rochester, MN, died peacefully Monday, July 6, 2020 at Edenbrook of Rochester Nursing Home.
Virginia was born November 25, 1928 in Rochester, MN to Michael and Frances (Haggerty) Hofschulte. She went to Olmsted County Schools and graduated from Elgin High School going on to Preston and Winona teacher's colleges and taught in...
Milo F. Berndt
Jul 5, 2020
Milo Francis Berndt died of natural causes on July 5, 2020 at the Homestead at Rochester at the age of 93.
Milo was born on March 20, 1927, in Rochester, to Fern and John Berndt Sr. The farm he grew up on is where the Homestead at Rochester is now located.
He married Phyllis Redding...
Martha Kamin
Jun 26, 2020
Martha Kamin, age 94, a colleague of many and friend to all, passed away from heart disease at Charter House on June 26, 2020.
Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Martha received her RN there in 1947 in the Cadet Nurse Program. Martha earned a scholarship to St. Louis University, graduating with her BS in Nursing in 1951....
Melvin Kenneth Kraft
Jun 23, 2020
Melvin "Mel" Kraft – Rochester
Melvin Kenneth Kraft, 91 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2020 at his home with his family at his side.
Mel was born on May 10, 1929 in Howard Lake, MN to Herman and Agnes Kraft. He graduated from Howard Lake High School in 1947. He soon thereafter...
Joyce Rundle
Jun 23, 2020
Joyce Kathleen Driscoll Rundle died calmly at home on June 23, surrounded by her family, just 30 days shy of reaching her goal of living to age 90. She is survived by her devoted husband Richard, and her four children who loved her beyond measure: Thomas (Dawn Holm) of Fargo, ND, Kathleen of Bloomington, MN, Carolyn (Jeff) Piepho of...
William “Bill” Talley
Jun 23, 2020
William "Bill" Talley, 83, of Rochester, Minnesota died on June 23, 2020 at his daughter Jayme's home in Eyota, Minnesota. He was receiving in-home hospice care since March of 2020 due to congestive heart failure and kidney disease. He died peacefully surrounded by his family members.
Bill was born on February 13, 1937 to Louise (Erickson) and...
Margaret “Margie” Anderson
Jun 21, 2020
Mrs. Glenn (Margie Amberg) Anderson -Rochester
The visitation for Margie Anderson, age 90, a retired elementary teacher, will be on Saturday, June 27, 2020 from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Rochester, MN. A private funeral mass will follow with Rev. Tom Loomis officiating. Due to COVID-19 masks are required while attending the visitation...
Jason Wayne Pearson
Jun 19, 2020
Jason was born January 14, 1980, in Rochester, Minnesota, and graduated from Mayo High School in 1998. He went on to earn a BFA in photography from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2002. As part of his undergraduate work Jason attended The New School University, New York, NY, where he was studying on September 11, 2001, which...
Robert O. Hagen
Jun 18, 2020
Robert Hagen, 93 passed away June 18, 2020 in Rochester, MN.
Bob was born at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester MN on January 21, 1927 to Orville and Laura (Spicer) Hagen.
Bob grew up and attended schools in Rochester. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944. He served his country for four years. He spent...
Donald “Donnie” H. King
Jun 14, 2020
Donald H. King of Chatfield, MN, formerly of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, June 14, 2020, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN, following an almost 3-year battle with brain cancer.
Donald, "Donnie," was born on March 16, 1945 to Herbert and Agnes (Twedt) King in rural Racine, MN. He attended school in Hamilton, Racine and...
Cynthia “Cindy” Rose Wiese
Jun 12, 2020
Cindy Rose Wiese, 63, of Byron, MN, died Friday, June 12, 2020 at home.
Cindy was born on August 16, 1956 in Owatonna, MN to Francis and Marcella (Schrom) Jeno. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1974 and eventually earned her Laboratory Science/Bachelor of Science degree from North Dakota State University in 2011. On June 21,...
Joseph Lee Vroman
Jun 8, 2020
Joseph Lee Vroman, 77, died peacefully at home on Monday, June 8, 2020, from complications of prostate cancer. He was born on February 16, 1943 at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, to Hubert (Ole) and Helen (Reinartz) Vroman.
Joe's dad, Hubert worked for the Rochester Fire Department and often worked on his days off for a...
Alex James Smith
Jun 1, 2020
Alex Smith, 5 years old, of Eyota, MN died tragically on June 1, 2020 at his home.
Alex was born on June 18, 2014 in Rochester to Mischea and Michael Smith.
He had a true passion and love of life, especially when it rained. He had so much potential and will be deeply missed.
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Michelle Dawn Clark
Jun 1, 2020
Michelle Dawn Clark (84) of Apple Valley, Minnesota passed away peacefully of Covid-19 on June 1, 2020. She had spent the last year in a nursing home after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia.
Michelle was born at home in Ellenboro, Wisconsin on January 29, 1936 to William and Irene (Hall) Clark. She graduated from Rochester Lourdes...
