Gerald Leroy Wondrow
Aug 22, 2020
Gerald (Jerry) Leroy Wondrow, 72, of Rochester, MN, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital after a brave and hard fought battle with cancer. Jerry was born November 4th, 1947 in Rochester, MN to Bernard and Lorraine (Postier) Wondrow. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1965. He met the love of his life Patricia...
Kyle R. Berquam
Aug 21, 2020
Kyle R. Berquam, 20, of Rochester died Friday, August 21, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital.
Kyle was born July 15, 2000 in Rochester, MN to Clifford and Barb Berquam. He graduated from Mayo High School in 2019. He was recently engaged to Mackenzie Schossow.
He loved having bon fires, working on his truck and small...
Dennis James Kerrigan
Aug 21, 2020
Dennis James Kerrigan, 63, of Rochester, MN, died Friday, August 21, 2020 at his home.
Dennis was born July 16, 1957 in Superior, WI to Leo and M. Genevieve (Frappier) Kerrigan. He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1975. Following graduation, he joined his father at the family business, Kerrigan Oil Equipment. Dennis worked there for many...
Beverly Jean Gross
Aug 20, 2020
Beverly "Bev" Jean Gross, 71, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital.
Bev was born on September 12, 1948 in Baltimore, MD to Ivan and Esther Gehrman. Her father was in the Navy and the family moved to several cities before settling in Turtle Lake, WI. She graduated from Turtle Lake High...
Arthur “Art” Donald Brandt
Aug 19, 2020
Arthur "Art" Donald Brandt passed away peacefully at home on August 19, 2020.
Art was born March 15, 1930 to Albert and Adeline (Wendt) Brandt in Rock Dell Township, MN. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1951 and served aboard the LST 525 and the APA 224. While home on leave, he met Millie Schroeder and...
Frances Willard Gentling
Aug 19, 2020
Frances W Gentling, age 96, of Rochester, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Homestead Memory Care.
She was born on August 17, 1924 (always celebrated on August 18 th ) to Harry and Daisy (Lyman) Glover of Racine, MN, where she grew up on the Glover family farm 1 mile north...
James P. “Jim” Adamson
Aug 18, 2020
James Parks Adamson, 84, of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, August 18 th , 2020 at Rochester Rehab and Living Center.
He was born July 31, 1936 at St. Mary's Hospital to Joe and Helen Adamson. Jim graduated from Lourdes High School in 1955 and enjoyed the class reunions that kept him in touch with classmates. He was...
Paul Richard Walsh
Aug 16, 2020
Surrounded by family in his last days, Paul Richard Walsh went to be with God on Sunday August 16 th , 2020 after a long illness with Lewy Body Dementia.
Dad was born in Fountain on November 20th, 1930 to T. Richard "Dick" and Elsie Walsh. He was raised on the farm, went to country school, and...
David Carl Hudson
Aug 13, 2020
David Carl Hudson was born December 24, 1952 in Rochester, Minnesota to Marion and Beverly (Sawyer) Hudson. He grew up in Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1972. On March 3rd, 1979, David was united in marriage to Connie K. Hudson at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester. They were married for 41 years and were blessed ...
William “Bill” Galligan
Aug 13, 2020
William Paul Galligan, 97, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, August 13, 2020 of natural causes, at home surrounded by his family.
William, known as Bill or "Bud" by friends, was born September 28, 1922 in Elma, Iowa to Vincent and Myrtle (Kane) Galligan. He graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy in 1939 at age 16. He attended Iowa...
Arthur A. Marozas
Aug 9, 2020
Arthur A. Marozas, age 94, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Madonna Towers in Rochester.
Arthur was born November 30, 1925 in Chicago, IL to Stanley and Catherine (Wsol) Marozas.
Arthur volunteered at age 18 for the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII and served from 1943 until 1945 in the Eighth...
William “Bud” Ray Plank
Aug 8, 2020
William Ray Plank, age 92, of Rochester, died August 8th, 2020 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester.
William, known as "Bud" by friends and family, was born January 26, 1928, in Plainview, the son of Cyril and Mary Plank. At 18 years-old on December 18, 1946, he married his late wife June Delia Plank in Elgin at...
Lorys “Lory” Tichelaar
Aug 8, 2020
Lorys Lea Tichelaar, 85 of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on August 8, 2020 at The Waters Assisted Living.
Lorys Lea Gluen was born on September 8, 1934 in Greenleafton, MN to Winton and Pearl Gluen, where she grew up on the family farm. Lory attended Central College in Pella, IA where she met her husband Donald...
James “Jim” Galazen
Aug 3, 2020
Jim Galazen, 75, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, August 3, 2020 at Seasons Hospice after a long, patient, and admirable struggle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a rare neurological condition.
Jim was born January 17, 1945 in Bayfield, WI to Alfred and Ann (Zondlak) Galazen. He graduated from Bayfield High School in 1963 and from...
Forest Dean Higgins
Aug 1, 2020
Forest Dean Higgins, 93, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 1, 2020.
Forest was born March 9, 1927 in Eyota Township to Carl and Cora Higgins, one of a pair of twins. Forest graduated from Rochester High School and joined the Navy in March 1944. He served for seven years during both...
Ruth A. Williams
Aug 1, 2020
Ruth Williams passed away in Rochester, MN on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the age of 91 after a lengthy illness. Ruth was born at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, IA on June 17, 1929 to Arthur and Alma (Rye) Lund. She grew up in Northwood, IA and graduated High School in 1947. In 1949, she received her teaching...
Thomas Vernon Campbell
Jul 31, 2020
Thomas Vernon Campbell, age 71, of Rochester, MN, died suddenly Friday, July 31, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Thomas was born January 30, 1949 in Rochester, the son of Thomas and Clara (Hofschulte) Campbell. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1967. After graduation, he honorably served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War....
Joseph Michael Guzinski
Jul 28, 2020
Joseph Michael Guzinski- Rochester
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Joseph Michael Guzinski, loving husband, father, and friend, passed away at the age of 69.
Joe was born April 1, 1951 in Rochester, MN, to Joseph Guzinski and Sis (Lindberg) Guzinski. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated from the William Mitchell College of Law....
Daniel L. Heins
Jul 28, 2020
Daniel Leon Heins, 69, of Champlin, MN, died July 28, 2020. He was born on December 29, 1950 in Rochester to Howard and Marian (Fitzpatrick) Heins. During his youth he was active in 4-H and FFA showing dairy cattle. He graduated from John Marshall High School and the University of Minnesota with a degree in Animal Science & Agronomy....
Christopher Lee Dietrich
Jul 26, 2020
Chris Dietrich, 61, of Jacksonville, FL passed away July 26, 2020 at his home. Chris was born to Carl and Shirley Dietrich on November 23, 1958 in Winona, MN.
Chris graduated from Peterson High School in 1977. He worked at Benson's Feed Mill for a few years, then joined the US Air Force. When he returned home,...
