Sharon Rose Heppelmann
Nov 30, 2019
Sharon Rose (Hengel) Heppelmann, 70, of Rochester, MN passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Stewartville Care Center after a lengthy battle with Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia.
Sharon was born on June 11, 1949 in Rollingstone, MN to Harold and Sylvia Hengel and was the oldest of twelve children. Sharon graduated from Holy Trinity High School...
Richard “Rich” Francis Betts
Nov 28, 2019
Richard Francis Betts, age 70, of Rochester, MN died Thursday, November 28, 2019 at St. Marys Hospital.
Richard was born March 26, 1949 in Stewartville, MN to Laor and Loretta (Cooley) Betts. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1967.
On October 2, 1970 he married Marie E. Block in Sioux Falls, SD. The couple...
Ialee Marie Sikkink
Nov 28, 2019
Ialee Marie (Grathwohl) Sikkink, age 90, of Rochester, died on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at
Samaritan Bethany Care Center. Ialee was born on December 9, 1928, in Iowa City, Iowa, the oldest of seven children of Walter and Minnie (Roth) Grathwohl. When she was two, the family moved to southern Minnesota and farmed near Oakland, Rose Creek,...
Loretta “Maggie” Cross
Nov 22, 2019
Loretta M. Cross, known to all as "Maggie", passed away in Sacramento on November 22, 2019. She was born in Rochester, Minnesota on November 26, 1935, to Cyril and Loretta Macken.
Maggie owned and operated the Four Oaks Bottle Shop in Del Paso Heights for many years. She was a lifelong fan of the Minnesota Vikings, a...
Michael “Teddy” Tyrell Miller
Nov 22, 2019
Michael Tyrell Miller, 64, of Byron, MN, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at his home with his wife by his side.
Mike was born July 22, 1955 in New Ulm, MN. His family then moved to Rochester, MN and eventually to Byron, MN where he graduated from Byron High School in 1973.
He married...
Cecil Julian Refsland
Nov 21, 2019
Cecil J. Refsland age 89 of Rochester passed away peacefully on November 21, 2019. He was born on August 27, 1930 in Rural Sacred Heart, Minnesota to Christ and Celia (Engebretson) Refsland.
Cecil attended rural school grades 1-8 and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1948. Following graduation, he served in the US Army from 1953...
Tita Azarcon
Nov 20, 2019
Tita Azarcon (Laure) age 78 of Rochester went to be with the Lord on November 20, 2019. She was born August 11, 1941 in Surigao City, Philippines to Apolonio and Josefa (Parpan) Laure.
Tita graduated high school from Northeastern Mindano College and received her Bachelor's Degree in Finance from University of Visayas in Cebu. After graduation Tita...
James K. Holtz
Nov 19, 2019
James K. Holtz, 93, of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 peacefully at St. Marys Hospital, with family at his side.
Jim was born March 11, 1926 in Doon, Iowa to Arthur and Fayth Holtz.
He married Delphine Girard on August 18, 1945 in Sioux City, Iowa. They lived and had three children in...
Paul Robert Sheeran
Nov 17, 2019
Paul Robert Sheeran, age 66, of Rochester, died peacefully at home on Sunday, November 17, 2019, from bile duct cancer. Paul was born in Waseca on December 8, 1952, to Francis and Elaine (Jewison) Sheeran. He grew up on a farm in Janesville, MN.
Paul graduated from Janesville High School on June 5, 1970. He married Mary...
Donald P. “Don” King
Nov 16, 2019
After finally making his way back to Rochester, Donald Paul King reunited with "his Bernie" in heaven after passing at Rochester West nursing home after a long struggle with kidney failure. Donald was 79.
Don was born to Peter and Anna King on December 12, 1939 in Ostrander, MN. Don was the third of four children. He...
William R. Laney
Nov 14, 2019
William Laney, aged 91, peacefully passed away on November 14, 2019. He most recently had been in memory care in an Eden Prairie, MN senior facility. Bill was born in Kendallville, IN and attended Fort Wayne North High School. He was a terrific athlete, excelling in track and basketball – so good he earned a basketball scholarship to Stanford...
Dennis L. Johnson
Nov 12, 2019
Dennis L Johnson, 80, of Rochester, MN died on November 12, 2019 at St Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born to Tony and Ida Johnson on November 10, 1939 in Tracy, MN. He graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1957 and the University of Minnesota in 1961. He married Joann Monson in August of 1969 in...
Betty Jane Harris
Nov 11, 2019
Betty Jane Harris, 90, of Rochester died Monday, November 11, 2019, at Edenbrook of Rochester. Betty was born February 1, 1929 in Rochester to Fred and Mary (Murphy) Larson.
She graduated from Rochester High School in 1947. She married Donald "Red" C Harris in 1948, in Rochester. Donald died December 16, 2012.
Betty worked for...
Darlyne P. Dunn
Nov 10, 2019
Darlyne P. Dunn (Flynn) age 94 of Rochester died November 10, 2019. She was born March 2, 1925 in Osakis, Minnesota to George and Anna (Vangstad) Flynn. Darlyne was the oldest of six children and attended kindergarten in Sauk Center before her family moved to South Minneapolis where she attended school from 1 st -8 th grade. Her family...
Rodney “Rod” Peterson
Nov 9, 2019
Rodney Lee Peterson, 80, passed away on Saturday, November 9 th at home in Rochester, MN after a long battle with lung disease. He was born in 1939 to Otto and Beatrice Peterson of Lake City, MN.
He graduated from Lake City High School in 1956 where he was a member of the Lake City Tiger Football...
Louise Gertrude Evenson
Nov 9, 2019
Louise Evenson (88) died at Cottagewood in Rochester Saturday, November 9, 2019. Louise was born on July 25, 1931 to parents Oliver and Gertrude Holtan of Mantorville, MN. Louise attended cosmetology school after graduating from Mantorville High School. She married Ardean Evenson on June 6, 1953 and they resided in Rochester before moving to Kasson where they farmed. They...
Donna Kay Atkinson
Nov 8, 2019
Donna Kay Atkinson, age 78, of Rochester, MN died Friday November 8, 2019 in Byron, MN.
Donna was born January 15, 1941 in Dodge Center, MN, the daughter of Vernon and Violet (Wright) Allen. She grew up in West Concord, and graduated from West Concord High School. On May 24, 1959 she married Daryl E. Atkinson at...
Jerome “Jerry” Ewen
Nov 7, 2019
Jerome "Jerry" Murphy Ewen, 84 of Rochester, passed away on November 7, 2019 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Care. Jerry was born on September 28, 1935, to Gerald and Lucy (Murphy) Ewen in Dubuque, Iowa. On October 15, 1955, he married Kay Marie Wussow. They had three children, Michael, Jennifer and Douglas.
Jerry spent his early childhood in...
Roberta M. Braaten
Nov 6, 2019
Roberta Marie Braaten, age 75, of Rochester, passed away November 06, 2019.
"Bobbi" was born Sept. 29, 1944, in West Union, Iowa, to Levi and Alberta (Stockman) Gage. Her family lived in Fayette, Iowa and moved to Rochester in 1963. She was employed at IBM and Mayo Clinic and owned and operated The Bobbi Pin. In her...
Milada Anna Schirger
Nov 5, 2019
Dr. Milada Schirger, 92, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on July 23, 1927, in Trubin, Czech Republic to Karel and Frantiska Kloubek. She received her doctorate in Education from the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. As a young woman, she was imprisoned in a communist concentration camp for 5...
