Obituaries

Joan Schwartz

Sep 5, 2024

Joan K. Schwartz, age 88, of Rochester, MN was called home to heaven on September 5, 2024 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.

Joan Katherine was born on February 11, 1936, to Ernst Kusch, Sr. and Katharina Ullrich Kusch in Schleswig, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Schleswig. After graduation from Schleswig High School, she attended...

Dorene Speer

Sep 4, 2024

Dorene Speer, age 97 of Rochester, passed away on September 4, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus.

Dorene Speer was born September 11, 1926 to Ben and Jeannie (Dornink) Scheevel in Fillmore County.

She attended one-room country schools in Fillmore Co. through the 8th grade and graduated from Preston High School in 1944. The following year she...

Mary Jane Musielewicz

Sep 4, 2024

Mary Jane Musielewicz, 73, of Rochester, MN passed away on September 4, 2024 at her home.

Full obituary to come.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home (5421 Royal Place NW) in Rochester. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

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Marilyn Reinke

Aug 27, 2024

Marilyn B. Reinke, age 87, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 27, 2024 at Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center.

Marilyn Beth Reinke was born February 6, 1937 in Rochester. She attended country school, Farmhill District 78, Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1955. Marilyn was a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

She worked...

Marion Henry

Aug 26, 2024

Marion Vaughan Henry, faithful servant, prayer warrior, dearly loved wife and mother, died on August 26, 2024 in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 76, following a battle with dementia and other health complications.

Marion was born on February 26, 1948 to Grant W. and Daphne (Cushing) Vaughan in Madison, Wisconsin. She grew up in Massillon, Ohio, the eldest...

David Dines

Aug 24, 2024

David E. Dines, Emeritus Physician of Pulmonology and Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, died August 24, 2024, at the age of 98. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Dines loved teaching, received numerous teaching awards at...

Indrani Nagpaul-Chaudhry

Aug 23, 2024

Dr. Indrani Nagpaul-Chaudhry peacefully passed away on August 23, 2024, at Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, surrounded by her loving daughter, Alisha Puja Chaudhry, and devoted husband, Dr. Rajeev Chaudhry. She fought a courageous 27-month battle with Stage 4 Sarcoma, demonstrating immense strength and resilience. Her family extends their deepest gratitude to the exceptional physicians and allied health staff at...

Christene Henricks

Aug 19, 2024

Christene V. Henricks, 77, of Rochester, MN, passed away on August 19, 2024, at her home.

Christene Victoria (Ludvigson) Henricks was born on November 24, 1946, in Austin, MN to parents Alvin and Mary (Sowers) Ludvigson. Christene was an only child but never short of family with the multiple cousins, aunts/uncles she was close to and spent a significant amount...

Marilyn Latcham

Aug 17, 2024

Marilyn J. Latcham, age 90, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 17, 2024 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, MN.

Marilyn Joyce Tabor Latcham was born March 30, 1934 in Molt, Montana. She moved, with her parents, Roy and Lillian Tabor, to a rural Spring Valley, MN farm in 1939. She was a 1952 graduate of Spring Valley High School....

John Braaten

Aug 17, 2024

John Milton Braaten of Rochester, MN passed away August 17, 2024.

John was born on October 10, 1938 in Devil's Lake, ND to Pastor M.A. and Elmyra Braaten, the fourth of six children. Growing up he lived in North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. He graduated from Houston, MN High School and after working for a year enrolled at Luther College in...

Lynn Graham

Aug 16, 2024

Lynn K. Graham, 59, of Rochester, MN died on Friday, August 16th at the Owatonna Hospital.

Lynn was born on June 17th, 1965 in Owatonna to Lyle "Slats" and Lise (Fineid) Papenfuss. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1983, was on the Mayo High School Tennis team, and made it to the state tennis tournament. She enjoyed tennis very...

Marvin Berg

Aug 16, 2024

Marvin Berg passed away on August 16, 2024 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, MN, at the age of 91 years.

Marvin Clifford Berg was born on March 2, 1933, in Rochester, MN, to parents, Clifford and Marguerette (Hampton) Berg. He grew up in Spring Valley, MN, where he attended high school.

Marvin volunteered for service in the...

Linda Freese

Aug 15, 2024

Linda Freese, age 69, passed away in Rochester, MN, on August 15, 2024. Linda is survived by her daughter, Angie; daughter, Stephanie, son-in-law, Dana, and granddaughter, Kennedy.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Ranfranz & Vine Remembrance and Reception Centre, 5482 Royal Place NW, Rochester,...

Donald Hillman

Aug 15, 2024

Donald Egill Hillman, 79, passed away peacefully at Season's Hospice on August 15th, 2024. Born on December 16, 1944, in Cavalier, ND, Don lived a life marked by dedication, hard work, and love for his family.

Don's career spanned several decades, beginning with his long tenure at Border States Electric in Grand Forks, ND. His leadership skills and commitment to...

Douglas Ferguson

Aug 14, 2024

Douglas G. Ferguson, 67, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 14, 2024.

Full obituary to come.

Services are pending at this time.

Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Ferguson family.

Willem Sinkeldam

Aug 14, 2024

Willem C. Sinkeldam (85) of Rochester, MN, died on August 14, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys. He was cared for by his wife at home for many years before passing away due to stroke related issues.

Willem Cornelis Sinkeldam was born August 8, 1939, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to Johannes and Adriana Sinkeldam. He was one of nine...

Joan Leimer

Aug 13, 2024

Joan Leimer, 95, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Homestead Memory Care in Rochester, Minnesota.

Joan Elizabeth (Hearn) Leimer was born October 22, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Elmer and Ida (Hockswender) Hearn. She graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in Queens, New York, and attended Brown Business School.

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Sandra Houle

Aug 13, 2024

Sandy Houle, 65, died at her home in Rochester, Minnesota on August 13th, 2024 of pancreatic cancer.

Sandy was born on March 25, 1959 in Minneapolis to Charles and Vendala Houle. She graduated from Anoka High School in 1977 and later from Mankato State University in 1983 with a degree in nursing. After accepting a job at Methodist Hospital,...

Lori Vrieze

Aug 12, 2024

Lori Ann Vrieze born in Eau Claire, WI December 10, 1967- died, at age 56, August 12th, 2024. She passed in her home in Rochester, MN surrounded by family. Her parents were August Edgar Bell and Eleanor Mary Bell. She married Paul Allen Vrieze August 14th, 1993 in Berne, MN. They shared almost 31 years of marriage and more memories...

Ryan M. Colligan

Aug 11, 2024

Ryan Michael Colligan from Stewartville, MN, unexpectedly passed away on August 11th, 2024 in La Crosse, WI at the Gunderson Health Care Hospital at the age of 45. Ryan was born in Rochester, Minnesota on June 28th,1979. Ryan's parents are Kenneth Colligan and Nancy Allen.

Ryan was raised in Rochester, Minnesota and graduated from Mayo High school. Ryan was...