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Anne L. Stafford

Anne L. Stafford

Oct 4, 2017

Anne Lorraine Stafford of Pine Island, MN. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Pine Haven Care Center, surrounded by family and friends. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017 at United Methodist Church in Pine Island, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Memorials are suggested to the...

David M. King

David M. King

Oct 2, 2017

David M. King, 74, of West Concord, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus. David was born December 17, 1942 in Peoria, IL to Frederick and Jane (McClugage) King. He was a 1960 graduate of John Marshall High School and went on to receive his Bachelors in English from the University of...

Ronald  D. Gottschalk

Ronald D. Gottschalk

Oct 2, 2017

Ronald D. Gottschalk, age 57, of Rochester, died on Monday, October 2, 2017, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes with Reverend Nathaniel Schwartz officiating with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The burial will be...

Dr. Gordon Kenneth Danielson, Jr.

Dr. Gordon Kenneth Danielson, Jr.

Oct 2, 2017

Dr. Gordon Kenneth Danielson, Jr., 85, of Rochester died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on October 2, 2017. He was born December 5, 1931 in Burlington, Iowa to Helen H. (Hill) and Gordon Sr. His family moved to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and he graduated from Westchester High School. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania...

Mary  Louise Porter

Mary Louise Porter

Oct 1, 2017

Mary Louise Porter, age 85, died on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus, with her family at her bedside. She was born July 24, 1932 in Augusta, WI. to Arthur and Olga (Waller) Magnussen. Mary was the most awesome mother, grandma, and great-grandma ever. She was a dedicated R.N. for over 50 years. She...

Jane E. Clark

Jane E. Clark

Oct 1, 2017

Jane Elizabeth Clark, age 94 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1, 2017. The memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. A private family interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to...

John Wellner

John Wellner

Sep 28, 2017

If you've ridden your bike or walked on the paved trails of Rochester, Minnesota, you can thank John Wellner. As infrastructure manager for the city of Rochester for 18 years, John quietly lent his energy, expertise and eye for detail to the efforts that fueled the expansion of the city's trail system to span more than 85 miles in Minnesota's...

Dr. Robert R. Sawtell

Dr. Robert R. Sawtell

Sep 25, 2017

Robert Rhyle Sawtell, 92, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away in the presence of his family on Monday, September 25th at his residence in Charter House. Bob was born in Cantril, Iowa, on August 12, 1925, to Paul and Florence Sawtell. As the first-born son of a minister, he lived in many small towns in Iowa, Nebraska, and California. Bob accelerated...

George Eidem

George Eidem

Sep 25, 2017

George E. Eidem, 82, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2017 at River Bend Assisted Living. George was born April 7, 1935 in Kasson, MN to Pete and Maddie (Paulson) Eidem. He started working at Quarve and Anderson Quarry when he was 14 years old and retired in 1994. George was a veteran, proudly serving his country...

Richard Wachter

Richard Wachter

Sep 23, 2017

Richard Curtis Wachter, 67, of Naperville, IL. passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 in Oronoco, MN. Richard was born on November 8, 1949 in Decatur, IL.to Eugene and Norma (Thompson) Wachter. He attended Warrensburg-Latham High School near Decatur and also Southern Illinois University. Richard served in the United States Army for six years. On March 22, 1969, he married...

Herbert Holets

Herbert Holets

Sep 21, 2017

Herbert Holets, age 82, of Rochester, died after his fifth battle with cancer, on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Glenn Edward Webster, Jr.

Glenn Edward Webster, Jr.

Sep 19, 2017

Glenn Edward Webster, Jr., 83, of Mantorville, Minn., and Corte Bella, Ariz., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, was gathered into God's loving arms on Sept. 19, 2017, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Glenn, who was young at heart, lived each day to the fullest. He enjoyed a good laugh, a nice cocktail with friends, golfing, sailing, traveling the...

Laverne Boe

Laverne Boe

Sep 18, 2017

LaVerne M. Boe, 94 of Rochester, MN died Monday, September 18, 2017 at her residence. LaVerne Marcelyn Enger was born January 15, 1923 in Halstad, MN to Edwin and Agnes (Olson) Enger. Her family farmed near Halstad and later moved to Pine Center and then to Bemidji, MN. LaVerne married Lloyd Boe on December 27, 1943 in Bagley, MN. They...

Darlene Ann Gourneau

Darlene Ann Gourneau

Sep 17, 2017

Darlene Gourneau, 74, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and the soothing sounds of Elvis Presley love songs on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Saint Marys campus. Darlene Ann LaFournaise was born September 6, 1943 to James and Ernestine (Vivier) LaFournaise in Belcourt, ND. She attended Turtle Mountain Community High School in Belcourt, ND,...

Jay Van Oort

Jay Van Oort

Sep 16, 2017

Funeral services for Jay W. Van Oort, 84 of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Salem Road Covenant Church. Visitation will be from 4:30-7:30pm on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Oakwood East Cemetery. Jay William...

Ardis G. Christen

Ardis G. Christen

Sep 15, 2017

Ardis Georgianne Fiskerbeck Christen was born in Superior, WI on February 19, 1938 to K. Victor A. Fiskerbeck and Violet Gulsvig Fiskerbeck. She died in Rochester, MN at St Marys Hospital on Friday, September 15, 2017 following heart surgery on August 29, 2017. Ardis lived in Solon Springs, WI until the age of four when she moved with her parents...

Agustina Flores Romero

Agustina Flores Romero

Sep 12, 2017

Agustina Flores-Lopez Romero, 60, of Rochester, MN passed away at her family's home on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Agustina was born on August 28, 1957 in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico to the late Herlinda Lopez and Faustino Flores. Agustina grew up in Mexico for the majority of her childhood, later becoming a migrant worker, and then met Ruben Romero, which...

Rosemary P. Anderson

Rosemary P. Anderson

Sep 11, 2017

Rosemary P. Anderson, age 89, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2017. The graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16 at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, 2705 Regent St. Madison, WI 53705. Rosemary Patricia Anderson was born on November 20, 1927 to Clarence and Helen (O'Neil) Wold in Madison, WI. Rosemary was raised in...

Joanne M. Murray

Joanne M. Murray

Sep 11, 2017

Joanne M. Murray A funeral mass for Joanne M. Murray, 75, of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Joanne Marie Murray was born on May 20, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Margaret (Tracy) Ovsak. She...

Mark W. Hedlund

Mark W. Hedlund

Sep 11, 2017

HEDLUND Mark Wayne Hedlund, 94, of Lake City, formerly of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2017 at the Lake City Care Center. Mark was born July 2, 1923 in Rochester to Emil and Ruth (Peterson) Hedlund. He grew up in Fargo, ND until his sophomore year of high school, when his family moved to Austin, MN. He...

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