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Patricia Jelincich

Patricia Jelincich

Jul 12, 2017

Patricia Jelincich, 92, of Rochester, MN passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany.

Elmer D. Tate

Elmer D. Tate

Jul 10, 2017

Funeral services for Elmer D. Tate, 80, of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Bethel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. Norman Wahl officiating. Burial will be at 2:00pm at the United Lutheran Cemetery in Zumbrota. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00pm on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home and also one...

Helen Joan Johnson

Helen Joan Johnson

Jul 3, 2017

Helen J. Johnson, 72, of Rochester, MN. died Monday, July 3, 2017 at her residence.

Justin D. Vincek

Justin D. Vincek

Jul 2, 2017

Justin Daniel Vincek was a beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, and uncle. Justin was born on March 23rd, 1992 in Rochester, MN. Justin grew up in Zumbrota Mn and then Houston County area from his teen years till his death. He was a graduate of La Crescent High School. Justin was known for his positive outlook on life and...

Lyle W.H. Plumhoff

Lyle W.H. Plumhoff

Jun 30, 2017

PLUMHOFF Lyle Plumhoff, 67, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2017 at his home. Lyle was born in 1949 in Fairmont, MN to Harold and Luella Plumhoff. He spent his childhood on the family farm near Welcome, MN. He graduated from Sherburn High School, attended Augsburg College, and went on to receive his associates degree from Inver Grove...

Curtis Edward Hameister

Curtis Edward Hameister

Jun 29, 2017

Curtis Curt E. Hameister, age 73, of Rochester, died on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus in Rochester. A private family burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the National Kidney Foundation. Curtis Edward Hameister was born on April 18, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, his...

Donald "Don" M. Sudor

Donald "Don" M. Sudor

Jun 27, 2017

Obituary for Donald Don M. Sudor Donald Don Sudor, of Rochester, MN, age 86, passed away June 27, 2017. Don was born on September 7, 1930 in St. Paul, MN. After attending Cretin High School, he graduated from the University of Minnesota. In 1951 he married Nina Klundt and they moved to Rochester in 1956 to raise their four children....

Charles "Charlie" R. Karau

Charles "Charlie" R. Karau

Jun 26, 2017

Charles Charlie R. Karau, 76, of Rochester, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 at his residence in Rochester. Charles Ramon Karau was born June 13, 1941 in Rochester to Raymond and Constance (Siem) Karau. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1959 and from Winona State College, receiving his Masters Degree in Education. Charlie served in the United...

Ketan Earl Schwerman

Ketan Earl Schwerman

Jun 24, 2017

With his beloved Nana holding onto his hand, My son Ketan was welcomed into Heaven and Jesuss Loving arms on Saturday 6/24/17. I have never admired someone as much as Ketan for his determination to live despite his many health issues. He always had a huge smile for me every day despite how badly he felt. You are now free...

Leona M. Woodruff

Leona M. Woodruff

Jun 24, 2017

Leona M. Woodruff, 91, of Rochester, died on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Christ Our Rock Church 3040 Stonehedge Drive NE in Rochester, with a visitation one hour before the service at church. Inurnment will be in Oakwood Cemetery at a later...

Earl F. Senst

Earl F. Senst

Jun 21, 2017

Earl F. Senst of Rochester, MN passed away at the age of 92 years on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at his home. Earl was born in Bremen, MN September 23, 1924 to Alfred and Laura (Redding) Senst. He attended country school, later moving to the fam near Plainview, MN. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School. April 1946, he enlisted in the...

Bernadine J. Stahlhut

Bernadine J. Stahlhut

Jun 17, 2017

Bernadine J. Stahlhut, age 88, of Rochester, died on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at River Bend Senior Living in Rochester. Memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Friday, June 23, 2017, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester with a visitation an hour before at the church. The inurnment will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Bernadine Joyce Stahlhut was born...

Madeline Lockey

Madeline Lockey

Jun 9, 2017

Madeline A. Lockey, 99, of Rochester, MN passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany. Madeline Abbie (Hoofnagle) Lockey, born to Lloyd and Mary Ella Hoofnagle on June 7, 1918 in Waterloo, IA. Soon after the family moved to Hampton, IA due to a job area change for her dad. Madeline attended and graduated from Hampton High School in...

Sannas Shaw Van

Sannas Shaw Van

Jun 7, 2017

Sannas D. Shaw Van, 94, of Rochester, MN passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the Charter House. Sannas DeVee was born August 23, 1922 to Rex and Sarah (Humphries) Fenley in Seymour, IA. She graduated from Ames High School (IA) and then attended Iowa State University. During the war Sannas was acting head of the Ames Building and Trust...

Helen Kunz

Helen Kunz

Jun 5, 2017

Helen Amelia Marie Kunz, 92, of Rochester, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, June 5, 2017 at her home. Helen was born February 7, 1925 to Carl and Lois (Truax) Fuchs. At the age of 3, Helen was raised by her father and stepmother, Peg and then by her grandmother, Amelia Marie Fuchs. She was a graduate of...

Kathleen Suzanne Kutter

Kathleen Suzanne Kutter

Jun 5, 2017

Kathleen S. Kutter, 88, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Eugene, OR passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Rochester Rehabilitation Living Center. Kathleen Suzanne was born on January 26, 1929 to Robert and Hyacinth (Resch) Nilles in St. Paul, MN. She graduated from Wilson High School. After high school, she worked for the Red Cross. She married Raymond...

Marilyn (Lynn) B. Jensen

Marilyn (Lynn) B. Jensen

Jun 1, 2017

Marilyn (Lynn) B. Jensen Lynn Jensen, 87, of Rochester, died after a long battle with a rare neurological disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, on June 1, 2017. Lynn was born in Huntington Park, CA to Lyle and Wilma (Hein) Farmer on November 17, 1929. She attended school in Alahambra, CA. On April 18, 1948, in Rochester, she married Arnold Jensen and...

Mary M. Remington

Mary M. Remington

May 31, 2017

REMINGTON Mary M. Remington, 89, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly on May 31, 2017 at her home. Mary was born Mary Marine Wright near Preston, Minnesota in 1928, one of 10 children of farmers Ed and Olive (Johnson) Wright. A precocious student, she skipped 2 grades and graduated from Preston High School. In 1946 she married LeRoy Goodenough, with whom...

Frederic Nitschke

Frederic Nitschke

May 31, 2017

Frederic A. Nitschke, 91, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany. Fred was born June 16, 1925 in Mankato, MN to Arthur and Alwina (Mueller) Nitschke. He attended St. Johns Lutheran School in Good Thunder, MN and High School at Concordia Academy, St. Paul MN. Fred then graduated from Concordia University in Seward NE with...

Eugene C. Searles

Eugene C. Searles

May 31, 2017

Praise to our dear Lord Jesus Christ for taking Eugene C. Searles into his loving kingdom on May 31, 2017. Gene was born April 11, 1928 to Tracy and Syvilla Searles and graduated from Rochester High School in 1947. On September 24, 1949 he married the love of his life Elaine E. Young in Winona Minnesota. Elaine passed away March...

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