Obituaries

David Rehbein

David Rehbein

Jan 6, 2018

David A. Rehbein, 54 of Rochester, MN died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Saint Marys Hospital. David Alan Rehbein was born November 1, 1963 to Donald and Darlene (Bothun) Rehbein in Rochester, MN. David graduated from John Marshall High School. Following high school, he worked at the Martin Hotel, C & M Auto Body in Rochester and McNeilus Truck in...

Roger Blanchard

Roger Blanchard

Jan 6, 2018

Roger A. Blanchard, 78, of Rochester, MN died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Roger Almon Blanchard was born December 28, 1939 to Paul and Effie (Holt) Blanchard in Des Moines, IA. He graduated from Des Moines Technical High School. He worked as a police dispatcher in Iowa and worked as an electronics technician in Ostrander, MN for...

Sheila M. Walsh

Sheila M. Walsh

Jan 5, 2018

Vibrant, passionate, determined, loving and loved. Sheila Marie Walsh, 59, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 at her home in Rochester. Sheila was born April 10, 1958 in St. Croix Falls, WI to Leslie and Lynnette (Gebhart) Chase. She was a graduate of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, class of 1976. On August 10, 1979, Sheila married Allyn Walsh in...

James Robert Larsen

James Robert Larsen

Jan 4, 2018

James Robert Larsen of Oronoco passed away on January 4th, 2018 at Rochester Methodist Hospital at the age of 82 years old. He was born on December 28, 1935 to Robert and Ruth (Rueber) Larsen, long time dairy farmers. He attended rural schools and graduated from Rochester Public High School in 1953. He married Sally Cuffel in 1957. They had...

Natalie Meek

Natalie Meek

Jan 4, 2018

Natalie Inez Meek, age 93, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on January 4, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Natalie was born March 8, 1924 in International Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Don and Bernice (Hawkins) Pettis. She attended high school in International Falls. She then went to work in the shipyards of Superior, Wisconsin during WWII. Natalie moved...

Lenora Buske

Lenora Buske

Jan 4, 2018

LeNora Rose (Geise) Buske, 96, of Rochester, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, January 4, 2018. LeNora was born September 27, 1921, in West Concord, Minnesota, to Edward and Mildred (Campbell) Geise. She married Ralph Buske on April 28, 1942. LeNora was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her two daughters; Sharon (Jim) Glynn...

Agnes Larson

Agnes Larson

Jan 4, 2018

Agnes Virginia Valvik was born in New York City to Thomas and Olga Valvik on February 24, 1924. She attended NYC public schools, and graduated from Mission High School in San Francisco in 1942. She graduated from Augsburg College in 1947. Agnes married Calvin Larson in New York City on August 23, 1947. They lived in Minneapolis, MN, Gardner, Il,...

Harold Fuchs

Harold Fuchs

Jan 3, 2018

Harold Kenneth Fuchs, age 89, of Byron passed away peacefully at his apartment at Madonna Summit in Byron on January 3, 2018. Born February 5, 1928, in rural Byron to Harvey and Floy (Hair) Fuchs, Harold grew up on various farms in Kalmar and Salem Townships in Olmsted County. Harold attended rural Byron area elementary school and graduated from Byron...

Laura Rice

Laura Rice

Jan 2, 2018

Laura L. Rice, 97, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home. Laura Lorena Rice was born August 22, 1920 to Lewis and Clara (Zamzow) Mahnke in Stewardson, IL. Laura's family moved to Dodge Center, MN at a young age. She graduated from Dodge Center High School. She married Louis Hollenbach, they later divorced. She...

John Adams

John Adams

Jan 2, 2018

John L. Adams, 69, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his residence. John Lee Adams was born May 14th, 1948 to Harry and Evelyn (Kolbet) Adams in New Hampton, IA. He graduated from LeRoy High School in 1966 and attended vocational school in Austin for welding and graduated the two year program in 1968. On July 13th,...

Jean D. Martin

Jean D. Martin

Jan 1, 2018

In Loving Memory of Jean Dorothy Martin (Extrum) who passed away on January 1, 2018- an indomitable spirit who never stopped fighting. Jean was born on April 20, 1942, she was preceded in death by parents, Earl and Mary Extrum, former husband, Bob Martin, and nephew, Jeffrey Barratto. She is survived by husband, David Schwartzkopf, sisters, Joanne (John) Barratto, Judy...

Robert Aaby

Robert Aaby

Dec 31, 2017

Bob Aaby, 89, of Rochester, MN died December 31, 2017 at Rochester Health West. Robert Bruce Aaby was born September 7, 1928 to Bert and Hazel (Wiltsey) Aaby in Salem Corners, MN. He graduated for Byron High School in 1946. He married Betty Weaver August 30, 1950 at the First Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army from January...

Mary Margaret Mullen

Mary Margaret Mullen

Dec 30, 2017

Mary Mullen passed away on December 30, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Mary Margaret Mullen, age 84, was born February 17, 1933 to parents Leo T. and Bernice E. (Kinney) Mullen in Denison, Iowa. She was the fifth of six children, with older siblings Thomas, Kinney, Leo Patrick, and Anna Mae, and younger brother...

Leonard Jansen

Leonard Jansen

Dec 29, 2017

On December 29, 2017, Leonard Jansen of Rochester MN, passed away peacefully at the age of 92. Born in 1925 and raised in Shakopee MN, he was married for 65 years to Phyllis Frederickson of Faribault MN who died in 2015. They had no children. While enrolled at DePaul University, he volunteered as a Navy corpsman during WW2 with the...

Mary F. Petree

Mary F. Petree

Dec 28, 2017

Mary Freida Rench Petree, 94, of Rochester, MN., passed away December 28, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Communities . She was born on September 30, 1923 in Cincinnati, OH to Orville and Lillian (Koch) McCormick. Mary graduated from Withrow High School in Cincinnati and attended classes at The Art Institute of Cincinnati . She married Robert J. Rench and he preceded...

Pamela "Pam"  Jean Lybeck-Boldt

Pamela "Pam" Jean Lybeck-Boldt

Dec 26, 2017

Pamela "Pam" Jean Lybeck-Boldt, 57, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Saint Marys Hospital. Pam was born June 27, 1960 to Douglas and Doris (Hanson) Lybeck in Rochester, MN. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1978. After graduation she worked for Rochester Road Construction, drove truck for Brice Prow and Doug Wigham, Arby's and Ulland...

Eldor  Weist

Eldor Weist

Dec 25, 2017

Eldor Harlin Weist, 94, of Rochester, MN., passed away December 25, 2017 at Olmsted Medical Center Hospital in Rochester. He was born on June 25, 1923 in rural Nodine, Winona County, MN. to Max and Ella (Rodenberg) Weist. He attended high school in LaCrosse, WI. He was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served during WWII for three...

Luella C. Rueber

Luella C. Rueber

Dec 25, 2017

She was born July 23, 1920 in Olmsted County and passed away December 25, 2017 at Madonna Towers in Rochester. She attended rural School District 35 and graduated from Rochester High School in 1937. Luella married Vyril Rueber on August 29, 1939. He passed away in 2003. She was a member of the Oronoco Presbyterian Church and served as a...

Beverly Harwick

Beverly Harwick

Dec 23, 2017

Beverly Jane Harwick, 84, of Rochester, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Edenbrook of Rochester. Beverly was born September 13, 1933 in Waltham, MN to Walter and Pearl (Baumgartner) Bjork. Her family then moved to Rochester. On March 13, 1951, Beverly married Calvin Harwick in Dothan, Alabama. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Beverly enjoyed traveling and...

Aura "Jean" Peterson

Aura "Jean" Peterson

Dec 21, 2017

Aura Jean Peterson, known as Jean to family and friends, died December 21, 2017 at age 90 at Charter House in Rochester, MN. Jean was born in Ely, MN on July 24, 1927 to John and Anna (Aura) Palmgard. She was a registered nurse, working at the Evanston Hospital in Illinois when she met and later married Lowell Peterson. Jean...