Connie Bonnes
Oct 12, 2017
A memorial service for Connie G. Bonnes, 62, of Rochester, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. Visitation will be on Sunday, October 15, 2017 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be at the...
Joyce Bandel
Oct 10, 2017
Joyce Bandel, 90, of Rochester, MN died on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Madonna Towers. Joyce (Miller) Bandel was born on October 5, 1927 in Concord Township, MN. She was the daughter of Clifford and Eunice (Osborne) Miller. Joyce grew up on a farm with her older brother, Donald and younger brother, Harold. She attended a one room schoolhouse through...
Reverend Marvin Sandness
Oct 9, 2017
Reverend Marvin Sandness, 81 of Rochester, MN passed away Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Homestead of Rochester.
Beverly Mulholland Spittell
Oct 7, 2017
Beverly Mae Mulholland died peacefully on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Season's Hospice House in Rochester. Beverly was the daughter of Harry and Louise Mulholland. She was born on February 8, 1926 in Dundalk, Maryland. She attended Baltimore County School District and graduated from Sparrows Point Maryland High School in June, 1942. After high school, Beverly enrolled in Western Maryland...
Ruth H. Schultz
Oct 7, 2017
Ruth Helen Schultz passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at The Legacy of St. Michael. Ruth was born on December 27, 1927, to Alfred and Helen Schultz in Rochester, Minnesota. Ruth was baptized shortly after her birth and grew up on the family farm with her two brothers, Carl and Bob, and sister, Margaret. Ruth was confirmed on April 18,...
Dennis J. Niemi
Oct 6, 2017
Memorial services for Dennis J. Niemi, 70, of Rochester will be at 2:00pm on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial of his cremated remains will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Dennis John Niemi was born on July 18, 1947...
Frances "Fran" Gustine
Oct 4, 2017
Frances "Fran" Gustine, (nee Silver) 73, of Rochester, passed away peacefully, after a short illness, on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Fran was born April 13, 1944 in Sauk Center, MN to Clyde and Inez Silver. Her family moved to Wadena when she was a child and she lived there until graduating from high school in 1962....
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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...