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Eunice E. Strelow

Eunice E. Strelow

Apr 12, 2016

Eunice Elaine Strelow, 82, of Rochester passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Shalom Estates in Rochester. Eunice was born on December 19, 1933 in Lewiston, MN to Elmer and Erna (Erdman) Luedtke. She attended the Wilson Schoolhouse in Winona County. She married Allan Strelow at St. Martins Lutheran Church in Winona, MN on June 17th, 1955. Eunice was a...

Nancy  Young

Nancy Young

Apr 11, 2016

Nancy Young went to be with Jesus on April 11th, 2016. She died from aggressive Melanoma Cancer. Nancy was born to Theodore "Ted" and Phyllis Lutter October 23, 1939 in Mankato, MN. Nancy moved to Rochester, MN with her parents when she was 5 years old. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1957 and then attended Mankato State College...

Pauline M. Veer

Pauline M. Veer

Apr 10, 2016

Pauline Margaret Veer passed away peacefully Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Community. Pauline was born February 1, 1932 in Lakota, Iowa to Roelf and Albertha Miller. She graduated from Lakota High School in 1949. Pauline married Carl Veer Jr., on October 24, 1950, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. After their marriage Carl and Pauline farmed...

Davis "Crockett" Roy Evjen

Davis "Crockett" Roy Evjen

Apr 10, 2016

Funeral services for Davis Crockett R. Evjen, 62, of Rochester, MN will be at 2:00pm on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at South Zumbro Lutheran Church, 4830 120th Ave. SW, Kasson, MN.Visitation will be from 4:00 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church.Burial will...

Lawrence "Larry" V. Coyne

Lawrence "Larry" V. Coyne

Apr 7, 2016

Lawrence Vincent Coyne, Larry, 75, of Rochester, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Larry was born June 13, 1940 in Rockford, IL to James and Mary (Keaty) Coyne. He worked for ABC for 10+ years. He was a member of Pax Christi Catholic Church and was amember of the Knights of Columbus, being...

David Charles Cannons

David Charles Cannons

Apr 6, 2016

David Charles Cannons, 28, of Rochester, MN. passed away Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. David was born in Rochester on July 8, 1987 to Paul and Katie (Gurney) Cannons. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 2005. David worked for Menards and in 2006 started working for McNelius Truck Manufacturing and Oshkosh Defense Tactical Vehicle Manufacturing in Kuwait and Afghanistan...

Roger Allen Heins

Roger Allen Heins

Apr 5, 2016

HEINS Roger Allen Heins, 86, of Rochester, MN passed away Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 at Mayo Clinic's St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. Roger was born in Rochester on August 4, 1929 to George and Esther (Sayles) Heins. Rogergraduated from Pine Island High School in 1948. Roger married Mary A. Rolling on June 6th, 1953 in Ivanhoe, MN.He was a farmer...

Doris Ellen Rawalt

Doris Ellen Rawalt

Apr 5, 2016

Doris Ellen (Hallsted) Rawalt, 96, of Chadron, Nebraska, passed away from dementia on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Pine Haven Living Center in Pine Island, MN where she resided for the past three years. Doris was born April 18, 1919 in Hay Springs, Nebraska, the first of two daughters to Leroy Isaac and Elbe (Sheffner) Hallsed.She attended grade school in...

Timothy Harold Olean

Timothy Harold Olean

Apr 4, 2016

Timothy Harold Olean passed away peacefully on Monday April 4, 2016 surrounded by the love of his Hiawatha family, but not without one last infectious smile. He will forever be remembered for his smile that would brighten the day of anyone he crossed paths with. Tim was disabled his entire life but lived life to its fullest. Through Hiawatha Homes...

Dorothy M. Miller

Dorothy M. Miller

Apr 2, 2016

Dorothy M. Miller, age 90, of the Kasson - Mantorville area, died on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.The visitation will be from 5:00 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2016, and one hour...

Kenneth D. Stoltenberg

Kenneth D. Stoltenberg

Apr 2, 2016

Kenneth D. Stoltenberg, 90, of Rochester, MN passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. Kenneth Donald Stoltenberg was born in Rochester, MN on June 30, 1925.Ken resided here in Rochester except for years 1943-1946 while he served in the U.S. Navy.He graduated from Rochester High School.Ken married Ione Beck on October 31, 1945 in Norcross, MN. After Kens...

Marjorie B. Larimer

Marjorie B. Larimer

Apr 2, 2016

Marjorie B. Marge Larimer, 86, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Cottagewood Memory Care Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Marge was born at home on August 6, 1929, on the Mankell family homestead near New London, Minnesota, to Herman and Cornelia (Christopherson) Mankell.She was confirmed in the Christian faith on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, at the Lake Florida...

Roger Dean Smith

Roger Dean Smith

Mar 31, 2016

Roger Dean Smith, 77, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully from a 9 month battle with cancer on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family.A celebration of life will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church 5905 Silas Dent Road Rochester, MN.There will be a reviewal from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Rachael N. Hofstad

Rachael N. Hofstad

Mar 27, 2016

Rachael N. Hofstad, 99, of Rochester, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester. Rachael was born April 10, 1916 in Viola Township, MN to Jo and Evelyn (Lufkin) Richardson. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1933 and Winona State Teachers College in 1935. She married Harvey Stellmaker in 1939 and later divorced. She...

Linda E. Pieper

Linda E. Pieper

Mar 27, 2016

ROCHESTER, MN:Linda E. Pieper, 68, of Rochester, MN. died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at her residence in Rochester. Linda Elaine Pieper was born on March 4, 1948 to Jerry and Mildred (Ulwelling) Pieper in Austin, Minnesota. She was raised and grew up in Rose Creek and Austin. Linda lived at Hiawatha Homes in Rochester for the past thirteen years and...

Jay Lee Schulz

Jay Lee Schulz

Mar 26, 2016

ROCHESTER, MN:Jay Lee Schulz, 39, of Rochester, MN. died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at his residence in Rochester. Jay was born on August 3, 1976 in Rochester to Kurt and Cheryl (Suk) Schulz.He graduated from Mayo High School in 1994 and from Rochester Community Technical College in 2010 in the Building, Utility and Maintenance Program. Jay worked at Lowes and...

Mason T. Fuller

Mason T. Fuller

Mar 25, 2016

Mason "Jack" Thayer Fuller, 90, passed away on Friday March 25, 2016 at the Waters on Mayowood. Jack was born on October 25, 1925, in McIntire, IA to Velma and Frank Fuller. Jack's father worked for the Chicago Great Western Railroad, so Jack grew up around trains and the depot in McIntire. Jack and his parents moved to Rochester in...

Steven  M. Smart

Steven M. Smart

Mar 24, 2016

Funeral services for Steven M. Smart, 69, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.Visitation will be from 5:00 7:00pm on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Steven Michael Smart was born...

Elaine E. Searles

Elaine E. Searles

Mar 23, 2016

Thanks and praise to our Dear Lord for calling Elaine Edna Searles (86) home on Wednesday March 23, 2016. Elaine was born September 18, 1929 in Winona, MN to Edward and Edna (Ohm) Young.On September 24, 1949 she married the love of her life Eugene C. Searles at St. Martins Lutheran Church in Winona, MN.Their 66 year marriage was an...

Thomas "Tom" A. Winkels

Thomas "Tom" A. Winkels

Mar 22, 2016

Thomas A. Tom Winkels, age 66, of Dodge Center, MN, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, MN. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2016, at Lydia Zion United Methodist Church, 1026 E 205th St. Jordan, MN 55352, with Reverend Larry G. Kasten officiating. The visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m....

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