Obituaries

Ardis E. Hansen

Ardis E. Hansen

Sep 27, 2016

Ardis E. Hansen, 85, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Ardis was born April 7, 1931 in Madison, WI to Thomas and Anne (Brown) Evans. After high school Ardis went on to receive her nursing degree from Milwaukee Technical College in 1968. In 1975, Ardis also passed her Minnesota Board of Nursing....

Virginia Carol Scholbrock

Virginia Carol Scholbrock

Sep 25, 2016

Virginia C. Scholbrock, 72, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 25, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Campus. Virginia was born February 7, 1944 in Bagley, MN to Alvin and Vida (Hanson) Strand. She graduated from Gonvick High School and went on to obtain her Bachelors degree in Home Economics from the...

David Enquist

David Enquist

Sep 25, 2016

David Thomas Enquist, 80, of Rochester passed away on the morning of Sunday, September 25, 2016 after a 3 month battle with pancreatic and liver cancer. David was born in Bowbells, North Dakota, on May 20, 1936, to Mary Emiline Lambert and Carl Enquist and spent most of his growing years in Pine Island, Minnesota. He married his high school...

Dennis James Cox-Townsend

Dennis James Cox-Townsend

Sep 25, 2016

Dennis James Cox-Townsend was born February 1, 1954 in Duluth, MN to Gerald and Barbara (Korpi) Cox. He attended school in Duluth, graduating from Denfeld High School. He earned a bachelors degree in social sciences from UMD and a master of divinity degree from United Theological School in Dayton, OH. He married Linda Townsend on June 7, 1979. He was...

Larry H. Anderson

Larry H. Anderson

Sep 24, 2016

Larry H. Anderson, 69, of Rochester, Minn. died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at his residence in Rochester, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Larry was born November 17, 1946 in Albert Lea, Minn. to Leonard and Ruby (Nelson) Anderson. He graduated from Thief River Falls High School in 1965. Larry served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1965...

Mark Sickman

Mark Sickman

Sep 23, 2016

Mark Sickman, 73, of Rochester, MN passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016, while vacationing in the Grand Canyon. He was born on January 13, 1943, to Harold and Elaine (Larson) Sickman. Mark grew up on the family farm near Vesta, MN and attended public school in Echo, MN where he was valedictorian of his class in 1961. Mark graduated...

Daniel J. Sargent, Ph.D.

Daniel J. Sargent, Ph.D.

Sep 22, 2016

A celebration of life for Daniel J. Sargent, 46, of Rochester will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Christ United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Daniels burial will be at Oronoco...

Brielle Ann Heyer

Brielle Ann Heyer

Sep 21, 2016

Brielle Ann Heyer entered our hearts even before she entered the world on January 20,2016. She taught us very early on there was our time and then there was Brielle time. What started as one of the scariest days turned into the first day of the fiercest most blessed journey weve been honored to take. Jordan and Beca were reminded...

Phyllis Joan Kunz

Phyllis Joan Kunz

Sep 21, 2016

Phyllis Joan Kunz, 86, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Seasons Hospice House. Phyllis was born to Roy and Pearl Nordby on January 30, 1930, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. After graduating from Rochester High School, she worked at Mayo Clinic as a desk float. On May 27, 1950, she married Stanley Allen Kunz and became a...

Corrine Mae Irelan

Corrine Mae Irelan

Sep 20, 2016

Memorial services for Corrine Mae (Krug) Irelan, 87, of Rochester, MN will be on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Meadow Lakes Senior Living (22 45th Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901) at 4:00pm with visitation from 3:00pm 4:00pm. Burial will be at Dysart Cemetery, Dysart, IA at a later date. Corrine Mae Krug was born on February 23, 1929 in Dysart,...

Mary Ann Carlson

Mary Ann Carlson

Sep 18, 2016

Mary Ann Carlson, 64, of Rochester, MN, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Mary Ann was born June 11, 1952 in Wyattville, MN. to Wilfred and Violet (Balk) Herold. She graduated from Winona High School and attended Winona State University in Winona. On August 25, 1973, she married Michael Carlson in Wilson,...

Barbara Jean Bigbee

Barbara Jean Bigbee

Sep 18, 2016

Barbara Jean (Finley) Bigbee, age 72 of Rochester, MN, died on Sunday, September 18, 2016.The memorial service will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are preferred to the family. She was born in Gaylord,...

Dr. William E. Mayberry

Dr. William E. Mayberry

Sep 18, 2016

Former Mayo Clinic CEO and long time Mayo Clinic physician, William Eugene Mayberry, M.D., who led Mayo Clinic through a period of momentous growth in the 1970-80s, died on Sunday, September 18, at Charter House in Rochester, Minn. He was 87. Dr. Mayberry was born on August 22, 1929 in Cookeville, Tennessee, to Henry Eugene and Beatrice Maynard. He married...

Joan Prigge

Joan Prigge

Sep 16, 2016

Joan Mildred (Plank) Prigge, 84, of Rochester, Minn. passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 after a battle with Alzheimers Disease. Joan was born in Winona, Minn. on November 15, 1931 to Ralph and Mildred (Todd) Plank and grew up in Eyota, Minn. She married Robert Gardner and later divorced. On March 29, 1961, she married Lorenz (Larry) Prigge, a...

Carol Ann Kunath

Carol Ann Kunath

Sep 16, 2016

Carol A. Kunath, age 74, of Rochester, MN passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at Saint Marys Hospital. Carol Ann Coggins was born June 3, 1942 to John and Victoria (Huey) Coggins in Rochester, MN. Carol graduated from Lourdes High School in 1961. She worked at the Clothing Care for many years and later at Old Country Buffet. She married...

Michael Hepp

Michael Hepp

Sep 16, 2016

The memorial service for Michael T. Hepp of Rochester, MN will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday September 20, 2016 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester with Fr. Joe Fogal officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Michael Thomas Hepp, age 60, died September 16, 2016 at Golden Living West Care Center in Rochester, MN. He...

Frances Restall

Frances Restall

Sep 15, 2016

Frances Rosalie Restall, 91, of Rochester, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the Charter House. Frances was born December 10, 1924 in Memphis, TN to Ivanhoe and Mary (Crymes) McAllister. She was a graduate ofHigh School and received her Bachelors degree from the University of Alabama. On August 26, 1946, Frances married Dr. Charles Restall in Birmingham, Alabama. In...

Anne C. Zumbrunnen

Anne C. Zumbrunnen

Sep 12, 2016

Anne Zumbrunnen Deceased September 12, 2016 Anne Zumbrunnen of Rochester, Minnesota and formerly of Burnsville, Minnesota passed away of complications related to congestive heart failure and scleroderma on September 12, 2016 at the age of 86. After attending New York University, Anne accepted a position in the Air and Airways Communication Services of the U.S. Air Force in post WWII...

Frank Junior Hitchcock

Frank Junior Hitchcock

Sep 8, 2016

Frank Junior Hitchcock February 27th, 1928 - September 8th, 2016 Frank Junior Hitchcock passed away peacefully among family on September 8th, 2016, at the age of 88, in Rochester, Minnesota after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. Frank was born on February 27, 1928 to Grace Lillian (Rudolph) Hitchcock and Frank Hitchcock in Warren, Pennsylvania, where he, his brother Jim...

Bonnie L. Fischer

Bonnie L. Fischer

Sep 8, 2016

Bonnie L. Fischer, age 59, died on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at her home in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am. on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. The visitation will be from 4:00 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to...