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Nellie Mitchell

Nellie Mitchell

May 17, 2016

Nellie Marie Mitchell, Aunt Nell, 78 of Fullerton, California and Byron Minnesota passed away at her home in Byron surrounded by her loving family May 17, 2016. Nell was born in OBrien County Iowa October 3, 1937 to Clarence E. and Winnifred (Morey) Montgomery. Nell accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and was baptized in Cherokee, Iowa. The Montgomerys moved...

Duane G. Bell

Duane G. Bell

May 16, 2016

Duane G Bell, 88, of Rochester passed away peacefully at his Rochester home on Monday May 14th, 2016.Duane was born February 23, 1928 in Beaver Crossing, NE to Guy and Myrta (Crowder) Bell.He was proceeded in death by all of his 2 brothers and 6 sisters. On January 6, 1953 he married Evelyn Eschle. Duane is survived by his wife...

Raymond R. Saholt

Raymond R. Saholt

May 16, 2016

Raymond R. Saholt, 100, of Rochester, MN passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at Walker Methodist Highview Hills in Lakeville, MN. Raymond Russell Saholt was born May 6, 1916 to Ole John and Anna (Taylor) Saholt in Lamont, IA.After graduation from Rochester High School in 1935, he worked at the Rock Island Arsenal in the Quad Cities area.Raymond was in...

Kevin E. Westergaard

Kevin E. Westergaard

May 14, 2016

Kevin Edward Westergaard passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, May 14, 2016. Kevin was born on February 23, 1965 in Albert Lea, MN.He graduated from Mayo High School in 1983. Kevin loved to ride his Harley with his best friend, Jeff Zimmer.He resided in Las Vegas, NV for 20 years where he worked for a large pharmaceutical company until...

Michael Ferguson

Michael Ferguson

May 13, 2016

Michael J. Ferguson, 60, of Rochester, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital. Mike was born June 29, 1955 in Rochester to Donald and Barbara (Brown) Ferguson. He attended Jefferson Elementary, Kellogg Junior High and graduated from John Marshall in 1973. Mike went on to Winona State University and graduated in 1986. On August 26, 1978, Mike...

Gregory Stephen Persik

Gregory Stephen Persik

May 13, 2016

PERSIK Gregory Stephen Persik, 49, of Rochester passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, May 13, 2016 at his residence. Greg was born April 9, 1967 in Chicago, IL to Ronald and Dorothy Dottie (Ellis) Persik. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School and went on to work for Ability Building Center for over 20 years. In...

Donald Jensen

Donald Jensen

May 12, 2016

On May 12, 2016, Donald George Jensen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 23, 1933, in Rochester to Ellamae (Mather) and Carl Christian Jensen. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in 1952. He was inducted into the US Army in 1953 where he received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good...

Kimiko "Kim" Sorensen

Kimiko "Kim" Sorensen

May 11, 2016

Kimiko (Kim) Sorensen, 82, of Rochester, passed away at Golden Living Center Rochester West on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Kim was born in the village of Motobu-cho, Okinawa.She was the sixth of eight children born to Kaki and Kana Kobashigawa. Kim and Gene were married on January 11, 1956 in Naha, Okinawa then sailed home to the United States and...

Sharon Krahn

Sharon Krahn

May 10, 2016

Sharon Krahn, age 71, of Rochester, passed away after her long battle with lung cancer on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. The memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester with Rev. Joel Haak officiating. The visitation will be one hour prior to the...

Thomas Alan Budnik

Thomas Alan Budnik

May 10, 2016

Thomas Alan Budnik, 54, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2016, after a fierce and courageous yearlong battle with cancer. Tom was born on Oct. 29, 1961, in Rogers City, Michigan, to Phil and Doris (Kuebler) Budnik. He was a 1980 graduate of Littlefield High School in Alanson, MI and graduated from Central Michigan University...

Glenda G. Suk

Glenda G. Suk

May 9, 2016

Glenda Gayle Suk, 68, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Monday, May 9, 2016 at Mayo Clinic St. Marys campus. Glenda was born November 25, 1947 in Berea, KY to Ernest and Beulah (Wilson) Fee. She was a graduate of Berea High School and later went on to obtain her LPN license from Anoka Technical College. She worked as a nurse...

Norman L. Struck

Norman L. Struck

May 4, 2016

Norman L. Struck, 91, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Samaritan Bethany. Norman was born April 25, 1925 in Rochester to Louis and Emma (Prigge) Struck. Norman spent a lot of time working on his family farm and helping the neighbors milk cows. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII, where he...

Dorothy Leach

Dorothy Leach

Apr 28, 2016

Dorothy Leach, 95, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester. Dorothy was born June 21, 1920 in Clarion, Iowa to Oscar and Gladys (Hickcox) Dahlgren.Her family later moved to Austin, MN where she graduated from Austin High School. She met Earl Leach in Austin and they were married on April 20th, 1941....

Robert "Bob" D. Larsen

Robert "Bob" D. Larsen

Apr 27, 2016

Robert Daniel Bob Larsen, 58, passed away peacefully at his home in Rochester on April 27, 2016.He was born June 11, 1957 to Lawrence and Arlene (Petersen) Larsen at Saint Marys Hospital.Diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome, Bob was raised on the family farm in rural Mantorville, where he thrived through the loving care of his family.As a youngster Bob...

Anna Chilson

Anna Chilson

Apr 26, 2016

Anna Catherine Chilson died April 26, 2016 at the age of 91, in Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph, MI of apparent heart failure.Ann, as she preferred to be called, was born February 9, 1925 in New Haven Township, Olmsted County, MN to Harry James and May Catherine (Prouty) Hayden.She was named after her grandmothers Anna Augusta Smith Hayden and Margaret Catherine...

Donald  C. Hicks

Donald C. Hicks

Apr 26, 2016

Donald C. Hicks, 67, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away on April 26, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper from a long struggle with cancer. Don was born on January 21, 1949, in Shawano, Wisconsin to Leon (Bud) and Joanne (Slorby) Hicks. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School. He attended Rochester Junior College and then North Dakota State...

Harold Frederick Schoenmann

Harold Frederick Schoenmann

Apr 25, 2016

Harold F. Schoenmann, 81, of Rochester, passed away April 25, 2016 at his home. Harold was born December 7, 1934 in Spring Green, WI to H.J. and Mildred (Aron) Schoenmann. He was a graduate of Rochester High School. Harold was a veteran of the U.S. Army. While in the Army, Harold met Loretta Bonivida in Virginia and then they were...

Rolland "Rollie" Ness

Rolland "Rollie" Ness

Apr 24, 2016

Rollie Ness of Rochester, MN died at home on April 24, 2016, after a lengthy battle with end stage COPD. Rollie was born May 8th, 1950 in Kenmare, ND to Ardine and Vivian (Ryerson) Ness.He grew up on the family farm in the Tolley - Mohall area.He graduated from Mohall High School and NDSU Bottineau Branch of Forestry.He farmed most...

Beatrice Wagner

Beatrice Wagner

Apr 23, 2016

On Saturday, April 23, 2016, Mrs. Beatrice Weiner Wagner (Bea), 96, passed away at Maple Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Rochester, Minnesota, attended by her devoted daughter and caregiver Susan Bailey.Mrs. Wagner, nee Beatrice Weiner, was born July 6, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, the elder of two daughters of Jewish Russian and Lithuanian immigrants who had immigrated through the Port...

June Rose Luck

June Rose Luck

Apr 19, 2016

Funeral services for June R. Luck, 80, of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Monday, April 25, 2016 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.Burial will be at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. June Rose Lockman was born on June 8, 1935 in Rochester to Wilbur and Ella (Alms) Lockman.She died on April...

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