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Warren Warfield

Warren Warfield

Mar 1, 2016

Warren C. Warfield, 82, of Rochester, MN passed away on March 1, 2016 at his home of a brain aneurysm. Warren was born July 23, 1934 in Austin, MN to William and Ethel Warfield. He graduated from Austin High School in 1952.Upon graduation he joined the Air Force and went through gunnery school in Denver, CO where he was a...

Warren C. Warfield

Warren C. Warfield

Mar 1, 2016

Warren C. Warfield, 81, of Rochester, MN. died on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at his residence in Rochester. Services will be held at a later date to be announced.

Betty Jane Darst

Betty Jane Darst

Feb 28, 2016

DARST Betty Jane Darst, 93, a Rochester motel owner, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 of natural causes at Valley View Nursing Home in Houston, MN where she had resided for the last 5 years. Betty J. Woolley was born July 5, 1922 in Dresbach, MN to Robert and Georgina (Dickson) Woolley. After graduating high school, she moved to Rochester and...

Ronald E. Reuter

Ronald E. Reuter

Feb 28, 2016

Ronald E. Reuter, 93, of Rochester, MN passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Mayo Clinic- Saint Marys Campus Ronald Eugene Reuter was born May 17, 1922 to John and Edna (Steen) Reuter in Harmony, MN.He graduated from Rochester High School and attended Rochester Junior College. Ronald served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1946 and was a proud...

Roger A. Klunder

Roger A. Klunder

Feb 28, 2016

Roger A. Klunder died at age 72, peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Roger was born in Brainerd, MN on January 28, 1944, to Harold and Josephine (Clay) Sweet. He was adopted as a young boy by Harvey and Katherine (Wood) Klunder. He graduated from Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, IA in 1962. He...

Ramona B. Trogstad

Ramona B. Trogstad

Feb 25, 2016

Ramona Blanche Trogstad (Burdick), of Rochester, died February 25th, 2016.She was born to Erma Grace (Lull) and Senator Walter Van Burdick on January 14th, 1929. She attended Holmes School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1947. While her brother Ross Van Burdick was flying B-29s in WWII, she was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, carrying her drill...

Fern Sophia Lindberg

Fern Sophia Lindberg

Feb 25, 2016

Fern Sophia Lindberg, 100, passed away peacefully February 25, 2016 at Samaritan Bethany. Fern was born in a log cabin September 7, 1915, in Kerrick, MN to Swedish immigrants Minnie and Charley Anderson. She was schooled in Moose Lake, MN. On June 24, 1939, she married Clarence (Larry) Lindberg at Oak Lake Church in Kerrick. Fern and Larry lived in...

Paul Clarence Planting

Paul Clarence Planting

Feb 24, 2016

Paul Clarence Planting passed on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in his Rochester home at the age of 69. He was born on November 22, 1946, in Spring Valley, to Clarence and Olga (Vickmark) Planting. Paul was raised there alongside his brother, David, and two sisters, Mary and Judy. His time was usually spent reading, enjoying the outdoors or, his true...

Thomas W. Gullickson

Thomas W. Gullickson

Feb 23, 2016

Thomas W. Gullickson, 90, of Rochester, MN passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Thomas William Gullickson was born April 20, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Dr. Thor W. and Gladys (Brown) Gullickson.He grew up in Minneapolis and served in the U.S. Air Force for four years during W.W. II.Thomas owned and operated a...

Thomas Dale Dohrmann

Thomas Dale Dohrmann

Feb 21, 2016

Thomas Dale Dohrmann, 50, of Mantorville passed away in Rochester at Saint Marys Hospital on February 21, 2016. Tom was born October 18, 1965 to Caryl and Karen (Gaedtke) Dohrmann in Rochester.He went to Kasson-Mantorville High School and graduated in 1984.He took 2 years of generals at RCC.He worked as a mechanic, counterman at NAPA for many years and most...

Kory John Baker

Kory John Baker

Feb 21, 2016

Kory John Paradise Baker left this world far too early on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Kory's magnetic personality touched more people than we might ever know. If you met Kory even once, he had the ability to embody a best friend. Kory grew up in Rochester and attended John Marshall High School where he played golf and knew basically everyone...

Arlene  Struck

Arlene Struck

Feb 20, 2016

Arlene Vangsness Struck, 87, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Samaritan Bethany. Arlene was born February 19, 1929 to Henry and Myrtle (Pearson) Vangsness in Minot, ND. She moved with her family to Belle Creek township in Goodhue County. She graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1947 and from the Kahler School of Nursing in...

Warren Roy Barnes

Warren Roy Barnes

Feb 20, 2016

Warren Roy Barnes, 92, of Rochester died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Warren was born December 8, 1923 in Preston, MN to Raymond and Anna (Baker) Barnes. He was a Preston High School graduate and then went on to serve in the United States Air Force. Warren married Phyllis McMillen on June 15, 1945 at the Henrytown...

Ruth E. Pike

Ruth E. Pike

Feb 20, 2016

Ruth Erma Glandorf Pike, 88, of Rochester died February 20, 2016 at Samaritan on Eighth Nursing Home in Rochester, Minnesota. Ruth was born May 15, 1927 in Dubuque, Iowa to Oscar and Erma Kaufmann Glandorf. She attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Dubuque, Iowa where her father was her teacher for her first eight grades. She graduated from Belle Plaine...

Shirley Rossi

Shirley Rossi

Feb 20, 2016

Shirley Jean Rossi (January 29, 1924 February 20, 2016) Rochester, MN - Shirley Rossi died peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at River Bend Memory Care in Rochester. Shirley was born in Pine Island, January 29, 1924, to Floyd and (Edith) Helen Baumgartner. She graduated from Pine Island High School and from Minnesota School of Business. She...

Michelle A Loge

Michelle A Loge

Feb 19, 2016

Memorial services for Michelle A. Loge, 41, of Kasson, MN will be at 11:00am on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Community Celebration Church in Kasson with the Rev. Steve Larson officiating.Visitation will be from 9:00am to 11:00am on Thursday at the church. Michelle Ann Loge was born on November 24, 1974 in Luverne, MN to Brian and Judy (Lentz) Baschnagel.She...

Donna Mae Schwerman

Donna Mae Schwerman

Feb 19, 2016

With grace, dignity and humor after a long, courageous journey with Alzheimers disease, Donna Mae Schwerman went peacefully to be with our Lord Savior on February 19, 2016, with her family by her side. Her wisdom, compassion for others, abundance of kindness and love for her family will be truly missed. Mom- because of you being such a great caregiver...

Allan Halbert Wold

Allan Halbert Wold

Feb 18, 2016

Al Wold, 90, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at his home in Rochester, MN. Allan Halbert Wold was born on May 28, 1925 to Konard and Signe (Peterson) Wold in Blooming Prairie, MN.After graduating from Blooming Prairie High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Air Corp and served for 3 years.He attendedSt. Olaf College, graduating in 1949....

Margie Herrick

Margie Herrick

Feb 18, 2016

Margie Herrick, long time Rochester resident, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Margie M. Herrick was born on February 12, 1924 to George and Millie Kobs Herrick in Lake City, MN.At an early age she moved to Rochester where she grew up, graduating from Rochester High School in 1942.After completing her education she worked for the...

Betty Keckhafer

Betty Keckhafer

Feb 17, 2016

Betty Keckhafer, 89, of Rochester, MN passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at her home. Betty Marie Peck was born February 3, 1927 in Rochester, MN to John and Ida (Hain) Peck.Betty attended school in Rochester.She worked as a waitress at Princess Caf, Bennies Drive-in and Starlite Outdoor Theatre in Rochester.Betty married Henry Keckhafer on January 12, 1945 in...

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