Obituaries

Wayne John Lutter

Wayne John Lutter

May 29, 2016

Wayne John Lutter, 71, of Rochester, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at his residence. Wayne was born March 30, 1945 in Worthington, MN to Theodore Ted and Phyllis (Lortz) Lutter. Wayne was a resident of Bear Creek Services and was very special to the staff at Bear Creek. He loved basketball and shooting hoops. Wayne also enjoyed going out...

Ione Stoltenberg

Ione Stoltenberg

May 27, 2016

Ione Stoltenberg, age 94, of Rochester, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016, at her residence.The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 869 Seventh Ave, SE, Rochester, MN. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. In lieu...

David H. Bertsinger

David H. Bertsinger

May 22, 2016

David H. Bertsinger, age 81, of Oronoco, MN died on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 2:00 pm. on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. The visitation will be from 4:00 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, and one hour prior to...

Philip R. Ziemann

Philip R. Ziemann

May 22, 2016

Philip R. Ziemann, 89, of Rochester passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Seasons Hospice. Phil was born to Hulda Ziemann on January 2, 1927 in Rochester, Minnesota.He graduated from Rochester High School, and after retuning from serving in the United States Army, married his childhood sweetheart Doneen Brandt. Phil and Doneen built a home in 1948 on what was...

Milton "Fritz" Wall

Milton "Fritz" Wall

May 22, 2016

Milton Fritz Wall formerly of Byron, MN passed away May 22, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Oasis Church in Rochester Friday June 3rd. Visitation at 10AM and service at 11AM. In lieu of flowers, donations to Camp Victory Scholarship are desired. Fritz and his wife Carol served as leaders of a childrens American Mission Fellowship Sunday school...

Gwendolyn Deann Eklund

Gwendolyn Deann Eklund

May 21, 2016

Gwendolyn DeAnn (Betcher) Eklund, 76, of of Rochester passed away unexpectedly after a short illness on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Gwen was born March 3, 1940 in Rochester, MN. to Alfred and Alta (Irish) Betcher. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1958 and shortly after married Wallace Eklund; they later...

Marcia Louise Boese

Marcia Louise Boese

May 21, 2016

Marcia Louise Boese was called home to God on May 21, 2016 at home surrounded by family and still fighting pancreatic cancer.She was born on the hottest day of the year, July 22, 1934, in Winona, Minnesota to Evan Ollie and Clara (Weimer) Davies.She was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Winona.She graduated from Winona Senior High...

Margaret Luella Petersen

Margaret Luella Petersen

May 21, 2016

Margaret Petersen, 96, of Rochester, MN passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Margaret Luella Petersen was born November 8, 1919 in Eyota, MN to Stewart and Lena (Streich) Bilderback.Margaret moved to Rochester at a young age.She attended Rochester Central School and then Hoffman High.After high school Margaret moved to Oronoco, MN.Margaret married Roger Nelson, they later...

Shirley J Cowie

Shirley J Cowie

May 18, 2016

Shirley Jean Cowie passed away on May 18th, 2016 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th.Born on August 1, 1929 to Walter J. Paulson and Pearl (Kimball) Paulson in Park Rapids, MN. Shirley grew up in Menahga, MN until her high school years when the family moved to Fargo, ND.She married Anthony George Cowie in Fargo, ND.They had two daughters and...

Rosalie Ann Fountain

Rosalie Ann Fountain

May 18, 2016

Memorial services for Rosalie Ann Fountain, 76, of Rochester will be at 11:00am on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.Visitation will be from 6:00 8:00 pm on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Rosalie Ann Kallevang was born on January 22, 1940...

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...