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Ragnar Sylvester Nelson, 97, died October 21, 2015 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA with his family by his side. Ragnar was born in Scandia, (Vasa) MN on February 4, 1918, the second child out of five born to Reuben William Ferdinand Nelson and Ida Beata (Swenson) Nelson. The Nelsons moved within the Scandia area a couple of times...
Gerald Malagrino, Sr., 88, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Shorewood. Gerald was born August 3, 1927 in New York City, grew up in Pokipsy, NY and later moved to Rochester, MN. He served in the US Army in Korea as a Sargent First Class, receiving the commendation medal for meritorious service and the combat infantry...
Arnold L. Brown Arnold Lanehart Brown, Jr.Bud to his friends; only a couple called him Arniedied on October 20, of natural causes, at his home in Rochester, Minnesota. The physician and former medical school dean was 89 and had been in declining health for several years. Stem to stern a Midwesterner, Bud was born in Wooster, Ohio on January 26,...
ROCHESTER, MINN:Paul L. Schmitter, 82, died October 18, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. Paul Lawrence Schmitter was born September 3, 1933 to Lawrence and Nelda (Fechtler) Schmitter in St. Louis, MO. Paul served in the Navy for four years in Honolulu, HI, where he met Mary Hanson and they married on May 1, 1954. Paul worked for...
Funeral services for Gwendolyn P. Edwards, 93, of Rochester will be at 1:00pm on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Gwendolyn Prudence Dornack was born on January 20, 1922 in Rochester to Alfred and Mary (Campbell) Dornack.She died on...
Diann Ruth Olson 5/26/1952 10/16/2015 Diann Ruth Olson, 63, of Rochester, died peacefully in her home Friday, October 16, 2015surrounded by both her Sons. Diann was born on May 26, 1952 in Pine Island, MN to Edward and Margery Manthei. She grew up on the family farm and attended Pine Island High School, graduating in 1970. She then pursued a...
ROCHESTER, MINN:Vernon L. Kolbe, 96, died peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2015 at Golden Living Center East. Vernon Linden Kolbe was born February 13, 1919 to Wesley and Theressa (Sibley) Kolbe on the family farm in rural Chatfield, MN. He lived and worked in the Rochester area for most of his life. Vernon worked at Rochester Methodist Hospital and enjoyed...
ROCHESTER:June Timm, 89, of Rochester, MN died Monday, October 12, 2015 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th. June was born May 31, 1926 in Butternut, WI to Sam and Mathilda (Schultz) Holt.On June 14, 1947, she married Richard Timm in Butternut, WI and was married 64 years before Richards death in 2012. In addition to being a homemaker, June and...
Daniel J. Schottler of Oronoco, Minn. died Oct. 10, 2015. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN.Visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Pastors Steve Schauder and Fran Green will officiate. Dan was born July 28, 1951 to Edward and Lucy...
Lydia E. Dingfelder, age 91, of Rochester, died on Friday, October 9, 2015 at her home. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m.on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 2124 Viola Rd NE, Rochester, MN with Reverend Fred Rengstorf officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Woodlawn...
Keith Skeeter Arthur Fee, 83, of Rochester, MN, diedFriday, October 9, 2015, at Rochester Methodist Hospital, Hospice Unit, after being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. Keith was born in Breda, Iowa on December 6, 1931, to Frank and Rosalia (Brinker) Fee.He had six siblings Iver, Velma, Elaine, Virtus Red, Phyllis Mae, and his only surviving sibling, Patricia Pat. After graduating from...
Joan Louise Eldredge, of Rochester, died at age 94 on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester after a long illness. She was interred with her husband David on October 15 at St. James Episcopal Church in Grosse Ile, Michigan. Memorials can be sent to Season Hospice, 1696 Greenview Drive SW, Rochester MN 55902. Joan was...
The memorial service for Pamela Ann Fullem will be at 11:00am on Saturday, October 10th, at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 2815 57th St NW in Rochester. Burial will be at the Oronoco Cemetery following the service. Mrs. Fullem, 59 passed away while battling cancer Wednesday evening October 7th, 2015. Pamela Ann deVaal was born on March 23, 1956 in Milbank, South...
ROCHESTER:Dennis Wesley Hayden, 72, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Saint Marys Hospital from chronic lung disease. Dennis was born on September 18, 1943 to Wesley and Marie (Gathje) Hayden in Douglas, MN.The family moved to Stewartville, MN where Dennis graduated high school in 1961.He joined the Navy and sailed the seven seas at the age of 17, was honorably...
Memorial services for Reginald T. Beach, 88, of Rochester, MN will be at 1:00pm on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Burial will be at Chester Hill Cemetery in Chester, IA at a later date. Reginald Thomas Beach was born on February 2, 1927 in...
Herbert Koerner, 56, of Rochester, MN. died on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at his home.He was born on August 18, 1959 in Willich, Germany to Horst and Anneliese (Langels) Koerner.Herbert graduated from John Marshall High School in 1979.He enjoyed watching sports and fishing. Herbert is survived by his mother, Anneliese of Rochester; three brothers, Hans (Bonnie) Koerner of Sussex, WI,...
Funeral services for Hazel W. Oistad, 94, of Rochester, MN will be at 10:30am on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Hazel Winifred Sether was born on June 25, 1921 in Halstad, MN to Marius and Borghild (Bjorvik)...
Doneen L. Ziemann, 86, of Rochester died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Seasons Hospice. Doneen was born in Spring Valley, MN on November 6, 1928 to Leon and Pauline(Pankratz) Brandt. A humble and hard working lady, she lived a full life, much of it predicated on the now infamous mudball incident of 1943 involving one Philip Ziemann.Mom and Dad went...
Marie Elva Singfiel, age 85, of Dodge Center, died on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. She was born on May 19, 1930, in Rochester, MN, to Albert and Elva (Laabs) Singfiel. Marie graduated from Rochester High School. After school, she worked on the family farm with her brothers and sister her whole life long....
Joan Christine Willaman went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2015. She was born January 17, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Henry and Gladys Ronnow. She moved to St. Paul, Minnesota at age 3, graduated from Central High School in 1948, and received a Medical and Legal Secretary degree from Minnesota School of Business. As a medical secretary...
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