Ardis L. Grove
Feb 11, 2016
Ardis "Ardie" Lucille was born the sixth of eight children to Otto and Anna (Walden) Tinjum on August 22, 1933 in Ulen, Minnesota.A bright and cheerful child, she grew up on a farm in the hills of Frazee, Minnesota and loved to cook, sew, garden, swim and read. Ardis loved school and was diligent and thorough in her work.At age...
Michael L. Bjaastad
Feb 10, 2016
Funeral services for Michael L. Bjaastad, 81, of Rochester, MN will be at 1:30pm on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Salem Road Covenant Church.Visitation will be from 2:00 5:00pm on Sunday, February 14 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church.Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Hayfield at a later...
Betty M. Wittlief
Feb 10, 2016
Funeral services for Betty M. Wittlief, 90, of Oronoco, MN will be at 1:30pm on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco with Rev. Ben Kempfert officiating.Burial will be at Oronoco Cemetery.Visitation will be from 5:00 8:00 pm on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service...
Ilona "Kitty" Larson
Feb 9, 2016
Ilona Kitty Larson Rochester Ilona Katherine Larson, known to many as Kitty, 70, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Rochester on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Kitty was born in McPherson, Kansas on August 20, 1945 to Tibor and Vendla Rozsa.She grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota with elder siblings Judith (Ferlemann) and Nicholas (Rozsa).Upon graduating from Southwest High School in...
Kevin J. Hovey
Feb 9, 2016
Kevin Jon Hovey, 58, from Rochester passed away peacefully at his home from a hard fought 4-year battle with prostate cancer. Kevin was born on August 1, 1957 to Phil and Irene (Distad) Hovey of Byron. He graduated from Byron High School in 1975. Kevin worked for many years as a roofer for Alpek Sheet Metal and Roofing, a job...
Paul Einar Nelson
Feb 7, 2016
Paul Einar Nelson, 76, of Rochester died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, hard fought battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Paul was born on July 26, 1939, in Rochester to Einar and Amelia Violet (Zabel) Nelson. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1957. He worked at International Transport and Quarve &...
Craig Eugene Lamphere
Feb 4, 2016
Craig Eugene Lamphere, 65, of Rochester, MN passed away on February 4, 2016. Craig was a wonderful Respiratory Therapist for the Mayo Clinic for the past forty years.Craig loved the outdoors. He especially loved spending time with family and friends in Jackson, Minnesota and Obonga Lake, Ontario. Craig was preceded in death by his parents Edna and Jason Lamphere. Craig...
Harry Eugene Samways
Feb 2, 2016
Harry E. Samways, 97, died Tuesday , February 2, 2016,at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Harry was born in Duluth, MN on February 9, 1918 to Frederick and Grace (Richter) Samways. After graduating from high school in Duluth,he completed an electrical program at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. He then accepted a service technician job with IBM in Kansas...
Donna M. Behrens
Jan 30, 2016
Donna Mae Behrens, 69, of Rochester, MN. died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Donna Mae Beilke was born on July 23, 1946 in Rochester, MN.to Elmer and Hilda (Laabs) Beilke.She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1964.On July 3, 1965, she married Kenneth Behrens in Rochester.The couple lived in Rochester and Donna provided licensed...
William Weatherly
Jan 30, 2016
William Bill R. Weatherly, age 82, of Rochester, passed away at Season's Hospice House on Saturday, January 30, 2016 with his family at his side. William was born on May 3, 1933, in Kasson, Minnesota, to Floyd and Ruth (VanAllen) Weatherly. Bill served in the United States Navy from 1953-1957 and was honorably discharged. On October 26, 1957, he married...
Virgil Howard Lee
Jan 28, 2016
Virgil Howard Lee, 79, of Oronoco, MN. died peacefully Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Shorewood Senior Living in Rochester surrounded by his family. Virgil was born July 29, 1936 in Town of Coon, Wisconsin to Oscar and Inga (Solberg) Lee.He graduated from Westby, WI High School in 1953 and served in theU.S. Air Force as a medic during the Korean...
Patricia Ruth Benson
Jan 27, 2016
Patricia Ruth Benson, 79, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at St Marys hospital in Rochester.Patricia was born September 10, 1936, to Marshall and Viola Anderson in Austin. On October 9, 1955 she married Paul Benson at St Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin, Minnesota.She resided for 55 years in Rochester.She worked as a Food Service Cook at Rochester Public schools for...
William "Bill" H. Morman
Jan 26, 2016
William Howard Bill Morman, age 75, died due to Lewy Body Dementia on January 26, 2016 at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. Bill was born on April 10, 1940 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and graduated from Dexter High School in Dexter, Missouri.He graduated from University of Missouri at Columbia, Missouri with a BS and Masters degree in electrical engineering. He...
Janice Ellen Judd
Jan 26, 2016
JUDD Janice Ellen Judd, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at St. Marys Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Janice Ellen Nelson was born on July 17, 1929, in Isle, MN to Sander G and Jeanette L (Williams) Nelson.She grew up in nearby McGrath where she and her sister Louise learned how to make lefsa, Lutefisk, and krumkake...
Michael Arnold Jensen
Jan 26, 2016
Michael Arnold Jensen, 65, of Rochester passed away Tuesday, January 26th at Seasons Hospice Cottage in Rochester. Mike was born in Rochester, Minnesota on November 13th, 1950 to Arnold and Marilyn (Farmer) Jensen.As a young man, Mike loved motorcycles, cars, the outdoors, being at the river on his boat and camping with his family. Mike most recently enjoyed an annual...
Gordon R. Meyers
Jan 25, 2016
Memorial services for Gordon R. Meyers, 83, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Friday, January 29, 2016 at Hosanna Lutheran Church with the Rev. William D. Meiers officiating.Burial of his cremated remains will be at 3:00pm on Friday at the Preston State Veterans Cemetery.Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00pm on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral...
Alice E. Fiegel
Jan 25, 2016
Alice E. Fiegel, age 91, of Rochester, Minnesota, died on Monday, January 25, 2016, at Samaritan Bethany Arbor Terrace in Rochester. Alice Eva Johnson was born on August 14, 1924, to Walter and Ada (Schmidt) in rural Eyota. Her family later moved to Kasson where she graduated from Kasson High School in 1943. On June 16 1944, she married Lyle...
Margaret Elizabeth Moen
Jan 23, 2016
Margaret Elizabeth (Lybeck) Moen, 84, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, MN where she had resided the last 6 years. Margaret was born March 11, 1931 at home in Cascade Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota.She was the fourth child of Andrew and Nellie (Brooks) Haugen.Margaret joined her sister Jane and her brothers Chuck and...
Doris Flicker
Jan 20, 2016
Doris Anne Flicker, age 64, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2016 at Saint Isidore Health Center in Plainview, MN. Doris was born on September 25, 1951 to John and Ethel Bissen.She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1969.Doris married Tom Parker in 1971 and they had three children.Doris and Tom later divorced after 19 years of marriage.Doris married Joel...
Curtis A Cady
Jan 20, 2016
CADY Curtis A. Cady, 67, of Rochester died peacefully with family by his side on January 20, 2016. Curtis was born September 18, 1948 in Rochester to Earl and Elsie (Stellwagen) Cady. Curtis was a longtime member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, where he had many friends and influenced many people. He had a passion for sports and loved the Minnesota...
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