Obituaries

Gwendolyn P. Edwards

Gwendolyn P. Edwards

Oct 18, 2015

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

Diann Ruth Olson

Oct 16, 2015

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...

Vernon L. Kolbe

Vernon L. Kolbe

Oct 12, 2015

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...

June Timm

June Timm

Oct 12, 2015

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

Daniel J. Schottler

Oct 10, 2015

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

Lydia E. Dingfelder

Oct 9, 2015

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 Fee

Keith Fee

Oct 9, 2015

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 L. Eldredge

Joan L. Eldredge

Oct 8, 2015

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...

Pamela Ann Fullem

Pamela Ann Fullem

Oct 7, 2015

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...

Dennis Wesley Hayden

Dennis Wesley Hayden

Oct 6, 2015

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...

Reginald T. Beach

Reginald T. Beach

Oct 6, 2015

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

Herbert Koerner

Oct 6, 2015

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,...

Hazel W. Oistad

Hazel W. Oistad

Oct 6, 2015

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 Lavon Ziemann

Doneen Lavon Ziemann

Oct 4, 2015

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

Marie Elva Singfiel

Oct 3, 2015

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 C. Willaman

Joan C. Willaman

Oct 2, 2015

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...

Harold Dean Atkinson

Harold Dean Atkinson

Oct 2, 2015

ROCHESTER:Harold D. Atkinson, 80 of Rochester, MN died Friday, October 2, 2015 at Saint Marys Hospital. Harold Dean Corky Atkinson was born in West Mineral, Kansas to Ralph G. and Esther Madeline (Prater) Atkinson on July 29, 1935.He joined the Marine Corp April 13, 1954 and was discharged on January 24, 1957.He married Vera Black on July 13, 1954.Four daughters...

Hugh S. Leslie

Hugh S. Leslie

Oct 1, 2015

Hugh S. Leslie, 92, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 from congestive heart failure at Meadow Lakes Senior Living in Rochester. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, October 5, 2015 at United Methodist Church, 507 1st Ave. NW in Byron.The Reverend Beth Perez will officiate.Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 pm Sunday,...

Ross Eugene  Browning

Ross Eugene Browning

Oct 1, 2015

Ross Eugene Browning, of Rochester, Minn passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Peoria, AZ. He was 90 years old. Ross was born in Vermont, Ill., on October 14, 1924, to Reverend Alva T. Browning and Anna (Boston) Browning. He grew up in various communities in Illinois and Iowa, where he was an active football player and wrestler,...

Alexander Odysseus Schuler

Alexander Odysseus Schuler

Sep 30, 2015

Alexander Odysseus Schuler, 38, of Rochester, MN died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 in his home.Alexander was born March 1st, 1977, in Newton, MA, to Kelly McDonough and Brett Schuler.He moved to Vermont with his mother and step-father, Denis Chernyshov, as a child.Alexander attended Essex Junction High School.In 2005 Alexander moved to Rochester, MN and later attended Rochester Community Technical...