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Lola  J. Kaehn

Lola J. Kaehn

Nov 4, 2014

Private family graveside services for Lola J. Kaehn, 86, will be held at a later date.She selflessly donated her body to the Mayo Clinic Anatomy Department for Alzheimers research. Lola Jean Haglund was born on February 9, 1928 in Minneapolis, MN to Karl and Kristine (Johannson) Haglund.She died on November 4, 2014 at Cottagewood in Rochester with her three daughters...

Nancy Virginia Terrell

Nancy Virginia Terrell

Nov 2, 2014

Nancy Virginia Terrell left us suddenly to be with her Lord on Sunday evening, November 2, 2014 at Samaritan Bethany on Eighth. Nancy was the second of six children born to Clyde and Virginia Fisher in Middleport, Ohio in 1926.She loved learning and was class valedictorian and then spent one year at Ohio University.She was swept off her feet by...

Charles Owen Butler

Charles Owen Butler

Oct 29, 2014

The Reverend Charles Owen Butler, 87, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Arbor Terrace, Rochester, MN. A Memorial Service will be held at 3pm Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Ave. SW, Rochester, MN 55902, with the Reverend Elizabeth Macaulay officiating. Instead of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church for...

Elaine E. Fitzthum

Elaine E. Fitzthum

Oct 28, 2014

Elaine E. Fitzthum, 87, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Shorewood Senior Care. Elaine Ellen Schroeder was born May 12, 1927 in Wabasha County, Minnesota to Emil and Esther (Brehmer) Schroeder.Elaine graduated from Elgin High School in 1943.Elaine married Marvin Fitzthum on September 22, 1946 in Rochester, MN. She worked in Surgical Index for 32 years at...

Beverly Jane Watson

Beverly Jane Watson

Oct 28, 2014

Beverly Jane Watson was relieved of her pain and has passed to a better place on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Samaritan Bethany where she lived since January 2012. Beverly was born April 6, 1925 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, daughter of Leon Levi and Laura Maude (Burbank) Wilder. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1943, followed by...

Edmund G. Lee

Edmund G. Lee

Oct 24, 2014

Edmund G. Ed Lee, 90, died Friday, October 24, 2014 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Edmund George Lee was born February 25, 1924 to Jacob and Stella (Witucki) Tucholski in Natrona, PA. Ed served in the Army from 1949-1953.He started working with IBM in 1953 in Edicott, NY. Ed moved to Rochester, MN with IBM in 1957 and married...

Burnice Davidson

Burnice Davidson

Oct 22, 2014

Funeral services for Burnice Davidson, 93, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home.Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Burnice Schumaker was born on April 20, 1921 in a farmhouse in South Troy with her...

Linda Marie Greene

Linda Marie Greene

Oct 22, 2014

Linda Marie Greene, 63, of Dodge Center, Minnesota passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 surrounded by her loved ones. Linda was born in Owatonna, Minnesota on October 7, 1951.She graduated from Dodge Center High School, Class of 1969.She attended college (just shy of her BS in Math) and eventually relocated to Denver, Colorado, where she met Gregory Charles Chess,...

Catherine Miller

Catherine Miller

Oct 21, 2014

CATHERINE RAILEY MILLERwas born in Wichita Falls, Texas on January 1, 1922, to Wesley DanielRailey and Mary Helen Church.She married Ross Hays Miller in May, 1943 in Ada, Oklahoma. She attended East Central State University in Adato learn business skills.She and her husband worked and lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Cleveland, Ohioduring his education and training for his eventual...

Eileen Broadbent

Eileen Broadbent

Oct 21, 2014

A memorial service for Eileen F. Broadbent, 67, of Rochester, MN will be at 12:00 noon on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Private family inurnment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Eileen Frances Broadbent was born on June 19, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA to...

Marjorie J. Sell

Marjorie J. Sell

Oct 20, 2014

ROCHESTER, MINN:Marjorie J. (Marge) Sell, 80, died Monday, October 20, 2014 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester, MN. Marjorie JoAnn Schroeder was born June 30, 1934 to Ernest Jack and Mildred (Wahrenbrock) Schroeder in Abilene, KS. She married Harold R. Sell on June 16, 1956 in Phillips, WI. Marge was a fantastic seamstress. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, coffee, and always...

Rosella M. Schumann

Rosella M. Schumann

Oct 19, 2014

Rosella M. Schumann, age 86 of Rochester, passed away October 19, 2014 at Golden Living Center where she was a resident. Born February 15, 1928 in Mower County, Minn., the daughter of Asher Ray & Ivah M. (Henderson) Green. She was a graduate of Racine High School, and lived all her married life in Rochester. On June 18, 1949 she...

Lillian R.  Center

Lillian R. Center

Oct 17, 2014

Lillian R. Center, 91, of Rochester, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at St. Marys Hospital. Lillian was born May 9, 1923 in Carson Lake, MN to Marko and Helen (Kosir) Mrkonich. She was a 1941 graduate of Hibbing High School, Hibbing, MN. She married Constantine R. Center on June 5, 1948 in Hibbing. They lived all their married life...

Dr. Allan  B. Gould, Jr.

Dr. Allan B. Gould, Jr.

Oct 14, 2014

Dr. Allan Bryant Gould, Jr., 85 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Allan was born December 31, 1928 in Buffalo, NY to Allan and Mildred (Bowman) Gould, Sr. He graduated from high school in Springfield, Ohio. Allan went on to study at The Ohio State University from 1946-1948, Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia from 1948-1952, receiving...

Bradley David Vesey

Bradley David Vesey

Oct 14, 2014

Bradley David Vesey, 47, of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at St. Marys Hospital. Brad was born May 6, 1967 in Rochester to Kenneth and Rosemary (Schneiter) Vesey. He was a graduate of Kasson Mantorville High School and then went on to work in construction for Rochester Service. Brad married Koreen Fenton and they later divorced. He enjoyed...

Elizabeth Maria Arnold

Elizabeth Maria Arnold

Oct 12, 2014

ROCHESTER, MINN:Elizabeth M. Arnold, 91, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 12, 2014. Elizabeth Maria Thome was born July 11, 1923 to Katarina Thome on July 11, 1923 in M'Gladbach, Germany. She graduated from high school and completed her nurse's training in Germany. She worked as a nurse in the triage hospitals set up by the Sister's of...

Eugene Paul Wojtczak

Eugene Paul Wojtczak

Oct 11, 2014

A memorial service for Eugene P. Wojtczak, 84, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Eugene Paul Wojtczak was born on January 4, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Stephen and Salomea (Levandoski) Wojtczak.He died on October 11,...

Robert W. Fox, Jr.

Robert W. Fox, Jr.

Oct 11, 2014

Robert Walter John Bob Fox, Jr., died Saturday afternoon following a traffic accident in Goodhue County.Bob was a resident of Pine Island, Minnesota. He was born to the late Robert Fox and the late Frances (Leier) Fox, on August 24, 1943, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.Bob graduated from Pine Island High School in 1961 and received a Bachelor...

Virginia "Ginny" Stauber

Virginia "Ginny" Stauber

Oct 5, 2014

Virginia J. Stauber, 91, died Sunday, October 5, 2014, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Ginny was born October 4, 1923, to Edward and Laura (Parks) Sherman in Newport, Kentucky, and graduated from Dayton (Kentucky) High School. On June 27, 1943, she married Christian H. Stauber. Throughout the years Ginny and Chris lived in Northern Kentucky; Sidney, Ohio; Jackson...

Richard "Dick" A. Pernu

Richard "Dick" A. Pernu

Oct 3, 2014

Richard Adolph "Dick" Pernu, 76, of Britt, Minn., died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 1, 1937, in Mt. Iron. He married Geraldine "Geri" Terrio on June 14, 1958, in Mt. Iron. They moved to Rochester in 1965 where he was a teacher for 30 years. He was preceded...

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