Obituaries

Marna Groe

Dec 16, 2023

Marna Groe, 61, passed away on December 16th, 2023. She lived in Kasson, MN.

She was born to Jean and Donald Groe on January 19th, 1962. She grew up in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Marna has one brother Leigh (Caryl) Wiley, and two sisters, Peggy (Marty) Groeneweg and Patti Groe. She has one daughter, Courtney Groe, granddaughter, Raelynn...

Richard "Cleo" Lyke

Dec 16, 2023

 

Richard “Cleo” Edward Lyke, 86, of Oronoco, MN, died surrounded by the love of his immediate family December 16, 2023.

He was born in Rochester, MN on November 13, 1937 to Agnes (Harney) and Clayton Lyke. He attended Rochester High School before attending Rochester Community College and Mankato State where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business...

Michael Ablan

Dec 14, 2023

Michael R. Ablan passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus.

Michael was born on February 5, 1969, in Tampa Bay, FL. He later moved to Minnesota where he graduated from Tartan High School. Immediately following graduation, he joined the United States Army serving from August of 1988 to May of 1996,...

Peggy Youngstrom

Dec 13, 2023

Peggy C. Youngstrom passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN.

 

Peggy Colleen (Walker) Youngstrom was born on February 19, 1941, to parents Rex and Beth (Hobza) Walker in Mankato, MN. She attended school in Mapleton, MN, and went on to receive a secondary teaching degree from Mankato State University. She started her...

Byron R. Steiber

Dec 12, 2023

Byron Robert Steiber

February 9, 1950- December 12, 2023

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather Byron Robert Steiber, age 73, passed away surrounded by family, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Born in Waukon, Iowa, to Frederick and Marjorie Jean (Maust) Steiber, Byron's journey was grounded in the values cultivated on the Steiber...

Michael Hall

Dec 11, 2023

Michael W. Hall, age 31, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN.

 

Michael Walter Hall was born on December 17, 1991, in Iowa Falls, IA. He attended Radcliffe grade school and graduated from Ames High School. After graduation, he went on to complete the Carpentry Program at Job Corp. Michael...

Emiliano Kosnopfal

Dec 9, 2023

Emiliano Rashid Kosnopfal, 21, of Dover, MN, passed away unexpectedly on December 9, 2023. He was born on February 4th, 2002 in Mexico to Alejandra Kosnopfal.

He graduated from Lourdes High school in 2020. He attended Winona State University for 3 years, focusing on Psychology. He worked part time at Mayo Clinic for the last 2 years.

Emiliano was a...

James Hoeft

Dec 9, 2023

James "Jim" Kenneth Hoeft, age 68, of Elgin, MN passed away Saturday, December 9th, 2023.

 

Jim was born on February 26, 1955 in Rochester, MN to Kenneth and Lorraine (Groszbach) Hoeft. He graduated from John Marshall high school class of 1973 and attended Rochester Vocational School the following year. He was united in marriage to Connie Brinkman in 1978...

Thomas A. Moody Jr.

Dec 8, 2023

A memorial service for Thomas Allen Moody Jr., 72, will be at 11:00 am on Monday, December 18, 2023 at Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Tom was born on May 25, 1951 in Hollywood, CA to Thomas and Louise Moody. He graduated from Granada Hills High...

Beverly Lindberg

Dec 7, 2023

Beverly A. Lindberg, age 79, of Rochester, MN passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.

Beverly Annette Lindberg was born July 5, 1944 in Rochester, Minnesota the daughter of Donald and Ruth (Mayhew) Lindberg. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School. On November 14, 1979, she met Jennifer Anderson and they...

Judith Berschet

Dec 7, 2023

A Celebration of Life for Judy will take place on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, at 10:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church (1100 South Linneman Road) in Mount Prospect, IL. Following the Celebration of Life will be a rebroadcast of the Memorial Service that was held earlier in Rochester, MN. Burial will take place at the St. John's Lutheran Church...

Richard Miller

Dec 5, 2023

Richard U. Miller passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Richard Urban Miller was born August 1, 1935 in St. Paul, MN to parents, Albert and Leona Miller. The family moved to North Central, MN early in his life, and he attended elementary schools in Sandstone and Finlayson, MN. They later moved...

Mark Hindermann

Dec 4, 2023

 

Mark J. Hindermann, 88, of Pine Island, MN passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023 at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, MN. 

 

Mark John Hindermann was born March 18, 1935 in St. Paul, MN the son of Winfred and Joyce (Peterson) Hindermann.  He was a graduate of Duluth East High School and continued his education at the...

Gary Engle

Dec 2, 2023

Gary Marvin Engle of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by family December 2nd at St. Marys Hospital at the age of 77. Gary was born June 5, 1946, at St. Mary's Hospital to Helen and Clarence Engle.

Gary Graduated from John Marshall High School in 1964 and lived in Rochester all his life.

Gary worked at IBM...

Douglas Forsmark

Nov 30, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Douglas John Forsmark on November 30, 2023, following a brief and courageous battle against cancer. Born on December 18, 1952, Doug embraced life with quiet strength, friendship, love, a thirst for knowledge, avid reading, and unwavering loyalty to his beloved Minnesota sports teams.

Doug was a beloved friend,...

Nancy Haglof

Nov 30, 2023

Nancy Carol Haglof died on November 30, 2023 of complications from a stroke. Born June 22, 1953, she was a lifelong artist who worked in a variety of mediums from paint to fabric. She was preceded in death by her parents Milo and Carolyn (Bachman) Haglof and her sister Gretchen Logan. She is survived by her sister Rev. Betsy Dartt,...

Doris Thamert

Nov 29, 2023

Doris Mae (St. John) Thamert, 86, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2023 at her home in Rochester with her family by her side. She was called Dorie by all of her friends, and there were many.

Dorie was born on September 20, 1937 in Ceylon, MN to parents Cecil and Mae (Ash) St. John. She graduated from Ceylon...

Marlene Johnston

Nov 26, 2023

Marlene C. Johnston, 82 of Rochester, MN peacefully passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.

 

Born on October 5, 1941, Marlene Caroline Gilbertson was the last of six children born to Eddie and Clara (Solverud) Gilbertson of Hayfield, MN. After graduating from Hayfield High School in 1959,...

李 滿 美 Su

Nov 25, 2023

 

          2023 年 11 月 25 日星期六下午約七點半，我所深愛結縭已逾52年的妻子和兩個孩子的母親滿美，好像來不及說聲再見，就突然脫離塵寰，歸回天家，安息主懷，享年77歲。

 

         滿美出生於台灣屏東市，是教育家音樂家李志傳和聰慧善於理家的劉鸞盡心養育的 11 位兒女中最小的一個。她以優異的成績從台北第一女中第一名保送到國立台灣大學醫學院就讀，畢業時又是年青醫師輩中之佼佼者。她在夏威夷州檀香山的 Kuakini 醫療中心完成了實習，並在明尼蘇達州羅徹斯特的梅奧診所完成了診斷放射學住院醫師訓練和神經放射學專科培訓。

       

        她從台大理學院移到醫學院開始醫科訓練早期，透過在台北一位兩人都熟識又受他多方教導的資深教會牧者之媒介，我們雙方才正式交往，約五年後於1971年10月在夏威夷檀香山結婚。

 

        滿美熱心愛主，我們於1972年從夏威夷搬到明州羅徹斯特城梅奧醫學中心接受嚴格的住院醫師訓練。看到這個華人人數不多的小城鎮中，照樣有傳福音與培養基督徒成長的需要。兩人同心禱告之後，找到了一對在羅城已居住多年的愛主基督徒夫婦，就在他們家中開始了查經班。目的是與信徒們、聚集在一起敬拜和研讀神的話語，並且把全備的福音傳給慕道友。在接下來幾十年裡，主增加了他們的人數，最終該團體成為明州羅城華人教會。滿美忠心地與其他基督徒配搭帶領查經、學習和敬拜，並透過她的言語和生活幫助許多非基督徒歸向主。

 

        滿美把家庭放在第一位，犧牲了自己的醫療事業，全職撫養兒子和女兒。她有一顆寬大的心胸，將別人的需求放在自己的需求之上，這從她向當地社區和國際教會慷慨地投入金錢、時間和資源就證明了這一點。她也是一位忠實而勤奮的祈禱勇士，每天有清單為家人和朋友不懈地代求。

 

        生活上，她有自己的樂趣：就是，需要購買物品時，找到絕對最佳購物優惠 Best Discount Deal，並最大限度地發揮每張優惠券之潛力。她的理由是：我們的收入乃是上帝託付的，能省就省，不可浪費，要作忠心又良善的僕人。雖然生活節儉，平時卻樂於助人。她享受生活，笑起來溫暖人心。最重要的是，她愛她的家人，並且總是很快地透過言語和擁抱來表達她的愛。

 

        她身後留下了她的丈夫蘇文博 Wen-Po Daniel Su、兒子蘇晰明 Lowell Su、女兒 蘇雅寧 Anita Su和孫子 蘇博恩 Lincoln Su。葬禮將於 2023 年 12 月 2 日星期六下午 3 點鐘 在明州羅城 Ranfranz & Vine 殯儀館舉行，公眾探視時間為下午 2 點鐘。感恩追思禮拜預訂明年春暖初夏季節，才在明州羅城舉行。

Man-Mei Nadine Su

Nov 25, 2023

On Saturday, November 25, 2023 Dr. Man-Mei Nadine Su, a beloved wife and mother of two, went to be with our Lord. She was seventy-seven years old.  Born to Chi-Chuan Lee and Luan  Liu in Pingtung City, Taiwan, Man-Mei was the youngest of 11 children. She graduated from National Taiwan University, College of Medicine with high honors. She completed her...