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Eloise Marion Norgren

Eloise Marion Norgren

Sep 21, 2013

Eloise M. Norgren, 86, of Rochester, MN, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital. Eloise Marion Olson was born April 20, 1927 in Dassell, MN to Robert and Mildred (Adams) Olson.She graduated from Annandale High School in 1944.She married Harlan Norgren on May 30, 1946 in St. Cloud.She was a longtime real estate agent in Rochester.Harlan retired from...

Betty Jane Brown

Betty Jane Brown

Sep 20, 2013

Betty Jane (Simpson) Brown, age 88, passed away quietly on September 20, 2013, at her home in Rochester, from complications following a fall. In her final days, surrounded by family, she listened to the operas she loved. Betty was born December 1, 1924, in Seth, WV, high in the Appalachian Mountains, and grew up in nearby Rainelle.At Rainelle High School...

Stephen Fenske

Stephen Fenske

Sep 16, 2013

Stephen (Steve) Michael Fenske, husband, father, grandfather, entrepreneur, and friend to many, passed away in the evening on Monday, September 16, 2013 with his wife, two daughters, two son-in-laws, and his best friend/son, (Mike Brooks) by his side. Steve had a lengthy illness and beat every odd the Doctors gave him for the past six and a half years. Steve...

Michael William Bohlman

Michael William Bohlman

Sep 16, 2013

ROCHESTER, MN: Michael William Bohlman, 53, passed away September 16, 2013 at his residence. Michael was born November 14, 1959 in Owatonna, MN to Sylvester and Lila (Kulsrud) Bohlman. He graduated from Austin High School with the class of 1978 and went on to graduate from Mankato State. He spent 15 years working for Eurest Dining Services at IBM in...

Richard "Pat" Louis Ranfranz

Richard "Pat" Louis Ranfranz

Sep 14, 2013

Richard L. "Pat" Ranfranz, 91, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 of respiratory failure at Madonna Towers in Rochester. He had been ill for several weeks prior to his death. Pat was born February 28, 1922 in Rochester to Robert C. and Marie (Stephenson) Ranfranz.He attended Trinity Lutheran school in Rochester, graduated from high school after being discharged from the army,...

Debra Dee Lubahn

Debra Dee Lubahn

Sep 12, 2013

Debra D. Lubahn Debra Dee (Kuisle) Lubahn age 51, was called home to meet her Lord on Thursday, September 12 after a 2 year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born March 31, 1962 in Rochester, MN daughter of Ralph & Virginia (Dee) Kuisle of Byron, MN.She graduated from Byron High School in 1980 and then from Rochester Junior College...

Loring Wallace Guenther

Loring Wallace Guenther

Sep 10, 2013

KASSON -Loring W. Guenther, 43, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at his home in Kasson. Loring was born in Crystal, MN on October 24, 1969 to Wallace and Virginia (Johnson) Guenther.He graduated from Cooper High School in 1988.Following high school he attended North Hennepin Community College earning his Associates Degree in Law Enforcement. In 1994 Loring started his...

Vernon Daniel Behnken

Vernon Daniel Behnken

Sep 9, 2013

Graveside services for Vernon D. Behnken, 92, of Byron, MN will be at 11:00am on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at East St. Olaf Cemetery, Rock Dell, MN.A luncheon will follow at the Douglas United Methodist Church. Vernon Daniel Behnken was born on May 2, 1921 in Viola Township, Olmsted County, to Daniel and Antonia (Fenske) Behnken.He died on September 9,...

Richard John Zeitler, Sr.

Richard John Zeitler, Sr.

Sep 8, 2013

ROCHESTER, MN: Richard John Zeitler, Sr., 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Seasons Hospice. Richard was born November 15, 1922 in Dover Township to Emil and Lula (Stevens) Zeitler. He was a graduate of Dover High School. Richard worked on the B family farm. He was a veteran of the US Army, proudly serving his country from...

Lulu C. Andrist

Lulu C. Andrist

Sep 7, 2013

ROCHESTER - Lulu C. Andrist, 101, died peacefully on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester. Lulu was born on a farm in Dodge County on March 27, 1912 to John and Tena (Teigen) Tverberg. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1930 and immediately moved to Rochester to work as a nanny for the Dr....

Elsie Marie Fagerholm

Elsie Marie Fagerholm

Sep 5, 2013

ROCHESTER:Elsie Marie Skaar was born on April 5, 1922 on the family farm north of Hayward, MN, one of four siblings, to Peder J. and Elsie (Lunde) Skaar.She died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester.Elsie was baptized and confirmed in the Hayward Lutheran Church.She attended country school in the Hayward area and graduated...

Harvey Ray Ratzloff

Harvey Ray Ratzloff

Sep 2, 2013

ROCHESTER - Harvey R. Ratzloff, 68, died of a heart attack on Monday, September 2, 2013 at his home in Rochester. Harvey was born in Mountain Lake, MN on April 26, 1945 to Nels and Helen (Eytzen) Ratzloff.On June 22, 1968 he married Mary Crawford. He graduated from Mankato State in 1972, and soon after began his career as a...

Lula "Lou" J. Boller

Lula "Lou" J. Boller

Aug 31, 2013

Lula J. (Lou) Boller passed away peacefully at age 86 on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson, MN.Funeral services for Lou will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Burial...

Loren P. Keefe

Loren P. Keefe

Aug 31, 2013

Loren P. Keefe, 79, died peacefully at his daughter's home in Spring Valley, MN on Saturday, August 31, 2013 surrounded by his family. Loren Paul Keefe was born August 26, 1934 to Henry L. and Magdalena (Stegner) Keefe in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Wilson High School in St. Paul, MN in 1952. Loren attended the University of Minnesota...

Peter Lowe Ensign

Peter Lowe Ensign

Aug 30, 2013

Peter Lowe Ensign, age 64 of Rochester passed away Friday, August 30, 2013 in his home surrounded by family.Born July 3, 1949 in Richmond, VA to David & Margaret (Lowe) Ensign.He was a design engineer who spent much of his career designing fractional horsepower motors.He spent most of his career in North Haven, CT working for AirPax, Inc.He was a...

Kristine (Kit) Lee Seltman

Kristine (Kit) Lee Seltman

Aug 29, 2013

Kristine (Kit) Lee Seltman, 69 of Rochester died August 29, 2013 after a 4-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Kristine was born November 7, 1943 in Saskatoon, SK. She was the daughter of Dr. C.H.J Swanson and Eleanor Abbey Swanson. Following discharge from the US Navy after WWII, Dr. Swanson established his dental practice in Deephaven, MN. Kit enjoyed an idyllic...

Theodore "Ted" E. Deaner

Theodore "Ted" E. Deaner

Aug 29, 2013

Deaner, Ted E. Jr. Theodore Ted E. Deaner Jr., 77, of Rochester, MN, passed away August 29, 2013, at home in Rochester after a lengthy course of Lewy Body dementia. Ted was a native of Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, where he grew up on a small farm. He retained lifelong connections with classmates from Stillwater High School. After one...

Robin Ann Hoven

Robin Ann Hoven

Aug 26, 2013

STEWARTVILLE, MINN:Robin Hoven, 57, died at her home on Monday, August 26, 2013 in Stewartville, MN. Robin Ann Hinrichs was born November 18, 1955 to Fred and Beverly (Rudd) Hinrichs in Deadwood, SD. Robin graduated from Mayo High School in 1974.She married Steven G. Hoven on March 28, 1980 in Zumbrota, MN.She loved animals with a great passion. Robin was...

Rena Lorraine Berndt

Rena Lorraine Berndt

Aug 25, 2013

ROCHESTER:Funeral services for Rena (Lorraine) Berndt, 88, of Rochester, MN will be at 2:00pm on Friday, August 30, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Rena Lorraine Arnold was born on May 23, 1925 in Byron, MN to Fred and Elva (Searles)...

Richard David Kiester

Richard David Kiester

Aug 24, 2013

ROCHESTER -Richard D. Kiester, 86, died on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at REM Bandel in Rochester. Richard was born in Rochester on October 17, 1926 to Theodore and Stella Kiester.Richard has resided at the Faribault State Hospital, REM Group Home, and Adult Foster Care.He was active in church activities, Park and Rec, and Ability Building Center.Richard enjoyed fishing, going out...

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