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Olga Geolena Grover

Olga Geolena Grover

Feb 16, 2013

Olga G Grover, age 94 of Rochester MN. passed away Saturday February 16th at Seasons Hospice. Olga was born June 25th 1918 to Oscar and Gitta Stai in rural Wanamingo MN. she married the late Vernon C Grover in 1938. She became a homemaker and raised two children James and Carol. She loved her family dearly. Olga was a very...

Mildred Putnam

Mildred Putnam

Feb 15, 2013

ROCHESTER, MN:Mildred I. Putnam, 97, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th in Rochester. Mildred Ivalene Hoven was born June 18, 1915 to Martin and Alma (Loken) Hoven in rural Roscoe Township, Goodhue County. She was a World War II Army Veteran and later worked for Waters Conley for many years. Mildred married Alfred Monson in...

Dennis Lee Tvedt

Dennis Lee Tvedt

Feb 15, 2013

BYRON, MINN: Dennis Lee Tvedt, 63, lost his battle with cancer on Friday, February 15, 2013 at his residence. Dennis was born March 28, 1949 in Rochester to Joseph and Lenora (Winter) Tvedt. He attended country school and was a graduate of Byron High School. Dennis spent his time farming and helping with the family farm before he retired. He...

Dr. Robert Lysne Sheridan

Dr. Robert Lysne Sheridan

Feb 13, 2013

Robert Lysne Sheridan was born to Fay and Breta Lysne Sheridan on April 26, 1922 in Saint Charles, MN. He passed away on February 13, 2013 in Rochester, MN. Bob is survived by his wife Mary of 60 years of marriage; a son, Von Steven Sheridan (Lori) and two grandchildren, Andrew J.of White Bear Lake, MN, and Caitlyn E. of...

Shirley Phyllis Nielsen

Shirley Phyllis Nielsen

Feb 11, 2013

STEWARTVILLE -Shirley P. Nielsen, 85, died on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Stewartville Care Center in Stewartville. Shirley was born in Carimona, MN on August 16, 1927 to John and Carrie (Eickhoff) Glaser.Shemarried Raymond Nielsen in July 28, 1956. Shirley worked as a nurse assistant at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, as a kitchen prep at the Hubbell House...

Reuben C. Bartels

Reuben C. Bartels

Feb 11, 2013

ROCHESTER, MN: Reuben Carl Bartels, 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, February 11, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital. Reuben was born September 14, 1917 in Elma, IA to Paul and Wilhelmenia (Prinz) Bartels. On July 26, 1939, Reuben married Dorothy Zobeck at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, Iowa. The couple had one child, a...

Deborah Jo Attewell

Deborah Jo Attewell

Feb 10, 2013

Deborah Jo Debbie Attewell was born on August 22, 1954 in Dayton, OH to John and Dolores (Gelak) Clementi.She died at the age of 58 on February 10, 2013 at Rochester Methodist Hospital after a long battle with pneumonia following chemotherapy for breast cancer. At an early age, she moved with her family to South Milwaukee, WI and graduated from...

Kathleen M. Chafos

Kathleen M. Chafos

Feb 10, 2013

Funeral services for Rochester former business owner of Kathy's Pub, Kathleen (Kathy) M. Chafos, 63, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Friday, February 15, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

Barbara Ann Heppelmann

Barbara Ann Heppelmann

Feb 10, 2013

BELLECHESTER, MINN. Barbara Ann Heppelmann was born on March 26, 1929, to Richard and Catherine (Reding) Majerus.She grew up in Bellechester, attending St. Marys Catholic Grade School and Villa Maria Academy in Lake City.After attending a year of college at St. Benedicts in St. Joseph, MN, she married Arnold Heppelmann on June 23, 1949.With Arnie being a bricklayer, they lived...

Curtis D. Johnson

Curtis D. Johnson

Feb 3, 2013

Funeral services for Curtis D. Johnson, 71, of Mazeppa, MN will be at 1:00 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.His body will be donated to the University...

Flavia Marie Peck

Flavia Marie Peck

Feb 2, 2013

ROCHESTER-Flavia Marie (Gertje) Peck passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Samaritan Bethany on 8th.Love was her guide and kindness her creed.On her 97th birthday, after a story about her appeared in the local paper, she received 100 birthday cards.She married her college sweetheart, Walter Rolland Peck, on June 19, 1936. He preceded her in death on March 8,...

Margaret Martin

Margaret Martin

Feb 2, 2013

Margaret Martin, 91, of Rochester passed away peacefully at Willows and Waters Senior Living, on Saturday, February 2, 2013. She was born March 21, 1921, in Fountain, MN to Minnie and Oscar Spelhaug. She graduated from Preston High School and then attended Winona and Superior State Teacher's College's. She taught school in Fountain, MN six years prior to her marriage....

Dr. Peter J. Hauri

Dr. Peter J. Hauri

Jan 31, 2013

Dr. Peter J. Hauri, PhD Dr. Peter Hauri, PhD, passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of January 31, his death caused by a fall on the ice the day before.He developed bleeding in his brain, which caused the surrounding tissue to swell, severely damaging his brain. He passed away peacefully with his wife and youngest son present. Peter...

Donald H. Bergstrom

Donald H. Bergstrom

Jan 31, 2013

ROCHESTER- Donald H. Bergstrom , 97, of Rochester, formerly of Cushing, MN died January31, 2013, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Rochester.Donald Harry Bergstrom was born June 12, 1915, to Harry and Emma (Anderson) Borgstrom in rural Rail Prairie, Minnesota.He was raised in rural Rail Prairie.He was a graduate of Pillager Public School in Pillager, Minnesota.On June 10, 1939, he married...

Rev. Thomas Robert Anderson

Rev. Thomas Robert Anderson

Jan 29, 2013

ANDERSON ROCHESTER, MN: Rev. Thomas Robert Anderson, 85, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL. Thomas Robert Anderson was born May 18, 1927 in Minneapolis to E.T. and Mabel Anderson. He was a 1945 graduate ofOconomowoc High School and then served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946, during which time he attended Emory...

Stephen Francis Knox

Stephen Francis Knox

Jan 29, 2013

StephenKnox - Kasson Stephen Francis Knox was born on May 7, 1949 in LaCrosse, WI to Richard and Catherine (Linzenmeyer) Knox.He died on January 29, 2013 at Prairie Meadows Assisted Living in Kasson, MN at the age of 63. Stephen graduated from High School in Mabel, MN and the University of Chicago in Chicago, Ill.He worked at Associated Bank in...

Jack Joseph Griffin

Jack Joseph Griffin

Jan 27, 2013

ROCHESTER, MN: Jack Joseph Griffin, 85, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at his home. Jack was born September 30, 1927 in Spring Grove, MN to John and Vernie (Lane) Griffin. Jack's family moved to Waukon, IA where he attended and graduated from St. Pat's School. After High School, Jack attended Barber School. On January 31, 1950 in Waukon, IA,...

Richard Robert Boyd

Richard Robert Boyd

Jan 25, 2013

Richard R. Dick Boyd, age 67, of Rochester passed away on January 25, 2013 in his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with kidney and heart failure. Richard was born with several heart defects and had bravely and quietly battled health issues throughout his life. He was born May 11, 1945 in Chicago, IL the son of William...

Lawrence Jorgenson

Lawrence Jorgenson

Jan 21, 2013

KASSON -Lawrence Jorgenson, 92, died on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. Lawrence was born at the family farm southwest of Mantorville on September 18, 1920 to Harry and Blanch (Olive) Jorgenson.The family lived there until approximately 1933 when Harry purchased the farm east of Kasson which is still family operated today.Lawrence completed country school...

Milton Frederick Bond

Milton Frederick Bond

Jan 20, 2013

PINE ISLAND Milton F. Bond, 82, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his home surrounded by family. Milton Frederick Bond was born in Peru, Indiana December 8, 1930 to Lyman and Laura (Culp) Bond.He was an educated man who worked hard at everything he did. He was a patriotic man who served in the US Army during the Korean...

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