Brian Alden Nelson
May 21, 2013
Funeral services for Brian A. Nelson, 59, of Rochester, MN will be at 1:00pm on Friday, May 24, 2013 at Christ United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Wuehler officiating.Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens.Visitation will be from 3:00pm 8:00pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service...
Arlene Rose Lehman
May 21, 2013
Rochester:Arlene Rose Lehman (Anderson), 87, of Rochester, passed away on May 21st, 2013 at Homestead of Rochester following a long battle with memory illness. Arlene was born in Alma, WI on March 14, 1926.She graduated from Alma High School in 1944.Arlene attended Saint Mary's School of Nursing and was a Registered Nurse (Saint Mary's Emergency Room).Arlene went on to complete...
Marion Louise Forderbrugen
May 20, 2013
ROCHESTER/OWATONNA -Marion L. Forderbrugen, 90, died on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Marion was born in Mankato, MN on October 21, 1922 to William and Selma (Olson) Meixner.She married Kevin Forderbrugen on April 6, 1962 in Brookings, SD.Mrs. Forderbrugen and her husband moved to Owatonna in 1967. They had lived in Cloquet, MN since 1962.Marion was...
Xavier Njemanze
May 19, 2013
OnMay 19th, 2013 Xavier Njemanze departed from this world and was received by God. Born on March 6th, 2010 Xaviers time here was short, but it was powerful. The battles he fought and won have touched us all, as he was a survivor of a brutal attack. A true blessing, Xavier held the ability to light rooms with joy. Like...
Russell P. Kirkham
May 19, 2013
Racine-Russell P. Kirkham, 60, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Racine. He was born June 6, 1952 in Rochester to Newton and Dorothy (Ziemann) Kirkham. He worked at the Kahler for many years and was the owner and operator of Thunder Dome Gardens for 40 plus years. Russell was the manager of the Farmer Market in Rochester in the...
Joyce Arlene Talen
May 18, 2013
Joyce Arlene Talen, 79, of Rochester died May 18, 2013 at the Charter House after a long illness. Joyce Arlene Kooi was born March 27, 1934 in Grand Rapids Michigan.She attended Grand Rapids Christian High School and graduated from Calvin College.In 1956 she married James L. Talen.They resided in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Joyce began her teaching career at Willow...
Oran Wade Lebeck
May 17, 2013
Oran Wade Lebeck age 87 of Rochester, MN passed away May 17, 2013 at his residence.Born May 26, 1925 in Austin, MN the son of Martin & Ruth Lebeck.Oran was a kind and loving person, he enjoyed his yard and doing yard work.He retired after 35 plus years from Franklin Heating Station where he was a steam engineer.He married Joyce...
Neal W. Tabler
May 14, 2013
ORONCO, MN:Neal W. Tabler, 73, died on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Minnesota Veterans Homes, Silver Bay, MN. Neal was born on February 20, 1940 to William and Hilda (Larsen) Tabler in Rochester, MN. Neal graduated from high school in 1958. In 1967,Neal was too old to be drafted and enlisted in the army to serve in the Vietnam War....
Arden A. Anderson
May 14, 2013
Arden (Andy) Anderson peacefully slipped away to be with his heavenly Father after a courageous battle with Leukemia on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013. He was born in Denver, CO on January 1st,1929 to Goldie and Hazel (Dotson) Anderson and grew up in Cheyenne Wells, CO. He had a life long love for horses. He received a foal from his uncle...
Milton Schumann
May 12, 2013
A memorial service for Milton F. Schumann, 87, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester with the Rev. Mike Wuehler officiating.Visitation will be from 5:00 7:00pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church....
Richard D. Haley
May 10, 2013
Richard D. Haley, 78, of Inver Grover Heights, MN died on May 10, 2013 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN surrounded by loving family and friends.He was born on June 7, 1934 in Minneapolis, MN to Richard and Margaret (Doyle) Haley. Richard graduated from High School in Albert Lea, MN and the University of Minnesota with a degree in...
Kathryn "Katie" E. Weatherly
May 10, 2013
Kathryn E. Katie Weatherly, 74, died at her home in Rochester on Friday, May 10, 2013. Kathryn Edith Gannon was born on May 13, 1938 to Harold and Bessie (Pyburn) Gannon in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1956. Katie married William Bill Weatherly on July 7, 1957 in Rochester. She was Deputy Treasurer for Olmsted County...
Mildred Margaret Campbell
May 8, 2013
ROCHESTER, MN: Mildred Margaret Campbell, 94, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. She was born August 11, 1918 in Eyota to Edward and Rose (Sherer) Kruger. Mildred was a member of Evangelical Church of Peace. She was an avid reader. Mildred is survived by her son, Michael Campbell of Rochester; caregiver, Kay...
Carmen Leah Aug
May 6, 2013
ROCHESTER, MN: Carmen Leah Aug, 94, passed away peacefully Monday, May 6, 2013 at Madonna Meadows. She was born January 7, 1919 in High Forest Township to William and Louise (Koepke) Struve. Carmen became the chief telephone operator in Stewartville at the age of 16. She went on to work at IBM, selling tickets at the fairgrounds for races and...
Marion Andrea Wieland
May 6, 2013
Marion Andrea Wieland, age 88, died May 6, 2013 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, Minnesota from complications of Alzheimers disease. Andrea was born December 5, 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Alexander Robertson Walsh and Sigrid Amundson Walsh.She attended school in New Ulm, Minnesota and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and later received a teaching degree from Macalester College.She married Raymond Wieland...
Anthony "Tony" Nick Chonis
May 4, 2013
Anthony Tony N. Chonis, 74, of Rochester, died Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at his home following a 10 year battle with C.O.P.D. Tony was born September 5, 1938 to Nick Chonis and Agathe Nickoglou in Rochester. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1958.On February 26, 1960 he married Carolyn Prescher. Tony owned and operated the Rainbow Caf across from...
Obert Jergenson
May 3, 2013
ROCHESTER, MINN:Obert R. Jergenson, 80, died following failing health and a stroke, atSt. Marys Hospital on Friday, May 3, 2013. Obert Ray Jergenson was born November 17, 1932 to George and Melina (Hanson) Jergenson in rural Alden, Freeborn County, MN. He was the youngest of seven children. In 1943, the family moved to Rake, IA where he completed high school...
Marlow Gene Hjellming
May 2, 2013
Marlow Gene Hjellming, 78, of Byron, Minnesota, died Thursday May 2, 2013, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN, after complications with surgery on Tuesday, April 30th. Marlow was born on April 6, 1935, in Ortley, South Dakota, in his grandparents home.He attended a small country school and then later graduated from high school in Watertown, SD. He joined the...
Phillip J. Hovey
May 2, 2013
Phillip J. Hovey Phillip John Hovey, 93, longtime Byron resident passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 2, 2013 at Cottagewood Senior Communities, formerly Sunrise Cottages, where he had resided the past seven years. Born August 29, 1919 in Hayfield to Kinney & Alma (Morstad) Hovey.He graduated from Hayfield High School in 1939. He married the love...
Paul William Olander
Apr 28, 2013
Paul W. Olander Rochester, MN Paul W. Olander, 81, died from a brain tumor on April 28, 2013 at Season's Hospice in Rochester.He was born April 29, 1931 to Caroline & Bruce Olander in Morris, MN.After graduating from Morris High School, he attended St. Olaf College and graduated from the University of MN School of Business Administration in 1953.His entire...