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Neal C. Lang

Neal C. Lang

Mar 29, 2011

ROCHESTER - Neal C. Lang, 73, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at his home in Rochester. Neal was born in Winona, MN on October 18, 1937 to Carl and Leora (Ritcher) Lang. He graduated from Winona State and then served in the U.S. Navy. Neal married Mary Jo Berger on December 28, 1964 in Rochester. He was a teacher...

Colleen "Nina" M. Sudor

Colleen "Nina" M. Sudor

Mar 29, 2011

Colleen (Nina) Sudor - Rochester, MNColleen (Nina) Sudor, 80, longtime Rochester resident, passed away surrounded by her family at Seasons Hospice on March 29, 2011 from respiratory illness. Nina was born in 1930 in Jamestown, ND, and graduated from Jamestown High School. She then moved to St. Paul to work for St. Paul Companies and American Hoist and Derrick. She...

Elizabeth D. Feragen

Elizabeth D. Feragen

Mar 29, 2011

Elizabeth D. Feragen, (Betty), 98, of Rochester, MN. died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Samaritan Bethany Heights in Rochester.Elizabeth Dorothy Evenson was born February 6, 1913 in Wyandott Township, Pennington County Minnesota to James N. Evenson and Agnes Engebritson Evenson. She was baptized and confirmed in Clearwater Lutheran Church. She attended rural grade school and graduated from Lincoln High School...

David Lynn Merbach

David Lynn Merbach

Mar 27, 2011

A funeral mass for David L. Merbach, 46, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Pax Christi Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Keefe officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the...

Ronald J. Digre

Ronald J. Digre

Mar 27, 2011

Ronald Joel Digre, age 68 of Rochester passed away March 27, 2011 in Seasons Hospice.He was born February 4, 1943 in Madison, Minnesota to Joel & Lucille Digre, with grandparents Joseph & Alma Digre and Nels & Laura Kostad all of Madison welcoming his arrival. He graduated from Madison Public High School in 1961, following his graduation he worked for...

Doris Viola Byboth

Doris Viola Byboth

Mar 26, 2011

Rochester- Memorial Services for Doris Byboth, 90 who passed away Saturday evening, March 26th, 2011, in Rochester, will be held at the Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday April 2, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. With Rev. William Hoffmann of the Community Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Rushford Cemetery in Rushford, Mn. At a later date....

Helen Marie Harwick

Helen Marie Harwick

Mar 25, 2011

Rochester- A Memorial Service for Helen M. Harwick, 73, who died on Friday, will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 28, 2011 at Bethel Lutheran Church with Rev. Anjanette Rist officiating. Burial at a later date will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00A.M. A.M. On Monday until the time of Service. Memorials are...

Frank Ellsworth Dapron

Frank Ellsworth Dapron

Mar 23, 2011

Frank E. Dapron, 88, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Golden Living East in Rochester.Frank was born in Lamar, CO on July 4, 1922 to Frank and Mary (Westover) Dapron. He served in the Army Air Corps as a corpsman and pilot during WWII and the Korean War. He married Carol Jean McIntire on February 21, 1957 in Los...

Pauline Gladys Lloyd

Pauline Gladys Lloyd

Mar 22, 2011

A memorial service for Pauline G. Lloyd, 83 of Byron, MN will be Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Byron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sharon Nelson officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will be at the Eyota Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.Pauline Gladys Poffenberger was born on...

Janet Orrilla Walbruch

Janet Orrilla Walbruch

Mar 22, 2011

Janet O. WalbruchJanet Orrilla Walbruch age 87 of Rochester passed away March 22, 2011 at Samaritan Bethany Heights where she resided the past 2 years. Born June 27, 1923 in Clear Lake, South Dakota to Bert & Bernice (McKeown) Muxlow. She married Theodore Frederick Walbruch on July 15, 1952 and he preceded her in death on July 29, 1970. She...

Anthony "Tony" S. Gikas

Anthony "Tony" S. Gikas

Mar 20, 2011

Rochester, MN: Anthony (Tony) S. Gikas, 78, died at Maple Manor Nursing Home, Sunday, March 20, 2011. Tony was born March 12, 1933 in Sioux City, Iowa. He grew up in Cherokee, Iowa and attended the University of Iowa. He Served in the US Army as an M.P. From 1955-1957. He moved to Rochester, Mn. He married Helen Chonis on...

Emmett L. Burdick

Emmett L. Burdick

Mar 20, 2011

ROCHESTER, MINN: Emmett L. Burdick, 91, of Rochester, passed away March 20, 2011. He was born March 22, 1919 in Ontario, WI to Chesnia and Beulah (Van Duzee) Burdick. Emmett graduated from Eyota High School. On August 4, 1943 Emmett married Leila Walters in Elgin, MN. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII, worked at Marigold...

Gynith Crystella Groteboer

Gynith Crystella Groteboer

Mar 19, 2011

ROCHESTER, MINN: The Lord welcomed his loving daughter, Gynith C. Groteboer, 100, of Rochester, into His loving arms March 19, 2011 at Madonna Towers Nursing Home. Gynith was born January 30, 1911 in Spring Grove, MN to Oscar and Betsey Erickson. She married Paul Groteboer of Harmony, MN and they farmed near Cresco, IA until they moved to Rochester in...

Hazel Katherine Wilson

Hazel Katherine Wilson

Mar 16, 2011

ROCHESTER - Hazel Katherine Wilson, 90, of Rochester went home to be with the Lord on March 16, 2011. She was a resident of Sunrise Cottages of Rochester.She was born Hazel Katherine Allison in Waco, TX on November 22, 1920. For all of her life, Hazel, was proud of her Texas heritage and Southern roots that were so evident in...

Margery Ann Hart

Margery Ann Hart

Mar 15, 2011

ROCHESTER, MINN: Margery A. Hart, 85, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Sunrise Cottages, Rochester, MN. Margery Ann Sampson was born July 1, 1925 to Clarence and Selma (Klampe) Sampson in Duluth, MN. She graduated from Morgan Park High School in Duluth. Margery married Philip O. Hart, of Pine Island, on March 6, 1946 in Duluth. The couple lived in...

Margaret Lucille Rask

Margaret Lucille Rask

Mar 12, 2011

ROCHESTER - Margaret L. Rask, 85, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011 peacefully in her sleep at her residence in Rochester. Margaret was born in Rochester on May 27, 1925 to Chris and Elsa (Andersen) Rask. She was born and raised in Rochester. The Possabilities Senior Program was a big part of her life. Margaret loved animals and volunteered at...

Gerald "Jerry" N. Holmes

Gerald "Jerry" N. Holmes

Mar 11, 2011

ROCHESTER - Gerald "Jerry" N. Holmes, 77, died on Friday, March 11, 2011 at his home in Rochester surrounded by his family. Jerry was born in Rochester, MN on June 9, 1933 to Neil and Ella (Vick) Holmes. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. Jerry married Martha Erickson on October 22, 1955 in Rochester. He worked in Rochester...

James Otto Kositzke

James Otto Kositzke

Mar 11, 2011

ROCHESTER - James "Jim" O. Kositzke, 79, died on Friday, March 11, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Jim was born in Appleton, WI on June 17, 1931 to Otto and Hilda (Greunke) Kositzke. He graduated from Appleton High School and UW-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. Jim worked as a CPA for Kimberly-Clark for 30 years....

Joyce Louise Jorgenson

Joyce Louise Jorgenson

Mar 10, 2011

ROCHESTER- Joyce Louise Jorgenson stepped into glory and into the arms of her loving Savior on Thursday, March 10, 2011 in Rochester, MN. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Lenny and countless friends and family members whose hearts are broken.Joyce was born in East Chain, MN, on November 10, 1937, to Louis and Junnis Riegel. The...

Eileen "Pat" Randall

Eileen "Pat" Randall

Mar 10, 2011

ROCHESTER - Eileen "Pat" Randall, 92, died on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Olmsted Community Hospital in Rochester. Pat was born in Walhalla, ND on October 28, 1918 to Robert and Alice (McMartin) Ireland. She graduated from Kahler School of Nursing in 1941 and was an RN. Pat married Elmer Randall on July 4, 1941 in Zumbrota. They farmed near...

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