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Elizabeth E. Brockman

Elizabeth E. Brockman

Dec 28, 2010

Elizabeth E. Brockman, 57, of Rochester, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.

Elizabeth Ellen Brockman

Elizabeth Ellen Brockman

Dec 28, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINN: Elizabeth E. Brockman, 57, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital.Elizabeth was born November 20, 1953 to Earl and Vera (Fischer) Peyton. She graduated from Tomah Senior High School and went on to receive her Associates Degree as a medical secretary/transcriptionist. Elizabeth married Ronald Brockman on April 14, 1973. She was a member of Church of...

Morris "Moe" C. Fenske

Morris "Moe" C. Fenske

Dec 27, 2010

Rochester- A Memorial Service for Morris "Moe" Fenske will be held at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Chapel 10:00A.M. Saturday January 8th, January 2011. Burial with Military Honors at a later date will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 9:00A.M until the time of Service. Memorials are requested to the family in lieu of flowers. Mr. Fenske...

Antonios Kritikos

Antonios Kritikos

Dec 27, 2010

Antonios Kritikos, 27, of Kalymnos, Greece, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. A Trisagion Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 31, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.

Harris T. Olson

Harris T. Olson

Dec 25, 2010

BYRON, MINN: Harris T. Olson, 82, died at his home on Saturday, December 25, 2010.Harris T. Olson was born August 6, 1928 in Whalen, MN to Theodore and Myrtle (Hoff) Olson. He attended Diamond Creek country school in rural Whalen, MN and later served in the Army as a paratrooper during the Korean War. Harris married Joyce E. Harkness on...

Lorraine V. Rabehl

Lorraine V. Rabehl

Dec 25, 2010

Funeral services for Lorraine V. Rabehl, 81 of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. William Otte officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-8pm on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also 1 hour prior to the service...

Leah Dawn Larson

Leah Dawn Larson

Dec 23, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINN: Leah D. Larson, 61, died peacefully December 23, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.Leah was born October 9, 1949 in Rochester to Marvin and VaLor (Pretzer) McGowan. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1968 and was a graduate from Mankato State. Leah worked for many years as a special needs teacher. On December 26, 1970 Leah...

Burton R. Baldwin

Burton R. Baldwin

Dec 23, 2010

ROCHESTER - Burton R. Baldwin, 77, died on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester.Burton was born in Newton, KS on November 16, 1933 to Raymond and Rilla (Williams) Baldwin. After getting his Master's degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, he moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, for work at INEL until his retirement. He continued...

Eleanor Owens

Eleanor Owens

Dec 23, 2010

Eleanor Owens, 80, of Rochester, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Golden Living Center in St. Charles, MN.She was born in New Jersey and after her own education she devoted her life to educating fourth and fifth grade children. She taught elementary school in New Jersey, Texas and Saudi Arabia. She greatly valued knowledge and skill development and strived to...

Kit Marvin Monsrud

Kit Marvin Monsrud

Dec 23, 2010

Kit Marvin Monsrud of Rochester died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Wabasso, MN, where he had resided for the past 3 years.Kit was born March 26,1946 to Clifford and Marion Monsrud in Rochester, where he was raised and graduated from John Marshall High School. He owned and operated bar and restaurants in Ely, MN and...

Melvin 'Mel' Myron Binder

Melvin 'Mel' Myron Binder

Dec 23, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINN: Melvin M. "Mel" Binder, 58, died at his daughter's home in Rochester on Thursday, December 23, 2010.Melvin Myron Binder was born February 13, 1952 in Plainview, MN to Walter and Dorothy (Becker) Binder. Mel graduated from Plainview High School. He spent most of his time in sales. Mel worked in the church directory business for fifteen years and...

Veleita Irene Campbell

Veleita Irene Campbell

Dec 22, 2010

Rochester - Veleita I. Campbell (Mason), age 89, of rural Rochester, died Wednesday, December 22nd at home surrounded by family.Veleita was born on December 7th, 1921 in Owatonna, MN, the daughter of Clifford & Mildred (Quimby) Mason. Veleita graduated from Rochester Central High School and then continued her education at the Minnesota School of Business. She married Stanley A. Campbell...

Anna "Ann" Irene Mora

Anna "Ann" Irene Mora

Dec 22, 2010

Ann I. Mora, 85, of Kasson, MN, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.Anna Irene Popovich was born October 25, 1925 in Gary, West Virginia to Peter and Mary (Kender) Popovich. She married Ladislaw Mora on April 27, 1946 in Gary, WV. She was an accountant at Ford Motor Company from 1950-1981 in Detroit Michigan...

Harry Swan Larson

Harry Swan Larson

Dec 16, 2010

Harry Swan Larson, 92, of Rochester , died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Golden Living Center Rochester East.He was born June 12, 1918 in Duluth , the son of Swan and Gertie Larson. He grew up in the Duluth Heights area and attended Duluth Central High School . He married Lila Eklund on November 16, 1940. Harry worked for Northern...

Donald Allan Holtan

Donald Allan Holtan

Dec 16, 2010

Donald Allan Holtan, age 39, passed away at Saint Marys Hospital on Thursday, December 16th, 2010 after battling brain cancer for nearly 6 years. Donnie was born on July 30th, 1971 at Olmsted Community Hospital to Donald and Margaret "Peg" (Johnson) Holtan. Six years later the family moved to Pine Island where in 1989 he graduated from high school. In...

John Arnold Webster

John Arnold Webster

Dec 15, 2010

ROCHESTER - John A. Webster, 93, died on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Assisted Living in Rochester. John was born in Oronoco Township on August 24, 1917 to Frank and Laura Beth (Robinson) Webster. He attended Rochester High School for one year. John served as a U.S. Navy Seabee during WWII in the Pacific and then lived in...

Luella Doris West

Luella Doris West

Dec 15, 2010

Luella D. West, 82, of Rochester, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Golden Living Center East.Luella Doris West was born April 30, 1928 in Rochester to Lewis and Ella Tass. She was an elevator operater for 17 years at the Kahler Hotel. She married Neil West in 1947 in Iowa. She resided at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th for 15...

Kenneth "Tea" D. Wallace

Kenneth "Tea" D. Wallace

Dec 13, 2010

ROCHESTER - Kenneth "Tea" Wallace, 79, passed peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2010 with his family at his side.Mr. Wallace was born in Simpson, MN on May 26, 1931 to Dewey and Catherine (Bell) Wallace. He served in the Army and was honorably discharged in January 1954. He married Marion Cordes in August 1952. Ken was an over the road...

Ralph Joseph Danielson

Ralph Joseph Danielson

Dec 12, 2010

Rochester- A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Ralph J. Danielson, 82, at St. Pius X Catholic Church on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. Burial with military honors will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Wednesday evening from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral...

Joseph Paul Chim

Joseph Paul Chim

Dec 11, 2010

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA: Joseph P. Chim, 85, died at his daughter's home in Rochester on Saturday, December 11, 2010. Joseph was born on September 25, 1925 in Battambang, Cambodia. He was a life-long post office employee in Battambang, Cambodia. He moved to the United States in 1992 and lived with his children in Minneapolis and Rochester Minnesota and Lowell Massachusetts. Joseph...

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