Lois Braasch
Jun 26, 2010
Rochester: Lois M. Braasch died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital.Lois Marie Braasch was born December 31, 1929 in Albert Lea, MN to Hjalmer and Olive (Larson) Chrstianson. Lois attended schools in Albert Lea, MN and received her GED while living in Rochester. Lois married Raymond Braasch on October 7, 1956 in Albert Lea, MN. They moved to...
Barbara Ann Mcintire-Mccoy
Jun 26, 2010
CHANDLER, AZ - Barbara Ann McIntire-McCoy beloved wife for 34 years of William (Bill) McCoy of Chandler, AZ passed away in Phoenix, AZ on June 26, 2010 after a long 10 year valiant battle that she never gave in to with Scleroderma, she was only 63. Barbara was born in Rochester, MN on August 21, 1946 to Ward and Helen...
Debbie Kay Stark
Jun 25, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Debbie Kay Stark, 60, died Friday, June 25, 2010 at Season's Hospice. Debbie Schottle was born in Comfrey, MN. On July 26, 1949. She graduated from Comfrey High School. She attended SW State in Marshall, MN. And Graduated from St. Cloud State with a degree in Elementary and Special education. She taught Special Education for two years at...
Howard R. Ralston
Jun 22, 2010
Funeral services for Howard R. Ralston, 79 of Rochester, MN will be at 4:00pm on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes with the Rev. Andy Kumpel, Rev. Tom Johnson and Rev. John Landmark officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery on Monday,...
Dr. Douglas R. Gracey
Jun 21, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Dr. Douglas R. Gracey, 73, died peacefully at Charter House Skilled Care Unit, Monday, June 21, 2010. Dr. Gracey was born August 7, 1936 to Warren R. and Areta (Thompson) Gracey in Ft. Dodge, IA. He spent his childhood in Dixon, IL. His father was a mortician and died when Dr. Gracey was seven years old of pulmonary...
Mildred L. Hawkins
Jun 17, 2010
Mildred L. Hawkins, 85, of Rochester, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Ahlstroms Adult Foster Care in Rochester.Mildred L. Sykes was born October 3, 1924 in Dodge County, Minnesota to Roy and Hilda (Bradshaw) Sykes. She started working at St. Marys Hospital in 1957 and worked there for over 20 years. She later worked for D Star for over...
David Harold Dutton
Jun 14, 2010
David H. Dutton, 45, of Rochester, died Monday, June 14, 2010 at his home.David Harold Dutton was born October 3, 1964 to Howard and Barbara (Lehman) Dutton in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Mayo High School in 1983. He worked for the Zumbrota Police Department then went on to work for the Rochester Police Department. David married Lisa Moilanen on...
Celia M. Dozois
Jun 11, 2010
Celia M. Dozois (nee Giulianotti) died Friday, June 11, following a long battle with cancer.Celia was born April 30, 1949 in Perth, Scotland. She married Roger R. Dozois MD, originally of Montreal, Canada, in Newburgh, Scotland on August 9, 1973. They subsequently lived in Rochester, MN and Sarasota, FL.Celia is survived by her husband Roger, five children: Chantal Weatherford (Derek),...
Melvin Henry Betcher
Jun 11, 2010
ROCHESTER - Melvin H. Betcher, 89, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th in Rochester. Melvin was born in Pleasant Grove, MN on December 28, 1920 to Henry and Louise (Matzke) Betcher. He was a member of the 8th Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945. Melvin married Bernadine "Betty" Bernard...
Paul O. Moen
Jun 10, 2010
Paul O. Moen, 73, of Rochester, died Thursday, June 10 at his home following an illness with pancreatic cancer. Paul was born October 29, 1936 in Kasson, MN to Ole and Tina (Ness) Moen. He grew up on the farm in Rock Dell, MN. He graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 1955. He was the homecoming king and the conference...
Janice K. Bedtke
Jun 9, 2010
Dover- Funeral services for Janice K. Bedtke, age 55, who died at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester on Wednesday June 9th of cancer after a short illness, will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester. Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00P.M.- 8:00P.M.at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester, and then at...
Bruce Allen Bailey
Jun 3, 2010
Bruce A. Bailey - Rochester, MNBruce A. Bailey, 47, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Rochester Methodist Hospital.Bruce Allen Bailey was born May 17, 1963 in Rochester to George and Ulanda 'Lou' (Elchuk) Bailey. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1981. He attended RCTC and then University of Minnesota-Duluth. He returned to Rochester and worked...
Gwendolyn Lou Dunn
Jun 3, 2010
Gwendolyn L. Dunn - Rochester, MNGwendolyn L. Dunn, 79, of Rochester, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at her residence.Gwendolyn Lou McKeever was born March 26, 1931 in Monticello, MN to Joseph and Mildred (Ogg) McKeever. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1949. She married Charles Dunn on June 22, 1952 in Worthington, MN. She was a teacher in Heron...
Catherine G. "Kitty" Daugherty
May 28, 2010
ROCHESTER, MN - Catherine G. "Kitty" Daugherty, 76, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at her home in Rochester. Mary Catherine Goins was born in Charleston, SC on December 13, 1933 to Charles and Jessie (Applewhite) Goins. Kitty and family moved to Savannah, GA in 1936 where she resided until 1960. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy, Armstrong College of Savannah...
Dr. William Puller Wharton
May 28, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Dr. William P. Wharton, 88, died at his favorite time of day on Friday, May 28, 2010 at Madonna Towers. Dr. Wharton was an emeritus member of the Division of Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic.Dr. Wharton was born November 21, 1921 to James H. and Mary S. (Puller) Wharton in Sturgeon, MO. He served as...
Esther Martha Merry
May 26, 2010
ROCHESTER, MINN: Esther M. Merry, 95, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Season's Hospice. Esther had been a resident at Madonna Meadows Assisted Living for the past five years until her move to Season's Hospice for the past few weeks.Esther Martha Schuldt was born March 30, 1915 on a farm in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota to William and Dora...
Carolyn E. Merck
May 22, 2010
ROCHESTER - Carolyn E. Merck, 85, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester. Carolyn was born in Soudan, MN on August 26, 1924 to Ernest and Myrtle (Sundeen) Lundahl. She married Pastor Raymond Laverne "Vern" Merck in 1954 in Soudan, MN. Carolyn worked as a switchboard operator, a secretary at Soudan Grade School, and an...
Angeline J. Sageotis
May 20, 2010
Rochester: Angeline J. (Tsichlia) Sageotis, 90, of Rochester, Minnesota, died May 20, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.Angeline was born in Divri, Elias, Greece on April 28, 1920 to Father John, an Orthodox priest, and Georgia (Roumeliotis) Tsichlias. After the German Occupation in 1944, the family moved to Patras, Greece. In 1956, Angeline immigrated to the United States and...
Clifford "Cliff" O. Peterson
May 19, 2010
ROCHESTER, MN - Clifford "Cliff" Orlyn Peterson, 78, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Samaritan Bethany Heights in Rochester. Cliff was born in Grafton, ND on April 30, 1932 to LeRoy and Bonita (Noreen) Peterson. He married Betty Burreson on June 11, 1958 in Michigan, ND. Cliff worked as a guidance counselor and librarian at John Edwards High School in...
Elaine Darlene Wellvang
May 18, 2010
Rochester: Elaine Darlene (Anderson) Wellvang, 84, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away May 18, 2010 at Seasons Hospice.Elaine was born in Lyle, MN on December 30, 1925 to Arthur and Lillian (Nelson) Anderson. She was raised in Zumbrota, MN, graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1943 and married Phil Wellvang that same year. Elaine raised their son Jim with help from...