Obituaries

Alexander Champ Hall

Alexander Champ Hall

Mar 18, 2023

Alexander C. Hall, 29, of Rochester, MN passed away on March 18, 2023 at his home in Rochester. Alexander Champ Hall was born on April 14, 1993 in Macomb, IL to Frank and Jennifer Hall. He moved to Rochester, MN in 1997 with his family. Alex attended school in Rochester and was a beloved member of the autism classroom. After...

Richard Allen Wittlief

Richard Allen Wittlief

Mar 18, 2023

Richard "Dick" Allen Wittlief, age 88, of Stewartville, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Stewartville Care Center. Richard "Dick" Allen Wittlief was born on June 10, 1934, to Alex and Marion (King) Wittlief. Dick married Janice Schultz and together had 8 children and was later divorced. On July 3, 1980, he married Helen Mae Baker in Rochester, MN. Dick...

Nancy Louise Ondler

Nancy Louise Ondler

Mar 17, 2023

Nancy Louise Ondler, age 74, of Rochester, MN passed away on Friday, March 17th, 2023 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN. Nancy was born February 22nd, 1949 to Theodore and Bernice (Bishop) Kranz in Rochester, MN. She attended John Marshall High School until Mayo High School was completed and was a member of the first graduating class from Mayo...

Jane Helen Gronvold

Jane Helen Gronvold

Mar 16, 2023

Jane Helen Gronvold, 95, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. Jane was born July 2, 1927 in rural Byron to Anders and Nellie Haugen. She attended Byron Public Schools graduating in 1947. Jane married Clifton Gronvold on December 27, 1947. Jane was a homemaker, and when her youngest child...

Kimberly Rae Sanchez

Kimberly Rae Sanchez

Mar 16, 2023

Kimberly (Kim) Rae Sanchez (Witte) passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2023 in Plainview MN. Kim was born in Rochester on November 1, 1956 to William and Donna (Woolley) Witte. She graduated from John Marshall High School and attended College in Rochester. She lived in Lakeville Minnesota where she worked and retired from Federal Aviation Administration. Kim battled health issues...

Anne Marian Judisch

Anne Marian Judisch

Mar 15, 2023

Anne M. Judisch, age 77, a lifelong resident of Rochester, MN passed away on March 15, 2023 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Anne Marian Judisch was born August 29, 1945 in Rochester, MN the daughter of Sidney and Carol (Olson) Suddendorf. She was a 1963 graduate of John Marshall High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree...

Ann Marie Hawkins

Ann Marie Hawkins

Mar 13, 2023

Ann M. Hawkins, age 79, of Oronoco, MN passed away peacefully on March 13, 2023 at Rochester West Health Services in Rochester, MN. Ann Marie was born February 18, 1944, to Albert and Alma (Stenhaug) Fundanet. Ann was an only child and grew up in rural Northfield on her parents farm along with her beloved Uncle Carl. She graduated from...

Dale Luther Mundahl

Dale Luther Mundahl

Mar 12, 2023

Dale Luther Mundahl, formerly of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully in Mequon, WI, on March 12, 2023, at the age of 80. He was born on April 1, 1942, in Rushford, MN, to the late Oscar and Evelyn Mundahl. His family later moved to Rochester, MN, where Dale graduated from John Marshall High School in 1960. Subsequently, he graduated from...

Earl Duane Cady

Earl Duane Cady

Mar 12, 2023

Earl Duane Cady, 85, of Rochester, MN passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus in Rochester. Earl was born May 11, 1937 to Benton and Alma (Rudlong) Cady in Preston, Minnesota and was the youngest of 10 children. He graduated from Austin High School and served in the army from 1955 to 1958. He...

William Lee Coons

William Lee Coons

Mar 10, 2023

William Lee Coons, 91, of Rochester, MN passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at Saint Mary's surrounded by loved ones. William was born on December 25, 1931 in Barnesville, MN. He lived in Illinois and Minnesota until he joined the United States Army. He served for 5 years earning the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and two...

James Erick Curtis

James Erick Curtis

Mar 10, 2023

James (Jim) Curtis, 55, of Rochester Minnesota passed away on March 10, 2023 from ALS. Jim is survived by his wife Barbara Dobie; his daughters Kaitlyn Curtis and Maranda Curtis; his step-children Karla Irish (Mark), Seth Dobie, and Allison Dobie; his grandchildren: Bobby Irish and Jack Irish; his siblings Linda Lentz, Rebecca Curtis, Gretchen Schettl, and David Curtis (Mary); his...

Barbara Jean Warner

Barbara Jean Warner

Mar 7, 2023

Barbara Jean (McDougall) Warner, dearly loved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, MN at the age of 85. Barbara, or Barb as everyone knew her, was born on June 23, 1937 at her parents' home in Dover, MN. Her parents were Leeland Harvey and Evelyn Jeanette McDougall....

Maria J. Thomas

Maria J. Thomas

Mar 4, 2023

Maria J. Thomas, age 88, of Rochester, MN passed away March 4, 2023. Visitation will be held 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm Thursday, March 9, 2023 with a Trisagion service at 6:00 pm at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Friday, March 10, 2023, at Holy Anargyroi...

Michael Donald Drury

Michael Donald Drury

Mar 4, 2023

Michael Donald Drury, 63, of Kasson MN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday March 4th, 2023. Mike was born on May 24th, 1959 in Canada to Donald Drury & Sandy Kilgour. The family including his siblings, Patrick & Beth, moved to Minnesota in the late 1960s to Black Duck, MN. The family eventually called Chatfield, MN home. Mike married his high...

Jean Marie Carlson

Jean Marie Carlson

Mar 4, 2023

Jean Marie Carlson, 87, of Rochester, MN died March 4, 2023 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester, MN. Jean was born on May 24, 1935, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to Ditman Milton and Stella Beatrice (Ohnstad) Flom. She grew up in Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota and attended school in District #52. Jean graduated from Kenyon High School, Kenyon, Minnesota...

William (Bill) Bryan Plummer

William (Bill) Bryan Plummer

Mar 3, 2023

William Bryan (Bill) Plummer III, age 92, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on March 3, 2023. Bill was born May 31, 1930 in St. Louis, MO to William and Marion (Nicolson) Plummer. He was a 1947 graduate of Blewett High School in St. Louis, MO and a 1951 graduate of the...

Leeann Kay Modderman

Leeann Kay Modderman

Mar 2, 2023

LeeAnn Modderman of Rochester, MN passed away on March 2, 2023 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester. This is LeeAnn's handwritten obituary: I was born to Russell and Joann Modderman on December 5, 1953 at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1973 and during my high school years was actively involved with Church...

Carol Carlson

Carol Carlson

Feb 28, 2023

Carol Hansen Carlson, 93, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully, February 28, 2023, at Pine Haven Care Center, Pine Island, MN. Carol was born on December 31st, 1929, in Chicago. She was the daughter of Herbert and Henrietta Hansen. In high school Carol won an Elks Scholarship along with other awards and was voted "most likely to succeed" by her...

Mary J. "Mary Jo" Reich

Mary J. "Mary Jo" Reich

Feb 28, 2023

Mary Jo Reich passed away on February 28, 2023, at Rochester Methodist Hospital. She was born November 3, 1936, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to George and Lillian (Shepp) Bailey. Mary Jo graduated from Hill City High School and the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. She worked as a lab technician and supervisor at Mayo Clinic from 1982-2000 and as...

Lee Alan Alaspa

Lee Alan Alaspa

Feb 28, 2023

It was the last day of February 2023 that Lee Alan Alaspa, of Rochester, MN, became absent from his body. He fought a long hard battle, doing it his way and with bravery. Lee was born on September 18, 1955 to Lester and Ruth (Sipola) Alaspa in Virginia, Minnesota. After he graduated from high school in 1973 he belonged to...