Charles John Miller
Oct 15, 2022
Charles John Miller was born on March 27, 1951 in Rochester, MN to John and Shirley (Joslyn) Miller. He passed away on October 15, 2022 at Season's Hospice. Chuck graduated from John Marshall High School. On September 26, 1970 he married Deborah Lee at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester. He retired from Crenlo after 37 years as a welding supervisor....
Ronald Allen Brovold
Oct 14, 2022
Ronald Allen Brovold was born on July 15, 1935, in Portland, North Dakota, to Ernest and Clara (Strom) Brovold. He died peacefully on October 14, 2022, at Cottagewood Memory Care in Rochester. Ronald graduated from high school in 1953 at Portland High School in Portland, North Dakota. He served three years in the United States Air Force in security services...
Albert John Bina
Oct 13, 2022
Albert J. Bina, aged 77, longtime resident of Oronoco, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Mayo St. Mary's Hospital (Rochester) on October 13, 2022. Born May 23, 1945, to Albert and Helen Bina, he spent his childhood in Calmar, Iowa, developing a love of nature amid the woods, fields, and streams of Winneshiek County. Graduating from South Winneshiek High...
Audrey Jane Grimm
Oct 13, 2022
Audrey Jane Grimm, age 90, of Rochester, MN passed peacefully on October 13th, 2022 at Arbor Terrace in Rochester, MN with her loving sons by her side. She was born November 18, 1931 on the family farm in Eagle Bend, MN to Arvid and Loretta Johnson. Audrey graduated from Parkers Prairie High School in 1949 and attended Minnesota's School of...
Charles Martin Bergerson
Oct 12, 2022
Charles M. Bergerson, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. Charles "Chuck" Martin Bergerson was born February 19, 1941 Belgrade, MN. He started his insurance career in Rochester and raised his family there. He had a very successful career selling insurance, starting at MFA and then moving to American Family. He earned many trips...
Brett Phillip Jarvis
Oct 12, 2022
Brett P. Jarvis 39, of Oronoco entered eternal life Wednesday October 12, 2022, at his home after a courageous five year battle with cancer. Brett Phillip Jarvis was born May 31, 1983, in Iowa City, IA to Gary and Muriel (Barnett) Jarvis. He grew up in Iowa City and attended Iowa State University, where he played football. After college he...
Nancy Jean Evjen
Oct 11, 2022
Nancy (Cutshall) Evjen, 92, died Tuesday, October, 11, 2022 at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital after a brief illness. Nancy Jean Cutshall was born in Rochester, MN on February 10, 1930 to Lyle and Hazel (Lund) Cutshall. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1948. While working at St. Mary's hospital, she met Richard (Dick) Evjen. They married in 1949,...
Lorelei Mundy
Oct 11, 2022
Lorelei Marie (Springer) Mundy, 70, of Rochester, MN passed away in her home on October 11, 2022, after a two and a half year battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Kent Mundy, daughter, Rachel (Jason) Freed, daughter Sarah (Ted) Mundy-Evans, Mother Beverly Springer, four grandchildren, and six siblings. She was preceded in death...
Arlysse Jeanne Macgillivray
Oct 11, 2022
Arlysse Jeanne MacGillivray, age 85, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away October 11, 2022 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester. Arlysse Jeanne Peterson was born on February 14, 1937 in Rushford, Minnesota to Carl and Gladys (Fossum) Peterson. Arlysse was raised and attended K-12 school in Rushford. She graduated from High School in 1955 and attended Winona State University from 1955-1957 earning...
Kenneth Raymond Vagt
Oct 7, 2022
Kenneth Raymond Vagt, 76, was called home on October 7, 2022 in Stuart, Florida. Kenneth was born on February 6, 1946 in Olmsted County to Clarence Vagt and Edith Hanenberger. On September 5, 1970 he married Dorothy Burt. He enjoyed watching Nascar, Football, and Tinkering around in his garage, eating sweets, country music, and the company of his best friend...
Alvin Lewellyn White
Oct 6, 2022
Alvin White, of Rochester, MN died peacefully at the age of 93, at home on October 6, 2022. Alvin was founder and owner of Al's Footworks shoe stores. A proud veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War, Veteran of the National Guard and served in the Merchant Marine. He was an avid gardener and collector of odds...
Roman Pecherskii
Oct 4, 2022
Roman Pecherskii, age 13, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Roman was born on September 26, 2009, in Moscow, Russia. He was not expected to survive due to a life-threatening congenital kidney condition. Roman's parents navigated a complicated path to bring the family to America where he...
John Francis Lawson
Oct 3, 2022
John Francis Lawson died on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester. John was born on June 26, 1936 in Schenectady, New York to John and Mary (Kuzmack) Lawson. He grew up in West New York, New Jersey, attended the University of Missouri School of Mines and University of Missouri Columbia. He finished his degree at Newark...
Carl Frederick Anderson
Oct 3, 2022
Dr. Carl F. Anderson, age 88, of Rochester, MN passed away Monday, October 3, 2022 at Charter House in Rochester, MN. Carl Frederick Anderson was born (06/22/1934) into a medical family. His parents (Evelyn M Olson, MD and Glenn J Anderson, MD) were the town physicians in Winterset, Iowa, where Carl was born. He was delivered by his father, and...
Lillian June Lewis
Oct 1, 2022
Lillian June Lewis, age 7, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 at St. Mary's ER. She was born March 6, 2015, in Rochester, MN. Daughter of Cassandra Lewis and sister of Tyler Sofie. She was an active second grade student at Pinewood Elementary. She enjoyed making crafts, reading books, and being with family and friends. Lilly is...
Dorothy Marie Sandquist
Sep 30, 2022
Dorothy M. Sandquist, 85, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022, at Edenbrook of Rochester. Dorothy Marie Sandquist was born June 28, 1937, in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Elmore and Alida (Sundberg) Sandquist. She graduated high school from Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, MN, earned a bachelor of music education from Friends University in Wichita, KS,...
Lavonne Marlene Jacobson
Sep 29, 2022
LaVonne M. Jacobson, of Rochester, MN, passed away on her 71st birthday, September 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. LaVonne Marlene (Berge) Jacobson was born in Lanesboro, MN on September 29, 1951, to parents, Bennett and Jeanette (Crowson) Berge. After graduating from Lanesboro High School in 1969, she earned an Associate Degree in...
Marjorie Ellen Rust
Sep 27, 2022
Marjorie Rust of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, September 27 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by family. Marjorie Ellen Jacobson was born in Worthington, Minnesota on May 2nd, 1940, to Roy and Helen Jacobson. She grew up on a farm south of Worthington and went thru 8th grade in a rural one room schoolhouse before finishing High School at Round...
Lucille Soderberg
Sep 26, 2022
Lucille M. Soderberg, 85, of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2022 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. Lucille "Lucy" Marie (Patten) Soderberg was born on October 24, 1936, in Missouri. She spent her young childhood with the loving Stricker family before moving to Michigan. She grew up on the family farm near Ludington, MI, the daughter...
Antoinette Stevens
Sep 25, 2022
Accomplished artist, teacher, mother and grandmother, Antoinette "Toni" (Wacht) Stevens, most recently living at Madonna Summit in Byron, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Our courageous mother and grandmother was an inspiration to all who knew her. After her retirement from teaching, Toni was a prolific watercolor painter, winning many awards, and she enjoyed audiobooks, cross stitch, photography,...