Charles George Austin
Jun 22, 2022
Charles "Chuck" George Austin, age 78, of Rochester, MN passed away at his home Wednesday, June 22, 2022 with his wife Carol by his side. Charles was born August 30, 1943 to Truman and Olga (Thompson) Austin in Lanesboro, MN. He attended and graduated from Lanesboro High School. For 31 years he was employed by Crescent Electric, retiring due to...
Joan Lou Rockwell
Jun 22, 2022
Joan Lou Rockwell ( Jo ) of Rochester MN passed peacefully on June 22 , 2022 into her Heavenly Home . Born October 10 , 1926 in Chicago Illinois , Joan had LIVED 95+ years FULLY . For the last 8 years she had been a resident at The Homestead of Rochester a senior living campus . She had remained...
Beverly Finnesgard
Jun 21, 2022
A private family service will be held for Beverly Finnesgard, 84, who died Tuesday, June 21, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Bev was born October 21, 1937, in Owatonna, MN, to Clinton and Irene Riddle. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1955, and married Joseph Finnesgard in 1956. Bev was a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic....
Beverly Jo Allen
Jun 21, 2022
Beverly Jo Allen, 84, of Rochester, MN died June 21, 2022 at Mayo Clinic, St. Mary's Campus. Beverly was born in Iola, Kansas to Kenneth and Katherine Smail on March 7, 1938. She grew up in Worthington, MN. Beverly attended South Dakota State College where she studied to be a pharmacist. Beverly was married to Paul Allen on October 17,...
Christopher Andrew Olney
Jun 20, 2022
Christopher A. Olney of Minneapolis, MN, born in Vicenza, Italy and formerly of Rochester, MN, died unexpectedly in June 2022 at the age of 51. Chris is survived by his parents, Byron Olney and Marilynn Olney of Rochester, MN; his brother James (Kristin), his sister Liz (Tom), and his nieces and nephew Maggie, Ruth, Jane and Ben, all of Minneapolis....
Dalton Haas
Jun 17, 2022
Dalton E. Haas 29 of Rochester died unexpectedly on Friday, June 17, 2022, while fishing in Northern, MN. Dalton Emanuel Haas was born October 29,1992 in Rochester, MN to Marvin and Kathleen (Kangas) Haas. Dalton graduated from John Marshall High School in 2011, and attended RCTC where he played football, he then went on to play Lacrosse at Winona State...
Norma Jean Sattre
Jun 15, 2022
Norma Jean (Lane) Sattre, born September 21, 1930, to Homer and Emeline Lane, McLoud, Oklahoma, was the youngest of five sisters and had three brothers. The family, raised in love, faith, grace and humility on the family farm were exceptionally close with the Baptist Church, the community, each other and each other's families. Norma Jean was the last surviving member...
Evelyn Ruth Sykes
Jun 15, 2022
Evelyn R. Sykes, age 92, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, June 15, 2022, following a two-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Evelyn was born on October 3, 1929 to George and Alvina (Adler) Wehrs on the family farm in rural Elgin. She attended Elgin parochial school through 7th grade and Elgin High School until 10th grade. She...
Travis Nelson
Jun 14, 2022
Travis M. Nelson, 38, was called to heaven on June 14, 2022. His final days were spent surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born April 6, 1984 and raised in the village of Lake Hallie, Wisconsin. Growing up, he loved to fish, hunt and was a part of the Chippewa Falls Fire Department Explorers. Travis worked as a...
Richard Dale Cooper
Jun 13, 2022
Richard Dale Cooper, known to many as Dale, died on Monday, June 13, 2022, at his Meadow Lakes residence in Rochester, MN. Dale was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, great-great grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend . Dale was born to Clarence and Fern (Keller) Cooper in Sargeant, MN, on June 5, 1926, and moved to Dexter, MN,...
Charles Wayne Worth
Jun 13, 2022
Charles "Ike" Worth, 74, of Rochester, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at his home. Charles Wayne Worth was born May 31, 1948, in Rochester, MN to Charles and Lilah (Chilson) Worth. He married the love of his life, Wanda Prouty, on December 17, 1966. Together they spent their time living in Southern MN, working in various hotels, raising three...
Shannon Sayer
Jun 13, 2022
Shannon L. Sayer passed away June 13, 2022 at her home in Rochester, MN. Shannon Louise (Lott) Sayer was born in Evanston, IL & spent the first two & a half weeks of her life in the NICU. She was raised in Ames, Iowa, along with her brother, Ryan. As a child she loved playing outside with other kids &...
Loretta Seaton
Jun 12, 2022
Loretta P. (Cooper) Seaton, age 91, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2022, at Homestead Living in Rochester where she has resided since 2018. Loretta was born on June 4, 1931, in Dunbar, PA to Charles and Lillian (Landman) Cooper. She married William Seaton on January 1, 1949, in Scottdale, PA. Loretta was a homemaker that was dedicated to her...
Richard William Frutiger
Jun 12, 2022
Richard W. Frutiger, 86, of Rochester, Minnesota took his journey to be reunited with his wife on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Rich was born Tuesday, the 28th of January 1936, in rural Pine Island to his parents, William and LuElla "Ella" (Murray) Frutiger. The Pine Island and Douglas area that he called home for much of his childhood were where...
Darrell Schultz
Jun 11, 2022
Darrell A. Schultz, 80 of Rochester died Saturday evening at his home surrounded by his loving family. Darrell August Schultz was born April 24, 1942 in Rochester, MN to Clarence and Dorothy (Hooks) Schultz. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1960, and began farming with his father and brothers. Darrell married Gloria Markham April 14, 1962 in Rochester....
Eleanor Nygaard
Jun 11, 2022
Eleanor Wilma (Cutting) Nygaard, age 91, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 11, 2022 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, MN. She graciously donated her body to Mayo. Elie was born September 11, 1930 in Rochester, MN the daughter of Charles and Magdalena (Kreutz) Cutting. She attended Millville Elementary School, was a 1948 graduate of Plainview...
Robert Ellsworth Schopp
Jun 6, 2022
Robert "Bob" Ellsworth Schopp was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on August 28, 1928 to Ellsworth and Pearl (Moser) Schopp. He died peacefully at 93 years of age in Rochester, Minnesota surrounded by family at Season's Hospice House. Bob served in the US Army and was a World War II veteran. He was married to Alice Jo Rosenauer for 32...
Sharon Elizabeth Dubbels
Jun 4, 2022
Sharon E. Dubbels, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester MN. Sharon Elizabeth (Vagt) Dubbels was born May 9, 1961, in Rochester, MN to parents Arnold Samm and Alice Vagt. She grew up in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School. She went to school for practical...
Rosemary Ann Rittenhouse
Jun 2, 2022
Rosemary Ann Rittenhouse, 87, passed away peacefully on the morning on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home where she has resided since 2015. Rosemary was the second child born to Alfred and Adeline (Peloquin) Miller on July 25, 1934, in Chippewa Falls, WI. Growing up, she held a few different jobs including working in a canning factory...
Arlene L Rohde
Jun 1, 2022
Arlene L. (Schnell) Rohde passed away June 1, 2022, at her home in Rochester, MN, at the age of 93. Arlene Louise Schnell was born on January 9, 1929, to Fred Sr. and Alvine (Freie) Schnell in Eyota, MN, by two midwives who delivered her, Louise Rodemeyer and Sophie Rollie. Arlene was baptized "Arlene Louise Sophie Schnell", but by 6th...