Earl Alfred Krippner
Apr 14, 2022
Earl A. Krippner, 95, of Rochester went to be with his Father in Heaven on April 14, 2022 at River Bend Assisted Living in Rochester, MN. Earl was born November 5, 1926 in Steele County to Albert and Christine (Krampitz) Krippner. Earl grew up on the family farm and went to school in Stewartville. Earl proudly served his country as...
Daniel Joseph Hawkins
Apr 13, 2022
Daniel Hawkins, of Rochester, MN, passed away at the age of 70 on April 13, 2022. Dan was raised in Pine Island, MN, where he was a dairy farmer for many years. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, spending time with family and friends, and volunteering at the Rochester VFW. Dan had a great sense of humor and always had a joke...
Betty Ann Sawyer
Apr 12, 2022
Betty Ann Beske was born on May 20, 1936, the youngest child of William and Emma (Schwarz) Beske in rural Minnesota Lake. She graduated in May of 1954 as salutatorian of her class of 27 students. Betty attended Mankato Commercial College briefly and worked at the National Bank of Commerce for about 4 ½ years before coming to Rochester where...
Patria Knappe-Langworthy
Apr 12, 2022
Pat Knappe-Langworthy passed away surrounded by her children on the evening of Tuesday, April 12th following a series of complications from a recent surgery. Born February 3rd, 1951 to Ruth and Verne Knappe in Peoria, Illinois, Pat soon after moved with her family to Rochester, where she attended Rochester Central Lutheran School and graduated with Mayo High School's class of...
Joyce Growden
Apr 11, 2022
Joyce Marie Growden, 83, of Rochester, passed away April 11, 2022 at The Mayo Clinic, Methodist Hospital. Joyce was born January 20, 1939 in Rochester to George and Luella (Newell) Befort. She was a graduate of Lourdes High School and went on to obtain her Associates Degree from Winona State University. Joyce worked as a CNA for various nursing homes...
Cynthia "Cindy" Sophia Gomez
Apr 11, 2022
Cynthia "Cindy" S. Gomez, 22, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Cynthia Sophia Gomez was born February 29, 2000 in Rochester, Minnesota the oldest child of Yinno and Alicia (Pena) Gomez. She attended Longfellow and graduated in 2018 from Century High School in Rochester where she was active...
Elva Lorraine Mcfarlin
Apr 11, 2022
Elva L. McFarlin, age 96, a longtime resident of Rochester, Minnesota passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester. Elva was born November 9, 1925 in Calmar, Iowa the daughter of Louis and Josephine (Wangsness) Schemmel. She married Robert McFarlin on May 4, 1946 at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN. Elva worked as a...
Keith Lee Lyver
Apr 11, 2022
Keith Lee Lyver, age 69, of Rochester, Minnesota, went Home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2022, at Mayo - St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Keith was born July 8, 1952, in Hibbing, Minnesota. He was the son of Lloyd Quinton and Florence (Rogers) Lyver. She was remarried to second marriage to Art Jivery. Keith attended Minnesota...
John A. Spittell Jr., M.D.
Apr 10, 2022
John A. Spittell Jr., M.D. died peacefully on Sunday, April 10th, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was 97 years old. John ('Jack') was the only son of John and Pearle Spittell. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 7th, 1925. After High School, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Franklin and Marshall College....
Wesley Charles Niemitalo
Apr 9, 2022
Wesley Charles Niemitalo, age 70, died at home after long, courageous battle with cancer in Rochester, MN, on April 9, 2022. Wes was born on June 3rd, 1951, in Stanley, ND to John and Mayme Niemitalo. He graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Dickinson State University and then began a 32 year career as a U.S. Customs Inspector. After...
Larry L. Larsen
Apr 6, 2022
Larry Lee Larsen was born in Roberts County, SD to Emil and Mildred (Chapin) Larsen. He grew up with his six siblings, Arnold, Roy, Irene, Delores, Don, and Jerry on the family farm in Wilmot, SD where he graduated from Wilmot High School. Larry began building a life-long partnership at age 15 with Joanne Temple when he offered her a...
Richard Wayne Peterson
Apr 5, 2022
RICHARD WAYNE PETERSON was born to Kenneth A. & Gyda G. (Hovland) Peterson on February 27, 1936 in Fertile IA. He was baptized at Fertile Lutheran and attended First Grade in Fertile, before the family moved to Chicago, where his Dad worked for the U.S. Postal Service. From there they moved to Lake Mills IA. He was confirmed at Synod...
Doris Elizabeth Underdahl
Apr 2, 2022
Doris Elizabeth Rutz was born on April 20, 1933 in Rochester, MN to Carl and Louise (Warner) Rutz. She died on April 2, 2022. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1951, and attended nursing school at St Lucas Deaconess Hospital in Faribault, MN. She was board certified in November 1954, and worked twenty plus years as a nurse and...
Ruth Jane Waters
Apr 2, 2022
Ruth Jane Waters, 93 of Zumbro Falls, MN died Saturday April 2, 2022 at her home. Ruth was born June 27, 1928 in Scottsbluff, NE to Adam and Kathryn (Herber) Herdt. She grew up and attended school in Scottsbluff, and then moved to California to work where she met her future husband. Ruth and Leon were united in marriage on...
Tyler Edwin Schultz
Apr 1, 2022
Tyler Edwin Schultz, age 31, of Rochester died Friday, April 1, 2022. The funeral will be Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 12:00pm at the First Presbyterian Church 512 3rd Street SW, Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held April 7,2022 two hours prior to the service. Arrangements for Tyler are being made through Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home www.ranfranzandvinefh.com Tyler was...
Kevin Gerard Moder
Apr 1, 2022
Kevin Gerard Moder of Rochester, MN passed away at age 61 on April 1, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital following cardiac arrest. Kevin was born on January 30th, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended St. Louis University High School (SLUH) and St. Louis University (SLU), receiving scholarships to both and graduating with a double major in Biology and Psychology....
Dori Marie Lynde
Mar 31, 2022
Dori Marie Kramer Lynde, 63, of Oronoco, Minnesota peacefully passed away on March 31st, 2022 at the family cabin in Oronoco, MN. Dori was born on August 14th, 1958 to parents George and Phyllis (Brown) Kramer in Rochester, MN. Dori grew up in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1976 and went on to vocational school to...
Jay Walter Siegle
Mar 28, 2022
Jay Siegle passed away unexpectedly in a house fire Monday March 28 ,2022. Jay was born May 3, 1965 in Rochester, MN. He attended Dover- Eyota Schools graduating in 1983. Jay then joined the Army Reserves and was deployed for Desert Storm in 2010 and served a year in Iraq. Jay was employed at Concast in Wanamingo, as a supervisor...
Terrance "Terry" Lee Bowe
Mar 28, 2022
Terrance (Terry) Lee Bowe, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2022, after a two year battle with cancer. Terry was born on September 27, 1952 to Francis and Lorraine (Simon) Bowe. He attended St. Francis grade school and graduated from Rochester Lourdes in 1970. After high school, Terry worked as a cook for various restaurants, including Mac's Restaurant, before...
Nancy Lee Nehring
Mar 27, 2022
Nancy Lee Nehring, 69, of Byron, Minnesota, passed away on March 27,2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester, MN. Nancy was born on March 6, 1953 to parents Duane and Barbara (Taylor) Johnson in Forest City, Iowa. Nancy graduated from high school in Thompson, Iowa in 1971 and graduated from the Rochester Area Vocational Institute's medical secretary...
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