Ursula Loretta Thedens
Dec 27, 2021
Ursula Loretta (Wacker) Thedens passed away peacefully on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Methodist Mayo Clinic Hospital. She was born on July 9,1928, in Cloyd Valley Township, Edmunds County, South Dakota, to Frederick and Alma (Rueb) Wacker. She was the oldest of 15 children. At the age of six she moved with her family from Aberdeen, South Dakota to Rochester....
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Beech
Dec 26, 2021
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Beech passed away at her home on Sunday morning December 26, 2021, one day before her 81st birthday following a two-year journey with pancreatic cancer. Betty was born on December 27, 1940 to Henry and Margaret Lubke in Pipestone, MN. She grew up in Pipestone and had many great and mischievous adventures with her siblings and friends....
Bruce Randall Davis
Dec 25, 2021
Bruce Randall Davis, age 71, died December 25, 2021 in Rochester, MN at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus surrounded by his loved ones. Bruce was born on May 22, 1950 in Greencastle, IN to parents Thomas and Bettie (Klebusch) Davis. He grew up in Terre Haute, IN where he attended Wiley High School, graduating in 1968. He remained there...
Ramona Marcella Digre
Dec 23, 2021
Ramona (Radermacher) Digre, was born 1943 in Madison, MN to Leo and Amanda (Ruggenbuck) Radermacher. She graduated from Madison Public High School in 1961, having attended St Michaels grade school and an all girls private high school in Mankato, MN. Following graduation, she entered College of Saint Benedict, St Joseph, MN and completed a Fine Arts BA degree in Sociology...
Edward Carl Rosenow Iii
Dec 21, 2021
Dr. Edward Carl Rosenow III died on December 21, 2021 at the age of 87 in Rochester, Minnesota. Ed was devoted to his children Sheri (Brian O'Shea) and Scott (Kathy), his grandchildren Christian (Hana Newman) and Kate, and his wife of 64 years Connie Grahame Rosenow. Ed was compassionate, and humble, enjoyed engaging with people, and had a great sense...
Christine Elizabeth Vogelsang
Dec 15, 2021
Christine "Chris" Vogelsang, 81 passed away comfortably with her daughter by her side. Chris was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 12, 1940, to parents Leon and Antionette (Kinsella) Williams. Chris grew up in Detroit where she was very active in dance, swimming, sailing, and clubs throughout her childhood. She attended Michigan State University where she met her husband of...
Keith Alan Dickman
Dec 15, 2021
A memorial service for Keith will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2021 at Zumbro Lutheran Church, 624 3rd Ave SW, Rochester, MN. Masks will be required. The service will be live streamed through ZumbroLutheran.org Keith Alan Dickman, age 65, of Rochester, MN. passed away on December 15, 2021 from a head injury received during a weather related storm...
Mary Christine "Chris" Stoltenberg
Dec 14, 2021
Mary Christine "Chris" Stoltenberg, 72, of Byron, MN, died on December 14, 2021, at home in Rochester, surrounded by family. Chris was born on February 25, 1949, to parents Clarence Swenson and Edythe Swenson (Shaw) in Shawano, WI. She grew up in Shawano and moved to Wittenberg, WI, during her youth. She married her high school sweetheart, Tom Stoltenberg, on...
Arnold August Boese
Dec 13, 2021
Arnold August Boese died on December 13, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN from complications of Chronic Heart Failure. He was born to August Frederick Boese and Irene Kuehn Boese on September 22, 1928 in Lakota, Iowa. He had been a resident at the Stewartville Care Center for 3 months. From 1948 to 1952 he served in the...
Sylvia Yolanda O'Gorman
Dec 13, 2021
Sylvia Yolanda O'Gorman passed away peacefully at the age of 60, surrounded by those she loved on Monday evening December 13th, at Mayo Clinic. Sylvia was born in Loveland, CO in 1961 to Jose and Maria Gasca. She graduated from Thompson Valley High School in 1979 with many of the lifelong friends that mourn her loss now. Sylvia adored the...
Joel Worra
Dec 11, 2021
Joel Bruce Worra, 76, of Rochester, Minn. died on December 11, 2021 at Benedictine Madonna Towers in Rochester. Joel was born on June 24, 1945 to parents Luther Krueger and Doris (Stafford) Worra in South Haven, Michigan. He grew up in Bangor, Michigan, spent his summers in Rushford, Minnesota, and graduated from college at Winona State University with a Bachelor...
Philip Frederick Schmalz
Dec 9, 2021
A memorial service for Philip Frederick Schmalz of Rochester, MN, will be held Friday, December 17, 2021, at 2 PM at Zumbro Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin at 12 noon at the church. Wearing of masks is required. The service will be live streamed at zumbrolutheran.org. Phil was born November 15, 1941, in Buffalo, NY, to Irma (Kuesel) and Frederick...
Marilyn "Lynn" Beth Grabarczyk
Dec 9, 2021
Marilyn (Lynn) Grabarczyk, age 75, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2021. Lynn grew up in Terril, Iowa on the family farm. In high school, Lynn was very active in 4-H, played basketball, and was in the marching band. Upon high school graduation, she attended Buena Vista University in Spencer Iowa, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with degrees in Physical...
Jeffrey Allan Hoag
Dec 8, 2021
Jeff Hoag, age 78, of Rochester, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 8th at St. Mary's Hospital from a non-COVID related lung disease. Jeff was born in Superior, WI on June 15, 1943, to Harold and Beverly Hoag (Alguire). He graduated from Anoka High School in 1961 and the University of Minnesota in 1965 majoring in German...
Floyd L Peterson
Dec 8, 2021
Floyd L. Peterson, age 91 of Oronoco died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Seasons Hospice Home. Floyd was born in Goodhue County on November 24, 1930 to John and Annetta (Hillestad) Peterson. He attended country school through 8th grade. After school he went to work on the family farm. Floyd joined the United States Marine Corps after the break out...
Charles Eugene Taylor
Dec 8, 2021
Charles Eugene Taylor went home to be with his Savior surrounded by family on December 8, 2021. Charles was a resident of Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing and was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Audrey Louise Taylor, who passed away nine months earlier in March. Charles was born in Scott Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania to Harry and...
Dr. John Ford Morrison, Md
Dec 6, 2021
Dr. John Ford Morrison MD, 74, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away at his home on December 6, 2021. John was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 2, 1947 to parents Hugh Pritchard and Velma (Ford) Morrison and was the youngest of four siblings. The family moved to Princeton, Illinois where he graduated high school. Growing up in rural Illinois...
Marjorie "Marge" Rose Bromstad
Nov 28, 2021
Marjorie Bromstad of Rocheter, MN and formerly of Grand Rapids, MN and Merritt Island, FL passed away at Cottagewood Senior Living on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at the age of 92. Marge was born September 19, 1929 in Robbinsdale, MN. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Robbinsdale High School, graduating in 1947. She married her high school sweetheart Wally...
Charles "Chuck" Hazama
Nov 28, 2021
Former Rochester Mayor Charles "Chuck" Kenichi Hazama, 89, passed away November 28, 2021, at his home at The Waters on Mayowood after suffering from a recent stroke and declining health due to Alzheimer's. Chuck was the son of Charles Kengo and Mildred Kimi Hazama and was born September 1, 1932, in the McGerrow Camp in Pu'unene, Maui. Chuck embodied the...
Lavonne Elizabeth Massey
Nov 26, 2021
LaVonne Elizabeth (Meinke) Massey of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2021 at the age of 84. She was a resident of Rochester for 60 years. LaVonne grew up in North Minneapolis and graduated from Patrick Henry High School. She obtained a degree from RCTC, was active in theater, loved to play piano and organ, gave tours at...
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