Mary Darlene Mentink
Jun 25, 2021
Mary D. Mentink, 88, died on June 25, 2021. Mary was born in Mason City, Iowa on September 24, 1932 to Frank and Susan Jansen. She married John Mentink on November 11, 1949 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City, Iowa. Together they made their home in Mason City and raised three children: Deborah, Annette, and Neal. Mary worked...
Diana Kay Thorpe
Jun 24, 2021
Diana Kay Thorpe, 59, of Rochester was born on August 30, 1961 in Minneapolis, MN to Maynard and Mavis (Gronvold) Thorpe. She passed away on June 24, 2021 at her home in Rochester. Diana attended Wayzata High School. She married Charles Pahl and was later divorced. She volunteered at Planned Parenthood and Salvation Army and worked at Denny's and McDonald's....
Kathryn Fellows Litehiser
Jun 23, 2021
Kathryn S. Litehiser, age 98, of Rochester, MN passed away June 23, 2021 in Rochester, MN. Kathryn was born in Duluth, MN on October 7, 1922, the daughter of Warren and Virginia (Moore) Starkey. She was a graduate of Central High School in Duluth. Kathryn graduated from Lasell University in Auburndale, MA. On February 14, 1944 she married Warrant Officer...
Brian Scharkey
Jun 23, 2021
Brian Winn Scharkey, 54, of Rochester, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus. He was born on October 27, 1966 to LeRoy and Judith (Gauthier) Scharkey in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Mayo Highschool in 1985. He worked as a cook at Perkins before becoming a custodian at local hotels. He liked studying astronomy and...
Beverly Jean Cooper
Jun 23, 2021
Beverly "Bev" Jean Cooper died on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at her residence in Rochester. Bev was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. Bev was born to Louis and Amelia (Schaefer) Rucker in St. Paul, Minnesota, April 8, 1931. She moved to Rochester, Minnesota as a young child. Bev attended Rochester High...
Stephen Frederick Pieper
Jun 22, 2021
Stephen F. Pieper, 48, of Rochester, MN passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in Rochester, MN. Steve was born May 11, 1973 in Stanford, CA to Frederick and Carol (Beutz) Pieper. Steve spent most of his childhood in Portland, OR before moving to Sioux Falls, SD, where he was a graduate of Lincoln High School where he met his...
Grace Cooley
Jun 21, 2021
Grace Cooley, 95, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away Monday, June 21, 2021 at Mayo Clinic hospital after a brief illness. Grace Carter was born April 7, 1926 in rural Thomas County, Georgia to Jim and Mable Carter. She grew up on a farm near Pelham, Georgia where she and her seven brothers and sisters learned the value of hard work,...
Josephine Palma Brueckman
Jun 20, 2021
Josephine Palma Brueckman, age 87, died on June 20, 2021 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, Minnesota. Josephine was born on July 22, 1933 to parents Louis and Louise (Orefice) Del Medico in Hoboken, New Jersey. She grew up in New Jersey and graduated high school there and, after graduation, commuted to work in New York City. On February 20, 1954,...
Agnes Carlson
Jun 20, 2021
Agnes Virginia Carlson, 93, of Rochester died on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Season's Hospice. Agnes was born on June 15, 1928 to William and Mamie (Hill) Wuollet in Minneapolis, MN where she grew up. On May 1, 1948 she married Arley Carlson in Eveleth, MN. The coupled moved to Rochester where Arley started his career with State Farm Insurance....
Lois Rees
Jun 19, 2021
Lois Marjorie Bennett Rees, 90, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Homestead Senior Living Community. Lois was born February 18, 1931 in Rushville, PA to George and Jessie (Baldwin) Bennett. After graduating from high school, Lois moved to Binghamton, NY, where she went to secretarial school. Lois worked for IBM in Endicott, NY, where she...
Dwight David Moldenhauer (Smoker)
Jun 18, 2021
Dwight David Moldenhauer(Smoker), 62, passed away peacefully, Friday June 18, 2021 surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer. Dwight was born in Harmony, MN. He lived most of his life in St Charles and lived the last decade or so in Spring Valley. Dwight always enjoyed a good, competitive game of 500 with his parents, brothers...
Lawrence E Tischer
Jun 17, 2021
Lawrence Elliot Tischer was born October 16, 1925 near Barnum, Minnesota, the 4th of five children born to Herman and Geneva (Walters) Tischer. He grew up on the family farm near Barnum and graduated from Barnum High School. His father died in 1930. He served in the Marines from 1944-1946 in the South Pacific, including Guam and Iwo Jima. At...
Carol Ann Stevens
Jun 16, 2021
Carol Ann Stevens, 80, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at Cottagewood Senior Living Community. Carol was born on December 22, 1940 to Charles and Burta (Johnson) Ritter in Austin, Minnesota. She spent her childhood there and graduated from Austin Senior High in 1958. On February 26, 1969, she married the love of her life, Gerald...
Rhonda Howell
Jun 13, 2021
Rhonda Renee Howell, 59, of Mantorville, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN. Rhonda was born on January 3, 1962 in Fort Hood, Texas to Paul and Lois (Lucas) Cole. She graduated from Loveland high school in 1979. She married the love of her life, Troy...
Eugene Peters
Jun 10, 2021
Eugene Bartley Peters, 84, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at his home on June 10, 2021. Eugene was born on June 14, 1936 in Kellogg, MN to Bartley and Elizabeth Peters. He was the youngest of four children. Eugene received his G.E.D. while serving in the United States Army. On September 28, 1957, Eugene married Joan Jacoby at the...
Kathleen A Markham Deraad
Jun 6, 2021
Our dear special needs girl, age 67, departed June 6, 2021 with complications of Lewy Body Dementia. Kathleen was born October 27, 1953 in Zumbrota, MN to Betty (Stiller) and Bernard Markham. Kathleen was raised in Rochester attending Hawthorne Elementary, Central Junior High, and graduating from Mayo High School 1974. Kathleen went on to learn job skills at ABC (Ability...
Jean Helen Schafer
Jun 6, 2021
Jean Helen Schafer, 85, of Stewartville, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus, with her partner, Beverly by her side. Jean was born November 6, 1935 in LaCrosse, WI to Leonard and Agnes (Keenon) Bets. After her dad died suddenly, Jean was adopted by Edwin Niemeyer, when Edwin and Agnes were...
Edward Lee Fabiny
Jun 5, 2021
Edward Lee Fabiny, 88, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Riverbend Assisted Living. Ed was born March 15, 1933 in Bessemer, MI to Edward A. and Lillian (Peterson) Fabiny. After graduating from high school, Ed went on to proudly serve his country in the US Air Force. He was also an owner and operator of...
William Douglas Mcneil
Jun 5, 2021
William (Bill) D. McNeil, 91, of Rochester, died on Saturday, June 5, 2021. Born February 26, 1930 to Ruby (Denham) and Duncan McNeil in Minneapolis, he graduated in 1948 and enlisted in the US Naval Reserves in 1949. He spent two years active duty on the battleship USS Iowa. In 1953, he married Patti and entered the University of MN...
Calvin Thomas Harwick
Jun 5, 2021
Calvin Thomas Harwick, age 92, passed away on June 5, 2021 at his home in Rochester, Minnesota. Calvin was born on June 5, 1929 to parents Tom and Gertrude Harwick. He lived in Kasson and attended grade school until moving to Rochester as a teenager and graduated from Rochester High School in 1947. He married Beverly Bjork at the Methodist...
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