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Phyllis Ann Blakely

Phyllis Ann Blakely

Jul 20, 2020

Phyllis Ann Hanson - Blakely 54 of Rochester, MN passed away on July 20, 2020. Phyllis was born in Benson, MN. She graduated high school from The Faribault School for the Blind in 1985. Phyllis was married and divorced from Phillip Streng and David Blakely. Phyllis resided at the Vila Haven Group Home in Rochester until her death. Phyllis is...

John "Gordy" Lundskow

John "Gordy" Lundskow

Jul 20, 2020

John Gordon "Gordy" Lundskow, 88, died peacefully at home on July 20, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born November 6, 1931, Gordy was raised in Jackson, Minnesota. He married his hometown sweetheart in 1954. Together they moved to Minneapolis, where Gordy attended the University of Minnesota and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. He accepted engineering positions...

Hiram Luttmers, Jr.

Hiram Luttmers, Jr.

Jul 18, 2020

LUTTMERS Hiram Luttmers Jr, 83, of Byron, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Fieldcrest Care Center in Hayfield, MN. Hiram was born April 23, 1937 in Pipestone, MN to Hiram and Mildred (Bloodgood) Luttmers. After school, Hiram went to work as a mechanic at the Ford plant in Kansas City, MO for numerous years before becoming an...

Ivan Cady

Ivan Cady

Jul 15, 2020

Ivan Warren Cady, age 96, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away in his favorite chair on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in Rochester, MN. Ivan was born January 17, 1924 in Spring Valley, Minnesota the son of Benton and Alma (Rudlong) Cady. He grew up in rural Preston where he attended country school. Shortly after the death of his father, he would...

Reynold G Lindberg

Reynold G Lindberg

Jul 15, 2020

Reynold George Lindberg passed away on July 15, 2020 at the age of 94 in Rochester Minnesota. Reynold was proceeded in death by his wife of 64 years, Hazel; and his brother Charles. He was born on April 4, 1926 (Easter Sunday) to Reynold and Esther Lindberg in Cambridge, Minnesota. Reynold is survived by his sister, Patty Hilsabeck and five...

Bany James Chan

Bany James Chan

Jul 13, 2020

On Monday, July 13th, Banypiny "Bany" Chan, loving son, brother, uncle, and friend passed away at the age of 24. Bany was born on April 26th, 1996 in Des Moines, IA to Chan Chagor and Mary Muon. Bany was involved in many sports including football and wrestling. He received a football scholarship to a junior college but completed the majority...

Charlie Barlow

Charlie Barlow

Jul 11, 2020

Charlie R. Barlow was born October 23, 1923 in Fayetteville, Georgia to the late Charles and Maddie Barlow. He had three siblings: Austell, Mable, and Eugene, all of whom predeceased him. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1941 and married his high school sweetheart Helen who preceded him in death after 65 years of marriage. Their union...

Richard John Peters

Richard John Peters

Jul 9, 2020

Richard John Peters of Rochester, MN passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at home after a long and courageous battle with Congestive Heart Failure. Richard was born April 17, 1950 in Rochester, MN to John and Laura Peters. He graduated from John-Marshall High School in 1969. After High School, Richard married Penny Gordon and later divorced. They had a...

Willis Merle Markham

Willis Merle Markham

Jul 9, 2020

Willis Merle Markham, 94, of Rochester, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Edenbrook of Rochester. Willis was born June 7, 1926 in Rochester, MN to Daniel and Grace (Mills) Markham. He and his siblings grew up in old southwest Rochester in a home on the edge of Soldiers Field Park. After graduating high school, Willis attended the University...

Joan Y. Hall

Joan Y. Hall

Jul 4, 2020

Joan Yvonne Hall, 84, of Rochester, MN, passed away on July 4, 2020 at Mayo Clinic-St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. She was born July 28, 1935 in Center Township, Winnebago County, Iowa to Vernon and Bernice (Swenson) Peterson. Joan was the third born daughter out of four and shared many stories of what is was like growing up on the...

John Hofer

John Hofer

Jul 3, 2020

John Richard "Rick" Hofer, 73, of Oelwein, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospice, St. Mary's Hospital, in Rochester, Minnesota. Rick was born on June 27, 1947, in Fayette County, Iowa, to John and Dora (Gage) Hofer. He graduated from Fayette High School in 1965. Following his graduation, Rick joined the Navy, where he served...

Wilbur Mennecke

Wilbur Mennecke

Jul 3, 2020

Wilbur E. Mennecke, 86, of Rochester, MN peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, July 3 at Samaritan Bethany. Wilbur was born in Summit, Illinois on September 5, 1933 to Ernest and Mercedes Mennecke. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Janet Mennecke, as well as his son, Alan (Nancy) Mennecke; daughter-in-law Joyce Mennecke; and grandchildren Britta (Paul)...

Philomena "Phil"  Malagrino

Philomena "Phil" Malagrino

Jun 29, 2020

Philomena "Phil" Malagrino, age 90, passed away peacefully at Benedict House in Rochester, MN surrounded by her family on June 29, 2020. Philomena met her husband Gerald, they fell in love, and were truly partners for the rest of their lives. They married in NY, and moved to Rochester for Gerald's employment with IBM. Besides being a loving wife and...

Matthew  Lackore

Matthew Lackore

Jun 29, 2020

Matthew Andre Lackore, age 41, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 29, 2020 in Rochester, MN. Born on October 5, 1978 in Grand Marais, MN the son of Stephen and Lois (Knutson) Lackore. The family lived on the North Shore until moving to Rochester, MN in 1987. Matthew attended Rochester Public Schools and graduated with an honors diploma from Mayo High...

Richard Mahler

Richard Mahler

Jun 29, 2020

Richard Wesley Mahler passed away peacefully at St. Marys Hospital on June 29, 2020. He died of natural causes unrelated to Covid 19. Rick was born on January 13, 1923 in Waseca, MN. His family moved to Winnebago, MN when Rick was a boy. In high school he lettered in football and there he met his future wife, Phyllis Loft,...

Doris Jean Mulholland

Doris Jean Mulholland

Jun 28, 2020

It is with sadness, yet great joy, that we let you know of our wonderful mother's passing into eternity with Christ on June 28, 2020 in Rochester, MN at the age of 88. Sadness, because we will miss her terribly, and joy, because four years after her stroke she now has a perfect body that is able to walk, talk...

Lisa Enger

Lisa Enger

Jun 27, 2020

Lisa Renee Enger, age 56, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at St. Mary's Campus with her family by her side. Lisa was born on December 21, 1963 in Aurora, IL to Burdette and Ella Mae (Gargo) Enger. She was a graduate of Hayfield high school in 1982. She was married to Ken Latwesen and...

Albert "Al" Krause

Albert "Al" Krause

Jun 26, 2020

Albert "Al" Harold Krause, 69, of Zumbro Falls passed away at Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on June 26, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 3, 1951 in Red Wing at St. John's Hospital to Wilbur Carl Krause and Mary Agnes (McVay) Krause-Heins. He grew up in the...

Mildred "Millie" Knoepke

Mildred "Millie" Knoepke

Jun 26, 2020

Mildred R. Knoepke "Millie", 82, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born in Faribault, MN on March 13, 1938 to Rudolph "Rudy" and Mildred (Wickum) Sortedahl, she was raised in Kenyon MN and graduated from Kenyon HS in 1956. On April 5th, 1958, Millie married Kenneth Knoepke at the Holden Lutheran Church...

Sharon Baldwin

Sharon Baldwin

Jun 24, 2020

Sharon Sue Baldwin, 72, of Rochester, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Sharon was born October 21, 1947 to Merton and Caroline Meier. She is preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, Roy B. Baldwin, and her loving daughter Karen Lee Porter. She is survived by her siblings, Don and Carol, daughter, Michelle, grandson Logan,...

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