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Mable J. Delva

Mable J. Delva

May 19, 2018

Mable Julia Delva, 95, of Rochester, MN passed away May 19, 2018 at Madonna Towers where she had resided since 2006. Mable Julia Delva was born to Martin and Juliana (Froyum) Hoseth on November 22, 1922 in Minneola Township near Zumbrota, MN. She attended school in District 138 and graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1940. She married Warren Delva...

Darlene R. O'Malley

Darlene R. O'Malley

May 18, 2018

Darlene O'Malley, 81, of Rochester, MN. passed away May 18, 2018 at The Waters on Mayowood in Rochester. Darlene Ruth O'Malley was born on March 7, 1937 in Rochester, MN. to Keith and Ruth (Kuhlmann) Sawyer. She graduated from Elgin High School and attended secretarial school. Darlene worked for I.B.M. in Rochester. On October 3, 1959, she married Duane Claude...

Frank Exe

Frank Exe

May 10, 2018

EXE Frank N. Exe, 87, of Rochester, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys campus. Frank was born February 5, 1931 in Salem, MN to Hilman and Clara (Holt) Exe. He was the eldest of ten children and helped support his family during the Depression. On December 15, 1951, Frank married, LaDonna King. Frank was...

Adolf Walser, M.D.

Adolf Walser, M.D.

May 9, 2018

Adolf Walser passed away May 9, 2018, at his home in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born July 23, 1935, in Vienna, Austria. He arrived in the United States as an exchange student at the age of 19 and proudly became an American citizen in 1968. Since he was to return home to Vienna and run the family business, he majored...

Thomas "Dude" Duane Madson

Thomas "Dude" Duane Madson

May 5, 2018

Thomas Duane "Dude" Madson Thomas Duane "Dude" Madson, age 86, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Sebring, Fla. He was born on June 7, 1931, in Emmons, Minn. Dude, a US Army veteran, served in Korea and was wounded in action. Dude's career included owning small businesses and working as a realtor and real estate broker. Dude and...

Lynn Aalgaard

Lynn Aalgaard

May 5, 2018

Lynn E. Aalgaard, age 65, of Red Wing, MN died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Lynn Elna Aalgaard, daughter of Allan & Gladys (Bany) Aalgaard was born on April 3, 1953 in Chicago, IL. She was baptized at Windsor Park Lutheran Church On May 31 and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Deephaven, MN...

Martin C. Cordes

Martin C. Cordes

May 1, 2018

Martin Carl Heinrich Cordes was born on April 9, 1926, in Henning, Minnesota, the seventh of eight children born to Dietrich and Ida (Narten) Cordes, and died of congestive heart failure on May 1, 2018, with family and friends at his side. Marty was a long-time resident of Rochester, instructing more than 3000 students at John Marshall High School during...

Delbert "Del" L. Michel

Delbert "Del" L. Michel

May 1, 2018

Delbert L. "Del" Michel, age 79, of Elgin, MN, passed away in Rochester, MN on May 1, 2018. He had courageously faced the challenges of primary progressive aphasia, a neurological syndrome. Delbert was born on March 29, 1939, to Sedalia E. and Mabel E. (Kaul) Michel in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran...

Jay D.  Brennan

Jay D. Brennan

Apr 22, 2018

Jay D. Brennan, 51 of Rochester, MN died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at his home. Jay Donald Brennan was born March 7, 1967 to Donald and Gail (Wheeler) Brennan in Rochester, MN. He started playing hockey at age 4. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1985, where he was a skilled member of the hockey team. He continued...

Gene Alexander

Gene Alexander

Apr 21, 2018

The funeral for Gene D. Alexander will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester. Interment will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester. Gene passed away peacefully with family by his side on 4-21-2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities, Rochester. He was born on May 18, 1935 in Rochester, Minnesota and was a life-time resident. His many friends...

Margaret  A.  Scruggs

Margaret A. Scruggs

Apr 20, 2018

There will be a celebration of life at a later date this summer.

Jeffrey W. Knopf

Jeffrey W. Knopf

Apr 19, 2018

Jeffrey W Knopf of Rochester was called home to Eternal Rest in Heaven on his 37th birthday, Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St Mary's Campus, in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am Wednesday April 25th at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 4520 19th Avenue NW, Rochester. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday April 24th...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Apr 19, 2018

Kenneth Loren Smith, age 83 passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2018 after a long struggle with COPD. He is now breathing easily in the arms of his Lord and Savior. Ken was born April 25, 1934 to parents Valentine Smith and Ella Ranfranz. He was the ninth child of a family of ten. Ken was a Rochester...

Hazel Markham

Hazel Markham

Apr 18, 2018

Hazel A. Markham age 87, of Rochester, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. The celebration of life will be at 11:00 am on Monday, April 23, 2018, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. The visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2018, and one hour prior to the service...

Sandra Hugus

Sandra Hugus

Apr 18, 2018

Sandra Hugus, 72, died Wednesday, April 18th at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage, IA from complications of a ruptured bowel in April 2017. Sandy, of Promise City, Iowa was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on October 9, 1945 to Dale Hugus and Emily Snyder Hugus Reed. Sandy graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota in 1963....

Ali Sameni

Ali Sameni

Apr 16, 2018

Ali Sameni, 59 of Rochester, MN died Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Rochester - Methodist Campus. Ali was born December 31, 1958 to Nasser Sameni and Nasrin Dadjou in Tehran, Iran. Ali grew up in Tehran and moved to Lawrence, KS in 1976. He attended the University of Kansas where he achieved his masters and was a...

Zanti D. Squillace

Zanti D. Squillace

Apr 16, 2018

We fondly remember the life of Zanti D. Squillace whose journey with Lewy Body Dementia ended on Monday, April 16, 2018. His difficult path over the past six years was made easier being surrounded by people who loved him. Zanti was born to Mattia and Vincenzio Squillace on Sept 9, 1928 in Kinney, Minnesota. He served in the Army then...

Casey B. Jimenez

Casey B. Jimenez

Apr 14, 2018

Casey B. Jimenez, age 32, of Rochester formerly of Spring Valley, died on Saturday, April 14, 2018. A celebration of life will be from 4:00 - 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester. Casey Bubba Jimenez was born on June 12, 1985, in Rochester, MN, to John and Beverly Jimenez. He graduated...

Rosella "Rose" Aaby

Rosella "Rose" Aaby

Apr 13, 2018

Rosella (Rose) Alvina Aaby (Eliason), 97, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on April 13, 2018 in Gilbert, Arizona. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Zumbro Lutheran Church (624 3rd Avenue SW). Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Rose was born in Wegdahl, Minnesota on...

Kathy Hovey

Kathy Hovey

Apr 13, 2018

Kathy Virginia Hovey Moore, 64, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018. Kathy was born November 20, 1953 in Decorah, IA to Norbert and Virginia (Van Every) Hovey. She was a graduate of Decorah High School and went on to complete her schooling in fashion merchandising in Minneapolis. On June 17, 1992, Kathy married Claude Moore. She...

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