Patricia Ross-Seidel
Nov 15, 2018
Patricia (Pat) Ross-Seidel, 78, of Rochester, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Rochester Health Services West. Patricia Ann Johnson was born January 12, 1940, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Walter and Gladys (Brandt) Johnson. Pat grew up in St. Cloud, then attended nursing school in Minneapolis. She worked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she started her nursing career before...
Mamie King
Nov 14, 2018
Mamie L. King, age 85, of Rochester, Minnesota died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her home. Mamie Louise Wrenn was born June 24, 1933 in Greenwood, South Carolina the daughter of Everett and Louise (Bringle) Wrenn. She was raised and completed her schooling in Greenwood. Mamie married Clifton King on March 27, 1955. They resided in Greenwood then moved to...
Mildred Moe
Nov 13, 2018
Mildred A. Moe, "Millie" 80, of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at her home. Millie was born July 16, 1938 in Chatfield, MN to John and Evelyn (Wondrash) Hisey. On August 8, 1959, Millie married Eldon Moe in Chatfield. She worked at The Holiday Inn downtown Rochester in housekeeping for numerous years. Millie also worked in the catalogue...
Dale E. Wittlief
Nov 13, 2018
A memorial service for Dale E. Wittlief, 83, of Oronoco will be at 11:00 am on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Burial of...
Daniel Parney
Nov 9, 2018
Daniel Ling Nam Parney, 16, was placed into the arms of his loving God on Friday, November 9, 2018. Daniel was born May 30, 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada the son of Elizabeth Yan and Ian Parney. He moved with his family to San Francisco and Calgary before settling in Rochester, Minnesota in 2008. Daniel was currently a junior at...
Daniel L. Atkinson
Nov 7, 2018
Daniel Lyle Atkinson, 68, of Plainview, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center. The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2018, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN 55901, with Father Tom Loomis officiating. Friends and family may visit from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at...
Rodney Clement
Nov 3, 2018
Rodney Elias Clement passed away on November 3, 2018 at his home. He was born on January 27, 1941 in Rochester, MN to Glenn and Luella (Miller) Clement. Rodney graduated from John Marshall High School. He grew up on the farm and continued working on the farm until moving on to Construction work. In 1978 he started working at Mayo...
Evalyn M Langworthy
Nov 2, 2018
A memorial service for Evalyn M. Langworthy, 91, of Rochester will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial of her cremated remains will be at Oak Park Cemetery in Mondovi, WI. Evalyn Mae Armour was born on August...
Karlys "Kari" Koens
Nov 2, 2018
Karlys Dawn Koens "Kari", 47 of Stewartville, passed away on November 2, 2018 at St. Marys Hospital as a result of an accident. Kari was born October 18, 1971 in Slayton, MN to Gerald and Marlys (Gortmaker) Koens. She was a graduate of Faith Christian in Rochester and went on to receive her bachelors degree from Trinity International University with...
Ernest L. Bethke
Nov 1, 2018
Ernest L. Bethke, age 77, of Elgin, died on November 1, 2018, after a lengthy illness at Rochester East Health Services in Rochester. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, November 5, 2018, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, with Reverend Terrill Bramstedt officiating. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
Steven J. Murphy
Oct 29, 2018
Steven Joseph Murphy, 62, of Rochester, passed away on October 29, 2018 after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation is Friday, November 2, 2018 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the Memorial Service on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home, 5421 Royal Pl NW, Rochester. Burial will follow at a...
Susan Servais
Oct 27, 2018
Susan Elizabeth (Sue) Servais age 79 of Rochester passed away on October 27, 2018 after a short second battle with lung cancer. She was grateful for the additional 17 years she had after her first cancer diagnosis and lived those 17 years to the fullest. Sue was born to Robert J. (Roy) and Ihla L. (Barton) Ellingson on June 6,...
Dr. Richard F. Brubaker
Oct 23, 2018
Richard Fretwell Brubaker, 81, of Rochester, died October 23, 2018 at Seasons Hospice, from pancreatic cancer. Richard was born February 13, 1937 in Macon, Georgia, to Leonard Hathaway Brubaker and Frances Bush Brubaker. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in chemistry in 1959. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1963....
Helen D. Reese
Oct 22, 2018
ROCHESTER - Helen D. Reese, 82, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Rochester Health and Rehabilitation Services East. Helen was born in Cambridge, IA on September 19, 1936 to Harry and Sylvia (Louks) Elliott. She was a graduate of Ames, IA High School. On April 8, 1956, she married Robert Reese. Helen worked in retail all her career,...
Marion A. Peterson
Oct 21, 2018
Marion Adelle Peterson, age 95, of Rochester, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Marion A. Lindberg was born on July 28, 1923 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the only child of Frank and Regina Lindberg. The Lindberg family lived in the Cambridge area where she graduated from Cambridge High School in 1940. Marion studied...
Arthur "Art" W. Magruder
Oct 19, 2018
Arthur Wayne Magruder, age 73, of Rochester, MN, died October 19, 2018, at his home after a lengthy battle with heart failure. He was born on January 21, 1945, in Brush, Colorado (Morgan County). On November 1, 1966, he joined the Rochester Police Department and retired on July 31, 1999 as a captain. During his childhood he enjoyed searching for...
Patricia Ann Olson
Oct 18, 2018
Patricia A. Olson (nee Robinson), 65, of Rochester, MN passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Patricia was born January 25, 1953 in St. Cloud, MN the daughter of A. Raymond and Lorraine (Theisen) Robinson. Patricia married William (Bill) Olson on December 1, 1990 and moved to Rochester in 1996. Patricia cared deeply for her...
Bill Larimer
Oct 17, 2018
Billie G. Larimer, 89, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Cottagewood Memory Care Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Bill was born March 14, 1929 in Newell, Iowa to Earl and Lucille Larimer. After graduating from high school in Newell, he enlisted in the Air Force, serving during the Korean War from 1948 to 1953 in Japan and Washington, D.C. Bill...
Dorrance Wiebusch
Oct 17, 2018
Dorrance A. Wiebusch, age 82, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Dorrance was born May 16, 1936 in Lake City, MN the son of Raymond and Mildred (Clare) Wiebusch. He grew up and helped on the family farm along with two brothers and two sisters. He moved to Rochester where he worked...