George Plank
Aug 27, 2018
George A. Plank, 76, of Rochester died on August 27, 2018 at St. Marys Hospital. He was born on May 27, 1942 in Chatfield to Harold and Mildred (Williams) Plank. George graduated from High School in 1961. He served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966. He was married and later divorced. On January 25, 2003, he...
Gordon Lyle Christenson
Aug 26, 2018
Gordon L. Christenson, 81, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Rochester Rehabilitation Center. Gordon Lyle Christenson was born March 23, 1937 to Eldridge and Elsie (Podolske) Christenson in Rochester, MN. In 1956 Gordon graduated from Byron High School. He married DeLores "Dee" Rud on April 12, 1958 at East St. Olaf Lutheran Church. He worked at the...
Joseph Albert Dieser
Aug 26, 2018
Joseph "Joe" Albert Dieser, 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at his much-loved home at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN, on Sunday, August 26th 2018. Joe was born on May 25, 1927 to Johannes and Barbara Dieser in Hollandale MN. He was the 10th of 13 children. He married Margert Kloeckner on June 16, 1956 in Austin MN. Together...
Phyllis Mahler
Aug 22, 2018
Phyllis Claire Mahler passed away peacefully surrounded by many family members on August 22, 2018 at St. Mary's hospital. She left us with a last squeeze of a great granddaughter's hand. Phyllis was born on May 10, 1921 in Winnebago, MN. She graduated from Winnebago High School in 1939. It was during high school that she met her future husband,...
Howard J. Riess
Aug 18, 2018
Howard J. Riess, age 88, a lifelong resident of Rochester, MN died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Charter House in Rochester. Howard James Riess was born July 8, 1930 in Rochester, MN the son of Reinhold and Agnes (McClaren) Riess. At the age of 3, Howard's mother died in an automobile accident. Howard went to live with his maternal...
Anthony Benassi
Aug 16, 2018
Anthony Roger Benassi, "Tony", 55, of Rochester, passed away August 16th, 2018 at his home. Tony was born December 3, 1962 in Minneapolis to Robert and Rita (Nolan) Benassi. He was a 1981 graduate of John Marshall High School. Once an avid camper, he greatly enjoyed the outdoors and motorcycles. He was a huge lover of all animals, being especially...
Henry Stanley Nowicki
Aug 13, 2018
Henry S. Nowicki, age 4, died unexpectedly Monday, August 13, 2018 in Zumbrota, MN. Henry Stanley Nowicki was born on May 7, 2014 to his parents, Gabriel Nowicki and Sarah Koehler in Rochester, MN. Henry was an incredibly smart, caring, innocent 4-year old. He loved the outdoors, swimming, jumping on the trampoline and playing golf. He enjoyed singing, dancing, playing...
Brad F. Berg
Aug 13, 2018
Bradley "Brad" Floyd Berg, 54, of Rochester, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018, unexpectedly while vacationing in Hayward, WI. Visitation will be on Friday, August 17, 2018, from 4:00-7:00 pm at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester and one hour prior to the service at the church. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am...
Jagmohan Vasdev
Aug 12, 2018
Jagmohan Singh Vasdev, aged 85, passed away peacefully Sunday August 12th, 2018 at his home. Jagmohan was born in Parachinar, Pakistan on March 11, 1933 to Sant Singh and Harnam Kaur Vasdev. After emigrating from Pakistan during the 1947 Indian-Pakistan Partition, he earned his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Punjab University in 1955. Shortly after he moved to...
Meg Drost
Aug 12, 2018
Meg "Margaret" E. Drost, 75, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her home. Meg was born June 11, 1943 in Lodi, WI, the older of 16 children, to Norman and Hyldred (Brimmer) Neumaier. She graduated from Lodi High School. In 1964, she graduated from The Methodist Kahler School of Nursing and continued her nursing education at Winona...
William "Doc" Fuqua
Aug 8, 2018
William Robert "Doc" Fuqua William Robert "Doc" Fuqua, 58, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Doc was born June 23, 1960 in Orlando, FL to William and Shirley Fuqua Sr. Doc graduated from Daviess County High School in Owensboro, KY. He joined the United States Navy and enjoyed a rewarding 21-year career as both a Corpsman...
Rev. Dr. Warren H. Diskerud
Aug 5, 2018
Rev. Dr. Warren H. Diskerud, 84, of Rochester, MN died Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Madonna Towers. Warren Henry Diskerud was born May 9th, 1934 to David and Helma (Nelson) Diskerud in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from high school in St. Louis, MO, and from Carthage College in Illinois. He earned his divinity degree at Northwestern Lutheran: Seminary (Mpls.), and...
Laura "Laurie" Hanf
Aug 4, 2018
Laura (Laurie) Lee Rebecca (Wilhelmi) Hanf, 43, of rural Stewartville, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home on Saturday, August 4th, 2018. Laurie was born in Austin, MN, on May 10th, 1975, to Steven Wilhelmi and Sandra (Eastman) Schoenwetter. She married Jesse Hanf on September 9th, 1995, in Rochester, MN. She was the doting mother of Katelyn (fiancé Cody Neverman)...
David Bartel
Aug 3, 2018
David Scott Bartel, 63, of St. Anthony, MN. passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 17, at Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Ave. SW in Rochester. Visitation and brunch will be held beginning at 10 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 11....
Thomas 'Tom" Gehring
Aug 3, 2018
Thomas M. Gehring ("Tom") passed away on August 3, 2018. Born on October 5, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN to Edward and Lorna (Olson) Gehring. Tom will be remembered for his smart wit and sense of humor. His passions included "Gehring's Garden Goodies," airshows, grilling, canning vegetables, salsas, and jellies. He was a lifelong animal lover with smiling blue eyes. On...
Kevin Mustain
Aug 2, 2018
Kevin Glen Mustain, 46, of Rochester, MN passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Kevin was born October 21, 1971 in Rochester to Richard and Deborah (Benson) Mustain. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School, where he was also active with the John Marshall tennis team. He married Lisa Hamburg...
Thomas Siggelkow
Jul 29, 2018
Thomas W. Siggelkow, age 52, passed away Sunday, July 29, 218 at his home in Rochester after a two-year battle with ALS. Tom was born in Marquette, Michigan on August 25, 1965 to William and Karin (Hoppe) Siggelkow. He moved to Rochester in 1970 with his family and attended Rochester schools. Tom was a long time worker at Ability Building...
David Miller
Jul 29, 2018
They say that sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you. In Dave Miller's case, sometimes you eat the walleye, and sometimes the walleye eats you. This past Sunday, Dave was fishing at his favorite fishing hole way up in Canada. It was a beautiful and peaceful day. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, and...
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