Obituaries

LaRae Post

Sep 14, 2024

Ronald Hunter

Sep 12, 2024

Ronald Dean Hunter, 82, of Rochester, died unexpectedly September 12, 2024, after a short illness. Ron was born June 24, 1942, in Austin, MN, the son of Lorraine N. and Laura R. (LaVallie) Hunter. Following Lorraine's passing during WWII, Laura married Wilfred J. Gilgenbach who took on the role of his dad. Upon high school graduation he decided that college...

Thomas Cummings

Sep 11, 2024

Thomas Gale Cummings, born January 21, 1950, raised in Wells, MN, was the beloved son of Gale "Spike" and Helen Cummings. Tom grew up with a deep love for sports and his community. As a 3-sport athlete at Wells High School, he excelled in football, basketball, and track, and took pride in his role as a lifeguard and manager of...

Sally Reese

Sep 9, 2024

Sally Marden Dodge Reese, 94 years old, passed away September 9, 2024, at Shorewood Senior Campus where she had resided since 2019.

Sally Marden Dodge was born August 21, 1930, to John W. and Clara (Roloson) Dodge of Marietta, Ohio. She grew up in Marietta, Ohio. After her father's passing, she moved to Columbus, Ohio, where she graduated from...

Fred Fibeger

Sep 7, 2024

Fred Michael [Mike] Fibeger, 80, passed away on September 7th, 2024 from Myotonic Dystrophy at his home in Rochester, MN surrounded by his family.

Fred was born July 7, 1944 to Fred E. Fibeger and Betty [Berger] Fibeger in LaCrosse, WI. As a youth he proudly earned his Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouts of America. He attended LaCrosse...

Joan Schwartz

Sep 5, 2024

Joan K. Schwartz, age 88, of Rochester, MN was called home to heaven on September 5, 2024 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.

Joan Katherine was born on February 11, 1936, to Ernst Kusch, Sr. and Katharina Ullrich Kusch in Schleswig, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Schleswig. After graduation from Schleswig High School, she attended...

Dorene Speer

Sep 4, 2024

Dorene Speer, age 97 of Rochester, passed away on September 4, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus.

Dorene Speer was born September 11, 1926 to Ben and Jeannie (Dornink) Scheevel in Fillmore County.

She attended one-room country schools in Fillmore Co. through the 8th grade and graduated from Preston High School in 1944. The following year she...

Mary Jane Musielewicz

Sep 4, 2024

Mary Jane Musielewicz passed away at home with her husband at her side on Wednesday morning, Sept 4th, 2024, after battling a respiratory illness for nearly two years. She was 73 years old.

Mary was a bright light of joy and laughter for everyone who knew her. A loving and caring wife to her husband of over 50 years, Richard Dietman,...

Marilyn Reinke

Aug 27, 2024

Marilyn B. Reinke, age 87, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 27, 2024 at Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center.

Marilyn Beth Reinke was born February 6, 1937 in Rochester. She attended country school, Farmhill District 78, Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1955. Marilyn was a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

She worked...

Marion Henry

Aug 26, 2024

Marion Vaughan Henry, faithful servant, prayer warrior, dearly loved wife and mother, died on August 26, 2024 in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 76, following a battle with dementia and other health complications.

Marion was born on February 26, 1948 to Grant W. and Daphne (Cushing) Vaughan in Madison, Wisconsin. She grew up in Massillon, Ohio, the eldest...

Susan Crow

Aug 24, 2024

Susan Crow, 73, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 24, 2024 at Seasons Hospice House with family by her side.

Susan (Ann) Carroll Crow was born on June 15, 1951, to parents Bernard and Helen (Hanson) Carroll, in Beloit, Wisconsin. She received a BS in Biology from UW-Stevens Point and later an MS in Computer Science from the University...

David Dines

Aug 24, 2024

David E. Dines, Emeritus Physician of Pulmonology and Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, died August 24, 2024, at the age of 98. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Dines loved teaching, received numerous teaching awards at...

Indrani Nagpaul-Chaudhry

Aug 23, 2024

Dr. Indrani Nagpaul-Chaudhry peacefully passed away on August 23, 2024, at Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, surrounded by her loving daughter, Alisha Puja Chaudhry, and devoted husband, Dr. Rajeev Chaudhry. She fought a courageous 27-month battle with Stage 4 Sarcoma, demonstrating immense strength and resilience. Her family extends their deepest gratitude to the exceptional physicians and allied health staff at...

Christene Henricks

Aug 19, 2024

Christene V. Henricks, 77, of Rochester, MN, passed away on August 19, 2024, at her home.

Christene Victoria (Ludvigson) Henricks was born on November 24, 1946, in Austin, MN to parents Alvin and Mary (Sowers) Ludvigson. Christene was an only child but never short of family with the multiple cousins, aunts/uncles she was close to and spent a significant amount...

Marilyn Latcham

Aug 17, 2024

Marilyn J. Latcham, age 90, of Rochester, MN passed away on August 17, 2024 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, MN.

Marilyn Joyce Tabor Latcham was born March 30, 1934 in Molt, Montana. She moved, with her parents, Roy and Lillian Tabor, to a rural Spring Valley, MN farm in 1939. She was a 1952 graduate of Spring Valley High School....

John Braaten

Aug 17, 2024

John Milton Braaten of Rochester, MN passed away August 17, 2024.

John was born on October 10, 1938 in Devil's Lake, ND to Pastor M.A. and Elmyra Braaten, the fourth of six children. Growing up he lived in North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. He graduated from Houston, MN High School and after working for a year enrolled at Luther College in...

Lynn Graham

Aug 16, 2024

Lynn K. Graham, 59, of Rochester, MN died on Friday, August 16th at the Owatonna Hospital.

Lynn was born on June 17th, 1965 in Owatonna to Lyle "Slats" and Lise (Fineid) Papenfuss. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1983, was on the Mayo High School Tennis team, and made it to the state tennis tournament. She enjoyed tennis very...

Marvin Berg

Aug 16, 2024

Marvin Berg passed away on August 16, 2024 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, MN, at the age of 91 years.

Marvin Clifford Berg was born on March 2, 1933, in Rochester, MN, to parents, Clifford and Marguerette (Hampton) Berg. He grew up in Spring Valley, MN, where he attended high school.

Marvin volunteered for service in the...

Linda Freese

Aug 15, 2024

Linda Freese, age 69, passed away in Rochester, MN, on August 15, 2024. Linda is survived by her daughter, Angie; daughter, Stephanie, son-in-law, Dana, and granddaughter, Kennedy.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Ranfranz & Vine Remembrance and Reception Centre, 5482 Royal Place NW, Rochester,...

Donald Hillman

Aug 15, 2024

Donald Egill Hillman, 79, passed away peacefully at Season's Hospice on August 15th, 2024. Born on December 16, 1944, in Cavalier, ND, Don lived a life marked by dedication, hard work, and love for his family.

Don's career spanned several decades, beginning with his long tenure at Border States Electric in Grand Forks, ND. His leadership skills and commitment to...