Roy L. Fuchs age 81 of Byron, passed away on December 31, 2010 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, MN.

“I was born in Kalmar Township in Olmsted County on June 22, 1929.  I grew up and lived in the Byron area almost all of my life.  I attended school at Salem Corners and Byron School, played football, basketball, where I graduated in 1947.

I married Arlene Glassmaker on Feb 8, 1949; she survives along with one son, Jerry of White House Tennessee.  4 Daughters; Bonnie Seaver of Rochester, MN.  Kathleen (Dave) Yennie and Linda (Tim) McPhee both of Byron and Tresa Martinez of Waunakee, Wisc.  There are 16 Grand Children and 14 Great Grand Children.  One brother, Harold (Neva) of Rural Byron.  Preceded in death by my parents Harvey and Floy and brother Leo and a sister Marjorie (Ralph) Cutting of Byron and one grandson, Darin McPhee of Byron.

I enjoyed being with my family, doing volunteer work at Christ Lutheran Church where I was a member.  I enjoyed golfing, playing cards and bowling, where in 1999 Bob Moen and I won 1^st Place in the Minnesota State Bowling Tournament B Division.

I worked 19 years as milkman in Rochester and surrounding towns.  I drove school bus for Byron school for 28 years and farmed along with bus driving for about 20 years in the Salem Corners area.

In the winter of 1961–1962, I attended several meetings with the Rochester Suburban Youth Baseball Association and I got Byron started in youth Baseball in 1962.  I also helped coach and transport the 13 to 15-year-old teams for years.”

A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 2:00PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Byron, officiated by Rev. Robert Kleinke. Burial will be in the Byron Cemetery. Visitation will be held two hours prior to services at the church.

A Funeral Mass for Marie E. Spaulding will be 2:00PM Wednesday,  January 5, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church officiated by the Rev. John Lasuba.  Burial will take place at St. Josephs Cemetery, 12:00PM Noon, in Waite Park, MN on Thursday, January 6, 2011.  Mrs. Spaulding, age 96 died December 27, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital.

Born Marie Elizabeth Speier March 11, 1914 to Joseph and Olga (Hinrichs) Speier at Osakis, MN, she married Milton C. Spaulding December 26, 1933 at Holy Angels Cathedral in St. Cloud, MN.

The couple owned and operated businesses in Clinton, MN and later Paynesville, MN before moving to Rochester in 1959 when they purchased Culligan Water Conditioning. Marie was both co-owner and office manager of the business until the couple retired in 1976. Mr. Spaulding passed away September 29, 2002.

Marie was a member of the Business/Professional Women Organization (BPW), Rochester Senior Citizens Center and was a pink lady volunteer at St. Marys Hospital.  She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church and belonged to its Council of Catholic Women.

Survivors include one son and two daughters: Robert (Yvonne) Spaulding of Detroit Lakes, MN/Sun City AZ; Sandra (Ken) Randall of Walker, MN and Victoria (Gabriel) Laibinis of Dacula, GA. She is also survived by 9 granddaughters and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition, she is survived by a sister, Vange Carlson of Graceville, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.  Macken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A Celebration of Life for Laura Mary Long will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday December 30, 2010 at the new River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home of Rochester, with service officiated by Pastor Nancy Wheeler Handlon of Christ United Methodist Church.  Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens of Rochester following the service.

Laura passed away at home early Monday morning, December 27.  She was born Laura Mary Husser, January 30, 1926 in Minneiska, MN to John and Isabella Husser.  She married Lloyd Long, September 10, 1949 and celebrated 61 years of marriage.  They were co-owners of the Pla-Mor Ballroom.  Laura enjoyed gardening, her flowers, needlework, feeding her birds and white squirrel.

She is survived by her children Carol Lovelace, Richard (Sharon) Long, Diane (Michael) Undeberg, Patricia (Nickolas) Goodwin, Sally Zecchin (Bruce Anderson), Randall Long and Son-In-Law Gary Geszvain, 17 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by brothers, Marcus (Mary) Husser and Leonard (Marie) Husser.  She was preceded in death, by brother, Fritz Husser, daughter, Janet Geszvain, and grandson, John Lovelace.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M., Wednesday December 29, in the River Park Chapel and also one hour prior to Thursday’s service.

Macken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  On line condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com

Doris Marjorie Severeid, a longtime Rochester resident, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep early Christmas morning at Shorewood Place.

Doris was born on April 19, 1927, on a farm near Lake Wilson, Minnesota to parents Lars and Margaret (Vallance) Aga. She attended school there, graduating in 1945. She was “robbed from the cradle” at age 19 by Vinal Severeid, marrying on March 23, 1946 in Lake Wilson. The couple lived in Florence, Minnesota until Vinal was hired by Caterpillar distributor Ziegler Inc. This opportunity took them to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Rochester, and Mankato before they were finally able to establish roots back in Rochester in 1957.

Doris was an active member of Zumbro Lutheran Church and participated in the ladies’ Mary Circle for many years. She was also active in the Sons of Norway Kristiania Lodge #47 and was elected the group’s president in 2000 and 2001. Proud of her Norwegian heritage, she was able to visit her father’s homeland several times and got to see the actual Aga Tunet  where he was born and raised. On one of her trips, she purchased a Hardanger bunad, a traditional regional dress that she wore to parades and other local events.

She was also a Cub Scout Den Mother, Brownie and Girl Scout Leader and a long-time proponent of and contributor to the Ronald MacDonald House.

In addition, she loved working in the gift-wrap department at Dayton’s for many years, developing numerous long-lasting friendships, including her notorious “Dirty Seven” card group!

Instant friend, stranger to none, she had an endearing personality, quick wit, a charming, warm sincerity that made her likeable to anyone she met.

She is survived by her husband, son Michael (Maricusa), their daughters Anna Cristina (Carlos Noyola), their children Santiago and Julieta, all of Monterrey, Mexico, and Melissa of San Diego, CA; daughter Maureen Steffes (David) of Cottage Grove, MN, their children Brian (Katie) of Chicago, IL and Julie (Pat) Tait of Cottage Grove, MN; and daughter Marjorie “Marge” Severeid (Bob Curry) of Rochester, MN; step-grandsons David (Renee) Curry of Rochester, MN; Marc (Jennifer) Curry of Raleigh, NC and Michael (Shelley) Curry of Houston, TX and 7 step-great-grandchildren; 1 sister (Ann Helmke) of Lake Wilson and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and 3 brothers (Gordon, George and Raymond).

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Zumbro Lutheran Congregation or Mayo Clinic Dept. of Development for Medical Research.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN with Pastor Shelley Cunningham officiating.  A visitation will be held from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the church.

Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com

Norlin “Ted” Winkler passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Season’s Hospice following a lengthy illness.

Norlin T. Winkler was born in Virginia, MN. to Norlin Winkler Sr. and Myrtle Nelson Winkler on August 31, 1930. He graduated from Roosevelt High School, Virginia, MN in 1948. Mr. Winkler attended Rochester Community College and is a graduate of Winona State University.

In 1951, Ted and Elizabeth M. Haushofer were married at St. Francis Catholic Church in Rochester. They raised three children: a son, Craig Winkler, and two daughters: Margaret (Jack) Daley and Terese (Kevin) Miller. Both daughters and their families reside near Hudson, WI.

Mr. Winkler joined Mayo Clinic in 1950. He held many positions during his tenure in the Radiology Department at Mayo. He began as a technologist, and served as a technical analyst from 1965 to 1983, when he was named program coordinator for the Radiography Training School. He was appointed instructor in the Mayo Medical School in 1978 and assistant professor in the Mayo Medical School in 1984.  Mr. Winkler was named Associate in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology by the Mayo Board of Governors in 1981. He held a variety of positions in various professional societies while with Mayo Clinic.

Ted was an avid fisherman and reader, and will be remembered by his family, especially his grandchildren for the many stories he wrote and told.

Mr. Winkler was preceded in death by a son, Craig. He will be dearly missed by his surviving wife, Betty, daughters Peggy and Teri and grandchildren, Sam and Claire Daley, and William, Jake, and Hannah Miller. He is also survived by siblings, David Winkler, Katherine (Winkler) Groschen, Rev. Gretchen Winkler and Shirley (Winkler) Christensen.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 11:00AM at River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at River Park Chapel. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Online condolences are welcome at: www.mackenfuneralhome.com

The funeral Mass for Dr. Robert A. Devloo will be at 12:00 pm on Monday, December 27, 2010 at St. Pius X Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Dr. Devloo, 97, of Rochester died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Charter House in Rochester.

Robert was born June 21, 1913 in Ypres Belguim to Rene and Esther (Feys) Devloo.  He graduated from medical school (Catholic University of Louvain) in 1939.  He then joined the Belgian Army during WWII.  After serving in the military as a Captain in Belgian Central Africa, he moved to Rochester in 1947, where he worked for the Mayo Clinic as a Fellow.  He worked his entire life as an anesthesiologist for the Mayo Clinic (Staff Consultant in 1955) until his retirement in June of 1980.

On December 24, 1973 he married Dr. Anna BlancQuaert in Zwinjnaarde Belgium.  She does not survive. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and two sisters.

Memorials are suggested to the Poverallo Fund at St. Marys Hospital.

Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.  On-line condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

The funeral Mass for Robert “Bob” Douglas will be held at 11:00am Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Byron, MN, with Fr. Paul  Surprenant and Fr. Charlie Collins officiating.   Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 also at Christ the King Catholic Church and one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Douglas, 67, of Byron, MN, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital surrounded by his family.

Bob was born June 16, 1943 in Marion Township to Erwin and Eileen (Joyce) Douglas.  He graduated from Byron High School in 1961.  He served as a radar technician in the US Navy from 1962 – 1966 aboard the USS Barney, DDG-6.  On July 11, 1964 he married Jane Emerson at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester, MN.  The couple lived in Norfolk, VA while enlisted until 1966.  At that time, they moved to Byron, MN where they have resided ever since.

Bob worked at IBM as an electronics technician for 28 years, retiring in 1998. He then worked 4 years at PEMSTAR.

He is survived by his wife, Jane; son Chris, wife Heather and grandsons Evan, Nick, and Nathaniel; daughter Sara, husband Patrick Braun and grandchildren Ryan, Travis, and Anna; son Daniel, wife Missy and grandsons Owen and Sean; daughter Rebecca, husband Jay Hornblad and grandsons John, William, and Benjamin; and son Justin, wife Dana and grandchildren Carly and Nolan. He is also survived by brothers Gordon of Albuquerque, NM, Darrel of Hickory, NC, and sister Karen of Albuquerque, NM.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Virginia, and infant brother Eugene.

From coaching little league baseball and soccer for his children, to attending countless games, concerts and programs, Bob was very active in the lives of his children and grandchildren.   If it was a family event, Bob and Jane were there. Grandpa Bob played such an important part of his grandchildren’s lives, and they were the light of his life.  He and Jane also enjoyed many great years of traveling and camping with friends.  Bob’s quick wit and sense of humor always made people laugh and he will be greatly missed.

Memorials are preferred to Christ the King Catholic Church in Byron, MN.

Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences are welcomed at www.mackenfuneralhome.com

Caring Bridge:  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/robertdouglas

The funeral for Brittany Lea Ruport will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kasson, MN with the Pastor Marie AK Anderson and Pastor Warren Anderson officiating.  Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Mantorville, MN.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.  Brittany, 12, of Mantorville, died Monday (December 20, 2010) at her home.

Brittany was born January 23, 1998 in Rochester Methodist Hospital to Mark and Tonia (Bakke) Ruport.  She attended Kasson-Mantorville Schools.  Brittany lived with her parents and brother, Brendan in Mantorville.

Survivors include her parents and brother Brendan Ruport at home; maternal grandparents, Curt and Mary Bakke of Mabel; two uncles, Tony and Todd of Mabel;  an aunt, Tina Bakke of Mabel; cousins, Dalton Gossman-Bakke of Decorah IA, Keser Wenthold of Mabel and Lexis Thorson of Mabel.    She is also survived by paternal grandparents, Allan and Sylvia Ruport of Kasson, an aunt, Lynn Ruport (Scott) Okuno; and cousins, Briana, Kelsey, Madison Okuno of Rochester.

She is preceded in death by her uncle, Trevor Bakke.

Brittany immensely enjoyed the time she spent with family and friends.

Macken Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.  On-line condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

Esther Hubbell 91, of Rochester died December 17th, 2010 at Seasons Hospice.  She was born in Duluth, MN on December 10, 1919 to Christ and Inga (Statsnes) Swensen.

Esther was preceded in death by her Mother and Father, brother Clarence (Marv) and his wife Adeline Swensen, son Richard, and husband Robert E. Hubbell.  She is survived by her son Robert S. Hubbell, daughters JoAnn Hubbell, Debra Stockfleth, son in law Thomas Stockfleth, and grandchildren Michael and Ryan Stockfleth.

She was a wonderful Mother and Grandmother, a fabulous baker and cook.  She will be greatly missed by her family and many wonderful friends.

The visitation will be Tuesday December 21, 2010 from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.

The funeral service will be Wednesday December 22, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on 20th St. SW Rochester, MN.  The graveside service will be held following the church service at Oakwood Cemetery.

Obituary for Joseph Ray Lehnherr

The funeral for Joseph Ray Lehnherr will be 11:00AM Monday, December 20, 2010 in
River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Mr. Lehnherr, age 55 died unexpectedly
Thursday, December 16, 2011 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

He was born May 16, 1955 in Rochester to Gerald and Derla Jean (Arbogast) Lehnherr.
He attended St. Francis Grade School, graduated from John Marshall High School and
attended Rochester Vocational Technical Institute. Joseph drove truck for Midwest
Transportation for many years and had the distinction of being a Million Mile driver. He
recently enjoyed pheasant hunting with members his family.

He is survived by two daughters; Josephine Rae Fulce, Overland Park, Kansas and
Chelsey Kay Baer, Rochester, plus two grandchildren. In addition to his parents he is
survived by two sisters and two brothers; Therese (Dan) Serres, Clackamas, Oregon;
Diane (Tracy) Vig of St. Louis Park, Minn; Paul (Cindy) Lehnherr, Jackson, Georgia and
Patrick (Cheryl) Lehnherr of Savage, Minn. Joseph is also survived by a special friend,
Melody. He was preceded in death by his sister, Suzanne.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service at River Park Chapel. Online condolences
are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com