Della “Grace” Lisi, of Rochester, died peacefully in her daughter’s home Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at the age of 90. She was surrounded by her daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughter.

Grace Kraker was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Gilbert, Minn., to John and Mary Kraker. She was one of 11 brothers and sisters. She graduated from Gilbert High School and St. Mary’s School of Nursing in 1945. She married Bruno Lisi in Gilbert. They made their home in Rochester.

Grace was an active member of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, St. Mary’s Auxiliary, the Reading for the Blind Program and the Red Hat Society. She was loved by anyone who knew her.

She is survived by a sister, Jeanne (Ralph) Smith of White Bear Lake; daughters, Joan (Timothy Paul-Lisi McCoy) Lisi-McCoy of Minneapolis, Della (Rob) Kerr of California and Anita Flesher of Rochester; granddaughters, Emily, Katherine, Mary Grace and Ann Flesher of Rochester, and Amelia Lisi of St. Cloud; and great-granddaughter, Damiya Flesher of Rochester. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bruno; sons, John and Christopher; son-in-law, Greg Flesher; daughter-in-law, Eileen Sisk; three brothers and six sisters.

Memorials are preferred to the Mayo Clinic Poverello Fund.

A Funeral Mass for Grace will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald A. Mahon officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

Macken Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Gary Michael Sheehan, 66, of Oronoco passed away January 25, 2012 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.

Gary was born October 17, 1945 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.  He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1963.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1971 and was a commissioned officer with a rank of Captain.  Gary was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War (1967-68) and continued to serve his country in the National Guard after his active military service.  On October 26, 1979, Gary married Susanne Tuttle in Mantorville, Minnesota.  Gary was employed by Seneca foods for 28 years. He retired as a warehouse foreman in September 2010.

Gary was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather.  He loved his A-frame home on Lake Zumbro and touring the countryside.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his cherished grandchildren.  His interests were coin collecting; watching cooking shows on TV; grilling out for his family and watching football, baseball and NASCAR.   He was a member of the American Legion.

Gary is survived by his beloved wife, Susanne and three children:  Katie (Craig) Nagel of Stewartville; Christopher Sheehan of Stewartville and a stepdaughter, Danielle (John) Pedretti of Nerstrand.  He has six grandchildren:  Caden, Vienna, Juliet, Jordan, James and Breanna.  He is also survived by six brothers and sisters:  Donald (Sonja) Sheehan of Kasson, David (Judy) Sheehan of Janesville, Patricia (Willard) Andrist of Lake City, Kevin Sheehan of Austin, Texas and Karolyn and Paulette Sheehan of Rochester.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Charlotte Sheehan.

Regina Dilworth Bales Nicks passed away at Samaritan Bethany On 8^th Nursing Home on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the age of 94.

Regina K. Dilworth was born to Michael and Nora Dilworth on February 20, 1917 in Salem Township, Olmsted County. She was a graduate of St. John’s High School in 1933. She attended Rochester Junior College, and graduated with a degree as a medical secretary. Following graduation, she worked for Mayo Clinic, and retired in 1979 as an Xray supervisor, having worked for over 42 years.  She married James Bales in Rochester in 1952. He later passed away in 1966. Regina loved knitting, crocheting, crossword puzzles, traveling, and especially time spent at the lake. Although Regina had no children of her own, she was a “mother” to her many nieces and nephews.

She is survived by a brother-in-law, Percy Ryan of Rochester and many nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband James, sisters Frances and Valera, and brothers Harold and Norbert.

A Funeral Mass for Regina will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 11:00AM at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Father Paul Nelson officiating. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com

A Celebration of Life for Patricia Anne Lingen will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester, with Pastor Charles Ortloff officiating.  Visitation will be held from 5:00PM to 8:00PM on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one half hour prior to the service at the church.

Patricia “Pat” Anne Lingen, 64, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital.

Pat was born March 22, 1947 in Wabasha, Minnesota to Matthew and Ila (Irish) Lyons.  She graduated from Plainview High School.  After graduation, Pat moved to the Twin Cities where she worked at Western Bell.  In 1985, she moved to Wabasha where she met Dale Baker and worked at the Anderson House.  Pat also worked at Bouquet Enterprise in Kellogg.  Later, Pat and Dale moved to Rochester.

Survivors include her life partner of 28 years, Dale Baker; two sons, Danny (DeAnn) Baker of Rochester and Troy of Wabasha; one daughter, Angela (Patrick) Baker of Wabasha; seven grandchildren, Amanda, Alex, Austen, Lauren, Morgen, Landon and Gavin; two sisters, Sandra Steffen of Stewartville and Theresa (Smiley) Loomis of Pine Island; two brothers, Edward (Sally) Lyons of Plainview and Rich (Tara) Lyons of Rochester and many nieces and nephews.  Pat is preceded in death by her parents.

Pat loved cross-stitching, sewing, crafting and garage sales.  She also enjoyed biking, power-boating, snowmobiling, and cruising the roads in their 1935 Chevrolet coupe, Corvette convertible with Gretchen. Pat and Dale enjoyed many weekends at local car shows and casinos.  Mostly, Pat loved her family very much.

Memorials may be given to the family at Pat’s benefit on March 31, 2012.

Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.  Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com or caringbridge.com

David Brian McCormick, son of Glen E. McCormick (Rochester, MN) and younger brother of Daniel J. McCormick (Rochester, MN) passed away from pancreatic cancer in Milwaukee on Friday, December 16, 2011.

He was born March 6, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he lived his entire life until his death at age 52. David enjoyed photography, guitar, science fiction movies, sailing, and scuba diving.

He is also survived by an older brother and sister-in-law (Paul and Mary Jo McCormick; Boston, MA) and by an older sister and brother-in-law (Mary and Stephan Kaufman; Spokane, WA).

A Memorial Mass will be offered at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 28^th at Resurrection Catholic Church with Fr. Shawn Haremza officiating. A private family interment will take place immediately after the service at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Friends may call upon the family one-half hour before the service at Resurrection Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Community Support Program of Milwaukee (c/o Paul McCormick) are suggested. On-line condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

The funeral for Vivian L. Carey will be 11:00AM Thursday, January 26, 2012 in the River Park Chapel building of Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, with the Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Carey, age 88 died Friday, January 20, 2012 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester.

She was born Vivian Lillian Shanks July 18, 1923 to Ralph and Hazel (Farrend) Shanks in New Haven Township, near Pine Island where she grew up and attended school. On July 13, 1945 she married James L. Carey in Boston, Massachusetts. The couple lived in a number of locations during Mr. Carey’s 21 years in the Navy. He retired from the military in 1958 and the family moved back to Rochester where Mr. Carey worked for the Postal Service. He passed away February 5, 1987.

Vivian was a homemaker. She especially loved her grandchildren and enjoyed embroidery and bingo.

Survivors include one son and three daughters: James L. (Ellen) Carey, Jr. of Rochester; Patricia Lee of Hayfield; Virginia Carey and Jean (Will) Stewart, both of Carefree, Ariz. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Gladys Ellefson and Delores Krahn both of Rochester and Mary Dorhman of Fountain, MN, two brothers, Rolland (Donna) Shanks of Pine Island and John (Mary) Shanks of Rochester. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Rudy and Harold Shanks and one sister, Irene Ward.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

The funeral Mass for Owen J. Korsmo will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012 at River Park  Chapel of Macken Funeral Home, with the Reverend Paul Nelson officiating.  Visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service, also at River Park Chapel.  Burial will at a later date at Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Korsmo died at age 83 on Jan. 17, 2012, at Samaritan Bethany Heights in Rochester, Minn. He was born in Sanish, N.D., on Aug. 1, 1928 to parents Ole and Ruth Korsmo.

Owen spent his youth in Northwood, N.D., where the Korsmo family settled after emigration from Norway. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minn., in 1946. Owen worked after graduation, then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in 1951 and 1952.

In 1952, Owen drove high school classmate and Rochester Mustangs hockey player Don Brossoit back to Rochester after Thanksgiving, and there he found a new job and community he would call home for the rest of his life.  Owen was hired by Joe Quiter in his public accounting practice, where he worked for several years, and then co-owned the Parker Hotel with his cousin Norin Korsmo.

Owen met his future wife Gayle Lenarz when he cleverly removed the fuse to her room in their apartment building and valiantly offered to help restore electricity when she knocked on the building manager’s door to report the problem.  Gayle and Owen were married in 1955 at St. Francis Church in Rochester.

Family, church, community and work were Owen’s passions.  He and Gayle were proud parents of their three sons, always active in their sports and other activities.  He was deeply involved at St. Pius X parish and school, an early leader of the Lourdes Foundation, chair of the YMCA board, and always present for key Chamber of Commerce activities.  He spent many years working with the Rochester Mustangs as treasurer and great supporter.

In 1961, Owen was encouraged by friend and mentor Bud Roesch to become a State Farm Insurance agent.  Owen listened and never looked back, becoming a very successful agent, earning a good living, traveling the world with the rewards of his good work and making many lifelong friends.  After retiring from State Farm in 1989, Gayle and Owen enjoyed many years wintering in Rio Verde, Ariz., where they made many dear friends.

Survivors include his three sons, Jeff (Jenny) of Wichita, Kan., Jim (Laurie) of Rochester, and John of Fairmont, Minn.; six grandchildren (Erin and Gretchen; Mike and Sara; Emily and Haley).  He is preceded in death by his wife, his sister and brother.

Memorials may be given to the charity of the donor’s choice, including the Gayle and Owen Korsmo Scholarship of the Lourdes Foundation.  Macken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  Online condolences may be offered at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

Evelyn Lena Leitz, age 96 of Rochester passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon with family by her side.

Evelyn was born on December 13, 1915 in Plainview to Charles and Amanda Streich.  The majority of Evelyn’s life was growing up in Rochester with her brother Sylvester and sister Goldie.

Evelyn married John Skelly in Rochester and they raised five sons, Lenard (Betty) from Potsdam; Robert of Hammond; James (Marlene) of Arlington, Arizona; Richard of Buckey, Arizona and Edward who passed away peacefully in his mother’s arms after a brief illness.  Five daughters were also born into the family, Patricia Laqua and  JoAnn Bale of Mazeppa ; Beverly Overton of Winona; Sharon of Minneapolis and Pamela (Cameron) Helder of Pine Island, MN.  Evelyn and John were later divorced; John passed away in 1991.  On November 2, 1955 she married Vernon Leitz  and they had a son Vernan (Dawn) of Rochester.

Evelyn worked many years as a waitress and she spent over twenty years working for Waters Instruments retiring in 1978.

Evelyn loved cooking, gardening, sewing but most of all fishing.  Vernan and Evelyn had a season home in Lake City for many years, entertaining friends and family.  Many stories of the olden days and tall tales of fishing were told around the table.  Evelyn was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester.

Evelyn also is survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren and great great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, her brother and sister, two sons and two daughters.

The family is eternally grateful for the loving skilled and compassionate care Evelyn received at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8^th.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00pm Saturday January 21, 2012 at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. James Heining officiating.  The visitation will be from 11:00am until the time of service at the church.  Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Memorials are preferred to the Samaritan Bethany Home on 8^th.

Online condolences are welcome at www.MackenFuneralHome.com

Harry F. Burich of Rochester, died at Madonna Towers Nursing Care on January 16, 2012 at the age of 95.

Harry was born on September  26, 1916  to Frank J. Burich and Catherine (Patrek) Burich in Silver Lake, Minnesota.  He attended school in Silver Lake where he was active in football and basketball, and also played trumpet in the town band.

Upon graduating from high school he worked in his father’s bank for a year, and then attended Minneapolis Business College.  He spent eight years in banking and finance, working as a bank examiner with the Minnesota Banking Division.

He volunteered to serve in the Army Air Force during World War II as an aviation cadet.  In 1942 he received a medical discharge and retuned to Minneapolis to pursue a medical career at the University of Minnesota.

He married Grace Lorence (also of Silver Lake, Minnesota) on May 11, 1946.

He received his B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School, class of 1947.   He did his internship at Minneapolis General Hospital and McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  After completing a surgical residency at the University of Minnesota and the Veterans Administration Hospital, he joined the Gunderson Clinic in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

He returned to Minnesota in 1955 as one of the cofounders and the first surgeon of the Olmsted Medical Group (now OMC), and practiced surgery at the Olmsted Community Hospital until retiring in 1982.

At OMC Dr. Burich was made partner in 1956, served as president in 1958, and served on the Board of Directors for 22 years.  He chaired the building committee when the present main clinic building was constructed in 1969.   He served several terms as president of the medical staff at Olmsted Community Hospital.  He retired in 1982.  After retirement, he and his wife Grace spent several months of every year at their winter home in Arizona.

He was certified by the American Board of Surgery, was a fellow of  the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American, Minnesota, and Zumbro Valley Medical Associations and the University of Minnesota President’s Club.  He was a long time member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion.

His hobbies were hunting, fishing, cross country skiing and golf.  He especially liked to travel and took many national and international trips both professionally and for pleasure. He had a wonderful sense of humor and he loved to read.  He always enjoyed spending time with family and friends.  He was a lifelong learner and until the end of his life, he maintained an active interest in people and in the world.

He is survived by his wife, Grace, three daughters: Kathie (Jim) Whiting of Rochester, Linda Burich (Gary Lynn) of Minneapolis and Andrea (Pat) Clark of Rochester, two sons: Randy (Jennifer) of Newport MN, Steve (Sherlyn) of Byron, thirteen grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

A funeral Mass for Harry will be held at 11:30AM at the Madonna Towers Chapel on Saturday, January 21, 2012 with Fr. James Russell officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the Madonna Towers Chapel.

The Burich family prefers memorials to Madonna Towers Nursing Care or to Season’s Hospice.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com

Arloyce Kraskey passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in Rochester Minnesota at the age of 75, after a year long battle with cancer.  She was born February 1, 1936 in Red Eye Township, Minnesota to Carl and Bertha (Peterson) Olson.

Mrs. Kraskey attended country school #45 and graduated from Sebeka High School in the class of 1953.  She married Jerry Kinnunen.  She worked at the Co-op in Menahga and together the couple ran the Huntersville Store until 1959.  They moved to Grand Rapids where she was employed at Kremer’s National Foods Grocery Store which then became KentMark IGA.  Mr. Kinnunen passed away in 1966.  She married James Kraskey in 1970.  In 1987, they moved to Rochester where she again worked in the grocery business for Mr. P’s.  Her love and devotion to her family was of the utmost importance to her.  She held open arms to all children and welcomed everyone into her life.  Her love for her outside flowers was obvious to any person who passed by her yard.  Everyone praised her work as they took their afternoon strolls through the neighborhood.

She is survived by her husband James, daughter Dianne (Pat McCormick) of Sebeka, son Duane (Mary) Kinnunen of High Falls, Georgia, sister Ardelle (Richard) Erdmann of Rapid City, SD, brother Gerald Olson of Menahga, brother-in-law Allen Kinnunen, sister-in-law Bonnie Kinnunen, grandchildren, Gerald Kinnunen, Krystal Kinnunen, Angie McCabe, two great-grandchildren, Maya Harris, Delaney McCabe, a special grandson, Rylan Bearden and numerous nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband Jerry, sister Arlene Borghi and brothers, Charles, Edwin, Ernie and Roy Olson.

A Memorial Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home with the Rev. Linda Helberg officiating.  There will be a visitation held Thursday, one hour prior to the service at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home.

Interment will be held at a later date.