Dr. Laszlo J. Szarka

Dr. László József Szarka, 88, of Rochester, Minnesota, died peacefully on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023 at Benedictine Living Madonna Towers. László was born into a literary family on September 6, 1935 in Székesfehérvár, Hungary to Dr. Géza Szarka (author and...

Duane “Dewey” Stensrud

Duane (“Dewey”) Anthony Stensrud, age 76, of Onalaska, Wisconsin (formerly Rochester, MN; Stewartville, MN; and originally Hammond, MN), passed away peacefully on December 26, 2023, as he slept.  Dewey was born on August 18, 1947, to E. “Lawrence” and Margret...

Gene Albert Eiden

Gene A. Eiden, age 93, longtime Rochester resident, musician, and former Lourdes High School music educator died Sunday, December 24, 2023, surrounded by family, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. Gene Albert Eiden was born July 6, 1930 in Holdingford,...

Thomas Roth

Thomas (Tom) Roth Tom Roth,87, of Rochester MN, joined his beloved Jean (“Wifey/Trixie”) on Dec 24, 2023, after a battle with dementia. Tom was born on December 11, 1936, to Sylvester and Marguerite (Pierce) Roth in La Crosse, WI.  He grew up in the La Crescent, MN...

Shirley Kae Dunn

Shirley Kae (Franks) Dunn, 72 of Welch, MN, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at home after suffering a heart attack. Shirley was born September 23, 1951 to Robert Sr. and Dorothy (Baker) Franks in Rochester, MN. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1969. She...