Xenia R. LaBaw

Xenia Ruth LaBaw, 75, of Rochester passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at St. Marys Hospital. Xenia was born September 23, 1945 in Sioux Falls, SD to Chilton and Ruth (Reeves) Hagan. She graduated from Rochester Central High School in 1963 and attended the Chicago...

Mary Jo Lynch-Fanning

After a short battle with cancer, Mary Jo Lynch-Fanning, 60, of Oronoco, MN, passed away peacefully at her home on March 18, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Jo was born on October 20, 1960 in Rockford, Illinois, to Robert & Maxine Lynch. She graduated...

Justin W. Friedrich

Chatfield native Justin William Friedrich, 25, of Bellingham, WA, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in a car accident near Mount Vernon, WA. Justin was born November 9, 1995, in Rochester, MN, to Tammy (Marshall) and Allen Friedrich and grew up in rural Chatfield. He...

Barbara Ann Krahn

Barbra Ann (Batterson) Krahn, 86, of Rochester died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Cottagewood Senior Communities from Alzheimer’s. She was born April 11, 1934 to Lloyd and Dorthy Batterson. Barb married Donald J Krahn on July 7, 1956 and together, they built a life...

Gloria Jean Woodcock Mertesdorf

Gloria Jean (Woodcock) Mertesdorf, 70, of Pine Island passed away on Monday March 8, 2021 at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Gloria was born on January 5, 1951 to Albert and Virginia (Johnson) Woodcock. She graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1969. On...