Grant A. Kirgis

Grant Albert Kirgis passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and support of his wife and children on May 18, 2024 at St. Marys Hospital. Grant was born November 5, 1948 to Ludwig and M. Elaine (Stucki) in Red Wing, MN.  After graduating from Pine Island High...

Karin L. Larson-Purves

Karin Larson-Purves, 87, of Rochester, Minn., died peacefully Friday, May 17, 2024, surrounded by her two children at Country Cottage in Plainview, Minn. Karin was born April 27, 1937, in St. Paul, Minn., to Charles and Laura Nelson. She attended Rochester High School...

Geraldine M. Brown

Geraldine (Jerry) M. Brown of Rochester, Minnesota passed away peacefully on May 15th, 2024. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Rochester, born August 24, 1927, the second of seven children born to Sidney and Anna (Carroll) Ellstrom. Jerry attended Rochester Catholic...

William J. “Bill” Knadel, Jr.

William J. Knadel Jr., 90 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2024. Bill was born on April 24, 1934 in Springfield, MN to William and Inez (Welch) Knadel. He graduated from Springfield High School. On December 25, 1953 he married Donna Stern in...

Patricia E. Darling

Patricia Brown Darling, 88, died peacefully Monday, May 13, 2024, at Rochester East Health Care, under the care of Mayo Hospice, with family and friends by her side after being anointed by a priest. Pat was born and raised in Chicago by Robert Cooper Brown and Anita...