Deloris “Dee” Hettig

Dee Hettig, 78, of Rochester passed away Jan 6th at Samaritan Bethany. Dee was born in Kasson, Mn on November 26, 1938 to Ellert and Elvira (Aaby) Wilson. She was raised on a farm near Oslo, MN. Early in life, she suffered a severe dog bite which left her blind in one...

Angela Cecilia Kroska

Angela (Angie) Cecilia (Dudley) Kroska, 90, died Sunday, January 8, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Angie was born on February 5, 1926, in Shieldsville, Minnesota, to William and Mary Angella (McBreen) Dudley.  She attended the Shieldsville country grade school and Bethlehem...

Helen (Taylor, Hedstrom) Hanson

Helen (Taylor, Hedstrom) Hanson, 93, passed away at St. Elizabeth’s Health Care in Wabasha, MN. On Thursday, January 5, 2017. Born on October 7, 1923, to Lawrence & Pearl Taylor in Pomeroy, Iowa, Helen was the 6th of 7 children.   She had two children from her...

Lester “Les” Carl Erickson

Lester Carl Erickson, 93, of Rochester died on January 5, 2017 in Stewartville. Lester was born in Mower County to Carl and Tillie (Heimer) Erickson on May 19, 1923. He was in CC camp in Lansboro and at age 16, he attended school in Rochester for welding. Later, he...

Peter Thomas Waitikowich

Peter Thomas Waitikowich was born on June 22, 1923 in Jonestown, Cass Township, PA.  He was baptized and received first communion and then moved to South Plainfield, New Jersey where he spent most of his youth with his nine siblings. Peter joined the U.S. Navy on July...