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...

Dawn Ellen Beers-Schroeder

Dawn Ellen Beers-Schroeder, 68, of Rochester, died peacefully December 25, 2016 at Season’s Hospice. She was born on March 4, 1948 in Wadena, Minnesota, the only child of Harry Franklin and Gladys Ellen (Hunter) Beers. She was raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and...

Theresa “Terry” Smith

Theresa LaVonne “Terry” Smith, age 84 of Zumbro Falls, died on January 3, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys’ Campus. Terry Christensen was born on February 25, 1932 in Tyler, MN to Harold and Lucille (Krier) Christensen. She graduated from...

Martha Mary Towey

Martha Mary Towey, 72, of Rochester died Friday, December 30 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester after living courageously with breast cancer for one and one-half years. Martha was born in Rochester in 1944 to Robert and Helen (Madden) Towey and graduated from...