John L. Meilander

John L. Meilander, 67, of Rochester passed away on January 5, 2015 at home, surrounded by his wife and three children, after an ongoing battle with leukemia. John was born April 13, 1947 in Chicago, IL to Lawrence and Frances (Ziegler) Meilander.   A few years after...

Helen C. Wassel

Helen Cecelia Wassel, age 82, died peacefully Sunday, January 4, 2015 at her home.  The funeral service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Thursday, January 8th at 11:00 AM with Reverend James Heining officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the...

Gerald “Jerry” Bjerke

Jerry (Gerald) Allen Bjerke, 78, of Webster Wisconsin passed away on December 31, 2014, of natural causes. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 1:00pm at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, Minnesota with Pastor Linda...

Kenneth Louis Heim

Kenneth “Ken” Louis Heim, 77, of Bemidji, MN died,peacefully with his wife, daughter, and a close friend by his side December 25th, 2014 at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa,AZ from complications of heart disease. Ken was born in Winona, MN on April 12th, 1937...

Robert C. Daly

Robert Cecil Daly, 86, passed away on December 29, 2014 at Saint Mary’s Hospital.  Robert was born, June 17, 1928 to the late Robert W and Constance Daly of Rochester.  “Bob” was a lifelong resident of Rochester.  After graduating from Rochester High School in 1946,...