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Rochester, MN Obituaries
William George Beaulieu
May 25, 2026
William George "Bill" BeaulieuOctober 10, 1946 - May 25, 2026Born in Wabasha, Minnesota ' Died in Rochester, Minnesota
Bill was born in 1946, a true member of the Baby Boomer generation. After graduating in 1964, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served in the Vietnam War. He was motivated by a deep sense of duty, once saying...
James "Jim" R. Roberts
May 25, 2026
James "Jim" R. Roberts of Rochester, MN passed away on May 25, 2026.
He was born February 16, 1933, in Ostrander, MN. He graduated from Spring Valley, MN in 1951. He attended Rochester Junior College. He was a Korean War Veteran and achieved the rank of Corporal. He was a member of the American Legion Post #92. He retired from IBM...
Jennifer Robin Talbot
May 21, 2026
Jennifer Robin (Bird) Smith Talbot, 51 of Northfield passed away on Thursday May 21st at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.
Jennifer Robin (Bird) Smith Talbot was born to Timothy Smith and Kim Thomas on Nov. 12th, 1974 in Seminole, OK.
Jen graduated high school from Minneola High School, she then attended Fort Hays State University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s...
Patricia "Pat" Marie Long
May 20, 2026
Patricia “Pat” Marie Long - Rochester
Pat Long, 82, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Nasseff Tower.
Pat was born June 8, 1943, in El Paso, TX to Frederick and Lillian Blanks.
She graduated from Compton High School in 1961. On May 5, 1962, she married her High School sweetheart, Gary Long. The couple lived in Bothell,...
SueAnn Marie Collinge
May 19, 2026
I was born to Ralph and Anita (Matter) Senjem on August 9, 1947, in Rochester, MN. I grew up on a farm with a lot of love and family around me and I learned values that I embraced as an adult. I graduated from Hayfield High School in 1965 and attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa (loved Luther but could...
Delores Irene Schinigoi
May 19, 2026
Delores Irene Schinigoi, 88, passed away peacefully at her home on May 19, 2026.
Delores was born on April 17, 1938, in Wadena Township, Minnesota, to Richard and Stella (Berkman) Wiita. Proud of her Finnish heritage, Delores was the sixth of thirteen children in a close-knit family. She grew up on a farm before the family later moved to Duluth....
Harlan "Bud" Dale Swee
May 19, 2026
Harlan Dale "Bud" Swee - RochesterHarlan "Bud" Swee, 93, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN.
Bud was born August 1, 1932, in Dennison, MN, to Albert and Agnetta Swee. They eventually moved to the family farm in Zumbrota. He served in the Army during the Korean War from 1953...
Virginia Catherine Syring
May 19, 2026
Virginia Catherine (Schmitt) Syring
August 19, 1935 - May 19, 2026
Virginia Catherine (Schmitt) Syring passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, at the age of 90. She leaves behind a legacy of dedicated service, deep compassion for her community, and a family that loved her dearly.
Virginia was born on August 19, 1935, in Janesville, Wisconsin, the daughter of...
Timothy Robert Spratte
May 18, 2026
Timothy Robert “Tim” Spratte passed away peacefully at home on May 18, 2026, at age 69, following a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma.
Tim was born August 27, 1956, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Robert and Beverly (Anderson) Spratte. A lifelong Rochester resident, he graduated from John Marshall High School in 1974, attended Rochester Community and Technical College, and became a journeyman...
Denise Tollefson
May 15, 2026
Denise Rae Tollefson, 65 of Chatfield, MN passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Friday, May 15, 2026.
Denise Rae Fieck was born on August 17, 1960 in Rochester to Howard and Nancy (Daniels) Fieck. Denise graduated from Mayo High School in 1979. She then attended Cosmetology School and became licensed. She worked at various salons in...
Leroy "Lee" McCullough
May 15, 2026
Lee McCullough, 100, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2026. He was at long last called home by Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and reunited with his loving wife of 70 years just six months following his 100th birthday where he was surrounded by his family and friends who loved and respected him for being a steadfast pillar who...
Carol Lee Brunholzl
May 12, 2026
Carol Lee (LaFavor) Brunholzl of Rochester, MN, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2026, at Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Care Center in Wabasha, MN. She was 93.
Carol was born in Rochester on December 13, 1932, to William and Molly LaFavor. She was the last of five children and lived her entire childhood in a house on 5th Avenue SE. Following...
Rebecca Gerlach Hofmeister
May 12, 2026
Rebecca Gerlach Hofmeister, 50, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, May 12th at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital Campus in Rochester. Rebecca was born on June 13th, 1975 in Frankfurt, Germany to Dr. Wolfgang Gerlach and Marcy (Barck) Gerlach. Rebecca grew up in the villages of Eisenbach and Niederselters to the northwest of Frankfurt. She attended ballet lessons, played soccer, and competed...
Jean Mary Chelenza
May 11, 2026
Jean Mary Chelenza, 81, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on May 11, 2026. Jean was born on May 4, 1945 to George and Frances (Mrozek) Patzner. She spent her childhood growing up on the family farm in Elmira Township, Minnesota. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1963. Jean married Duane Chelenza in 1967 and in 1970 their son,...
Ronald Glen Stephan
May 9, 2026
Ronald Glen Stephan, 79, of Rochester, MN passed away, with his loving wife by his side at his home on May 9, 2026. He fought hard to overcome Multiple Myeloma for 5 years and put up an extraordinary fight.
Ron was born on January 11, 1947 in Rochester, MN at St. Mary's Hospital to Viola (King) and Myron Stephan. After graduating...
Betty Jane Treadwell
May 6, 2026
Betty J. Treadwell, 98, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at Cottagewood Senior Living.
Betty was born November 3, 1927 in Johnson City, New York to Leonard and Ethel Wright. On November 19, 1949 she married Charles Burton Treadwell, also from New York. In 1956 they moved to Rochester,...
Ross Price Flippin
May 4, 2026
Ross Price Flippin, 73 of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly while on a family vacation in Branson, MO on May 4, 2026.
Ross was born on June 28, 1952 in Junction City, KS to Joseph William and Maxine Luverne Flippin. He graduated from Salina Kansas High School in 1970. After meeting his future wife, Kathy Guy, on a ski trip in...
Samantha “Sam” Lee Schott
May 4, 2026
Samantha "Sam" Lee Schott October 5th, 1995 – May 4th, 2026
Samantha Schott, 30, of Rochester, MN, passed away unexpectedly on May 4th, 2026, in Rochester, MN.
Samantha was born on October 5th, 1995, in Rochester, MN, to Marilyn Lewis and Denny Schott. She graduated high school from Mauston, WI, in 2014....
Milo Clyde Meyers
May 4, 2026
Milo Clyde Meyers
June 18, 1935 - May 4, 2026
Milo Clyde Meyers, a devoted husband, father, and a cornerstone of the Rochester community, passed away peacefully at his home on May 4, 2026, at the age of 90.
Born on June 18, 1935, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, Milo was the son of Chris and Pearl Meyers....
Donna Jean Pairolero
May 1, 2026
Donna Pairolero, of Rochester, MN, passed away on Friday, May 1st, 2026, at Saint Marys Hospital. Born on January 4, 1940, in Ironwood, MI, she was 86 years old.
As a registered nurse, Donna was devoted to caring for others, working in Public Health, and developing the Assisted Living department at Madonna Towers.
Above all, Donna devoted her...
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