Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel

Orville D. Jensen, 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester Minnesota. Orville was born on April 24,1935 to Otis and Mabel (Olson) Jensen in Kiester, Minnesota. Orville attended Austin High School. His early years were spent working on the family farm and woodworking. He built his own home in Brownsdale, Minnesota. He was very musical, playing the accordion, piano and guitar.He was united in marriage to Betty Lou Jones on May 17, 1954 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They made their home in Brownsdale, MN until 1959, when they moved to rural Preston, where they raised their family. Orville was a hard-working farmer and carpenter, constructing...

Marilyn L. Anderson, age 85, was called to her heavenly home on May 11, 2020 at Samaritan Bethany on 8th, following a short illness. Marilyn was born on November 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles R. and Dorothy V. (Sasek) Machek. She married Robert O. Anderson on June 19, 1954. They made Illinois their home until 1995 when they moved to Rochester. Marilyn loved animals and volunteering at the Mayo Clinic. She enjoyed traveling on bus trips with her best friend and son's mother-in-law Loraine Mitchell. She will be dearly missed by many. Marilyn is survived by her daughter Dotti (Brian) Gulledge of Downers Grove, IL, her son Robert (Mary Ann) of Rochester, MN and her beloved...

Dr. Morrow, age 94, a resident of Rochester MN, died May 5, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital. He was born November 13, 1925 in Rock Island, Illinois and attended the public Schools of Kankakee, Illinois. He served in the Navy in World War II. From the University of Illinois he received the A.B. degree (1948), the B.S. degree (1950) and the M.D. degree in 1952. In 1950 he married Jean Plambeck in Chicago, was an intern at Cook County Hospital in Chicago (1952-53), entered the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in 1953 and received the M.S. degree in Medicine (1957) from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Morrow was appointed to the Mayo Clinic Staff as a consultant in General Internal Medicine in...

D. LaVonne Sas, a resident of Shorewood Commons in Rochester, and recently of Madonna Towers, died Tuesday May 5, 2020 at Madonna Towers at the age of 87 years. Graveside services at Ebenezer Cemetery in Leaf Valley, Minnesota will be held at a later date. Dorothy LaVonne Froemming was born February 9, 1933 in Leaf Valley, Douglas County, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Dorothy (Schultz) Froemming. Raised in Leaf Valley, she attended the Alexandria schools and was a graduate of Alexandria High School. She married LeLand Olson, and the couple was later divorced. LaVonne lived in the Twin Cities, Mankato, and following her marriage to Wilbert Sas in 1970 she lived in Southwestern...

Dr. Morrow, age 94, a resident of Rochester MN, died May 5, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital. He was born November 13, 1925 in Rock Island, Illinois and attended the public Schools of Kankakee, Illinois. He served in the Navy in World War II. From the University of Illinois he received the A.B. degree (1948), the B.S. degree (1950) and the M.D. degree in 1952. In 1950 he married Jean Plambeck in Chicago, was an intern at Cook County Hospital in Chicago (1952-53), entered the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in 1953 and received the M.S. degree in Medicine (1957) from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Morrow was appointed to the Mayo Clinic Staff as a consultant in General Internal Medicine in...

D. LaVonne Sas, a resident of Shorewood Commons in Rochester, and recently of Madonna Towers, died Tuesday May 5, 2020 at Madonna Towers at the age of 87 years. Graveside services at Ebenezer Cemetery in Leaf Valley, Minnesota will be held at a later date. Dorothy LaVonne Froemming was born February 9, 1933 in Leaf Valley, Douglas County, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Dorothy (Schultz) Froemming. Raised in Leaf Valley, she attended the Alexandria schools and was a graduate of Alexandria High School. She married LeLand Olson, and the couple was later divorced. LaVonne lived in the Twin Cities, Mankato, and following her marriage to Wilbert Sas in 1970 she lived in Southwestern...

John Thomas Majerus, age 79, of Bellechester, died Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Lake City Nursing Home. John was born June 13, 1940 in Red Wing , MN, to John C. and Gertrude (Mahoney) Majerus. He was a lifelong resident of Bellechester, MN. In 1966, John married Phyllis Tackmann at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bellechester. John was a farmer most of his life. After farming John drove an LP truck for Cenex in Wanamingo. He later mixed and sprayed fertilizer for the Wanamingo Co-Op. He and his wife also owned the Bellechester Grocery Store. He liked playing cards, dancing, watching westerns and cutting the grass with his riding lawn mower. John is survived by his three...

On Sunday, April 26, 2020, Rita Louise Eckel, loving wife and mother of seven children, died at age 86. As she was throughout her entire life, she was surrounded by things that mattered to her most - family, faith, and love. Born on June 21, 1933 in Boise, Idaho to Christopher and Faye (Osburn) Soran, she lived in many different places in her youth before settling in Spokane, WA. Here she met the love of her life, Leo Michael Eckel, to whom she was married 66 years and who survives her. Together they raised a family of seven children, including Ginger (Pace), Cindy (Perry), Andy, Bernie, Robbie (Holmberg), and Larry. Their son, Michael, preceded her in death. She also leaves behind...

Lucille Eleanor Tonkin, 94, of Rochester, Minnesota, died Friday April 24th 2020 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th, where she had been recently residing. Lucille Eleanor Tonkin was born December 30, 1925 in Strathcona, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Ida Christenson. She was raised in Bovey, Minnesota. She married Bruce Grant Tonkin on October 11, 1947. The Tonkins lived in Hopkins, Minnesota, Madison, Wisconsin, and Roseville, Minnesota before being transferred with IBM to Rochester in 1962. Lucille spent a lot of her free time as a pink lady volunteer for the Methodist Hospital. Lucille loved to spend time with her grandkids, and cooking and baking. She also enjoyed boating in...

Mary Anne Owen, 89, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, Minnesota. Mary Anne Linder was born May 2, 1930 to Gus and Mabel (Berg) Linder. Most of her early years were spent in Pine Island. Mary Anne married James Robert "Bob" Owen on July 25, 1948. They were members of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island. They made their home in Pine Island raising their children; one son Kenneth (Betsy) Owen, and two daughters, Cheryl (Norman) Ninneman and Deborah (Robert) Edstrom. Mary Anne loved reading, crocheting, enjoyed playing organ and piano, and was director of the PineEars choir. Bob and Mary Anne were on the Pine Island cemetery...

James Marvin Carney was born Oct. 28, 1951 in Red Wing, MN to Marvin and Ruth (Glamm) Carney. Jim grew up in the Pine Island area and graduated in 1969 from Pine Island High School. During and after high school Jim worked hard on the family farm and then for his father hauling grain for area farmers. He also did masonry work in Pine Island, Red Wing and the Twin Cities. Jim switched to Aconite Corp in natural gas line construction. In 1993 he began working for Peoples Natural Gas (Minnesota Energy Resources) as a Field Technician. Jim was very proud of his work on the natural gas tapping crew. He and a coworker traveled throughout the upper Midwest. . Jim met his one true love, Marlys,...

Judith Lee Krause (Jacobson), age 77, passed away peacefully at her home on March 28, 2020. Born in Zumbrota, MN on January 4, 1943, she married Roger Krause of Pine Island, MN on October 5, 1963. Judy worked for the Rochester Mayo Clinic as a Registered Nurse in Dialysis for 40 years. After retiring she stayed very active with her church and community in choir, bell ringing, cooking and many other activities. She loved to cook for family and friends. Judy also enjoyed her quality time with her two grandchildren. Judy is survived by her children: Kimberly (Larry) Pahl and Steven (Clara) Krause; her two grandchildren, Norah Pahl and Russel Krause; all of Pine Island, MN. She is...

Harvey M. Swiggum, age 69, of Cannon Falls, formerly of Wanamingo, died from a lung complication, while in remission from cancer, on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at home in peace, surrounded by family. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Dale Lutheran Church, on what would have been Harvey's 70th birthday. Pastor Heather Culuris will be officiating, and burial will be in the church cemetery. Due to current health restrictions, there will be a private grave-side ceremony. A memorial service will be held later this year at a date TBD. Harvey Melroy Swiggum was born on April 2, 1950 in Redwing, Goodhue County, Minnesota to Verniel (nee Lother) and Henry Swiggum. He grew...

Ruth L. Chavez, 83, of Rochester, died Friday March 27, 2020 at Edenbrook Care Center. Ruth Lydia Peterson, was born December 17, 1936 in Winona, MN to Ralph and Lydia (Wanek) Peterson. Ruth was raised in Winona and eventually met Merjildo through mutual friends. The couple was united in marriage on May 3, 1952 in Winona. After getting married they moved to Colorado for a couple of years, then moved back to Winona, MN. While living in Winona, Ruth was employed at The Watkins Company, St Mary's University and Meijers Food & Drug. Ruth and her husband also worked at a manufacturing plant that had to modify their operation to make ammunition during the Korean War. In 1968,...

Kenneth Ray Williamson, a retired Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, died Saturday, March 14 at the age of 81. He passed away at his home in Rochester after a long battle with metastatic cancer. Doctor Williamson is survived by his wife, Martha Hale Williamson; their daughter, Anne Miller of Morrisville, North Carolina; and son, Douglas Williamson (Tanya) of Plymouth, Wisconsin; and four treasured grandchildren: Meghan Miller and Catherine, Carl, and Margaret Williamson. He is also survived by his younger sisters, Lynn Didier of Rochester, and Kathryn Harvey (Michael) of Long Boat Key, Florida. Ken was born April 8, 1938 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Kenneth...

Someone asked: What made Ricky so likable, kind, generous, and compassionate? The answer is: because Ricky was always happy. Ricky had a deep joy in his heart that showed through in his actions. He didn't have a giddy and bubbly joy, but a solid, sustainable happiness, a satisfaction and trust that everything would always be OK. Ricky was an ordinary kid, from an ordinary family, who faced extraordinary challenges; and yet, Ricky remained happy. When Ricky was born with special needs on May 19, 1959, his parents, LeRoy and Gladys (Ohlhaber) Tomfohrde, weren't given much hope. Doctors told them he might not live - but God blessed Ricky, and he LIVED! In 1959 they had 2...

A memorial gathering in celebration of the life of Sandra Rabehl will be held Friday March 13th from 3:00 to 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. At 6:00 PM there will be a time for personal remarks by family and friends. Sandi, 60, of Rochester, died Saturday March 7, 2020 at Weatherstone Senior Living in Rochester. Burial of the urn will occur at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Sandi was born December 1, 1959 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester to Bill and Barb Rabehl. She was raised on her Rabehl family farm. Sandi attended Rochester Mayo High School and then started tending multiple bars in Rochester. She then started her own cleaning business,...