Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel

Geraldine "Jerry" Mae Vangsness, 94, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024, at Minneola Lutheran Church, 13638 County 50 Boulevard, Goodhue, Minnesota. Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church, followed by burial at the church cemetery. A luncheon will be held afterward in the church fellowship hall. Geraldine was born on September 12, 1930, in Zumbrota, Minnesota, to Charles and Bertha (Benson) Grover. She was the youngest of her siblings: Lillian,...

Donald P. Solberg Wanamingo, MN. passed away on 09.08.2024 was born April 01, 1930 to Peter O. and Minnie Satren Solberg. Grew up in Wanamingo, MN. and graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1948, served 4 years in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in July 1952. During his 42 years in Sales/Marketing in artificial breeding of livestock industry his work afforded him the opportunity to travel to 49 states, 28 international countries and 6 continents. He retired from CRI-Genex in 1995. He married Gertrude "Trudy" Froyum on October 10, 1959. They had 3 sons Paul, James and Jon. During their life together they resided in MN, IA, GA, IL, WI and retired in AZ. Don and...

Donald P. Solberg Wanamingo, MN. passed away on 09.08.2024 was born April 01, 1930 to Peter O. and Minnie Satren Solberg. Grew up in Wanamingo, MN. and graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1948, served 4 years in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in July 1952. During his 42 years in Sales/Marketing in artificial breeding of livestock industry his work afforded him the opportunity to travel to 49 states, 28 international countries and 6 continents. He retired from CRI-Genex in 1995. He married Gertrude "Trudy" Froyum on October 10, 1959. They had 3 sons Paul, James and Jon. During their life together they resided in MN, IA, GA, IL, WI and retired in AZ. Don and...

Harlan Lee Petersen was born on the home farm in Frederic, Wisconsin on January 2, 1936, the son of Henry and Cecelia Petersen. Where growing up he learned to value and love the skills and work ethic to run a farm which he carried through life. His elementary years were spent in a one room schoolhouse in rural Frederic, graduating from Frederic High School in 1955. He graduated from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska in 1959 and started his elementary teaching career teaching 2 years in Norfolk, Nebraska, then 23 years in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He then moved to Rochester, Minnesota where he worked for Allen Dairy Farms, McNeilus Trucking and Mahn Funeral Homes. He managed to fill his spare...

A. Kenneth "Ken" Axelson, age 100, of Wanamingo, Minnesota, died peacefully with his family surrounding him on Thursday, April 11, 2024. He was born in Welch, Minnesota on April 2, 1924, to Henry and Esther (Norell) Axelson. Ken was a 1943 graduate of Red Wing High School. He served in the United States Army as a medic assigned to the 93rd Medical Collecting Company attached to the 348 Engineers and landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of France. Ken spent the summer of 1944 working in the first air evacuation hospital on Omaha Beach. In the fall of 1944, Ken transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division....

Lenora (Petersen) Thompson, 90, a long-time resident of the Northfield area, passed surrounded by family on July 22, 2023, in Wells, MN at The Shepherd's Inn Assisted Living where she spent the final year of her life receiving exceptional care. Lenora was born in the beautiful Cache Valley of northern Utah and grew up on a cattle and dairy farm doing all the chores a farm girl must do to help keep the operation running. She helped her mother with a big garden and with tending the chickens as well. Many people complain of having had to walk miles to school in the snow, uphill both ways, but Lenora delighted in going to school in the winter when she could ice skate 2 miles each way on...

The Memorial Service for Mary Haugen, will be at Noon, Saturday, January 7th, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wanamingo. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. She passed away on December 15th at the age of 95 years and 10 months. Visitation will be at the church one hour before the Memorial Service. Mary Ann Doerr Haugen was born January 23, 1927, to Otto and Anna (Proehl) Doerr at Stewart, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended grade school and high school at Stewart, Minnesota and then attended St. Olaf College, graduating in 1948. On June 26, 1948, she was married to Vernon Haugen. After their marriage they lived in Minneapolis and she was a teacher at the Minnesota...

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,...