Obituaries

Dr. E. Rolland Dickson, Hackensack, New Jersey, 91

Dr. E. Rolland Dickson was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on June 10, 1933, to Edgar Rolland Dickson, Sr. and Mary Jane (Smucker) Dickson and passed away peacefully at home on July 21, 2024. As a young boy, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Rocky River High School and excelled...

Dennis Karlen, 70, Byron

Dennis Lee Karlen, 70, of Byron, MN passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 12, 2024. He was born on August 3, 1953, in Zumbrota, to Jacob and Dorothy (Schletty) Karlen. Dennis grew up on a farm between Pine Island and Berne and graduated from Pine Island High School. He also attended ‘Berne...

Leonard Rollins, 81, Hayfield

Leonard Charles Rollins died July 5, 2024, at Field Crest Care Center. Leonard (81) was born on the family farm in rural Weaver, Minnesota to Leonard Henry Rollins and Louise Alice Rollins (Schleicher) on March 13, 1943. He grew up helping out on the farm and continued living there until graduating...

Mary Iona Mortensen, 95, Minnesota

Mary Iona (Miner) Mortensen, 96, died Saturday, June 29, 2024, at her home. Mary was born in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 10, 1928, to Ray and Mary Miner. She was the fourth of ten children: Marvin, Meda, Morris, Mary, Maynard, Merryelle, Morna, Merrit (died at birth), Merredith and Milda. The...

Wanda Mae Soland, 86, Kasson

Wanda Mae (Gish) Soland lost a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia on June 15, 2024. She passed away peacefully at Cascade Creek Memory Care in Rochester, MN. Wanda was born 8 miles from the Mexico border in Weslaco, Texas. She was welcomed into the world on September 16,...

Leroy Albert Lafrenz, 88, Hayfield

Leroy Albert Lafrenz, 88 passed away on June 26, 2024, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, MN. Leroy was born on March 28, 1936, in Cedar County, IA, the son of Albert and Margo (Pagels). His parents both immigrated from the Island of Fehmarn, Germany. Leroy was baptized and confirmed in the...

Beverly Plevke, 97, West Concord,

Beverly Marie Plevke, 97, of West Concord, died Monday, June 24, 2024 at Fairview Care Center, Dodge Center. She was born January 25, 1927 in Northfield the daughter of Everett and Mabel (McEathron) Kleeberger. When Beverly was four, her family moved from Northfield to the West Concord area,...

Linda Bausma, 79, Byron

The memorial service for Linda K. Bausman, 79, a lifelong Byron, area resident will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday (July 2, 2024) at Christ Lutheran Church in Byron with Rev. Judy Thompson-Reitz officiating. Burial will follow at Byron Cemetery. Mrs. Bausman died on Friday (June 21, 2024) of natural...

Gerald (Jerry) Walter Suhr, 77, Kasson

Gerald (Jerry) Walter Suhr, 77, died peacefully in his sleep the morning of Thursday, June 20, 2024, during a brief hospice respite stay at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester after a seven-year battle with prostate cancer. Many family and friends were with Jerry to celebrate his 77th birthday on June...

Ronald Jerome Ross, 89, Claremont

Ronald Jerome Ross, 89, of Claremont, died Monday, June 17, 2024, at Seasons Hospice Home in Rochester. He was born July 12, 1934, in Nicollet County, Minnesota the son of Carl and Edna (Rydeen) Ross. Ron moved with his family in 1946 from St. Peter to their farm located in rural Claremont, where...