Obituaries
Sharon Kay Murray, 84, of Dodge Center passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 13, 2025, after several years battling with cancer.
Sharon was born on April 21, 1941, to Lloyd and Florence Vavrichek of Dodge Center. She attended and graduated from Dodge Center High School in...
Debra Jean (Ketchum) Nicklay, 73, of Owatonna, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. Debra was born on March 14, 1952, in Owatonna to Gordon and Nova (Kiefer) Ketchum. She was united in marriage on August 6, 1976, to Timothy Nicklay. Together they had five...
Allan "Al" Keith Ruport, 88, of Kasson, MN passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at home, where his family lovingly cared for him in his final days.
Allan, a loving husband, devoted father, and proud grandfather & great-grandfather, was born on October 27, 1936 in Mantorville to...
David Michael Wilcox, 55, of Mantorville, MN, died by suicide at his home on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Dave was born November 16, 1969, in Rochester. He graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School. He attended University of Wisconsin-River Falls and, later, flight school in Dallas, TX, where he...
Douglas “Doug” Ferguson, 81, of Stewartville, MN, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Duane Douglas Ferguson was born on May 25, 1944, to George and Mildred (Fischer) Ferguson in Dodge Center. The youngest of six siblings, he grew up in...
Steven “Steve” Rodger Sorenson, known to many as “Sorny,” passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the age of 68, surrounded by the love of his family.
He spent the last nearly 16 years with his fiancée, Kris Johnson, in Mantorville, Minnesota. Steve was the proud father of Tia...
Philip John Langowski, 57 of Kasson, MN passed away peacefully and surrounded by his best friends Brittany and Rick on June 24, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on April 18th, 1968, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Phil liked to spend his younger years fishing and hunting.
He was...
JoLeen Michelle (Stoddard) Hammon of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 55, surrounded by her many friends and family at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter and kindness that touched the hearts of all who...
Jessica Anne (Keppy) McHugh, age 55, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025, at Season's Hospice House in Rochester, Minnesota, after courageously battling cancer for many years.
Jessica was born on June 10, 1970, in Scott County, Davenport, Iowa, to Steven and Sharon (Anderson) Keppy, who now...
Harl Henry Burzlaff, 89, of West Concord, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the farm where he was born.
He was born December 31, 1935, the son of Henry and Margaret (Cartwright) Burzlaff. Harl graduated from West Concord High School as Valedictorian of his class in 1953. He...