Obituaries

Dec 20, 2023

Mable Amanda Bale, 96, died Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023 at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home in Rochester, Minnesota. Mable was born September 8th, 1927 in Rock Dell to Magnus and Edna Vicker. She was born and raised in the rural Rock Dell and Byron area. She attended country school and then worked hard caring for her parents.

She...

Dec 15, 2023

Ruth Elsa Carstensen, age 89, of Salem Township, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by family at her home on Dec. 15, 2023.

Ruth was born in Friesenheim, Germany on July 27, 1934 to Hermann and Magdalena Lieber. She came to the United States in 1954. She married Lyle Carstensen on May 15, 1965 and they made their home...

Dec 13, 2023

Dale Eugene Christenson, 90, of Rochester, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at The Mayo Clinic, Methodist Hospital.

Dale was born June 11, 1933 to Milo and Alice (Tangen) Christenson on a farm near Ostrander, MN. Dale attended rural elementary school and he graduated from Spring Valley High School and the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture....

Dec 10, 2023

Rosemary passed away from natural causes on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Timberdale Trace in Owatonna, Minnesota. She was four months shy of her 98 th birthday. Rosemary was born in Spring Valley, Minnesota on March 7 th , 1926.

Rosemary lived a long life. She was an avid equestrian, helped her husband with truck driving, was...

Dec 9, 2023

Alton Arthur Cordes, 72, of Byron, Minnesota died just before midnight on Saturday, December 9, 2023. After a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) , he died at home with his family present.

While he struggled with COPD, Alton had an opportunity to reflect on and write the following words:

"I was born...

Nov 6, 2023

Patricia L. Smith, 91, of Byron/Rochester died 11/6/2023 at Madonna Meadows, Rochester, MN.

Pat was born August 28, 1932, in Mantorville, MN to Winfield and Emma (Carlier) Moulton. She graduated from Byron High School in 1950. On August 19, 1950, she married James R. Smith, and they moved to the family farm in Salem Township where they...

Oct 13, 2023

Lois Marie Douglas, of Byron, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 13th, 2023 at Seasons Hospice. She was 87 years old.

Lois was born October 5th, 1936, in Riceville, IA to William and Marie (Buchmeyer) Fuoss. She graduated from Riceville High School in 1954 and was married to Donald Douglas on June 5th, 1954. Lois made...

Oct 10, 2023

Lorraine Evelyn Ness, age 93, of Kasson, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 10, 2023, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, Minnesota.

Lorraine was born on March 19, 1930, to Harvey and Berdina (Ohm) Boysen in Mower County. She attended country schools in both Mower and Dodge Counties and Hayfield High...

Sep 7, 2023

Faye Sawyer Garbina, 81 of Byron, formerly a longtime resident of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Byron, MN.

Faye was born November 26, 1941 in Lillington, NC to James Arthur and Beatrice Sudie (Marshburn) Sawyer.  After graduating high school, Faye went to work as a secretary for the plumber and pipefitters...

Aug 30, 2023

Janice (Jan) Schmidt Longmuir, 76, of Byron, MN died Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at her home after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.

Jan was born June 26, 1947 in Oelwein, Iowa to Alfred and Margaret (Lauck) Schmidt where she grew up on the family farm with her siblings Duane and Dorothy.  Eventually, she was in...

Aug 17, 2023

Betty Marilyn (Adamson) Prigge, age 91, of Byron passed away peacefully at home on Thursday August 17, 2023 surrounded by family.

Betty was born to Paul and Mildred (Mahon) Adamson on January 10, 1932 on the family farm near Byron, Minnesota.  Betty attended Olmsted County School District #26, a one room rural school for eight years and...

Aug 14, 2023

Alfred John Dols, 81, of Byron, MN, died Monday August 14, 2023.

Alfred was born May 29, 1942 in Minneapolis MN to Alfred and Alice Dols.  He served in the army from 1962-1966. Alfred received a degree in automotive mechanics from Dunwoody and was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic for the DNR. On September 22, 1973,...

Jul 6, 2023

Thomas Patrick Murphy left this world on July 6, 2023, at the age of 89. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in our hearts.

Tom enjoyed his time overseas during the service and could fix just about anything. He worked at Montgomery Wards for 33 years until he was 60 years old....

Jun 30, 2023

William L. "Bill" Murray, 88, of Byron was accepted into the Lord's house on Friday June 30, 2023, at Eisenberg Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his loving family.

Bill was born on November 11, 1934, in Mondovi, WI, to Andrew J. and Dora M. (Shorter) Murray. He moved with his family to Claremont, MN where he attended...

Jun 4, 2023

Evelyn Marie O'Brien Peterson, 93, a native of Kasson, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

A graveside memorial will be held at 10:00am, Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Mantorville.  Following the graveside memorial, a reception will be held from 11:30am until 2:30pm at the Byron Funeral Home, 1620 Voll Dr. NW...

May 23, 2023

Jade Allen Lutzi of Rochester, MN formerly of Byron, MN went to his forever home as a donor hero after a short stay at Mayo Hospital. Jade was a very talented contractor and painter who touched the lives of so many throughout his short life.

Jade leaves behind his daughters Paislee and Wynter; brother Scott Lutzi; mother...

May 11, 2023

Sandra Ann (Lovejoy) Carlson, 86, of Byron, MN, died Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Saint Marys Hospital.

Sandra was born January 16, 1937 in Rochester, MN to Roy and Ethel (Wilder) Lovejoy.  She graduated from Rochester High School in 1955.  She married Larry R. Carlson on June 14, 1956 in Rochester.  The couple spent only a few...

Apr 18, 2023

Chester Curtiss Faudskar "Chet" was born April 18, 1943 in Bismarck North, Dakota to L.C. and Marie Faudskar. He attended Bismarck Schools and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1961. Following graduation, Chet joined the United States Air Force and served honorably until 1965.

He married Elaine Hinsz on May 20th 1966 in Bismarck. The couple settled...

Mar 26, 2023

Jeremy Jay Harmon (48) of Byron, MN passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

He was born December 1, 1974, in Waconia, MN to Gary and Linda (Miller) Harmon. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1993.  During his high school years, he worked for Tom Conway Fire & Apparatus building fire trucks.

In...

Feb 22, 2023

Judith Eileen Bale died on February 22, 2023 at her home. Her passing follows an illness with respiratory diseases.

Judith Eileen Matsuoka was born on July 1, 1944 in Waimea, Hawaii to Kenneth and Yachiyo Matsuoka. She grew up in Makaweli, Kauai and graduated from Waimea High School in 1962. Judi continued her education at Pacific University...