1922
Russell
2014
Russell Alroy Friese
October 19, 1922 — December 22, 2014
Russell Friese, age 92, of Rochester, died Monday (Dec. 22, 2014) at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus.
Russell Alroy Friese was born Oct. 19, 1922 on the family farm in Minneola Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota to Albert and Genevieve (Ottun) Friese, the oldest of nine children. He was raised in Wanamingo, MN. On June 15, 1945 he married Catherine Mae Hermann in Rochester. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Korea, doing reconstruction, following the war. After his discharge the couple farmed in Holden Township before taking over the Friese family farm in 1961. They raised dairy cattle, hogs, and chickens. Russ was known for raising, training, and showing Quarter and Arabian horses. He had trained horses for former Governor Al Quie, and trained his last horse when he was 80 years old. After selling the farm he bought houses, remodeled, and resold them. The couple lived in the Kasson - Mantorville area before moving to Rochester where they owned and operated a boarding house. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine; sons, Duane (Rosemary), and Grant (Margaret Lynn), both of Pine Island, MN; his daughter, Patricia (Stuart) Larson of Byron, MN; twelve grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; four sisters, Lorraine Munson of Hayfield, MN; Avis Ordalen of Albert Lea, MN; Lou Belle Sieben of Cannon Falls, MN; and Shirley Strand of Erskine, MN; and two brothers, Garvin of Wanamingo; and Roger (Shirley) of Killkenny, MN. His parents, and two brothers, Donald, and Gerald, preceded him in death.
The funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Dwight LaPine officiating. Friends may call one hour before the service, and a reception will be held following the service. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery following the reception. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church.
5905 Silas Dent Road NW
Rochester, MN
5905 Silas Dent Road NW
Rochester, MN
Pine Island, MN 55963
Russell Alroy Friese was born Oct. 19, 1922 on the family farm in Minneola Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota to Albert and Genevieve (Ottun) Friese, the oldest of nine children. He was raised in Wanamingo, MN. On June 15, 1945 he married Catherine Mae Hermann in Rochester. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Korea, doing reconstruction, following the war. After his discharge the couple farmed in Holden Township before taking over the Friese family farm in 1961. They raised dairy cattle, hogs, and chickens. Russ was known for raising, training, and showing Quarter and Arabian horses. He had trained horses for former Governor Al Quie, and trained his last horse when he was 80 years old. After selling the farm he bought houses, remodeled, and resold them. The couple lived in the Kasson - Mantorville area before moving to Rochester where they owned and operated a boarding house. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine; sons, Duane (Rosemary), and Grant (Margaret Lynn), both of Pine Island, MN; his daughter, Patricia (Stuart) Larson of Byron, MN; twelve grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; four sisters, Lorraine Munson of Hayfield, MN; Avis Ordalen of Albert Lea, MN; Lou Belle Sieben of Cannon Falls, MN; and Shirley Strand of Erskine, MN; and two brothers, Garvin of Wanamingo; and Roger (Shirley) of Killkenny, MN. His parents, and two brothers, Donald, and Gerald, preceded him in death.
The funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Dwight LaPine officiating. Friends may call one hour before the service, and a reception will be held following the service. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery following the reception. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church.
Visitation
DEC 26. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CST)
Calvary Baptist Church5905 Silas Dent Road NW
Rochester, MN
Service
DEC 26. 11:00 AM (CST)
Calvary Baptist Church5905 Silas Dent Road NW
Rochester, MN
Cemetery
DEC 26 (CST)
Pine Island CemeteryPine Island, MN 55963
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