Randy Petersen
Writer at Freelance
Local Government Reporter at Post-Bulletin
I'm the Post Bulletin local government reporter, watching the policymakers and seeking to show how policies affect Rochester and Olmsted County residents.
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postbulletin.com | John Molseed |Dené Dryden |Lee Hilgendorf |Randy Petersen
Dale Irvin Phillipson died in Fargo, ND on May 11, 2025 with his wife, son and daughter near him. He was 83 years old. Dale was born on January 24, 1942 in Whitehall, WI. He lived a great life, growing up on a farm near Coral City, WI where he met the love of his life, Andrea, in 2nd grade. Dale’s time in Germany in the US Army from 1961-1963 spawned a love of Germany and the German language.
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postbulletin.com | John Molseed |Dené Dryden |Lee Hilgendorf |Randy Petersen
Dr. Fred T. Nobrega, died on May 11, 2025, at home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald Mahon officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass. Dr. Nobrega is survived by his wife Eileen and three sons Thomas (Kathleen), John (Patricia) and Paul and his three grandchildren Michael, Mary Catherine and Elisabeth Therese.
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2 days ago |
postbulletin.com | Randy Petersen |Jeff Kiger |Matthew Stolle |Rebecca Mitchell
Kathleen Ann Hanson “Kaye”, passed away at the Seasons Hospice house, surrounded by her family at the age of 84. Kaye was born October 11, 1940 to Hilding and Margaret Quale in Austin, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from LeRoy Ostrander High School. On April 19, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dennis K Hanson at St. Patrick’s in LeRoy, Minnesota. Kaye worked for the LeRoy Ostrander schools, IBM, Macy’s and retired from The Mayo Clinic after 25 years of service.
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postbulletin.com | Randy Petersen |Jeff Kiger |Matthew Stolle |Rebecca Mitchell
May. 08, 1966 - May. 07, 2025 ROCHESTER, Minn. - Robert T. Jirele, 58, Rochester, Minn. died Wednesday, May. 7. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home, Rochester, MN, with visitation from 9:00 until the time of the service. A luncheon will follow the service at the Ranfranz and Vine Remembrance and Reception Centre, Rochester, MN. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements by Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home.
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3 days ago |
postbulletin.com | Randy Petersen
ROCHESTER — The first public hearing for plans to annex 158 acres into southeast Rochester for a new sports and recreation complex is set for Wednesday. The Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission is slated to review the requested expansion of the city border during its meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the city-county Government Center.
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