Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, died in July. She insisted that the gazebo, a 100th birthday gift from Mayo, be dedicated to the staff.
Thomas Arthur Burton passed away on August 16th, 2022. Born in Richmond, Virginia on December 29, 1934, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Mary Frances (Pierce) Burton; parents Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) Burton and Arthur Nunnally Burton; brothers James Hamilton Burton and William Harding Burton. He is survived by brother Michael Edward Burton; children Elizabeth DuVal, Thomas Burton (Janet McGuire), Michael Burton (Lynn); 6 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Our dearest sweet mother died on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at home due to aortic valve stenosis. She was 92 ½ years old. Betty was born on November 11, 1929 to the family of Albert and Alice (Harvey) Klingsporn. She was raised on the family farm near Douglas, MN with her siblings Al, Richard, Jean, Gloria, Marilyn, Jim, Larry, Maurice, Cynthia and John. She went to country school and then moved to Rochester so she could go to high school. Betty worked part-time at the Colonial Hospital and St. Marys, working as a nurse’s aid in pediatrics, housekeeping, and with Sister Generose in central tray during WW II. She graduated from RHS in 1947. Betty then went to teachers training school in Austin, MN and worked 1 year as a teacher after graduating. She married our father on April 10, 1949 and they were dairy farmers for many years. They provided food for many people but were paid very little for their hard work. They had 5 children; David, Judy, Jill, Donald and Nancy. They have five grandc
For years, I had wanted to meet one of Rochester's wisest and most highly respected residents, Sister Generose Gervais, the Franciscan sister and former Saint Marys Hospital administrator for whom Mayo's Generose mental health building is named.
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