Wall of Remembrance

The Wall of Remembrance displays the names of servicemembers who perished as the result of injuries sustained in the service.

The deceased are from Southeast Minnesota within a 50-mile radius of Rochester from the Civil War to the present.

At this time 47 “Wall Panels” make up the Wall of Remembrance
with up to 55 veterans listed on each panel.

Carl Beeler, Marine Veteran of 2nd Marine Division, WWII paying respects after walking 250 miles from Truro, IA

The Wall Panels are columns of randomly placed names.

The columns are numbered from left to right.
The front of the wall has panels numbered 1 through 34.
The back (south) side of the wall continues on with panels 35 through 47.
Columns will be added as appropriate.

Tree Pavers/Donors

Name / Location / Quadrant Name / Location / Quadrant Aarness Roger 34 SW Miller Eugene 49 SW Adler Norman 5 NE Miller Glenn & June 13 NW Baltes Donald 26 SE Miller Leonard 18 SE Beeler Carl 12 NW Myhre Einar 42 SW Cady Ivan 3 NE Nelson Stanley 33 SW Class of 1948 11 NW Ogren Joseph 24 SE D Williams & T E Sather 20 SW Pace Dairy 1 SE Ellringer Stanley 39 SW Pagelkopf John 31 SW Fix Lyman 16 SE Parker Dutch 15 SE Forsyth Don 50 SW Pemstar 38 SW Franz Martin 19 SE Petit Patrick 22 SE Funk Eugene 40 SW Prickett Arnold 45 SW Geller Daniel 28 SE Quinn KJ — MJ & TJ 41 SW Graham Gary 36 SW Richardt Les & Pat 10 NW Gramley Marvin 25 SE Roberts Caroline 44 SW Hansen Melvin 23 SE Stierlen Russell & Fague Tim 35 SW Holtan Carl 46 SW Thaut Bryan 30 SE Janos George & Bernice 7 NW Tollefson Family 8 NW John Adams School 32 SW Trachy Dick 17 SE Kingrey Roy 43 SW U S Bank 27 SE Knudson Charles 2 SE Wade John & Margaret 9 NW Kruger Herbert 21 SE Walters Forrest 14 SE Lawler Edward 29 SE Weis Builders 4 NE Madonna Towers 37 SW Zimmerman Gerald 47 SW Milan Leonard & Hanson H 48 SW Zubay Ken & Mary 6 NW

Walk of Remembrance

The Walk of Remembrance is made up of approximately 6,300 pavers that have been donated to honor veterans who have served with the US Armed Forces or its Allies.

Each “Paver Section” is made up of 1 to 44 pavers.

Note that Paver Section number 0 (zero) is one block north and east from the Memorial (on the corner of 6th Street SW and 2nd Avenue SW).

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