Alta Bates

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Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes - Rochester

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January 26, 2026

Alta Bates Obituary

Alta Bates, age 97, of Rochester, Minnesota, and formerly of Harmony, Minnesota, died on Monday, January 26, 2026, at her home in Rochester, MN. Alta Mae Walker was born on November 13, 1928, in Appleton City, Missouri, to Clarence and Els... Read Alta Bates's Obituary