Stories from Rochester's Past
Meet Our Honor Roll: Arnold Arve Pennanen
By Deborah Larsen Arnold Arve Pennanen Arnold Arve Pennanen was born in Farmington, Michigan, on September 11, 1924, the son of Peter and Anna Nieminen Pennanen. The Pennanens moved to Rochester when Arnold was a teenager and lived on South Street. Arnold attended...
Meet Our Honor Roll: Arnold Clayton Palmateer
By Deborah Larsen Arnold Clayton Palmateer Arnold Clayton Palmateer was born in Cass City, Michigan, on May 14, 1913, the son of Frederick and Anna Wentworth Palmateer. The Palmateer family moved to Rochester when Arnold was a child and lived on East Third Street....
Meet Our Honor Roll: Allan Murray Stotts
By Deborah Larsen Allan Murray Stotts Allan Murray Stotts was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 11, 1919, the son of Murray and Lotta Howling Stotts. The Stotts family lived on East Street, and Allan attended Rochester High School. Before the war, he worked at...