Kenneth (Ken) S. Prestegard
Aug 1, 2015
Kenneth (Ken) S. Prestegard, 68 of Owatonna, died Saturday August 1, 2015 at Homestead Hospice House. Ken was born February 28, 1947 at the Owatonna Hospital to Ole Joe Prestegard and Helen E. (Moe) Prestegard. Ken attended country school District 71 through the 8th grade, graduating from Owatonna High School in 1964. He married Anne Boyd in 1967 at Trinity...
Evelyn M. Balzer
Jul 31, 2015
Evelyn M. Balzer, 95, of Blooming Prairie, died July 31, 2015 at the Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Blooming Prairie. She was born June 24, 1920 in Steele County the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Jirele) Wurst. Evelyn attended country school and Blooming Prairie School. She then worked a few years for Jostens before marrying Joseph Balzer November 20, 1945...
Beverly Ann Peterson
Jul 29, 2015
Beverly Peterson, age 80, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Cannon Falls Hospital, Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Beverly was born May 23, 1935 in Green Bay, Wisconsin the daughter of Louis and Lilian (Loutitt) Crabb. Beverly graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis in 1953 and then attended the University of Minnesota. In 1956 she was Minnesota's Grand...
Rose Marie Wichser
Jul 28, 2015
Rose Marie Wichser, 104, of West Concord, Minnesota died July 28, 2015 at Chicos Board and Lodge in West Concord. Rose was born November 13, 1910 in West Concord, Minnesota the daughter of Edgar and Mary (Seeley) Robinson. Rose graduated from West Concord High School in 1929 where she participated in her favorite sport, girls basketball. She married Walter Wichser...
Allen G. Wendler
Jul 27, 2015
Allen George Wendler, 95, of West Concord, died July 27, 2015 at Mayo Clinic-St. Mary's Campus, Rochester. Allen was born March 25, 1920 in Kenyon the son of Carl and Elsie (Smith) Wendler. Allen attended school in Kenyon and West Concord. After his schooling, he helped farm with his brother Curtis. He entered the United States Army on May 23,...
Lawrence "Larry" T. Ripka
Jul 27, 2015
Lawrence "Larry" T. Ripka , age 77, of Owatonna, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. He was born August 16, 1937 in Carpenter, Iowa the son of Anton and Alma (Schwenke) Ripka . Larry graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1955. Larry worked at the Owatonna Canning Company before he entered...
Kathryn Francis
Jul 23, 2015
Kathryn Ann Francis, age 82, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Traditions of Owatonna II. Kathryn was born February 24, 1933 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Walter and Ruth (Harger) Dusbabek. She was raised near Faribault and attended Faribault High School. She was united in marriage to Norman Francis on February 14, 1953. The couple...
Roger G. Anderson
Jul 23, 2015
Roger Gene Anderson, 57, of Aurora Township, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his home. Roger was born February 10, 1958 in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Emogene (Carlson) Anderson. Roger was a 1976 graduate of Owatonna High School. Roger was the fourth generation to farm on his family farm in Aurora Township that was started by...
Betty L. Hjermstad
Jul 23, 2015
Betty L. Hjermstad, 90, of Kenyon died Thursday evening at the Kenyon Sunset Home. Betty was born March 28, 1925 in Brownsdale, MN at her grandmother's home to Warner and Gladys (Tucker) Lagervall. Her family lived in Lark, ND and Chetek, WI before moving to Kenyon. Betty attended Kenyon schools from the third grade on up graduating in 1942. She...
Patricia F. Anderson
Jul 21, 2015
Patricia F. Anderson, 82, of Owatonna died Tuesday morning at Homestead Hospice House. She was born September 1, 1932 in La Moure, ND to Verle and Ruth (Orear) Triplett. Pat received her elementary teaching degree from St. Cloud State Teachers College in 1958. She began teaching that fall in the Excelsior, MN School District. The following year, and through the...
Victor E. Brekke
Jul 20, 2015
Victor Edward Brekke, 69, of West Concord, died July 20, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Victor was born January 24, 1946 in West Concord the son of Clifford and Josephine Brekke. He attended school in West Concord in Ellington Township. He lived in West Concord most of his life and O'Fallon, Missouri for two years before...
Timothy P. White
Jul 19, 2015
Timothy (Tim) P. White, 50, of Owatonna, died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home in Owatonna on July 19, 2015. Tim was born on February 15, 1965 in Owatonna, MN, the son of Vern O. White and Patricia M. (Hudrlik) White. He was a 1983 graduate of Owatonna High School. He worked for many years at Viracon, and at...
Kathleen M. Rhyner
Jul 19, 2015
Kathleen M. Rhyner, 62 of Owatonna formerly of Sparta, WI died at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary's Campus in Rochester on Sunday July 19, 2015. Kathleen was born on May 2, 1953 in Sparta, Wisconsin to Vaughn "Bud" and Wilma (Dunn) Harris. She was a Sparta High School graduate and received an Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene. She married Eric...
Leila B. Vaith
Jul 18, 2015
Leila B. Vaith, age 92, of Owatonna, died peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Koda Living Community. Leila was born March 13, 1923 in Lemond Township, MN the daughter of Martin and Mollie (Moe) Wiek. She attended country school and Owatonna High School. She was united in marriage to Floyd G. Vaith on June 17, 1942 at Aurora Lutheran...
Martha M. Meixner
Jul 17, 2015
Martha M. Meixner, age 95, of Owatonna, passed away on July 17, 2015 at Brookdale Living, Clare Bridge, Owatonna. Martha was born on March 2, 1920 to Joseph and Frances (Skalicky) Balzer at Bixby, Minnesota. She attended country school near Bixby and worked on the family farm. She was united in marriage to Tony Meixner on October 15, 1941 at...
Evalyn Watson
Jul 15, 2015
Evalyn Powell Watson- Age 94 Born at Fort Chadbourne, Texas on April 13, 1921 Died Owatonna, Minnesota on July 15, 2015 Daughter, sister, friend, wife, mother, child of God, resident of Heaven! Our mom! What a wonder- woman she was! Who can say enough about this everyday, fabulous woman, loved so very much by her husband, John, her family and...
Wayne L. Knutson
Jul 14, 2015
Wayne Lester Knutson, 84, of Owatonna, passed away on July 14, 2015 at the Homestead Hospice House, Owatonna. Wayne was born on November 23, 1930 in Ellington Township, Dodge County to Ted and Miranda Knutson. He enjoyed careers in both farming and as a letter carrier. He moved to Owatonna at age 3 to a farm four miles SW of...
Jean G. Hillestad
Jul 14, 2015
Jean Geneva Hillestad, 90, of Cypress, TX, formerly of Claremont and Owatonna, MN, passed away on July 14, 2015 at the Parsons House of Cypress Assisted Living. Jean was born on November 28, 1924 to Enhardt and Florence (Mann) Duden in Red Wing. She was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from South High. She was united in marriage to Harold...
Darrel J. Staats
Jul 13, 2015
Darrel J. Staats 45 of Owatonna died Monday morning July 13, 2015 at Abbott- Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Darrel was born March 6, 1970 in Farmington, MN to James and Linda (Mongeau) Staats. He graduated from Rosemount High School in 1988 and attended Brown Institute for two years. He worked as assistant manager at Happy Chef in Owatonna. After becoming...
Brystal Zapata
Jul 9, 2015
Brystal Zapata, infant daughter of Jason and Brianna (Ahlborn) Zapata, died July 9, 2015 at Owatonna Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Jason and Brianna Zapata of Owatonna; siblings, Alexis Ahlborn and Penelope Zapata; half-siblings, Lorena and Iestyn Zapata; maternal grandparents, Darrel Finkle and Carol Ahlborn of Owatonna; paternal grandfather, George Zapata of Owatonna. She was preceded in death...
