Erma Mae Jensen
Sep 25, 2014
Erma Mae Jensen, 85, of Owatonna, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna, Minnesota. She was born April 2, 1929 in Lakeland, Minnesota the daughter of Martin and Ruth (Davis) Underdahl. Erma attended school in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. Erma worked at Jostens and Federated Insurance. In 1950, she moved to Santa Rosa,...
Rhonald E. Johnston
Sep 21, 2014
Rhonald E. Johnston, 91, of Hayfield, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Rhonald was born April 26, 1923 in Ashland Township the son of Vernon and Jeanette (McEathron) Johnston. Rhonald married Lorette Jensen; she passed away in 1946 from polio. He married Dorothy Kirkland on February 26, 1950. Rhonald served in the United States...
Diane H. Ness
Sep 21, 2014
Diane H. Ness, 61, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born April 11, 1953 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Floyd and Helen (Wirowek) Ness. Diane graduated from OHS with the class of 1971, and attended college at Wartburg in Waverly, IA. She was a member of the Nomenclature singing group from 1971-1973....
Glenn I. Brekke
Sep 20, 2014
Glenn Ivan Brekke, 87, of Owatonna, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 under the care of hospice and with his family by his side at St. Lucas Care Center, Faribault, Minnesota. Glenn was born December 7, 1926 in Graettinger, Iowa the son of John and Gertrude (Zielstra) Brekke. He attended school in Sherburn and Blooming Prairie. Glenn served in the Navy...
Donna Mae Swanson
Sep 19, 2014
Donna Mae Swanson, 91, of Owatonna passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Medford Care Center. Donna was diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and trusted God and went into remission for many years. It never slowed her down. She had a recent fast decline and spent her last days surrounded by family. Donna was...
Luella Olivia Abraham
Sep 17, 2014
Luella O. Abraham, 100, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Koda Living Community. Luella was born April 11, 1914 in Steele County, Minnesota the daughter of Delbert and Martha (Werdien) Rasmussen. Luella was united in marriage to Herbert Abraham on January 17, 1938 in Charles City, Iowa. They lived in the Owatonna area their married life. Luella worked...
Patricia A. Patti Frechette
Sep 14, 2014
Patricia A. Patti Frechette 73, of Owatonna, died after a brief battle with cancer with her family by her side Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus. She was born May 21, 1941 in Austin, Minnesota, the daughter of Laurence and Margaret (Stoltman) Schroer. Patti graduated from Blooming Prairie High School with the class of 1959, and...
William C. Kottke
Sep 13, 2014
William C. Bill Kottke, 81, of Owatonna, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. He was born April 2, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Carl and Adeline (Partridge) Kottke. Bill grew up in Owatonna, MN where his father owned one of the local jewelry stores, Kottke's Jewelers, founded in 1919. Following a celebrated high...
Richard Lee Johnson
Sep 10, 2014
Richard Lee Johnson, 73, of Claremont, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna after a courageous battle against cancer. Richard was born January 28, 1941 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota on the family farm the son of Raymond and Helen (Ellis) Johnson. He was a 1959 graduate of Blooming Prairie High School. He married Jonna...
Rodney A. Wiezorek
Sep 10, 2014
Rodney A. Wiezorek, 61, of Owatonna, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Visitation: 09/16/2014 10:00 09/16/2014 11:00 Service: 09/16/2014 11:00
Leland Dale Kruger
Sep 8, 2014
Leland Dale Kruger, 70, of Owatonna, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at his home in Owatonna. He was born June 24, 1944 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Eugene and Grace (Frederickson) Kruger. He attended Owatonna High School. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from June 29, 1967 until his honorable discharge on June 23,...
Lola Mae Sorensen
Sep 6, 2014
Lola Mae Sorensen, 97, of Owatonna, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Traditions II. She was born July 13, 1917 in Montezuma, IA, the daughter of Delbert and Sophronia (Fleener) Quaintance. Lola was united in marriage to Theodore Sorensen on August 6, 1936 in Worthington, MN. The couple moved to Hartley, IA and later to Ruthven, IA. In 1947 they...
Lavonne Mae Meixner
Sep 6, 2014
LaVonne Mae Meixner, 85, of Owatonna, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Koda Living Community. LaVonne was born November 26, 1928 in Somerset Township, Minnesota the daughter of John and Nettie (Kruckeberg) Standke. She attended District school 57 and then Owatonna High School graduating in 1947. She worked for a short while at Federated Insurance prior to her marriage. LaVonne...
Isabella H. Kohl
Sep 5, 2014
Isabella Bell Hope Kohl, 102, of Rochester, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Cottagewood Assisted Living in Rochester. Isabella was born January 30, 1912 in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of James and Isabella (Hope) Thomson. At the age of 13 she and her parents moved from St. Paul to Seattle. Isabella attended the University of Washington earning a Bachelors...
Richard Jerome Mork
Aug 27, 2014
Richard Jerome Mork, 88, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Koda Living Community. He was born July 7, 1926 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of William and Sophie (Marchwick) Mork. Richard graduated from Owatonna High School in 1944, and then began farming in Merton Township with his father. He entered the United States Navy and served his country...
Helen V. Wanous
Aug 23, 2014
Helen V. Wanous, 87, of Faribault, formerly of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Pleasant Manor, Faribault. Helen was born April 18, 1927 in Medford, Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Mabel (Townley) Wallace. She was united in marriage to Louis Wanous on April 28, 1942 in Steele County. The couple farmed for many years retiring in 1977. They...
Cindy L. Blair
Aug 21, 2014
Cindy Lee Blair, 57, of Owatonna, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 18, 1957 in Appleton, Wisconsin the daughter of Douglas Eland and Barbara Bleich. She was the youngest of five children. Cindy married William Nahmens and in their union had two children, Jennifer D. and William. They lived...
Raymond A. Truelson Jr.
Aug 19, 2014
Raymond Arnold Truelson Jr., 71, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. He was born September 21, 1942 in Havelock, Iowa the son of Raymond and Anna (Klein) Truelson. In 1960, Ray graduated from Mallard High School Mallard, Iowa. After graduation he worked for Twin Draulics Inc. in Laurens, Iowa. He moved to Owatonna...
Ruth Ann "Granny" Nelson
Aug 18, 2014
Ruth Ann Granny" Nelson , 94, of Faribault, died Monday, August 18, 2014 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault, Minnesota. She was born April 25, 1920 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Ernest and Emelia (Rohloff) Boldt. She attended Faribault High School and left school to take care of her ill mother. She married Rudy Nelson on December 10,...
J.D. Bringgold
Aug 11, 2014
J.D. Bringgold, 86, of Owatonna, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Jacob D. J.D. was born February 5, 1928 in Dodge Center, Minnesota the son of Robert and Margaret (Patterson) Bringgold. He was one of eleven children and they were raised on a farm in West Concord. The family later moved to Owatonna. J.D....
