Laruen Larry Johnson
Jul 22, 2014
LaRuen Larry Johnson, 69, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Koda Living Community. LaRuen was born April 18, 1945 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of Lee and Alice (Olson) Johnson. He attended school in Hartland and then at Freeborn graduating in 1963. He lived near Ellendale following high school. He was united in marriage to Betty Dobberstein...
Ruth Clara Parker
Jul 21, 2014
Ruth Clara Parker, 95, of Owatonna, formerly of West Concord, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at Owatonna Hospital. Ruth was born February 14, 1919, in Warroad, Minnesota the daughter of Eldelbert and Alyce (Messner) Senear. The family moved to Pekin, North Dakota where she attended grade school. They then moved to Medford in 1933. She graduated from Medford High School...
Gladys M. Ballstadt
Jul 15, 2014
Gladys M. Ballstadt, 85, of Owatonna, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Park Place Senior Congregate and Assisted Living in Owatonna. Gladys Ballstadt was born March 20, 1929 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Harold and Mary (Grobner) Enzenauer. Gladys graduated from Owatonna High School class of 1947. She was united in marriage to Lowell H. Ballstadt on July...
Leroy C. Gunhus
Jul 12, 2014
Leroy C. Gunhus, 72, of Apple Valley, died Saturday July 12, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 5, 1941 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Edwin and Carol (Hope) Gunhus. He graduated from Kenyon High School with the class of 1959, and then attended Austin Technical College. Leroy was united in marriage to Judy Cordes...
Hilda P. Hildebrandt
Jul 11, 2014
Hilda P. Hildebrandt, 89, of Kenyon, died Friday, July 11, 2014 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born April 12, 1925 in Cherry Grove Township, Minnesota the daughter of and John and Hilma (Larson) Shelstad. Hilda attended country school in Cherry Grove Township. She married Ted Helgeson on June 12, 1944, and he later died in 1957. Hilda was...
Harold W. Kroll
Jul 10, 2014
Harold W. Kroll, 94, lifetime resident of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Koda Living Community with his daughters at his side. Harold was born February 25, 1920, in Lemond Township, Minnesota the son of Otto and Martha (Wodrich) Kroll. There he was raised and attended country school. Harold then did carpentry work and farmed. He began a career...
Clement F. "Clem" Schroeder
Jul 9, 2014
Clement F.Clem Schroeder, 92, of Owatonna died July 9th at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Clem was born in Owatonna on April 3, 1922 to Otto H and Bertha (Mueller) Schroeder. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1940 and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942. He served during World War II on the USS Louisville in all...
Colton G. Squires
Jul 5, 2014
Colton G. Squires, 24, of Owatonna, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 as the result of an automobile accident. Colton was born July 29, 1989 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of Craig and Brenda (Carlson) Squires. He attended Owatonna High School and graduated from Faribault High School in 2008. He spent 7 years in the Army Reserve as an MP...
Terry Randy Wilker
Jul 4, 2014
Terry Randy Wilker, 54, of Owatonna, died unexpectedly of an accidental death in his home on Friday, July 4, 2014. He was born January 3, 1960 in Waseca the youngest child of Harold and Annabell (Manke) Wilker. The family moved to Owatonna in 1970 from their farm in Deerfield, MN. He was a 1978 graduate of Owatonna High School. In...
Glen O. Krause
Jul 1, 2014
Glen O. Krause, 85, of Hope, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Glen Otto Krause was born April 28, 1929 on the family farm in Hope, Minnesota, the son of Ervin and Esther (Wodrich) Krause. He attended District #23 country school before graduating from Owatonna High School in 1947. He was united in...
Donna J. Deets
Jun 28, 2014
Donna J. Deets, 64, of Medford, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at her home. She was born November 11, 1949 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Roy and Violet (Langer) Risberg. Donna graduated from OHS with the class of 1968 and then attended Mankato State. She was united in marriage to Dennis Deets October 23, 1971 at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Darrel H. Bruessel
Jun 24, 2014
Darrel H. Bruessel 79, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at his home. He was born April 24, 1935 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Lyle and Elenora (Steffen) Bruessel. Graduated from Medford High School with the class of 1952, and then graduated from Minnesota School of Business. He was also with the Air Force National Guard as a...
Luella Marie Peterson
Jun 22, 2014
Luella Marie Peterson, 97, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. She was born December 31, 1916 in Havana Township, Steele County, Minnesota, the daughter of Hans and Clara (Schiffman) Jensen. After attending school, Luella moved to Minneapolis and worked at the Athletic Club where she met Marvin Peterson. They were married September 22,...
Arlis Lavonne Reeverts
Jun 21, 2014
Arlis LaVonne Reeverts, 84, of Owatonna, formerly of Great Falls, MT died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Traditions of Owatonna. Arlis was born the daughter of Melvin and Vivian Stangeland on January 12, 1930 in Lismore, Minnesota at home, in the same bedroom that her father was born in. She graduated from Worthington High School with the class of 1948...
Larry Dean Larson
Jun 18, 2014
Larry D. Larson, 59, of Owatonna, passed away with family and friends at his side Wednesday, June 19, 2014 at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Larry was born July 14, 1954 in Pipestone, Minnesota the son of Ludvig and Irene (Sumption) Larson. He was raised in the town of Cazenovia. Larry graduated from Pipestone High School class of...
Donald A. Dostal
Jun 15, 2014
Donald A. Dostal, 92, of West Concord, died Sunday, June 15, 2014. Donald was born June 21, 1921 in Havana Township, Minnesota the son of John and Josephine (Jirousek) Dostal. He attended District 11 School and then helped on the family farm with his father. He entered the United States Army on October 8, 1942 and served with the 744...
Jolene Mae Kennedy
Jun 15, 2014
Jolene Mae Kennedy, 48, of Eagan, Minnesota was called home to be with the Lord on June 15, 2014. She was reunited with her family, loved ones, and those she cared about. She was born May 3, 1966 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Jerome and Annette (Sommer) Kubista. She was a 1984 graduate of Owatonna High School. In 1988,...
Jean G. Buckingham
Jun 14, 2014
Jean Gladys Buckingham, 89, of Kasson, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Field Crest Nursing Home. Jean was born in Byron, MN April 21, 1925 and lived most of her life in the West Concord and Rochester area. Jean was the third of 11 children born to Cecil and Myrtle (Tvedt) Mulvihill. Jean married Minor Buckingham and together they raised...
Bobby "Bob" Fitzgerald
Jun 5, 2014
Bobby Bob George Fitzgerald, 78, of West Concord, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary's Campus. He was born April 29, 1936 in West Concord, Minnesota the son of George and Ethel (Melby) Fitzgerald. Bobby began farming at an early age with his father, and continued to do so for his entire life, and he was...
Dorothy Mae Pichner
Jun 5, 2014
Dorothy Mae Pichner, 93, of Owatonna, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 at the Owatonna Care Center. Dorothy was born August 27, 1920 in Owatonna the daughter of William and Mamie (Arndt) Pichner. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1938. In 1940 Dorothy started working at Woolworths in Owatonna where she was a bookkeeper for 45 years until she...
