Alvis J. Moravec
Aug 3, 2014
Alvis John Moravec was born August 29, 1934 on the family farm in Aurora Township. He lived there all of his life until the last week when at age 79 he died peacefully on August 3, 2014 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna with his family at his bedside. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1952. He married...
Earl M. Hopkins
Aug 2, 2014
Earl Milo Hopkins, 89, of West Concord, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus. He was born December 8, 1924 in Milton Township, Minnesota the son of Milo and Ida (White) Hopkins. Earl attended District 5 country school, known as Kutzler school house. He married Gladys Dohrmann on June 13, 1948 at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Elizabeth "Betty" L. Miller
Aug 1, 2014
Elizabeth Betty L. Miller, 86, of Owatonna, MN, passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of August 1, 2014 at the Homestead Hospice House after a long struggle with cancer. Betty was born November 26, 1927 in Rochester, MN, daughter to Clara C. McKeown (Fakler) and J. William McKeown. Betty grew up on the McKeown family farm in Pilot...
Betty Jean Wencl
Aug 1, 2014
Betty Jean Wencl, 90, of Owatonna, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born July 24, 1924 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the daughter of Harold and Marjorie (McCracken) Lake. She married Hubert Wencl in 1941 in Blooming Prairie. Betty worked on the farm and was a homemaker and mother. After raising their five children, Betty worked...
Ronald Lee Dutton
Jul 28, 2014
Ronald Lee Dutton, 68, of Owatonna, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at his home after a courageous 2 �½ year battle with brain cancer. He was born April 26, 1946 in Little Falls, Minnesota the son of Lyle and Anne (Mueller) Dutton. They lived in Randall, Minnesota then moved to Bixby, Minnesota. Ronald graduated from Dodge Center High School in...
Kelly "Snags" Frank Sorg
Jul 27, 2014
Kelly "Snags" Frank Sorg, 56, of Dodge Center, died unexpectedly Sunday, at his home. He was born February 25, 1958 in Austin, Minnesota the son of Francis and Emily (Doerhofer) Sorg. Kelly graduated from Southland High School Adams, MN in 1976, and then attended Hutchinson VO Tech for motorcycle repair. He worked at EF Johnson in Waseca for many years....
Audrey Jean Klima
Jul 26, 2014
Audrey Jean Klima, 87, of Owatonna, died Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Homestead Hospice House. Audrey Jean Prestegard was born March 3, 1927 in Aurora Township, Minnesota the daughter of Sam and Anna (Silrum) Prestegard. She attended and graduated from Owatonna High School. She began working at Federated following school. Audrey was united in marriage to Kenneth Klima on September...
Marian J. Anderson
Jul 25, 2014
Marian J. Anderson, 84, of Owatonna, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Koda Living Community. She was born June 1, 1930 in Dodge County, Minnesota the daughter of Henry and Josephine (Madson) Knutson. She attended School in Dodge County, and then was united in marriage to Raymond Anderson March 5, 1949, and he later died in March of 2010. She...
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...
