Dale I. Hursh
Oct 12, 2013
Dale I. Hursh 90, of Owatonna, died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Clare Bridge Cottage. He was born July 25, 1923 in Hinsdale, Montana the son of Lynn and Rebecca (Riddle) Hursh. Dale graduated high school with the class of 1941 from Anaconda, MT, he then attended and graduated from Butte Business College. He served in the United States Army...
Marian "Mary" L. Rasmussen
Oct 12, 2013
Marian "Mary" L. Rasmussen, 80, of Owatonna, died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born February 19, 1933 near Morristown, Minnesota the daughter of John and Dorothy (Fell) Tramel. Marian attended a rural Steele County School through the eighth grade and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1951. She worked for Federated Insurance Company until she...
Jerome E. Rhodes
Oct 9, 2013
Jerome Ernest Rhodes, 83, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. He was born December 30, 1929 in West Concord, Minnesota the son of Fred and Augusta (Wehmeyer) Rhodes. He graduated from West Concord High School. He farmed for a few years then moved to Montana where he worked as a rancher. He returned...
Florence J. Reese
Oct 7, 2013
Florence J. Reese, 84, of Owatonna, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born August 22, 1929 in Merton Township, Minnesota the daughter of George and Inga (Svenby) Hornstein. Florence attended country school. She was united in marriage to Roger Reese on October 22, 1947, and the couple lived in Owatonna. Florence worked at...
William C. Hannah
Oct 7, 2013
William Charles Hannah, 68, of Owatonna, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born October 8, 1944 in St. Paul, Minnesota the son of William and Jean (Stephens) Hannah. He graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. Willie enlisted into the United States Army on August 8, 1962 and served two years in Germany as a...
Arlene E. Springer
Oct 6, 2013
Arlene E. Springer, 93, of Owatonna, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Traditions II. Arlene was born June 17, 1920 in rural Bixby, Minnesota the daughter of Robert and Allie (Christensen) Eaker. There she was raised and attended country school. Arlene was married to Luvern Springer on January 7, 1942 and of this union had five children. They made their...
Ronald J. Anderson
Oct 3, 2013
Ronald J. Anderson, 76, St. George, Utah formerly of Owatonna, MN was called home to Heaven on October 3, 2013. Ronald was born August 26, 1937 in Rice County, MN to Donald and Loretta (Anhorn) Anderson. He graduated from Medford High School and served honorably in the US Air Force. Following his release from the Air Force, he traveled the...
Genevieve S. Meyer
Oct 1, 2013
Genevieve Susan Meyer, 89, of Kenyon and Mankato, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Pathstone Crossing, Mankato. She was born August 31, 1924 in Faribault the daughter of Charles and Eva (Kotz) Strouth. Genevieve attended country school near her family farm and graduated from Faribault High School. She worked at Faribault Woolen Mill Co. after high school. Genevieve married James...
Victor H. Greier
Sep 29, 2013
Victor H. Greier, 83, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 29, 2013, at Owatonna Hospital. Vic was born April 29, 1930, in Granada, Minnesota, the son of Fred and Lilian (Mausling) Greier. He attended parochial schools in Martin and Watonwan counties in Minnesota for grades 1st through 6th. He graduated from Truman High School in 1948. Later that year Vic entered...
Lavine Eileen Nelson
Sep 25, 2013
LaVine Eileen Nelson, 84, of Owatonna, MN, died Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at St. Mary''s Hospital in Rochester, MN. LaVine was born to Alfred and Gertie (Johnson) Nelson on February 3, 1929, in rural Mower County, MN. She was raised on the family farm and attended Lyle High School, where she met Lloyd Nelson. After they graduated in 1947, Lloyd...
Kaye M. Orthel
Sep 24, 2013
Kaye M. Orthel, 61, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born February 10, 1952 in Preston, MN the daughter of Gordon and Leila (Grindland) Redalen. Kaye graduated from Mayo High School in 1970, and then began working in Rochester. She married Ronald Ramgren in 1975 and the couple moved to Liberty, MO, and...
Joan M. Gillespie
Sep 20, 2013
Joan M. Gillespie, 87, of Owatonna, died Friday, September 20, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House. Joan was born July 19, 1926 in Rochester, Minnesota the daughter of Sylvester "Jim" and Grace (Neal) Barry. She was raised in Rochester and also attended school graduating from Rochester Lourdes High School. She then attended secretarial school. Joan worked at Federated Insurance in Owatonna....
Wilma "Kay" H. Fisher
Sep 20, 2013
Wilma "Kay" H. Fisher, 90, of Owatonna, died Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Owatonna Care Center. She was born November 5, 1922 in Magnolia, Minnesota the daughter of Melvin and Edna (Kline) Barclay. She graduated from Adrian, Minnesota. On July 9, 1942, she married Calvin "Bud" Fisher in South Sioux City, IA. They made their home in Iowa until...
Lemoyne Jensen
Sep 20, 2013
Lemoyne Jensen, 91, of Owatonna, died Friday, September 20, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House. Lemoyne was born March 15, 1922 in Ellendale, Minnesota the son of Alfred and Laurena (Anderson) Jensen. He attended school in Ellendale and farmed with his father. He was united in marriage to Doris Raben on February 13, 1944 in Albert Lea. They farmed in Ellendale,...
Leonard William Nordman, Jr.
Sep 17, 2013
Leonard William Gustav Nordman, Jr., 85, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN. He lost a lengthy battle with Parkinson''s disease and prostate cancer. Len was born on March 18, 1928, in Noonan, ND. He was the only child of Leonard and Mildred (Flugge) Nordman. Len graduated from Murray High School, St....
Marcella Huerta
Sep 15, 2013
Marcella Huerta, 44, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the Owatonna Hospital. Marcella was born March 1, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas the daughter of Ramon and Telesfora (Zavala) Mendoza. She was raised in San Antonio and graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School in 1987. She then worked at the Kelly Air Force Base. She was united...
Audrey V. Seykora
Sep 15, 2013
Audrey V. Seykora, 90, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Koda Living Community. She was born December 7, 1922 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Harry and Mabel (Stensrud) Partridge. Audrey graduated from Owatonna High School in 1940 and then attended Miss Wood's Teaching School from 1940-1942. Audrey then began teaching Kindergarten in Bayport and Austin. She was...
Wallace "Wally"� Munson
Sep 15, 2013
Wallace "Wally" Munson, 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center in New Richland, Minnesota. Wally was born on October 29, 1920 to Herman & Lona Munson in Frost, MN. He was the eldest of their five children. He attended various schools in Freeborn County, MN. As a young man, he worked as...
Paula Leonard
Sep 6, 2013
Paula Leonard, 72, of Owatonna, formerly of St. Louis Park, died peacefully Friday, September 6, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House surrounded by family and friends. Paula was born April 10, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of Donald and Bette (Johnston) Schmidt. As a young child, she moved with her family to Minneapolis where she grew up. She married Patrick...
Vivian C. Johnson
Sep 1, 2013
Vivian Caroline Johnson, 88, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born May 1, 1925 in Cresbard, South Dakota the daughter of Fred and Elda (Gertje) Radtke. She was a graduate of Owatonna High School. Vivian married Laurel Johnson March 14, 1948 in Owatonna. She worked as a cook for the Owatonna...
