Elaine Idella Halla
Dec 28, 2013
Elaine Idella Halla, 90, of Owatonna, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Koda Living Community in Owatonna. She was born August 27, 1923 in Lemond Township, Steele County, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Marie (Hanson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church. She attended country school. Elaine married Richard Halla on May 29, 1942 at...
Jimmie A. Jones
Dec 25, 2013
Jimmie A. Jones, 89, of Owatonna, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at her home in Owatonna. She was born August 30, 1924 in Iuka MS the daughter of James and Minnie (Maxwell) Yarber. She married her husband William Jones on August 16, 1941 in Iuka MS. The couple lived in Waukegan IL and provided a nursing home ministry in...
Myrtle F. Johnson
Dec 25, 2013
Myrtle Florence Johnson, 95, of Medford, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was born August 30, 1918 in Deerfield Township, Steele County, Minnesota the daughter of Norman and Jenny (Lungren) Hanson. She attended country school District #92. She married Monroe Johnson on December 24, 1935 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna. They lived in...
Ernest M. Berkas
Dec 25, 2013
Ernest Maurice Berkas (Ernie), age 87, died peacefully December 25, 2013 in Michigan. He was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota on February 2, 1926. His father, Sever Berkas, died when Ernie was four years old, and his mother, Cecelia (nee Anonby) then moved the family to Kenyon, Minnesota, where Ernie and his 3 brothers grew up. Times were tough and...
Raymond Langer
Dec 23, 2013
Raymond Langer, 84, of Owatonna, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. He was born October 23, 1929 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Joseph and Margot (Sneve) Langer. He attended school at Owatonna High School and graduated in 1948. Raymond married his high school sweetheart, Lilias Piepho, in October 29, 1950 at Our Savior's...
Pearl Mae Bode
Dec 20, 2013
Pearl Mae Bode, 84, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Traditions of Owatonna. Pearl was born January 14, 1929 in Nicollet, Minnesota the daughter of Wilbert and Emma (Becker) Bode. At a young age, she moved with her family to Dodge Center and there she attended school. She was united in marriage to A. Duane Petersburg in 1949...
Edna Marie Boreen
Dec 19, 2013
Edna Marie Boreen, 89, of Owatonna will be spending Christmas in heaven. She passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at her home. Edna was born January 30, 1924 in Grasston, Minnesota the daughter of Arvid and Emma (Carlson) Sandberg. She attended Grasston High School graduating in 1942. After graduating from high school...
Dale L. Louks
Dec 14, 2013
Dale Lavern Louks, 61, of Owatonna, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his home in Owatonna. He was born January 13, 1952 in Rochester, Minnesota the son of Caroll and Shirley (Smith) Louks. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1971. He worked at Tubco for two years. He then worked at the Owatonna Canning Company for 19 years and...
Carol R. Nelson
Dec 8, 2013
Carol Ruth Nelson, 81, of Owatonna, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Countryside in Owatonna. She was born May 29th, 1932 in Avon, SD the daughter of Albert and Minnie (Schroder) Giedd. She moved to Owatonna with her family in 1945. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1949. She went to Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, SD....
Robert F. "Pa"� Peterson
Dec 7, 2013
Robert F. "Pa" Peterson, West Concord, MN, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 7, 2013. Robert "Bob" Peterson was born February 16, 1927 in Spencer Brook Township near Princeton, MN to Fred and Minnie Peterson. Bob grew up on the family farm with his parents, six sisters and one brother. He attended country school through the Eighth grade...
Robert A. Miller
Dec 5, 2013
Robert A. Miller, 49, of Austin, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his home. He was born April 10, 1964 the son of George and Susan (Lewis) Miller. Graduated from Shakopee High School, and started working doing landscaping. In 1984 he started working doing asbestos abatement. He then became a member of the Local 34 heat and frost insulator union,...
Ervin A. Woker
Dec 2, 2013
Ervin A. Woker, 90, of Meriden, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Koda Living Community in Owatonna. He was born April 2, 1923 in Meriden Township the son of Alfred and Tillie (Schroeder) Woker. He graduated from the rural schools and worked with his father on the farm. Ervin married Louise Abbe on June 24, 1945 in Meriden Township...
Christine Lee (Deming) Davis
Nov 30, 2013
Christine Lee (Deming) Davis, 34, of Owatonna, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 25, 1979 in Owatonna, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Karen (Hanson) and William Grubisch and Michael Deming. She graduated Owatonna High School in 1997 and was the first mascot for...
Donna Mae Sommer
Nov 27, 2013
Donna Mae Sommer, 73, long time resident of Owatonna, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born December 7, 1939 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, the daughter of Ernest and Lena (Williamson) Maixner. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School. Donna was united in marriage to Delbert Sommer on January 23, 1960 at The Associated...
Thomas R. Linnihan
Nov 25, 2013
Thomas R. Linnihan, 56, of Owatonna, died Monday, November 25, 2013 of natural causes at his home in Owatonna. He was born January 8, 1957 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of John and Catherine (Klotz) Linnihan. He is survived by his sister, Patricia (and Jim) Johnson of Sioux Falls, SD; brother, John Linnihan; four nephews, John and Sean Linnihan,...
Diane M. Nelson
Nov 24, 2013
Diane M. Nelson, 57, of Owatonna, died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her home with her family at her side. Diane was born May 8, 1956 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Laurel and Maurene (Borchert) Grunwald. She was raised on the family farm near Blooming Prairie where she loved riding her horse, Breeze. She attended and graduated from Blooming...
Gladys E. Thurnau
Nov 24, 2013
Gladys Evelyn Thurnau, 81, of Owatonna, died Sunday November 24, 2013, at Traditions 1 in Owatonna. Gladys was born January 16, 1932 in Pratt, Minnesota the daughter of George and Inga (Svenby) Hornstein. She was raised near Owatonna and attended country school West of Medford. Following school she helped on the family farm. She was united in marriage to Richard...
Margaret E. Albin
Nov 19, 2013
Margaret E. Albin, 94, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Koda Living Community. Margaret was born May 24, 1919 in Flandreau, South Dakota the daughter of Fred and Mae (Cunningham) Sorg. There she was raised and attended school. She worked a lot with her father on the family farm. Margaret then attended school studying welding and then...
Viola M. Jacobson
Nov 17, 2013
Viola M. (Erler) Jacobson, 99, of Kenyon, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Sunset Nursing home in Kenyon. She was born April 15, 1914 in Ellington Township the daughter of Julius and Emma (Halvorson) Erler. Viola graduated from West Concord High School in 1932. Viola married Julius Jacobson in 1937 in Moland Township. The couple lived on a farm...
Richard C. Erdman
Nov 14, 2013
Richard Carl Erdman, 79, of Owatonna, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Traditions I in Owatonna. He was born March 7, 1934 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Carl and Adeline (Glock) Erdman. He was baptized and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Owatonna. Richard graduated from Owatonna High School in 1952. He enlisted in the United States Air Force...
