Janice K. Utoft
Jul 3, 2013
Janice K. Utoft 70, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at her home. She was born May 6, 1943 in Superior, Wisconsin the daughter of Robert and Shirley (Moe) Lundgren. Janice graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1961. She married Gary Utoft on November 24, 1962 in Tyler, MN, and the couple moved to the Minneapolis area for...
Dolores 'Lita' Loosbrock
Jul 2, 2013
Dolores 'Lita' Loosbrock, 91, of West Concord, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Barb Agerter in Rochester, MN. Dolores was born May 8, 1922 in Havana, Cuba to Joseph Arabit and Dolores Gotay and was the youngest of 4 girls and 2 boys. Her family immigrated to the US in 1938 and eventually moved...
Jean M. Jacobson
Jul 1, 2013
Jean Marie Jacobson, 83, of Owatonna, MN, died peacefully on July 1st, 2013, at Waseca Medical Center. Jean, born on December 1, 1929, was the third of seven children born to Gotfred and Henrietta (Rasmussen) Peterson. The family farmed near Britton, South Dakota, where Jean attended school, graduating in 1950. After high school, she attended Northern Teacher''s College in Aberdeen...
Ordella Jeanette Arneson
Jun 28, 2013
Ordella Jeanette Arneson, born on March 2, 1910, in Garden City (Hardin County), Iowa, to Olava and John Walker, died on June 28, 2013 at the age of 103 in the Kenyon Sunset Home, Kenyon, Minnesota, where she had resided since May, 2010. Ordella, the youngest of nine children, grew up in the Kenyon, Minnesota area and was, until her...
Hazel S. Neumann
Jun 27, 2013
Hazel S. Neumann, 88, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Koda Living Community. Hazel was born December 14, 1924 in Rice County, Minnesota the daughter of William and Eunice (Warner) Bosacker. She grew up in the Waseca and Rice County area. In her younger years she helped out many families with their household duties. She was united in...
Norma J. Shelstad
Jun 26, 2013
Norma Jeanne Shelstad, 88, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at District One Hospital, Faribault. Norma was born September 12, 1924 in Graceville, the daughter of D.N. and Clara (Pederson) Twait. Norma graduated from Chokio High School in 1942. She graduated from Concordia College with a degree in Home Economics in 1946. Following graduation she accepted the job of...
Lois Jean David
Jun 22, 2013
Lois Jean David, 78, of Kenyon, died Saturday, June 22, 2013 at her home under the care of hospice and with her family at her side. Lois was born August 6, 1934 in Faribault, Minnesota , the daughter of Paul and Katherine (Hunt) Berghoff. She was raised in Faribault and graduated from Bethlehem Academy in 1954. She then attended technical...
Marie G. Wavrin
Jun 19, 2013
Marie Grace Wavrin, 92, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was born July 5, 1920 in Faribault, Minnesota, the daughter of Gustave and Bessie (Temple) Marschke. She moved with her family several times during her childhood to towns in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Marie graduated from Eau Claire, Wisconsin High School...
Ruth P. Ruehling
Jun 16, 2013
Ruth P. Ruehling, 90, of Owatonna, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Traditions I. Ruth was born December 21, 1922, in Owatonna, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Anna (Truhlar) Pichner. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1940. She played cornet in the Owatonna High School band. She also played the drums. After high school she worked at...
Glenn B. Benson
Jun 15, 2013
Glenn Burleigh Benson, 88, of Kenyon, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Kenyon Sunset Home. Glenn was born February 24, 1925 in Richland Township, the son of Carl and Esther (Gunhus) Benson. He attended Rural School District 80 and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1942. He worked with his father and brother on the farm while also working outside...
John Fogal
Jun 10, 2013
John Fogal, 83, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born July 23, 1929 in Waldorf, Minnesota, the youngest of 14 children, to Joseph and Anna (Janike) Fogal. He attended school in Waldorf and graduated Waldorf High School in 1949. During high school John worked for the Milwaukee Railroad and after...
Odell G. Knutson
Jun 10, 2013
Odell Gaylord Knutson, 90, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House. Odell was born December 30, 1922 on the family farm in Ellington Township, Dodge County, to Olai Theodore and Gurthie Miranda (Halvorson) Knutson. In 1934 the family, that included his two younger brothers, Walfred and Wayne, moved to a farm southwest of Owatonna. He attended...
Burton E. Boe
Jun 10, 2013
Burton E. Boe, 77, of West Concord, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 7, 1936 in Udolpho Township, Minnesota the son of Norman and Jessie (Bryant) Boe. Attended country school and then school in West Concord where he moved with his family in 1948. Burton then entered the...
Marcella Grunklee
Jun 9, 2013
Marcella Grunklee, 81, of Claremont, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital. Marcella was born April 19, 1932 in Somerset Township in Steele County the daughter of Edward and Mary (Skalicky) Blazek. She was raised near Hope and attended Saco country school. Marcella was united in marriage to William Grunklee on November 25, 1954 at Associated Church in...
Patricia A. Moen
Jun 9, 2013
Patricia Ann Moen, 84, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House. Patricia was born March 17, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Edward and Leota (Miller) Collins. She graduated from Valley High School in 1946. She then took a job at the local bank as a teller. There she met Richard 'Dick' Moen, a...
Colleen I. Vermilyea
Jun 4, 2013
Colleen Vermilyea, 56, of West Concord, died Tuesday morning at the Fairview Care Center, in Dodge Center. Colleen was born May 29, 1957 in New Prague, Minnesota the daughter of Edwin and Irene (Svoboda) Puncochar. She attended school in New Prague and was united in marriage to Dean Vermilyea. The couple made their home in West Concord where Colleen worked...
Fred C. Voth
Jun 3, 2013
Fred C. Voth, 73, of Owatonna, died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, June 3, 2013 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. He was born March 26, 1940, in Red Wing, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Elsie (Meyer) Voth. He attended school in Red Wing and graduated Red Wing High School in 1958. He continued...
Larry L. Holthus
May 31, 2013
Larry Holthus, 65, of Tenstrike, passed away peacefully Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born December 27, 1947 in Waseca the son of Lloyd and Lois (Krassin) Holthus. He attended Owatonna High School and was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving his country in Korea. He married Carolyn Buss on January 4, 1969 in Claremont. He was employed at Owatonna...
Merlyn G. Tonga
May 26, 2013
Merlyn George Tonga, 80, of Kenyon, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his home in Kenyon. Merlyn was born June 15, 1932, in Brookfield Township near Northwood, IA to Knut and Bernice (Bjerke Blackford) Tonga. He was baptized and confirmed at Bristol Lutheran Church near Joice, IA. He attended country school near his home and graduated from 8th...
Marlo R. Remme
May 25, 2013
Marlo R. Remme, 81, of Dennison, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born August 10, 1931 in Warsaw Township, Minnesota the son of Martin and Mabel (Baker) Remme. After school Marlo started working at various places and on his own as a mechanic. He was then drafted into the...
