Warren Richard Manke
Jul 11, 2013
Warren Richard Manke, age-91, a lifelong Owatonna businessman, passed away peacefully at his home in Owatonna on Thursday, July 11, 2013. Beloved husband, father and grandfather Warren was born May 3, 1922 in Owatonna the son of Fred Manke Sr. and Anna (Martin) Manke. Warren and his four brothers and three sisters were raised on the Manke farm in Deerfield...
Markus A. Misgen
Jul 11, 2013
Markus Allan Misgen, 12, of Ellendale, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Owatonna Hospital. He was born February 23, 2001 in Owatonna the son of Mark and Sara (Degen) Misgen. Markus was a handsome boy with beautiful big blue eyes and a smile that lit up the room. He was a leader in his family and among his friends, taking...
Marion L. Schmudlach
Jul 11, 2013
Marion L. Schmudlach, 84, of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at her home. As she wished she died at her home listening to her pond fountain, birds, wind chimes, and surrounded by her family. She was born November 14, 1928 in Fredericksburg, Iowa the daughter of Lance and Verna (Adams) Barker. She graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1946...
Derald W. Middlestadt
Jul 11, 2013
Derald William Middlestadt, 92, of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at The Plum House, Morristown. He was born January 22, 1921 in Havana Township the son of William and Mayme (Erdmann) Middlestadt. Derald graduated from Owatonna High School. He worked for the US Postal Service before returning to farming on his family farm. Derald married Elvira Hoffman June 25,...
Florence E. Hacmac
Jul 8, 2013
Florence E. Hacmac, 93, of Owatonna, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at the Koda Living Community, Owatonna, after a long and loving life. She was born July 3, 1920, in Meriden Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Elsie (Ochs) Sexter. Florence attended country school and then worked at Tanner''s Hatchery in Owatonna. She married Melvin Hacmac, May 5, 1943,...
Dolores Wrolstad
Jul 7, 2013
Dolores Wrolstad, 91, of Kenyon, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at the Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon, Minnesota. She was born July 4, 1922 in Clark Valley, Minnesota the daughter of Benjamin and Dorothea (Benson) Holmes. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School and attended Normal School earning her teaching certificate. She began her teaching career at Country School District...
Marjorie L. Rollins
Jul 7, 2013
Marjorie L. Rollins, 99, of Owatonna, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, 24 days short of her 100th birthday, at the Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Marjorie was born July 31, 1913 in Merton Township, Steele Co., Minnesota the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Mork) Yule. She attended country school in Merton Township. Marjorie was united in marriage to Joseph Rollins...
Jeffrey L. Zimmerman
Jul 6, 2013
Jeffrey Lee Zimmerman, 56, of Grass Valley, CA, died Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his home of a massive heart attack. He was born December 9, 1956 in Owatonna the son of James and Marjorie (Lokke) Zimmerman. Jeff graduated from Owatonna High School with the Class of 1975. He went on to receive his Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management from...
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...
