Violet Rose Beckett-Gessner
Jul 15, 2012
Violet Rose Beckett-Gessner, 90, of Owatonna, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born January 13, 1922 in Towner, ND the daughter of John and Amanda (Anderson) Schiele. After attending school, she married Ronald Beckett in 1939. They ranched until 1956 when they moved to Minot, ND. While there Violet worked at Newberry''s Department Store and...
Orville "Bud" R. Baldus
Jul 14, 2012
Orville 'Bud' R. Baldus, 90, of Owatonna, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Hudson Hospital in Hudson, Wisconsin. He was born June 7, 1922 in Story City, Iowa the son of Walter and Ida (Lienenger) Baldus. The family moved to Oakland, MN. Bud attended Austin High School and received his service connected Honorary High School Diploma on November 11,...
Donald E. Wilker
Jul 10, 2012
Donald E. Wilker, 94, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Park Place in Owatonna. He was born May 19, 1918 in Berlin Township, Steele County, Minnesota the son of Henry and Lena (Wanberg) Wilker. He attended country school District #86 near Ellendale. He married Daisy Cress on September 11, 1942 at the United Methodist Church Parsonage in Ellendale....
Lynn Vernon Tollefson
Jul 8, 2012
Lynn Vernon Tollefson, 85, of Kenyon, died Sunday, at his home. Lynn was born July 25, 1926 in Rushford, Minnesota the son of Roy and Olga (Kjos) Tollefson. He served, in Germany in the army infantry, 63rd Division, during World War II from September 1944 through July 1946. Following the service, Lynn returned to the Lanesboro area and was united...
Steve Thompson
Jul 7, 2012
Steve Thompson, 57, of Little Falls, Minnesota died July 07, 2012 at his home. He was born September 13, 1954 in Virginia Beach, Va., to Marlowe and Betty Thompson of Ellendale. He grew up in Claremont and graduated from Claremont High School in 1973. He continued his education at Minnesota School of Business in accounting. Steve used his varied talents...
Terry L. Lester
Jun 30, 2012
Terry L. Lester, 51, of Minneapolis, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Minneapolis. He was born August 22, 1960 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Larry and Jean (Salisbury) Lester. He graduated from Medford High School in 1978. He attended University of Minnesota Waseca. He married Kris Rions in 1980 in Owatonna. They were later divorced. Terry sold Amway for...
Vernon D. Mcginley
Jun 28, 2012
Vernon D. McGinley, 80, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born November 30, 1931 in Dodge County, Minnesota the son of Martin and Gertrude (Wencell) McGinley. Vernon graduated from West Concord High School in 1950 and worked at different jobs in the West Concord area. Vern served in the United States Army from...
Jane K. Kleeberger
Jun 27, 2012
Jane Karen Kleeberger, 87, of West Concord, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at her home. Jane was born January 12, 1925 in Concord Township, the daughter of Carl 'Freddie' and Ina (Arsers) Hilling. She graduated from West Concord High School. She married Roger Kleeberger on May 23, 1946. Jane''s vocation in life was to care for her family and those...
Christy R. Pitan
Jun 25, 2012
Christy R. Pitan, 60, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 25, 2012 at Methodist Hospital. Christy was born September 16, 1951 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Walter and Christine (Hanson) Pitan. She was raised in Medford and there she graduated from high school. Christy then worked for Bell Telephone in Owatonna before moving to Texas where she was employed as...
Kaylee Rae Borchert
Jun 23, 2012
Kaylee Rae Borchert, 23, of Owatonna, died Saturday, June 23, 2012 at United Hospital in St. Paul. On June 25, 1988 Kaylee Rae Borchert joined her parents Joni and Jeff and her big brother Matthew. Two years later they were joined by her little brother Erik. A tiny beautiful girl with big brown eyes, she was a special gift from...
Dawn M. Fellows
Jun 22, 2012
Dawn Marie Fellows, 81, of West Concord, died Friday, June 22, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. She was born March 24, 1931 in West Concord the daughter of LeRoy and Margaret (Osborn) Smith. Dawn graduated from West Concord High School before attending Winona State University. She graduated from Winona State with a Teaching Degree and taught 3rd grade. Dawn...
Gladys E. Albert
Jun 21, 2012
Gladys Evelyn Albert, 93, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. She was born February 21, 1919 in Somerset Township, Minnesota the daughter of William and Clara (Nelson) Buhrt. Gladys is survived by daughter, Joyce (and John) Kilness of Medford; grandchildren, Debbie Heaney, Charlie Kilness, Jackie Bastyr, Katie Nowrocki; and five great grandchildren. She was preceded...
Steven P. Newhouse
Jun 20, 2012
Steven Paul Newhouse, 56, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Cedarview Care Center. He was born September 30, 1955 in Minneapolis, the son of Halvor and Ruth (Saterlie) Newhouse. Steven graduated from Cooper High School with the Class of 1974 and went on to attend North Hennepin Tech. He married Mary Dieter Sept. 26, 1981 in Anoka. The...
Henry Lawrence 'Larry' Jante
Jun 20, 2012
Henry Lawrence 'Larry' Jante was born July 29, 1929 in Garner, IA to Henry and Louise Jante. The family moved to a farm in the Claremont, MN area in 1934. He attended District 13 School near Rice Lake, MN for 8 years and then went on to Claremont High School. In March of 1946 the family moved to another farm...
Evelyn Iona Shawback
Jun 19, 2012
Evelyn Iona Shawback, 81, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Thorne Crest Retirement Community, Albert Lea. Evelyn was born June 27, 1930 the daughter of Emil and Frances Sue (Schultz) Schinkel in Manchester, South Dakota, the fourth of ten children. The family moved to Wisconsin for six years and then to Minnesota in 1936 living on various...
Lloyd Zolnowsky
Jun 18, 2012
Lloyd Zolnowsky, 92, passed away peacefully at Homestead House in Owatonna on Monday, June 18, 2012. Prior to his time at Homestead, he made his home at The Brooks in Owatonna. Lloyd was born in Dante, South Dakota on April 9, 1920 to Edward and Josephine Zolnowsky, the fifth of seven children. The family moved to the Wagner, SD area...
Audrey 'Sharon' Maxfield
Jun 18, 2012
Audrey 'Sharon' Maxfield, 71, of Owatonna, died peacefully Monday, June 18, 2012 at Owatonna Hospital surrounded by her family after a courageous, short battle with cancer. Sharon was born August 6, 1940 in Ellendale, the daughter of William and Della (Sommers) Johnson. She graduated from Ellendale High School. She worked as a home maker, a waitress at the Nickerson Farm...
Bernard "Bernie" W. Kubista
Jun 14, 2012
Bernard W. Kubista, 80, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at his home. Bernie was born February 26, 1932 the son of Walter and Agnes (Skalicky) Kubista in Somerset Township. He was baptized into faith on February 28, 1932 at Holy Trinity, Litomysl and confirmed his faith on July 27, 1941. Bernie attended and graduated from Owatonna High...
Steven W. Hewitt
Jun 14, 2012
Steven Wayne Hewitt, 58, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his family. Steven was born March 14, 1954 in Danville, Illinois, the son of Ray and Rachel (Britch) Hewitt. He graduated from Catlin High School. He joined the Navy and was stationed in California where he met Linda Matthies. They married on May...
Myrtle M. Starch
Jun 13, 2012
Myrtle M. Starch, 90, of Nerstrand, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Kenyon Sunset Home. Myrtle was born February 18, 1922 to George and Anna (Radel) Ward in Ellington Township, Dodge County, MN. She was baptized at the Rice Lake Church. She attended country school at Rice Lake and graduated from Claremont High School. She worked at the Piggly Wiggly...
