Eleanor A. Worke
May 7, 2012
Eleanor Anne Worke, 83, of Owatonna, died Monday, May 7, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. She was born December 27, 1928 in Owatonna, the daughter of Henry and Martha (Jansa) Spatenka. She started working at the age of 16 as a candy girl at Spurgeons. Eleanor married Karl Christey in 1951 and the couple was later divorced. She married...
Troy A. Petersohn
May 4, 2012
Troy Alan Petersohn, 44, of Claremont, died Friday, May 4, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born May 18, 1967 in Rochester, Minnesota the son of Judi (Quaale) Petersohn and Donald Petersohn. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1985. During his senior year, he earned the Eagle Scout award and All Conference in Baseball. He then worked for...
Robert P. Jensen
May 3, 2012
Robert P. Jensen, 84, of Owatonna, died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Bob was born December 29, 1927 in Rochester, Minnesota the son of Peter and Caroline (Kaplan) Jensen. Bob enlisted in the Army in 1946 at Fort Snelling, and served in various places including South Korea until his discharge in 1948. He attended the...
Brian J. Westman
May 2, 2012
Brian J. Westman, 41, of Owatonna, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Brian was born May 29, 1970 in Mankato, Minnesota. He was raised and attended school in Mankato. He lived in Faribault and then moved to Owatonna. Brian enjoyed working on electronics and mechanical devices. He loved his scooter. He also enjoyed listening to...
Richard R. Chapman
Apr 28, 2012
Richard R. Chapman, 64, of Owatonna, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born May 29, 1947 in Oelwein, IA the son of Robert and Sheila (Murray) Chapman. Rick graduated from Valley High School in Elgin, IA and was drafted into the Vietnam War and served in the United States Army. After his service he went...
Lorna M. Flaten
Apr 26, 2012
Lorna Marie (Lorenson) Flaten of Zumbrota, MN and formerly of Kenyon, MN passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Zumbrota Care Center at the age of 95. Lorna was born on February 11, 1917 in the family living area of the Skyberg cheese factory in Skyberg, MN. The daughter and eldest child of Lewis and Olga (Johnson) Lorenson. Lorna...
Berneta H. Yess
Apr 24, 2012
Berneta H. Yess, 78, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Berneta was born November 29, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Richard and Agnes (Spindler) Sommer. Here she was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School. She was united in marriage to Wilbert Yess on August 2, 1953 at St. John Lutheran Church. She worked at...
Janell P. Lester
Apr 22, 2012
Janell Phyllis Lester, 59, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Faribault Care Center. She was born January 17, 1953 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Phyllis and Corvin Ditlevson. She attended Blooming Prairie High School. She worked for Federated Insurance for 27 years taking an early retirement. Following her retirement, she worked various jobs until ill health. She...
Douglas J. Bock
Apr 21, 2012
Douglas J. Bock, 67, of Owatonna, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Douglas was born July 13, 1944, in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota the son of Lloyd and Lucille (Kvasnicka) Bock. Douglas attended New Richland High School lettering in football before transferring to Owatonna High School where he graduated in 1962. He was united in marriage...
Robin J. Buck
Apr 21, 2012
Robin Jean Buck, 47, of Kenyon, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. She was born September 25, 1964 in Zumbrota, the daughter of Ron and Jean (Benson) Hunt. She graduated from Zumbrota High School. After high school she went to RCTC to be a medical transcriptionist. She worked for Allina Heath Systems for over 12 years....
Esther E. Hanson
Apr 20, 2012
Esther E. Hanson, age 94, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was born June 18, 1917 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Minnie (Wilker) Krippner. She graduated from Owatonna High School, where she was very active in sports and was selected as All Around Sophomore Girl. She won...
Lloyd L. Erler
Apr 20, 2012
Lloyd LeRoy Erler, 68, of West Concord, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Beaver Dam Resort in Cleveland, Minnesota. He was born July 15, 1943 in Rochester, Minnesota the son of Orville and Marvel (Miller) Erler. He graduated from West Concord High School in 1961. He enlisted into the United States Air Force and was stationed in France until...
June L. Keck
Apr 18, 2012
June Laura Keck, 82, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. She was born June 1, 1929 in Waseca, the daughter of William and Laura (Bredlow) Vogt. She married Marvin F. Keck on October 13, 1952. They raised five children together. June worked several jobs at Owatonna Canning Factory, Owatonna Nursing Home, and the Ramada...
Violet I. Wobschall
Apr 15, 2012
Violet I. Wobschall, 102, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Owatonna Care Center. Violet was born November 17, 1909 in Geneseo, Illinois the daughter of Richard and Emma (Schmoll) Storm. Violet graduated from Owatonna High School in 1927. She was united in marriage to Elmer Wobschall on April 11, 1932. They lived in Faribault where Violet worked at...
Gary Lee Schubert
Apr 9, 2012
Gary Lee Schubert, 68, of Owatonna, died Monday, April 9, 2012, in Inver Grove Heights. Gary was born December 14, 1943 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Lawrence Fremont and Viola Loretta (Brockmiller) Schubert. He was raised in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1962. He then attended Mankato State University graduating in 1972 with degrees in Geography...
Stephens J. Lange
Apr 9, 2012
Stephens 'Steve' Joseph Lange, 100, died on April 9, 2012 at his home in Sarasota, FL surrounded by loving family. He was born on June 21, 1911 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the seventh child of Louis Christian and Eliza Barneycote (nee Stephens) Lange. Later in 1911 Stephens moved with the family to Owatonna, Minnesota. His father, who had been involved...
Denise M. Kenow
Apr 7, 2012
Denise M. Kenow, 39, of Owatonna, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at her home following a four year battle with breast cancer. She was born March 28, 1973 in Rochester the daughter of Dennis and Marie (Rhoten) Lloyd. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1991. Denise married Kelly Kenow October 19, 1991 at St. Paul''s Episcopal Church. She worked...
Ethel M. Sharrard
Apr 7, 2012
Ethel M. Sharrard, formerly of Stambaugh, Michigan, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born on September 29, 1923 in Gaastra, Michigan, the daughter of the late Gustaf and Hannah (Soderstrom) Carlson. She graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1941. In 1942, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she worked for the U.S. War Department as...
Thomas 'Tom' Henning Hill
Apr 7, 2012
Thomas 'Tom' Henning Hill, 82, of Medford, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. Tom was born November 24, 1929 on the family farm near Farmington, Minnesota the son of John and Agnes (Andersen) Hill. There he was raised and attended school. He was drafted into the United States Marine Corps in...
Kenneth 'Sudsy' L. Stransky
Apr 6, 2012
Kenneth 'Sudsy' L. Stransky, 60, of Owatonna, died unexpectedly Friday, April 6, 2012 at his home. He was born October 26, 1951 in Owatonna, the son of William and Olive (Felix) Stransky, Jr. Ken graduated from Marian High School in Owatonna where he played both basketball and baseball. He married Sandra Williams on August 26, 1983. He was a hard...
