Donovan H. Kading
May 31, 2012
Donovan H. Kading, 76, of Owatonna, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at his home. Don was born January 11, 1936 in Saint. James, Minnesota the son of Arnold and Ruby (Rhoads) Kading. There he was raised and attended school graduating from Saint James High School in 1954. He enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1958 and served until...
Loretta L. Anderson
May 30, 2012
Loretta Louise Anderson, 101, of Owatonna, went to the Lord surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House. Loretta was born April 17, 1911 in Steele County the daughter of Phillip and Barbara (Kabage) Anhorn. On August 29, 1935, she married Donald Anderson at her home in Meriden. The couple farmed all of their married...
Robert "Bob" R. Ringhofer
May 29, 2012
Robert 'Bob' R. Ringhofer, 94, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at his home. Bob was born January 30, 1918 in Owatonna, the son of Charles and Christina (Pfeifer) Ringhofer. He married Barbara Jasinski on December 27, 1937 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Bob joined the Army on March 7, 1944 and proudly served his country in...
Gwendolyn L. Rasmussen
May 29, 2012
Gwendolyn L. Rasmussen, 100, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Cedarview Care Center in Owatonna surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 30, 1911 in Lemond Township, Minnesota the daughter of Elmer and Elsie (Schuster) Bailey. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1928. She married Harvey Rasmussen and they farmed in Lemond Township. Gwen...
Belinda A. Deming
May 25, 2012
Belinda A. Deming, 38, of Owatonna, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House after a courageous 18 year battle with Hodgkins. She was born December 20, 1973 in Anoka, Minnesota the daughter of John and Pam (Wandrey) Bowe. Belinda was a graduate with the class of 1992 from Owatonna High School, and attended Rochester Community College for two...
Magdalen E. Peach
May 25, 2012
Magdalen E. Peach, 86, of West Concord, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born May 17, 1926 in Aurora Township, Minnesota the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Moravec) Fischer. Magdalen attended country school in Aurora Township, and then worked at Hormel in Austin, and later helped care for her sister's children. She married Lawrence Peach...
Arvella J. Braaten
May 19, 2012
Arvella June Braaten, 85, of Kenyon, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born June 20, 1926 in Cherry Grove Township, Minnesota the daughter of Lars and Mabel (Lilleskov) Larson. She graduated from Kenyon High School in 1943. She then worked at Red Owl in Kenyon. She married Joseph Braaten in June of 1948 at the...
Eunice I. Kruesel
May 16, 2012
Eunice Ida Kruesel, 86, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Owatonna Hospital. She was born November 17, 1925 in Meriden Township the daughter of Paul and Elma (Mundt) Buecksler. Eunice married Edwin Kruesel on October 25, 1945. They farmed most of their married life near Meriden. Eunice also worked at Swift's in Waseca, Oakhill Nursing Home and Owatonna...
Jenny M. Kraling
May 15, 2012
Jenny M. Kraling 21, of Mankato, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 near Mankato resulting from a tubing accident. She was born June 14, 1990 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Jerome and Elaine (Stenbakken) Kraling. Jenny graduated from Kenyon High School in 2008, and then moved to Mankato and attended Mankato Vo-Tech. She was currently employed with REM in Mankato....
Fern A. Hansen
May 15, 2012
Fern Alma Hansen, 93, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born August 15, 1918 in Osnabrock, North Dakota the daughter of Edward and Helga (Quinell) Stewart. She graduated from Wales High School, North Dakota in 1937. She then attended Valley City Teachers College in Valley City, North Dakota. Fern worked at Deaconess Hospital...
George A. Knutson
May 13, 2012
George Allen Knutson, 80, of Owatonna, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House. George was born March 31, 1932 in Heron Lake, Minnesota the son of Lester and Florence (Peacock) Knutson. He was raised in Windom, Minnesota and there he attended and graduated from Windom High School in 1951. While in high school he excelled in all sports....
Richard A. Wachter
May 11, 2012
Richard Wachter, 90, went home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2012 at Golden Living-Whitewater, St. Charles, succumbing to the effects of a stroke which he suffered on Easter Sunday. The funeral service will be Thursday, May 17 at 11 a.m. at New Life Church, Wanamingo, with Pastor Pat McBride officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Keith E. Bachman
May 10, 2012
Keith E. Bachman, 92, of West Concord, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Field Crest Care Center, Hayfield. Keith was born November 30, 1919 in Ellington Township, Minnesota the son of Neal and Margaret (Cassady) Bachman. He graduated from West Concord High School. Keith enlisted in the United States Army and served during WWII serving in Japan and Hawaii. After...
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...
