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...
Marian Joachim Hunt
Apr 6, 2012
Marian Joachim Hunt, 86, of Owatonna, died Friday, April 6, 2012 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, Minnesota. She was born March 15, 1926 in Faribault, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Johnson) Joachim. The family later moved to Owatonna and Marian graduated Owatonna High School in 1944. After her schooling, she worked at Josten's. Marian then moved to...
Dr. Robert "Doc" Gilman, Dds
Apr 4, 2012
Dr. Robert C. 'Doc' Gilman, DDS, 84, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Homestead Hospice House. Robert was born April 12, 1927, in Medford Township, Minnesota the son of Percy and Winifred (Tuttle) Gilman. He moved with his family to Owatonna at a young age and here he was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School...
Margaret E. Krenke
Apr 1, 2012
Margaret E. Krenke, 90, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Owatonna Care Center. She was born July 19, 1921 in Waseca, Minnesota the daughter of Amanda and Hugo Kroll. She lived in Meriden most of her life. She married Gerhardt Krenke and they were later divorced. She moved to Owatonna and was a resident of the Owatonna Care...
Wayne D. Moore
Apr 1, 2012
Wayne D. Moore, 85, of Medford, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at his home under the care of hospice and with his family at his side. Wayne was born May 10, 1926 in Jefferson, Iowa the son of Elmer and Mary (VanKirk) Moore. The family moved to Hollandale, Minnesota where the family farmed the fertile lakebed growing vegetables. Wayne was...
Craig D. Jensen
Apr 1, 2012
Craig David Jensen, age 49, of Owatonna died unexpectedly on April 1, 2012, while on vacation with his father, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Craig David Jensen, the son of David and Ruth (McColley) Jensen, was born June 13, 1962, in Owatonna, MN. Craig attended schools in Faribault, Aitkin, and graduated with the class of 1981 at Owatonna Sr. High School....
Clarissa O. Swanson
Mar 31, 2012
Clarissa O. Swanson, 91, of Edina, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Edina Care Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 1, 1920 in rural Goodhue County, the daughter of Iver and Ingeborg (Nesseth) Swanson. She attended Epsom Rural School in Kenyon, and later went on to teacher''s school in Bemidji. She came back and taught in Epsom Rural School. She...
Marlene A. Hansen
Mar 31, 2012
Marlene A. Hansen, 75, of Owatonna, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born September 27, 1936 in Aurora Township, Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Irene (Reichstetter) Wencl. Marlene's parents died when she was five years old and she was raised by her great aunt and Uncle Bill and Mary Wencl. Marlene graduated from Blooming...
