Donald P. Estrem
Mar 30, 2012
Donald P. Estrem, 68, of rural Dennison, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born July 28, 1943 in Faribault, MN, son of Leonard and Ida (Lindstrom) Estrem. From age 4 he was raised by godparents Maurice MaryAnn Kasa. Graduated from Northfield High School in 1961. Worked as a heavy equipment operator for Enebak...
Vernon J. Ryberg
Mar 28, 2012
Vernon J. Ryberg, 82, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born May 3, 1929 in Fairmont, Minnesota the son of Chester and Martha (Lips) Ryberg. He graduated with the class of 1947 from Kenyon High School, and attended the University Of Minnesota School Of Agriculture from 1947 until 1949. Vernon served in...
Gary R. Owens
Mar 24, 2012
Gary R. Owens, 78, of West Concord, died Saturday, March 24, 2012 at his home. He was born January 14, 1934 in Austin, Minnesota the son of Joseph and Winifred (Kolpin) Owens. Gary worked at Trow bridges Grocery while in school and graduated from Austin High School in 1952. Gary then entered the United States Air Force serving from 1952-1956,...
Betty J. Marshall
Mar 22, 2012
Betty Jean Marshall, 85, of Owatonna, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 23, 1926 in Hudson, Wisconsin the daughter of Alfred and Selma (Exe) Grunwald. She attended Owatonna High School. She married Richard Marshall on May 7, 1945 in North Carolina. After Richard''s discharge from the Marine Corps,...
Arnold G. Vieths
Mar 21, 2012
Arnold Gust Vieths, 87, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born March 20, 1925 in Red Wing, Minnesota the son of August and Emma (Hinrichs) Vieths. He grew up on Hogsback farm in Belvidere Township and attended country school. On April 28th 1946 he married Donna Rassmussen. Arnold had several jobs including milk...
Clarence A. Neigebauer
Mar 19, 2012
Clarence Albert Neigebauer, 83, of Meriden Township, Steele County, MN died Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born June 29, 1928 in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of William and Kathryn (Hofer) Neigebauer. He graduated from Owatonna High School. He entered the United States Army where he served in Germany during the Korean...
Richard D. 'Butch' Worrell
Mar 19, 2012
Richard D. 'Butch' Worrell 66, of Owatonna, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at his home. He was born April 8, 1945 in Claremont, Minnesota the son of Floyd and Bernice (Thompson) Worrell. Butch graduated from Claremont High School in 1963. He was then united in marriage to Margaret Wasser on October 23, 1964 in Claremont. Butch did farming, construction work,...
Florence R. Preston
Mar 19, 2012
Florence Preston, 96, of Owatonna, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at The Brooks On St. Paul Assisted Living in Owatonna. Florence was born March 11, 1916 in Hayes Township, Buena Vista County, Iowa the daughter of Adam and Elsie (Dau) Deppe. She was united in marriage to Glenn Preston on July 10, 1937 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Prior to her...
Daryl D. Quimby
Mar 18, 2012
Daryl D. Quimby, 91, of Pine Island, who formerly farmed in rural Kenyon, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. Daryl was born December 1, 1920 in Dodge County, Minnesota the son of Ross and Matie (Martin) Quimby Cain. He attended District 97 School in Dodge County and then West Concord High School. Daryl's dad died when...
Dolly Keller
Mar 18, 2012
Dolly Keller, 96, of Onamia, MN died Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Mille Lacs Nursing Home in Onamia. She was born December 15, 1915 in Dodge County, Minnesota the daughter of George and Mary Clark. She was raised on a farm south of Claremont. She married Carl Keller on October 15, 1936. Carl worked on the Herb Hallaway farm a...
James D. Tharaldson
Mar 16, 2012
James D. Tharaldson, 55, of rural Hope, died Friday, March 16, 2012 at his home with his family by his side after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Jim was born October 12, 1956 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Tarl and Solveig (Olsen) Tharaldson. Here he was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School in 1976....
Gerald J. 'Jerry' Gasner
Mar 16, 2012
Gerald J. 'Jerry' Gasner, 69, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 16, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born February 21, 1943 in, Owatonna the son of Chester and Josephine (Haberman) Gasner. Gerald graduated from OHS and started working at Jostens and later at OMC and then at Wenger for thirty Seven years. He enjoyed motor racing, model trains and...
Morris Palmer Rumpho
Mar 16, 2012
Morris Palmer Rumpho (Romfo), 96, of Kenyon, MN, died Friday, March 16, 2012 at District One Hospital in Faribault, MN. He was born September 2, 1915 in Kenyon, Minnesota, the son of Anders and Marit (Larson) Romfo. Morris graduated with the Kenyon class of 1934, and was in the United States Army from 1942-1945 serving in the South Pacific. Morris...
Kathleen Brooks
Mar 16, 2012
Kathleen Joanne Brooks, 80, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 16, 2012, in her home. Kathleen Kubicek was born in Owatonna on December 13, 1931, the daughter of Peter and Olga (Jesperson) Kubicek. Here she was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School in 1949. While in high school, she began working at Woolworth''s in Owatonna. She was united...
Marie Grose
Mar 15, 2012
Marie Adeline Swelland was born to Anna and Martin Swelland at their farm in Kanawha, Iowa. The family moved to a farm 5 miles east of Kenyon in 1921. Marie attended a country school through the 8th grade, then Kenyon High School for 4 more years. She graduated in May 1937. After graduation she worked at Shattuck School of Faribault...
Jennifer Ann Conlin-Schmidt
Mar 15, 2012
Jennifer Ann Conlin-Schmidt, age 36, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at her home in Elk Grove, CA. Jennifer was born in Korea on November 21, 1975. She was adopted at eight months old by Gary and Cathy. Jennifer graduated from Owatonna High School. She considered her self a life long student attending Normandale Community College, University of Northern Florida,...
Margaret F. Wiese
Mar 14, 2012
Margaret F. Wiese, 105, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Cedarview Care Center. Mrs. Wiese was born June 13, 1906 in Maple Hill, Iowa the daughter of Christian and Carrie (Falk) Peterson. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1925 and from Owatonna Normal Teacher''s Training in 1926. She was a lifelong resident of Owatonna and a member...
Everett L. Zeise
Mar 13, 2012
Everett L. Zeise, 90, of Byron, formerly of Owatonna died of natural causes Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Maple Manor Health Care Facility in Rochester. Everett was born January 6, 1922 in Steele County the son of Robert and Rilda (Stewart) Zeise. He was the last of a family of ten children. He was raised and attended Owatonna High School....
Marion Loges
Mar 10, 2012
Marion Andrea Loges, 83, of Owatonna, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Valley View of Owatonna. She was born October 23, 1928 in Bemidj, Minnesota the daughter of Bjarne and Caroline (Manger) Iverson. Graduated from Mound Consolidated High School in 1946 Attended Augsburg College for one year Transferred to University of Minnesota and graduated 1951 with an RN and a...
Charles "Chuck" L. Holmes
Mar 7, 2012
Charles Lee Holmes, 81, of Blooming Prairie, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at St. Joseph Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born October 24, 1930 in Leavenworth County, Kansas the son of Charles 'Smokey' and Leah (Bailey) Holmes. He attended school in Piper and Turner, Kansas. The family moved to the Blooming Prairie area in 1948. He...
