Thomas C. Dereus
Apr 7, 2011
Thomas C. DeReus, 60, of Owatonna, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at his home. Thomas Craig DeReus was born December 6, 1950 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Harold and Barbara (Finch) DeReus. Here he was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School in 1969. He then attended Mankato State University and later returned to Owatonna. He was...
Darvin G. Erickson
Apr 4, 2011
Darvin Gene Erickson, 76, of Kenyon, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Florence Community Hospital in Arizona. He passed away the morning he and his wife were scheduled to come home to Minnesota. Our Lord, Jesus Christ, took him home with Him instead. He was born March 16, 1935 in Skyberg the son of Lester and Myrtle (Hovelson) Erickson. Darvin...
Ruth E. Hill
Apr 3, 2011
Ruth E. Hill, 72, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born September 28, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Virginia (Spitler) Pradel. She attended school in Naperville, Illinois and graduated from Naperville Central High School in 1957. In 1964, she graduated from Southland Bible Institute in Pikeville, Kentucky....
Lloyd Nielsen
Apr 3, 2011
Lloyd Nielsen, 93, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Owatonna Hospital. Lloyd was born in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of James and Eva (Nelson) Nielsen. As a young boy, he moved with his family to the Medford area and attended school there. Lloyd farmed along with his father. He was united in marriage to Ruth Nelson on September...
Tyler James Harlicker
Mar 29, 2011
Tyler James Harlicker, 7, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in the arms of his loving family at his residence after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born April 23, 2003 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Tim and Susan (Rivett) Harlicker. He was in the 2nd grade at McKinley Elementary. Tyler played t-ball, squirt ball, soccer and...
Richard C. Nelson
Mar 28, 2011
Richard C. Nelson, 82, Owatonna, MN died on Monday, March 28, 2011 at St. Mary''s Hospital, Rochester. Richard Carl Nelson was born December 23, 1928 the son of Carl and Hulda (Kronbeck) Nelson in Chicago, IL. At the age of three he moved with his family to the Little Falls, Minnesota area. He attended school in Freedhem, Minnesota and later...
Marion W. (Holton) Jones
Mar 26, 2011
Marion W. (Holton) Jones, 89, of Rochester, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Madonna Towers of Rochester. Marion Wren Holton was born April 3, 1921 in Rochester, Minnesota the daughter of Jay and Frances (Kolbe) Holton. She was raised and attended school in St. Paul later graduating from there. She returned to Rochester and began working at the Mayo Clinic....
David Heil
Mar 20, 2011
David Heil, 56, of Owatonna, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Homestead Hospice House. David John Raymond Heil was born May 26, 1954 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of Ronald and Betty (Gold) Heil. He moved with his family to Owatonna in 1956 and here he was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School in 1972. He...
Jacob Joseph Edward Baalson
Mar 19, 2011
Jacob Joseph Edward Baalson, 19, of Kenyon, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 from injuries resulting in an automobile accident in Goodhue County. He was born March 6, 1992 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Barry and Jennifer (Brandon) Baalson. Jacob was attending Kenyon-Wanamingo High School and soon to graduate. He was very active with the wrestling program at school, and...
Mary Ann (Kortz) Hanson
Mar 17, 2011
Mary Ann (Kortz) Hanson, 91, of Waseca, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at her son''s home in Waseca under the care of hospice and with her family at her side. Mary Ann Kortz was born August 23, 1919 in Mapleton, Minnesota the daughter of Frank and Mary Kortz. Mary attended parochial school through the 8th grade and then attended and...
Erling W. Prestegard
Mar 15, 2011
Erling W. Prestegard, 90, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Cedarview Care Center. He was born April 5, 1920 in Aurora Township, Minnesota the son of Sam and Anna (Silrum) Prestegard. Erling grew up in Aurora Township, and attended country school and Owatonna High School. He married Lorraine Middlestadt August 19, 1942 at St. John Lutheran Church in...
Shirley Jones
Mar 12, 2011
Shirley Jones, 82, of West Concord, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Saint Mary's Hospital, Rochester. Ruth Shirley Davidson was born February 18, 1929 in Waynetown, Indiana the daughter of Marion and Mildred (Crowder) Davidson. Shirley grew up in Clarks Hill, IN where she graduated from high school in 1948. She graduated from Minnesota Bible College in 1952. On August...
Russell A. Stenbakken
Mar 12, 2011
Russell A. Stenbakken, 91, of Faribault, formerly Nerstrand died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at St Lucas Care Center. He was born January 23, 1920 in Nerstrand, Minnesota the son of Hans and Thilda (Jordahl) Stenbakken. Russell attended school in Nerstrand, and lived in the Nerstrand area where he farmed. He married Leila Dahms November 5, 1970 after the death of...
Harley L. Janke
Mar 6, 2011
Harley LeRoy Janke, 68, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at his home, following an extended (but bravely fought) illness. He had been under Hospice care since February 1. Harley was born on October 29, 1942, in Glendale, California, while his dad was employed in an aircraft factory during World War II. He was baptized in the chapel at Forest Lawn...
Obert J. Eggum
Mar 6, 2011
Obert J. Eggum, 91, of rural Dennison, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Northfield Hospital. Obert Joseph Eggum was born September 18, 1919 in Northfield Township, Minnesota the son of Oscar and Julia (Durdahl) Eggum. He was raised in Northfield Township and there he attended Oak Grove country school District 43. He worked on the family farm and then purchased...
Milbert B. Walker
Mar 6, 2011
Milbert B. Walker, 92, of Wanamingo, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. He was born March 8, 1918 in Mantorville, Minnesota the son of Bennett and Pearl (Rupport) Walker. At a young age Milbert moved to International Falls and started working in the paper mill industry. He then served in the United States...
Emma R. Vela
Mar 5, 2011
Emma Rodriguez Vela, 84, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends on Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Owatonna. She was born May 6, 1926 in San Benito, Texas the daughter of Trinidad and Berta (Reyna) Rodriguez. She was united in marriage to Zeferino (Pete) Vela in San Benito, Texas and together they had twelve children....
Elaine J. Hauschild
Mar 4, 2011
Elaine Joyce Ponath was born March 3, 1921, in Hankinson, ND, and died in Owatonna, MN, at age 90. She graduated as salutatorian at Madison East High School in 1939. She enrolled at Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School after graduation. She married Herbert Hauschild in 1940 and they spent most of their life together in Owatonna, MN. Elaine was active at Redeemer...
Laverne M. Chesney
Mar 4, 2011
LaVerne Marie Chesney of Owatonna passed away March 4, 2011 on her 80th birthday, at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. She was born on March 4, 1931 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Charles and Marie Shumila, and moved to Owatonna, MN when she was a teenager. On October 13, 1949, she married Paul Stephen Chesney. She was...
Jana E. Small
Mar 3, 2011
Jana Earline Small, 72, of Medford, MN, formerly of Salix, IA, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born January 23, 1939 in Sloan, Iowa the daughter of John and Jane (Baker) Dunagan. Jana graduated from Sloan High School in Sloan, IA in 1957. She married Fred Linscott in 1957 and together they had two sons....
