Audrey O. Keefe
Nov 20, 2010
Audrey O. Keefe, 95, of Owatonna, died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born July 13, 1915 in Hayfield, Minnesota the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Tverberg) Call. Audrey attended school in Garden City and graduated from Mankato High School in 1932, and then worked at Owatonna Shoe Company. She was united in marriage November 18,...
Leslie E. Middlestadt
Nov 16, 2010
Leslie E. Middlestadt, 91, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Sterling House in Owatonna. He was born July 17, 1919 in Havana Township, Minnesota the son of Emil and Ida (Muederking) Middlestadt. Leslie attended country school in Havana Township, and started working on the family farm at a young age. He was united in marriage to Katherine...
Joseph "Joe" L. Cullip
Nov 16, 2010
Joseph 'Joe' L. Cullip, 90, of rural West Concord, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon. Joe was born January 6, 1920 in Story City, Iowa, the son of Joseph Henry and Mary (Geer) Cullip. At the age of two, he moved with his family to rural West Concord where he attended country school. He married...
Owen P. Minter
Nov 14, 2010
Owen P. Minter, 80, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully after a two year battle with kidney cancer on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born July 20, 1930 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Roy and Madeline (Gasner) Minter. Owen graduated from Owatonna High School with the class of 1948, and started working at Elwood Star...
Lavern "Bud" A. Bendorf
Nov 13, 2010
Lavern Allyn Bendorf, 80, of Owatonna, died November 13, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born April 6, 1930 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Glenn and Mary (Neigebauer) Bendorf. Bud attended country schools in rural Owatonna. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1948. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Bud was united in...
Eva Jensen
Nov 12, 2010
Eva Jensen, 95, of Owatonna, died Friday, November 12, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born April 19, 1915 in Querry, North Dakota the daughter of Andrew and Olive (Hartsock) Carlson. Eva grew up in Deer River one of six children. At age 7 she became a ward of the Owatonna State School for neglected children. Eva married Oscar...
John E. Ekelund
Nov 11, 2010
John Edward Ekelund, 83, of Owatonna, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. He was born August 21, 1927 in Minneapolis the son of Fran and Edna (Anderson) Ekelund. John graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis and later attended the University of Minnesota. He served in the US Navy at the end of World War II....
Melvin A. Oyloe
Nov 10, 2010
Melvin A. Oyloe, 89, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Cedarview Care Center after an 8 year battle with Alzheimers. He was born December 12, 1920 in Springfield Township, Decorah, Iowa the son of Ole and Ingeborg (Sondrol) Oyloe, proud immigrants of Norway. He entered into the United States Army Air Corp in 1942 and served in the...
Marvel J. Christiansen
Nov 9, 2010
Marvel Jean Christiansen, 86, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Traditions I, Owatonna. Marvel was born June 3, 1924 in Anoka, Minnesota the daughter of Adolph and Florence (Hall) Eidem. She moved with her family to North Minneapolis and there she was raised and attended Minneapolis North High School. She was united in marriage to Gordon Christiansen on...
Florence J. Larson
Nov 9, 2010
Florence J. Larson, 91, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born September 12, 1919 in Williams Township, Koochiching County, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Karka (Gustave) Stenberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church. Florence was one of eleven children and became a child of the State School Orphanage. She...
Thomas E. Mealey
Nov 7, 2010
Thomas Edward Mealey, 85, of Owatonna, died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born February 10, 1925 in Minneapolis the son of James and Lois (O'Meara) Mealey. Thomas graduated from Patrick Henry High School and later Metropolitan State University. He served in the US Army from 1943-1946. Thomas married Alyce Hallenberg October 8, 1949...
Kyle A. Nelson
Nov 5, 2010
Kyle A. Nelson, 38, of Owatonna, died unexpectedly Friday, November 5, 2010 at his home. Kyle was born December 27, 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of James and Ivah (Walker) Nelson. When he was young, the family moved to Muskego, Wisconsin and later to Owatonna where Kyle graduated from high school in 1990. He then attended Mankato Sate University...
Bonnie Lou (Wiesman) Thompson
Nov 5, 2010
Bonnie was born on April 13, 1941, at the Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She died at 6:07 PM, Friday, November 5th, 2010, at Prairie Manor Nursing Home, Blooming Prairie, MN, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 69. Her parents were Edwin Wiesman and Beatrice (Jourdain) Wiesman. She had no siblings. Bonnie graduated from Lincoln High School...
Verna Jacobson
Nov 5, 2010
Verna E. Jacobson, 94, of Owatonna, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born September 15, 1916 in Lemond Township, Minnesota the daughter of Albert and Myrtle (Olson) Jacobson. Verna grew up in Lemond Township, and attended school in Steele County. She was baptized and confirmed at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church. She moved to Minneapolis in 1945...
Mayme Quam
Nov 4, 2010
Mayme L. Quam, 94, of Kenyon, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Fairview Care Center, Dodge Center. Mayme was born July 7, 1916 in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Paula (Bjorngaard) Hjortaas. There she was raised and attended District 116 country school. She was united in marriage to David Quam on October 10, 1936...
Leonard G. Wersal
Nov 4, 2010
Leonard George Wersal, 84, of Owatonna, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Rivers Manor Assisted Living in Burnsville, Minnesota. He was born August 18, 1926 in Springfield, Minnesota the son of William and Mary (Roiger) Wersal. After school he worked at home on the farm til the age of 17 then worked for Edel Wing. He was drafted in the...
Robert A. "Bob" Neuleib
Nov 4, 2010
Robert A. 'Bob' Neuleib, 82, of Owatonna, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, Minnesota. He was born February 15, 1928 in Clinton Falls Township, Steele County, Minnesota the son of Art and Ella (Kriesel) Neuleib. He graduated high school and attended St. Olaf College where he graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree....
Dorothy Krause Eskra
Oct 27, 2010
Dorothy Eskra died peacefully on October 27, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was 90 years old, lived in Owatonna for the past ten years and suffered from Alzheimer''s Disease for the last four years. She recently resided at Traditions of Owatonna. After graduating from Owatonna High School she was employed by Federated Insurance Company. In 1945 she...
Bennett W. Walker
Oct 27, 2010
Bennett Walter Walker, 54, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born May 15, 1956 in International Falls the son of Milbert and Dorothy (Stafford) Walker. At age 6, he moved with his family to Sogn Valley and in 1965 to the Wanamingo area where they farmed. Bennett helped on the...
Dorothy Eskra
Oct 27, 2010
Dorothy Eskra died peacefully on October 27, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was 90 years old, lived in Owatonna for the past ten years and suffered from Alzheimer''s Disease for the last four years. She recently resided at Traditions of Owatonna. After graduating from Owatonna High School she was employed by Federated Insurance Company. In 1945 she...
