Theodore (Ted) S. Breiner
Apr 11, 2010
Theodore (Ted) S. Breiner, 86, of Owatonna died April 11, 2010 at Owatonna Commons. He was born December 29, 1923 on the family homestead near Sheilds, North Dakota, the son of Joseph and Anne Josephine (Goudreau) Breiner. Ted attended high school in Shields, N.D. After graduation he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served as a flight engineer on...
Lucy G. Tonga
Apr 8, 2010
Lucy G. Tonga, 76, of Kenyon, MN died Thursday, April 8, 2010 while wintering in Mission TX. Louise (Lucy) Gunhilde Brockman Tonga was born, December 11, 1933, at Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis Minn, the daughter of Reidar and Mathilda (Sovig) Brockman. She was baptized and confirmed at Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church, attended Hale Elementary school, Ramsey Junior High and graduated...
Frances M. Voegele
Apr 6, 2010
Frances Marie Voegele, 85, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born September 14, 1924 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Eiso and Ova (Wood) Swygman. Frances was raised and attended school in Owatonna graduating from Owatonna High School in 1942. She then worked for Owatonna Tool Company during WWII. Frances was united in...
Darlene Artis Dinse
Apr 5, 2010
Darlene Artis Dinse, 70, of Owatonna, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Owatonna Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 26, 1939 in Waseca, Minnesota the daughter of Orland and Carol Elizabeth (Weed) Hagen. Darlene graduated from New Richland High School in 1958, and married Dennis Dinse June 28, 1959 in New Richland. She worked at...
George Weiss
Apr 5, 2010
George Weiss, 70, of Owatonna, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at his home. He was born August 30, 1939 in Ober-Eidsch, Romania the son of Georg and Katharina (Schuster) Weiss. George and his family immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1956. He graduated from Blooming Prairie High School with the class of 1960. He served in the US...
Maurice R. Quam
Apr 2, 2010
Maurice R. Quam, 88, of Kenyon, died Friday, April 2, 2010 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born August 19, 1921 in Cherry Grove Township, Minnesota the son of John and Martha (Davidson) Quam. Maurice attended country school in Cherry Grove Township, and at the young age of sixteen he purchased a truck and started Quam trucking hauling milk,...
Mavis C. Oeltjenbruns
Apr 1, 2010
Mavis C. Oeltjenbruns, 82, of Owatonna, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Traditions II. Mavis was born December 16, 1927 in Kenyon, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Mabel (Heltne) Remold. There she was raised and attended school graduating from Kenyon High School in 1945. She moved to Owatonna and worked for Jostens and Federated Insurance. She was united in...
Florence R. Kruckeberg
Mar 31, 2010
Florence R. Kruckeberg, 85, of Claremont, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Owatonna Commons. Florence was born May 5, 1924 in Owatonna Township, Minnesota the daughter of William and Rose (Prokop) Pachl. She was raised and attended country school near Owatonna and later graduated from Owatonna High School. She was united in marriage to Calvin "Cal" Kruckeberg on May 25,...
Gertrude Ida Voss
Mar 30, 2010
Owatonna - There comes a time at the end of a life when those who have known and loved a person must say goodbye. Gert''s life made no headlines and may not have changed the world, but when she lived, she truly lived. Her passing, touches many lives. We celebrate her life and remember. Gertrude Ida Voss, 95, of Owatonna...
Craig A. Fogelson
Mar 30, 2010
Craig A. Fogelson, 54, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at his home in rural Kenyon. He was born January 3, 1956 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Harold and Sandra (Nesseth) Fogelson. Craig graduated from Kenyon High School in 1974, and started to do carpentry work in the Kenyon area. Craig also sold real estate for River City...
Trevor Clarence Kaplan
Mar 27, 2010
Trevor Clarence Kaplan infant son of Dan and Rachel (Rysavy) Kaplan of Ellendale, was born and died on Saturday, March 27, 2010 in the Owatonna Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Dan and Rachel, grandparents, Joe and Cheryl Rysavy of Owatonna; David and Sue Kaplan of Blooming Prairie; great grandparents, Jerry and Roselyn Rysavy of Owatonna; Vida Woitas of...
Margaret L. Gruzebeck
Mar 26, 2010
Margaret L. Gruzebeck, 76, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 26, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House, after a courageous battle against cancer for over ten years. She was born November 13, 1933 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Ernest and Edna (Raasch) Kuntze. Margaret graduated from Faribault High School, and married Clinton Gruzebeck September 3, 1955 in Faribault, the couple later...
Helen A. Jacobsen
Mar 23, 2010
Helen A. Jacobsen, 90, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. Helen was born on July 17, 1919 the daughter of John and Caroline (Benson) Kruger in Newry Township, near Blooming Prairie. There she was raised and attended District 1 Benson Country School until the 8th grade. She was needed at home as her mother had...
James F. Selle
Mar 23, 2010
James F. Selle, 78, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at his daughter's home in Corona, California. James was born December 31, 1931 in Dodge Center, Minnesota the son of William and Hazel (Dell) Selle. He was raised and attended school in Dodge Center. He then worked in carpentry and helped on family farms. James was united in marriage...
Harold D. Bauer
Mar 22, 2010
Harold D. Bauer, 78, of Rochester formerly of rural Nerstrand died Monday, March 22, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born March 11, 1932 in Rice County, Minnesota the son of Lawrence and Leona (Borchardt) Bauer. Harold graduated from Kenyon High School in 1952 where he participated in baseball, basketball, and football. He married Yvonne Hildebrandt on October 19,...
Robert L. Mortensen
Mar 19, 2010
Robert Leonard Mortensen, 77, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born December 8, 1932 in Owatonna the son of Leon and Myrtle (Panzer) Mortensen. Robert served in the US Army from 1952 - 1955. He married Bonnie Abraham May 24, 1958 at The Associated Church in Owatonna. He worked for Jostens for 29...
Walter Baumgartner Jr.
Mar 17, 2010
Walter Baumgartner Jr., 84, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born May 25, 1925 in Austin the son of Walter and Dorothy (Gifford) Baumgartner. Walter''s mother died at his birth and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Harriet. Walter married Marie Smith August 26, 1945 in Waltham. The couple farmed near...
Richard J. Fredrickson
Mar 8, 2010
Richard J. Fredrickson, 71, of Kenyon, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at his home. Richard was born August 17, 1938 in Blooming Prairie the son of Peter William and Freda (Dennis) Fredrickson. He moved with his family at a young age to Kenyon and there he was raised and attended school graduating from Kenyon High School in 1956. He was...
Ada B. Jorgensen
Mar 7, 2010
Ada B. Jorgensen, 85, of Merton Township, MN, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at District One Hospital, Faribault. Ada was born February 18, 1925 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Danish immigrants, Peter and Marie (Nielsen) Christensen. She graduated from Owatonna High School with the class of 1943. She then attended Mankato State Teachers College in Mankato and taught in...
Richard 'Dick' Black
Mar 6, 2010
Richard 'Dick' Black Richard I. Black, Owatonna resident for 55 years, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. Dick was born on September 22, 1922, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from Ft. Dodge High School. He enlisted with the U.S. army and served as a medic on the front lines in the pacific theater...
