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Mary Ann Rohwer

Mary Ann Rohwer

Apr 28, 2010

Mary Ann Rohwer, 75, of rural Medford, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her home. She was born April 25, 1935 near Ellendale the daughter of Chris and Anna (Pedersen) Olson. Following high school, Mary Ann worked at Federated Insurance for a short time prior to moving to Alabama to stay with her sister. She worked at Ft. Rutgers Army...

Milton A. Kaplan

Milton A. Kaplan

Apr 24, 2010

Milton A. Kaplan, 88, formerly of Blooming Prairie, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. He and his wife were residents of Traditions I in Owatonna prior to his death. Milton was born in Summit Township, Minnesota the son of Frank and Esther (Busho) Kaplan. He attended District 86 school in rural Ellendale and graduated on June 25,...

Rosaline Amelia Kinsey

Rosaline Amelia Kinsey

Apr 23, 2010

Rosaline Amelia Kinsey, 85, of Owatonna, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at Village at Legacy Point, Waukee, IA. Rosaline was born March 30, 1925 in Claremont Township, Dodge County, Minnesota the daughter of George and Martha (Hargefeld) Behne. Her family (Behne, Hargefeld, Ahrens, Kruckeberg) had settled in Havana and Aurora Township of Steele County in the 1850's and were among...

Jose R. Escobedo

Jose R. Escobedo

Apr 23, 2010

Jose R. Escobedo, 59, of Owatonna, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 30, 1950 in Fresnillo Zacatecas, Mexico the son of Jose and Julia (Hernandez) Escobedo. Jose grew up in Mexico, and came to Owatonna to work at the Owatonna Canning Company for many years. Jose married Linda...

Sylvia Gladys Flom

Sylvia Gladys Flom

Apr 21, 2010

Sylvia Gladys Flom, 89, of Cannon Falls, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Angels Care Center, Cannon Falls. Sylvia was born January 2, 1921 in Wanamingo, Minnesota the daughter of Jens and Olavia (Finne) Erie. She was raised and attended country school near Wanamingo. Sylvia was united in marriage to Ole Flom on October 28, 1939 in Dennison and made...

George W. Schienbein

George W. Schienbein

Apr 19, 2010

George W. Schienbein, 80, of West Concord, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Kenyon Sunset Home. George was born in Fonda, Iowa the son of John and Elizabeth (Walter) Schienbein. As a child, he moved throughout Iowa and later to Leader, Minnesota. He then moved to Browerville, Minnesota where he completed school. George entered the United States Army in April...

Marvin L. Chevalier

Marvin L. Chevalier

Apr 15, 2010

Marvin L. Chevalier, 76, of Owatonna, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born December 10, 1933 near Green Isle the son of Walter and Leone (Berger) Chevalier. He served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956. Marvin married Juanita Witthus June 22, 1957 in Green Isle. The couple moved to Owatonna in 1972. Marvin...

Marilyn J. Wanous

Marilyn J. Wanous

Apr 15, 2010

Marilyn Joan Wanous, 72, of Owatonna, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born March 29, 1938 in Owatonna the daughter of Frederick and Vernice (Nelson) Wagner. Marilyn grew up near Claremont and graduated from Claremont High School. She married Luverne Wanous Dec. 26, 1959 at St. Frances De Sales Catholic Church in Claremont. She worked...

David S. Barker

David S. Barker

Apr 11, 2010

David Stanley Barker, 63, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born January 20, 1947. David served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He married Nancy Barker June 9, 1982 in Las Vegas, NV. David is survived by his wife Nancy Barker of Owatonna. Private family services will...

Theodore (Ted) S. Breiner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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