Laurel A. Grunwald
Dec 27, 2009
Laurel A. Grunwald, 86, of Blooming Prairie, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. He was born September 14, 1923 in Steele Center the son of Arthur and Pearl (Thompson) Grunwald. He moved with his family near Ellendale where he attended District 34 School, completed one year of high school and enjoyed fishing at Beaver Lake. He worked...
Eva P. Olson
Dec 26, 2009
Eva P. Olson, 90, of Woodbury, formerly of Owatonna, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 26, 2009 and is today in heaven with her Lord and Savior. She was born in Owatonna, November 5, 1919, the daughter of George and Anna (Truhlar) Pichner. Eva graduated from Owatonna High School and married Edwin C. Olson on April 15, 1945. Eva loved music...
Dorothy H. Hansen
Dec 25, 2009
Dorothy Helen Hansen, 83, of Palm Desert, California, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at the home of her sister, Donna Kubista. She was born November 14, 1926 in Owatonna the daughter of Walter and Helen (Clausen) Spiekermann. Dorothy graduated from Owatonna High School. She married M. Donald Hansen Aug 7, 1949. The couple moved to California following their marriage living...
Robert C. Evans
Dec 25, 2009
Robert C. Evans, 87, of, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. He was born March 6, 1922 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Robert and Julia (Clark) Evans. Robert attended school in Owatonna graduating in 1940; he then attended Pillsbury and the University of Minnesota. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He was very...
Opal D. Kaiserlik
Dec 25, 2009
Opal D. Kaiserlik, 84, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born June 11, 1925 in Merton Township, Steele Co., Minnesota the daughter of Otto and Alida (Jensen) Mork. Opal graduated from Kenyon High School in 1942, and married Russell Kaiserlik on September 29, 1946. In the earlier years she stayed at home to...
Thomas G. Louris
Dec 24, 2009
Thomas G. Louris, of Rochester formerly Owatonna passed away on December 24th, 2009, at the Wing House in Rochester, MN. Tom was 57 years old and was born on June 13th, 1952 in Faribault, MN. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1972. Tom held various jobs in Owatonna prior to his moving to Rochester, MN, where he resided at...
Thomas G. Louris
Dec 24, 2009
Thomas G. Louris, of Rochester formerly Owatonna passed away on December 24th, 2009, at the Wing House in Rochester, MN. Tom was 57 years old and was born on June 13th, 1952 in Faribault, MN. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1972. Tom held various jobs in Owatonna prior to his moving to Rochester, MN, where he resided at...
Marvin Albert August Behne
Dec 23, 2009
Marvin Albert August Behne 88, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. He was born April 9, 1921 in Claremont, Minnesota the son of George and Martha (Hargefeld) Behne. Marvin attended Claremont school, and St. John's County School. He started working for William (Bill) and Mabel Jones at the age of 21 farming. He married Bernice...
Virginia 'Babe'E. Gardas
Dec 22, 2009
Virginia 'Babe'E. Gardas 86, of Kenyon, formerly of White Bear Lake died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born December 29, 1922 in Proctor, Minnesota the daughter of Otto and Bergliot (Oseth) Bakken. Virginia grew up and graduated high school in Proctor, MN. She then married Bill Gardas in 1945 and the couple lived in St....
Delores Luella Wells
Dec 19, 2009
Delores Luella Wells, 74, of Owatonna, died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at her home. She was born August 6, 1935 in Owatonna the daughter of Myron and Doris (Crandall) Tainter. Delores married Otis Wells and the couple lived in Minneapolis for many years. Otis preceded her in death nearly 25 years ago. Delores remained in Minneapolis until 1998 when she...
Ardath E. Bennett
Dec 16, 2009
Ardath Elsie Bennett, 88, of Kenyon, formerly of West Concord, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born March 4, 1921 in West Concord the daughter of John and Armina (Schlief) Robinson. Ardath married Ralph Bennett June 23, 1940 in West Concord. The couple lived in West Concord where Ardath was a farm wife and later...
Ralph Virgil Buffington
Dec 15, 2009
Ralph Virgil Buffington, 92, of Faribault, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Deaconess Towers. He was born January 30, 1917 in Albion, Iowa the son of Earl and Cora (Lynch) Buffington. In 1927 at the age of ten his family moved to a farm between Dodge Center and Claremont, MN. He graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1934. He...
Richard 'Dick' Marshall
Dec 14, 2009
Richard 'Dick' Marshall, 87, of Owatonna, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. Dick was born October 27, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the son of Roy and Marie Marshall. He was raised in Grand Rapids and there he attended school He entered into the United States Marines in 1941 and served during WWII until 1946. After his...
Joann I. Davis
Dec 12, 2009
JoAnn I. Davis, 74, of Medford, died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at her home. JoAnn was born July 21, 1935 in Lake Crystal, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Myrtle (Davis) Owens. She was raised and attended school in Lake Crystal graduating from Lake Crystal High School in 1953. JoAnn then worked for the Lake Crystal National Bank. She was...
Helen S. Stursa
Dec 11, 2009
Helen S. Stursa, 82, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 11, 2009 at Owatonna Hospital. Helen was born May 20, 1927 in Steele County, Minnesota the daughter of Jay and Mary (Pavek) Spinler Sr. She was united in marriage to Charles Stursa on December 6, 1944 at the Associated Church in Owatonna. They made their home near Owatonna and she worked...
Elizabeth A. Malloy
Dec 10, 2009
Elizabeth Alice Malloy, 85, of Kenyon, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. Elizabeth Alice Covert was born January 14, 1924 near Nerstrand the daughter of Elmer and Ella (Dierking) Covert the second of five children. She was raised near Nerstrand and attended elementary school there and later graduated from Faribault High School. She went on to...
Donald L. Buss
Dec 8, 2009
Donald L. Buss, 81, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Owatonna. He was born March 23, 1928 in Ravenna, Nebraska the son of Rutherford and Millie (Hanisch) Buss. Moved from Ravenna, NE to Claremont in 1941, where he graduated from high school in 1945. Don worked on the railroad his junior and senior years of high school until...
Scott L. Pederson
Dec 8, 2009
Scott L. Pederson, 52, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at his home. Scott was born June 18, 1957 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota the son of Earl and Patricia (Clauson) Pederson. Scott grew up in Hopkins and Eden Prairie. He graduated from Eden Prairie High School and worked for his family owned dairy business in Hopkins. Later, he...
Melinda Paffrath Maltezos
Dec 6, 2009
Melinda Paffrath Maltezos, 57, Lehigh Acres, FL, died in her home on Sunday, December 6, 2009. Melinda was born April 25, 1952. She was raised and attended school in Owatonna graduating from Owatonna High School. Melinda spent most of her life in the Twin Cities area working in the hospitality field, as well as having ran and instructed at a...
