Corrine Slezak
Aug 29, 2009
Corrine Slezak, 74, of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Owatonna Hospital. Corrine was born December 8, 1934 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Josephine Slezak. Corrine lived her first 12 years with family and then resided in Faribault Regional Treatment Center from 1946 until 1977. In 1977, she moved into Hope Residence in Waterville and worked at Le...
Dorothy Jean Pitan
Aug 25, 2009
Dorothy Jean Pitan , 86, of rural Medford, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at her home. She was born April 9, 1923 in Deerfield Township the daughter of George and Grace (Lang) Golnick. Dorothy graduated from Medford High School and then attended one year of school at Macalester College. Dorothy married Melvin Pitan August 25, 1946 in Clinton Falls. The...
Donald A. Dirksen
Aug 21, 2009
Donald A. Dirksen, 72, of, Bull Shoals, Arkansas formerly of Owatonna and Faribault died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Baxter Regional Medical Center, Mountain Home, Arkansas. Don was born August 15, 1937 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of Albert and Dorothy (Muehe) Dirksen. Don was raised in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1955. He...
Gale H. Thorson
Aug 21, 2009
Gale H. Thorson, 87, of Waseca, died suddenly Friday morning, August 21, 2009 at Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home, Waseca. Gale had been ill since early July. Gale was born December 16, 1921 in Millville, Iowa the daughter of Orin and Blanche (Kauffman) Ferris. Gale served in the Army during WWII serving in the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign. After her honorable...
Geraldine R. Abbe
Aug 20, 2009
Geraldine Ruth Abbe, 86, of Owatonna, died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born July 18, 1923 in Owatonna the daughter of Joseph and Margot (Sneva) Langer. Geraldine graduated from Owatonna High School in 1941 and attended 1 year of school at the University of Minnesota Agriculture School in St. Paul. She worked at Federated Insurance...
Thomas A. Anderson
Aug 17, 2009
Thomas A. Anderson, 88, of Owatonna, died Monday, August 17, 2009 at Owatonna Hospital. Thomas was born March 16, 1921 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Marcus and Beatrice (Moe) Anderson. Thomas was raised and attended school in Owatonna. He then joined the Civilian Conservation Corp before entering the United States Navy. While serving during WWII, Thomas was stationed in...
Raymond O. Colwell
Aug 15, 2009
Raymond Oren Colwell, 81, of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born October 30, 1927 in South St. Paul the son of Raymond E. and Maude (Brown) Colwell. Raymond graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1946. He graduated from Winona State Teachers College in 1950 and received his Masters of Science degree...
Dorothy E. Roever
Aug 15, 2009
Dorothy E. Roever, 96, of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Owatonna Commons. She was born December 3, 1912 in Deerfield Township, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Anna (Masche) Pitan. Dorothy graduated from Medford High School, and later married William Roever on June 30, 1937 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna. The couple began farming together just...
Maynard R. Lueth
Aug 12, 2009
Maynard R. Lueth died peacefully at Homestead Hospice House on Wednesday August 12 after a long battle with MSA (Multiple System Atrophy). Born May 31, 1930 to Mabel and Edwin Lueth in Northrop, MN, he is survived by his wife, Beverly; mother, Mabel; brother, Arlynn Lueth (Karen); son, Randy (Jill Meilahn); daughter Cynthia (Allan) Hammel; grandchildren, Andrea (Jon) Wollak, Nathan...
Lloyd H. Voxland
Aug 12, 2009
Lloyd H. Voxland , 84, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at his home of Pancreatic Cancer. Lloyd was born to Olaf and Alma (Haugen) Voxland on December 27, 1924 on the family farm. He went to Country School Dist. 148 for the first eight grades and Kenyon High School in Kenyon, graduating in 1942. After high school, he...
Carl Alvin Strand
Aug 12, 2009
Carl Alvin Strand, 87, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Alterra Sterling House. He was born March 13, 1922 in California the son of Alvin and Helga (Swendsen) Strand. Carl grew up in Bayport, Minnesota and later graduated from Augsburg College. He taught school in Duluth for many years. Carl moved to Owatonna ten years ago. Carl was...
Marshall M. Olson
Aug 9, 2009
Marshall M. Olson, 65, died of natural causes at his home in Apple Valley. Marshall was born June 6, 1944 in Waseca, Minnesota the son of Milton and Margaret (Sotebeer) Olson. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1962 and Mankato State University in 1966. In 1967 he enlisted in the Navy and was sent to the U.S. NTC in...
Gladys Ericson
Aug 8, 2009
Gladys Ericson, 83, of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at New Richland Care Center. Gladys was born April 23, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Carola (Ciupka) Matuzny. She attended Holy Cross Parochial Grade School and Sheridan High School. Gladys was united in marriage to Richard A. Ericson on June 25, 1949 in Minneapolis. The started...
Donald E. Peterson
Aug 7, 2009
Donald E. Peterson, 80, of Hurst, TX, formerly of Medford, MN, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at St. Mary''s Hospital, Rochester, MN. Donald was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Nicollet County, the son of Dewey and Luella (Ginkel) Peterson. He was baptized and confirmed in Bernadotte Lutheran Church. He graduated from Winthrop High School in 1946. Don then enlisted in...
Robert A. Seykora
Aug 4, 2009
Robert A. Seykora, 88, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Homestead Hospice House. Robert was born March 29, 1921 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Anton "Tony" and Marie (Hammel) Seykora. He attended and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1940. Bob then went to Gregg Business College in Chicago, IL and Drake University in Des Moines, IA....
Evelyn B. Wandrey
Aug 4, 2009
Evelyn B. Wandrey, 76, of Owatonna, died Tuesday morning, August 4, 2009 at her home. She was born February 10, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Wencl and Clara (Arnold) Dushek. Evelyn attended country school, and school in Medford and St. Mary''s in Owatonna. After school Evelyn and her father did share crop farming for her uncle. She married...
Dorothy A. Kruckeberg
Jul 31, 2009
Dorothy A. Kruckeberg, 90, of Owatonna, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born August 29, 1918 in Aurora Township the daughter of Frank and Lydia (Kuntz) Pittman. Dorothy attended country school in Steele County. She married Floyd Kruckeberg September 22, 1937 at St. John Lutheran Church. The couple farmed together for many years. Dorothy moved...
Joan Moeckly
Jul 28, 2009
Joan Moeckly, 68, of Medford, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Homestead Hospice House. Joan was born February 6, 1941 in Ripley Township, Dodge County, the daughter of Wilford and Mildred (Matzke) Schmoll. She was raised in the Rice Lake area and attended school in Claremont and then finished her schooling in Owatonna. She was united in marriage to Gaylord...
Cynthia L. Vierling
Jul 24, 2009
Cynthia L. Vierling, 52, of Owatonna, died Friday, July 24, 2009 at her home. She was born June 30, 1957 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of LaVerne and Marlene (Wencl) Hansen. Cindy graduated from OHS in 1975. She worked at the AW Root Beer stand and Happy Chef in Owatonna, and then married Francis Vierling July 7, 1979, and the...
Edith I. Oeltjenbruns
Jul 24, 2009
Edith I. Oeltjenbruns, 76, of Owatonna, died Friday, July 24, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Edith was born June 2, 1933 in Ellendale, Minnesota the daughter of Agnes Nelson. She graduated from Ellendale High School in 1951 and married Walter Oeltjenbruns on March 11, 1951 in Ellendale. The couple farmed together in Meriden and later in Claremont. Edith...
