Delores L. Fisher
Oct 11, 2009
Delores L. Fisher, 92, of Mankato, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born July 22, 1917 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Arthur and Hilda (Auster) Pierson. Delores graduated from high school in Emporia, KS and then attended Teachers College. She lived in Abbeville. LA, Emporia, KS, and then moved to Mankato in 1952. While...
Melvin W. Pitan
Oct 8, 2009
Melvin W. Pitan, 90, of Medford, died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Melvin was born November 14, 1918 in Medford the son of William and Emma (Radel) Pitan. Melvin was raised on the family farm and lived his entire life on it. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Golnick on August 25, 1946 in Clinton Falls....
Sylvia Adelaide Klemmer
Oct 7, 2009
Sylvia Adelaide Klemmer, 98, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Owatonna Hospital. She was born April 10, 1911 in Summit Township, Minnesota the daughter of Oliver and Louise (Flesche) Ohnstad. Sylvia graduated from Ellendale High School. She moved to Owatonna and attended the Canfield School. Sylvia worked for First National bank in Owatonna and Mankato. She married William...
Phil L. 'Bud' Anhorn
Oct 6, 2009
Phil L. 'Bud' Anhorn, 83, of Madison Lake and Owatonna, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. Bud was born September 30, 1926 in Deerfield Township, Minnesota the son of George and Teresa (Tully) Anhorn. There he was raised and attended country school. He worked on the family farm before entering the United States Army in January 1945...
Bennie F. Nowariak
Oct 5, 2009
Bennie F. Nowariak, 96, of Owatonna, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. Bennie was born July 9, 1913 in Duluth, Minnesota the son of John and Solonia (Drobeck) Nowariak. At the age of three, Bennie was placed in the Minnesota State Orphanage and there he attended school. He worked on area farms while at the orphanage. In...
June A. Nierengarten
Oct 3, 2009
June A. Nierengarten, 62, of Owatonna, died Saturday, October 3, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born July 28, 1947 in Austin, Minnesota the daughter of Walter and Bernice (Blaser) Wiese. After graduating from Pacelli High School in Austin she married W. John Nierengarten in Austin, and the couple lived in Austin and Mason City. They later...
Lola L. Nesdahl
Oct 1, 2009
Lola L. Nesdahl, 93, of Owatonna, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center, Albert Lea. Lola was born October 9, 1915 in Byron Township in Waseca County, Minnesota the daughter of Wilhelm and Minnie (Simington) Rosacker. There she was raised and attended country school. She had wanted to be a teacher as she grew up, but being needed...
Lois K. Voss
Oct 1, 2009
Lois Kathryn Voss, 80, of Owatonna, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Anoka Care Center. She was born January 26, 1929 in Faribault the daughter of Willard and Amelia (Nelson) Thamert. Lois graduated from Owatonna High School. She worked for Kelly Co. and Federated Insurance prior to her marriage. Lois married Kenneth Voss Sept. 25, 1948 at St. Hyacinth Catholic...
Florence M. Bjoraker
Sep 29, 2009
Florence M. Bjoraker, 90, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born August 7, 1919 in Havana Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Chris and Stena (Peterson) Hanson. Florence graduated from Owatonna High School in 1938. Florence married Edwin Bjoraker November 25, 1938 at Trinity Lutheran Church and the couple made their home...
Patsy Hope
Sep 28, 2009
Patsy Hope, 75, of Blooming Prairie, formerly of Kenyon died Monday, September 28, 2009 at Prairie Manor Nursing Home, Blooming Prairie. Patsy was born November 29, 1933 in Iowa the daughter of Leonard and Ruby (Beaver) Farus. She moved with her family to Kenyon and here she attended school. She married Robert Hope in Kenyon. They continued to make their...
Jeanne L. Mcmann
Sep 27, 2009
Jeanne L. McMann, 82, of Owatonna, died Sunday evening, September 27, 2009 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born January 12, 1927 in Duluth, the daughter of Harold and Hilda (Sipola) Briggs. Jeanne graduated from high school in Duluth, and married Thomas McMann on September 28, 1946 in Duluth. The couple made their home in Duluth, and then moved to...
Glenn R. Adams
Sep 27, 2009
Glenn R. Adams, 84, of Owatonna, formerly of Oak Harbor, WA died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Homestead Hospice House. Glenn was born March 15, 1925 in International Falls, Minnesota the son of Harold and Maude (Jones) Adams. Glenn entered the United States Army in 1943 and served during WWII and in the Battle of the Bulge. He received his...
Walter R. Hartman
Sep 25, 2009
Walter R. Hartman, 58, of Dodge Center, died Friday, September 25, 2009 in Dodge Center. He was born November 4, 1950 in Adrian, Minnesota the son of Joseph and Adeline (Middendorf) Hartman. He is survived by his mother, Adeline Hartman of West Concord, sisters, Sandy (and Ron) Altman of Adrian, Pat (and Jim) Stroh of Luverne, Judy (and Jerry) Miller...
Robert H. Meyer
Sep 24, 2009
Robert H. Meyer, 81, of Owatonna, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at his home. Robert was born November 18, 1927 near Bixby, the son of Theodore and Sylvia (Rasmussen) Meyer. He was raised near Bixby and there he attended country school. He entered the United States Army and served in Korea. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to the Owatonna...
Howard Cope
Sep 24, 2009
Howard Cope, 80, of Owatonna, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at his home. Howard was born April 7, 1929, in Lebanon, Missouri, the son of Henry and Zettie (Jones) Cope. Howard was raised in Lebanon and there he attended school, graduating in 1947. He was on the high school track team and competed in state. In 1951, he entered the...
Ellsworth 'Sam' M. Olson
Sep 21, 2009
Ellsworth 'Sam' M. Olson, 84, of Owatonna, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Owatonna Hospital. Sam was born June 5, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Narvin and Gunda (Rugroden) Olson. He lived with his family in Hartland and in 1933 moved to Ellendale where he was raised and attended school graduating from Ellendale High School in 1943. Following...
Anna J. Johnson
Sep 16, 2009
Anna J. Johnson, 89, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born November 18, 1919 in Owatonna the daughter of Vincent and Frances (Jirousek) Vesely. Anna attended school in Owatonna; she then married Clifford Johnson on October 21, 1942 in Owatonna. Anna and Clifford Farmed East of Owatonna until retiring in 1974,...
Dan Eggert
Sep 15, 2009
Dan Ray Eggert, 54, of Hayfield, died peacefully Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. Dan was born September 23, 1954 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of August "Augie" and Verna (Fitzgerald) Eggert. He was raised in rural West Concord and attended school in West Concord where he graduated from high school in 1972. Dan then attended Rochester Vocational...
Thelma M. Kaiser
Sep 9, 2009
Thelma M. Kaiser, 81, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born April 4, 1928 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of Walter and Eva (Metoxen) Skenandore. Thelma graduated from East Green Bay high school and then attended St. Barnabus nursing school in New Jersey, graduating as a Registered Nurse. She married Harold A....
Dennis E. Francis
Sep 9, 2009
Dennis E. Francis, 78, of Owatonna, formerly Faribault, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Rice County District 1 Hospital. Dennis Elden Francis was born October 24, 1930 in Savage, Minnesota the son of Mildred Francis. He attended school in Savage and then worked for Cargill Feed Mill in Savage. He entered the United States Army in January 1952 and served...
