Marian L. Lowrie
Jun 29, 2009
Marian L. Lowrie, 97, of St. Paul, died Monday, June 29, 2009 at Golden Living Center Lynnhurst. Marian was born June 23, 1912 in Lake City, Minnesota the daughter of Ray and Addie (Belle) Boatman. Marian was raised in Lake City and attended high school. She then attended Winona School of Business. She was united in marriage to Keith Lowrie...
Carole B. Boyles
Jun 28, 2009
Carole B. Boyles, 68, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 28, 2009 at her home. Carole was born August 25, 1940 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Anne (Kubicek) Antl. Here she was raised and attended school graduating from Owatonna High School in1958. She then married Ernest Albert on June 27, 1960 in Bentonville, Arkansas and later divorced. She...
Ruben W. Brocker
Jun 27, 2009
Ruben W. Brocker, 84, of Claremont, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Cedarview Care Center. Ruben was born February 15, 1925 in Berlin Township, the son of Paul and Clara (Willert) Brocker. He attended country school and then attended Ellendale High School graduating in 1942. Ruben then worked for the Department of Agriculture. In 1950, he entered the United States...
Pauline S. Boe-Richey
Jun 27, 2009
Pauline Susan Boe-Richey, 47, of New Richmond, WI, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at University of Minnesota Medical Center from a rare cancer called Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma of the appendix which metastasized to her peritoneum. It was found in December of 2005. She was born August 17, 1961 in Owatonna the daughter of Norman "Arlo" and Lois (Sahl) Boe....
Delores A. Froehlich
Jun 25, 2009
Delores A. Froehlich, 79, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Homestead Hospice. She was born December 14, 1929 in Lidgerwood, North Dakota the daughter of John and Edna (Gebro) Hruza. Delores was raised on the family farm near Stiles and Lidgerwood North Dakota. She graduated from Lidgerwood High School and went on to teachers college at Valley City...
Jon A. 'Andy' Geraghty
Jun 21, 2009
Jon A. 'Andy' Geraghty, 42, of Rochester formerly of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Rochester Methodist Hospital. He was born January 1, 1967 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Pat and Sandy (Thompson) Geraghty. Andy graduated from OHS in 1985 and from Mankato State in 1989. Andy worked as a store manager for Payless shoes and was currently...
Ruth M. Miller
Jun 20, 2009
Ruth Mildred Miller, 88, of Edina, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Fairview-Southdale Hospital. She was born November 14, 1920 in Dodge County the daughter of Floyd and Mildred (Moreland) Crouch. Ruth graduated from Dodge Center High School. She married Gordon Miller May 15, 1941 in Dodge Center. The couple lived in Dodge Center, West Concord and Mantorville before moving...
Dawn Christine Hanna
Jun 19, 2009
Dawn Christine Hanna, 25, of Santa Monica, formerly of Owatonna, died Friday, June 19, 2009 due to a motor vehicle accident. She was born July 14, 1983 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the daughter of David and Donna (Weber) Hanna. Dawn graduated from Owatonna High School with the Class of 2001. She attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a...
Joan E. Giese
Jun 18, 2009
Joan E. Giese, 79, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Homestead Hospice House. Joan was born May 25, 1930 in Heil, North Dakota the daughter of Hayden and Ella (Schultz) Sebastian. Joan was raised and attended school in Elgin, ND graduating from Elgin High School in 1948. She then taught country school in North Dakota. Joan was united...
Philip L. Hirst
Jun 18, 2009
Philip L. Hirst, 71, of Claremont since 2005, formerly of Ocala, FL, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Fairview Care Center. He was born July 13, 1937 in Methuen, Massachusetts the son of Charles and Dorothy (Keyes) Hirst. Philip attended Methuen schools until serving in the Air Force from 1955-1959. During his military service Philip met and married Geneva Mooneyhan...
Trevor S. Darkow
Jun 15, 2009
Trevor S. Darkow, 29, of Mankato, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at his residence. He was born April 11, 1980 in Winona, Minnesota the son of Steve and Julie (Brugger) Darkow. Trevor graduated from St. James High School in 2000, and then moved to Mankato where he lived at Griffin Housing and worked at Loyola High School. He was a...
Jeanne E. Ditlevson
Jun 15, 2009
Jeanne E. Ditlevson, 56, of Kenyon, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Kenyon Sunset Home. Jeanne was born July 12, 1952 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Lawrence and Bettie (Johnson) Dugan. Jeanne was raised and attended school in Faribault. She married Eugene LaMotte in Faribault and they continued to make their home before moving to White Bear Lake. They...
Beverly A. "Bev" Soukup
Jun 12, 2009
Beverly Ann Soukup, 73, of Owatonna, passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. Beverly Ann Haberman was born April 2, 1936 in Owatonna the daughter of Pete and Francis (Spinler) Haberman. She grew up on a farm south of Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1953. Bev met Bernard "Bernie" Soukup in Hope and...
Ronald D. Halverson
Jun 11, 2009
Ronald D. Halverson , 73, of Coal Valley, IL, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Heartland Health Care in Moline, IL. He was born February 28, 1936 in, Big Stone County, MN the son of Arnold and Minnie (Arndt) Halverson. He served in the U. S. Army from 1956 to 1958, and married Joanne Kruckeberg on November 25, 1961. He...
Larry Jerome Wallager
Jun 9, 2009
Larry Jerome Wallager, 62, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born October 7, 1946 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Sanford and Myra (Voxland) Wallager. Larry was raised on the family farm in Cherry Grove Township, and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1964. After high school he spent a brief time...
Ardis M. Ross
Jun 9, 2009
Ardis M. Ross, 73, of Claremont, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born March 8, 1936 in Bismarck, North Dakota the daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Utecht) Schmoll. Graduated from Dodge Center High School, and married Ronald Ross August 15, 1958 in Dodge Center, and the couple lived on a farm outside of Claremont. Ardis...
James W. Blazek
Jun 8, 2009
James W. Blazek, 55, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at his home. James William Blazek was born October 14, 1953 in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of Clarence and Ruth (Schultz) Blazek. Jim was a 1971 graduate of Owatonna High School. He enlisted in the Air Force after graduation and served four years. On May 12, 1973 he was...
Oliver 'Ollie' D. Randall
Jun 7, 2009
Oliver 'Ollie' D. Randall, 79, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. Oliver was born on August 9, 1929 in Ellendale, Minnesota. He was the son of Cecil and Alma (Nyborg) Randall. He was raised in Summit Township on the family farm near Ellendale, and graduated from Ellendale High School as Valedictorian in 1947. He...
Eugene James Pichner
Jun 6, 2009
Eugene James Pichner, 77, of Owatonna, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at his home. He was born July 12, 1931 in Owatonna the son of Hubert and Mary (Kubat) Pichner. He attended rural school Dist. 24, the old Hickok School, and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1948 at the age of 16. Eugene started his purebred swine herd in...
Joldine M. Yocum
Jun 1, 2009
Joldine M. Yocum, 74, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at Homestead Hospice House after fighting cancer for over three years. She was born November 18, 1934 in Manson, Iowa the daughter of Milton and Sterlene (Ogen) Thomas. Joldine spent many years in Albany, NY, and Riverside, CA before moving to Albert Lea where she taught art for adult...
