John H. Snaza
Dec 31, 2008
John Henry Snaza, 60, of West Concord, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at his home. He was born February 9, 1948 in Owatonna the son of Henry and Rosella (Dengler) Snaza. John graduated from West Concord High School. He married Colleen Rasmussen March 14, 1970 at St. Frances De Sales Catholic Church in Claremont. John later attended Police Academy at...
Marie A. 'Anne' Wandrey
Dec 31, 2008
Marie A. 'Anne' Wandrey, 97, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Cedarview Care Center. She was born May 20, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of James and Martha (Wildgrube) Jenet. She graduated from high school and worked as a secretary. She married Theodore J. "Ted" Wandrey on September 12, 1936 in Chicago. In 1945, the family moved...
Larry J. Rietz
Dec 30, 2008
Larry J. Rietz, of Owatonna, died on Tuesday, December 30th after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69. Larry was born on July 23, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Owatonna High School, the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Law School. For over 35 years, Larry was a trial attorney at Rietz, Rietz Rietz...
Mason Steven Skalicky
Dec 28, 2008
Mason Steven Skalicky, 2 1/2, of Owatonna, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at the Owatonna Hospital. He was April 19, 2006 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Nick and Sarah (Lee) Skalicky. Mason was a very loving two-year-old boy who loved playing with his twin sisters, watching the movie Cars, dancing, singing, and coloring. He will be sadly missed by...
Thomas N. Arndt
Dec 28, 2008
Thomas N. Arndt , 83, of Owatonna, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born December 17, 1925 in Owatonna, the son of Herman and Frances (Benedict) Arndt. Tom graduated from OHS and started farming with his father and continued to farm with his brother William until his death, and then continued to farm on his...
Lorraine M. Anderson
Dec 27, 2008
Lorraine M. Anderson, 81, of Owatonna, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at her home. Lorraine was born March 17, 1927 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Frank and Minnie (Ribbe) Minges. Lorraine was baptized on May 1, 1927 at St John Lutheran Church and confirmed her faith on March 17, 1940. She attended school in Owatonna graduating from High School...
Barbara 'Barb' J. Noble
Dec 26, 2008
Barbara 'Barb' Jean Noble, 50, of West Concord, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at Methodist Hospital, Rochester. She was born September 9, 1958 in Faribault the daughter of Anton and Marcella (Turek) Petricka. Barb graduated from Faribault High School and attended River Valley Vo-Tech. She married Mark Noble April 23, 1977 in Faribault. Barb was a precision machinist for KG...
Don H. Schelin
Dec 26, 2008
Don H. Schelin, 80, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at Owatonna Commons. Don was born February 1, 1928 in Litchfield, Minnesota the son of Harvey and Verna (Bomsta) Schelin. He moved with his family to Michigan and they returned back to Minnesota where Don graduated from Litchfield High School in 1946. Don entered the United States Army in...
Luverne R. Elsner
Dec 26, 2008
Luverne Roy Elsner, 80, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born October 2, 1928 in Meriden Township the son of Roy and Alice (Schmidt) Elsner. He attended rural school in Meriden Township. On October 10, 1949 Luverne married Elaine Spiekerman at St. John Lutheran Church in Owatonna. Luverne farmed his whole life. While...
Diane M. Holst
Dec 21, 2008
Diane Marie Holst, 51, of Medford, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at her home after an extended battle with cancer. Diane was born May 22, 1957 in Owatonna the daughter of Duane and Beverly (Klecker) Hortop. She moved with her family to Medford and then in 1964 they moved to West Concord where she graduated from West Concord High School...
Harold J. Musselman
Dec 17, 2008
Harold John Musselman, 96, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home in Waseca. He was born February 22, 1912 in Wergland Township the son of Howard and Minnie (Schoeneman) Musselman. Harold attended country school in Yellow Medicine County. He married Adeline Hayek November 24, 1937 in Minneota. The couple farmed together near Canby until...
Fern H. Wiuff
Dec 17, 2008
Fern H. Wiuff, 90, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Owatonna Hospital. Fern was born April 20, 1918 near Dodge Center, Minnesota the daughter of William and Hazel (Blanchard) Wohlfeil. Fern was raised and attended school in Dodge County. She was united in marriage to Lee Wiuff on February 12, 1949 in Kasson. They made their home in...
Howard K. Currier
Dec 16, 2008
Howard K. Currier, 87, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born March 17, 1921 in Argyle, Minnesota the son of James and Harriet (Goodwin) Currier. Howard graduated from Mantorville High School in 1941, and then started to work at Jostens in Owatonna where he continued working for fourty-one years. Howard married Mildred Stransky...
Paul S. Chesney
Dec 15, 2008
Paul S. Chesney, 82, of Owatonna, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at the Owatonna Hospital. He was born December 10, 1926 in Steele County, Minnesota the son of Paul and Rose (Pfeifer) Chesney. Paul worked at Cashman''s Greenhouse in Owatonna until he enlisted into the US Army. After his military service, he married LaVerne Shumila on October 13, 1949 in...
Richard R. "Rick" Mork
Dec 15, 2008
Richard R. Mork, 53, of Owatonna, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, Georgia. He was born August 10, 1955 in San Diego, California the son of Richard and Edna (Jobe) Mork. Richard moved to Owatonna at a young age with his parents, and graduated from OHS in 1973. He married Marty Turner October 24, 1980,...
Margaret I. Kraling
Dec 13, 2008
Margaret Irene Kraling, 94, of Dodge Center, died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Fairview Care Center, Dodge Center. She was born October 24, 1914 in Grand Meadow the daughter of Jacob and Dorothea (Thorson) Helgeson. Margaret graduated from Grand Meadow High School. She married William Kraling May 15, 1934. The couple moved to a farm in Dodge County where Margaret...
Mildred E. Anderson
Dec 12, 2008
Mildred E. Anderson, 86, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 12, 2008 at the Homestead Hospice House. Mildred Elaine Ahlfs was born April 15, 1922 in Kandiyohi, Minnesota the daughter of Christian and Anna (Caspers) Ahlfs. She was raised and attended school in the Kandiyohi area and graduated from high school in Clara City, MN. She was united in marriage to...
Gertrude Mork
Dec 10, 2008
Gertrude Mork, 88, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Charter House in Rochester. She was born October 6, 1920 in Radcliff, Iowa to Nicoli and Jessie Mork. Gertrude received her bachelor''s degree in education from Mankato State University and a master''s equivalency by attending distinguished universities across the country. She was a 6th grade teacher at Nashwauk, Minnesota...
Twila Kamholz
Dec 6, 2008
Visitation: 12/09/2008 16:00 12/09/2008 19:00 Service: and one hour prior to the service at the church. 12/10/2008 10:30
Catharine 'Kate' M. Peters
Dec 6, 2008
Catharine 'Kate' M. Peters, 95, of Kenyon, formerly of Sutherland, IA, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born October 3, 1913 in Sutherland, Iowa the daughter of William and Catharina (Feddersen) Peters. Catharine graduated from Sutherland High School. She worked for the West Iowa Telephone Company as an operator and later as office manager,...
