Verna Mae Johnson
Feb 21, 2024
Verna Mae Johnson, 86, of Owatonna died on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Mayo St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester
Verna was born the daughter of Verd and Alice (Sheeley) Classon on June 4 1937, in Guckeen, MN. She grew up in the Austin area and graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1955. She continued her education...
Robert Duayne Noah
Feb 20, 2024
They say a real newspaperman has ink in his blood, and that was true for Robert Duayne Noah who left this mortal earth on February 20, 2024, to join the great newsroom in the sky after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.
Born in Salem, Nebraska, in 1938, he was one of six...
Howard & Janet Smith
Feb 20, 2024
Janet Elaine Smith, 80, and Rev. Howard Ward 'Skip' Smith, 80, of Owatonna, passed away five days apart from one another at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. Jan passed away on February 20, 2024 and Skip on February 15, 2024.
Jan was born July 25, 1943, in Tipton County, Indiana; the daughter of Arthur Allen and Ruby (Kaufman)...
Marvin Norden Johnson
Feb 19, 2024
Marvin Norden Johnson, 81, of Owatonna passed away on February 19, 2024.
He was born on March 27, 1942, in Waseca, the son of Archie W. and Adeline (Stoltz) Johnson. He attended Waseca Schools and graduated in 1960. Following high school he served in the U.S. Marine Corp. during the Vietnam War. When he returned he dedicated...
Teresa Ann Phillips
Feb 19, 2024
Theresa Ann Phillips, 68, of St. Paul, passed away on February 19, 2024 at home.
She was born March 23, 1955 in Waseca, Minnesota the to Eugene and Florence (Wendel) Phillips. She grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1973. Terri was a fearless farm girl, who was determined to help and mastered...
Lorraine "Bess" B. Beese
Feb 19, 2024
Lorraine "Bess" Barbara Beese, 86, of Owatonna, died Monday, February 19, 2024, at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna.
Bess was born March 24, 1937 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Lavern and Agnes (Truhlar) Behsman. She lived in a number of places in the while her father followed work on the pipeline. Eventually the family settled in...
Alice Mae Hilstad
Feb 13, 2024
Alice Mae Hilstad , 97, of Minneapolis, died Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at J A Wedum Residential Hospice.
She was born December 19, 1926 in Kenyon to Albert and Ethel (Monson) Hilstad.
She is survived by many nieces and nephew. Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Ethel Hilstad; brother, Roger Hilstad;...
Laura Elaine Griffith
Feb 8, 2024
Laura "Lolly" E. Griffith, 81, of Owatonna died on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at United Hospital in St. Paul.
Laura Elaine Griffith was born on December 3, 1942, the daughter of Marvin and Edna (McMullen) Ronquist, in Austin, MN. She grew up in Austin and received her education there. On May 7, 1989, she married Gene Griffith...
Richard C. Overholt
Feb 6, 2024
Richard Charles Overholt, 80, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
He was born August 5, 1943 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Leon and Ethel (Steinberg) Overholt. He grew up in Kenyon and graduated from Kenyon High School. He continued his education at Mankato State where he earned a bachelor's...
Ernestine F. Rand
Feb 5, 2024
Ernestine Frances Rand, 95, of Owatonna, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024 at Birchwood Cottages of Owatonna, her daughter Lajean by her side. Scores of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends, and neighbors came to say their goodbyes in the last days before her death.
Ernestine was born on June 2, 1928 in Garner, Iowa to Ernest and...
Dawn Renae Liverseed
Feb 2, 2024
Dawn R. Liverseed, age 56, of Owatonna died on Friday, February 2, 2024 at Mayo St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
Dawn Renae Liverseed, the daughter of Donald and Andrea (Klampe) Rahn, was born on August 26, 1967, in Wells, MN. She grew up in Waseca, helping take care of her siblings, and graduated from Waseca High School...
Ginny
Jan 30, 2024
Virginia "Ginny" M. Sendle ,80, of West Concord, died Wednesday, January 30, 2024 at Mayo St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
She was born in Minneapolis, MN on July 15, 1943, to Gladys (nee Stevenson) and Vernon Herreid. After her parents divorced, her mother was remarried to Raymond Tuttle. Raymond adopted her two children and they had one...
Helen Jean White
Jan 28, 2024
Helen J. White, 94, of Owatonna, died on Sunday January 28, 2024 , at Benedictine Living Community.
Helen was born the daughter of Herbert and Mildred (Anderson) Fette, on November 25, 1929, in Meriden. They moved to various cities and back to Meriden before finally moving to Owatonna in 1942. She graduated from Owatonna High School in...
Dewain A. Audiss
Jan 27, 2024
Dewain Allen Audiss, 55, of Ainsworth, Iowa died Saturday, January 27, 2024 at University of Iowa Hospital.
He was born August 4, 1968 in Chamberlain, South Dakota the son of Mick and Betty (Schoenfelder) Audiss. Growing up, he lived in various places in South Dakota and Wyoming before moving to Owatonna his junior year of high school....
Gayle G. Claxton
Jan 26, 2024
Gayle Georgeanne Claxton, 76, of Kenyon, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024 at Three Links Care Center.
She was born August 11, 1947 in Stillwater, Minnesota, the daughter of Hans and Fern (Elftman) Tollefson. When Gayle was eight years old the family moved to South St. Paul, and she later graduated from South St. Paul High...
Beverly F. Sviggum
Jan 25, 2024
Beverly Fay (Flom) Sviggum died at the age of 92 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living on January 25, 2024 where she had lived and had been lovingly cared for since July 2023. After her marriage in 1951, she and Peder lived on the farm in Sogn Valley where they raised their children. Bev was a farming partner, mother, grandmother,...
Lynn J. Finne
Jan 25, 2024
Lynn Julian Finne, 79, formerly of West Concord and Dodge Center, died Thursday, January 25, 2024 at W.A.L.T Home in Rochester where he and wife, Kathy, lived.
Lynn was born November 20, 1944 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Nels and Opal (Sack) Finne. He graduated from West Concord High School in 1963.
He met...
Jean M. Overby
Jan 23, 2024
Jean Marguerite Overby, 100, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at New Perspective Senior Living in Faribault.
Jean Marguerite (Kispert) Overby, the daughter of George and Claribel (Prestrude) Kispert was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 28, 1923. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Brethren Church in Nerstrand, Minnesota. Jean attended a country grade...
Craig Page Hartwig
Jan 22, 2024
Craig P. Hartwig, age 71, of Santa Rosa Beach, FL, formerly of Owatonna, died of natural causes Monday, January 22, 2024.
Craig was born June 10, 1952 in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Marvin and Betty (Page) Hartwig. He was the younger brother of Mary, and older brother of Sue.
Craig was a standout in athletics at...
Sharon Lynn Juaire
Jan 20, 2024
Sharon Lynn Juaire, 77, of Owatonna, died January 20th, 2024 after a long battle with cancer.
She was born January 16th, 1947 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Gordon and Eleanor Peters. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1965. Sharon married James Juaire on September 2nd, 1965. Sharon enjoyed gardening, sewing, and crocheting. Sharon loved to...
