Lois E. Mork
Aug 3, 2022
Lois Elaine (Kirkland) Mork, 86, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at North Ridge View Assisted Living in Kenyon. She was born October 31, 1935 in Olmsted County, Minnesota the daughter of Burt and Fern (Schuck) Kirkland. She grew up on farms in Rock Dell Township and graduated from Stewartville High School in 1953. On June 16, 1957, she...
Renata L. Emmans
Aug 3, 2022
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and great-great-great grandmother has joined her Lord Today. She passed away peacefully on August 3rd, 2022 at the age of 106, in the Medford Senior Care Center, in Medford where she resided. Born in Crown Minnesota, on November 29th, 1915, Renata was the second of eight children. She graduated from St. Francis High School,...
Gerald L. Smith
Aug 2, 2022
Gerald Layton Smith, 84, of Minneapolis, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Victory Health and Rehab in Minneapolis. He was born November 9, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Anthony and Lois (Klipstein) Smith. He graduated from Minneapolis Central High School in 1955. He married Kathleen Peterson and the couple lived in Minneapolis where they raised their family and...
Maren Elisabeth Worman
Aug 1, 2022
Maren E. Worman, age 18, died at her home in Owatonna on August 1, 2022. Maren Elisabeth Worman, the daughter of Jeremy and Nikki (Breamer) Worman, was born on March 17, 2004, in St. Paul. She grew up in Albert Lea but, moved to Owatonna in 2020, graduating from Albert Lea High School in 2022. Maren worked at a group...
Leo Herbert Kahnke
Jul 28, 2022
Leo Herbert Kahnke, age 83, passed away peacefully at Mala Strana Rehabilitation and Assisted Living campus in New Prague on July 28, 2022. Leo was born July 26, 1939, to Herbert and Ethel Kahnke, on the family farm near Waseca. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1957. He remained on the family farm for two years and then became...
Joyce A. Nelson
Jul 21, 2022
Joyce Ann Nelson, 90, of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Timberdale Trace in Owatonna. She and her twin sister, Joann were born on March 22, 1932 in Owatonna to Clarence and Elsie (Dolgner) Nelson. She grew up on the 160 acre Nelson family farm in rural Owatonna. She with her siblings were tasked with many chores, of which...
Edith A. Scott
Jul 21, 2022
Edith A. Scott, 72, of Owatonna, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Abbott Northwestern surrounded by her family. She was born July 28, 1949 in Austin, Minnesota to Robert and Inez (Forthun) Scott. Edith graduated from Austin High School in 1967. She married James Lewis in 1968, and they had two daughters together, Carrie and Renee. She and...
Esther M. Dabill
Jul 10, 2022
You can copy and paste for the livestream https://wearelivetoday.com/esther-dabill or there is a link at the bottom of the page under Memorial Service. Esther Marie Dabill was born on July 9th, 1939, in Pine River, Minnesota. She was the first of ten children born to Everett and Margaret (Erickson) Dabill. The lure of the big city drew Esther to Minneapolis...
Lynn O. Baier
Jul 8, 2022
Lynn Owen Baier, 73, of Kenyon, died Friday, July 8, 2022 at New Perspective Senior Living in Faribault. He was born to Stuart and Thelma (Bolger) Baier on June 23, 1949 in Creston, IA, and grew up on a farm in Greenfield, IA. He excelled at football and went to State wrestling in 1968. Lynn graduated from Greenfield High School...
Bobbi
Jul 5, 2022
Roberta "Bobbi" Nelson, 59, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Homestead Hospice House. She was born in Owatonna on December 3rd, 1962, to Wilbert and Mary (Bjoraker) Ahrens. She went to school in Owatonna before working at Jostens for several years. Bobbi graduated from Rochester Community and Technical College in 2008 with her Medical Transcriptionist Certificate. She...
George H. Wodrich
Jul 4, 2022
George Herbert Wodrich, 91, of Ellendale, died Monday, July 4, 2022 at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna. He was born May 19, 1931 in Lemond Township, in Steele County the son of Herbert and Mabel (Hanson) Wodrich. He attended school through the eighth grade. As a young man, he farmed with his father along with working for Lyle Anderson Plumbing...
Marcia A. Meiners
Jul 3, 2022
Marcia Ann Meiners, 71, of Owatonna, died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was born May 23, 1951 in Waseca, Minnesota the daughter of Irvin and Lorraine (Werdin) Miller. She graduated from Waseca High School in 1969 and continued her education at Rochester Community College and Winona State where she earned her teaching degree. On...
Nels F. Thompson
Jul 2, 2022
To watch the service follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RVvVJu62t8 Nels Frederick Thompson, 83, of Owatonna, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 at his home. Born August 16th, 1938, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, Wisconsin to George and Ethel (Steffen) Thompson. He was the oldest of four brothers, Paul, Kent, and Roger. Nels graduated from Lincoln High School in 1956. Soon after, he...
Dennis R. Urness
Jun 30, 2022
On June 30, 2022, a self-proclaimed "Regular Old Mr. Nice Guy" drew his last breath. Dennis Robert Urness was born the seventh son of the seventh son on August 20, 1949. He lived his entire life in Kenyon, Minnesota. Before he was even able to drive, Dennis had bought and restored his first car. This was a hobby that continued...
Patricia M. "Pat" Bishop
Jun 29, 2022
LIVESTREAM Pat's service at www.stjohnowatonna.org/Live-Stream Patricia Marie "Pat" Bishop, age 85, of Owatonna, MN, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Traditions Assisted Living of Owatonna. Pat was born on June 2, 1937, in Red Wing, MN, to Chester and Dorathea (Banidt) Swanson. She grew up on the family farm near West Concord and enjoyed her horses. She graduated from...
Gerald "Bud" E. Rysavy, Sr.
Jun 27, 2022
Gerald "Bud" Edward Rysavy, Sr., 88, of Claremont, died Monday, June 27, 2022 at his home surrounded by loved ones, after a brief bout with cancer. Bud was born in Steele County to John and Frances (Vesely) Rysavy on October 15, 1933. He attended the Claremont School until the eighth grade. On August 21, 1954, he married Ruth Dalland in...
Naomi E. Johnson
Jun 27, 2022
Naomi Ellen Johnson, 85, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 27, 2022 at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. She was born December 10, 1936 in (place) the youngest of seven children to August & Irene (Kuehn) Boese. As the child of a Pastor, the family lived in a number of places. While attending college, she met Jerald Johnson. The couple married on...
Diane Lavonne Maves
Jun 24, 2022
Diane L. (Wyssbrod) Maves, passed away on June 24, 2022, unexpectedly at home in Owatonna. She was born to John and Rose (Stiffler) Wyssbrod in McConnell, IL. She married Mick Maves on May 17, 1997, in Owatonna. She was an avid Packer fan, enjoyed gardening, going to their lake house and spending time with family. She will be dearly missed...
Carol M. Remme
Jun 24, 2022
Carol Mae (Olsen) Remme, 80, of Dennison, died Friday, June 24, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. She was born May 1, 1942 in Ruthton, Minnesota to Albert and Valborg (Christansen) Olsen, one of five children. She was baptized and confirmed in Ruthton and graduated in 1959 from Ruthton High School. She continued her education at...
Denny
Jun 23, 2022
Denny Andersen, 88, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Brooks in Owatonna. Dennis Edwin Andersen, the son of Andrew and Clara (Rustin) Andersen, was born on April 29, 1934, in Dell Rapids, SD. He grew up in Elkton, SD on the family farm. Denny worked on the family farm until he entered the US Army. After being...
