Curtis M. Pritchard
Jun 16, 2022
Curtis Mathias Pritchard, 80, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born July 11, 1941 to Raymond and Adeline Pritchard in Park Rapids, Minnesota. He was the youngest of 14 children. He attended Hubbard County Country District #88 School and Park Rapids St. Peter Catholic School. Curtis worked at the State of...
Debra L. Viegut
Jun 16, 2022
Debra Lou Viegut, 65, of Big Lake, MN, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Monticello CentraCare Hospital. She was born March 19, 1957 in Waseca, Minnesota the daughter of Elmer and Hazel (Sellner) Wilker. She grew up on a farm in the Meriden area. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1975. On June 28, 1975, she married Robert "Bob"...
Marlen "Swede" Madsen
Jun 5, 2022
Marlen "Swede" Madsen, 83, of rural Owatonna, died Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Owatonna Hospital. He was born July 5, 1938 in Claremont, Minnesota the son of Louie and Clara (Howard) Madsen. He grew up in Claremont where he attended school. Marlen married Judy Rasmussen in January of 1960 and the couple had four children, Vicki, Shelley, Mark and...
Ronald Quentin Mahlman
Jun 3, 2022
Ronald Q. Mahlman, age 74, of Owatonna, died on Friday, June 3, 2022, at the Owatonna Hospital. Ronald Quentin Mahlman, the son of Quentin and Kathleen (Thurnau) Mahlman, was born on June 7, 1947, in Owatonna. He and his family moved to Kenyon in 1955, living there until they moved to Rochester in 1960. He graduated from John Marshall High...
Clayton "Andy" Luverne Anderson
Jun 1, 2022
Clayton "Andy" L Anderson, age 97, of Owatonna, died on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the New Richland Care Center. Clayton LuVerne Anderson, the son of Arnold and Anetta (Mayland) Anderson, was born on July 21, 1924, in Hayward, MN. He grew up in Freeborn County and attended country school. Following school he worked on the family farm. A WWII...
Paul Gilbert Kopp
May 31, 2022
Paul Gilbert Kopp, age 69, of Owatonna, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Paul Kopp, the son of Glee and Lorraine (Gilbert) Kopp, was born on July 31, 1952, in Minneapolis. He grew up in Minneapolis graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1970. After high school he spent several moths in New Delhi, India with a...
Thomas G. Russell
May 29, 2022
Livestreaming available at https://stjohnvideo.com/funeral-service Thomas Glenn Russell, 75, of Owatonna, died Sunday, May 29, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. Tom was born in Owatonna on August 20, 1946 to Glenn and Jennie Russell. Tom graduated from Owatonna High School in 1964 lettering in basketball. Upon graduation, Tom worked at Owatonna Security Bank as an errand runner until he...
Larry D. Louks
May 25, 2022
Larry Dale Louks, 77, of Claremont, died unexpectedly of natural causes Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at his home. He was born June 7, 1944 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Wayne and Marcella (Stark) Louks. He grew up on a farm near Dodge Center where he began milking cows at age 10. He graduated from Dodge Center High School in...
Kathryn M. Jackson
May 21, 2022
Kathryn "Kate" M. Jackson of Pine Island passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the age of 95. Kathryn Marie (Flicek) Jackson was born on February 10, 1927, in Erin Township, Rice County, MN. Her family lived near Nerstrand, Kilkenny, Shieldsville and Concord. On February 21, 1945, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Jackson in Pine Island. They...
Janet M. Wright
May 20, 2022
Janet Marie Wright, 73, of Owatonna, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She was born February 24, 1949 in Owatonna to Vern and Elizabeth (Wagner) McGregor. Jan graduated from Owatonna High School in 1967 and then completed her LPN training. Jan was a lifelong learner who earned her BSN from (former) Mankato State University and...
Elizabeth R. Groth
May 15, 2022
Elizabeth Ruth Groth, 78, of Zumbrota, formally of Kenyon, peacefully passed away Sunday, May 15 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by family. She was born September 29, 1943 in Hayward, Wisconsin, the daughter of Raymond and Hazel (Roberts) Hams. Liz grew up in Maplewood, MN and graduated from North St. Paul High School in 1961. She then...
Christena J. Gasner
May 15, 2022
Christena Jane Gasner, 87, of Ellendale, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born January 14, 1935 on a farm in Summit Township in Steele County the daughter of Louis and Mary Emma (Smith) Olson. She graduated from Ellendale High School in 1953. She then began working as a secretary at Jostens in Owatonna....
Lois L. Oeltjenbruns
May 2, 2022
Lois L. Oeltjenbruns, 98, of Owatonna, died Monday, May 2, 2022 at Traditions I in Owatonna. She was born November 3, 1923 to Henry and Mollie (Sexter) Nelson. She attended District 26 school near Pratt. On October 21, 1943, she married Walter Oeltjenbruns at St. John Lutheran Church in Owatonna. They had two sons, Dennis and Curtis. They farmed up...
Tammy Jean Hofius
May 1, 2022
Tammy J. Hofius, age 56, of Geneva, died on Sunday May 1, 2022, at her home. Tammy Jean Hofius, the daughter of Charlene Hofius, was born on October 24, 1965, in Owatonna. She grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1984. She continued her education at the University of Minnesota and received a degree in horticulture....
Darrell Raymond Nelson
Apr 30, 2022
Darrell R. Nelson, age 76, of rural Ellendale died at home on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Darrell Raymond Nelson, the son of Raymond and Viola (Johnson) Nelson, was born on December 2, 1945, in Owatonna. He grew up near Ellendale and attended school there, graduating from Ellendale High School in 1963. Darrell helped on the family farm during school and...
Thomas A. Freeburg
Apr 30, 2022
Thomas (Tom) A. Freeburg, age 69, died peacefully on April 30, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. He is survived by his best friend and wife, Mary; his children, Sara (Nick), Dusty (Taylor), Morgan (Brian), William; and his much-adored grandson Kellen Thomas. Surviving siblings include Chuck (Cici), Barbara (Jerry), Jim, Ken (Kim), John (Lisa), Bob, and Bill (Jennie). Followed...
David M. Stark
Apr 26, 2022
David Michael Stark, 70, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born January 14, 1952 in Winona, Minnesota the son of Marvin and Beverly (Thompson) Stark. David worked for 46 years at Truth in Owatonna. He belonged to Cedar Lake Sportsman Club, Minnesota Pheasants Forever and the National Wild Turkey Federation. He...
Steven Herman Arndt
Apr 26, 2022
Steven H. Arndt, age 66, of Owatonna died on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna with his family by his side. Steven Herman Arndt, the son of Irwin and Donna (Johnson) Arndt, was born on September 6, 1955, in Owatonna. He grew up on the family farm and attended grade school just a short distance...
Richard Westphal
Apr 24, 2022
Richard Gerald Westphal, 85, of Kenyon, passed away on April 24,2022, at the Homestead Hospice house in Owatonna. He was born November 14, 1936 in Faribault, to Adolph and Edythe (Murphy) Westphal. Richard grew up and graduated in Kenyon, before enlisting in the United States Navy with his brother. He was stationed in Virginia when he went on leave to...
Walter Edward Maas
Apr 24, 2022
Walter E. Maas, age 78, of Waseca, died on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Walter Edward Maas, the son of Franklin and Ann (Lorentz) Maas, was born on July 27, 1943, in Waseca. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Waseca. Walter worked at various jobs; truck driving, auctioneering, and farming....
