Obituary Listing

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....

Apr 21, 2022

Jane Margaret Froehlich, 87, of Kenyon, died Thursday, April 21, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 16, 1934 in Renville County, Minnesota the daughter of James and Anna (Johnson) Crawford. She graduated from Hector High School in 1952. On November 7, 1953, she married Melanchthon Froehlich at Swedlanda Lutheran Church in Hector. Following...

Apr 20, 2022

Raymond "Ray" Jerome Kubat, 77, of Medford, MN, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, MN. He was born March 27, 1945 in Owatonna, MN, the son of Rudolph and Mary (Ripka) Kubat. He grew up in Claremont, MN, where he attended school and graduated in 1963. He continued his education at the University of...

Apr 16, 2022

Brian Christopher Tesch, age 54, of Owatonna, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at his home. Brian was born on December 27, 1967, in Waseca, MN, the son of Mark and Roxanne (Neste) Tesch. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1987 and afterwards was enlisted in the US Navy. He received a medical discharge and afterwards...

Apr 14, 2022

Judith "Judy" Ann Pavek, 77, of Kenyon, died Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. She was born June 22, 1944 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Benjamin and Arloine (Torsdahl) Rehnke. She grew up in Kenyon and attended Kenyon Schools through high school. On December 2, 1961, she married Gary Pavek at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault....

Apr 12, 2022

Gene Allen Griffith, 85, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna. He was born July 10, 1936 in Millersburg, Iowa the son of Norris and Dorothy (Trapp) Griffith, Sr. The family moved to a farm in Steele County, Minnesota in 1948. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1954. He then served in the...

Apr 11, 2022

Mary Jon Hale, 81, of Owatonna, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born November 8, 1940 in Owatonna to William and Sylvia (Ohnstad) Klemmer. Mary grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1959. After graduating she met Todd Hale and they were married on April 9th, 1960 at Trinity...

Apr 9, 2022

Thomas Lee Luxton, age 84, of Faribault, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at District One Hospital in Faribault, MN, with family by his side. Thomas was born on July 11, 1937, in Redfield, SD, the son of the late Clarence and Hazel (Lee) Luxton. His mother passed away early in his life and his father re-married Ebba...

Apr 8, 2022

Kimberly Faith Flatin was born on Sept 4, 1958 to Allene (Tripp) and Arnold Flatin, eventually becoming a big sister to 2 brothers- Rhan and Trevor Flatin. She passed into the hands of our Lord on April 8, 2022 in the comfort of her own home surrounded by 4 generations of family. Kim had 2 passions in life- her family...

Apr 4, 2022

William Martin "Bill" Roseland, age 77, of Owatonna, MN, died Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Kaplan Woods Care Home. Bill was born April 17, 1944 in Waseca, MN, the son of the late Martin and Ilene (King) Roseland. He lived in Medford, MN, and moved to Owatonna when he was a small child. He lived most of his life...

Apr 2, 2022

Roy John Janousek, age 94, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Roy was born on February 14, 1928, to John and Laura Janousek in Iona, South Dakota. When he was in second grade, his family moved to Dodge Center, Minnesota, and three years later, moved to Kenyon. He graduated in 1941 from District...

Apr 1, 2022

Lucille (Luci) Verna Degen 84, of Owatonna, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022. Lucille was born in 1937 in Meriden, Minnesota. Born to Viola Schubert. Lucille was a loving and caring woman, always giving her time to others, and she incorporated that into her daily life. She met and married Stan Degen in 1965. The couple had one daughter,...

Mar 31, 2022

Hans William Peters

Hans W. ("Willie") Peters, age 47, died March 31, 2022 in Owatonna, MN after battling cancer for several years.

Born on February 13, 1975 in Lake City, MN to John F. and Cathryn Jungroth Peters, Hans grew up in Rochester, MN and nearby Hammond, MN and graduated from John Marshall High School,...

Mar 28, 2022

Theresa Mary Van Zuilen, 96, of Claremont, died Monday, March 28, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born September 23, 1925 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hanley) Sammon. She grew up on a farm in Warsaw Township in Rice County and graduated from Faribault High School. Following her schooling, she worked at the...

Mar 24, 2022

Livestream Jeff's memorial service at: https://www.tlcowatonna.org/funerals Jeffrey "Jeff" Warren Kruger, 67, of Owatonna, died Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jeff was born March 26, 1954 in Rock Island, Illinois the son of Warren and Doris (Fielder) Kruger. He spent his early years in Prairie City and in 1966 moved to Pocahontas, IA where...

Mar 22, 2022

Wendy S. Gray, 63, of Claremont, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at New Richland Care Center. Wendy Sue Gray, the daughter of Ted and Pat (Kuhfuss) Bulaga, was born on April 15, 1958 in Rochester, Minnesota. At a young age the family moved to California and they returned when she was in middle school. She graduated from John Marshall High...

Mar 21, 2022

Myrtle Janet Bentley, age 95, of Owatonna, MN, died March 21, 2022 at her residence. Myrtle Janet Olson was born on September 10, 1926, to Hans and Anna (Johnson) Olson on the family farm south of Hope, MN. She was the middle daughter of five girls. She attended District 86 Grade School and later obtained her high school equivalency diploma....

Mar 15, 2022

Dominique and Darla were blessed with their second child, Drew Thomas, on May 1st, 1996 in Owatonna, MN. He was welcomed by his older brother Dylan, and later blessed with another younger brother, Dominique, quickly developing into true brotherhood. Drew passed away unexpectedly on March 15th, 2022 at his favorite place in the world, the Wondra Cabin in Spring Lake,...

Mar 11, 2022

Robert "Bob" Andrew Karlsrud, age 71, of Owatonna, MN, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at his home. Bob was born on September 17, 1950, in St. Paul, MN, to Robert and Dorothy Gilbertson. At the age of 15, he and his brother Dennis were adopted by Arthur and Janett (Carstens) Karlsrud and moved to Red Wing, MN. Bob...

Mar 11, 2022

Randy Lee Kruckeberg 70, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 11, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born February 27, 1952 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Calvin and Florence (Pachl) Kruckeberg. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1970. He married Marlene Mensing and they had a son, Jeremy. The couple later divorced. Randy drove truck for...