Darlene J. Bendorf
Dec 28, 2020
Darlene Jean Bendorf, 87, of Owatonna, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Owatonna Hospital. Darlene was born January 5, 1933 on the family farm in Claremont, MN to Clarence and Marie (Bredlow) Thurnau. She was a 1951 graduate of Owatonna High School. Darlene (Dottie) married Lavern (Bud) Bendorf on October 8, 1951 in Owatonna. With the exception of the...
Bruce "Skip" A. Williams Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
Bruce "Skip" A. Williams Jr., 74, of Owatonna, died Monday, December 28, 2020, at the Homestead Hospice House. He was born August 6, 1946, in Boone, IA the son of Bruce and Vivian (Anderson) Williams. Bruce graduated from Jefferson High School, IA in 1964, and later from Minnesota State University, Mankato with an associate degree. Bruce met his future wife,...
Coletta F. Flom
Dec 27, 2020
Coletta Fay Flom, 80, of Kenyon, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was born August 11, 1940 in Naper, Nebraska the daughter of Edwin and Frieda (Hermann) Nicolaus. The family moved to Minnesota where she was raised and graduated from Alexandria High School. Coletta married Kermit Flom in 1962 and they eventually moved to...
Merton J. Grabau
Dec 27, 2020
Merton John Grabau, 93, of Owatonna, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home. Merton (Mert) John Grabau, was born to Ernest and Clara (Pieschke) Grabau, on May 18, 1927, at Chester, Nebraska. He was baptized on June 5, 1927, at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, and confirmed on May 12, 1940 also at St. John Lutheran Church in...
Audrey M. Krupicka
Dec 25, 2020
Audrey Marie Krupicka, 75, of Owatonna, died peacefully Friday, December 25, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 31, 1945, in Blooming Prairie the daughter of Orville and Helen (Dahl) Knutson. She grew up on a farm near Blooming Prairie. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School, Class of 1963. She continued her education at Johnson Academy...
Paul H. Schultze
Dec 24, 2020
Paul Henry Schultze, 79, of Grand Meadow, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Whispering Oak Place in Ellendale. He was born in Fairmont, Minnesota the son Henry and Eleanore (Laue) Schultze. He grew up in Ceylon where he graduated from high school in 1959. He served four years in the Air Force. On April 16, 1966, Paul married Jean Sette...
Patricia R. Kern
Dec 23, 2020
Patricia R. Kern, age 77, of Balsam Lake, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Frederic Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Frederic, WI. Patricia was born on March 27, 1943, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Steven and Dorothy (Patten) Schubert. She graduated from Owatonna High School. Patricia worked at Brown Printing, Viracon and later at a local nursing home....
Gerald "Bucky" E. Rysavy Jr.
Dec 23, 2020
Gerald "Bucky" E. Rysavy Jr., age 65, of Claremont, died December 23, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family after a 6 months battle with ALS. Bucky was born on June 25, 1955, in Owatonna, the son of Gerald "Bud" Sr. and Ruth (Dalland) Rysavy. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1974. Bucky moved to Dalhart, TX where...
Rebecca "Becky" L. Simonson
Dec 22, 2020
SERVICE UPDATE: A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Owatonna with visitation beginning at 9:30 AM. Rev. Lisa Carlson, Rev. John Weisenburger and Rev. Ron Huber will officiate. Rebecca "Becky" Lynn (Soli) Simonson, 64, of 545 Fitzgerald Place NE, Owatonna MN, passed away on December 22, 2020,...
James "Jim" W. Husemoller
Dec 20, 2020
James "Jim" Wayne Husemoller, 73, of Owatonna, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Owatonna Hospital. He was born January 14, 1947 in Austin, Minnesota the son of Maynard and Betty (Bird) Husemoller. He grew up on a farm near Claremont. Jim worked at Cedar Valley Services in Owatonna and resided in a group home in Owatonna. He enjoyed being...
Gloria M. Boyum
Dec 19, 2020
Gloria M. Boyum, 88, of Kenyon, died Saturday, December 19, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 13, 1932, in Webster Township, Rice County, the daughter of Eddie and Helen (Fossum) Halverson. Gloria attended country school through the 8th grade. She graduated from Northfield High School and attended Augsburg College. Gloria worked as a...
Richard E. Dessner
Dec 13, 2020
Richard Eugene Dessner, 87, of West Concord, died Sunday, December 13, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. He was born November 30, 1933 in Strool, South Dakota the son of Frederick and Dorothy (Sanford) Dessner. Richard grew up near Elgin. He attended Elgin schools before serving in the US Air Force from 1951 - 1953. He returned from the service...
Dale Mickelson
Dec 11, 2020
Dale Mickelson, of Tampa Florida passed away on December 11, 2020. He was 56 years of age. Dale was born on January 5, 1964 to DuWayne and Barbara Mickelson. He graduated in 1983 from Grand Meadow High School. Dale had a very successful career in sales and consulting in hard milling and highspeed machining techniques. Recently Dale had started his...
Eugene "Gene" A. Blaker
Dec 10, 2020
Eugene "Gene" A. Blaker, 85, of Owatonna, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at the Emeralds of Faribault. He was born December 9, 1935, in Owatonna the son of Frank and Myrtle (Jensen) Blaker. Eugene graduated from Owatonna High School. He entered into the United States Army and was honorably discharged. On April 9, 1961, he married Shirley A. Velske in...
James "Jim" A. Hildebrandt
Dec 9, 2020
James Alfred Hildebrandt, 74, of Mantorville, Minn., died Wednesday, December 9, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester of complications with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Jim was born June 4, 1946, at St. Luke's Hospital in Faribault, Minn., to Alfred and Mabel (Skolness) Hildebrandt of rural Kenyon. Like most farm boys, he helped with chores in the barn and the fields....
Daniel R. Jerpbak
Dec 5, 2020
Daniel "Dan" Richard Jerpbak, 78, of Owatonna, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Owatonna Hospital. He was born April 4, 1942 in Tyler, Minnesota the son of George and Agnes (Hagen) Jerpbak. He grew up in Tyler where he graduated from high school in 1960. He continued his education at Mankato State University earning a Bachelor of Science...
Douglas L. Meyer
Dec 3, 2020
Douglas Lane Meyer, 90, of Owatonna, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at The Homestead at Rochester. He was born August 1, 1930 in Heron Lake, Minnesota the son of Julius and Marie (Moriarty) Meyer. Doug grew up spending his summers on the Moriarity farm near Ellendale. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1948 and attended Ripon College. In 1953,...
John D. Chapin
Dec 1, 2020
View John's graveside service from 12/4/2020 at https://wearelivetoday.com/john-chapin John David Chapin, 91, of Dodge Center, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his home. He was born February 6, 1929 in Wasioja Township, Dodge County, Minnesota the son of Forrest and Jessie (Bringgold) Chapin. He grew up on the family farm in Wasioja Township and graduated from West Concord High School...
Larry J. Wells
Nov 30, 2020
View Larry's service from 12/3/2020 at https://wearelivetoday.com/larry-wells Today, we celebrate the life of Larry Jay Wells who passed away unexpectedly at his home in Owatonna on November 30, 2020. Left to cherish his memory are Betty Lou (Glienke) Wells, his wife and best friend of more than thirty-three years, his daughter, Johanna Farmer and one grandson, Gavin Farmer. Larry was...
Pearl D. Trapp
Nov 29, 2020
Pearl Dora (Heinbuch) Trapp, 93, of Kenyon, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, November 29th at her home after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Pearl was born on August 28, 1927, the middle child of eleven, to George and Mary (Risch) Heinbuch in Woodbury Township. On October 18th, 1947, she was united in marriage to Roy...
