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Beverly A. Hortop
Jul 26, 2020
Beverly Ann Hortop, 85, of Owatonna, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 23, 1935 in Owatonna, Minnesota. She attended grade school at Jefferson and graduated from Owatonna High School with the Class of 1953. She worked at OMC from 1952 to 1963. In 1965, she went to work for Jostens...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" R. Anderson
Jul 25, 2020
Gwendolyn "Gwen" R. Anderson, 79, of Owatonna, died after a courageous battle with breast cancer on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born in a blizzard on December 14, 1940 in Sioux Valley Township, MN, the daughter of Leslie and Geneva (Karnis) Kuehl. Gwen grew up on a farm one mile north of the Iowa and...
Jerry J. Karaus
Jul 23, 2020
Jerry J. Karaus, 77, of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 30, 1942, in Owatonna, the son of James C. and Evelyn D. (Ribbe) Karaus. Jerry graduated from Ellendale High School in 1960. On September 8, 1962, he married Judith A. Steinberg at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Meriden....
Frank J. Hodgman, Sr.
Jul 22, 2020
Frank James Hodgman Sr., 79, of Claremont, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 20, 1941 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Ralph and Helen (Henry) Hodgman. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1959. Frank married Kay Clark and later divorced. He then married Rayma Reger and she died in...
Barbara Louise Grunwald
Jul 14, 2020
Barbara Louise Grunwald, 78, of Ellendale, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna surrounded by her family. She was born September 3, 1941 in Mankato, the daughter of Lyall and Marie (Marzinske) Berg. Barbara was confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Alma City. She graduated from New Richland High School in 1959. On January 11,...
Gordon "Gordy" D. Butterfield
Jul 10, 2020
Gordon "Gordy" D. Butterfield, 88, of West Concord, died of natural causes Friday, July 10, 2020, at Chicos Board and Lodge in West Concord. He was born on May 9, 1932, in Faribault, the son of Danford and Hazel (Shook) Butterfield. Gordy attended school in Faribault. On September 19, 1951 he entered into the United Stated Navy and was honorably...
Rosemary E. Hollister
Jul 8, 2020
Rosemary Ellen Hollister, 78, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Traditions II in Owatonna. She was born March 20, 1942 in Farmington, Illinois the daughter of Clarence and Mabel (Mobley) Wilcox. She grew up in Farmington, IL where she graduated from high school in 1960. On April 14, 1961, she married David Lee Hollister in Farmington, IL. The...
Maria "Rea" A. Andersen
Jul 2, 2020
Maria "Rea" A. Andersen, 78, of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Marys Campus in Rochester. She was born on November 12, 1941, in Volga, SD, the daughter of Harold and Ruby (Elverud) Fulmer. Maria graduated from Elkton High School, SD in 1959. On August 13, 1961, she married Dennis Andersen in Brookings,...
Marlin D. Johnson
Jun 30, 2020
Marlin Dale Johnson, 75, of West Concord, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 12, 1945, in Tyler, the son of Frank and Gretchen (Hassman) Johnson. Marlin graduated from Tracy High School in 1963. On June 19, 1963, he entered the United States Navy and served two tours during the Vietnam...
Brenda D. Juveland
Jun 29, 2020
Brenda Dale Juveland, 72, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 29, 2020 at her home. She was born April 23, 1948 in Albert Lea the daughter of Benjamin and Dorothy (Nelson) Scott. She grew up in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1966. She continued her education at Mankato State and business school in Minneapolis. On June...
Menetta M. Stordahl
Jun 27, 2020
Menetta M. Stordahl, 87, of Northfield, died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Northfield Care Center. She was born November 24, 1932, in Wadena, the daughter of Hans and Edria (Porter) Aagard. Menetta graduated from Wadena High School in 1952. She married Jon Stordahl on September 17, 1955, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena. They moved to the family farm in...
Diane K. Smith
Jun 27, 2020
Diane Kay Smith, 67, of Geneva, died Saturday, June 27, 2020 at her home. She was born May 2, 1953 in Blooming Prairie, the daughter of Clifford and Betty (Harber) Bruggeman. Diane graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1971. She married Douglas Smith Feb. 5, 1972 at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church. The couple moved their family to Geneva...
Wyman Jensen
Jun 26, 2020
We are sad to announce that on Friday June 26, 2020, Wyman D. Jensen, 89 of Owatonna, died at Timberdale Trace Assisted Living Center with COVID related symptoms. He was born July 10, 1930 in Owatonna, the son of Lawrence and Nora (Anderson) Jensen. Wyman graduation from Owatonna High School in 1949. He Served two years in the United States...
Ardis M. Dengler
Jun 25, 2020
Ardis Marie Dengler, 80 of West Concord, died June 25, 2020 in Rochester. She was born July 24, 1939, in Claremont, MN the daughter of Nels and Opal (Sack) Finne. Ardis attended school in West Concord and graduated in 1957. On February 15, 1969 she was united in marriage to Martin Dengler in West Concord, where they made their home...
Jennifer L. Petersburg
Jun 23, 2020
Jennifer Lou Petersburg, 90, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Foxdale Senior Living, Waseca. She was born August 26, 1929 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin the daughter of Edward and Alta (Wagner) Chilson. After graduating from High School, Jennifer moved to the Twin Cities where she worked for Brown & Bigelow. During this time, she met Donald W. Petersburg and...
Doris M. Hahn
Jun 22, 2020
Doris M. Hahn, 94, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 22, 2020 at Birchwood Cottages. She was born November 28, 1925 in Merton Township the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Mork) Yule. Doris graduated from Owatonna High School in 1944. She married Louis Hahn June 14, 1945 in Owatonna. Doris worked for the Kelly Company, Elwood Star Cleaners, and provided daycare...
Bryce A. Wahl
Jun 21, 2020
Bryce Aubrey Wahl, age 92, of Owatonna, died June 21, 2020, at Medford Senior Living. He was born on April 7, 1928, in Clark, South Dakota the son of Vernon and Alline (Raymer) Wahl. He graduated from Clark High School in Clark, South Dakota in 1946. After high school, he served in the United States Army from September 1946 until...
Donald "Don" O. Noyce
Jun 20, 2020
Donald O Noyce, 89, of Owatonna, died Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. He was born January 9, 1931 in Goodland, Kansas the son of Al and Mildred (Dryden) Noyce. As a young child, his family moved to Salina, KS where he graduated from high school in 1948. He continued his education at Kansas Wesleyan University graduating...
Richard "Dick" Moen
Jun 20, 2020
The public is invited to live stream the funeral on Wednesday, June 24th beginning at 12:55pm at the following link: https://www.wearelivetoday.com/celebration-of-life Richard "Dick" Moen, 93, of Owatonna, died Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. He was born June 13, 1927 in Clearbrook, Minnesota the son of Martin and Myrtle (Poulson) Moen. He grew up...
Lorrain A. Bosshardt
Jun 18, 2020
Lorrain Alice Bosshardt, 88, of Owatonna, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020. She was born February 27, 1932, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the daughter of Aaron and Edna Nauss. After she finished first grade, her family moved to Faribault, where she attended Trinity Lutheran School through the eighth grade and graduated from Faribault High School in 1950. She married Maurice...
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