Richard "Rick" L. Schultz
Aug 8, 2020
Richard Lee Schultz, 70, of Medford, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Shager Park near Faribault. He was born April 7, 1950 in Waseca the son of Wesely and Florence (Rosenbach) Schultz. Rick graduated from Waseca High School in the Class of 1968. Rick was a proud to have served in the US Army from 1969 – 1976 which included...
Gregory G. Amazi
Aug 7, 2020
Gregory George Amazi, age 68, died on Friday August 7, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 3, 1952 in Anoka. He lived in Madelia throughout his childhood. Following graduation in 1970, Greg enlisted in the Air Force. In 1972, Greg and Kristi (Andresen) were married and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska. Following Greg's years in the Service, he...
Donald A. Nechville
Aug 6, 2020
Donald Albert Nechville, 81, of Owatonna, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Homestead Hospice House surrounded by his family. Don faced a long battle with several challenging health issues including Lewy Body Dementia and, most recently, pneumonia. Don was born December 27, 1938 in Owatonna to Albert and Elizabeth (Walbert) Nechville. He grew up on the family farm with his...
Tommy "Tom" B. Towle
Aug 4, 2020
Tommy "Tom" Benson Towle, 72, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born October 29, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa the son of Carl and Elsie (Appleton) Towle. Tom graduated from Zearing High School in Zearing, Iowa. He served in the US Air Force from 1965-1969. He married Darlene Snell April 7, 1971...
Dale D. Marsolek
Aug 4, 2020
Dale D. Marsolek, 70, of Claremont, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was born September 17, 1949, in Owatonna, the son of Louis and Arline (Erdman) Marsolek. Dale graduated from Claremont High School. He entered into the United States Army, served during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged....
James "Lou" Wanous
Aug 3, 2020
James "Lou" Wanous, age 87, of Owatonna, died Monday, August 3, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 29, 1932, in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Louis and Mary (Hanzlicek) Wanous. He married Donna Anhorn on January 4, 1957, and they later divorced. He then married Lois Holthus on September 27, 1975. He was a member of St....
Carl F. Drache
Aug 2, 2020
Carl Fred Drache, 85, of Owatonna, died Sunday, August 2, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 21, 1935 in Owatonna the son of Ewald and Mabel (Sabel) Drache. Carl married Marjorie Dalland July 25, 1954 at St. John Lutheran Church in Owatonna. He worked for Wright Tree Service from 1954 until 1967 when he...
Delores A. Parrish
Aug 2, 2020
Delores Ardella (Johnson) Parrish, 90, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna where she had resided the past month following a long battle with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Delores Parrish was born at home on the family farm in Hope, Minnesota on May 26, 1930 to the late Arthur A. and...
Luanne R. Louks
Jul 30, 2020
Luanne Rita Louks, 84, of Owatonna, died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born February 15, 1936 in Mankato, MN, the daughter of Arnold L. and Dorothy (Graf) Kopischke. On February 9, 1960, she married Myron L. Louks in Owatonna. The couple lived in Bixby, Claremont and Owatonna. She is survived by her husband, Myron Louks...
Idella L. Hartle
Jul 30, 2020
Copy and paste this web address https://wearelivetoday.com/celebration-of-life to watch the funeral service live on Tuesday. Idella Lorray Hartle, 95, of Owatonna, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 30, 2020. She was born July 12, 1925 in Ellendale the daughter of John and Ada (Anderson) Lageson. She married Jerome Hartle on April 28, 1943 and moved to...
Lyle V. Canton
Jul 29, 2020
Lyle Vernon Canton, age 93 of Kenyon, passed away July 29, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Lyle Vernon Canton was born on August 6, 1926, in Chippewa County, MN, the son of Arthur and Clara (Torgerson) Canton. He was a graduate of Montevideo High School class of 1944. He served in the Army Air Corp later known...
Darlene D. Montgomery
Jul 26, 2020
Darlene Montgomery was born in Madelia on October 15, 1927. She died Sunday July 26 of non-Covid related causes while residing at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. Darlene was the daughter of Floyd and Florence Trullinger. She was raised on their Madelia farm where she learned many of the characteristics that would serve her well for the rest...
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,...
