Yolanda K. Leader
Sep 3, 2019
Yolanda Kae Leader, 53, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends, following a brief journey with lung cancer. She was born December 27, 1965 in Mankato, Minnesota the daughter of Gary and Kathleen (Wiehr) Leader. Yolanda has been employed at Jostens in Owatonna for the last six years. She enjoyed spending...
Curtis D. Luebke
Sep 3, 2019
Curtis Duane Luebke, 80, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born August 12, 1939 in Faribault the son of Erwin and Bertha (Danielson) Luebke. Curt graduated from Kenyon High School in 1957. He served 6 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and helped his dad on the family farm. Curt owned and operated...
Sandra M. Gilderhus
Sep 1, 2019
Sandra Mae Gilderhus, 78, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 2, 1941 in Mankato, Minnesota the daughter of Hugh and Mae (Westmark) Russell. She grew up in St. Clair where she graduated from high school in 1959. She worked for a while at the Mankato Clinic and...
Laverl M. Hansen
Sep 1, 2019
LaVerl Mildred Hansen, 90, of Owatonna, died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. She was born December 12, 1928 near Mountain Lake the daughter of Alfred and Anna (Ploehn) Gohr. LaVerl graduated from Garden City High School in 1946. She attended Mankato State College and later Northwestern Institute of Medical Technology. She worked for the Osceola Hospital in...
Jerome "Jerry" Kubista
Aug 30, 2019
Jerome "Jerry" Joseph Kubista, 93, of Owatonna, died Friday, August 30, 2019 at Whispering Oak Assisted Living in Ellendale. He was born February 11, 1926 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Walter and Agnes (Skalicky) Kubista. Jerome graduated from Owatonna High School. He attended Mankato Vocational School for two years and Boiler Engineering School in Owatonna for 6 months. He...
Lois A. Butterfield
Aug 30, 2019
Lois Anne Butterfield, 90, of West Concord, died Friday, August 30, 2019 at Fairview Care Center. She was born December 26, 1928 in Faribault the daughter of Peter and Joanne (Langslag) Reuvers. Lois graduated from Faribault High School. She married Francis Kiel May 29, 1947. He preceded her in death 6 years after their marriage. Lois married Gordon Butterfield August...
Christopher J. Kenow
Aug 26, 2019
Christopher Joseph Kenow, 59, of Owatonna, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at his home. He was born May 21, 1960 in Owatonna the son of Donald and Mary (Stevens) Kenow. Chris was raised by his mom and step dad, Tom Rions. He graduated from Owatonna High School and attended vo-tech school for his boilers license. On May 22, 1982, he...
Edward J. Matul, Jr.
Aug 23, 2019
Edward John Matul Jr., 57, of Kenyon, passed away peacefully, Friday, August 23, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 29, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Edward and Geraldine (Edwards) Matul, and grew up in Brementowne, IL. Ed graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, IL in 1980. He started...
John E. Davidson, Jr.
Aug 22, 2019
John Edward Davidson Jr., 67, of Kenyon, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 22, 2019 at his home following a six-and-a-half-year battle with lung cancer. He was born on August 28, 1951, in Faribault, Minnesota the son of John and Emily "Vi" (Syverson) Davidson. He graduated from Kenyon High School with the class of 1969. He attended Mankato State and Dunwoody Institute....
Richard A. Dillemuth
Aug 21, 2019
Richard "Dillie" Alan Dillemuth, 87, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at New Richland Care Center. He was born May 30, 1932 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of John and Alvina (Steinbauer) Dillemuth. He grew up in Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna. He graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1951. He served in the United States Air Force and...
Gregory P. Estes
Aug 19, 2019
Greg Estes, 69, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 in Austin. Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Melvin L. Frederick
Aug 19, 2019
Melvin Lyle Frederick, 89, of Rochester, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019, of cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born November 24, 1929, in West Concord, Minnesota the son of Elmer and Martha (Pagel) Frederick. He grew up in West Concord where he graduated from high school in 1947. From a young age, Mel was an entrepreneur...
Lloyd M. Von Ruden
Aug 18, 2019
Lloyd Marvin Von Ruden, 81, of Claremont, died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at his home. He was born March 13, 1938 in Claremont the son of Hugo and Evelyn (Elsner) Von Ruden. Lloyd attended country school near Claremont. He served in the US Army from Jan 1956 to Jan 1959. He returned to Claremont where he met Susan Epps. The...
Jody L. Severson
Aug 18, 2019
Jody Lee Severson, 70, of Owatonna, died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at KODA Living Community. He was born July 7, 1949 in Owatonna the son of Sylvester and Jeanne (Matejcek) Severson. Jody graduated from Owatonna High School. He served in the US Army and then returned to Minnesota. Most of his life he worked and lived in the Twin Cities...
Arthur J. Schouweiler
Aug 18, 2019
Arthur James Schouweiler, 93, of Owatonna, died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Emeralds at Faribault. He was born January 7, 1926 in White, South Dakota the son of Norman and Katherine (Gazley) Schouweiler. He grew up in White where he graduated from high school in 1943. He served in the United States Navy from May 3, 1944 until his honorable...
Ronald J. "Butch" Vaith
Aug 18, 2019
Ronald John "Butch" Vaith, 80, of Owatonna, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. He was born February 22, 1939 in Blooming Prairie the son of Arthur and Ruth (Grass) Vaith. Ron graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1957. He served in the US Army from 1957-1961. After returning home from the military, he married...
Virginia H. Schmidt
Aug 18, 2019
Virginia Hazel Schmidt, 79, of Madison, WI, died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Oak Park Nursing & Rehab in Madison, WI. She was born July 26, 1940 in Faribault, Minnesota the daughter of Harold and Hazel (Oppegard) Schramm. She attended grade school in Kilkenny and graduated from Montgomery High School in 1958. She enlisted in the Women's Army Corp and...
Ingbert A. Wangen
Aug 18, 2019
Ingbert Alexander Wangen, 101, of Owatonna, died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Birchwood Cottages. He was born November 13, 1917 in Somerset Township the son of Magnus and Ida (Berg) Wangen. Ingbert graduated from Owatonna High School in 1936. In 1935, Ingbert won a brand new 1936 Chevy in a raffle at the Steele County Free Fair. He started working...
Joyce M. Cassem Forsberg
Aug 17, 2019
Joyce M. Cassem Forsberg, 98, of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Koda Living Community. She was born July 1, 1921 in Albert Lea and raised in Owatonna by Charlie and Ella "Lala" Miller. She graduated from Owatonna High School. She worked as an operator for the telephone company. She married Robert Cassem and the couple had three children....
Darrel F. Faulkner
Aug 14, 2019
Darrel Frank Faulkner, 80, of Mantorville, died as the result of a bicycle/truck accident Wednesday, August 14, 2019, in Mantorville. He was born December 22, 1938 in Mankato, Minnesota the son of Frank and Emmeline (Hench) Faulkner and began childhood in Madelia. At the age of 12, he moved with his family to West Concord where he graduated from high...
