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...
Davis R. Strandemo
Aug 14, 2019
Davis Ray Strandemo, 70, of Kenyon, died at the Kenyon Sunset Home on August 14, 2019 from complications of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was born in Rochester to Raymond and Eileen (Hanson) Strandemo on January 22, 1949, the third of five children. He graduated from Kenyon High School in 1967 and attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma,...
Gregory J. Miller
Aug 13, 2019
Gregory John Miller, 80, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at his home. He was born December 9, 1938 in Kasson the son of Frank and Anna (Deml) Miller. Gregory moved to Steele County with his family in 1946. He served in the National Guard from 1954 to 1959. On November 7, 1958 Gregory married Stasia Danberry in Owatonna....
Peter B. Boe
Aug 12, 2019
Peter Bryant Boe, 88, of West Concord, died Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home. He was born April 12, 1931 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota the first of nine children to Norman and Jesse (Bryant) Boe. He grew up on a farm near Blooming Prairie and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School, Class of 1949. He served in the United...
Doris H. Paulson
Aug 7, 2019
Doris Helen Paulson, 86, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. She was born January 28, 1933 in Ellington Township, Dodge County the daughter of Gaylord and Louise (Hobert) Meitzner. She grew up on a farm near Claremont. She graduated from Claremont High School in 1950. Following her schooling, she began working for...
Sharon A. Johnson
Aug 7, 2019
Sharon A. (Barten) Johnson, 64, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Koda Living Community. She was born July 15, 1955 in New Prague the daughter of Ambrose and Rita (Cemensky) Barten. Sharon grew up in Mankato and graduated from Good Counsel Academy. She worked in Mankato and the twin cities before moving to Owatonna. She is survived by...
Lisa M. Shamp
Aug 7, 2019
Lisa Mae Shamp, 67, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her home following a courageous fight against cancer. She was born May 19, 1952 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Lyle and Laura (Lee) Tuttle. She grew up in Medford where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1970. Following her schooling, she worked at Northwestern...
Eleanor L. Traurig
Aug 2, 2019
Eleanor Lois Traurig, 84, of Kenyon, died Friday, August 2, 2019 at Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born November 4, 1934 in Kenyon the daughter of Carl and Edith (Foss) Hjermstad. Eleanor graduated from Kenyon High School. She married Donald A. Traurig Feb. 13, 1954 in Kenyon. The couple moved to Williston, ND where they started their family. After a...
Joanne R. "Jo" Babcock
Aug 2, 2019
Joanne "Jo" Ruth Babcock, 77, of Mankato, died Friday, August 2, 2019 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. She was born July 6, 1942 in Albert Lea the daughter of Lloyd and Ruth (Randall) Larson. Joanne "Jo" graduated from Frost High School. She married James VanRavenhorst in 1962 and together they had 4 children. They were later divorced. Jo spent several years...
