Mary K. Malakowsky
Dec 19, 2018
Mary Kathryn Malakowsky, 72, of Owatonna, joined the heavenly angels on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Owatonna Hospital. For the last five months she courageously battled an aggressive form of cancer. She was born December 29, 1945 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of Walter and Bernice (Boeder) Kuehn. She grew up in Duluth and graduated from Duluth East High...
Harold D. Schroeder
Dec 16, 2018
Harold Donald Schroeder, 92, of Owatonna, died Sunday, December 16, 2018. Harold was born December 17, 1925, in Woodville Township, Waseca, the son of Ernest and Anna (Abbe) Schroeder. He married OrVetta Standke on September 16, 1948. Harold served in the Army from 1945-1946 in Manila, Philippines. He farmed in Steele County from 1946-1959. Harold started Schroeder's Cashway Hardware &...
Charles R. Frederick
Dec 14, 2018
Charles Richard Frederick, 92, of Owatonna, died Friday, December 14, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea. He was born September 27, 1926 in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Allen and Lenora (Umberhocker) Frederick. As a child, he lived in a number of towns in Minnesota and in also the State of Alaska. He was united in marriage...
Julene K. Krause
Dec 8, 2018
Julene K. Krause, 61, of Albert Lea, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her residence in Albert Lea, MN. Julene Kay Krause was born on June 30, 1957, at the Owatonna Hospital. She is the daughter of Richard and Doris Krause. She lived at Hope, MN with her parents and brother, James, until she was 20 years old. Later, she...
Lori K. Stockwell
Dec 7, 2018
Lori Katherine Stockwell, 61, of Perham, MN died Friday, at Perham Health Hospital. She was born October 1, 1957, in Owatonna the daughter of Harold and Carol (Giedd) Nelson. She grew up in Owatonna where she attended school, graduating with the Class of 1976. She married Allan Stockwell and the couple lived in Owatonna and Waseca. Lori worked at Napa...
Ruth C. Rhoades
Dec 6, 2018
Ruth Constance Rhoades, 90, of Owatonna, died Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born February 13, 1928 in Ellington Township, the daughter of Ralph and Florence (Olson) Johnson. She married L. R. Dusty Rhoades on June 22, 1947 at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church in Lemond Township. Ruth lived in Clinton Falls Township for over 39 years before...
Dorothy B. Rypka
Dec 4, 2018
Dorothy Rypka, 93, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Dorothy Bell Hubbard was born on October 20, 1925 in Blairsburg, Iowa. Her parents, Glenwood and Helen Lois Hubbard lived the life of dairy farmers; instilling the love of animals in Dorothy at an early age. In her teenage years, the family moved to another farm near Maxwell, Iowa. Like...
Mitchele B. Rath
Dec 4, 2018
Mitchele passed away at 8:45 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Owatonna Hospital with his brother, Michael Rath, by his side. Mitchele Blaine Rath was born February 28, 1953 in Faribault, Minnesota, the seventh of eight children born to Floyd and Acqunetta (Stencel) Rath of rural Faribault, MN. He entered this world with the severe medical challenges and...
Vern E. "Butch" Mcgregor
Dec 4, 2018
Vern E. Butch McGregor, 66, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Owatonna Hospital. He was born October 13, 1952 in Owatonna the son of Vern W. and Elizabeth (Wagner) McGregor. Butch attended Owatonna High School. He worked for the Owatonna Elevator in the feed mill and delivered turkey feed. He loved harvest time when farmers would come to...
Joe L.Garza
Dec 4, 2018
Joe Luiz Garza, 61, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 17, 1957, in Owatonna the son of Pedro J. Garza, Sr. and Irene (Castillo) Garza. He grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1976. He married Flor O. Perez and they had a...
Phillip M. Goluba
Nov 25, 2018
Phillip Michael Goluba, 57, of Owatonna, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at his home. He was born September 8, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Daniel and Sharon (Robbins) Goluba. Phillip graduated from Larkin High School in Elgin, IL. He drove truck for Atlas Van Lines, Allied Van Lines, McLane Company before USF Holland. He retired from Holland in...
Ivadell J. Armstrong
Nov 24, 2018
IvaDell Jane Armstrong, 95, of Owatonna, died Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Koda Living Community. She was born December 24, 1922 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota the daughter of Otto and Rose (Lavitschke) Behnke. She was united in marriage to Robert Armstrong on December 28, 1941 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Good Thunder. They farmed near Good Thunder and Vernon...
Helen L. Wegner
Nov 23, 2018
Helen Louise Wegner, 100, of Kenyon, died Friday, November 23, 2018, at Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born February 19, 1918 in Wheeling Township, rural Nerstrand, Minnesota the daughter of Benjamin and Selma (Wolf) Knopf. She graduated from Kenyon High School. She married Emanuel McKibbin and the couple lived in Comfrey, Minnesota where they owned and operated the funeral home....
Mavis A. Madson
Nov 23, 2018
Mavis A. Madson, 90, of Owatonna, formerly of Austin, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was born March 28, 1928 in Austin, Minnesota the daughter of Palmer and Anna (Weber) Johnson. She grew up on a farm southeast of Austin. She married Edward Uhlis and they had a daughter Patricia and later divorced. She then married...
John V. Kristoffersen
Nov 23, 2018
John Verner Kristoffersen, 94, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully Friday, November 23, 2018 at Koda Living Community. He was born Johannes Verner Kristoffersen on May 1, 1924 in Eden, Wasioja Township, Dodge County, MN the son of Mads and Caroline Marie (Salomonsen) Kristoffersen. John was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Faith Lutheran Church, Dodge Center. He was also an...
Marvin R. Bjoraker
Nov 23, 2018
Marvin Ronald Bjoraker, 81, of Owatonna, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at Medford Senior Care. He was born June 14, 1937 in Dodge County, Minnesota the son of Louis and Bernice (Moe) Bjoraker. He graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1955. He served active duty in the United States Army from February 27, 1956 to November 27, 1957 and...
Betty J. Wodnick
Nov 18, 2018
Betty Jean Wodnick, 74, of Owatonna, died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Mayo Clinic - St. Mary's. She was born March 25, 1944 in Northfield, MN the daughter of William and Bessie (Sticha) Tupy. Betty graduated from New Prague High School in 1962. She then went on to school to become a beautician. She did hair for 10 years. On...
Ernest F. "Ernie" Albert
Nov 16, 2018
Ernest Francis Ernie Albert, 78, of Owatonna, died Friday, November 16, 2018 at Koda Living Community. Ernest was born December 8, 1939 in Owatonna, the son of Glen and Eileen (Muedeking) Albert. He served in the United States Navy from 1957-1960. Ernest enjoyed gambling and traveling to casinos. He once said that he felt the most alive when he was...
Karla D. Oeltjenbruns
Nov 14, 2018
Karla Dianne Oeltjenbruns, 61, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her home. Karla Dianne Witzke was born on June 27, 1957 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Byron and Blanche (Huffman) Wiztke. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Newell, Iowa. In January 1961, she moved with her parents and four sisters to Medford,...
Eva C. Nicolai
Nov 12, 2018
Eva Nicolai, 96, of Owatonna, died Monday, November. 12, 2018, at Medford Senior Care. Eva Eisenlohr was born Sept. 22, 1922, in Montevideo, Minnesota, to Earl and Erna Eisenlohr, the oldest of six children. She married Bill Vogt and they later divorced. She married George Nicolai on Nov. 14, 1950, and they moved to Owatonna in 1953, where they made...
