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...
Dean P. Hartle
Nov 12, 2018
Dean Pickett Hartle, 87, of Owatonna, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at St. Mary's Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He was born in Owatonna on July 19, 1931, to Herbert and Helen (Pickett) Hartle. He was an only child, but grew up surrounded by many cousins, aunts, & uncles, and his love of extended family was strong. Dean attended country school...
Roger E. Espenson
Nov 11, 2018
Roger Eugene Espenson, 82, of West Concord, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. He was born September 3, 1936 in Montevideo the son of Leonard and Clara (Nelson) Espenson. Roger graduated from Montevideo High School. He served nine years in the National Guard. While serving in the National Guard he attended Cosmetology School in Rochester where he...
Lawrence P. "Larry" Schroer, Jr.
Nov 10, 2018
Lawrence P. "Larry" Schroer Jr., 61, of Glenville, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 in Woodburn, IN. Larry was born on June 5, 1957 to Larry and Margie (Stoltman) Schroer, Sr. in Austin. The family then moved from Waltham to Owatonna in 1960. He graduated from Marian High School in Owatonna. Larry enjoyed playing guitar in the church...
Sfc Matthew M. Peterson
Nov 9, 2018
Sergeant First Class Matthew Peterson (US Army, Retired) died unexpectedly of natural causes November 9, 2018 at his home in Colorado Springs, CO. Matt was 46 years old and devoted his life to serving his country. Awarded the Bronze Star and many other service related commendations; he was deployed overseas six times in his 25 years of service. This included...
Roy W. Collette
Nov 8, 2018
Roy Wayne Collette, 79, of Boise, Idaho and formerly of Owatonna, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna following a prolonged battle with cancer. Roy was born on February 17, 1939, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Roy and Viola (Nelson) Collette. The oldest of six children, Roy graduated high school in 1958 and joined the...
Jack C. Morgan
Nov 4, 2018
Jack Cleveland Morgan, 75, of Owatonna, died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville. He was born October 25, 1943 in Cleveland, Mississippi, the son of Mike and Ruth (Gilbert) Morgan. As a young child, he moved with his family to Lake Village, Arkansas, where he grew up and attended school. He married Margaret Hawkins on January...
Jay "Howard" Held
Nov 1, 2018
Jay Howard Held, 92, of Kenyon, died Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Gunderson Gardens. He was born on February 5, 1926, in Kenyon, Minnesota the son of Jay Homer and Mabel (Munson) Held. He was baptized and confirmed at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenyon. He graduated from Kenyon High School in 1944, and joined the United States Army and...
David W. Vrieze
Oct 29, 2018
David Wilton Vrieze, 80, of West Concord, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester MN. He was born March 9, 1938 in Dodge County to Wilton Bud and Doris (Erickson) Vrieze. David graduated from West Concord in 1956. He played football, baseball, basketball and ran track. After graduation, David enlisted in the Army. On September 12,...
Jean L. Baldwin
Oct 29, 2018
Jean L. Baldwin, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 29th at Traditions 1 in Owatonna. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 11am with visitation one hour prior. Pastor Amanda Weinkauf officiating. Burial to follow service at St. John Cemetery. Jean Lucille Ellefson was born on March 15, 1933...
