Sharon A. Stark
May 1, 2018
Sharon Ann Stark , 80, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born March 13, 1938 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Julius and Anna (Brocker) Stark. She grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1956. Sharon was an administrative assistant at the Owatonna Public Library for 37 years,...
Delores F. Ebeling
May 1, 2018
Delores Frances Ebeling, 98, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living. She was born December 3, 1919 in Owatonna Township, Minnesota the daughter of William and Frances (Pichner) Haberman. She grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School. On September 24, 1941, Delores married Marvin "Bud" Ebeling. The couple farmed for a while before...
Margot (Munson) Radtke
Apr 28, 2018
Margot Anita (Munson) Radtke, 85, of Owatonna, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her son's home in Dodge Center following a ten month journey with acute myeloid leukemia. She was born September 18, 1932 in Mannheim, Germany, the daughter of Heinrich and Freida (Weiss) Scherr. She grew up in Schafheim, Germany where she attended school. Margot worked in a doll...
Richard "Dick" Clemens
Apr 25, 2018
Richard Dick Caryl Clemens, Sr., 81, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Traditions II. He was born August 19, 1936 in Pine Island Township the son of Russell and Mabel (Ellefson) Clemens. Dick graduated from Pine Island High School and started working at Dick's Service Station. He married his first wife Shirley in 1955 and they were later...
Robert "Buck" Bohlman
Apr 24, 2018
Robert Buck or Bob Leo Bohlman, 86, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. He was born July 14, 1931 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Leo and Alma (Dinse) Bohlman and attended Owatonna Public Schools. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict. Following his military service,...
Leon E. Avery
Apr 21, 2018
Leon Edward Avery, 56, of West Concord, died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester surrounded by his family. He was born February 21, 1962 in Faribault the son of Tom and Maxine (Voxland) Avery. In his youth, Leon operated equipment for his dad's soil conservation and land clearing business. In 1974, at the age of 12, while...
Patricia L. Loftness
Apr 20, 2018
Patricia Louise Loftness, 72, of Blooming Prairie, died peacefully Friday, April 20, 2018 at her home. Pat's desire for others to learn more about life and death resulted in her gift of her body to the Anatomy Bequest Program at the University of Minnesota for educational study. She was born February 23, 1946 in Vancouver, Washington. She moved to Minnesota...
Janice E. Svenby
Apr 19, 2018
Janice Ethelene Svenby, 75, of Medford, died Thursday, April 19, 2018 at her home. She was born November 11, 1942 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of John Z. and Ruth E. (Woodfill) Nowak. She was raised on a farm northeast of Medford and graduated from Medford High School with honors in 1960. She received a Medical Technician degree from Northwest...
Lois Jean Ferguson
Apr 18, 2018
Lois Jean Ferguson, 92, of Moorhead, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. She was born November 21, 1925 on a farm in Concord Township the daughter of Lou and Lillith (Gibbs) Nelson. The family moved to West Concord in her early years, where she graduated in 1943 from West Concord Public High School....
Wendell L. Wilker
Apr 3, 2018
Wendell Loren Wilker, 63, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at his home of natural causes. He was born August 19, 1954 in Waseca, Minnesota the son of Lorenz and Carol (Shaske) Wilker. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1972. He and Deb have been together for 34 years and have been married since February 13, 2004. Wendell's...
James E. Engvall
Apr 2, 2018
James Edward Engvall, 61, of Hastings, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born March 8, 1957 in Owatonna the son of Victor and Betty (Bell) Engvall. Jim graduated from West Concord High School and attended Mankato State University. He moved back to West Concord where he farmed with his parents and worked at...
Kimberly A. Cope
Apr 2, 2018
NOTE CHANGE OF SERVICE: DUE TO THE PREDICTED STORM, THE FUNERAL FOR KIMBERLY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018 AT 11 AM WITH VISITATION ONE HOUR PRIOR, ALL AT MICHAELSON FUNERAL HOME IN OWATONNA. Kimberly Andrea Cope, 62, of Minneapolis, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at her home of natural causes. She was born January 5, 1956 in...
Evelyn I. Ward
Mar 30, 2018
Evelyn Irene Ward, 88, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 30, 2018 at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. She was born June 17, 1929 in Medford, Minnesota the daughter of George and Connie (Klasse) Mount. Evelyn graduated from Owatonna High School in 1948. She married Lester Ward on June 21, 1951 and later divorced. Evelyn worked at Federated Insurance from 1948-1952 and...
Marie A. Johnson
Mar 27, 2018
Marie Ann Johnson, 67, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Koda Living Community. She was born December 16, 1950 in Owatonna the daughter of William and Ann (Anderson) Lustig. She grew up in Owatonna where she attended school and graduated from high school. Marie worked as a nursing assistant at Cederview Nursing Home and housekeeping at Oakdale Motel....
Edwin Strohschein
Mar 27, 2018
Edwin Ed A. Strohschein, 93, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Koda Living Community. He was born October 31, 1924 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Edwin B. and Ella (Rotsolk) Strohschein. He graduated from Medford High School in 1942. Edwin served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. On December 28, 1947, he married Arlys...
Jerry R. Schultz
Mar 23, 2018
Jerry Ralph Schultz, 71, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born January 11, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Otto and Lydia (Heup) Schultz. Jerry grew up near Milwaukee, WI where he attended and graduated from West Allis High School in 1965. He served in the US Air Force from 1965 to...
Dorothy M. Jensen
Mar 23, 2018
Dorothy M. Jensen, 92, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Koda Living Community. She was born June 6, 1925 in Owatonna, the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Hammann) Gartman. Dorothy attended Owatonna High School. She worked at Dr. Dewey's office from 1944 until retiring in 1983. Dorothy married Robert Bob Jensen on January 12, 1963 at St. John's...
Hilton B. Vold
Mar 20, 2018
Hilton Benoy Vold, 91, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at District One Hospital in Faribault. He was born June 9, 1926 in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota the son of Haaken and Borghild (Schenald) Vold. He grew up on a farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. He served in the United States Army in...
James A. Heller
Mar 16, 2018
James Allen Heller, 70, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 18, 1947 in Winona, Minnesota the son of Earl and Betty (Rihs) Heller. He attended school in Winona through the sixth grade and then moved to Owatonna where he graduated from high school in 1965. Following his schooling, he...
Shirley A. Deming
Mar 16, 2018
Shirley Ann Deming, 83, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. She was born January 11, 1935 in Owatonna the daughter of Herbert and Evelyn (Schley) Krause. She attended country school and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1952. On May 21, 1954 Shirley married Sterling Deming in Hertford, NC. Upon completion...
