Obituary Listing

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...

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...

Mar 15, 2018

Vivian Muriel Steffen, 101, of West Concord, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born February 4, 1917 in Merton Township the daughter of Peter and Carrie (Anderson) Jensen. Vivian married Walter Steffen February 20, 1935 in a double wedding ceremony with her sister, Myrtle. The couple made their home in Merton Township before moving to...

Mar 14, 2018

Roger Henry Halla, 58, of Owatonna died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Roger was born on April 1,1959 to Henry Hubert Halla and Mildred Mary (Fisher) Halla in Owatonna, MN. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1978 and was proud of being an Owatonna Indian. He ran cross country in high school, and played...

Mar 14, 2018

Alice Gwendolyn Helgeson, 100, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born May 9, 1917 in Goodhue County, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Kispert) Hildebrandt. She married Melvin Helgeson on December 22, 1935. Alice and Melvin farmed in rural Nerstrand and later moved to Kenyon. Alice was a homemaker and also worked...

Mar 12, 2018

Mary Ann Welker, 82, of Owatonna, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at Homestead Hospice House. Mary Ann was born January 10th, 1936 in Mankato, the daughter of Roger and Evelyn (Perrizo) Ziegler. She grew up near Easton and graduated from Good Counsel Academy in Mankato in 1954. She was united in marriage to John Welker on September 22nd, 1962 at...

Mar 11, 2018

Lynn Dianne (Erickson) Berns, 64, of Colorado Springs, CO, died Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Colorado Springs. She was born August 10, 1953 in Seattle, Washington the daughter of Donn and Ann (Hovland) Erickson. She graduated from Sandia High School in 1971. She continued her education at Pikes Peak Community College, earning...

Mar 10, 2018

Verdon Orlean (Eric) Erickson of Owatonna died on March 10, 2018 after suffering a stroke in late February. He was 85 years old. Verdon was born July 22, 1932 in rural Fillmore County Minnesota, the son of Olean and Ella (Holland) Erickson. He served in the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt from 1950-1953 during the Korean...

Mar 9, 2018

James Jim W. Johns, age 74, of Blooming Prairie died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Jim lost a long battle with a brain disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Jim was born on October 5, 1943, at home in Buckingham, Iowa. At the age of 5, Jim's family moved to Blooming Prairie, MN....

Mar 9, 2018

Richard Lyle Quaintance, 71, of Owatonna, died Friday, March 9, 2018 at St. Lucas Care Center, Faribault. He was born January 17, 1947 in Hartley, Iowa the son of Lester and Viola (Wilcox) Quaintance. The family moved to Minnesota. Richard grew up on the family farm in Aurora Township where they raised Polled Hereford cattle. Richard graduated from Owatonna High...

Mar 7, 2018

Grace B. Fenne, of Kenyon, passed away on March 7, 2018, at the Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born on October 18, 1924, in Minneapolis. A graduate of St. Olaf College, Grace held positions at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis before her marriage to Lyle. For twenty-three years, she worked at Foldcraft Company in Kenyon, first as secretary to Harold...

Mar 6, 2018

Dianna Lee Maas, 81, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Koda Living Community. She was born November 20, 1936 in Worthington the daughter of Paul and Elsie (Koenen) Zierke. Dianna attended country school in Nobles County before graduating from Worthington High School in 1954. She completed 1 year of training at Mankato Commercial College in Mankato. On June...

Mar 4, 2018

Calvin George Paulson, 90, of Rochester, died Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Homestead of Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center. He was born June 13, 1927 in Austin, Minnesota the son of Alvin and Ida Marie (Hjelmun) Paulson. He graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1945. On August 20, 1951, he married Carol Rockne in Austin. The couple farmed for...

Mar 3, 2018

Dwaine Dale Wetzel, 62, of Owatonna, died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home. He was born June 4, 1955 in Owatonna the son of Dale and Gertrude (Dinse) Wetzel. Dwaine graduated from Owatonna High School in 1973. On March 22, 1980 he married Tamara Hager at Christ the King Catholic Church in Medford. The couple lived on his home...

Mar 3, 2018

Walter F. Creigh, 93, of Buckley, WA, died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home. Interment with private family services were held Tuseday, March 13, 2018 at St. John Cemetery.

Mar 3, 2018

Mar 1, 2018

Susan Rebecca Struthers, 70, of Owatonna, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at her Residence. She was born February 7, 1948 in West Bend, Iowa the daughter of Arnold and Lucile Struthers. At the age of 10, she moved with her family to Adams, Minnesota where she graduated from high school in 1966. She continued her education at Austin Vo-Tech. On...

Feb 28, 2018

Patricia Ann Oeltjenbruns, 59, of Bayfield, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at her home. She was born July 13, 1958 in Owatonna the daughter of Lester and Betty (Burgi ) Oeltjenbruns. Patricia graduated from Owatonna High School prior to graduating from St. Cloud State University. She later received her master's degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She...

Feb 26, 2018

Kevin Craig Butler, 60, of Owatonna, died Monday, February 26, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 21, 1957 in Newton, Iowa the son of Gale and Juanita (Meier) Butler. He lived in Newton, IA until 1968, Princeton, IL until 1970 and Attleboro, MA until 1974 when he moved to Owatonna....

Feb 24, 2018

Phyllis Jane Kruckeberg, 87, of Owatonna, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Birchwood Cottages. She was born November 10, 1930 in Owatonna the daughter of Rueben and Elizabeth (Hybl) Carlson. Phyllis graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1949 and attended 1 year at Austin Community College for secretary training. On Sept 6, 1950 she married Corvin Ditlevson. He preceded...