Margaret G. Bock
Nov 6, 2017
Margaret Geraldine Bock, 95, of Owatonna, died Monday, November 6, 2017 at Owatonna Hospital. She was born October 16, 1922 in Montgomery the daughter of Joseph and Amy (Keene) Stanek. Margaret attended school in Elysian. She married Orville Bock Nov. 16, 1943 in St. Louis, MO. The couple farmed together near Morristown for 27 years. Margaret also worked at EF...
Eleanor Ellie Anderson
Nov 4, 2017
Eleanor Ellie Jean Anderson, 84, of Owatonna, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Prairie Manor Care Center. She was born February 1, 1933 in Lemond Township the daughter of Herbert and Mabel (Hanson) Wodrich. Eleanor graduated from Ellendale High School. She married Arthur Anderson June 16, 1954 at Zion Lutheran Church. The couple farmed with Art's dad and lived on...
Willis O. Voxland
Nov 4, 2017
Willis Olaf Voxland, 86, formerly of Kenyon, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Emerald Crest in Burnsville. He was born December 28, 1930 near Kenyon the son of Olaf and Alma (Haugen) Voxland. Willis graduated from Kenyon High School in 1948. He attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, and then later received his degrees in...
Ralph O. Olsen
Nov 2, 2017
Ralph Oliver Olsen, 86, of Owatonna, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at his home. He was born April 14, 1931 in Albert Lea, Minnesota the son of William and Elizabeth (Bisch) Olsen. Ralph graduated from Albert Lea High School with the class of 1949. He graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture with a bachelor of science degree...
Howard A. Homeier
Nov 2, 2017
Howard Arthur Homeier, 94, of Kenyon, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born March 1, 1923 in Rice County the son of Henry and Hulda Homeier. Howard served in the US Army in WWII and later in the US Marine Corps. He married Vieno Jackson Feb 3, 1962 in St. Paul. Howard worked at Kenyon...
Victor A. Richardson
Nov 1, 2017
Victor Arnold Richardson, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully Wednesday after a long and courageous battle with Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD). Vic was born on March 10, 1944. He grew up on a small family farm in Spring Valley, MN and graduated from high school in 1962. He married the love of his life, Clarice Lindeman, on May 31,...
David E. "Wrangler" Warner
Nov 1, 2017
David Eugene "Wrangler" Warner, 70, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Story County Medical Center in Nevada, IA. He was born April 22, 1947 in Iowa Falls, Iowa the son of Victor and Ruth (Olsen) Warner. David graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1965. He served in the US Army from 1965 to 1968 achieving the rank...
Patricia L. Spencer
Oct 31, 2017
Patricia Louise Spencer, 91, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Patricia was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 20, 1926. She was the eighth child of Myrtle M. Spencer. She attended Minneapolis schools, Open Door and Bethesda Churches. She became a Christian at fifteen years old. After high school she spent many...
Alfred R. Heil
Oct 30, 2017
Alfred R. Heil, 90, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Monday, October 30, 2017 at The Cedars of Austin, Minnesota. Alfred was born April 6, 1927 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Alfred and Orpha (Suddendorf) Heil. They family lived in Charles City, Iowa then Owatonna. Alfred was a 1945 graduate of Owatonna High School. He enlisted into the United States Navy...
Gaynor B. Levos
Oct 28, 2017
Gaynor Bruce Levos, 81, of Owatonna, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Saturday, October 28, 2017. He had been a resident at Brookdale Memory Care (Clarebridge) for the past three years. Gaynor was born in Nebraska the son of a Norwegian immigrant; proud of his heritage. He grew up on the farm. After graduating from high...
Rodney E. Mauer
Oct 25, 2017
Rodney E. Mauer, 67, of Owatonna, Minnesota died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at his home. Rod was born June 2, 1950 in Austin, Minnesota the son of Leon and Marcella (Dockham) Mauer. He grew up on a farm outside of Austin, graduated from Austin High School and attended Austin Vo-Tech. He was united in marriage...
Donald F. Kiefer
Oct 22, 2017
Donald Francis Kiefer, 71, of Medford, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Owatonna Hospital. He was born on January 11, 1946 in Taopi the son of Roland and Dorothy (Nicholson) Kiefer. Donald graduated from Adams High School in 1964 and he served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. On August 3, 1968 he married Jean Jirele at...
Lloyd J. Wobbrock
Oct 20, 2017
Lloyd John Wobbrock, 88, of Claremont, Minnesota died Friday, October 20, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Lloyd was born June 12, 1929 in Mankato, Minnesota the son of John and Madelyn (Brase) Wobbrock. He grew up in Medford, Minnesota and graduated from Medford High School in 1947. Lloyd excelled in sports, he played basketball, football and baseball and...
Mary Ann Copp
Oct 17, 2017
Mary Ann Copp, 80, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born July 12, 1937 in Owatonna Township, Minnesota the daughter of George and Vlasta (Kubat) Spatenka. She was baptized at Associated Church in 1952. Mary Ann graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1955. On July 9, 1960, she married Paul Copp at...
Gary D. Wilker
Oct 10, 2017
Gary Dale Wilker, 59, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at his home. He was born August 2, 1958 in Waseca, Minnesota the son of Harold and Annabell (Manke) Wilker. The family moved to Owatonna in 1970 from their farm in Deerfield Township, MN. Gary was a long time resident of Our Homes South in Owatonna. He is survived...
Odean L. Floren
Oct 9, 2017
Odean L. Floren, 90, of Kenyon, died Monday, October 9, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 4, 1927 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Louis and Erline (Howe) Floren. At age 15 he had his own milk route collecting milk from area farmers. He was drafted and went in the service for 2...
Vivian M. Ullevig
Oct 7, 2017
Vivian M. Ullevig, 96, of Kenyon, died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Kenyon Sunset Home. Vivian Marlyn Banks was born July 23, 1921 in Goodhue County, Kenyon, Minnesota the daughter of Julius and Inger (Monson) Banks. She was baptized and confirmed at Dale Lutheran Church rural Kenyon. She attended Country School #108. On November 22, 1944, she was united in...
Mabelene A. Sage
Oct 6, 2017
Mabelene A. Sage, 80, of Owatonna, died Friday, October 6, 2017 at her home. She was born August 26, 1937 in Austin, Minnesota the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Wortz) Hanson. She grew up in Lyle, Minnesota and attended high school in the Twin Cities. She was united in marriage to Walter Sage on December 28, 1957, at United Methodist...
Lorraine E. Nikoley
Oct 5, 2017
Lorraine Evelyn Nikoley, 94, of Owatonna, died Thursday, October 5, 2017 at her residence at Traditions 1 in Owatonna. She was born May 29, 1923 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Anton J. and Emma E. (Ochs) Fait. She was baptized on July 15, 1923 at St. John Lutheran Church in Owatonna and confirmed on April 5, 1936. She graduated...
Judith Ann Fonner
Oct 1, 2017
Judith Ann Fonner, 72, of Owatonna, died Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Judith was born May 7, 1945 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota the daughter of Wallace and Gladys (Dahl) Hansen. She attended Owatonna High School and was later united in marriage to George Fonner. Judith is survived by her mother, Gladys Bedney of Owatonna; children,...
