Clifford Koeckeritz
Aug 14, 2017
Clifford Koeckeritz, 80, of Owatonna, MN, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault, MN, surrounded by his family. Clifford was born Sept 3, 1936 in Lac Qui Parle Co. MN to Harold and Hertha (Struck) Koeckeritz. He attended a country school through 8th grade and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1954. Following...
June D. Plath
Aug 13, 2017
June D. Plath, 95, of Owatonna died peacefully on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna, Minnesota. She was born August 9, 1922 in Brookings, South Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Mae (Cunningham) Sorg. Over the years, June shared many memories of growing up on the family farms with her two brothers and three sisters. Her...
Stanley R. Miller
Aug 12, 2017
Stanley Roy Miller, 78, of Owatonna, died Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born March 31, 1939 in Owatonna the son of Selmer and Mabel (Dostal) Miller. Stan graduated from Owatonna High School in 1957. He married Lois Weckworth on March 11, 1961 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New Richland. Following their marriage the couple...
Stanley P. Gilman
Aug 9, 2017
Stanley Paul Gilman, 74, of Owatonna, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his home with his family by his side after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born October 18, 1942 in Dodge Center the son of George and Ethel (Schleeter) Gilman. Stanley was a 1961 graduate of Dodge Center High School where he met the love...
Marlene J. Quaintance
Aug 9, 2017
Marlene J. Quaintance, 69, of Claremont, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. Marlene was born June 28, 1948 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Lester and Viola (Wilcox) Quaintance. She grew up on the family farm in Aurora Township and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1966. In her senior year of high school, she began...
Betty M. Guse
Aug 8, 2017
Betty Mae Guse, 84, of Owatonna, Minnesota passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Betty was born May 27, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of George and Erna (Buttenhoff) Brocker. Betty attended Owatonna High School. She was united in marriage to Robert Guse on October 10,...
Scott S. Umsted
Aug 7, 2017
Scott Stewart Umsted, 58, formerly of West Concord, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born October 23, 1958 in Racine, Wisconsin the son of Forrest and Alta Karen (Stewart) Umsted. Scott graduated from Kasson High School and served in the US Air Force. Scott lived in London prior to moving back to...
Shirley L. Langemo
Aug 5, 2017
Shirley Langemo, age 99, of Kenyon, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at North Ridge Assisted Living in Kenyon. She was born September 24, 1917 in Taopi, Minnesota the second daughter of Ray and Kate (Pautvien) Mitchell. The family moved to South St. Paul and later to Kenyon in 1926. She graduated from Kenyon High School in 1935 and attended teacher's...
Dennis W. Wimer, Jr.
Aug 5, 2017
Dennis W. Wimer Jr., 32, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Homestead Hospice House. Dennis was born March 28, 1985 in Lake City, Minnesota the son of Dennis Wimer Sr. and Kathleen (Gilday) Wimer. He attended Owatonna High School. Dennis married Kayla Hansen on August 14, 2010 in Claremont, Minnesota. Dennis was a self employed entrepreneur...
Lorraine A. Gregor
Aug 4, 2017
Lorraine Ann Gregor, 86, of Owatonna, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Koda Living Community. She was born March 18, 1931 in Meriden the daughter of Herbert and Mildred (Anderson) Fette. Lorraine graduated from Owatonna High School. On June 10, 1950 she married Donald Gregor in Owatonna. Lorraine worked at Kottke Jewelers in Owatonna, Donahue's Greenhouses and Farmers Seed &...
Dolores J. Renchin
Aug 3, 2017
Dolores Joan Renchin, 88, of Owatonna, died peacefully Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving daughter and niece. She was born August 17, 1928 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Emma (Neubauer) Klemmer. She grew up in Owatonna and married Stanley Renchin on June 27, 1948 at St. John Lutheran Church. The couple made...
Rita A. Berning
Aug 2, 2017
Rita A. Berning, 79, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at her home after a 20 year courageous battle with cancer. Rita was born January 31, 1938 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota the daughter of Charles and Albina (Kubista) Reyant. She graduated from West Concord High School in 1955 and attended St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester and earned...
Mary L. Polesky
Aug 2, 2017
Mary Louise Polesky, 93, of Rose Creek, Minnesota died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Temecula Valley Hospital in Temecula, CA. Mary was born July 5, 1924 in Waverly, Iowa to Charles and Mabel (Reasoner) Barber, and was the first of five children. Mary grew up and attended school in Waverly, IA graduating from Waverly High School in May 1942. Upon...
Josephine "Jay" E. Underdahl
Jul 31, 2017
Josephine Jay E. Underdahl, 96, of Kenyon, died Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon, Minnesota. Jay was born September 27, 1920 in Yorklyn, Delaware the daughter of Palmer and Ethel (Hobson) Guest. She graduated from high school in Yorklyn, Delware and attended business college. Jay met her future husband, Leonard Underdahl, through a mutual friend...
Judy K. Anderson
Jul 30, 2017
Judy Kay Anderson, 65, of Blooming Prairie, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. She was born October 31, 1951 in Owatonna the daughter of Ray and Marion (Knutson) Anderson. Judy graduated from Owatonna High School. She then worked several years for Farmers Insurance with Dale Bishman before working as a nursing assistant at Cedarview Nursing Home...
Karen F. Grubisch
Jul 30, 2017
Karen Faye Grubisch, 75, of Owatonna, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House following a courageous cancer journey. She was born December 15, 1941 in Owatonna the daughter of Arlie and Laurene (Buehring) Cozad. She attended school in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1960. On December 1, 1958, she married James Jim Peter Grubisch...
Cynthia L Karsten
Jul 25, 2017
Cynthia L Karsten, 60, of Faribault, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born July 9, 1957 in Hastings the daughter of Robert and Glenys (Stoerzinger) Cook. Cynthia grew up in Farmington and West Concord. She graduated from West Concord High School in 1975. Sept. 27, 1975 she married Christ Karsten at Moland Lutheran Church. The...
Eugene "Gene" Kruckeberg
Jul 25, 2017
Eugene Gene Floyd Kruckeberg, 78, of Hope, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born February 12, 1939 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Floyd and Dorothy (Pittman) Kruckeberg. He grew up on a farm west of Bixby. He graduated from Dodge Center High School, Class of 1957. Gene began his career on January 1, 1958...
Emil Blazek
Jul 24, 2017
Emil Blazek, 84, of Owatonna, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Brookdale Memory Care Center, Owatonna. He was born April 30, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of William and Evelyn (Jensen) Blazek. He grew up and attended school in Owatonna. He joined the United States Air Force on April 25, 1951. He served in...
Richard J. "Dick" Murray
Jul 21, 2017
Richard J. Dick Murray, 86, of Claremont, was accepted into the Lord's house on Friday, July 21, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Richard Dick Murray was born on June 30, 1931 in Dodge County, Claremont, Minnesota to Andrew J. and Dora M. (Shorter) Murray. As a child, he moved with his family from Claremont to Plainview,...
