Mae Belle Hillestad
Jun 9, 2017
Mae Belle Hillestad, 87, of Owatonna, peacefully died Friday, June 9, 2017 at Traditions I in Owatonna, Minnesota. Mae Belle was born October 20, 1929 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Albert and Beatrice (Kuphal) Arndt. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1947. She married Merlin Hillestad on September 6, 1948 at The Associated Church in Owatonna. They resided...
Maxine L. Ronglien
Jun 8, 2017
Maxine Leora Ronglien, 82, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Koda Living Community. She was born October 31, 1934 in Aurora Township, Minnesota the daughter of Herman and Leora (Kruckeberg) Grunklee. Maxine attended District 90 country school and St. John's Lutheran School in Havana Township. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1952. She fell in love and...
Barbara M. Stoltz
Jun 8, 2017
Barbara M. Stoltz, 82, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna, Minnesota. Barbara was born March 31, 1935 in Blooming Grove Township, Waseca County, Minnesota the daughter of Dirk and Laura (Brune) Terpstra. She graduated Owatonna High School in 1953. Barbara married Paul Stoltz on November 6, 1954 in Owatonna. Barbara stayed home to raise...
Larry F. Athey
Jun 3, 2017
Larry Francis Athey, age 51, of West Concord, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Owatonna. He was born on August 24, 1965, in Ortonville, Minnesota the son of Francis and Myrna (Anderson) Athey. He graduated from Clinton High School, Class of 1984. Larry worked in various jobs including boiler maker, carpentry, cement truck driver, maintenance...
Eleanor (Ele) Helen Hokanson
Jun 2, 2017
Eleanor (Ele) Helen Hokanson, age 89, died very peacefully on Friday, June 2nd, 2017. She suffered renal failure after having struggled with a rare disease, amyloidosis, for many years. At the time of her death, she was receiving hospice care at SummerWood of Plymouth, where she lived with her husband, Cliff, until his passing in January of 2016. Eleanor was...
Allen D. Buss
May 26, 2017
Allen D. Buss of Owatonna, formerly of Claremont, passed away, on May 26, 2017 at the age of 91. Allen was born on November 28, 1925 to Rutherford and Millie (Hanisch) Buss in Ravenna, Nebraska, where he grew up. In 1940 his father passed away and in 1941 Allen, along with his mother and family, moved to Claremont. Allen graduated...
Marian J. Rodde
May 25, 2017
Marian Joyce Rodde, 95, of Kenyon, died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. She was born April 29, 1922 in Holden Township the daughter of John and Gilma (Kasa) Underdahl and was a life long resident of Kenyon. Marian graduated from Kenyon High School with the Class of 1941. She married Albion Rodde Nov. 4, 1946 at...
Patricia "Pat" Zeise
May 21, 2017
Patricia Pat Ann Zeise, 67, of Owatonna, died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at her home. She was born March 3, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Arie and Betty (Bender) Wabeke. As a child she moved with her family to a farmstead south of Owatonna where she grew up and attended country school. During her high school years, the...
D. Jane Idstrom
May 17, 2017
D. Jane Idstrom, age 81 of Owatonna died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Jane was born on September 11, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Clifford and Dora (Johnson) Grogan. She graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School, Class of 1953. She continued her education at Wheaton College, and received her Registered...
Lavern L. Loberg
May 14, 2017
Lavern L. Loberg, of Ellendale, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 14th at the age of 87. Lavern was born January 20, 1930, the son of Harold and Cora (Rieckheim) Loberg. He graduated from Ellendale High School in 1949 and was married to Marilyn Jensen on May 2, 1951. They recently celebrated their 66th anniversary. Lavern...
Joanne M. Wetzstein
May 11, 2017
Joanne Marie Wetzstein, 63, of Kenyon, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was born March 15, 1954 in Algona, Iowa the daughter of Earl and Shirley (Miller) Bowman. When she was one year old, she moved with her family to a farm south of Dodge Center where she grew up. She attended school in...
Sherman K. Haugen
May 6, 2017
Sherman Haugen, age 73, of Red Wing, formerly of Kenyon died Saturday, May 6, 2017. Sherman Kermit Haugen was born on October 13, 1943 in Faribault, Minnesota the son of Kasper and Pearl (Finne) Haugen. Following his graduation for high school in 1961, he attended the National Technical School in Los Angeles, California for nine months and later attended the...
Allan L. Peterson
May 5, 2017
Allan L. Peterson, 91, of Owatonna, died Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Owatonna Hospital. Allan was born January 12, 1926 in Dodge Center, Minnesota the son of Ernest and Lois (Kincaid) Peterson. At the age of 6 months, they moved to Owatonna's south side. Allan went to kindergarten, Roosevelt Grammer School, and in 1943 graduated from Owatonna High School....
Joanne M. Neuleib
May 2, 2017
Joanne Marilyn Neuleib, 86, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her home. She was born September 7, 1930 in Minot, North Dakota the daughter of George and Margaret (Helenske) Claesgens. Joanne was raised in St. Cloud where she graduated from Cathedral High School. She continued her education graduating from St. Benedict's College. Following college she was a flight...
Ruth M. Thomas
Apr 30, 2017
Ruth Marie Thomas, 79, of Owatonna, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at her home following a courageous cancer journey. She was born November 10, 1937 in LaMoure, North Dakota the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Pedersen) Salzsieder. She graduated from LaMoure High School, Class of 1955. On June 24, 1959, she married Dave Thomas at Trinity Lutheran Church in LaMoure....
Roger V. Majerus
Apr 29, 2017
Dr. Roger V. Majerus, 83, of Kenyon, Minnesota died Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Pleasant Manor in Faribault, Minnesota after a long fight with prostate cancer. Dr. Roger V. Majerus, the son of Walter and Mary (Liffrig) Majerus, was born August 24, 1933 in Red Wing, Minnesota and delivered by his uncle, Dr. Bill Liffrig. He grew up on a...
Norma "Gertie" Laue
Apr 24, 2017
Norma Jean Gertie Laue, 69, of Nerstrand, died Monday, April 24, 2017 at Northfield Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 13, 1947 in Faribault the daughter of William and Martha (Erich) Schmoll. Norma graduated from Kenyon High School. On March 2, 1968 she married her childhood sweetheart, Larry Laue. The couple had three boys, Todd, Troy...
Norma "Esther" Finne
Apr 24, 2017
Norma Esther Finne, 97, of West Concord, died Monday, April 24, 2017 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, Minnesota. She was born January 29, 1920 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Norman and Clara (Wilkie) Fortwangler. On December 24, 1938, she married George Finne. The couple lived in West Concord since 1941. Esther moved to Faribault in November, 2004...
Virginia V. Paulson
Apr 22, 2017
Virginia Vivian Paulson, 92, of Owatonna, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Koda Living Community. She was born May 5, 1924 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of William and Rose (Prokop) Pachl. She graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1942. On August 5, 1945, she married Johan Paulson at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church. The couple farmed until 1969 when they...
George R. Gray
Apr 20, 2017
George R. Gray, 87, a longtime resident and farmer of Claremont, Minnesota died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. George Robert Gray was born December 2, 1929 in Dodge Center, Minnesota the son of Robert and Lucile (Piper) Gray. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1947. George met Joanne Adams in November 1948 and...
