Betty L. Kinney
Jun 29, 2017
Betty L. Kinney, 89, of Owatonna, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at her home. She was born January 6, 1928 in LeSueur County, Minnesota the daughter of Henry and Wealthy (Sapp) Baer. She grew up on the family farm in Cleveland, Minnesota. She graduated Salutatorian of Cleveland High School class of 1946. Betty married Gordon Kinney on December 29, 1949...
Carol L. Kath
Jun 26, 2017
Carol Lea Kath, 79, of Owatonna, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at her residence at Valley View in Owatonna. She was born December 18, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Charles and Greta (Soderberg) White. She grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from high school in 1955. She was united in marriage to Roy Emil Kath on December 1,...
Elvin M. Swant
Jun 25, 2017
Elvin Merle Swant, 83, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at St. Lucas Care Center. He was born December 7, 1933 in Nashville Township, Martin County the son of Owen and Ruth (Hall) Swant. Elvin graduated from Blue Earth High School. He served in the US Air Force from 1952-1956. Following the service he worked for Boeing in Washington...
Lynn Frederick Klages
Jun 21, 2017
Lynn Frederick Klages, 76, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born December 5, 1940 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota the son of Frederick and Olivia (Huffman) Klages. He grew up in Sleepy Eye where he attended school and graduated from high school in 1958. Following his schooling, he worked on a farm. During this...
Ruby J. Ades
Jun 18, 2017
Ruby Ades, 82, of Kenyon, died Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. She was born February 18, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Bernard and Esther (Hall) Stoerzinger. She grew up in South St. Paul and graduated from South St. Paul High School, Class of 1954. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace...
Rodney S. Kyllo
Jun 16, 2017
Rodney S. Kyllo, 73, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Friday, June 16, 2017 of complications from Multiple System Atrophy at Brookdale Senior Living in Owatonna. Rod was born November 26, 1943 in Kenyon, Minnesota, the son of Francis and Hazel (Germundson) Kyllo. He graduated from West Concord High School then attended business school for accounting. He worked at The King Company...
Carlene G. Mason
Jun 15, 2017
Carlene Glow Mason, 82, of Milton, Wisconsin, died Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Milton Senior Living, Milton, Wisconsin of natural causes. She was born June 17, 1934 on the farm in Marshall County, near Britton, South Dakota, the daughter of Frederick Smith and Martha (Olson) Smith. She attended high school in Britton and completed a secretarial course at the Aberdeen...
Phyllis C. Sanders
Jun 14, 2017
Phyllis C. Sanders, 93, of Lilydale, MN died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her residence. She was born July 16, 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of Benjamin and Carol (Young) Alwin. She graduated high school in 1941. She enrolled at Eastman School of Music in 1943 and graduated in 1945. In August, 1948, she married Rufus R. Sanders. Phyllis...
Albert M. Remme
Jun 13, 2017
Albert Myron Remme, 90, of Dennison, Minnesota died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at his home. He was born January 24, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota the son of Martin and Mabel (Baker) Remme. Albert was baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church. He attended Kenyon High School and farmed with his dad on the family farm in Warsaw Township. Albert...
Darrell R. Ebeling
Jun 13, 2017
Darrell Reuben Ebeling, 89, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Koda Living Community. He was born December 23, 1927 in Owatonna, the son of Reuben and Edna (Anderson) Ebeling. Darrell attended rural school district #39 and was a member of the Meriden Skippers 4H Club. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1945. Darrell served in Korea with...
Dallas O. Berry
Jun 11, 2017
Dallas Oren Berry, 72, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House. He was born June 30, 1944 in Atlantic, Iowa the son of Art and Adeline (Squires) Berry. Dallas drove truck for Young Trucking in Lyle. He met and married Donna Ashley July 9, 1971. The couple lived in Blooming Prairie where he drove for Joe...
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...
