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,...
Janice B. Gates
Jul 21, 2017
Janice Barbara Gates, 76, of Kenyon, Minnesota died Friday, July 21, 2017 at Zumbrota Care Center. Janice was born January 18, 1941 at Northfield Hospital to Joseph and Dorothy (Hutchinson) Hoidahl. The family lived in Cannon Falls. As a young child the family moved to the Sogn Valley area and lived above the Nansen Cheese Factory. She attended country school...
Orville E. Hanson
Jul 18, 2017
A Celebration of Orville's life will be held in the fall at Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna. Service dates and times will be announced one week prior to the service. Michaelson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Orville Erland Hanson, 94, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at MorningStar Assisted Living in Littleton, Colorado. He was born on Feburary 11,...
Ardythe "Ardi" Waldrop
Jul 9, 2017
Ardythe Ellen Waldrop, 74, of Owatonna, died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House. She was born November 26, 1942 in Joice, Iowa the daughter of Melvin and Margret (Patterson) Furness. Ardi graduated from Joice High School in 1960. After high school, she moved to Chicago where she worked for Western Union. She attended secretarial school in Nebraska prior...
Angela "Angie" Reynolds
Jul 8, 2017
Angela Angie J. Reynolds, 51, of Claremont, died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Methodist Hospital following a brief cancer journey. Angie was born October 9, 1965 in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Eugene and Shirley (Velzke) Blaker. She grew up and attended school in Owatonna, graduating with the Class of 1984. She began her career with Truth Hardware in 1986...
Dale O. Oslund
Jul 7, 2017
Dale Orrin Oslund, 79, of Owatonna, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at New Richland Care Center. He was born February 24, 1938 in Elburn, Illinois the son of Orrin and Lucille Oslund. Dale started working at a young age. He farmed, worked at a Seed Corn Plant, and was an iron worker and a heavy equipment mechanic in Illinois for...
Ronald E. Ramsey
Jul 6, 2017
Ronald E. Ramsey, 74, of Owatonna, Minnesota died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. Ron was born June 20, 1943 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota the son of Robert and Gladys (Falck) Ramsey. He graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1961. In 1965, he began his service in the United States Army and...
Robert C. Mensing
Jul 4, 2017
Robert Charles Mensing, 84, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. He was born June 26, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Alvin and Helen (Erno) Mensing. He grew up in Owatonna and in his younger years worked at Owatonna Canning Company. He was united in marriage to Marcella Chesney on May 4,...
Harold T. Vangness
Jul 4, 2017
Harold Theroy Vangness, 95, of Zumbrota, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Zumbrota Care Center. He was born October 2, 1921 in Hamilton County, Iowa the son of Jacob and Julia (Phillops) Vangness. His family moved to Dodge County, MN in 1924. On March 23, 1954, he married Alma Giesler Hopkins in Rochester, MN. They made their home on a...
Palmer L. Brant
Jul 3, 2017
Palmer Leonard Brant, 88, of Wanamingo, died peacefully on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Kenyon Sunset Home. He was born on September 29, 1928 in Norwegian Valley near Nelson, Wisconsin the son of Laurits and Inger (Johnson) Brant. After the death of his mother when he was 6 weeks old, he was raised by his grandparents, Eli and Louis Johnson....
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...
