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...
Cheryl D. Brown-Rhymer
Apr 19, 2017
Cheryl D. Brown-Rhymer, 68, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Traditions I in Owatonna, Minnesota. Visitation will be at Michaelson Funeral Home, Owatonna on Monday, April 24, 2017 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Interment will be in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation: 04/24/2017 15:00 04/24/2017 17:00 Service:
James C. Jorgenson
Apr 11, 2017
James Craig Jorgenson, 74, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Owatonna Hospital. He was born September 11, 1942 in Albert Lea the son of Melroy and Ruth (Amundson) Jorgenson. Jim graduated from Albert Lea High School with the class of 1961. He entered into service with the U.S. Navy in 1961 until he was honorably discharged in 1965....
Charlene "Charli" Wetzel
Apr 10, 2017
Charlene Charli Marie Mortensen Wetzel The family of Charli Wetzel is heartbroken to announce she passed from this life on Monday, April 10, 2017 due to complications from a series of strokes. Charli was born February 13, 1960, in Owatonna, MN, to Donald W. Mortensen and Jurene (Jeri) Kruger Mortensen. Two years later, the family moved to Shelbyville, Tennessee, and...
June E. Bjerke
Apr 8, 2017
June Elaine Kaul Crowley Bjerke, was born on July 22, 1922 in Hibbing, Minnesota. She graduated from Hibbing High School and in May 1943 graduated from Ancker Hospital Training School for Nurses, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1944, she enlisted as a Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corp and served in Tent Hospitals in France and Germany during WWII. Following...
Jeffrey S. Steinbronn
Apr 6, 2017
Jeffrey Scott Steinbronn, 54, of Owatonna, died of natural causes on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at home. He was born June 5, 1962 in Waterloo, IA the son of William and Karon (Ladage) Steinbronn and spent his early years in northeast Iowa, Minnesota, and Tennessee. He graduated from Owatonna High School and later served in the US Army for two...
Leonard A. Wohlfiel
Apr 5, 2017
Leonard A. Wohlfiel, 92, of West Concord, Minnesota died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Circle Drive Manor in West Concord. Leonard was born August 16, 1924 in Dodge County, Minnesota the son of William and Hazel (Blanchard) Wohlfiel. He grew up in Ellington Township and later Berne where he helped on the family farm until 1960. On September 16, 1961,...
Jim V. Buskovick
Mar 30, 2017
Jim Vincent Buskovick, 93, of Owatonna, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Traditions II. Jim was born June 4, 1923 in Clinton Falls Township, Minnesota the son of Vincent and Mary Buskovick. He grew up on the farm and attended country school in Clinton Falls and then St. Mary's School. Jim married Dorothy Searles on October 19, 1944 at St....
Myrth L. Mogren
Mar 29, 2017
Myrth Leroy Mogren, 82, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Pleasant Manor in Faribault. He was born January 6, 1935 in Kenyon, Minnesota the son of Algot and Myra (Fremouw) Mogren. At the age of five, he moved to a small farm on the east edge of Kenyon where he grew up. He attended school in Kenyon and...
Deborah D. Avery
Mar 28, 2017
Deborah Dianne Avery, 57, of West Concord, Minnesota died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born April 21, 1959 in El Paso, Texas the daughter of Dune and Celia (Martinez) Hughes. She moved with her family at the age of 10 to Pasadena, CA. Deborah graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1977...
