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,...
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...
