Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN
Bill Brobst
Nov 19, 2020
Thomas William (Bill) Brobst passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 19th surrounded by his loved ones in his home. Bill was born in Hitchcock, South Dakota on April 27th 1930 and moved to Minnesota where he met and married his wife Betty Dobrinz on September 17th, 1950. He graduated from Dover Eyota and owned and ran the Brobst Feed Service....
Kenneth Levan
Nov 19, 2020
Kenneth Dwight LeVan-Elgin A private funeral for Kenneth Dwight LeVan will be at 11:am Tuesday at the Community Presbyterian Church in Plainview with the Rev. John Curtis officiating. Burial will be in the Elgin Cemetery. Kenneth LeVan, 91, of rural Elgin, died Thursday (November 19, 2020) at St. Mary’s hospital Rochester following a brief illness. Kenneth was born on August...
Mary Schroeder
Nov 15, 2020
Mary Evelyn (Senst) Schroeder, 87, a lifetime resident of Plainview, died Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Mary was born August 18, 1933 in Highland Township, Wabasha County to Charles and Isabelle (Graner) Kruger. She graduated from Plainview High School. On February 7, 1953 she married Edgar Senst at St. Joachim’s Catholic Church in Plainview....
Ruth Ann Clark
Nov 6, 2020
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Evelyn Spring
Nov 3, 2020
Evelyn (Evie) Elaine Spring, 93, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at Samaritan Bethany care facility in Rochester, Minnesota, due to complications of cancer on November 3, 2020. Evelyn was born in Saint Charles, Minnesota, on July 25, 1927, to Charles and Maude (Turner) LaRocque. Evelyn graduated high school from Elgin in 1946. Following WW...
Nancy Vehrenkamp
Nov 1, 2020
Nancy Lee Vehrenkamp, 81, of Eyota, died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Nancy was born June 13, 1939 in Rochester MN to Russell M. and Harriet (Saholt) Pries. She graduated from Eyota High School in 1957. On August 5, 1957 Nancy married David Vehrenkamp in Eyota. They resided on the Vehrenkamp family farm near...
Larry Daniels
Oct 28, 2020
“I’m home!” … Larry B. Daniels, 83 of Eyota, MN passed away from lymphoma on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his wife and children. Larry was born on October 18, 1937 in Rochester, MN to Roy and Iva Daniels. The family moved to Eyota in 1954 where he met and married the love of...
Roland Wood
Oct 17, 2020
Roland Byron Wood, 76, died October 17, 2020, at his home in Reeds Landing. Roland was born April 23, 1944 in Wabasha to Leslie and Mary (Gilchrest) Wood. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1962. On January 25, 1964 he married Carol Schierts at St. Felix Catholic Church in Wabasha. They made their home on the Wood family farm,...
Betty Lou Lydia Bierbaum
Sep 25, 2020
Betty Bierbaum 89 died peacefully Friday, September 25 at her son’s home. Betty Lou Lydia Bierbaum was born August 9 1931 on the Walters family farm north of Dover MN. She was proud to be named after both of her parents Louis and Lydia (Ihrke) Walters. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. John’s Lutheran Church North of Eyota....
Ronald B. Goergen
Sep 11, 2020
Ronald Goergen, 82, of Elgin, died Friday, September 11, 2020 at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Ronald Bernard Goergen was born October 1, 1937 in Osage, Iowa to Bernard and Beatrice (Mullenbach) Goergen. He was raised in Johnsburg, MN and graduated from Adams High School in 1956. On April 30, 1960 he married Darlene Schmidt at St. Joachim Catholic Church...
Ferman Lanning
Aug 19, 2020
Ferman D. Lanning, 83, a longtime businessman from Plainview died Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Ferman was born February 7, 1937 in Maynard, MN to Selmer and Sylvia (Burns) Lanning. He grew up farming and graduated from Dawson High School in 1954. He then joined the US Army and served for two years. On October...
Joyce Wurl
Aug 15, 2020
Joyce Marilyn Kester Wurl, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at the age of 77. Joyce was born to Clifford and Dorothy Kester on July 15, 1943, in Winona, MN. She grew up on the family farm in Chatfield, MN and then moved to St. Charles, MN where she graduated from St. Charles High School. She married Jesse...
Larry Simanovski
Aug 15, 2020
Lawrence Emil Simanovski, 80, of Plainview, died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Larry was born August 21, 1939 in Plainview to Emil and Irene (Seefeldt) Simanovski. He attended Plainview High School and was employed at Plainview Milk Products from 1965-2004 when he retired. In 1964 he married Sharon Krenzke and they were later divorced....
Suzanne Kay Benike
Aug 13, 2020
Suzanne Kay Benike, 88, died at her home in rural Elgin, Thursday, August 13, 2020. Suzi was born May 26, 1932 to Herbert Dunn and Doris (Dickerman) Richardson at their home in Elgin. She was the youngest of 3 daughters. Suzi graduated from Elgin High School in 1950. Suzi married Lester Benike on April 28, 1951 at Trinity Lutheran Church,...
Phyllis Mae Bartz
Jul 25, 2020
Phyllis Mae Bartz. 89, of Plainview, died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Phyllis was born September 2, 1930 in Alma, Wisconsin to Arthur and Alice (Rhyner) Giese. She attended country school. On March 9, 1946 Phyllis married Ervin Bartz in Winona. They lived their entire married life in Plainview. Phyllis was employed by the...
Donald Edward Lyons
Jul 15, 2020
Donald Edward Lyons, 65, died of natural causes at his home in rural Faribault, MN, July 15, 2020. Don was born August 25, 1954 in Wabasha to Lawrence and Vera (Appel) Lyons. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1972. Don lived in rural Faribault and worked as a union cement finisher for many years throughout SE Minnesota. He retired...
Arthur F. Eggers Jr.
Jul 7, 2020
Arthur F. Eggers Jr. (Buzzy), 93, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Buzzy was born January 30, 1927 in Plainview to Arthur Sr. and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Eggers. He served in the US Navy from 1944-1946. On December 27, 1952 he married Dolores Andrich in Rochester and they lived in Huron, South Dakota until moving...
Sandy Steffen
Jul 5, 2020
Sandra “Sandy” Elizabeth Steffen, age 80, died Sunday, July 5th at her home in Stewartville. Sandy was born October 24, 1939 in Plainview to Matthew and Ila (Irish) Lyons. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1957. On July 8, 1961 she married Franklin Steffen at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Plainview and they resided in rural Millville. Sandy was...
Vera E. Schwantz
Jun 19, 2020
Vera E. Schwantz, 108, of Elgin, died Friday, June 19, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Vera was born April 18, 1912 in Quincy Township, Olmsted County to Daniel and Elsie (Johnson) Herman. She attended Schad’s Corner country school and graduated from Plainview High School in 1929. Vera then attended Winona Teachers College earning a BS in Education....
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