Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN
Edward Lyons
May 24, 2020
Edward (Grumpy) Lyons – Plainview “Say it isn’t so” Edward Matthew Lyons passed away on May 24th, 2020 at the age of 78. He was “coming out of chute #39 riding wildfire” on January 16th, 1942 born to Matthew and Ila (Irish) Lyons. He married his “Sweetie” Sally Cook on May 4th, 1963(you do the math) and is survived by...
Judy Young
May 20, 2020
Judith Ann Young, 78, of Woodbury, MN died at her home on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 following a nine month battle with cancer. Judy was born September 27, 1941 in Wabasha, MN to Arthur and Viola (Freese) Schad. She resided on a farm south of Plainview and graduated from Plainview High School. She married Robert C. Young in Plainview on...
Alice H. Hendrickson
May 12, 2020
Alice Hendrickson, 98, of Plainview died May 12, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Alice was born January 7, 1922 in Utica Township, Winona County to Edward and Martha (Treder) Prudoehl. She was raised in rural Bethany and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1940. She then went on to Winona Teachers College and graduated in 1944. She...
Milon Ralph Mussell
May 10, 2020
Milon Ralph Mussell, 70, of Plainview died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at St, Mary’s Hospital in Rochester of Heart failure. Milon was born December 17, 1949 in Winona to Ralph and Fern (Markwardt) Mussell. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1967. In September of 1969 Milon enlisted in the US Army and served in Germany. He was honorably discharged...
Bessie Nichols
May 6, 2020
Bessie Ella Nichols, 97, of Rochester and formally of Eyota, died May 6, 2020 at River Bend Assisted Living in Rochester. Bessie was born June 5, 1922 in Fillmore County to Forest and Jessie (King) Higgins. She attended Chester country school. She worked as a housekeeper until 1958 and then at Waters Conley Co. in Rochester until 1966. On April...
Joan Mussell
May 4, 2020
Joan Elloise (Stoltz) Mussell, 90, of Plainview died May 4th,2020 at her home surrounded by the love of family. Joan was born on Father’s Day June 16th, 1929 to Sidney and Esther (Brueske)Stoltz. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Plainview, MN. She attended country school and Immanuel Lutheran Parochial school through the 8th grade. She graduated from...
Hyacynthia Walters
May 4, 2020
Hyacynthia Katherine Walters, 97, of Elgin, Minnesota was called by our Lord Jesus Christ on May 4, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Wabasha. She was born on December 5, 1922 to Andrew and Katherine (Kirch) Schlink in Altura, MN. Cindy graduated from Lewiston High School. Prior to her marriage she worked for Dr. Page in St. Charles and...
Marie Ehrenberg
Apr 28, 2020
Marie Ehrenberg, 96, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. Marie Ida Ehrenberg was born Nov. 8, 1923 in Plainview, Minnesota to George and Ida (Klatt) Ehrenberg. Marie graduated from Plainview High School where she was the Editor of the high school newspaper. She worked for the Plainview News and Spring Valley Tribune. Marie started at...
Staci Lynn Bigelow
Apr 27, 2020
Staci Lynn Bigelow, age 49, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 27th, 2020 at Regency Hospital in Golden Valley, MN. Staci was born on January 1, 1971 in Aurora, Colorado to James and Pamela (Uthke) Bigelow. She was a 1989 graduate of Plainview High School. Staci married Daryl Silva on September 1, 2012. After graduating from high school Staci moved...
Alice Evers
Apr 24, 2020
Alice Elizabeth (Thome) Evers, 86, of rural Conception, passed away peacefully at home Friday April 24, 2020. Alice was born October 20, 1933 in Plainview Township, Wabasha County to Joseph and Evelyn Thome. Alice attended rural school and graduated from Plainview High School in 1951. She married John Evers on June 10, 1953 at St. Joachim’ s Catholic Church in...
Joe Leisen
Apr 21, 2020
Joseph Henry Leisen “Who Sows a Seed Beneath the Sod and Waits to See Believes in God” Joseph Leisen was born in Wabasha, MN to Joseph and Julia (Stroot) Leisen on May 24, 1932. He was raised on a farm east of Kellogg and died in his home south of Plainview on April 21, 2020 at the age of 87....
Helen A. Keller
Apr 11, 2020
Mrs. Clifford Keller, 102, died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Helen Adella Keller was born June 24, 1917 in Elgin, MN to Karl and Lillian (Tradup) Ebling. She attended Elgin Parochial School. On February 28, 1949 she married Clifford Keller in Dodge Center, MN. Helen was a homemaker for many years. The couple resided...
Kent "Newt" Brobst
Mar 29, 2020
Kent (Newt) William Brobst, 60, passed away peacefully at Saint Mary’s Hospital on March 29, 2020. He was born July 8th, 1959 to Thomas (Bill) and Betty Brobst in Rochester Minnesota and grew up in Eyota Minnesota. Newt worked most of his life in construction but was a man who could do anything. He was a guy who spent most...
Dianna Lee Johnson
Mar 19, 2020
Dianna Lee Johnson, 74, of Eyota, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2020, Dianna was born in Rochester, MN on October 10, 1945 to William and Jean (Sackett) Senrick. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles Johnson, on June 16, 1963 and were married for 51 years. In 1965, Charles and Dianna moved to Eyota and raised their two...
Beverly Ann Huber
Mar 8, 2020
Beverly Ann Huber, age 93, died peacefully at the Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center, in Plainview, MN, on March 8, 2020. Beverly was born on January 18, 1927 in Milwaukee, WI, to Annette Radtke and Julius McKay. She attended Marquette University. There she met her husband, Matthew J. Huber. They were married in Milwaukee, WI on October 19, 1946. Beverly was...
Bob Young
Mar 3, 2020
Robert C. Young (Bob) 78, of Woodbury, MN died March 3, 2020 after a 3 year battle with dementia. Bob was born November 22, 1941 to Howard and Eleanor Young in La Crosse, WI. On October 6, 1962 he married Judy Schad in Plainview. Bob was a good provider, determined, smart, caring, and a wonderful father. Bob is survived by...
Donna Yarolimek
Feb 27, 2020
Donna Yarolimek, 90, of Plainview passed away February 27, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester under hospice care. She was born in Wabasha County to George and Anna (Schuchard) Kroening on December 12, 1929. On August 19, 1949 she married Norman “Butch” Yarolimek in Lake City. They made Plainview their home. Donna worked as a secretary at the Plainview...
Gladys Richardson
Feb 15, 2020
The funeral for Gladys Geraldine Richardson will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Plainview Community Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John Curtis officiating. Burial is at Greenwood Cemetery in Plainview. Visitation is Saturday, one hour prior to the service at the church. Mrs. Richardson, age 100, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at her home at Green Prairie...
Lester Burgdorf
Feb 7, 2020
The memorial service for Lester “Les” Burgdorf will be at 11;00 am on Wednesday, February 12,, at PEACE United Methodist Church in Elgin with Pastor Cheryl Nymann officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 prior to the service. His final resting place will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Plainview at a later date. Les “Burgie”, 89, of Plainview, MN,...
David Price
Feb 5, 2020
David Wayne Price, 82 of Eyota, passed away Wednesday February 5th, 2020 surrounded by his family. David was born in St Paul, MN to Marvin and Virginia (Foreman) Price. After high school he proudly served in the United States Navy and traveled the world and often told stories of his adventures. On October 1, 1960 he married the love of...