Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN

Wilmer  H. Fieseler

Wilmer H. Fieseler

Dec 26, 2020

Wilmer H. Fieseler, age 92, passed away peacefully with family at his side on December 26, 2020 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Wilmer was born September 15, 1928 to William H. and Florence M. (Mills) Fieseler in Ruthven, IA. On January 16, 1949 Wilmer married LaVon M. Griggs in IA. They farmed in north central IA and...

Marjorie  Ann Beyer

Marjorie Ann Beyer

Dec 18, 2020

Marjorie A. Beyer, 88, of Plainview, MN was called home to heaven on Friday, December 18, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and a much shorter one with Leukemia. Marjorie Ann Peotter was born at her grandparents’ Kaukauna, WI home on April 9, 1932 to Marion (Smith) and Edward Peotter, Sr. She grew up on her family’s Outagamie...

Stanley  Dale Antonson

Stanley Dale Antonson

Dec 5, 2020

Stanley Dale Antonson, 85, of Eyota, passed away December 5, 2020 from COVID-19 at Cottagewood Senior Communities, Rochester, where he had resided since August. Stanley was born October 17, 1935 in Quincy Township, Olmsted County, to Herman and Gladys (Dawson) Antonson. He attended St. Charles High School. Stanley married Arlene Edwards in 1954, and they resided in Rochester. Arlene passed...

Joyce Engler

Joyce Engler

Nov 26, 2020

Joyce Marie Engler Joyce Engler, of Elgin, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 26, 2020. Joyce was born on February 24, 1933, in Viola, to Ervin and Leona (Behnken) Rosolack. She attended school at Viola Country School, Elgin Parochial School, and Elgin High School. Joyce grew up on the family farm near Viola. She worked at Federated Woolworths,...

Rosemarie Schneider

Rosemarie Schneider

Nov 26, 2020

Rosemarie Schneider, 90 of Elgin, passed away at Family Roots Elder Care, Plainview, Thursday November 26, 2020. Rosemarie was born March 20, 1930 in Wilson, MN, the daughter of Sylvester and Helen (Grandl) Koenig. She graduated from St. Charles High School and then attended the Rochester Beauty College. Rosemarie married William J. Schneider June 7, 1958, at St. Joachim’s Catholic...

Katherine  Ann Laumb

Katherine Ann Laumb

Nov 24, 2020

Katherine Ann Laumb, 99, of Plainview, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Katherine was born August 3, 1921 and raised in Rushford, MN, the daughter of Lloyd and Alice (Swenside) Veir. She attended school in Rushford. Katherine married Ray Laumb October 5, 1940 in Rushford. The couple farmed in the Lewiston/ Rushford area until...

Mervin  "Mort" Ellis

Mervin "Mort" Ellis

Nov 24, 2020

Mervin Calvert Ellis passed away November 24, 2020. Mervin was known as Mort in his hometown of Eyota. He was born October 3, 1927 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Francis and Luella Ellis. He was the third child in the family with two older sisters, Frances and Maxine. They soon moved to Viola where the family farmed and a fourth child...

Cindy Hartert

Cindy Hartert

Nov 21, 2020

Cindy Florence (Olson) Hartert—Plainview A private funeral mass for Cindy Florence (Olson) Hartert is  Friday, November 27, 2020 at the St. Joachim Catholic Church in Plainview with Rev. William Becker officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Joachim Cemetery. Cindy Hartert, 60, of Plainview, died Saturday (November 21, 2020) at home surrounded by family and friends following a cancer illness....

Mark Loftus

Mark Loftus

Nov 20, 2020

On Friday November 20th, 2020 a soldier was called home.  Mark Lloyd Loftus (70) lost his final battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma from agent orange. Mark was a simple man who loved nothing more than serving his country and loving his family.  You never saw him without his wife Patty by his side, and he spent his most cherished time with...

Bill Brobst

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

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

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

Ruth Ann Clark

Nov 6, 2020

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Evelyn Spring

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...