Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN
Brian John Justin
Feb 23, 2026
Brian John Justin, 67, of Dover, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 23, 2026 following a hard-fought, three-year battle with cancer.
He was born on November 25, 1958, the youngest of six children to Julius and Ida (Schmitt) Justin of Fountain City, Wis.. Brian graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in 1976 where he played trumpet in the band and...
Jane Merchlewitz-Cramer
Feb 20, 2026
Jane R. Merchlewitz - Cramer, 85, died on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Aviva River Bend Senior Living in Rochester, MN after fighting the good fight with dementia. Jane was born on September 14, 1940, in Winona, MN to John and Ruth (Kangel) Bergaus. As a young girl, the family moved to Anchorage, Alaska where her father worked on the...
Kenneth Dittrich
Feb 14, 2026
Kenneth "Kenny, Deek, Daddio" Dittrich, 75, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in Elgin on February 14th, 2026. Born February 21st, 1950, to Orville and Betty (Arens) Dittrich as the 5th of 15 children. Kenny was a Navy veteran (1968-1970) and a man who worked hard his entire life: Road Constructors ("Roadies"), running Ken Dittrich Trucking, and finally retiring to into...
Doris Joan Lanning
Feb 12, 2026
In Loving Memory of Doris Lanning
Doris Lanning, AKA, Mom, Grandma and Gigi. She joined her husband, siblings, and friends in heaven on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the age of 86 years. Doris was born May 14th, 1939, in Rushford, MN to Russell and Thelma Anderson. Doris worked with her husband Ferman when they purchased Lanning's Red Owl in...
Elsie Delores Wendt
Feb 6, 2026
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Elsie Delores Wendt, who left this world on February 6, 2026, at the age of 93.
Elsie was born on December 2, 1932, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Arthur and Emma (Serafin) Wendt. She grew up and lived on the family farm in the Lake Elmo area. Her professional career began...
Royaline Ila Back
Feb 4, 2026
Royaline Ila Back, 77, of Ostrander, Minnesota went home to God on February 4, 2026, at her home with her sons by her side.
Royaline was born on December 29, 1948, in Lime Springs, IA to Roy Milton and Faith Laura Mae (Tuttle) Schmidt. She graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1967. On November 4, 1967, Royaline married Gordon...
Shirley Ann Christenson
Jan 27, 2026
Shirley Ann Christenson, 85, of Plainview, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at Green Prairie Assisted Living.
Shirley was born on December 6, 1940, in Kellogg Highland Township, Minnesota, to Kermit and Esther (Utigard) Zickrick. She grew up in the Conception area and graduated from Plainview High School in 1958. On November 22, 1958, she married William Christenson in...
Ann Brehmer
Jan 22, 2026
Ann Marie Brehmer, age 80 of Plainview, passed away on January 22, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus.
Ann was born on February 24, 1945, to Andrew and Lillian (Kubicek) Robertson. Ann went to school in a one room country school until 8th grade. Then she went to Owatonna High School. Ann had 2 children from a previous marriage,...
Michael Klagge
Jan 9, 2026
Michael Robert Klagge died peacefully at home on Friday January 9th, 2026. Mike was born on January 17th, 1950 to Carl and Mary Lou (Petersen) Klagge in Winona, MN. After graduating from Winona Senior High School in 1969, Mike jumped on his motorcycle and ended up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He didn't stay long and soon headed back to...
Gerad Robling
Dec 14, 2025
Gerad, 43, of Wabasha, passed away on December 14, 2025.
Gerad was a quietly gifted and deeply creative soul.
Artistic by nature and skilled with his hands, he had a remarkable ability to see possibility where others saw brokenness. He loved carving, repairing, and repurposing-taking discarded or worn things and giving them new life. Creating was second nature to him,...
Dorothy Jones
Dec 11, 2025
Dorothy Jones, 94, passed away on December 11, 2025 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN.Dorothy, youngest of six siblings, was born in Rochester, MN, on August 15, 1931, to John and Thora "Brantman" Hansen, who moved their family to Eyota 12 days later. John was the town blacksmith and Thora worked at the restaurant cooking for the railroad men and cleaning houses...
Albert Meyer
Dec 3, 2025
Albert Charles Meyer passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the age of 76, at St.Mary's Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Albert was born January 17, 1949, to Simon and Jeanette (Maahs) Meyer.
In 1965, at the age of 16, Albert joined the US Army Reserve, serving one term. That same year he graduated from St. Felix High...
Joan Kruger
Nov 5, 2025
Joan D. Kruger, 86, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN. Joan was born May 5, 1939, in Wabasha, MN, to Franklin and June (Zirbel) Holzer. She married Vernon Kruger on February 1, 1958, at St. Joachim's Catholic Church, Plainview, MN. The couple farmed east of Plainview and raised a family of six...
Joan Kolstad
Oct 23, 2025
Joan Margaret (Lamey) Kolstad was born in Watopa Township, MN to John A. Lamey and Florence (Curdue) Lamey on February 19, 1929. She lived with loving siblings, John Lamey (Betty), Rosemary (Lamey) Peterson (Johnny), Leona (Lamey) Meisch (Robert) on the farm in the valley outside of Kellogg, MN. Joan graduated from Cathedral High School in Winona, MN (1946) and attended...
Lisa Ross
Oct 19, 2025
Lisa Christine Ross, 57, of Elba, MN passed away at her home with her loving husband by her side. She was born July 25, 1968, in Rochester, MN to Keith and Maxine (Schneider) Bruemmer of Elgin, MN. Lisa graduated in 1987 from Elgin-Millville High School with Honors. She continued her schooling at Alexandria Technical College and graduated with an Associates...
Jerome Clemens
Oct 16, 2025
Jerome Michael Clemens, 69, of Eyota, MN, died Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the age of 69. Jerome was born on September 7, 1956, and proudly graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1974. Following his graduation he started farming alongside his father.
On March 3, 1984, Jerome married Antoinette Scharf, in Rochester, MN, and together, they built a life in Eyota....
Terry LaBare
Oct 4, 2025
Terry John LaBare, of Viola, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on November 5, 1946, to Wesley and Helen (Brakke) LaBare, Terry graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1964. He married the love of his life, Donna Daniels, on July 30, 1966.
Terry was drafted into the Army and proudly served in the...
Joyce Heaser
Sep 21, 2025
Joyce J. (Chadwick) Heaser passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Family Roots Eldercare, Plainview, Minnesota, after a lengthy illness with Lewy Body Dementia. Family members were by her side as she crossed over to meet her saving Lord and reunite with family members who passed before her and who were without doubt eager to welcome her home...
Kolette Schuchard
Sep 13, 2025
Kolette Dawn Schuchard, age 65, of Eyota, Minnesota, was welcomed into the arms of her Savior on September 13, 2025, after a courageous and hard-fought battle with necrotizing pancreatitis. She was born on October 23, 1959, to LeRoy and Marjorie Haverly and grew up surrounded by the love of family and faith that would shape her life.
For many months,...
Rita Gengler
Sep 7, 2025
Rita Marie (Hager) Gengler, 85, Plainview, MN passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025, peacefully, after injuries resulting from a fall.
She was born in Wabasha, MN on August 10, 1940 to Bernard and Evelyn Hager and raised on a farm near Kellogg. Rita married John Gengler on February 4, 1961. They spent all their married years on the farm John was...
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