Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN
Gordon H. Austin
Apr 29, 2017
The funeral for retired TSGT Gordon H. Austin, Jr., age 81, will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Services will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in St. Charles with the Pastor Steve McGinley officiating. Gordon H Austin, Jr. of Dover died Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Whitewater Healthcare Services in St. Charles. Mr. Austin was born December...
Marian Dohrn
Apr 19, 2017
Marian Dohrn, 82, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her home in Plainview. Marian was born August 30, 1934 in West Albany Township, Wabasha County to Henry and Lillie (Hinck) Prigge. She attended Wheelan Country School District #22 in West Albany thru the 7th grade, then completed the 8th grade at St. John’s Parochial School in Lake City and graduated...
Jean Carter
Apr 18, 2017
Jean Ann Carter, 97, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital- Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus. Jean was born in Plainview, MN on May 1, 1919 to Anna (Kimberly) and Henry Lehnertz. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1937 and Winona State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Jean taught school for 30 years,...
Beverly Folkert
Mar 30, 2017
Beverly Joanne Folkert, 88, of Plainview, Minnesota passed away on March 30, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus. Beverly was born to Fred and Ella (Spring) Schmiedeberg on August 10, 1928 in Wabasha County, Elgin Township. She attended Country School through 8th grade. On September 21, 1950 she married Orville Folkert at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plainview....
Raymond Blowers
Mar 22, 2017
Raymond William Blowers, 95, of Plainview died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Parkside Elder Care, where he resided for the last 9 years. Ray was born April 12, 1921 in Plainview Township to Archie and Mary Viola (Duerrwaechter) Blowers. He attended Woodland Country school until the 8th grade and farmed with his parents in Plainview and Quincy township. On November...
Arleen Whitcomb
Mar 10, 2017
EYOTA – A Celebration of Life Service for Arleen Whitcomb, 86 will be on Saturday, March 18th, at Faith United Methodist Church in Eyota; the Rev. Mark Woodward will officiate. Visitation with the family will be from 9:30 a.m. – 10:29 a.m. in the church sanctuary. An Eastern Star Service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed immediately by the Celebration...
Logan Behrens
Feb 28, 2017
Logan C. Behrens, 90, of Eyota, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus. Logan was born October 28, 1926 in Dover Township to Charles and Marie (Ihrke) Behrens. He was raised on the family farm and attended country school. In March of 1945 he enlisted in the Army serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during...
Bernice Hall
Feb 26, 2017
Bernice Rose Hall, 78, a longtime Kellogg resident, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Bernice was born October 5, 1938 in Wabasha to John and Louise (Miller) Schmit. She attended school in Conception and Eyota, MN. On October 19, 1955 she married Donald Hall in Eyota. While Donald was in the Air Force, they lived...
Kim Seefeldt
Feb 22, 2017
Kim “ Kimmer “ A. Seefeldt, 59, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus, following a lengthy illness with cancer. Kim, a lifetime resident of Plainview, was born January 30, 1958 at Wabasha, MN to Charles and Frieda (Simonovski) Seefeldt. He attended Plainview High School. Kim then served in the U.S. military. Most recently he...
Bruce Roy Crary
Jan 31, 2017
Bruce Roy Crary, 57, of Brooklyn Center, MN and formerly of Plainview, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus-Rochester after a stroke and related complications. Bruce was born in Rochester on December 8, 1959 to Arnold and Eleanor (Mensink) Crary. He graduated from Faribault School for the deaf in 1979 and then attended Vocational...
June M. Dean
Jan 16, 2017
The funeral service for June M. Dean will be Friday, January 27, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester with Rev. Adam Koglin officiating. Burial is at Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, rural Zumbro Falls. June Dean, age 71, died January 16, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. June was born January 15, 1946 in Quincy Township,...
Lorinda "Linda" Phipps
Jan 14, 2017
Lorinda “Linda” Phipps The funeral for Lorinda “Linda” Phipps will be Thursday, January 19, 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, with the Rev. Terrill Bramstedt officiating. Burial will be in the Oakhill Cemetery in Viola. Mrs. Phipps, 92 died Saturday, January 14th at Cottagewood Senior Living in Rochester, MN. Born May 4, 1924 at Willow Creek, Minnesota, Lorinda...
Lila Feldman
Dec 14, 2016
Lila Mavis (Griepentrog) Feldman died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Cottagewood in Rochester, MN, at the age of 95. Mom was born March 11, 1921, in White, South Dakota, to August and Minnie (Pettner) Griepentrog. She was the youngest of 6 children. On April 17, 1921, she was baptized at her parents' home in White, SD. In high school...
Doris L. Binner
Nov 29, 2016
Doris L. Binner, 88, of Plainview, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center in Plainview. Doris was born July 15, 1928 in LaCrosse, WI, to Walter and Ruth (Kloak) Briese. She attended elementary school in Gays Mills, WI. The family moved to Plainview in 1941 and Doris graduated from Plainview High School in 1946. On May 21,...
Donald Ihrke
Nov 19, 2016
Donald Ihrke, 90, died Saturday, November 19, at Arbor Gardens in Eyota. Donald was born December 25, 1925 in Viola Township to William and Lydia (Dubbels) Ihrke. He attended country school north of Eyota. He joined the US Army in April of 1945, serving in the South Pacific, and was then discharged in December of 1946. On September 18, 1947...
Sharon L. Walters
Oct 26, 2016
Sharon Walters, 78, of Plainview, passed unexpectedly at her home October 26, 2016 into her Heavenly Father’s arms. She was born on December 26, 1937 in Austin, MN to Herman and Kristine (Ramse) Sorenson. Sharon graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1956. She worked at St. Mary’s Hospital until she married Melvin Walters on May 21, 1960 at Immanuel...
Topher R. (Chris) Nelson
Oct 2, 2016
Christopher (Chris) R. Nelson, 34, of Eyota, died Sunday October 2, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Plainview. Chris was born July 27, 1982 in Rochester to Willie and Mary (Annie) Aeschliman Nelson. He attended Dover-Eyota High School. On September 12, 2009 Chris married Jessica Martin at the Faith United Methodist Church in Eyota and they lived...
Rochelle A. Prigge
Sep 19, 2016
Rochelle Agness Prigge, 75, of Plainview, died of cancer, Monday, September 19, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus-Rochester. Rochelle was born May 28, 1941 in Byron to George and Virginia (Franck) Bartel. On May 5, 1961 she married Delmar Prigge and they later divorced. Over the years she was employed as a RN at Hillcrest Nursing Home in...
Denny Ball
Sep 5, 2016
Theilman. Denny was born July 9, 1951 in Beaver, MN, Winona County to Floyd and Arlene (Pugh) Ball. He grew up in Plainview and attended Plainview High School. On February 26, 1972 he married Margaret McLaughlin at the Church of Christ in Dennis (Denny) Gary Ball, 65, died Monday, September 5, 2016, at his home in rural Plainview. They lived...
Aryls O. Hackbart
Aug 21, 2016
Arlys Hackbart, 88 of Rochester died peacefully Sunday, Augst 21, 2016 at Arbor Gardens of Eyota. She was born October 19, 1927 in Eyota Township to Frank and Katie (Buchan) Urban. Arlys graduated from Eyota High School in 1945 then attended Winona Business College and graduated in 1947. On June 20, 1948 she married Cleo Hackbart at St. Paul’s United...


