Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN

Marion  Louise Allen

Marion Louise Allen

Jun 25, 2015

Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview with the Mr. Bill Wohlers officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Eyota. Mrs.  Allen, 90 died, surrounded by her family, Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Hutchinson, MN. She was born October 3, 1924 in Big Stone City, South Dakota and after moving to Minnesota as a young child,...

Joyce  Marie Clemens

Joyce Marie Clemens

Jun 22, 2015

2015, of Pancreatic Cancer. Joyce was born October 11, 1934 in Fountain City, Wisconsin, to George and Frances (Mrozek) Patzner. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1952 and then attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing and worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester as a LPN. On June 30, 1955 she married James Clemens in St. Charles. They have...

Goldie  Isabelle Zimmerman

Goldie Isabelle Zimmerman

Jun 17, 2015

Goldie Zimmerman, 86, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Goldie Isabelle Zimmerman was born November 16, 1928 in Joplin, Missouri to Ralph and Nettie (Rathbun) Dykes. At the age of 19, the family moved to St. Charles, MN. On August 2, 1948 Goldie married Clayton (Scotty) Zimmerman in Decorah, Iowa. They...

Logan  Nicholas Petit

Logan Nicholas Petit

Jun 12, 2015

Prairie in Plainview.Logan Petit, 96, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Logan Nicholas Petit was born August 16, 1918 to Leo and Gladys (Wood) Petit at the home farm in Wabasha County, Plainview Township. He attended rural Six Oaks School and graduated from Plainview High School in 1936. On October 7, 1940 Logan married...

Henry Paul

Henry Paul

Jun 11, 2015

Henry Paul peacefully went home to his Lord and Savior June 11, 2015 at the age of 84, surrounded by loving family at his residence in Rochester. Henry was born September 16, 1930 in Berzischken, Lithuania. In 1950 he immigrated to Chicago, IL. On January 9, 1960, he married his beloved Christel Emma Matzick in Suffeld, West Germany. In 1975...

Adeline  L. Walters

Adeline L. Walters

Jun 6, 2015

Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Adeline was born October 23, 1923 in Winona County to Jacob and Lillian (Davener) Waechter. She attended Country School and graduated from St. Charles High School. On June 26, 1941 she married Freddie Walters in rural Eyota. They farmed in Quincy Township retiring in 1985 and moving to Plainview. They actively continued with their Shaklee distributorship....

Jane  Lorraine Outcalt

Jane Lorraine Outcalt

Jun 2, 2015

Jane Lorraine Outcalt, 85, died at her home in rural Dover on Tuesday, June 2. Jane was born April 8, 1930 in Fillmore County to Albert and Vera (Schuett) Lundt. She married Victor Outcalt, October 16, 1946. Jane and Victor farmed north of Dover. Jane loved her flowers, gardening, birds and fishing. She is survived by her husband, Victor of...

Margaret  M. Timm

Margaret M. Timm

May 22, 2015

Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Margaret was born October 3, 1931 to Adolph and Freida (Jacobs) Prigge on a farm in Hillsdale Township, Winona County. She attended Hillsdale Country School and then graduated from Silo Lutheran School in Lewiston. She worked on the family farm alongside her parents until her marriage to David Aaron Timm of Plainview on June 5, 1955...

John  B. Sloan  Jr.

John B. Sloan Jr.

May 12, 2015

John B. Sloan Jr. was called to his heavenly home on May 12, 2015 at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. John Benet Sloan was born October 30, 1925 to John Benet Sloan Sr. and Ruth (Pilgrim) Sloan at Ladysmith, Wisconsin. John Sloan Sr. and his parents homesteaded at Exeland, Wisconsin. Ruth Pilgrim was a school teacher...

Janice  G. Howser

Janice G. Howser

Apr 27, 2015

The funeral for Janice G. Howser will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2nd at the Community Presbyterian Church in Plainview, with Rev. John Curtiss officiating. The burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester. Mrs. Howser, 88, of Plainview a retired first grade teacher, died of congestive heart failure on Monday, April 27th at the Lake City...

Dorothy  M. Kruger

Dorothy M. Kruger

Apr 1, 2015

PLAINVIEW – Dorothy M. Kruger, age 84, of Plainview, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Wabasha, MN. Dorothy Mae Blee was born May 21, 1930 in Wabasha to James and Laura (Evers) Blee.  She attended school in Kellogg, MN, Lourdes High School in Rochester for two years, before graduating from Plainview High School...

Esther  M Lyons

Esther M Lyons

Mar 31, 2015

PLAINVIEW – Esther M. Lyons, age 88, of Plainview, died Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2015 at the Walker Methodist Health Center in Minneapolis, MN. Esther Mary Martin was born June 10, 1926 in Elgin, MN to William and Julia (Darcy) Martin.  She spent her early years on the family farm, and graduated from Plainview High School in 1943.  On Sept. 4,...

Sharon  L. Odgen

Sharon L. Odgen

Mar 25, 2015

Sharon Lyn Ogden of Rochester, MN is no longer with you. She welcomed her final change from body back to spirit on March 25 from liver and colon cancer at 67 years of age. Sharon was born in Denver, Colorado as Sunday’s child on September 21, 1947 at 8:00 a.m. to Violet Darlene Conrad Ogden and Ralph Samuel Ogden, Jr....

Rich Klees

Rich Klees

Mar 24, 2015

Richard (Rich) Klees, 60, died at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. Rich was born April 22, 1954 in Wabasha to Francis and Dorothy Klees. He attended Plainview and Wabasha Schools and graduated from Wabasha High School in 1972. On October 18, 1975 he married Paulette Evers at...

Betty  Lou Brobst

Betty Lou Brobst

Mar 24, 2015

Betty Lou Brobst, 83, of Eyota, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Betty was born September 12, 1931 in Elgin to Lloyd and Irene (Adler) Dobrinz. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1949. On September 17, 1950 she married Bill Brobst in Elgin. They lived in Elgin for 1 year, and then moved...

Norman  Franklin Grethen

Norman Franklin Grethen

Mar 12, 2015

Norman Franklin Grethen , 78, went home  to his Lord and Savior on Thursday March 12, 2015. He was born near Mallard, Iowa and moved to the Eyota area when he was 15. He graduated from Eyota High School and attended college in Rochester and North Central College in Illinois where he enjoyed singing in a men’s Quartet. In 1958...

Loren  Charles Bierbaum

Loren Charles Bierbaum

Mar 11, 2015

Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Loren Charles Bierbaum was born May 19, 1936 in Rochester to Albert and Cora (Schellhammer) Bierbaum. He graduated from Eyota High School in 1954. Loren married Beverly Howard and they were later divorced. He then married Betty Jo Nesbitt and she died on May 6, 2010. Loren was a lifetime farmer in...

Melvin  David Harnack

Melvin David Harnack

Mar 5, 2015

Melvin David Harnack was born December 30, 1943 in Elgin to Melvin and Dorathea (Woodward) Harnack.  The family moved to Eyota in 1955. Melvin graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1961 and then attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. On May 8, 1968, he married Janice May Stevens at the Little Brown Church in Iowa. They made there home in Eyota....

Lester  Charles Judge

Lester Charles Judge

Feb 27, 2015

Lester Judge, 86, of Plainview, MN was reunited with his heavenly family on February 27, 2015.  He died at Mayo Clinic Hospital- Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus. Lester Charles Judge was born March 11, 1928 in Highland Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota to James and Catherine (Sagissor) Judge. He attended School District #38. On November 22, 1952 Lester married Mary Carol Lee...

Lavonne  Jean Johnson

Lavonne Jean Johnson

Feb 24, 2015

LaVonne Jean Johnson, 91, died peacefully, Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester, with family by her side. LaVonne was born to Peter and Dagmar (Anderson) Johnson in rural Graettinger, Iowa on July 28, 1923. LaVonne married Maynard Johnson in Emmetsburg, Iowa on January 24, 1940 and began their journey together for a total of...