Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN

Elaine Bernhardt

Elaine Bernhardt

Feb 16, 2016

Elaine Bernhardt, 88, longtime Eyota resident, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Madonna Towers in Rochester. Elaine was born March 16, 1927 in Potsdam, MN, Olmsted County to Alfred and Laura (Hoffman) Kitzman. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1944. On June 10, 1947 she married Melvin Hanenberger and they farmed northwest of Eyota. Melvin died  September 7, 1992....

Betty  Eileen Cook

Betty Eileen Cook

Feb 5, 2016

Betty Eileen Cook, 88, of Plainview, died February 5, 2016 at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. She was born January 13, 1928 in Winona to Glen and Loretta (Boehlke) Struble, and raised in the Winona and Lake City area. Betty graduated from Lake City High School in 1944. In 1947 she started working at Zero King...

Lucy Tucker

Lucy Tucker

Jan 10, 2016

Lucy Rose (Graner) Tucker, 86, of Rochester died at home on January 10, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer. Lucy was born on June 29, 1929, in Highland Township, Wabasha County to Robert and Stella Graner.  In her youth, Lucy attended Smithfield Country School – a 2 room school – and graduated from Plainview High School in 1947, where...

Rev. Gerald R. Peterson

Rev. Gerald R. Peterson

Jan 6, 2016

Rev. Gerald R. Peterson, 88, died January 6, 2016 at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Gerald was born June 23, 1927 in Minneapolis to Hjalmer and Edith (Johnson) Peterson. As a child, he lived in Minneapolis, Stillwater, and Aberdeen, South Dakota. He joined the Navy and served during WW ll. Upon discharge, Gerald finished his senior...

Marcia  Mae Lee

Marcia Mae Lee

Dec 16, 2015

16, 2015.  She left this world to be joined with her husband John, in heaven.  She was born on June 29th, 1924 to Theresa (Helbig) and Wallace Latshaw in Durand, WI.  She attended school there where she met John.  Marcia and John were high school sweethearts who loved to go dancing.  On March 9th, 1946 they were happily married.  In...

Carol  Ann Hander

Carol Ann Hander

Dec 11, 2015

Carol Ann Hander, age 70, died Friday, December 11, 2015 at her home in Dover, MN, following a lengthy illness. Carol was born November 2, 1945 in New Richmond, WI, to Lawrence and Lena (Vellieu) Demulling. She graduated from Dover- Eyota High School. On May 15, 1965 she married David Hander at the Catholic Church in St. Charles. They lived...

Roger  E. Bruemmer

Roger E. Bruemmer

Dec 10, 2015

Roger Edward Bruemmer, age 81, of Elgin, MN, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and faithful servant, moved on to his heavenly home on December 10, 2015. Roger was born to Edward and Blanche (Preston) Bruemmer on April 2, 1934. He lived on their rural Elgin farm and graduated from Elgin High School in 1952. He attended Dunwoody Institute in...

Joann  H. Walters

Joann H. Walters

Dec 3, 2015

The funeral for JoAnn H. Walters is Monday, December 7, 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin with Rev. Terrill Bramstedt officiating. Burial is at the Elgin Cemetery. JoAnn Hulda Walters, 83, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 in Rochester. JoAnn was born October 7, 1932 in Wabasha County to Harry and Lydia (Schultz) Johnson. She graduated from Plainview High...

Helmer  Theodore Undeberg

Helmer Theodore Undeberg

Nov 5, 2015

Great grandfather, grandfather, father, and husband, Helmer Theodore Undeberg, on 11/5/2015 at 5:57 p.m., left this world. His merits recognized by all who knew him, a better place than he found it. On January 2, 1925 in Karlstad, Minnesota, Helmer was born into the Great Generation, son of Helmer and Mabel (Braathen). He broke ice in the morning to wash...

Carlene  Ann Mueller

Carlene Ann Mueller

Oct 22, 2015

Carlene Ann Mueller of Plainview, MN passed away peacefully on October 22, 2015 at the age of 86.  Carlene was born in Wilson, MN, on March 1, 1929 to from St. Charles High School in 1947. She married George E. Mueller on February 24, 1960 in Plainview MN and resided in the local area before moving into town in 1966....

Karen  L. (Mussell)  Oswalt

Karen L. (Mussell) Oswalt

Oct 19, 2015

2015 at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester.  Karen was born in Winona the daughter of Ralph and Fern (Markwardt) Mussell.  She was a graduate of  Plainview High School. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading, watching TV, and traveling. Surviving are her grandchildren Tyler, Jonathan, Cody Mulholland, all of Plainview, Ashley Zabel; sister Marilyn Remmers of Red Wing; brothers Milon...

Gladys  V. Shones

Gladys V. Shones

Oct 9, 2015

St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Gladys Vivian Kruger was born on March 16, 1926 to George and Elsie (Brehmer) Kruger. She was married on September 11, 1950 at the Breman Church to Francis W. Shones. The couple lived and raised their family in the Millville area where Gladys lived her entire life. Gladys was a stay...

Marlow  Edwin Ihrke

Marlow Edwin Ihrke

Oct 8, 2015

Marlow Edwin Ihrke, 88, of rural Dover passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Golden Living Center-Whitewater in St. Charles. Marlow was born in Dover on March 5, 1927 to Edwin and Mabel (Salter) Ihrke. He was a lifelong resident of Olmsted County. He attended Eyota Elementary and graduated from Eyota High School. Marlow worked very hard as a farmer...

Archie  Ivan Evans

Archie Ivan Evans

Oct 4, 2015

Archie Ivan Evans, 79, of Eyota, died peacefully, in his home, October 4, 2015. Archie was born February 16, 1936, in Quincy Township, rural Dover, to Ivan and Florence (Selke) Evans. Archie lived on the farm until graduating from Plainview High School in 1954. He joined the U.S. Navy and served from 1954-1958. In October 1959, Archie started his career...

Clifford  W. Coffin

Clifford W. Coffin

Oct 3, 2015

Clifford W. Coffin, 88, died Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Golden Living Center- Whitewater in St. Charles. Clifford was born April 28, 1927 in Rockwell, Iowa to William and Vera Luella (Coe) Coffin. He attended Clear Lake High School In Iowa and then joined the U.S Navy in 1994 serving 4 years. On October 16, 1949 he married Ruth A....

Helen Labare

Helen Labare

Aug 2, 2015

Helen LaBare, 90, formerly of Eyota, died Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester. Helen was born on January 11, 1925 in Rock Dell, MN, to Lewis and Mathilda (Skogen) Brakke. She went to school at Olmsted County District #76 through 8th grade and graduated from Byron High School in 1944. On October 16, 1944...

Anna Mcdougall

Anna Mcdougall

Jul 30, 2015

Anna K. Bedtka McDougall, 89, of Rochester, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Anna Katherine Schrader was born June 22, 1926 in Eldorado, Iowa to Otto and Sophia (Glandorf) Schrader. She was baptized and confirmed in Eldorado at St. Peter Lutheran Church. She went to Eldorado elementary and graduated in 1945...

Bonnie  Lee Mccreary

Bonnie Lee Mccreary

Jul 28, 2015

Bonnie Lee McCreary, 51, of Plainview, died July 28, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. Bonnie was born August 16, 1963 in Rochester to Robert and Donna (Schoonover) Pries. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1981 and also from the St. Mary’ s Licensed Practical School of Nursing in 1982. On January 16, 2006 she...

Doris  Marie Klavetter

Doris Marie Klavetter

Jul 28, 2015

Doris Klavetter, 93, died Tuesday, July 28, at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Doris was born January 28, 1922 in Austin, MN, to Edward and Catherine Hall. At the age of 5, Doris was raised by her foster parents, Myron and Anna Fisk of Wabasha. On October 2, 1940, she married Meade Klavetter and they made...

Marlene Munroe

Marlene Munroe

Jul 19, 2015

Hospital-St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester. Marlene was born March 13, 1944 in Preston, MN., to Clifford and Beatta Ruth (Olson) Bacon. She graduated from Preston High School. Marlene married Larry Munroe November 21, 1964 in Chatfield. Marlene worked at the Farm and Home Store in Rochester until 1966. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Eyota. Marlene...