Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary Jane Dittrich
Feb 22, 2015
Mary Jane Dittrich age 73 passed away at Rochester Methodist Hospital on Sunday February 22, 2015. Mary Jane was born on October 5, 1941 to Marcus and Lucille (Lyden) Dittrich. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1959 and furthered her education at Winona Secretarial School. Mary Jane worked as a medical secretary at Gunderson Clinic, Lacrosse and also a...
Luverne Arnold Eddy
Feb 14, 2015
LuVerne Arnold Eddy, 101, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota. He was born July 15, 1913 in rural Canton, MN to Elmer and Agnes ( Knudson) Eddy. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1933. Kathleen and LuVerne Eddy were married October 16, 1937 at the Little Brown Church in a double wedding...
James Hart
Feb 6, 2015
James Robert Hart, 66, of Dover, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus. Jim was born October 14, 1948 in Winona to Robert and Violet (Conway) Hart. He was raised on the family farm north of Dover and graduated from Dover- Eyota High School in 1966. On December 13,...
Vivian Herrick
Feb 4, 2015
Vivian Herrick, 93, of Eyota, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Vivian was born December 16, 1921 in Pine Island to Gilbert and Marie (House) Burd. She graduated from Eyota High School in 1940. On August 22, 1941 she married Gordon Herrick in Rochester. The couple resided in Eyota. Gordon died December 9, 2000....
Arthur L. Pries
Jan 25, 2015
Arthur L. Pries, 87, of Eyota passed away January 25, 2015 at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Arthur was a life-long resident of Olmsted County. He was born on May 9, 1927 to Arthur J. and Clara L. (Biersdorf) Pries and raised in Viola Township. He attended Eyota elementary and high school. On December 30, 1951 he married Marian...
Jeanette Johnson
Jan 13, 2015
Jeanette was born December 5, 1921 in Plainview to Clarence and Avis (Wright) Spengler. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1939 and the Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester in 1944. She then joined the United States Army and served with the Army Nurse Corp, 119 Evacuation Hospital in Central Europe until January, 1946. On March 23, 1947 she...
Michael Joseph Marshman
Jan 12, 2015
Michael J. Marshman, 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, January 12, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus, following a brave battle with ALS. Mike was born December 4, 1954 in Rochester to Benjamin and Irene (McGrath) Marshman. He was raised on the family farm southeast of Plainview. Mike graduated from Plainview High School in 1973. He...
Ronald William Kinnetz
Jan 10, 2015
Ronald William Kinnetz, 77, of Eyota, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus after a short illness. Ronald was born March 30, 1937 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Leo and Viola (Schutt) Kinnetz. He married Delores Galbraith in Emmetsburg on October 28, 1956 and moved to Eyota in 1960. Ron Worked for Marigold Foods for...
Shirley Ann Funke
Jan 9, 2015
Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview. Shirley Ann Funke was born June 8, 1945 in Wabasha to Leo and Norma (Peters) Schmit. She graduated from St. Felix High School in Wabasha. On October 30, 1965 she married John (Jack) Funke at St. Felix Catholic Church. They farmed in Theilman until moving to Plainview in 1978. Shirley had worked at...
Dorothy B. Behnken
Jan 5, 2015
Dorothy Behnken, 87, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Dorothy was born October 16, 1927 in Viola Township, to Edward and Luena (Bierbaum) Reinecke. On June 1, 1948 she married Marlow H. Behnken at the North Church, Eyota. She and Marlow farmed for 40 years in Haverhill Township. Dorothy has lived the past 15 years in...
Richard L. Asleson
Dec 30, 2014
December 30, 2014, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Richard was born September 22, 1932 in rural Dover, MN, to Anton and Gertrude (Phillips) Asleson. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On May 2, 1958 he married Gerrie Nichols in Eyota. He worked for Keller Swan Lumber of Eyota for six years, Kruse Lumber...
Anna Stoehr
Dec 21, 2014
Anna Stoehr, 114, died Sunday, December 21, 2014, at Green Prairie Place in Plainview. Anna Martha Stoehr was born to Carl and Bertha (Borkowski) Rott near Manning, Shelby County, Iowa, October 15, 1900. In 1901 her family moved to a farm near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, then returned to the Manning area in 1903. In 1908 they moved to a farm...
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