Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainview and Eyota, MN

Lee Gulsvig

Lee Gulsvig

May 2, 2013

discharged and returned to Havana, North Dakota. Lee married Gene Hentgen December 27, 1948. He moved to Oakdale, MN in 1973 where Gene passed away in 1986. Lee then married Elizabeth Peterson February 7, 1987. They moved to Arizona upon retirement. He belonged to Masonic Lodge #13 in Ellendale, VFW Post 3545 in Ellendale. He loved spending time with his...

Vernon  C. Reiter

Vernon C. Reiter

Apr 5, 2013

On April 6, 1941 he married Vera Geyer at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Shortly after their marriage, Vernon was drafted into the Army Air Corp, serving four years. Following his discharge they farmed in the Potsdam area, N.W of Elgin. In 1976 they retired and moved to Woodland Estates, Elgin. In retirement Vernon enjoyed woodworking, dancing and...

Joyce Melvin

Joyce Melvin

Mar 13, 2013

An obituary is not available at this time for Joyce Melvin. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Daryl  Lee Mestad

Daryl Lee Mestad

Mar 12, 2013

Daryl, 54 of Elgin died Tuesday. Daryl Lee Mestad was born May 14, 1958 in Spring Grove, MN to Kermit and Norma (Rude) Mestad. He graduated in 1977 from North Winneshiek High School in rural Decorah, Iowa. Daryl married Cindy Klankowski, August 26, 1989 in Rochester, MN. They lived in Rochester and then moved to Elgin in September of 1993....

Ben  E. Marshman

Ben E. Marshman

Feb 19, 2013

Benjamin Eugene Marshman July 17, 1932 – February 19, 2013 Benjamin Eugene Marshman, 80, of Plainview died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on February 19, 2013. Ben was born July 17, 1932 at his home in Plainview Township. His parents were Herbert and Edna (Duerrwaechter) Marshman.  He attended the rural Woodland School located in Plainview Township and graduated...

Wayne Ebner

Wayne Ebner

Feb 1, 2013

Wayne Melvin Ebner was born February 27, 1940 in Elba, MN to Melvin and Margaret (Kieffer) Ebner. He grew up in the Rollingstone area and graduated in 1958 from Holy Trinity Catholic School in Rollingstone. Following high school he enlisted in the army, upon discharge he farmed with his father near Millville. He bought his own farm near Weaver, MN...

Stanley  M. Klavetter

Stanley M. Klavetter

Jan 21, 2013

Stanley M. Klavetter, 91 of Plainview, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at St. Isidore Health Stanley Mathew Klavetter was born April 29, 1921 in Plainview Township to Robert and Marie (Funk) Klavetter. He attended Honey Hill Country School. On June 6, 1949 he married Eleanor Ann Loechler at St. Felix Catholic Church in Wabasha. Stanley was a longtime dairy farmer...

Betty  Ann Ackman

Betty Ann Ackman

Jan 5, 2013

Betty A. Ackman, 80, of Oronoco, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at St. Isidore Health Center of (Aaby) Olson. She married Harlin H. Ackman on December 15, 1950 at the Oronoco Lutheran Parsonage. They made their home in Oronoco. Betty enjoyed spending time with family and friends, playing Bingo, dancing, music, and making people laugh. She is survived by 4...

Patricia  Ann Dick

Patricia Ann Dick

Dec 31, 2012

Patricia Ann Dick, 51, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at her home in rural Millville following Patricia was born December 28, 1961 in Wabasha to Hugh and Eleanor (Blee) Young. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1980, and from Rochester Vo-Tech with a nursing degree. On October 16, 1982 she married Jerome Dick at St. Joachim’s Catholic Church in...

Kathleen Eddy

Kathleen Eddy

Kathleen and LuVerne Eddy were married October 16, 1937 at the Little Brown Church in a double wedding with her sister Norma and Ray Freel in Nashua, Iowa. They lived in Chatfield, Saratoga, and Eyota where LuVerne was a Creamery Manager from 1933 - 1977.  LuVerne and Kathleen lived in Eyota 46 years before moving to Rochester in 1996. Kathleen...

Rebecca Skraba

Rebecca Skraba

Joachim's Catholic Church, she sang in the parish choir and taught in the religious education honors with a degree in both Mathematics and Music from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. She was employed as a Loan Officer with Eastwood Bank in Rochester. A devoted canning and many outdoor activities. She is survived by sons Frank and Mark of Plainview, father,...

Myron Schliesman

Myron Schliesman

member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. He graduated from Minnetonka High School. Myron joined the U.S. Army in September, 1962 and served two years in Germany and one year in White Sands, NM, and was discharged in September, 1965.  He then attended the Minneapolis Police Academy, and worked for the Minneapolis Police Department 3rd and 5th Precinct. Through his...

Y (Rick)  Kinnetz

Y (Rick) Kinnetz

Rick was born January 18, 1958 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Ronald and Delores (Galbraith) from 1976-1980. He married the love of his life, Pamela Arends on September 26, 1981 and had one daughter. Rick’s passions included his love of sports, carpentry, woodworking and spending time with family and friends. Rick is survived by his wife Pamela of Eyota, daughter; Danielle...

Gary Schad

Gary Schad

Gary Eugene Schad, age 67, died peacefully at the Cape Coral Hospital on August 29th, 2021.

Gary was born to Eugene and Diane (Marien) Schad in Wabasha, Minnesota on September 18th, 1953.  He graduated from Plainview High School in 1971.  Gary had a lifelong interest in music and automobiles, which he was able to turn into different...