Obituaries
Roy And Elaine Green
Sep 6, 2022
Where you go; I’ll go; Where you stay, I’ll stay. Your people will be my people and your God, my God. These were the words that led Roy and Elaine in their daily lives and together in their deaths.
Roy H. Green Jr. and Elaine M. Green were carried to their eternal home in the arms of...
Alex James Verburg
Sep 2, 2022
Alex James Verburg, 24, of Mantorville passed away unexpectedly in the Black Hills of SD on Friday, September 2, 2022, as he was starting to pursue a master’s degree in engineering management at SDSM&T and then pursue working in the mining industry. He was homeschooled and graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Chemical Engineering in December...
Gladys Ann Rubin
Aug 30, 2022
Gladys Ann Rubin, 75 of Brownsdale, MN passed away peacefully at the Legacy on August 30 th 2022.
Gladys was born to John B and Lillie W. (Naatz) Rubin on March 16 th 1947 in Brownsdale.
She is survived by her sister, Grace E. Lamb and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Thomas Grosam
Aug 22, 2022
Thomas Hilary Grosam was born on July 12, 1952, in Sleepy Eye, MN to Leo and Ordell (Rubischko) Grosam and raised on the family farm near Fairfax, MN. He attended Canby Area Vocational School and settled in Waltham, MN where he met his wife, Ilene M. Rieken. Tom and Ilene were married July 12, 1975, moving to Brownsdale in...
Mary Jean Demmer
Aug 20, 2022
Mary Jean Sybilrud Demmer, 89 went to heaven while at Field Crest Care Center, August 20, 2022. Mary was born on April 21, 1933, the daughter of Reuben and Lillian (Nelson) Sybilrud in New Richland, MN. She graduated from new Richland High School in 1950 and then went to beauty school. She married her husband, Lyle Demmer in 1952...
Donna Lou Jorgenson
Aug 20, 2022
Donna Lou Jorgenson, 88, of Hayfield, MN passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on August 20th, 2022.
Donna was born on April 27th, 1934, the daughter of Curtis and Edna Lee. She was joined in marriage to Junior Jorgenson on January 16th, 1952. They were married for 70 loving loving years and cherished each...Philip Dale Stowers
Aug 10, 2022
Philip Dale Stowers, 85, of Dodge Center, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, peacefully at his home with his family. Philip was born September 10, 1936, in Dodge Center to Theodore E. Stowers and Shirley J. Stowers (Giesel). He attended Dodge Center Schools, graduating in 1955. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force. He married...
Charles Thomas Corey
Jul 22, 2022
Charles Thomas Corey ‘Chuck’, 66, of Dodge Center, MN, passed away Friday, July 22nd, 2022, after a long, hard-fought, battle with cancer. Chuck was born June 14th, 1956, to Frank and Ethel (Johnson) Corey in Rochester, MN. Chuck grew up in Dodge Center and built his life there. Chuck started Corey’s Cleaning Services in 1978 which became a staple...
Audrey Gail Highum
Jul 18, 2022
Audrey Gail Durst was born April 29, 1939, in Pine Island, Minnesota, Goodhue County to Victor and Hylah Durst. The eldest of seven children, she was raised south of Pine Island. The family then moved to north of Milton where her father farmed. She attended country school.
Audrey graduated from Kasson-Mantorville in 1957. During high school she...
Barbara Mae Nord
Jul 13, 2022
Barbara Mae Nord, 83, of Byron, MN passed away at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN on July 13, 2022.
Barbara was born on October 25, 1938, the daughter of Ernest and Hilaria (Greene) Dahlen in Dodge County, MN. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1955, and married Dale Curtis on March 13,...
Edward Emil Sowieja
Jul 11, 2022
Edward Emil Sowieja, 90, passed away on July 11, 2022, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, MN.
Edward was born on September 12, 1931, the son of John and Anna (Namyst) Sowieja in Holdingford, MN.  Edward was a hired hand on the family farm until the age of 47. Later he was placed in a group...
Donald Martin Scheller
Jul 8, 2022
Donald Martin Scheller, age 76, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at his home in Kasson, MN. Don was born August 25, 1945, to Dr. D. L. and Eleanor (Schneider) Scheller in Des Moines, IA. In 1963, he graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington, SD. He attended and graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1967 and...
Kenneth Luverne Folie
Jul 5, 2022
Kenneth Luverne Folie, 81, of Kasson, MN passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN of a hemorrhagic stroke. He was born at home in Clarks Grove, MN on April 4, 1941, to Sherman and Ada (Christensen) Folie.
Ken graduated from Albert Lea High School. After graduating from junior...
Daryl Laverne Mcgowan
Jul 5, 2022
Daryl Laverne McGowan, 77, passed away at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN.
Daryl was born on June 13, 1945, the son of Laverne and Esther (Berg) McGowan in Rochester, MN. He graduated from Byron High School and then attended Austin Vo-Tech. Daryl was united in marriage to Judith Svendsen on June 25, 1966,...
Erik Isaac Gordon
Jun 29, 2022
Erik Isaac (Gordo) Gordon passed away far, far too soon on Wednesday June 29 th , 2022, after a brief illness. He was born March 26 th , 1984, to Michael and Carel (Surdykowski) Gordon. He was a beloved father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He grew up in rural Kasson, graduating from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 2002. On...
Marlys Louise Felty
Jun 29, 2022
MARLYS LOUISE FELTY
Marlys Louise Felty, 85, formerly of Brownsdale, MN passed away on June 29, 2022, at Birchwood Cottage in Owatonna, MN.
Marlys was born on May 23, 1937, the daughter of Leo and Hazel (Rasmussen) Fisher in Lemond Township in Steele County, MN. Marlys graduated from Owatonna High School and was later united...
Kevin Lee Nawrocki
Jun 26, 2022
Kevin Lee Nawrocki, 64, of Dodge Center, MN passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Dodge Center, MN.
Kevin was born on September 19, 1957, in Warren, Michigan to Stanton and Phyllis (Geinitz) Nawrocki. He grew up and attended school in Michigan. When Kevin was 31, he married his lifelong partner, Tammy Tucker. They moved to...
Donna Elaine Schmoll
Jun 26, 2022
Donna E. Schmoll, 89, of Kasson, MN, formerly of Claremont, MN, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at her home in Kasson, MN.
Donna was born on September 10, 1932, in Austin, MN to Emmit and Irene (Christianson) Filley. On March 5, 1950, she married Leonard George Schmoll in Austin, MN. Together they had seven children.  ...
Beverly June Morton
Jun 24, 2022
Beverly June Morton, 91, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on Friday June 24, 2022, surrounded in her final days by her family at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. She was born to Leone and Harold Buckman of Dodge Center, MN on June 26, 1930, at Saint Mary's hospital. She met Bill Morton as a classmate in high school....
Joey Palmer Sanvick
Jun 15, 2022
Joey Palmer Sanvick, 59, passed away comfortably in his home surrounded by his family on June 15, 2022, after his courageous battle with cancer.
Joey was born on April 18, 1963, the son of Lloyd and Adeline (Bolstad) Sanvick in Austin, MN. After graduating from Hayfield High School in 1981, he went on to work at several...
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