Obituaries

Robert Daniel Larsen, 58, Rochester

Robert Daniel “Bob” Larsen, 58, passed away peacefully at his home in Rochester on April 27, 2016. He was born June 11, 1957 to Lawrence and Arlene (Petersen) Larsen at Saint Marys Hospital. Diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome, Bob was raised on the family farm in rural Mantorville, where he...

Betty Ordane (Hovden) Holmquist, 88, Kasson

Betty passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Hubert, North Carolina. She was surrounded by friends, with her dog by her side. Betty was born Sept. 7, 1927 to Kermit and Edith Hovden in Ridgeway, Iowa, the oldest of four children. She graduated from high school in Spring Valley in 1946...

Kimberly Kay Fisher, 52, of Owatonna

Kimberly Kay Fisher, 52, of Owatonna, formerly of Claremont, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 unexpectedly in her sleep at her home. She was born March 23, 1964 in Owatonna the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Ballstadt) Kidder. She attended Claremont High School and graduated in 1982. She married...

Evelyn L. Suhr – Mantorville, 91

Evelyn Lavonne Suhr, 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Thursday morning, April 7th, at the Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center where she had resided for 16 days. She had been a resident at Prairie Meadows Senior Living Center in Kasson since August of 2012. Evelyn was born Christmas...

Ellen Joyce Boyum, 83, Kasson

Ellen, 83, was born in Minneapolis, MN to parents Albert and Ethel Johnson. Ellen was the youngest of six siblings with four brothers Albert, William, Lee, Richard and one sister Florence. Ellen lived in various Twin City locations until she moved to Kasson to live with her brother Lee who was...

Dorothy F. Herron, 94, Bloomington

Dorothy F. Herron, 94, of Bloomington on April 9, 2016. Mom was an avid golfer and traveled all over the world with her husband Larry. She loved dancing, card playing and bowling. Husband, Lawrence, preceded her in death. Survived by children, Charlene Herron-Jordan, Gary (Judi), Don (Carolyn),...

Jeanette C. Underwood, 84, Owatonna

Jeanette C. Underwood, 84 of Owatonna, formerly of Blooming Prairie, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Traditions II of Owatonna. Jeanette was born July 24, 1931 in Blooming Prairie Township, to Anhart and Ina (Hjelman) Hansen. She grew up in Blooming Prairie and graduated with the class of 1950...

Edward “Ed” Diderrich, 64, Kasson

Mr. Diderrich, 64 died, April 13 after a courageous battle with PSP. Edward William Diderrich was born September 1, 1951 in Lake City, MN to Irvin and Helen (Laqua) Diderrich. He graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1969. On March 18, 1978 he married Donna Marie Donovan at The Little Brown...

Arden Crane, 92, Menahga

Arden Crane, 92 of Menahga, Minnesota and formerly of Dodge Center, passed away at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, Minnesota. Arden was born on August 22, 1923, the son of Lyman and Mildred (Roberts) Crane in Dodge Center, Minnesota. He attended Dodge Center High School and entered...

Dorothy M. Miller, 90, Kasson

Dorothy M. Miller, age 90, of the Kasson - Mantorville area, died on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Dorothy Mae Snively was born on March 23, 1926, in Bismark, ND. She attended country school in North Dakota. Dorothy was a caregiver for a few...