Obituaries

Virginia Lois Johnson, 91, Austin

Virginia Lois Johnson, age 91, of Austin, Minnesota, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Blooming Prairie. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Grace Lutheran Church in Austin, Minnesota. Visitation will be one hour before the service...

Merley Ruth Phiefer, 88, Owatonna

Merley Ruth Phiefer, 88, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at the Owatonna Hospital in Owatonna, Minnesota. Merley was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Merrill, Wisconsin, the daughter of Arthur and Edna (Latzig) Priebe. She moved with her family to Owatonna in 1932, and graduated from Owatonna...

Thomas L. O’Connor, 84, Blooming Prairie

Thomas L. O’Connor, age 84, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Mt. Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Thomas Lawrence was born Sept. 21, 1931 in Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, to Thomas Sylvester and Mary Lavilla (Kruger) O’Connor. He attended...

Robert Raymond Reis, 89, Rochester

Bob Reis passed away Feb. 21, 2016, with his living angel, Linda Hyde, by his side. His four children Mhdlon (Byron Mozis), Lynn (David Stalker), Robert Reis (Lily) and Pennie (Joe Eisenbeis) were able to spend Bob’s final days with him, reminiscing and affirming to their father the wonderful...

Roger H. Anderson, 78, Kasson

Roger Helmer Anderson, 78, of Kasson, died from pancreatic cancer on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born Nov. 15, 1937, in Springfield, Minnesota to Helmer and Martha Anderson. On Sept. 1, 1962, he married Barbara Jacobsen of Morgan, Minnesota. She...

Virginia Busho, 90, Ellendale

Virginia Busho, age 90, of Ellendale passed away on Thursday, Feb. 18, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna from complications of congestive heart failure. She was born on Oct. 7, 1925, in Medford to Albert and Rose Webb. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert, and they were married for...

Guillermo Memo Dominguez, 68, Blooming Prairie

Guillermo Memo Dominguez, age 68, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota died Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born on Feb. 10, 1948 in Robstown, Texas, the son of Juan Dominguez, Sr. and Adela – Ochoa Dominguez. He grew up in Texas and...

Virginia Elaine Durst, 94, of Pine Island

Virginia Elaine Durst, 94, died of natural causes on Feb. 9, 2016 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, Minnesota. Virginia was born on Nov. 27, 1921 in Pine Island, Minnesota. She grew up on the Egger family farm in Milton township in rural Pine Island. Virginia married Carl Durst on Dec. 7,...

Donald Levern Wilker, 78, Owatonna

Donald Levern Wilker, 78, of Owatonna, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Don was born Aug. 14, 1937 in Owatonna, Minnesota the son of Levern and Leona (Abbe) Wilker. He graduated from Owatonna High School and attended one year at the University of Minnesota...

Eleanor I. Solseth-Kittleson, 94, Blooming Prairie

Eleanor I. Solseth-Kittleson, age 94 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, died peacefully Friday evening, Feb. 5, 2016, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, Minnesota surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 25, 1921 in Winneshiek County, Iowa to Alonzo and Willamina (Radechel) Jacklin....