Obituaries
Donald Charles Kasper, age 83 of rural Owatonna, passed away Sept. 3, 2015, at Homestead Hospice House. Don was born June 3, 1932, in Owatonna, to parents Charles and Marie Kasper. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1950. After high...
Harland P. Peterson, age 88 of rural Blooming Prairie, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Austin, to Osen and Ida (Thompson) Peterson. After he attended country school, Harland graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1944. On Nov. 9, 1954, he was united...
Marsha Ann Pacolt (Nana), 67, of Mantorville, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at the Methodist Hospital, Rochester from cancer.
Marsha was born on Aug. 8, 1948, in Owatonna to Edward and Virginia Lindquist. Marsha graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1966. From there, she continued her...
Bonnie Strong, 69 years old of Trapper Creek, Alaska, passed away on July 30, 2015, with family at her bedside.
Bonnie Lou Ann was born in Waseca on July 24, 1946, to Anton “Tony” Brase and Lillian (Ewest) Brase. Bonnie was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Meriden, Minnesota...
Eric Daniel Nelson, 77, passed away at his home in Pearl City, Hawaii, on Jan. 9, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 4, 1937, to Sanford and Edna Mae (Lerum) Nelson in Blooming Prairie.
After graduating from Blooming Prairie High School in 1955, Eric enlisted in the U.S. Air...
A private family service for Roger Lynn Saathoff of Blooming Prairie, formerly of Okabena, took place Aug. 24 in the chapel of Macken Funeral Home in Rochester. Roger passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, with his children by his side.
Roger was born April 8, 1940, in Heron Lake Township, to...
Kenneth (Ken) S. Prestegard, 68, of Owatonna, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Homestead Hospice House. Ken was born Feb. 28, 1947, at the Owatonna Hospital to Ole Joe Prestegard and Helen E. (Moe) Prestegard.
Ken attended country School District 71 through the eighth grade, graduating from Owatonna...
Sylvester (Sal) L. Thompson, 96, of Austin, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home.
Sylvester was born on Nov. 14, 1918, in Freeborn County to Andrew and Judith (Aldahl) Thompson. He attended country school and after the ninth grade, he began helping his mother care for his...
Evelyn M. Balzer, 95, of Blooming Prairie, died July 31, 2015, at the Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Blooming Prairie.
She was born June 24, 1920, in Steele County the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Jirele) Wurst.
Evelyn attended country school and Blooming Prairie School. She then worked a few years...
Roger Gene Anderson, 57, of Aurora Township, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at his home.
Roger was born Feb. 10, 1958, in Owatonna, the son of Raymond and Emogene (Carlson) Anderson. Roger was a 1976 graduate of Owatonna High School. Roger was the fourth generation to farm on his family...