Norman L. Rieck of Owatonna passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family February 18, 2021. A funeral service is set for Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 11 AM at Brick Meger Funeral Home. Friends may greet the family on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Brick - Meger Funeral Home in Owatonna from 4 - 7 PM and one hour before the funeral service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Norman was born January 10, 1945 in Owatonna the son of Erick A. and Edna A. (Schroeder) Rieck. He attended school in Ellendale and graduated from there in 1962. After high school Norm hauled canned milk in the local area and later hauled bulk milk. He was united in marriage to Leona Miller in 1968 at St....

Felix John Wochnick, 96 of Owatonna, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was born on May 24, 1924, in Brockway Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. His parents were Anton J. and Mary (Symanietz) Wochnick. He attended rural school in Stearns County. He was the oldest of four boys and learned to bake and cook at a young age. One of his specialties was bread pudding, which his family misses. In his early years, he worked with crews harvesting grain from Oklahoma to the Canadian border in North Dakota. He also spent several years in dairy, having worked at Carlton College Dairy in Northfield. While working in Northfield, he met Bonnie at the Northfield Ballroom. On February 3, 1948,...

Norma Avis (Gossman) Oyloe, 87, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 AM Monday, February 15, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Owatonna. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the funeral starting at 10:00 AM. She was born on October 9 ,1933 in Cresco Iowa to Leland & Irma (Patterson) Gossman. She graduated Salutatorian from Canton (Minnesota) High School with the class of 1951. Norma was united in marriage to Melvin A. Oyloe on June 2, 1951 at St Agnus Catholic Church, Cresco Ia. Norma & Mel adopted 3 beautiful babies named Jann, Kevin, & Christine Norma & Mel originally farmed south of Canton Minnesota & moved...

Gertrude "Gert" Halverson died February 7, 2021 at her residence in Owatonna. Funeral service is set for Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna. A private family burial will be at Valley Grove Cemetery in Nerstrand, MN. Friends may greet the family starting at 12:30 PM on Friday at the church. Gertrude was born April 10, 1933 in Owatonna Township the daughter of Michael and Margaret (Stangler) Sobrack. She attended country school in Aurora Township, rural Steele County, MN. Gertrude was united in marriage to DeWayne Halverson in 1950. Gert was a homemaker while the children were in school. After her children were grown Gert went back to school at...

Virginia "Ginny" Fisher, age 91, of Owatonna passed away February 3, 2021. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 AM Friday, February 12, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 am until the time of the funeral liturgy at the church on Friday. A parish rosary will be recited at 9:30 am at the church. Ginny was born to parents Matthew and Magdalen (Michels) Mans in Nicollet, MN. She graduated from Nicollet High School in 1947, and after attended Mankato Commercial College. In 1948 she moved to Owatonna and worked for Federated Insurance as a bookkeeper. Ginny married Donald September 8, 1951 in Belgrade Township in Nicollet County. She and Donald made their...

Beverly Maxine Wardal, 80, of Owatonna passed away on December 19,2020. She was born on June 15, 1940 in West Concord, MN to Arthur and Helen (Lawson) Wardal. She was baptized at Hegre Lutheran Church, West Concord on July 21, 1940 and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church, Dodge Center on June 12, 1955. She attended elementary school in Claremont and country School District 39 in rural Dodge County. She graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1958 as valedictorian and started working at Federated Insurance the following week. She worked there for 37 years in various positions and retired as a senior commercial underwriter and was a member of the Quarter Century Club. After retirement, she...

Dorothy Elaine Weick, of Lake City, passed away on October 19. Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, December 28, 2019 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lake City. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the funeral at church. Dorothy was born in Mt. Morris, Waushara County, WI in October 1935 to Martin and Margaret Priebe. She was so tiny when she was born that her grandmother kept her warm in the oven. She was the eldest of 6 children growing up on a farm and learning all there is from raising crops, animals, and driving machinery. She attended a Lutheran high school, Winnebago Academy. After graduating high school, she attended a teacher's college in Concordia, Illinois. ...