Brick - Meger Funeral Home

Jerry Fix passed away May 8, 2022, due to injuries sustained in a car accident. Friends may greet the family 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday May 11, 2022, at Brick Meger Funeral Home and one hour prior to the funeral at church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Thursday, May 12 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Military honors will be provided by the Steele County Funeral Unit. Jerry was born August 4, 1942, in Onaka, SD to Agatha and Anton Fix. He served our country in the United States Army from 1959- 1962. Upon returning, he completed his undergraduate degree at Northern State University and his master's degree at the University of Northern CO. He married his wife of 50 years, Monie,...

Tom Wencl of Apple Valley, formerly of Owatonna, died April 13, 2022, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna after a courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial is set for Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Owatonna. Burial to follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may greet the family on Monday, April 18, 2022, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Brick - Meger Funeral Home in Owatonna, MN. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral liturgy on Tuesday at the church. Tom was born September 9, 1973, in Owatonna, the son of James and Barbara (Clark) Wencl. He attended Owatonna High School and graduated in 1992. Tom excelled at athletics,...

Harlan D. Kern of Owatonna died March 28, 2022, in Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial is set for Friday, April 1, 2022, at 2:00 pm at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Jason Kern presiding, along with the Most Reverend John Quinn in choir and concelebrating with the priests of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Friends may greet the family on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Brick - Meger Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral liturgy at the church. A Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm on Thursday at the Brick - Meger Funeral Home. Burial will follow the Mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Harlan was born August 16,...

Larry Tande of rural Medford always referred to life as a JOURNEY. Now, at 83 years of age and 15 challenging years of multiple myeloma, his journey on earth has ended. Larry passed away Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be Friday, April 8 2022, at the Medford Funeral Home from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Funeral service will be 10:30 am Saturday, April 9, 2022 at First English Lutheran Church in Faribault, MN, with the visitation continuing one hour prior to funeral service at the church. For more information go to to www.megercares.com

Ed Springer, lifelong resident of Owatonna, died March 14, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Owatonna. Visitation will be held from 4-7 pm on Friday, March 18 at the Brick Meger Funeral Home, with a KC Rosary being recited at 7 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral liturgy on Saturday. Saturday evening (March 19), a Celebration of Life will be held at 6 pm at the Owatonna Elk's Club. Ed was born September 24, 1957, in Owatonna, MN the son of Bob and Billie (Maseda) Springer. He attended Owatonna High School and was a graduate of the class of 1976. He...

LaVona Dolores Seim Sherarts, 87, of Owatonna, died February 14, 2022, at Timberdale Trace Senior Living Center. Friends may greet the family 5 to 7:00PM Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Brick Meger Funeral Home in Owatonna. LaVona was born April 8, 1934, in Clayton WI, graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School in 1951. She married George Seim in 1951, moved to Stillwater, MN and raised eight children. They later divorced. LaVona married Theodore Sherarts in 1987 in St. Cloud, MN where she and Theodore lived until 2013. They then moved to Owatonna to be closer to family. Lavona was an award winning artist specializing in water color and photography. She was very active in the...

Gerald E. "Jiggs" Queen passed away Sunday December 5, 2021 in Faribault. Friends may greet the family from 2-4:00 PM Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Brick Meger Funeral Home. Military honors will be provided by the Steele County Funeral Unit at 4:00 PM at the Funeral home. Jiggs was born April 18, 1931 in Mankato to Peter and Bernice (Nenow) Queen. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1952-54. On June 22, 1955 he was united in marriage to Rita Marie Traxler in Le Center. He is survived by three sons and their wives, Greg and Joan of Owatonna, Andy and Jeanne of Cleveland, and Russell and Kathleen of Lonsdale; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces...

Paul Vernon Illg, 93, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 at Benedictine Health. Paul was born in Avoca, MN on October 10, 1927 to Joseph and Norma (Broderick) Illg. He grew up in Northfield and attended school until the age of 17 when he enlisted into the Navy during WWII. He served for two years and was honorably discharged in 1946. Paul returned home and graduated from Northfield High School. In 1948 he moved to Owatonna and became an auto mechanic at the Pontiac Garage. He joined the Owatonna Fire Department as a volunteer and began a 44 career with the department. In 1950, he married Dorothy Eustice in Faribault and had 3 children, Jeanne, Mike and Mary Jo. Dorothy died in 1958. In...

Mark Gregory Mullally age 66, of Owatonna, Minnesota died unexpectedly after a brief illness at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Mark was born December 10, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the oldest child of James and Kathryn (Peabody) Mullally. Mark worked part - time at the Human Relations Center in Owatonna and enjoyed collecting coins and stamps, playing cards, listening to music, playing computer games and watching the Minnesota Twins. He is preceded in death by his father, Jim; his sister and brother in law, Jane and John Kreuch. He is survived by his mother, Katie; brothers Michael (Sue), Jim, Kevin (Karen), Michael Paul Mahoney (Lynn Anderson); and sisters Patricia...

Evelyn Arlene Stange Lee, 89, passed away peacefully at home April 16, 2021 under the care of her family after a short battle with cancer. Friends may greet the family Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Brick-Meger Funeral Home in Owatonna from 5-7 pm. There will be a private family funeral on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the Brick-Meger Funeral Home, followed by interment at Steele Center Cemetery. Evie was born January 4, 1932 in Rochester, MN to Fay and Pearl (Strain) Hofius. She grew up in Southeast Minnesota. She married Glen Stange on March 25, 1950. They had three children together and farmed together just north of Hope. In addition to working on the farm, Evie also enjoyed...

Glenn Irvin Beckman passed away on April 15th, 2021 at the age of 74, at his home in Owatonna, Minnesota. During a fierce battle with cancer, Glenn continued to share his smile and sense of humor with his family and friends. Glenn was born on September 26th, 1946 at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, Minnesota. He is preceded in death by his parents Irvin and Caroline (Schwartz) Beckman. Glenn married Ruth (Rasmusson) Beckman on Nov 27th, 1965 at Methodist church in Ellendale. Glenn and Ruth were married for 55 years. He farmed his entire life, and also worked 30 years in lumber sales with Payless Cashway, UBC Lumber and Pro Build Lumber. Glenn was a devoted family man and always had time for...

Elaine Deming was born on June 17, 1932 to Carl and Lillian Wobschall in rural Steele County, MN. She graduated in 1949 from Medford H.S. In November 1956 she was married to W. Donald Deming, they had a farming operation in Steele County for many years. She later moved back to her childhood home where she cared for her elderly parents. Elaine was always interested in educating herself in many different ways. She enjoyed being involved in the community through many clubs and groups. She worked at the Braille School for the Blind in Faribault. She loved working with the students there. She had many interests. She earned a realtor's license, formed a women's investment club, and joined the...

Ralph Dale Schrader, 89, of Owatonna passed away peacefully at home on Saturday April 10, 2021, surrounded by his family. Ralph was born February 1, 1932 in Wasioja, MN, the son of Earl and Fanny Schrader. At a very early age Ralph was taken in and raised by his grandmother, with whom he had a loving, caring home. Ralph attended schools in Wasioja and Faribault. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Army and was in the 25th Infantry Division, 65th Combat Engineers (Lightning Division). Because his company was already in Japan, his was one of the first units to land in Korea at the beginning of the Korean War. Returning from Korea, he was attached to the 698th Engineer Field Maintenance...

Duffy Moberg, 44 of Ellendale died peacefully at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna on April 7, 2021. Memorial service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the Brick Meger Funeral Home with Rev. Todd Buegler presiding. Friends may greet the family 1.5 hours prior to the memorial service starting at 12:30 PM at the funeral home. Duffy was born on February 7, 1977 to Tim & Judy Moberg. He graduated from Marshall Senior High School in 1995 and went on to study Culinary Arts at Southwest Minnesota State University. Duffy spent his career in hospitality serving those around him. While in Marshall he worked in the restaurant industry, cooking for and serving others-wanting to make...