Obituaries

Marlys Larson, 88, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 10:43am

Marlys Beverly Larson, 88, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, after suffering a stroke on Thursday, Oct. 25.

She was born on Oct. 29, 1929, in Mower County, the sixth child of Theodore and Dena (Gilbertson) Iverson.

She was valedictorian of her high school graduating class of 1948.

In 1958 she began her employment as the bookkeeper for the Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Ostrander.

On Sept 10, 1961, she married Donald Larson and they made their home in Spring Valley until his death in 1974.

Warren Freeman, 94, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 10:41am

Warren I. Freeman, 94, of Spring Valley, died on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Spring Valley Living. 

He was born on Aug. 13, 1924, in Spring Valley to Wayland and Adelia (Brehmer) Freeman.

He attended Spring Valley Schools and graduated in 1942.

He was co-owner of Freeman Brothers and Son Construction, which helped on the construction of the Alcan Highway from the continental United States through Canada to Alaska.

He served in the Merchant Marines Military Branch during World War II.

Vernon Walterman, 69, formerly of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 8:27am

Vernon Gene Walterman, 69, of Rochester, died on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. 

He was born on Dec. 25, 1948, in Spring Valley, the son of Elmer and Evelyn (DeBoer) Walterman.

He graduated from Spring Valley High School.

He was united in marriage to Nancy Trabert on March 16, 1974, in Rochester. He started working at Crenlo and later moved on to Waters Instruments where he worked 20 years. He also worked for Geotech until September 2018. He was a hard worker, and enjoyed watching the five o'clock news.

Arlys Petersen, 75, formerly of area

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 8:26am

Arlys Ann Petersen, 75, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and formerly of Zumbro Falls, died on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at Wissota Place in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

She was born on May 27, 1943, in Chatfield to Arlyn and Lillian (Kohlmeyer) Busitzky.

She was baptized on June 20, 1943 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wykoff and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester on April 4, 1957.

She graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester in 1961.

On Dec. 30, 1961 she married Gunther Petersen at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester.

Neil Knutson, 83, father of Spring Valley woman

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 8:25am

Neil Luverne Knutson, 83, of Brownsdale, died on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, following complications of cancer, in his daughter's home, on the farm he loved, in rural Spring Valley.            

He was born on April 3, 1935, at his parent's home in Sargeant to Theodore and Marvel(Stayner) Knutson.

He grew up in Sargeant where he attended school, before going to Hayfield High School graduating in 1953.

He was a past member of Zion Lutheran Church in Dexter, and as a boy was confirmed there.

Mary Holzer, 91, mother of Wykoff man

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 8:24am

Mary Y. Holzer, 91, a longtime Stewartville resident, died of natural causes on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, surrounded by family, at the Stewartville Care Center where she had been a resident since September 2015.

Mary Yvonne Degnan was born on April 24, 1927, in Lewiston to Peter and Florence (Duncanson) Degnan.

She moved often with her family as a young girl, growing up in Winona County and attended Cathedral High School in Winona, graduating in 1945.

She was united in marriage to William F. Holzer on Oct. 5, 1946, in Minneiska, Minn.

Warren Freeman, 94, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 8:16am

Warren Freeman, 94, of Spring Valley, died on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Spring Valley Living, where he had resided for a short time. 

Full obituary will run the week of Nov. 5.

Dan Elwood, 70, formerly of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 10/16/2018 - 10:35am

Dan Eugene Elwood, 70, of Estherville, Iowa, died unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

He was born on Sept. 21, 1948, to Fred and Bernice “Bea” Elwood in Estherville, Iowa.

He attended and graduated from Estherville High School. He attended Iowa Lakes Community College and then transferred to Central College in Pella, Iowa where he graduated.

Richard Groski, 79, father of Fillmore man

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 10/16/2018 - 10:06am

Richard “Dick” Groski, 79, of Eyota, died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, surrounded by his family, at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles.

He was born on April 13, 1939, in Lewiston to Leonard and Lucille (Karsten) Groski.

On Feb. 4, 1961, he married Elizabeth “Betty” Becker in Lewiston.

In 1962, they moved to Plainview, and in 1974, they moved to Eyota. Most recently, he lived in Chatfield.

Jean Witt, 78, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 8:44am

Jean Ann (Tubach) Witt, 78, died at home in Spring Valley on Sept. 30, 2018.

Jean was born Jan. 18, 1940, in Falls City, Neb., to Herbert and Gladys Maye (Iwig) Tubach. She was a graduate of Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, and then Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa. She married Norman Witt on June 5, 1964.