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LaRuen “Larry” Johnson, 69, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Koda Living Community.

LaRuen was born April 18, 1945 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Lee and Alice (Olson) Johnson. He attended school in Hartland and then at Freeborn, graduating in 1963. He lived near Ellendale following high school. He was united in marriage to Betty Dobberstein on October 9, 1970 in New Richland. The couple lived in Owatonna where LaRuen worked for Harland Tires. Betty died January 11, 1993.

LaRuen owned and operated Service Master Commercial Cleaning in Owatonna. He was married to Lois Gossman on November 23, 1996 at St. JohnLutheran Church, Owatonna.  He sold his business in May 2011.

Curtis Dale Barnett, age 55, formerly of Austin, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at his home in Waseca.

He was born April 3, 1959 to William and Marjorie (Hanson) Barnett in Austin, Minnesota where he grew up and attended school.

He began working with developmentally disabled individuals while he was in junior high school through a program at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. He was AHS football and basketball MVP in 1976 and 1977, played string bass in the AHS Orchestra and sang in the Austin Symphony Choir. He graduated from Austin High School in 1977.

Sharon Kay Weckwerth, age 66, of Waseca, died on Friday, July 18, 2014 in Waseca County as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born on June 10, 1948 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Milo and Edna (Gehloff) Roeglin. She attended school in Albert Lea and Monticello, IA. Following school, she worked in road construction as a flagger and also bartended for several years in Waseca.

Remembering the life of Irene H. Malakowsky…

Funeral Services for Irene H. Malakowsky , of Hartland, MN, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Richland. The Reverend Scott Williams will officiate. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Irene died on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the New Richland Care Center. She was 96.

She was born on July 3, 1918, in Waseca County the daughter of August and Agnes (Brandt) Syring.

Visitation for Berniece “Bea” Bunn, age 80, of Ellendale, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Private family interment will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery in New Richland Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com 

Bea died Friday, July 11, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.