Lowell Harry Wooner

The funeral for Lowell Wooner, 89, of Chatfield, will be held Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the Pioneer Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. in Chatfield, with the Rev. Timothy J. Gerarden officiating. Burial will be in the Orion Center Cemetery in rural Chatfield. Mr. Wooner died Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Lowell Harry Wooner was born Dec. 28, 1923, in Lime Springs, Iowa, to Harry and Elma (Meyer) Wooner. The family then moved to the Chatfield area where he met and married Elizabeth Diana Ober "Betty" on Dec. 3, 1943. Lowell was a member of the Chatfield Saddle Club. Lowell was a longtime farmer, and loved cattle, horses, dogs, fishing and hunting. Survivors include, one son, Lowell "Mike" and wife, Deb Wooner of Chatfield; two daughters, Diana (Butch) Krenzke of Chatfield, and Cindy (Lyle) Bolsinger of Warrens, Wis.; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and five great-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Kenneth, one sister, Lois, and his wife, Betty on Sept. 27, 2011. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 2, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield, and one hour before the service on Wednesday at the church. Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield is in charge of arrangements. 507-867-4310. Online condolences may be made at rileyfuneralhomes.com.