Michaelson Funeral Home

Michaelson Funeral Home is a funeral home in Owatonna, Minnesota, serving families in Owatonna, West Concord, Kenyon and the surrounding areas. The staff is experienced in a variety of funeral services and helps families celebrate a loved one regardless of religion, culture, or budget. Services include burial services, several cremation options ranging from a full service funeral to a memorial service or something more private, and permanent resting place options for cremated remains. Funeral directors also help create personalized services, with tribute videos, keepsakes, and live streaming for family and friends who cannot attend in person. Veterans services are offered as well, helping families obtain benefits and providing a service for those who have served. Preplanning options are available, along with grief support information and a year of weekly grief messages. The funeral home holds a rating of 3.90 based on 7 reviews.

The business traces its history to William H. Montgomery, who moved from his Meriden area farm on October 1, 1887 to start a furniture and undertaking business in a storefront on Bridge Street. His brother-in-law, Wilbur C. Boice, came from New York as a partner and became one of the first licensed embalmers in Minnesota. Homer Hanna joined the partnership in 1907, and William Meyer joined in 1921, leading construction of a funeral home at 303 S. Cedar Ave. that was completed in 1937 and opened in January 1938. L.E. Conley bought the business in 1942 and renamed it Conley Funeral Chapel; Darryl Wollin purchased it in 1965 and renamed it Conley-Wollin Funeral Chapel. Gene Michaelson purchased the business on January 1, 1979, changing the name to Michaelson Funeral Home and acquiring the West Concord Funeral Chapel. Cory Michaelson joined the firm on June 1, 1996, and purchased the funeral homes on October 1, 2006. The present facility at 1930 Austin Rd. was built in 1998 and occupied on November 1, 1998. On July 10, 2008, Cory Michaelson purchased the Hanson Funeral Home in Kenyon. Cory Michaelson is the owner and funeral director; he graduated in 1996 from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mortuary Science, has been a licensed funeral director and mortician since 1996, and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management in 2014. Corbin Brocker serves as a funeral director.

The funeral home sits on Austin Rd., about 0.1 miles from the Steele County Veterans Memorial and the Steele County Historical Society, 0.2 miles from the Print Shop and Trophy Case, 0.4 miles from Fairgrounds Park, and 0.6 miles from the Steele County Community Center.

Michaelson Funeral Home has served the community for over 145 years, and it remains owned and operated by Cory Michaelson.