Anna Niessen, 45, Owatonna

Anna L. Niessen, 45, of Owatonna, passed away on Sept. 25, 2024, at home surrounded by family.

She was born Sept. 5, 1979, in Princeton, Minn., to Terry and Linda (Sturdevant) Carlson. She attended school in Braham, Minn., and graduated from Braham High School in 1998. She attended St. Cloud Technical College and received an associate’s degree in accounting.

She married Brian Niessen on April 10, 1998, and they had one son, Johnathan.

Anna worked many years as an accountant for Buffalo Wild Wings, Fourteen Foods, and most recently Tamarack Land.

She loved traveling, especially to Disney World, beaches in Florida, and to the mountains in Colorado and Tennessee. She enjoyed making quilts, watching 80s comedy shows, and cheering on the Vikings. Anna’s greatest joys were her family, her friends, and her dogs.

Anna is survived by her husband of 26 years, Brian; son, Johnathan; parents, Terry and Linda Carlson; brother, Andrew Carlson; sister-in-law Shannon Carlson; sister, Ashley Haemig, her nieces and nephews; father-in-law John Niessen, mother-in-law Marilyn Niessen, brother-in-law Steven Niessen and sister-in-law Lynn Daniel.

Celebration of Life will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at the Brick-Meger Funeral Home with pastor Pat Gruber presiding. Friends may greet the family beginning at 9:30 a.m. and continuing until the time of service at the funeral home.

For more information or to leave an online message of condolence, go to www.megercares.com.