Obituaries

Caroline C Spud Sammon

Caroline C Spud Sammon

Sep 2, 2015

Caroline C. 'Spud' Sammon October 16, 1940 - September 2, 2015 Caroline C. "Spud" Sammon, age 74, of Faribault, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer''s. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic...

Rosalie Gehring

Rosalie Gehring

Sep 2, 2015

Rosalie Gehring Rosalie Gehring, 77, died at her rural Waseca home on September 2 after having been diagnosed with cancer last January. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,  Sept. 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Wilton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at the Dennis Funeral Home in Waseca, and one hour before services...

Karen L Westphal

Karen L Westphal

Aug 30, 2015

Karen L Westphal February 26, 1960 - August 30, 2015 Karen Westphal, age 55, of Janesville passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Laurel''s Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Pastor Larry Griffin and Pastor Paul...

Gerald J. Jerry Jewell

Gerald J. Jerry Jewell

Aug 30, 2015

Gerald J. 'Jerry' Jewell GERALD J. "JERRY" JEWELL, age 75 of Waterville, died at his home on Sunday, August 30, 2015. Born on July 13, 1940, Jerry was the son of Marcella (Slechta) Jewell. He attended school in Waterville before serving his country overseas as a member of the US Army. Over the years, he owned and operated Sakatah Marine,...

Debra L. Kohnert

Debra L. Kohnert

Aug 29, 2015

Debra L. Kohnert DEBRA L. KOHNERT, age 52 of Waseca died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on September 4, 1962 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Donald and Bernita (Proehl) Kohnert.  She graduated from school in West Concord and had various jobs before she began working in housekeeping at...

Ruth Ann Hager

Ruth Ann Hager

Aug 29, 2015

Ruth Ann Hager RUTH ANN HAGER, age 68 of Waseca, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at her home. Born on May 22, 1947 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Maynard and Eilene (Evenson) Johnson.  She graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1965 and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter with a B.A. in English.  Ruth Ann...

Loren J Tollefson

Loren J Tollefson

Aug 29, 2015

Loren J Tollefson August 21, 1943 - August 29, 2015 Loren J. Tollefson, age 72, of Minneapolis, MN and formerly of Waseca, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Augustana Care Health and Rehabilitation Center in Apple Valley, MN following an extended illness. A formal service will not be held. Arrangements were completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory...

Patricia M Raskob Jandro

Patricia M Raskob Jandro

Aug 28, 2015

Patricia M. (Raskob) Jandro October 7, 1935 - August 28, 2015 Patricia M. Jandro, age 79, of Faribault, MN, passed away suddenly on August 28, 2015 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St....

Zachary Paulson

Zachary Paulson

Aug 27, 2015

Zachary Robert Paulson ZACHARY ROBERT PAULSON, age 18 of Kilkenny died on Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Waterville as the result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Born on August 25, 1997, in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Nathan and Anne (Fox) Paulson.  Zach attended school in Waseca where he would have been a senior this fall....

Derek Brandvold

Derek Brandvold

Aug 27, 2015

Derek M. Brandvold DEREK MICHAEL BRANDVOLD, age 24 of Waterville, died on Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Waterville. Born on December 3, 1990 in Faribault, Minnesota, he was the son of Shane Delesha and Kristie Brandvold. He attended school in Waseca before finishing his education in Owatonna. Derek took pride in his work as a welder on vacuum insulated pipe...

Brandon Thibodeau

Brandon Thibodeau

Aug 27, 2015

Brandon Thibodeau February 9, 1986 - August 27, 2015 Brandon J. Thibodeau, age 29, of Farmington, MN, and formerly of Faribault, MN, passed away August 27, 2015 at St. Joseph''s Hospital in Marshfield, WI, due to complications from his heart transplant. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy...

Richard J Freeman

Richard J Freeman

Aug 25, 2015

Richard J. Freeman March 19, 1952 - August 25, 2015 Richard J. Freeman, age 63, of Faribault, MN, passed away August 25, 2015, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a brief illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 31, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville. Interment will be...

Rita M Kenyon

Rita M Kenyon

Aug 25, 2015

Rita M Kenyon January 25, 1947 - August 25, 2015 Rita M. Kenyon, age 68, of Mankato and formerly of Terre Haute, Indiana died on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Keystone Communities in Mankato following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Madison...

Jeffrey D Ewert

Jeffrey D Ewert

Aug 24, 2015

Jeffrey D Ewert October 26, 1972 - August 24, 2015 Jeffrey D. Ewert, age 42, of Janesville passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital in Mankato following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Pastor Larry Griffin officiating....

Henrietta K Peters

Henrietta K Peters

Aug 20, 2015

Henrietta K Peters June 20, 1937 - August 20, 2015 Henrietta Peters, age 78, of Waseca passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 24, 2015 at10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Father Gregory Leif officiating. Interment will be held at...

Dale R Keyes

Dale R Keyes

Aug 19, 2015

Dale R. Keyes May 1, 1937 - August 19, 2015 Dale R. Keyes, age 78, of Apache Junction, AZ and formerly of Janesville, MN passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca. Memorial visitation will be...

Larry A. Hogetvedt, Jr.

Larry A. Hogetvedt, Jr.

Aug 17, 2015

Larry A. Hogetvedt Jr. LARRY ALLEN HOGETVEDT, JR, age 51 of Mankato, died at home on Monday, August 17, 2015, surrounded by his family. Born in Minneapolis on July 15, 1964, Larry was the son of Larry Sr. and Marlys (Burnside) Hogetvedt.  He attended school in Ham Lake, graduating in 1983.  Following graduation Larry served in Korea with the United...

Daniel G Kokoschke

Daniel G Kokoschke

Aug 15, 2015

Daniel G. Kokoschke January 1, 1940 - August 15, 2015 Daniel G. Kokoschke, age 75 of Lengby, MN and formerly of Morristown, MN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 15, 2015. A memorial visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault on Saturday, August 22, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Military honors will...

James E. Jim Jewison

James E. Jim Jewison

Aug 15, 2015

James E. 'Jim' Jewison JAMES E. "JIM" JEWISON, age 73 of Waldorf, died at his home on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Born on February 4, 1942 in Waseca County, Jim was the son of George and Josephine (Pfeifer) Jewison.  He attended country school in Waseca County before later graduating from Sacred Heart High School in 1960.  Jim served his country...

Alice Ann Blomstrom

Alice Ann Blomstrom

Aug 14, 2015

Alice Ann Blomstrom January 2, 1933 - August 14, 2015 Alice Ann Blomstrom, age 82, of Waseca, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD, died on Friday, August 14, 2015, at Colony Court Memory Care of Waseca following an extended illness. Local arrangements were completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca. Services will be held in Sioux Falls, SD and...