LUVERNE W. RADKE , age 92 of Elysian died on Monday, June 3, 2013 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born on July 12, 1920 in Waseca County, Minnesota he was the son of Otto and Carrie (Stiernagle) Radke.  He attended school in rural Waseca County.  Luverne married Ruth Kluender on June 30,...

ELAINE VIVIAN FLATHERS, age 88 of Waseca, died peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Koda Living Community in Owatonna.

Born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on May 12, 1926, Elaine was the daughter of Homer and Vivian (Raabe) Flathers.  Although she spent most of her first year with her parents in Summerland,...

RUTH MARIE McKENNA, age 84 of Waseca died on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the New Richland Care Center.

Born in Springfield, Ohio on February 10, 1930, Ruth was the daughter of Charles and Cecelia (Higgins) Neal.  She attended Bexley High School in Columbus, Ohio before attending Capital University, also in Columbus.  She then mentored...

Ryan Colby Cook , 27, of El Paso, Texas, died unexpectedly on March 4, 2013. He was born on Dec. 10, 1985, in Ames, Iowa, the son of Raymond Cook and Sandra (Beese) Cook. Ryan graduated from Hoosick Falls (NY) Central School in 2004. He earned an Army ROTC scholarship at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS. where, in 2008,...

RUBY JOYCE PETERSON , age 89 of Waterville, died on Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born in Bruno, Minnesota on May 21, 1925, Joyce was the daughter of Rudolph and Clara (Lindevall) Lund.  She attended grade school in Mankato and in Minneapolis before graduating from North High School in Minneapolis. ...

RUTH MAE ROSS, age 93 of Waseca died on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born on May 4, 1920 in Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Fred and Emma (Doss) Lau.    She attended rural Waseca County School and Waseca Central High School.  Ruth married Orville...

EVELYN JANE HARTFIEL , age 83 of Montevideo, formerly of Waseca, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Granite Falls Hospital and Manor.

Born on November 19, 1930 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Edward and Ethel (Newcomb) Priebe.  Evelyn was a 1948 graduate of Waseca High School.  She married Robert Edwards...

FLORENCE B. THOMPSON , age 91 of Waseca, died on Monday, June 9, 2014 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born in Sheldon, Iowa on May 26, 1923, Florence was the daughter of Henry and Sadie (Dykstra) Bremer.  She attended school in North Dakota.  On March 27, 1953 she married George Thompson in Albert Lea. ...

MABEL E. LITTLE , age 93 of Waterville died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born on May 20, 1920 in Mankato, Minnesota she was the only child of John and Pauline (Werth) Rosenau.  Mabel graduated from Waterville High School in 1938.  She married Lowell Little on March 8, 1945...

FRANCIS “FRAN” C.M. BORST , age 74 of Waterville, died on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at his home.

Born in Faribault on August 18, 1939, Fran was the son of Chub and Marie (O’Connor) Borst.  He attended school in Faribault, graduating in 1957.  He then enlisted in the United States Navy on January 7, 1958. ...

LUCILLE ALMA GREENEY-ANDERSON , age 97 of Waseca, died on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca.

Born on July 14, 1916, in Nunda Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, Lucille was the daughter of Louis and Ella (Freemott) Leonhardi.  Raised with her four sisters on the family farm north of Emmons, Lucille...

MARK BURTON ANDERSON , age 60 of Waseca, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 7, 2014.

Born on January 21, 1954 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Burton and Helen (Hall) Anderson. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1972.

Following graduation, Mark was employed with several Waseca companies, including: E.F. Johnson's,...

IRVING WILLIAM BICKELL, age 86 of Waseca died on Friday, November 29, 2013 at Colony Court Memory Care Suites in Waseca.

Born on January 29, 1927 in Cordova Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, he was the son of Byron and Mabel (Elliott) Bickell.  He married Eileen Bartelt on April 14, 1945 in Le Sueur County. ...

Maureen Rose Allen Smith, 63, of Mankato, Minn., died peacefully on July 5, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System of Mankato.

Maureen was born in Marshall, Minn., on May 23, 1950, the 6th of 14 children born to Richard and Eleanor Allen. She grew up in Mankato and attended elementary school at Saint Peter and Paul’s Catholic...

BYRON “BUZZ” KENDALL , age 66 of Waterville died on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at his home.

Buzz was born on June 16, 1948 in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He attended school in Le Center.  In 1965, he moved to Waterville and married Sandy Studer at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterville on January 20, 1967.  Buzz...

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,...

BEVERLY ANN PETERSON , age 60 of Waseca died on Friday, June 13, 2014 in Waseca County, Minnesota.

Born on August 28, 1953 in Wells, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Marvin and Evelyn (Radloff) Peterson.  She attended school in Waseca, graduating in 1971.  Through the years, Beverly was employed at Brown Printing Co. and...

JOHN JOSEPH HOGAN , age 59 of Kilkenny, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at his home.

Born on June 14, 1955, John was the son of Jeremiah and Leora (Healey) Hogan.  He attended school in Janesville and Mankato and graduated from Loyola High School in Mankato in 1973.  John worked...

HARVEY LEO KOHLHOFF , age 90 of Elysian, died on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato.

Born in Elysian Township on May 25, 1924, Harvey was the son of Ruben Leo and Lillie Meta (Wendt) Kohlhoff.  Growing up, Harvey attended Swain country school while also working the land with horses on...

CECILIA “CEL” FRANCES CARLSON , age 93 of Waterville, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Wellstead Assisted Living Facility in Rogers, Minnesota.

Born in St. Clair on September 27, 1920, Cecilia was the daughter of Harry and Elisabeth (Schalow) Dumbeck.  As a young woman she attended school in Janesville.  Following her schooling, Cel...