Obituaries
Jamie R. Wilmes
JAMIE RAE WILMES , age 34, passed away at her home in Waterville on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
Born in Deer River on March 15, 1979, Jamie was the daughter of Bert and Maxine (Wicklund) Olson. She began her schooling in Deer River, and at age 14 moved to Waterville where her schooling...
Gina Marie Nowak
GINA MARIE NOWAK , age 51 of ELM Homes in Waseca, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Owatonna Hospital.
Born in Blue Earth on October 31, 1961, Gina was a twin and one of five children born to Paul and Marion (Antonson) Nowak. From six months of age to age eight Gina was...
Emily "Polly" Streitz
EMILY “POLLY” STREITZ , age 86 of Waseca, died on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Colony Court Care Suites in Waseca.
Born in Waseca on October 21, 1926, Polly was the daughter of William and Mary (Erwin) Matz. She was baptized November 21, 1926 at the First Congregational Church in Waseca. She attended country school...
Leona M. Kedrowski
Leona Mary Kedrowski , of Latham Place, Waseca, MN, died on Sunday, October 19, 2014, following a brief stay, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, after 92 fabulous years of life.
Leona grew up in Flensburg, MN, one of eight children of Peter & Sophie (Peschel) Golombiecki, and married Jack Kedrowski of Little Falls in...
Lawrence D. Yess
LAWRENCE D. “LARRY” YESS , age 65 of rural Waseca, died at his home on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.
Born in Waseca on July 29, 1947, Larry was the son of Lawrence and Lois (Bauman) Yess. Growing up he attended school in Waldorf and in Waseca. He was later married to Janice Bishop at the...

Rolland F. Rudolph
Due to the weather, services have been delayed until 2:00 PM TODAY (Monday, February 25, 2019)
ROLLAND “ROLLIE” RUDOLPH , age 77 formerly of Otisco died on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls.
Born on October 7, 1935 in Waseca, Minnesota he was the son...
John David "Jack" Erwin
JOHN DAVID “JACK” ERWIN , age 88 of Waseca, died on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.
Born in Waseca on October 12, 1924, John was the son of Rolland and Elnora (Arentsen) Erwin. As a young man he attended school in Waseca and graduated from Waseca High School. On December 19,...
Richard "Butch" Dufault
RICHARD “BUTCH” DUFAULT , age 71 of Waseca died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
Born on January 10, 1942 in Crookston, Minnesota he was the son of Joseph and Anna ( Regeimbal ) Dufault. He graduated from Oklee High School in 1960 and St. John’s University in 1964 with...
Lorraine Carlson
LORRAINE IDA CARLSON , age 94 of Waterville died on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.
Born on February 11, 1920 in Waseca County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of James and Myrtle (Wollam) Cummins. She graduated from Janesville High School and married Vernon Carlson on July 30, 1937 at the...

Shirley A. Nusbaum
SHIRLEY C. NUSBAUM , age 81 of Waterville, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Traditions of Waterville.
Born in St. Peter on December 4, 1931, Shirley was the daughter of Emil and Mamie (Haack) Johnson. As a young woman she grew up in Traverse, and attended school in St. Peter. She worked as an...
Della J. Schmidtke
DELLA J. SCHMIDTKE, age 88 of Waterville, died on Friday, April 4, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.
Born on March 6, 1926 in Le Sueur County, Minnesota she was the daughter of John and Mary Jane “Mame” (Burke) Watzek. She graduated from Waterville High School in 1943. Della married Donald Schmidtke Feb. 24,...
Glenn J. Wobschall
GLENN JAMES “GUS” WOBSCHALL , age 91 of Waseca, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.
Born in Waseca on August 6, 1922, Glenn was the son of Dana and Florence (Wiemann) Wobschall. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1940 and went to work for the E.F. Johnson...
John Tolzmann
JOHN R. TOLZMANN , age 63 of Waterville died on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his residence.
Born on January 11, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of John Levendoski and Ada Tolzmann.  John lived at home with his mother and uncle Howard until 1968 when he moved to the Faribault State Hospital. ...
Sharon E. Larson
SHARON ELAINE LARSON , age 71 of Waseca, died at her home on Friday, January 24, 2014.
Born in Kasson, Minnesota on May 5, 1942, Sharon was the daughter of Burton and Melvina (Jorgenson) Fjerstad. She graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School. Sharon married Tink Larson in Mason City, Iowa. She owned and operated a daycare...
Dorothy Arp
DOROTHY (ROLLINS) ARP , age 89 of Waseca passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
Born on September 10, 1924 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Harold and Agnes (Wencel) Webber. She attended school at Sacred Heart, graduating in 1943. Dorothy married LaVerne Rollins on May 9, 1945 in...
Mae E. Schuette
MAE ELIZABETH SCHUETTE , age 83 of Waterville, died on Friday, July 5, 2013 at the Janesville Nursing Home in Janesville. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Born in Waterville on February 8, 1930, Mae was the daughter of Seger and Helen (Kritzer) Seljeskog. Growing up she attended country school district #7496 near Waterville. On August 10, 1946 she was united...
Lavonne F. Matz
LAVONNE FERN MATZ , loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 79 of Waseca died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Born on August 25, 1933 in Colby, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Harold and Olive (Laabs) Klessig. She graduated from Colby High School and later from Medical Technology School...
Harvey A. Jobe
Harvey A. Jobe Harvey A. Jobe, a longtime resident of Waseca, Minnesota, went home on March 23, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 95 years old. Harvey Arthur Jobe was born on October 4, 1920 on a farm in New Richland Township to Arno and Clara (Neuman) Jobe. He had 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Dad went to school...
Vincent J. Schultz
VINCENT J. SCHULTZ , age 85 of Waseca, died on Friday, October 31, 2014 at his home.
Born in Waseca County on September 12, 1929, Vince was the son of Jack and Lillian (Ross) Schultz. He attended country school in Waseca County. On June 3, 1950, he married Mary Kajewski at St Mary’s Catholic Church,...

Bonnie Dutton
BONNIE C. DUTTON , age 66 of Elysian, died at her home on the evening of Monday, February 18, 2013.
Bonnie was born on March 31, 1946. She was a long-time resident of Elm Homes in Elysian. She enjoyed playing with her bunny rabbits and her blankets, and she loved eating chocolate. She will be...