Obituaries
Brandon James Young
Jul 9, 2022
BRANDON JAMES YOUNG, 23 years old, passed away unexpectedly on July 9, 2022, in Cass County, Minnesota. Born on May 1, 1999, in Owatonna to Kristi Hanna and Shawn Young. Brandon grew up in New Richland and attended Waseca Public Schools, graduating with the class of 2018. He worked for Sommertime Dairy in rural Waseca throughout high school. Brandon later...
Lorraine Margaret Swenson
Jul 9, 2022
LORRAINE MARGARET SWENSON, age 101, formerly of Waseca, died on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Gundersen Health in La Crosse, WI. Born on October 21, 1920, in Waterville to William and Louise (Roskos) Quast. She attended Waterville Public School, graduating with the class of 1939. On June 20, 1944, Lorraine was united in marriage to Harold Swenson at the EUB...
Duane William Buker
Jul 8, 2022
DUANE WILLIAM BUKER, age 87 of Waseca, passed away on the evening of Friday, July 8, 2022 at the Owatonna hospital. Born at the Waseca Memorial Hospital on January 27, 1935, Duane was the son of Edwin and Hulda (Rosenthal) Buker. He was baptized on February 10, 1935 by Rev. Soeldner at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waseca. He attended...
Ray Eugene Mlenek
Jul 8, 2022
RAY EUGENE MLENEK, age 68 of Waseca, passed away at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato on the morning of Friday, July 8, 2022. Ray was born in Morristown, MN on May 25, 1954 to Frank Herman and Opal Hulda (Schwanke) Mlenek. He went to school in Morristown. On September 22, 1973 Ray was married to Bonnie Schmidt at Sacred...
Merle "Butch" Wayne Barker
Jul 5, 2022
MERLE “BUTCH” WAYNE BARKER, age 71 of Waterville, died at his home on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Born in Chillicothe, Missouri on February 15, 1951, Butch was the son of Merle Sr. and Dixie (Waters) Barker. He attended school in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School before beginning his working years. He worked in road construction before moving into...
William Hugo Ewert
Jul 4, 2022
WILLIAM HUGO EWERT, age 95, of Janesville, died on July 4, 2022 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born on August 12, 1926, in Vivian Township, Waseca County, to Hugo and Myrtice (Beyer) Ewert. Bill was baptized as an infant and confirmed in his youth both at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville. He received his education first at Trinity Lutheran...
David Ervin Marzinske
Jul 2, 2022
DAVID ERVIN MARZINSKE, age 76, of rural Waldorf died on July 2, 2022, at the New Richland Care Center. Born on February 25, 1946, in Waseca to Robert and Marie (Klampe) Marzinske. David was baptized as an infant on March 17, 1946 and confirmed in his faith as a youth on May 15, 1960 all at St. John Evangelical Lutheran...
Janice Mae Zimmermann
Jul 2, 2022
JANICE MAE ZIMMERMANN, age 79, of Waseca died on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca. Born on December 22, 1942, in Sleepy Eye to Clarence and Mildred (Jensen) Kuelbs. She grew up on a farm near Sleepy Eye and attended Sleepy Eye Public School, graduating with the class of 1960. Following her education, she worked...
Deborah Kaye Tesch
Jun 28, 2022
DEBORAH KAYE TESCH, age 68 of Le Sueur, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia. Born in Waseca on November 17, 1953, Deb was the daughter of Stewart and Lila (Brooks) Fell. She attended school in Waseca before beginning her working years. In 1972 Deb married Jerry Tesch in Waseca. She liked crafting and used...
Daniel Robert Timlin
Jun 26, 2022
DANIEL ROBERT TIMLIN, age 60 of Mankato, earned his heavenly wings when his ALS journey came to an end on Sunday, June 26, 2022 in the comforts of his home surrounded by his wife and children. Born on March 27, 1962 in Waseca. Dan was the son of James and Margaret “Peggy” (Murphy) Timlin. Dan attended several schools growing up,...
Janice Marie Kaupa
Jun 23, 2022
JANICE MARIE KAUPA, age 79 of Waseca, passed away on the morning of Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Born on December 30, 1942 in Waterville, Janice was the daughter of Norman and Ruth (Waugh) Klatt. As a young woman she attended school in Waterville before beginning her life with her husband, John W. Kaupa, whom...
Elaine Rae Westrum
Jun 19, 2022
ELAINE RAE WESTRUM, age 90 of Waseca, died on the morning of Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Foxdale in Waseca. Born in Adams, Minnesota on February 19, 1932, Elaine was the daughter of Ewald and Hattie (Lewison) Tuchtenhagen. She grew up in Howard Lake and Albert Lea, graduating from Albert Lea High School with the class of 1949. She attended...
Relou A. Schwichtenberg
Jun 17, 2022
ReLou A. SCHWICHTENBERG, of Mankato, formerly of Elysian, died on Friday, June 17, 2022, from Alzheimer’s Disease at The Pillars of Mankato. ReLou was born at her grandparent’s home and delivered by her paternal grandmother in Douglas County, to Eddie and Evelyn (Benson) Gylsen on May 22. She attended Oscar Lake Elementary School and graduated from Kensington High School with...
Paul Jasper Frantum
Jun 17, 2022
PAUL JASPER FRANTUM, age 36, of rural Pemberton, died on Friday, June 17, 2022, due to a sudden accident. Born on March 18, 1986, in Wells, to David and Kathleen (Coy) Frantum. He received his education at St. Clair Public School. Paul worked various jobs before working for Crystal Valley in 2017, where his current role was Lead Grain Operations....
Carolyn "Carol" Sheehy
Jun 16, 2022
Carolyn Mary Sheehy nee (Davison)) died at Carriage House Senior Living in Le Center on June 16, 2022 at the age of 96. Carolyn Mary Sheehy is survived by her children Susan Lymburn (Thomas), Mary Jo Theilig (Mitch), John Michael Sheehy (Elaine), Patrick Earl Sheehy, 12 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband of 65...
Judith "Judy" Lou Greeney
Jun 13, 2022
JUDITH LOU GREENEY, age 80 of Waseca, passed away peacefully at her home on the afternoon of Monday, June 13, 2022. Born on September 2, 1941 in Waseca, Judy was the daughter of Nels and Ruth (Phelps) Fostveit. She attended school in Waseca, and graduated with the class of 1959. Shortly after graduation, on July 18, 1959, Judy married Jon...
Inez Louise Meyer
Jun 11, 2022
INEZ LOUISE MEYER, age 100 of Waseca died on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on March 20, 1922, in Waterville, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Henry and Emma (Hiller) Stoering. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterville. Inez graduated from Waterville High School in 1939. She then attended Mankato...
Deborah L. Wesley
Jun 11, 2022
DEBORAH L. WESLEY, age 72 of Faribault died on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Homestead Hospice at Owatonna. Born on June 21, 1949 in Faribault, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Gerald and Deloris (Jensen) Wesley Sr. She graduated from Waterville High School in 1967 and went on to attended Faribault Vo-Tech for accounting. She worked at various places through...
Nicolas A. Poehler
Jun 11, 2022
NICOLAS ANTON POEHLER, age 50 of Waseca died on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at his home in Waseca. Nick was born on October 20, 1971 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was the son of Robert and Doris (Johnson) Poehler. He graduated from Waterville-Elysian/Morristown High School in 1990. He attended the University of Minnesota-Waseca and graduated from there in 1992 with...
Delwin "Del" Arnold Brouwers
Jun 11, 2022
DELWIN “DEL” ARNOLD BROUWERS, age 64 of Janesville, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Albert Lea on July 8, 1957, Del was the son of Henry and Laura (Wynia) Brouwers. He attended elementary school in Hollandale and later graduated from high...