Obituaries
Eugene "Gene" Schwake
Feb 24, 2022
EUGENE “GENE” HAROLD SCHWAKE, age 83, of Waterville, died on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Traditions of Waterville. Born on August 5, 1938, in Cresco, Iowa to Fred and Grace (Cable) Schwake. Gene attended school in Howard County and Elma, Iowa. He married Carol Dybevik and together they had six children. They spend eight years in the USAF and farmed...
Nancy Lee Thomas
Feb 23, 2022
NANCY LEE THOMAS, age 69 of Waseca, passed away at her home on the evening of Wednesday, February 23, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born at the Winnebago Community Hospital on November 2, 1952, Nancy was the daughter of Lee and Marian (Scramlin) Cox. She graduated from Amboy Good Thunder High School before continuing her education at Mankato State College....
Lisa Ruth Rinehart
Feb 21, 2022
LISA RUTH RINEHART, age 55, of Waseca died unexpectedly at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on Monday, February 21, 2022. Born on February 23, 1966, in Lubbock, Texas to Paul and Beatrice (Ramirez) Melendrez Sr. Lisa received her education at Worthington and Lubbock High Schools. She also attended cosmetology school in Fairmont. Lisa was united in marriage on June 11, 1983, to...
Margaret Minske Krause
Feb 20, 2022
MARGARET MINSKE KRAUSE, age 88, of Minneapolis, died on February 20, 2022, at the Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland. Born on September 29, 1933, in Waseca to Edward and Emma (Minske) Krause. She attended Waseca Central High School, graduating with the class of 1951. Margaret continued her education at Northwestern Bible College in St. Paul where she studied music....
Ivan Theodore Flitter
Feb 18, 2022
IVAN THEODORE FLITTER, age 85 of Elysian, died on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Waseca on July 4, 1936, Ivan was the son of Ewald and Clara (Schuldt) Flitter. He attended school in Janesville before serving his country in the United States Army. On September 6, 1974 Ivan was married to Sandra...
Elaine Dahl
Feb 18, 2022
ELAINE B. DAHL, age 91 of Bloomington, died on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Meadow Woods Assisted Living in Bloomington. Born on September 6, 1930 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Ezra and Lena (Wetzstein) Schauer. Elaine married Kermit Dahl on August 17, 1963 in Waseca. She was employed with Commercial Union Insurance for many years. Elaine enjoyed...
Deborah Kae Volkmer
Feb 17, 2022
DEBORAH KAE VOLKMER, age 58 of El Paso, Texas died on February 17, 2022 at her home. Born on February 14, 1964 in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was the daughter of Richard and Barbara (Thomas) Volkmer. Deb was a 1982 graduate of Mankato West High School and received her degree in Medical Transcription from the Mankato VoTech in 1985. Following her...
Lola Mae Blake
Feb 16, 2022
LOLA MAE BLAKE, age 94 of Waseca died on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on January 14, 1928 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Lola was the daughter of Clarence and Ruby (Johnson) Ryan. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1946. Lola married Gordon “Gordy” Blake on July 6, 1947. She worked as the...
Joan Proechel
Feb 11, 2022
JOAN PROECHEL, age 87, of Waseca, died on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on November 14, 1934, in Waseca to Walter and Laura (Priebe) Rosenthal. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her youth all at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waseca. Joan attended Waseca Central High School and graduated with...
Marjorie "Marge" Ann Hanson
Feb 11, 2022
MARJORIE “MARGE” ANN HANSON, age 79, of Owatonna, died on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. Born on November 7, 1942, in Sleepy Eye to Harley and Veronica (Braun) Groebner. Marge graduated from Fairfax High School in 1960. For many years she lived in Albert Lea and worked at the Good Samaritan Home as a patient care...
Beryl Ross
Feb 11, 2022
BERYL ROSS, age 92, of Waseca, died on Friday, February 11, 2022, at her home in Waseca. Born on October 10, 1929, in Mount Pleasant, Cambridge, England to Ernest and Lillian (Garner) Graves. She attended Cambridge High School and graduated with the class of 1946. Beryl was married to Floyd Albert Dillon and they later divorced. On March 20, 1965,...
Dale Schons
Feb 11, 2022
Dale Schons, age 68, of Waseca, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 11th, 2022, after a long, courageous battle with AMN (Adrenomyeloneuropathy). Dale grew up on a farm in Nicollet, MN, and was the son of Raymond and Helen Schons. He graduated from Nicollet High School and then attended Mankato State University. Dale then met and married the love of...
Billie Junior Quast
Feb 10, 2022
BILLIE JUNIOR QUAST, age 91, of Janesville, died on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Bridgewater in Janesville. Born on August 17, 1930, in Mankato to William and Wilhelmina (Stankey) Quast. Billie grew up on a farm outside of Janesville and attended Janesville Public School where he excelled on the football field and baseball diamond. He graduated with the class of...
Sara Schueneman-Hesch
Feb 9, 2022
SARA “SALLY” LOUISE SCHUENEMAN-HESCH, age 89, of Janesville, died on Wednesday evening, February 9, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on November 14, 1932 in Flint, Michigan to Lorenz and Lillian (Kantz) Schoenstedt. Sara grew up in Mankato, where she attended elementary school before her family moved to Janesville, where she would graduate from high school in...
Paul Thomas Brekke
Feb 2, 2022
PAUL THOMAS BREKKE, age 79 of rural Waterville, passed away at his home on the evening of Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born in Scarville, Iowa on February 22, 1942, Paul was the son of Thelford and Geneva (Hanna) Brekke. He attended school in Scarville before graduating from Lake Mills High School with the class of 1960. In 1968 he was...
Tina Marie Williams
Feb 1, 2022
TINA MARIE WILLIAMS, age 66 of Waseca, formerly of Little Falls, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 3, 1955, Tina was the daughter of Richard and Arlene (Litner) Doschka. She was the first of eleven children. She graduated from high school in Little Falls, Minnesota with the...
Lynn Sheril Mortensen
Feb 1, 2022
LYNN SHERIL MORTENSEN, age 64 of Waseca, died on the morning of Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at The Terrace of Cannon Falls. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on August 13, 1957, Lynn was the daughter of Melvin and Lynor (Halvorson) Mortensen. She graduated from Pershing High School in Plummer, MN with the class of 1976. In the early 1980’s...
Donald Leo Priem
Jan 29, 2022
Jesus reached out his hand to take DONALD LEO PRIEM home to heaven on January 29, 2022 at his home in Meriden surrounded by his family and friends at the age of 67. Born on December 13, 1954, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Leo and Beverly (Enzenauer) Priem. Don was baptized as an infant and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith in...
William "Bill" F. Shouts
Jan 28, 2022
WILLIAM “BILL” FRANK SHOUTS, age 76, of Waseca, died on January 28, 2022, at his home. Born on September 23, 1945, in Mankato, to William and Jeanette (Manderfield) Shouts. Bill grew up in Mankato and attended Mankato Public Schools. On September 28, 1979, Bill was united in marriage to Mary LaMont and together they made their home in Waseca. Bill...
Larry Malcolm Lemaster
Jan 27, 2022
LARRY MALCOLM LEMASTER, age 85, of Waseca died on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at his home. Born on July 12, 1936, in Cromona, Kentucky. He was the only child born to James and Nell (Adams) LeMaster. Larry grew up in Kentucky, receiving his education at Newport High School. On September 7, 1955, he enlisted in the United States Air Force...
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