Obituaries
Patricia "Pat" Mary Nakladal
Apr 10, 2021
PATRICIA MARY NAKLADAL, age 87 of Janesville, died on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Village Shores in Richfield. Born in Le Center on February 12, 1934, Pat was the daughter of Joseph and Beatrice (Gill) Stepan. She was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended St. Mary’s Parochial School in Le Center. She moved to Janesville in 1948 with...
Richard Lee Krause
Apr 5, 2021
RICHARD LEE KRAUSE, age 62, of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, died on April 5, 2021, from complications of COVID-19, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Born on November 1, 1958, in Mankato to Robert William and Kathleen Ann (Mans) Krause. He attended Waldorf-Pemberton High School graduating with the class of 1976. Following his education, Richard began a 27 ½ year career with...
Lynda Diane Nygard
Apr 5, 2021
LYNDA DIANE (HANSON) NYGARD, age 73 of St. Peter, died at her home in St. Peter on Monday, April 5, 2021. Born in St. Peter on January 24, 1948, Lynda was the daughter of Gerald and Betty (Hanson) Hanson. She attended school in St. Peter and graduated with the class of 1966. She then went on to Mankato State University...
Vickie Marie Schnepf
Mar 31, 2021
VICKIE MARIE SCHNEPF, age 59, of Madison Lake, formerly of Janesville, died on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at her home. Born on September 12, 1961, in Mankato to David and Marilyn (Frederick) Hammett. Vickie grew up in Janesville and graduated from Janesville High School with the class of 1980. On October 1, 1983, Vickie was united in marriage to Brad...
Lorna Marvel Sexton
Mar 28, 2021
LORNA MARVEL SEXTON, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on the morning of Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, at the age of 98. She was a long time Waseca resident, spending her last years under the excellent care and friendships at Colony Court in Waseca. Born on January 8, 1923, at the family farm, one mile north of...
Richard "Rich" C. Barnes
Mar 27, 2021
RICHARD “RICH” C. BARNES, age 65 of Ellendale, died on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Born in Mankato on October 24, 1955, Rich was the son of Clarence and Helen (Van Norman) Barnes. He attended school in Mankato and graduated from Mankato West High School with the class of 1974 before serving his country in...
Helen Lillian Roe
Mar 25, 2021
HELEN LILLIAN ROE, age 87 of Waseca, passed away on the afternoon of Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Whispering Creek Nursing Home in Janesville. Born in Waseca on May 19, 1933, Helen was the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Wobschall) Ross. She attended school in Waseca before continuing her education at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester to become an LPN...
Henry C. Lewer Sr.
Mar 20, 2021
Henry Charles Lewer Sr., age 93, left his earthly home to join his beloved wife Phyllis for eternity, on March 20, 2021. The son of Ewald and Amanda (Schwarzkopf) Lewer, Henry was born on November 23, 1927 in Waseca, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church, where he remained a lifelong member. Henry attended school in...
Stuart J. Preston
Mar 18, 2021
STUART JAMES PRESTON, age 79 of Faribault died on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Born on February 5, 1942 in Laurel, Iowa, he was the son of Wilbur and Hazel (Buchannon) Preston. He attended school in Laurel and married Sharon Jensen in Liscomb, IA. Together they raised three children before their divorce in 1983. He...
Arthur Emick
Mar 18, 2021
Arthur Benjamin Emick, age 80, of Waseca passed away peacefully in his home at Traditions of Waterville on March 18th 2021. Art was born on March 30th 1940, in Watertown, MN to Arthur and Jeanette Emick. In 1960 he married Beverly Jane Bruhn of Albert Lea MN. A man of many talents and interests, his legacy will live on in...
Em (Melda) Miller
Mar 17, 2021
Em (Melda) Miller, 92, passed away on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021, at New Richland Care Center. Born on December 12, 1928, to Morris and Ida (Granzow) Miller, in Clearwater, MN, she grew up a middle child in a family of nine. She graduated at 17 years old from St Cloud Technical and then attended North Central Bible Institute in Minneapolis...
Steven Lee Roemhildt
Mar 14, 2021
STEVEN LEE ROEMHILDT, age 54 of Mankato died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 in Le Sueur County. Born on January 23, 1967 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Aaron and Dorothy (Wendt) Roemhildt. Steven graduated from Waterville-Elysian High School in 1985. He was employed with Gear & Broach in Waterville and later Kato Engineering in Mankato. He was...
Caroline "Carlee" Elizabeth Russell
Mar 12, 2021
Caroline “Carlee” Elizabeth Russell, age 33, formerly of Florida and recently of Waseca, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Carlee was born in Winter Park, Florida on October 5, 1987 to Nancy Chaffin Russell and John “Bo” Russell. She underwent the first of 3 open-heart surgeries when she was only 10 days old....
Ann Louise Burhop
Mar 10, 2021
ANN LOUISE BURHOP, age 65 of Waseca died on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on May 9, 1955 in Rice County, she was the daughter of Ercell and Daisy (James) Burhop. She graduated from Janesville High School in 1974. Through the years Ann worked at Walters Cookbooks, Mankato State University and Jostens. She enjoyed...
Joshua Mykel Jonathan Greenslade
Mar 6, 2021
JOSHUA MYKEL JONATHAN GREENSLADE, beloved son and brother was born to Sonya Greenslade and step father, Brodie Snow, on March 1, 2021, at 1:29 PM. He weighed 8lbs 9oz and was 20 ½ inches long. Joshua passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on the morning of March 6th 2021 at his home in Waseca. His presence in the home of...
Joseph Leroy Langley, Jr.
Mar 6, 2021
JOSEPH LEROY LANGLEY JR., age 64 of Montgomery, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born in Minneapolis on September 2, 1956, Joe was the son of Joseph and Joan (Nadeau) Langley. His father died when Joe was young, and his mother remarried Bill Mathis, who went on to raise Joe and his siblings. Joe graduated from...
Roger William Kewatt
Mar 5, 2021
ROGER WILLIAM KEWATT, age 93, of Waterville, formerly of Kilkenny died peacefully on Friday evening, March 5, 2021 at Traditions in Waterville. Born on May 14, 1927, in Kilkenny to William and Agnes (Kudlik) Kewatt. He grew up on the farm outside of Kilkenny and attended country school through 8th grade. At the age of 18, Roger was drafted into...
Rosella Marie Oestreich
Mar 4, 2021
Rosella M. (Ewert) Oestreich, 95, of Lakeville, formerly of Rochester, Stewartville and Janesville, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Highview Hills in Lakeville. Rosella was born in Waseca County on July 2, 1925. She was the daughter of Arthur and Clara Ewert. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brother, Wilbur. Rosella was baptized as an...
Glenwood Neumann
Feb 28, 2021
Glenwood Neumann, age 99, formerly of Waseca, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Thomas Rest Haven Nursing Home in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Born on March 7, 1921, in rural New Richland, Minnesota to Harry and Hannah Mable (Bergum) Neumann. Glenwood and his twin sister, Pearl, attended a one room schoolhouse where they would ride their ponies to and...
Gregory Gilbert Perrault
Feb 26, 2021
GREG G. PERRAULT, 65, of Hugo, MN, passed away on February 26, 2021. He was at home, watched over by his wife and children. Greg was born in Washington state and grew up in Southern California. He attended Northern Arizona University where he studied Forestry and met his wife of 43 years, Judi, whom he called Ju-Bear. He subsequently went...