Obituaries
Kathy M. Gessner
Oct 30, 2020
KATHLEEN “KATHY” GESSNER, age 79 of Waseca died on Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca from cancer. Born on January 30, 1941 in Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, Kathy was the daughter of Joseph and Marion (Slocum) Keilen. She grew up on a farm with her parents and her older brother Jim and graduated...
Dorothy Ann Wobschall
Oct 28, 2020
Dorothy Ann (Siebert) Wobschall, age 85 of Waseca passed away on October 28, 2020. Dorothy was born on November 18, 1934 to Albert P. and Helen J. (Dahn) Siebert in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. She graduated in 1952 from Waseca High School. She married Gordon Robert Wobschall on October 23, 1953 in Mason City, Iowa. Dorothy worked at Federated Insurance...
Vern Victor Flitter
Oct 24, 2020
Vern Flitter, 90 year old resident of rural Pemberton, died peacefully at home and went to be with our Lord and Savior on October 24, 2020. Vern Victor Flitter was born on October 16, 1930, to Victor and Elsie (Boettcher) Flitter in Mankato. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Iosco Township as an infant and later confirmed...
Ronald C. Kramer
Oct 21, 2020
RONALD CURTIS KRAMER, age 64 of Waseca died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Born on March 3, 1956 in Waseca, Minnesota he was the son of Francis and Elaine (Gehring) Kramer. Ron graduated from Waseca High School in 1974 and went on to attend Albert Lea VoTech where he studied diesel mechanics. He married Charlotte Born...
Mildred "Millie" June Suemnick
Oct 21, 2020
Mildred June (Halle) Suemnick, died on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca, Minnesota. She was 105 years old. She was born June 5, 1915, in Woodville Township, Waseca County, to Robert and Erma (Wood) Halle. Millie attended rural schools and met Arthur Suemnick in 1932 at age 17. Four years later they were married on Oct....
Barbara Janelle Schweim
Oct 21, 2020
BARBARA JANELLE SCHWEIM, age 83, of Janesville, died on Wednesday afternoon, October 21, 2020 at her home. Born on July 20, 1937 in Mankato to Claude and Sophie (Gilbertson) Ziegler. She was raised in Rapidan and graduated from Rapidan High School in 1955. Following her education she attended a six month secretarial school in Minneapolis. Barb began her working career...
James "Jim" Kenneth King
Oct 20, 2020
JAMES “JIM” KENNETH KING, age 73, of rural Waseca, died on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2020, at his home. Jim was born on December 5, 1946 in Rochester to Kenneth and Virginia (Westerburg) King. He attended Janesville High School, graduating with the class of 1964. In 1966, Jim enlisted into the United State Navy where he received a Bronze Star...
Howard Nels Lundquist
Oct 20, 2020
Humble & Kind – Faithful & Giving … Howard Nels Lundquist peacefully went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 as the snow calmly fell outside his window. He was 89 years old. Visitation will be from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the JANESVILLE CHAPEL of Dennis Funeral & Cremation Services. Private...
Robert "Bob" Joseph Miller
Oct 19, 2020
ROBERT “BOB” JOSEPH MILLER, age 91 of Madison Lake, died on Monday, October 19, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Madison Lake. Born in Janesville on January 23, 1929, Bob was the son of Albert and Grace (Groh) Miller. He graduated from Waterville High School with the class of 1947. In 1951 he married Marguerite “Mickey” Stuttgen in Iosco. Together...
Beverly Jeanne Conway
Oct 17, 2020
Beverly Jeanne Conway, age 84, of Waseca, was called out of this life to life eternal on Saturday, October17, 2020, in Rochester, MN. Beverly Jeanne Conway was born November 15, 1935 to Aurelius and Della (Meyer) Stencel at home on the Ford farm one mile north of Waldorf. The family moved to Waldorf in 1939 to a two-room house built...
Broyce R Larson
Oct 16, 2020
BROYCE RUSSELL LARSON, age 86 of Waseca died on Friday, October 16, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on June 20, 1934 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, he was the son of Russell and Alice (Scott) Larson. Following his graduation from Ellendale High School in 1952, Broyce served in the U.S. Army and Navy. He married Darlene Oakland...
Michael Joseph Olinger
Oct 15, 2020
Michael Joseph Olinger, age 64 of Waseca died on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester after a long illness. Born on September 20, 1956, in Mankato, he was the son of Eugene and May Olinger of Mankato. He graduated in 1975 from Mankato High School. He worked for many years at Brown Printing in Waseca, MN....
Luetta Eberline
Oct 14, 2020
LUETTA CAROL EBERLINE, age 90 of Waseca died on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Born on June 16, 1930 near George, Iowa in rural Lyon County, she was the daughter of William and Louise (Rudloff) Kruse. She attended country school before graduating from George High School in 1948. While in school she played basketball and was...
Robert "Bob" Curry
Oct 13, 2020
ROBERT “BOB” DALE CURRY, age 77, of Janesville, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Robert Curry was born on October 28, 1942, in Fosston, Minnesota to Robert and Lyla (Bodin) Curry. He grew up in Lake Bronson and as a teenager his family moved to Pemberton. Bob attended Pemberton High School graduating...
Walter Charles Fowler
Oct 12, 2020
WALTER CHARLES FOWLER, age 89 of Waseca, died on Monday, October 12, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Born on October 26, 1930, in Good Thunder, Walter was the son of Arthur and Mabel (Morris) Fowler. As a young man he attended school in Eagle Lake through the eighth grade. He served his country in the US Army for...
Dorothy Arlene Dorn
Oct 9, 2020
Dorothy A. Dorn age 91 of New Richland, MN died Friday, October 9, 2020, at New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Dorothy Arlene Dorn went peacefully to live with her heavenly father on Friday, October 9, 2020 at the New Hampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, she was 91 years young. She was born on June 4, 1929 to Elmer and...
Helen Marie Hrdlicka
Oct 9, 2020
HELEN MARIE HRDLICKA, age 85, died on Friday, October 9, 2020, at Whispering Creek in Janesville. Helen was born August 17, 1935, in Blue Earth County, she was the daughter of Leslie and Marie (Doss) Lueck. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1953 and later married Chester “Chet” Hrdlicka on May 3, 1956 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato....
John Gordon Hendrickson
Oct 6, 2020
JOHN GORDON HENDRICKSON, age 86, of Waterville, died on Tuesday evening, October 6, 2020 at his home. Born on October 30, 1933 in Minneapolis to Edwin and Marie (Lebeck) Hendrickson. He attended Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, graduating with the class of 1952. Growing up, John worked alongside his dad and uncles at the family meat markets. Following his education,...
Gregory Allen Umlauf
Oct 4, 2020
GREGORY ALLEN UMLAUF, age 65 died peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, October 4, 2020 in Elysian. Born on June 17, 1955 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, he was the son of Alden and Donna (Nelson) Umlauf. Greg attended school in Fergus Falls before joining the U.S. Army where he served from 1972 until his honorable discharge in 1975....
Jon Robert Reger
Oct 4, 2020
JON ROBERT REGER, age 53, of Waseca died peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Born on June 14, 1967, in Waseca to Robert and Sharon (Albert) Reger. Jon received his elementary education at Sacred Heart Catholic School and graduated from Waseca High School in 1985. He continued his education at Jackson Technical College where he studied to...