Obituaries
Douglas Lee "Doug" Christiansen
Oct 6, 2023
DOUGLAS LEE “DOUG” CHRISTIANSEN, age, 80 of Waterville, died Friday, October 6, 2023, at his home.
He was born on May 10, 1943, in Fairmont, a son of the late Harvey and Florence (Berhow) Christiansen. He grew up in a resort in Atwater, and throughout his younger years worked for his father’s hardware store. He graduated from Atwater High...
Kay Frances Giese
Oct 2, 2023
KAY FRANCES GIESE, age 81, died on the evening of Monday, October 2, 2023 at the New Richland Care Center.
Kay was born in Mountain Lake, Minnesota on October 17, 1941 to parents Arthur Wallace and Grace Lucille (Baldwin) Hotzler. She graduated from Mountain Lake High School. Kay was united in marriage to Richard “Dick” Wenisch. Together they had...
Paul J. Nelson
Sep 30, 2023
PAUL J. NELSON, age 82, formerly of Madison Lake died on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at New Perspective Senior Living in Columbia Heights.
Born on April 17, 1941 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Sigfrid and Helen (Prom) Nelson. He attended grade school in St. Peter and All Saints Catholic School in Madison Lake before graduating from Waterville...
Colleen Marie Foley
Sep 30, 2023
COLLEEN MARIE FOLEY, age 58, of Waseca, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at her home.
Colleen was born on August 7, 1965, in Saint Paul, to James Foley and Sharon (Hall) Perrins. She grew up in Roseville and graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School. She loved laughing and being with family and friends.
She is survived by her father,...
Barbara Lee Monahan
Sep 29, 2023
BARBARA “BARB” LEE (TALLEY) MONAHAN, age 76, of Waseca passed away on September 29, 2023 at her home.
Born on October 29, 1946 in Owatonna, MN, she was the daughter of Beatrice (Stransky) and Melvin Talley. She grew up with 8 siblings and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1965. She married John “Jack” Monahan on June 26,...
Robert Otis Boyd
Sep 29, 2023
ROBERT OTIS BOYD, age 78, of Waterville died on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the St. Mary Campus of Mayo Clinic Health System in Rochester.
Robert was born on March 6, 1945, in Nebraska to Gale and Gertrude (Getzke) Boyd. He began his education at a rural country school and graduated from Waterville-Elysian High School with the class...
Dennis Robert Kopischke
Sep 24, 2023
DENNIS ROBERT KOPISCHKE, age 78, of Waseca passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester.
Born on October 9, 1944 in Alma City, Dennis was the son of Wilfred and Dorothy (Powell) Kopischke. He graduated from Waseca Central High School with the class of 1963. He joined the...
Arron Lee Bartelt
Sep 24, 2023
ARRON LEE BARTELT, lifelong Waldorf area resident and farmer, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the age of 48 years old.
Arron was born on March 20, 1975, in Wells, to Barry and Nina (Haakinson) Bartelt. He attended Waldorf-Pemberton Public School and graduated from Janesville-Waldorf Pemberton High School with the class...
Gene Fredric Wiebusch
Sep 23, 2023
GENE FREDRIC WIEBUSCH, age 86 of Janesville, passed away at his home surrounded by family on the evening of Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Gene was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin on October 8, 1936 to parents Wesley and Ella Mae (Rill) Wiebusch. He graduated from high school in Lake City, Minnesota before continuing his education at Mankato State University where...
Jeanette Emma Stiller
Sep 23, 2023
JEANETTE EMMA (KOKOSCHKE) STILLER, age 81 of Waseca, died, Saturday, September 23, 2023, at her home.
Born, December 1, 1941, in Morristown, a daughter of the late Gerhardt and Mildred (Poehler) Kokoschke. She graduated from Morristown High School and was united in marriage to Gary Stiller on August 27, 1960, in Waterville. He preceded her in death on February 11,...
Peter James Madden
Sep 22, 2023
PETER JAMES MADDEN, age 80 of Waseca, died on the afternoon of Friday, September 22, 2023 at his home.
Pete was born in Waseca on June 8, 1943, to parents Roy and Mary (Collins) Madden. He attended the “little pink schoolhouse” in Waseca County as a boy, and later graduated from Waldorf High School with the class of 1961. ...
Allan Joseph Beaulieu
Sep 21, 2023
ALLAN JOSEPH BEAULIEU, age 64 of Waseca died on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at United Hospital in St. Paul.
Born on December 9, 1958 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, he was the son of Ludger and Juliette (Beriault) Beaulieu Jr. Allan married Vickie Miller on July 6, 2002 at Courthouse Park in Waseca County. Over the years, he was employed...
Maynard Harold Frisk
Sep 13, 2023
MAYNARD HAROLD FRISK, age 92, of Lakeville passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Minneapolis.
Born on June 12, 1931 in Waseca County, Maynard was the son of Harold and Ruby (Berg) Frisk. He attended and graduated from Waseca Public Schools. Maynard was united in marriage to Barbara Langenfeld on October 19,...
Nicholas Bartelt
Sep 10, 2023
NICHOLAS GENE BARTELT, age 42, of Waseca, died on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at his home with his family by his side.
Nick was born on July 14, 1981, in Waseca to Douglas and Julie (Rieck) Bartelt. Nick had a wonderful childhood that began in Waseca before his family moved to Bixby. He spent many summer days...
Helen Marie Fowler
Sep 9, 2023
HELEN MARIE (GALLAGHER) FOWLER, age 103, of Waseca died Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Lakeshore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born August 5, 1920, in St. Mary’s Township, a daughter of the late George Walter and Mary Magdalene (Marso) Gallagher. She graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School, Class of 1937. Following graduation, she attended Mankato Commercial College to earn certifications in...
Gary Dean Bluhm
Sep 7, 2023
GARY DEAN BLUHM, age 84 of Waseca, died at his home on Thursday, September 7, 2023.
Gary was born in Waldorf on January 6, 1939, to parents Martin John and Dorothy Helen (Young) Bluhm. He attended school in Waldorf before beginning to work the family farm. On September 30, 1967, Gary was united in marriage to the love...
JoAnne Lynne Haslip
Sep 7, 2023
JOANNE LYNNE HASLIP, age 73 of Waterville died on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Born on October 4, 1949 in Rapid City, South Dakota, JoAnne was the daughter of Kenneth and Phyllis (Alexander) Bowdish. She grew up in the Mankato area where she attended Mankato West High School. She was married to...
Viola Adeline Buske
Sep 6, 2023
VIOLA ADELINE BUSKE, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Villages of Lonsdale.
She was born on October 1, 1938 in Echo, MN. Vi was the 3rd of 5 children born to Harold and Augusta (Hartke) Marquardt. Viola enjoyed many things in life including gardening, all her pets, spending time dancing with her husband and reminiscing...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Kubat) Wobschall
Sep 6, 2023
ELIZABETH ANN “BETTY” (KUBAT) WOBSCHALL, age 97, of Waseca, died Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Whispering Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Janesville.
Born February 16, 1926, in Owatonna, a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Miller) Kubat. She graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1944. Following high school in 1944, she moved to Washington D.C. and worked for...
Richard "Dick" Paul Schnepf
Sep 6, 2023
RICHARD “DICK” PAUL SCHNEPF, age 85, of rural Janesville, died on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at his home with his wife by his side.
Born on May 23, 1938, in Waseca, he was the son of Fred and Adela (Weinkauf) Schnepf. Dick grew up on the family farm in rural Janesville. He attended Trinity Lutheran School thru 8th...
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