Obituaries
Margaret "Carol" Quiram
Dec 18, 2024
MARGARET “CAROL” MAE QUIRAM, age 86 of Le Center, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at Carriage House Senior Living in Le Center.
Born on November 24, 1938 in Lake Park, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Reidar and Margaret Lillian (Frisk) Bakken. She graduated from Lake Park High School in 1956. Carol married Donald Nelson on December 6, 1958 and...
Mary Clare Harter
Dec 16, 2024
MARY CLARE HARTER, age 80 of Waseca died on Monday, December 16, 2024 at MCHS-Mankato.
Born on September 1, 1944 in Waseca, MN she was the daughter of Mahlon and Lucille (Donovan) Greeney. She attended grade school and high school at Sacred Heart in Waseca. Upon graduation, she attended Minneapolis Business College. Mary Clare met the love her life, James Harter...
Eulalia "Lallie" Ann Dahl
Dec 15, 2024
EULALIA “LALLIE” ANN DAHL, age 92 of Waseca died on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Foxdale in Waseca.
Lallie was born on June 23, 1932, in Rice County, Minnesota, the daughter of August and Agnes Malecha. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School with the class of 1950. Lallie married LaVerne Dahl on October 3, 1953, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church...
Warren Dean Routh
Dec 15, 2024
WARREN DEAN ROUTH, age 87 of Waseca, died in the early morning of Sunday, December 15, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family following a difficult battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Warren was born in Albert Lea on December 26, 1936 to parents Glen and Alma (Amundson) Routh. He went to school in New Richland and graduated with the class of...
Patsy Dorrene Culhane
Dec 11, 2024
PATSY DORRENE CULHANE, age 74, of Waterville, passed away on the night of Tuesday, December 11, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
Born on September 20, 1950, in Faribault, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Perry and Clarice (Klang) Simons. Patsy graduated from Waterville High School. On December 6, 1969, she was united in marriage...
Hunter Tim Alan Schwartz
Dec 10, 2024
HUNTER TIM ALAN SCHWARTZ, age 28, died unexpectedly as the result of a tragic accident on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Windom Area Health in Windom, Minnesota.
He was born on January 2, 1996, in Faribault. He was the son of Jeffery Schwartz and Georgia Harlow. On July 19, 2021, he married Ashley Busall in Denver, Colorado. Hunter was of the...
Sergio Oviedo Esquivel
Dec 9, 2024
SERGIO OVIEDO ESQUIVEL, age 64, of Waseca passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Born on August 28, 1959, in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Sergio was the son of Jesus and Maria (Esquivel) Oviedo. He was united in marriage to Martina Rosales on December 18, 1979, in Monterrey, Mexico. Sergio’s journey to the United States began when...
Russell Arthur Weir
Dec 9, 2024
RUSSELL ARTHUR WEIR, age 89, of Waseca passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at Milestone Senior Living in Faribault.
Born on October 28, 1935, in Kellogg, MN, Russell was the son of Cecil and Gladys Weir. He grew up in Kellogg and graduated from the local school before continuing his education at Rochester Vocational Technical College, where he studied welding....
Larry Kelling
Dec 9, 2024
LARRY WILBERT KELLING, age 79 of Waldorf died on Monday, December 9, 2024 in Waseca.
Born on November 26, 1945 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Wilbert and Eva (Gregory) Kelling. Larry graduated from Waldorf-Pemberton High School in 1963 and went on to graduate from Mankato State College in 1968 with degrees in Business Administration and Geography. Larry also...
John "Jack" Cletus Prehn
Dec 7, 2024
JOHN “JACK” CLETUS PREHN, age 91, of Waterville passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the Traditions in Waterville.
Born on May 8, 1933, Jack was the son of Donald and Loretta (Hoehn) Prehn. He attended Janesville High School and graduated with the class of 1952. He enlisted in the United States Army and served until his honorable discharge in...
Shirley June Burdick
Dec 7, 2024
SHIRLEY JUNE BURDICK, age 88 of Waseca, died Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Foxdale Assisted Living Facility in Waseca, MN, surrounded by her family.
She was born on June 28, 1936, in Morristown, MN to Christian and Mabel (Dartt) Gasner. On December 15, 1957, she married Claude LeRoy Burdick at the Owatonna United Methodist Church. She became a proud U.S. Army...
Gladys "Glady" Mae Bauman
Dec 7, 2024
GLADYS “GLADY” MAE BAUMAN, age 91 of Waseca, died on the evening of Saturday, December 7, 2024 at her Colony Court home in Waseca.
Glady was born in Waseca on January 1, 1933, to parents Albert and Mabel (Roesler) Wobschall. She attended school in Waldorf. On December 27, 1952, she was united in marriage to Marlyn Bauman. They lived and worked...
Mary Louise Strand
Dec 5, 2024
MARY LOUISE STRAND, age 82, of Waseca, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Foxdale Senior Living in Waseca.
Mary was born on January 22, 1942, in Faribault, to Lawrence and Betty (Thom) LeMieux. After the loss of her mother, she was lovingly adopted and raised by her aunt and uncle, Frank and Alice (LeMieux) Thruen. Mary graduated from...
Robert "Bob" Lawrence Lewis
Dec 2, 2024
ROBERT “BOB” LAWRENCE LEWIS, age 84 of Talmoon, MN, formerly of Owatonna, MN, died in the early morning of Monday, December 2, 2024 at Bridgewater in Janesville.
Bob was born in Kasson, MN, on September 22, 1940 to parents Lawrence and Lois (Johnson) Lewis. He went to school in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School with the class of 1958....
David Warren Papke
Dec 1, 2024
DAVID “FRED” WARREN PAPKE, age 75, of Waseca passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center.
Born on May 1, 1949 in Waseca, David was the son of Lester and Joan (Henthorne) Papke. He attended Waseca Central School and graduated with the class of 1967. He enlisted in the United States Army and served for two years until...
Theresa Gertrude Neigebauer
Nov 28, 2024
THERESA GERTRUDE NEIGEBAUER, age 80, of Waseca passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna.
Born on February 14, 1944, in Adrian, Theresa was the daughter of Peter and Anne (Reiners) Kramer. She attended St. Adrian Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1962. Theresa was united in marriage to Robert Neigebauer on November 22, 1969,...
Kenneth Dale Roemhildt
Nov 27, 2024
KENNETH DALE ROEMHILDT, age 91, lifelong resident of Waseca, died on November 27, 2024, at Whispering Creek in Janesville, surrounded by family.
Born on January 18, 1933, in Waseca, he was the only child born to Ernest Edwin and Clara Elizabeth (Kaupa) Roemhildt. Ken was baptized as an infant and confirmed in his Lutheran faith as a youth, both at St....
Russell Clark Hoeffner
Nov 27, 2024
RUSSELL CLARK HOEFFNER, age 81, of rural Janesville, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at his home.
Russell was born on June 5, 1943, to John and Alberta “Birdie” (Robinson) Hoeffner at a ranch near Helena, Montana. He attended school in Helena until his junior year of high school when his family moved to Minnesota for his mother’s Job. Russell graduated...
Corey Jon Youngberg
Nov 26, 2024
COREY JON YOUNGBERG, age 55, of Waseca passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 after a long battle with renal cell carcinoma.
Born on January 28, 1969, in Waseca, Corey was the son of Karl and Lucille (Schauer) Youngberg. He graduated from Waseca High School with the class of 1987. Corey furthered his education at various colleges and...
Margaret Esther Schwarz
Nov 26, 2024
MARGARET ESTHER SCHWARZ, age 90, of Waseca passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at Foxdale Senior Living.
Born on August 10, 1934 at her home on the farm in Minnesota Lake, Margaret was the daughter of Clarence and Meta (Kain) Lentz. She graduated from Minnesota Lake High School where she graduated with the class of 1952. On August 14, 1952,...