Obituaries
Karen K. Kolas
Mar 24, 2018
Karen K. Kolas, age 73 of Minneapolis and formerly of Waseca, died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, March 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at 11:00 am at the Starkson & Steffel Funeral & Cremation Service ~ McRaith Chapel of Waseca. A Visitation will be held for two hour prior to the service at...
Martha Luise Kintzel
Mar 22, 2018
Martha Luise Kintzel, age 89 of Janesville, died peacefully on Thursday evening, March 22, 2018, at the Janesville Nursing Home. Martha Luise, the daughter of Michael and Luise (Symanneck) Piorunek, was born October 22, 1928, in Farienen, Germany. Martha was united in marriage to Ludwig Kintzel on November 3, 1954. As a wife of a coal miner, they lived in...
Steven Steve Stanke
Mar 21, 2018
Steven "Steve" Stanke, age 73 of Janesville, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday evening, March 21, 2018. Steven Everett, the son of Everett and Elizabeth (Truman) Stanke, was born on August 2, 1944, in Mankato. Following his graduation from Janesville High School with the class of 1962, Steve enlisted in the United States Navy and...
Kenneth M. Kaiser
Mar 21, 2018
Kenneth M. Kaiser, age 89 of Janesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Janesville Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waldorf, with Father Michael Cronin officiating. Private family interment will be held at St. Marys Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will...
Bernard Ben Kniefel
Mar 20, 2018
Bernard 'Ben' Kniefel BERNARD JAMES KNIEFEL, age 90 of Waterville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Born on January 28, 1928 in Clinton Falls, Minnesota he was the son of Frank and Gladys (Bartosch) Kniefel. He graduated from Waterville High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army where he trained troops for service in Korea. Following his honorable...
Violet Jacobson
Mar 19, 2018
Violet H. Jacobson VIOLET JACOBSON, age 104 of Waseca, died on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Colony Court in Waseca. Violet was born on October 18, 1913 to Ferdinand and Christine (Olson) Jacobson in Ellendale, Minnesota. After graduating from Ellendale High School, she went on to become an elementary teacher and spent most of her teaching career as a fifth...
Joann J. Frantum
Mar 19, 2018
JoAnn J. Frantum, age 85 of Pemberton, died peacefully on Monday morning, March 19, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems ~ Mankato. JoAnn Janet, the daughter of Jasper and Sade (Lange) Ladd, was born on August 25, 1932, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Following her graduation from Morris High School with the class of 1950, JoAnn continued her education as a...
Joan A. Lohberger
Mar 17, 2018
Joan A. Lohberger, age 88 of Waldorf, died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, March 17, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems ~ Mankato. Joan Anna, the daughter of Claus and Gertrude (Hodapp) Hammerstrom, was born on October 26, 1929, in Mankato. Following her graduation from Mankato High School with the class of 1947, Joan was united in marriage to Ralph Schwichtenberg;...
Donna Lowery
Mar 17, 2018
Donna Jean Lowery DONNA JEAN LOWERY, age 94 of Waseca died on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca. Born on January 31, 1924 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Herman and Agnes (Wussow) Born. She attended Waseca High School graduating in 1942. Donna married Lowell Summer on August 31, 1944 and they...
Edward Fredrick, Sr.
Mar 16, 2018
Edward Fredrick Sr., 75 year old resident of Good Thunder, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, March 16, 2018 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Private family graveside service will be held on a later date in Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. Arrangements are with Starkson & Steffel Funeral & Cremation Service ~ McRaith Chapel of Waseca. www.wasecafuneral.com Edward Fredrick Sr....
Timothy Anderson
Mar 16, 2018
Timothy M. Anderson TIMOTHY MARTIN ANDERSON, age 44 of Mankato, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Faribault on December 27, 1973, Tim was the son of Stuart and Susan (Bishop) Anderson. As a young man he went to school in Le Center and Saint Peter. Tim enjoyed cycling, playing pool, gaming,...
Ruby Mae Haefs
Mar 13, 2018
Ruby Mae Haefs RUBY MAE HAEFS, age 83, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. A private family graveside service will be held at Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville.
Ilene May Kormann
Mar 7, 2018
Ilene May Kormann ILENE MAY KORMANN, age 83 of Waseca died on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on February 28, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of Fred and Lillian (Tischer) Hubble. She attended school in Maynard, MN. Ilene married Marvin D. Kormann on July 20, 1952 at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Dean Cowdin
Mar 5, 2018
Dean Emory Cowdin, 80 year old resident of Waseca, died peacefully Monday, March 5, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Waseca. Funeral Service will be 11:00 am on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Minnesota with Pastor Liz Rossing, officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Hills at Mankato. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm...
Helen Sally Forrest
Mar 4, 2018
Helen Mary "Sally" Forrest, 102 year old resident of Waseca, died peacefully on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018, at Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca with Fr. Gregory Leif as celebrant. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Darrel Tramp
Mar 3, 2018
Darrel Tramp, 76 year old resident of Waseca, died peacefully on Saturday evening, March 3, 2018 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 am on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca with Fr. Gregory Leif, as celebrant. Interment will be in Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 7:00 pm on Wednesday,...
Gene D. Morris
Mar 2, 2018
Gene D. Morris GENE DAVID MORRIS, age 69 of Waterville died on Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home in Waterville. Born on February 9, 1949 in Faribault, Minnesota, he was the son of Melvin and Edna (Sorgatz) Morris. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1967 and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam from 1969...
Betty Jane Joyce
Feb 28, 2018
Betty Jane (Hall) Joyce, age 91, of Waseca formerly of Janesville, passed away on February 28, 2018, at Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home of Waseca with her family by her side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at St. Ann Catholic Church with Fr. Gregory Leif as celebrant. Interment will follow in St....
Kay Bleess
Feb 28, 2018
Kay Louise Johanna (Frank) Bleess, 80 year old resident of Pemberton, was called to the Lord on Wednesday morning, February 28, 2018, at Regency Hospital in Golden Valley. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Freedom Township with Rev. Larry Sipe, officiating. Interment will be in St. Joseph Community Cemetery. Visitation...
Karla M. Schroeder
Feb 26, 2018
Karla M. Schroeder KARLA MARIE SCHROEDER, age 68 of Waseca died on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Mankato on March 3, 1949, Karla was the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Powers) Kamrath. After graduating from high school in Keister, Karla worked as a machinist for the E.F. Johnson Company in Waseca for...