Obituaries
Shirley L. Zimprich
Aug 3, 2018
Shirley Lee Zimprich SHIRLEY LEE ZIMPRICH, age 82 of Elysian, died on Thursday, August 3, 2018 at the Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born on May 20, 1936 in Morristown, Shirley was the daughter of Donald and Ernestine (Woker) Meschke. After graduating from Morristown High School Shirley was married to Joseph F. Zimprich, Jr. on November 3, 1956 in Faribault. ...
Viola Barbknecht
Jul 31, 2018
Viola Barbknecht, 89 year old resident of Janesville, died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, July 31, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Paul Muther officiating. Interment will be in St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Iosco Township, Waseca County. Visitation...
Anna Peach
Jul 31, 2018
Anna M. Peach ANNA MARY PEACH, age 101 of Waterville died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on April 10, 1917 in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Louis and Anna (Heyde) Felrath. She attended school in the rural St. Thomas area of Le Sueur County. She married Gordon Peach...
Susan Rosenau
Jul 31, 2018
Susan Rae Rosenau SUSAN RAE ROSENAU, age 64 of Prior Lake, formerly of Waseca died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at her home. Born on November 30, 1953 in Carroll, Iowa, she was the daughter of Lester and Lorna (Rose) Knute. Sue graduated from Glidden/Ralston High School in 1972. She married Paul Rosenau on March 17, 1973 in Glidden, Iowa. ...
Gordon Zellmer
Jul 28, 2018
Gordon Zellmer GORDON EARL ZELLMER, age 91, formerly of Waterville died on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Foxdale in Waseca. Born on September 27, 1926 in Waterville Township, Minnesota, he was the son of Hugo and Ella (Kelm) Zellmer. He was baptized and confirmed as well as attended school at St. Peters "Bell" Lutheran Church. He married Dorothy Richter on...
John A. O'Leary, Jr.
Jul 26, 2018
John A. O'Leary, Jr. JOHN ARTHUR OLEARY, JR., age 98 of Waterville died on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on April 19, 1920 in Morristown, Minnesota, he was the son of John A. and Theressa (Hamele) OLeary, Sr. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1938 and went on to attend business college...
Richard J. Kneifel
Jul 25, 2018
Richard J. Kniefel RICHARD J. KNIEFEL, age 89 of Owatonna passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at his home at Park Place in Owatonna. Born on February 5, 1929 in Clinton Falls, Minnesota, he was the son of Frank B. and Gladys (Bartosch) Kniefel. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1947 and following his schooling, enlisted in the...
Phyllis Mae Werner
Jul 24, 2018
Phyllis (Bartelt) Werner, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the Janesville Nursing Home. There will be a visitation for one hour before the service on Friday, July 27, 2018, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Waseca. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in Woodville Cemetery. Phyllis was born on May 4,...
Candice Miller Kwiatkowski
Jul 23, 2018
Candice Marie Miller Kwiatkowski Candice Marie Miller Kwiatkowski was born in Waseca, Minnesota on March 9, 1982 and died in Jackson Hole, Wyoming July 23, 2018. Candice was the youngest of eight children and enjoyed a childhood filled with sports, music, skiing, church and life on the farm. Candice followed her passion of music to live in the states of...
Murlin J. Buske, Jr.
Jul 17, 2018
Murlin J. Buske Jr., age 83, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at his home in Waseca, with his beautiful bride by his side. Murlin was born on April 9, 1935 in Rochester, MN to Murlin L.R. and Muriel (Holzer) Buske. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. Following his honorable discharge, he began...
Michael Lynch
Jul 14, 2018
Michael T. Lynch, 60 year old resident of Fountain City, WI, formerly of Waseca, died on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Service will be 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Starkson & Steffel Funeral & Cremation Service ~ Arnoldt Chapel of Janesville with Fr. Michael Cronin, officiating. Interment will...
Joan Adams
Jul 12, 2018
Joan Adams JOAN MARIE ADAMS, age 78, passed away in her home in Waterville surrounded by her family on July 12th, 2018. Joan was born on October 16th, 1939, in Vernon Center to Alfred and Lucille Morrow (Burdick). She was one of 8 children. Joan was known to be a fantastic runner in school among other athletics. She enjoyed playing...
Florence Kulla
Jul 10, 2018
Florence Kulla FLORENCE MARIE KULLA, age 99 of Waseca died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on September 11, 1918 near Ivanhoe, Minnesota, she was the daughter of John and Ann (Shockley) Christensen. She attended rural country school. Florence married Leo Kulla in 1938 and together they raised 4 children. She was employed at...
Delores Lau
Jul 10, 2018
Delores D. Lau, 93 year old resident of Waseca, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, July 10, 2018, at Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home in Waseca. A service to celebrate her life will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Waseca with Rev. Giles Zimmer, officiating. Interment will be in Woodville Cemetery in Waseca....
Jonathon Mortensen
Jun 29, 2018
Jonathon Mortensen JONATHON MICHAEL MORTENSEN, age 17 of Waseca died on Friday, June 29, 2018 in Waseca County. Born on January 15, 2001 in Owatonna, Minnesota, he was the son of Jeremy and Angie (Herbst) Mortensen and Jessica Landry. Jonathon was going to be a junior at Waseca High School. He was always cheerful and smiling. He loved sports, especially...
Melvin Frank Meyer
Jun 28, 2018
Melvin F. Meyer, 87 year old resident of rural Waldorf, passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him on Thursday evening, June 28, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems ~ St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Funeral Service will be 10 AM on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf with Rev. Michael Matthews, officiating. Interment will follow...
Peter Andreas Fog
Jun 24, 2018
Peter Fog, long time resident of Waseca, MN and recently of Emmetsburg, IA, died peacefully on Saturday evening, June 23, 2018 at his Emmetsburg Care Center residence at the age of 94. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM on Monday, July 2, 2018 at Faith United Methodist Church in Waseca with Rev. Victor Waters officiating. Interment will follow in Woodville...
Velma L. Morris
Jun 19, 2018
Velma L. Morris VELMA LEONA MORRIS, age 80 of Waseca, died at the Pleasant Manor Nursing home in Faribault on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Born in Le Sueur County on August 23, 1937, Velma was the daughter of Donald and Florence (Brown) Bluhm. She attended school in Waterville. On June 9, 1954 she married Glen C. Morris at the Evangelical...
Brian R. Lueck
Jun 15, 2018
Brian R. Lueck BRIAN RICHARD LUECK, age 46 of Elysian passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born on September 20, 1971 in Mankato, Minnesota, Brian was the son of Richard and Audrey (Weigt) Lueck. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato. Brian graduated from Immanuel Lutheran High School and went on...


