Obituaries

Austin R. Grant

Austin R. Grant

Nov 20, 2016

Austin R. Grant, 15 years old, of Waseca died unexpectedly on November 20, 2016, in Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:30 AM at The Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Waseca. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the Mass at the...

Leo M. Mullenmaster

Leo M. Mullenmaster

Nov 20, 2016

Leo M. Mullenmaster LEO MAURICE MULLENMASTER, age 77 of Owatonna died on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Born on May 29, 1939 in Owatonna, Minnesota, he was the son of Leo and Creta (Lonergan) Mullenmaster.   He was the oldest of 16 children, formerly of Deerfield Township.  He graduated from Medford High School in 1957.  Leo...

Geraldine Larson

Geraldine Larson

Nov 20, 2016

Geraldine Larson GERALDINE CATHERINE LARSON, age 93 of Waterville, was called to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Born in Waterville on December 30, 1922, Geraldine was the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth (Stummel) Bartle. Several years after graduating from Waterville High School she married Gordon W. Larson on March 4, 1946...

Brian W. Balfe

Brian W. Balfe

Nov 17, 2016

Brian William Balfe BRIAN WILLIAM BALFE, age 75 of Kilkenny died on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at his home. Born on March 25, 1941 in Kilkenny Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, he was the son of Ambrose and Margaret (Keough) Balfe.  He attended St. Canice Parochial School in Kilkenny before graduating from McKinley High School in Le Center in 1959. ...

Dennis Neff

Dennis Neff

Nov 16, 2016

Dennis W. Neff DENNIS WAYNE NEFF, age 74 of Waterville died on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at his home. Born on December 12, 1941 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Kenneth and Lois (Anderson) Neff.  He graduated from Waseca High School in 1959.  Denny married Karen Jacobsen and they were later divorced.  He then married Loretta Jones on...

Shirley Witthoft

Shirley Witthoft

Nov 15, 2016

Shirley I. Witthoft SHIRLEY IRENE WITTHOFT, age 82 of Waseca, died at her home on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Born in Zearing, IA on August 11, 1934, Shirley was the daughter of Henry and Irene (Maland) Gogerty.  She attended school in Des Moines, IA, and graduated from East High School in 1952.  On April 6, 1957, Shirley was united in...

Lois K. Hamson

Lois K. Hamson

Nov 15, 2016

Lois K. Hamson Lois K. Hamson, age 78, a four-year resident of Holyoke, Massachusetts, and a 40-year resident of Waseca, Minnesota, died peacefully Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Windgate of West Springfield, Massachusetts, of natural causes. Lois was born November 6, 1938, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the youngest daughter of Edna and John Colstrup. Lois is survived by her two...

Dean E. Means

Dean E. Means

Nov 14, 2016

Dean E. Means DEAN E. MEANS, age 86 of Albert Lea, formerly of Waseca, died on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born on October 3, 1930 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, he was the son of Henry and Stella (Madson) Means.  He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church.  In 1948 he graduated from...

Mabel Krautbauer

Mabel Krautbauer

Nov 12, 2016

Mabel Krautbauer, age 96, of Waseca died on November 12, 2016 at Colony Court Senior Living in Waseca. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 11:00 AM, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alma City. Burial will be held in Medo Central Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the...

Sharon Hoevet

Sharon Hoevet

Nov 12, 2016

Sharon L. Hoevet, 74, of Kingsland, GA, formerly of Madison Lake & Austin, MN, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center in Amelia Island, Florida. A Celebration of Sharons Life will be 1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 28 2017, at the Starkson & Steffel Funeral and Cremation Services ~Arnoldt Chapel in Janesville. Interment will be in the St....

Ralph D. Huxford

Ralph D. Huxford

Nov 11, 2016

Ralph Huxford, age 86, of Waseca, formerly of Waldorf died peacefully with his family by his side at the Koda Living Community of Owatonna on Friday, November 11, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waldorf with Fr. Gregory Leif and Fr. Clayton Haberman, concelebrants....

Gertrude Zimmerman

Gertrude Zimmerman

Nov 10, 2016

Gertrude Zimmerman GERTRUDE A. ZIMMERMAN, age 99 of Waseca died on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on January 15, 1917 in Waseca County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Bernard and Martha (Scheatzke) Ewert.   She married Fred Volkmann on March 1, 1938 in Waseca County and he preceded her in death on...

Ruth E. Wiechmann

Ruth E. Wiechmann

Nov 10, 2016

Ruth Wiechmann, 102 year old resident of Fort Collins, CO, Formerly of Waseca died peacefully on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Fort Collins Village. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waseca. Interment will be in Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 11:00...

Shirley Bluhm

Shirley Bluhm

Nov 10, 2016

Shirley Bluhm SHIRLEY A. BLUHM, age 80 of Waterville, died on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Born on June 10, 1936 in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Theodore and Helen (Boldt) Kewatt.  She graduated from Le Center High School. On April 23, 1955, Shirley married Arlie Bluhm at St. John Lutheran...

Daniel James Holthus

Daniel James Holthus

Nov 9, 2016

Daniel J. Holthus, age 33, of Janesville died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at his home in Janesville. Funeral service will be on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Larry Griffin and Rev. Paul Muther officiating. Visitation will be for two hours prior to the service at the church on...

Ignatia Seys

Ignatia Seys

Nov 3, 2016

Ignatia Caroline (Willaert) Seys, age 87, of Janesville, died on November 3, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, Novermber 8th, 11:00 a.m., at St. Anns Catholic Church in Janesville, with Father Mike Cronin officiating. Visitation will be Monday, November 7th, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Starkson and...

Lowell W. Schmidt

Lowell W. Schmidt

Nov 3, 2016

Lowell W. Schmidt LOWELL WESLEY SCHMIDT, age 88 of Waseca died on Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Waseca. Born on October 24, 1928 in Woodville Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, he was the son of Arthur and Esther (Weckwerth) Schmidt.  He attended rural School District #35 in Waseca County and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951...

Clarence D. Jones

Clarence D. Jones

Nov 1, 2016

Clarence D. Jones CLARENCE DONALD JONES, age 72 of rural Janesville, died peacefully after a short battle with cancer on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at his home. Born on October 31, 1944 in Thermopolis, Wyoming, he was the son of Donald and Clara (Tagley) Jones. He attended St. Anns Catholic School and Le Sueur High School both in Le Sueur....

Arthur M. Hutchens, Jr.

Arthur M. Hutchens, Jr.

Oct 31, 2016

Arthur M. Hutchens, Jr. ARTHUR M. HUTCHENS JR., age 84 of Waseca died on Monday, October 31, 2016 at his home. Born on May 24, 1932 in Austin, Minnesota, he was the son of Arthur and Kathleen (Fox) Hutchens Sr.  He and his family moved to rural Waldorf in 1942 before moving to rural Waseca in 1943.  He attended school...

Harold A. Ackman

Harold A. Ackman

Oct 25, 2016

Harold A. Ackman HAROLD A. ACKMAN, 95, of Waseca, formerly of New Richland, died surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at New Richland Care Center. Harold was born on July 13, 1921, the son of William C. and Elizabeth (Tessmer) Ackman in Deerfield Twp., Steele County, Minnesota.  He grew up on a farm in Deerfield Twp. before...