Obituaries
Patrick Thomas Purcell
Jan 17, 2017
Patrick Thomas Purcell, age 79 of Burnsville, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at his daughters home in Elysian, following an extended illness. Patrick Thomas, the son of Edward and A. Ione (Dean) Purcell, was born on October 6, 1937, in Duluth, Minnesota. Following his graduation from high school, Patrick enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1955...
Paul S. White
Jan 15, 2017
Paul S. White PAUL STEVEN WHITE, age 69 of Waseca died on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Born on April 14, 1947 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of George and Marjorie (Schwanke) White. He attended school in Wells and Waseca and went on to serve in the U.S. Army from 1967 until his...
Florence Barnes
Jan 15, 2017
Florence Marie Barnes, age 90, of Janesville died Sunday evening, January 15, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato. Funeral Service will be held 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville. Interment will be in Woodland Hills Cemetery in Mankato. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church...
Victoria Bushlack
Jan 14, 2017
Victoria C. Bushlack VICTORIA CECELIA BUSHLACK, age 96 of Waseca died on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Foxdale Memory Care in Waseca. Born on July 13, 1920 at home in Wells, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Vincent and Pelagia (Ciesielski) Dombrowski. She graduated from Wells High School in 1938. Victoria married Norbert A. Bushlack on September 23, 1941 at...
Donald Chesney
Jan 14, 2017
Donald Chesney Donald Frank Chesney, 65, of Waseca passed away on January 14, 2017 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna from recently diagnosed cancer. Don was born October 27, 1951 in Owatonna to James and Helen (Pribyl) Chesney. He went to school in Owatonna and then served in the military (Army) in the 1970s. Don and Jodi Chesney were...
Dorothy I. Loken
Jan 12, 2017
Dorothy I. Loken DOROTHY I. LOKEN, age 99 of Waseca died on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on November 16, 1917 in Nobles County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Joseph P. and Mary (Obertine) Walter. Dorothy attended country school and married Arthur M. Loken on September 21, 1938 in Steele County. Dorothy and...
John J. Conway
Jan 12, 2017
John Conway, 89 year old resident of Waseca, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2017 at Colony Court in Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM on Wednesday, January 18 at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be for two hour prior to the Mass at church on Wednesday....
Melissa Ann Farley Gerdts
Jan 11, 2017
Melissa Ann (Farley) Gerdts was called home to God on January 11, 2017 at the age of 43. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM Tuesday, January 17 at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca. Visitation, with a viewing, will be 4:00 - 8:00 PM Monday, January 16 at the Starkson & Steffel Funeral Home ~ McRaith...
Mary Vivodale Hawkins
Jan 10, 2017
Mary Vivodale Hawkins MARY VIVODALE HAWKINS, age 98 of Waseca died peacefully in her sleep at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems of Mankato on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Born on October 3, 1918 in Waterville, Minnesota, Vivodale was the daughter of Herbert and Josephine (Leaon) Beach. She grew up in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School in 1936. After...
Gertrude A. Woychick
Jan 9, 2017
Gertrude A. Woychick, age 88, of Waseca, MN, died peacefully on Monday, January 9th at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park, MN, surrounded by her three children. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 AM on Monday, January 16th at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca, MN. Visitation will be held for one...
Daryl R. Rocek
Jan 8, 2017
Daryl R. Rocek DARYL RICHARD ROCEK, age 70 of Waseca, died on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Born in Waseca on August 19, 1946, he was the son of Leslie Emil and Vivian Grace (Randall) Rocek. As a young man he attended school in Waseca. He made much of his career as a driver for Coach...
Marjorie R. Anderson
Jan 5, 2017
Marjorie R. Anderson MARJORIE ROSE ANDERSON, age 88 of Morristown, died on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at District One Hospital in Faribault. Born in Le Sueur County on January 25, 1928, Marjorie was the daughter of Edward Carl and Dorothy Emily (Kletschka) Scholer. Following her graduation from high school in Waterville, she married Eric Brother Anderson at Holy Trinity Catholic...
Donald F. Strauss
Jan 2, 2017
Donald Strauss, 79, of Janesville, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at his home. Memorial service will be 11 AM Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Faith Lutheran Church of Janesville, with visitation one hour prior. Inurnment will be in the Janesville Cemetery with Military Honors provided. Arrangements are being handled by the Starkson & Steffel Funeral and Cremation Services...
Erwin H. Krienke
Jan 2, 2017
Erwin Krienke, age 87, of Janesville died January 2, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca. Funeral Service will be 10:30 AM on Monday, January 9, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Freedom Township, Waseca County. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 7:00 PM on Sunday, January 8 at Starkson & Steffel...
Robert Bob Kukuczka
Jan 2, 2017
Robert Paul (Bob) Kukuczka, 54 of Janesville died peacefully at his home on Monday, January 2, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 PM Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca, with visitation two hours prior. Bob was born on July 11, 1962 to George and Alice (Haley) Kukuczka. He graduated from Waseca High...
Alan J. Kunz
Jan 1, 2017
Alan J. Kunz, 62 year old resident of Waseca, died Sunday evening, January 1, 2017, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:30 AM on Friday, January 6, at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca. Interment will be at 4:00 PM on Friday at St. Ann Catholic Cemetery in Janesville. Visitation will...
Dolores A. Dahnert
Dec 30, 2016
Dolores Dahnert Dolores Arlene (Miller) Dahnert, 87, of Waseca died on Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato after a brief illness. Dolores was born February 24, 1929 to August and Lydia (Roesler) Miller in Wells, Minnesota. After growing up and attending school in Wells, she moved to Waseca where she met her husband, Raymond...
Gerald J. Kingston
Dec 30, 2016
Gerald J. Kingston GERALD J. KINGSTON, age 77 of Waseca died on Friday, December 30, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his family. Born on October 4, 1939 in Alexandria, Minnesota, he was the son of Walter and Sophie (Helmstetter) Kingston. He graduated from Osakis High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army from...
Lorraine L. Thurber
Dec 29, 2016
Lorraine L. Thurber LORRAINE LINDA THURBER, age 76 of Elysian, died on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Hunter, North Dakota on March 8, 1940, Lorraine was the daughter of Reinhardt "R.C." and Linda (Moll) Brummund. After graduating from Cannon Falls High School she attended Mankato State University. On June 11, 1966 Lorraine...
Edna A. Morris
Dec 27, 2016
Edna A. Morris EDNA A. MORRIS, age 91 of Waterville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on February 7, 1925 at home in Waterville, she was the daughter of William and Minnie (Preuss) Sorgatz. She was baptized on March 8, 1925 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterville and confirmed on...
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