Obituaries
Stewart E Chester
Sep 19, 2015
Stewart E. Chester November 11, 1921 - September 19, 2015 Stewart Edward Chester died peacefully at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN on September 19, 2015. He loved one woman for 73 years, Rosella Mae Bohan. Father to Beverly, William (Bill), Clarisse and Gary, grandfather to eight, great-grandfather to nine and great-great-grandfather to two. The youngest child of Frederick...
Robert A. Bittrich
Sep 17, 2015
Robert A. Bittrich ROBERT A. 'BOB' BITTRICH, age 83 of LeCenter, died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. Born in Waterville on May 14, 1932, Robert was the son of Walter and Dorothy (Fessel) Bittrich. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1951 before enlisting in the US Air Force. In 1953, while stationed...
Wendy M Moravec
Sep 16, 2015
Wendy M. Moravec April 20, 1964 - September 16, 2015 Wendy M. Moravec, age 51 of Faribault, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at her home following an extended illness. A memorial gathering will be held at Wendy''s home on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory...
Edith G Edler
Sep 14, 2015
Edith G. Edler March 4, 1930 - September 14, 2015 Edith G. Edler, age 85, of Janesville passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann''s Catholic Church in Janesville with Father Michael Cronin officiating. Interment will be held at St....
Rebecca Becky Kern
Sep 14, 2015
Rebecca 'Becky' Kern August 6, 1949 - September 14, 2015 Rebecca "Becky" Kern, age 66, of Faribault, MN, passed away September 14, 2015, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment...
Gudmund H. Nodland
Sep 5, 2015
Gudmund Henry Nodland GUDMUND HENRY NODLAND, age 81 of Waseca, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the New Richland Care Center. Born on July 16, 1934 in Owatonna, Minnesota, he was the son of Gudmund and Otillia (Malakowsky) Nodland. He graduated from New Richland High School in 1952. He worked his entire life as a farmer in Waseca/Steele Counties. Gudmund...
Wayne D St Martin, Sr
Sep 5, 2015
Wayne D. St. Martin Sr. March 9, 1941 - September 5, 2015 Wayne D. St. Martin Sr., age 74 of Faribault, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. Mary''s Hospital in Rochester, MN following a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy...
Richard Rick Evanson
Sep 4, 2015
Richard 'Rick' Evanson RICHARD "RICK" EVANSON, 47, died on Friday, September 4, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be held at Dennis Funeral & Cremation Services in Waterville on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 2-5 PM. A time of sharing will be at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 5, 2015 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. Visitation...
David A. Sommers
Sep 3, 2015
David Allen Sommers DAVID ALLEN SOMMERS, age 57 of Waseca, died on Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Waseca. Born on November 21, 1957 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Allen "Buddy" and Janice (Moore) Sommers. Dave graduated from Waseca High School in 1977 and married Linda Cooper on July 25, 1981 in Waseca. Dave was involved in various...
Caroline C Spud Sammon
Sep 2, 2015
Caroline C. 'Spud' Sammon October 16, 1940 - September 2, 2015 Caroline C. "Spud" Sammon, age 74, of Faribault, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer''s. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic...
Rosalie Gehring
Sep 2, 2015
Rosalie Gehring Rosalie Gehring, 77, died at her rural Waseca home on September 2 after having been diagnosed with cancer last January. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Wilton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at the Dennis Funeral Home in Waseca, and one hour before services...
Karen L Westphal
Aug 30, 2015
Karen L Westphal February 26, 1960 - August 30, 2015 Karen Westphal, age 55, of Janesville passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Laurel''s Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Pastor Larry Griffin and Pastor Paul...
Gerald J. Jerry Jewell
Aug 30, 2015
Gerald J. 'Jerry' Jewell GERALD J. "JERRY" JEWELL, age 75 of Waterville, died at his home on Sunday, August 30, 2015. Born on July 13, 1940, Jerry was the son of Marcella (Slechta) Jewell. He attended school in Waterville before serving his country overseas as a member of the US Army. Over the years, he owned and operated Sakatah Marine,...
Debra L. Kohnert
Aug 29, 2015
Debra L. Kohnert DEBRA L. KOHNERT, age 52 of Waseca died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on September 4, 1962 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Donald and Bernita (Proehl) Kohnert. She graduated from school in West Concord and had various jobs before she began working in housekeeping at...
Ruth Ann Hager
Aug 29, 2015
Ruth Ann Hager RUTH ANN HAGER, age 68 of Waseca, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at her home. Born on May 22, 1947 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Maynard and Eilene (Evenson) Johnson. She graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1965 and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter with a B.A. in English. Ruth Ann...
Loren J Tollefson
Aug 29, 2015
Loren J Tollefson August 21, 1943 - August 29, 2015 Loren J. Tollefson, age 72, of Minneapolis, MN and formerly of Waseca, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Augustana Care Health and Rehabilitation Center in Apple Valley, MN following an extended illness. A formal service will not be held. Arrangements were completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory...
Patricia M Raskob Jandro
Aug 28, 2015
Patricia M. (Raskob) Jandro October 7, 1935 - August 28, 2015 Patricia M. Jandro, age 79, of Faribault, MN, passed away suddenly on August 28, 2015 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St....
Zachary Paulson
Aug 27, 2015
Zachary Robert Paulson ZACHARY ROBERT PAULSON, age 18 of Kilkenny died on Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Waterville as the result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Born on August 25, 1997, in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Nathan and Anne (Fox) Paulson. Zach attended school in Waseca where he would have been a senior this fall....
Derek Brandvold
Aug 27, 2015
Derek M. Brandvold DEREK MICHAEL BRANDVOLD, age 24 of Waterville, died on Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Waterville. Born on December 3, 1990 in Faribault, Minnesota, he was the son of Shane Delesha and Kristie Brandvold. He attended school in Waseca before finishing his education in Owatonna. Derek took pride in his work as a welder on vacuum insulated pipe...
Brandon Thibodeau
Aug 27, 2015
Brandon Thibodeau February 9, 1986 - August 27, 2015 Brandon J. Thibodeau, age 29, of Farmington, MN, and formerly of Faribault, MN, passed away August 27, 2015 at St. Joseph''s Hospital in Marshfield, WI, due to complications from his heart transplant. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy...