Obituaries
Janice Kay Samaraka
Oct 18, 2023
JANICE KAY SAMARAKA (GILSTER), age 75, of Estherville, IA and formerly of Waseca, MN, passed away on October 18, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Born on January 14, 1948 in Waseca, Janice was the daughter of Arno and Alvina (Detjen) Gilster. She graduated from Waldorf High School. On June 17, 1967, Janice was united...
Mary Jane Shouts
Oct 18, 2023
MARY JANE SHOUTS (LAMONT) age 65, of Waseca, died on October 18, 2023, at her home.
Born on September 16, 1958 in Waseca, Mary was the daughter of Floyd and Patsy (Russell) LaMont. She attended Waseca High School and graduated with the class of 1977. On September 28, 1979, Mary was united in marriage to William Shouts and...
Eugenia "Bonnie" Kastner
Oct 9, 2023
EUGENIÀ (BONNIE) MARY KASTNER, age 98, lifelong resident of Waseca, died on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Foxdale Senior Living in Waseca.
Born on September 10, 1925, in Waseca, she was the daughter of Edward and Lina (Ehlenz) Bower. She received her education at Sacred Heart Catholic School where she graduated with the class of 1943. In...
Arlene Mary Nelson
Oct 9, 2023
ARLENE MARY NELSON, age 85, of Waseca, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Lakeshore Inn Nursing Home, in Waseca.
She was born on January 3, 1938, in Waseca, a daughter of the late Clarence and Helen (Anderson) Rudolph. She was raised on a farm near Otisco though she preferred to remain indoors as child,...
Dennis J. Juberien
Oct 7, 2023
DENNIS J. JUBERIEN, age 79, passed away in his home in St. Clair on Saturday, October 7, 2023, after a long courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on January 15, 1944, in Mankato, a son of the late Marvin “Jim” and Alice (Loeffler) Juberien. Dennis grew up in Eagle Lake and graduated from St. Clair High School with the...
Douglas Lee "Doug" Christiansen
Oct 6, 2023
DOUGLAS LEE “DOUG” CHRISTIANSEN, age, 80 of Waterville, died Friday, October 6, 2023, at his home.
He was born on May 10, 1943, in Fairmont, a son of the late Harvey and Florence (Berhow) Christiansen. He grew up in a resort in Atwater, and throughout his younger years worked for his father’s hardware store. He graduated from Atwater High...
Kay Frances Giese
Oct 2, 2023
KAY FRANCES GIESE, age 81, died on the evening of Monday, October 2, 2023 at the New Richland Care Center.
Kay was born in Mountain Lake, Minnesota on October 17, 1941 to parents Arthur Wallace and Grace Lucille (Baldwin) Hotzler. She graduated from Mountain Lake High School. Kay was united in marriage to Richard “Dick” Wenisch. Together they had...
Paul J. Nelson
Sep 30, 2023
PAUL J. NELSON, age 82, formerly of Madison Lake died on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at New Perspective Senior Living in Columbia Heights.
Born on April 17, 1941 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Sigfrid and Helen (Prom) Nelson. He attended grade school in St. Peter and All Saints Catholic School in Madison Lake before graduating from Waterville...
Colleen Marie Foley
Sep 30, 2023
COLLEEN MARIE FOLEY, age 58, of Waseca, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at her home.
Colleen was born on August 7, 1965, in Saint Paul, to James Foley and Sharon (Hall) Perrins. She grew up in Roseville and graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School. She loved laughing and being with family and friends.
She is survived by her father,...
Barbara Lee Monahan
Sep 29, 2023
BARBARA “BARB” LEE (TALLEY) MONAHAN, age 76, of Waseca passed away on September 29, 2023 at her home.
Born on October 29, 1946 in Owatonna, MN, she was the daughter of Beatrice (Stransky) and Melvin Talley. She grew up with 8 siblings and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1965. She married John “Jack” Monahan on June 26,...
Robert Otis Boyd
Sep 29, 2023
ROBERT OTIS BOYD, age 78, of Waterville died on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the St. Mary Campus of Mayo Clinic Health System in Rochester.
Robert was born on March 6, 1945, in Nebraska to Gale and Gertrude (Getzke) Boyd. He began his education at a rural country school and graduated from Waterville-Elysian High School with the class...
Dennis Robert Kopischke
Sep 24, 2023
DENNIS ROBERT KOPISCHKE, age 78, of Waseca passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester.
Born on October 9, 1944 in Alma City, Dennis was the son of Wilfred and Dorothy (Powell) Kopischke. He graduated from Waseca Central High School with the class of 1963. He joined the...
Arron Lee Bartelt
Sep 24, 2023
ARRON LEE BARTELT, lifelong Waldorf area resident and farmer, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the age of 48 years old.
Arron was born on March 20, 1975, in Wells, to Barry and Nina (Haakinson) Bartelt. He attended Waldorf-Pemberton Public School and graduated from Janesville-Waldorf Pemberton High School with the class...
Gene Fredric Wiebusch
Sep 23, 2023
GENE FREDRIC WIEBUSCH, age 86 of Janesville, passed away at his home surrounded by family on the evening of Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Gene was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin on October 8, 1936 to parents Wesley and Ella Mae (Rill) Wiebusch. He graduated from high school in Lake City, Minnesota before continuing his education at Mankato State University where...
Jeanette Emma Stiller
Sep 23, 2023
JEANETTE EMMA (KOKOSCHKE) STILLER, age 81 of Waseca, died, Saturday, September 23, 2023, at her home.
Born, December 1, 1941, in Morristown, a daughter of the late Gerhardt and Mildred (Poehler) Kokoschke. She graduated from Morristown High School and was united in marriage to Gary Stiller on August 27, 1960, in Waterville. He preceded her in death on February 11,...
Peter James Madden
Sep 22, 2023
PETER JAMES MADDEN, age 80 of Waseca, died on the afternoon of Friday, September 22, 2023 at his home.
Pete was born in Waseca on June 8, 1943, to parents Roy and Mary (Collins) Madden. He attended the “little pink schoolhouse” in Waseca County as a boy, and later graduated from Waldorf High School with the class of 1961. ...
Allan Joseph Beaulieu
Sep 21, 2023
ALLAN JOSEPH BEAULIEU, age 64 of Waseca died on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at United Hospital in St. Paul.
Born on December 9, 1958 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, he was the son of Ludger and Juliette (Beriault) Beaulieu Jr. Allan married Vickie Miller on July 6, 2002 at Courthouse Park in Waseca County. Over the years, he was employed...
Maynard Harold Frisk
Sep 13, 2023
MAYNARD HAROLD FRISK, age 92, of Lakeville passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Minneapolis.
Born on June 12, 1931 in Waseca County, Maynard was the son of Harold and Ruby (Berg) Frisk. He attended and graduated from Waseca Public Schools. Maynard was united in marriage to Barbara Langenfeld on October 19,...
Nicholas Bartelt
Sep 10, 2023
NICHOLAS GENE BARTELT, age 42, of Waseca, died on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at his home with his family by his side.
Nick was born on July 14, 1981, in Waseca to Douglas and Julie (Rieck) Bartelt. Nick had a wonderful childhood that began in Waseca before his family moved to Bixby. He spent many summer days...
Helen Marie Fowler
Sep 9, 2023
HELEN MARIE (GALLAGHER) FOWLER, age 103, of Waseca died Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Lakeshore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born August 5, 1920, in St. Mary’s Township, a daughter of the late George Walter and Mary Magdalene (Marso) Gallagher. She graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School, Class of 1937. Following graduation, she attended Mankato Commercial College to earn certifications in...
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