May 9, 1919

Molly B. Preuss AMELIA "MOLLY" BERTHA PREUSS, age 97 of Waterville passed away on December 1st after a gallant four-year fight against Alzheimers disease. Born on May 9, 1919 in Waterville, Minnesota, she was the eldest daughter of John and Lydia (Velzke) Schwartz.  Molly grew up in a farmhouse outside Waterville.  She had three sisters, Merle, Viola, and Mabel.  She...

Jun 23, 1918

Frances E. Markey Frances Elaine (Wales) Markey age 97, of Waseca, (formerly of Minneapolis), passed away on 11/1/15 at Lake Shore Inn, Waseca MN. Frances was born June 23, 1918 in Minneapolis, second of 9 children.  She married Stanley Markey, June 22, 1940 and recently celebrated 75 years of marriage. They lived in Minneapolis most of that time until 2006...

DEBRA LEE PAULSON , age 59 of St. Clair, Minnesota died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.

Born on September 15, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota she was the daughter of Elmer “Pete” and Ruby Joyce (Lund) Peterson.   She attended school in Minnetonka before graduating from Waterville-Elysian High School.  Debra was employed...

GLEN HARLAN SCHAUER , age 75 of Waseca died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at his home.

Born on July 17, 1938 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Harlan and Alma (Anderson) Schauer.  He graduated from Waseca High School in 1956.  Glen was stationed in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army from...

MILDRED “MILLY” YESS , age 84 of Waseca died on Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Janesville Nursing Home.

Born on December 5, 1928 in Waseca County, Minnesota she was the daughter of Arthur and Clara (Jeseritz) Holtz.  She graduated from Waseca High School in 1946.  Milly married Marvin Yess on April 20, 1947.  She...

Kathleen Therese Shaffer, was received into heaven September 13, 2013. She was 68 years old. Kathleen was preceded by her parents, her devoted partner, George ‘Butch’ Montgomery, brother-in-laws, John Rolling and Tom Keffeler, her best friend and neighbor Jan Gaub and her devoted little dog, Mickey. She is survived by her daughter, Terri Shaffer, five grandchildren, Mariah, Michelle (Tim),...

AMANDA B. ANDERSON , age 98 of Waseca died on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born on August 12, 1915 in Waseca County, Minnesota she was the daughter of Charles and Mary (Oldag) Schultz.  She attended school in rural Waseca County.  Amanda married Alvin Anderson on April 24, 1935.  Over...

ANN C. COOPER , age 94 of Waseca died on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Colony Court Memory Care & Care Suites.

Born on July 14, 1919 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Harguth) Larson.  She attended rural Waseca County School District #11 in Iosco Township before graduating from...

DR. WESLEY H. RETHWILL, age 78 of Waseca died on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born on March 13, 1935 in Waseca, Minnesota he was the son of Dr. Wesley and Estelle (Schwarz) Rethwill.  He graduated from Waseca High School in 1953 and received his BS and DDS degrees...

LOTTY DEE (COOK) SCHREIER , age 55, passed away on February 5, 2014 at Central Health Care in Le Center.

Born in Blue Earth on December 31, 1958, Lotty was the daughter of LeRoy and Norma (Francis) Cook.  She attended school in Albert Lea and New Richland before graduating from Freeborn schools in 1976.  Lotty...

MARION EMILY REINHARDT, age 87 of Waseca passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Koda Living Community in Owatonna.

Born on February 3, 1926 in Faribault, Minnesota she was the daughter of Waverly and Florence (Watson) Christie.  Marion graduated from Faribault High School in 1944.  She married Lester Erwin Reinhardt on June 2, 1948...

JAMES C. “JIM” KUNELIUS , age 61 of Waterville, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.

Born in Waseca on December 23, 1951, Jim was the son of John Elmer and Donitza “Dee” (Lumovich) Kunelius.  Following high school Jim attended Gustavus Adolphus College where he belonged...

ERNEST "ERNIE" KRAMER , age 94 of Waseca passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Colony Court.

Born on September 12, 1919 in Algona, Iowa, he was the son of John and Margaret (Klein) Kramer.  The family moved to Waseca in 1921and he attended Sacred Heart School in Waseca.  Following his schooling, Ernest did...

SIGRI A. HECHT, age 88 of Waseca died on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Born on February 5, 1925 in Faribault County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Gunder and Caroline (Lien) Gunderson.  She attended rural Faribault County school district #11 and graduated from Delavan High School in 1942.  She...

DONNA L. HAMMER , age 79 of Waterville, passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, surrounded by her family.

Donnavieve Luverne was born in Harrison Township, Minnesota on October 31, 1933 to Walter and LuElla (Heuer) Lindemeier.  After graduating from high school in Atwater, Minnesota, Donna worked for a short time in...

DONALD ROEPKE, age 85 died on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center.  His wife of 61 years, MABEL ROEPKE , age 78 died on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center.

Donald Emil was born on October 19, 1928 in rural Carver County.  He was the...

WILLIAM “BILL” H. SHORT , age 90 of Elysian died on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born on February 17, 1923 in Elysian, Minnesota, he was the son of Harry and Nellie (Warburton) Short.   He attended school in Elysian and Waterville.  Bill married Jayne Lois Hardegger on February...

DONALD SIEMS , age 81, of Waseca died on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at his home in Waseca.

Mr. Siems was born to George and Irene (Rooker) Siems on Aug. 12, 1931 in Silver Lake Township, Martin County, MN.  He attended rural school through the 8th grade and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1949. ...

LUCILLE MARY KRAUSE, age 87 of Waterville died on Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home in Waterville.

Born on November 8, 1926 in Waterville, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Edward and Christina (Hoschka) Zimbrich.  She graduated as salutatorian from Waterville High School in 1944.  Following high school, Lucille began working at the high...

EMILY WHITE MILLER , age 91 of Waseca, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.Â

Born in St. Paul on October 7, 1921, Emily was the daughter of Everett and Mary (Turner) White.  After graduating from Central High School in St. Paul, she attended the University of Minnesota.  Emily...