IDA A. LARSON, age 95 of Waseca died on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca after a short illness.

Born on the family farm in Woodville Township, Waseca County, Minnesota on May 31, 1918, she was the daughter of John and Alvena (Forberg) Robinson.  Ida married Lauritz...

LOIS IRENE MITTELSTEADT , age 80 of Waseca died on Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Janesville Nursing Home.

Born on May 13, 1933 in Fargo, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Edward and Lucille (Holmes) Reycraft.  As a young girl, Lois lived with her family in San Francisco before moving to Waseca where...

GERALD GORDON DONELAN , age 85 of Waseca, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Born in Waseca on March 7, 1929, Gerald was the son of Thomas and Vera (McGuire) Donelan.  He graduated from Janesville High School.  On October 14, 1950 he married Gertrude Harguth at St. Mary’s Catholic...

GARRETT D. SALMON , age 75 of Olathe, Kansas and Waterville, Minnesota, died peacefully on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born in Waterville, at his grandparents’ home, on Sunday evening September 12, 1938, Garrett was the son of Wallace and Uzada (Morsching) Salmon.  Shortly following his birth, Garrett’s family left...

 ROBERT EDWARD MARZAHN  , age 85 of Waterville died on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Traditions in Waterville. Born on September 29, 1928, he was the son of Mason and Freida (Goltz) Marzahn. His ancestors settled in the Waterville area in 1856. He graduated from Waterville High School and married Shirley VanZee on December 19, 1953 at the First Presbyterian...

ELAINE HELEN KRAMER , age 89, died peacefully at her home in Waseca on Saturday, January 25, 2014.

Born in Wilton Township, Waseca County on May 10, 1924, Elaine was the daughter of Ewald and Irene (Roesler) Gehring.  She attended rural school district #18 before graduating from Waseca Central High School.  She spent her early...

ELMER ERICH VILLWOCK , age 88 of Waterville died on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Traditions in Waterville.

Born on March 8, 1925 in Morristown Township, Rice County, Minnesota, he was the son of Otto and Alma (Hagle) Villwock.  He attended school at Trinity Lutheran in North Morristown and Rice County District #60.   Elmer married...

JEAN MARIAN JEWISON, age 87 of Waseca died on January 5, 2013 at her home in Waseca.

Born on November 23, 1925 in Waseca, Minnesota she was the daughter of Harold and Seba (Ketchum) Breen.  She graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1943.  Jean married Francis Robert “Bob” Jewison on February 13, 1944 in...

JUNE MARJORIE SENN , age 87 of Waseca, Minnesota, died on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.Â

Born on September 18, 1926, June was the daughter of Clarence and Minnie (Malleuge) Smith.  She graduated from Waseca High School before attending Carlton College in Northfield and the University of Minnesota.  On July...

LOIS CLARA BAUMAN , age 88 of Waseca, died on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.

Born in Waseca County, Minnesota on November 30, 1925, Lois was the daughter of Fred and Clara (Forberg) Yess.  She attended rural Waseca country school.  On September 26, 1945, Lois married George “Trucker George”...

SANDRA DEE PITTMANN, age 68 of Waterville, Minnesota, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Mayo Health Systems in Mankato.

Born in Waseca County, Minnesota on December 15, 1944, Sandy was the daughter of Harry and Deloris (Larson) McColley.  She graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1962.  Following high...

LORRAINE C. LEWER , age 87 of New Richland, died with her family by her side on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the New Richland Care Center.

Born in Rice County on October 18, 1925, Lorraine was the daughter of Alfred and Edna (Niner) Wolf.  She was baptized in November 1925 at the North Morristown...

MELBA KATTERHAGEN , age 82 of Waseca, died on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.

Born in Gutches Grove, MN on January 15, 1932, Melba was the daughter of Henry and Amanda (Flycht) Johnson.  Melba’s father died later that same year so she was raised on the family farm by her...

Ethel Ione Reistad ETHEL IONE (MILLER) REISTAD, age 101 of Morristown was called to be with her Savior on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the New Richland Care Center. Ethel was born in Bath Township on June 1, 1917 to Edward O. and Ida T. (Johnson) Miller.  She was baptized in the Christian faith on July 8, 1917 at the...

STEPHANIE JO WHITE , age 68 of Burnsville, formerly of Waseca, died on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Valley Ridge Assisted Living in Burnsville.

Born in Marshalltown, Iowa on October 10, 1945, Stephanie was the daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Ayers) White.  She moved with her family to Waseca in 1954, and graduated from Waseca...

Shirley Snow 'Shirl' was the oldest of 7 siblings. A Norwegian farm girl who worked hard all her life. Remembered for sour cream cookies, lefsa, teapots, quilts and a welcoming home. You may have met her in school in Waseca or perhaps at work at Loe's Truck Stop, EF Johnson, Birds Eye, The Creamery, or lastly The Salvation Army. She...

AVERILL CANDACE CUTTING , age 79 of Waseca died on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born on May 25, 1934 in Waseca County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Paul and Candace (Warner) Warburton.  She attended rural Waseca County Schools before graduating from Waseca High School in 1951. ...

LOIS ORPHA YESS, age 91 of rural Waseca died on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at her home.

Born in Waseca County, Minnesota on November 1, 1923, Lois was the daughter of Henry and Mildred (Suddendorf) Bauman.  She attended Waseca country schools.  On November 1, 1946, Lois married Lawrence Yess at St. John Lutheran Church in...

Patricia Boit Gaustad, 98, died peacefully at her residence, Lake Shore Inn in Waseca, MN, in the care of Lake Shore Inn Staff and Mayo Hospice-Waseca.

She was born at St. Ansgar’s Hosp., Moorhead, MN, February 28, 1915 to Louis and Antoinette (Cancelliere) Boit.  She graduated Dilworth H.S. in 1933 and attended Moorhead State Teacher’s College. She...

LAWRENCE A. HOFFMAN , age 83 of Waseca died on Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Owatonna Care Center.

Born on November 16, 1931 in Dodge Center, Minnesota, he was the son of Henry and Rose Hoffman.  He attended school in rural Waseca County before farming with his father.  Lawrence worked in the logging industry...