EDNA MAE KORMAN , age 88 of Waseca died on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Owatonna Care Center.

Born on April 23, 1925 in Waseca County, Minnesota she was the daughter of Arthur and Emilie (Behr) Gehring.  Edna attended school in rural Waseca County before graduating from New Richland High School.  She married Melvin...

ELEANOR MAE BILLIAR , age 91 of Waseca, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Colony Court in Waseca.

Born in Hutchinson, Minnesota on November 15, 1921, Eleanor was the daughter of Theodore and Hattie (Reuchert) Geier.  Eleanor was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Olivia.  She also attended school in Olivia as...

MYRTLE F. MATZ , age 91 of Owatonna, formerly of Waseca, died on Friday, May 30, 2014 at her daughter’s residence in Steele County.

Born on September 30, 1922 in Waseca County, Minnesota she was the daughter of Edwin and Vida (Fette) Ruedy.   She attended school in rural Waseca County before graduating from Waseca High...

MERLE MAY RIETFORT , age 88 of Waseca, died on Friday, November 29, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born on May 2, 1925 in Waseca, Minnesota she was the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Weckwerth) Rietfort.  She graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1943.  For several years she worked at...

LORRAINE M. PRYOR , age 81 of Waseca died on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at her home.

Born on May 19, 1932 in Waseca, Minnesota she was the daughter of Fred and Clara (Forberg) Yess.  Lorraine attended school in rural Waseca County.   She married Willard Born on November 25, 1951 at Trinity Lutheran Church-Wilton.  She...

MARLIN “MARLY” KREUTZ , age 72 of Waseca, died on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at the Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.

Born on January 30, 1942 in Waseca, Minnesota, Marlin was the son of Arthur and Mabel (Possin) Kreutz. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1960.  Marlin lived and farmed his entire life in Waseca...

WAYNE AARON MELCHER , age 53 of Owatonna died on Friday, September 27, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Born on September 29, 1959 in Rochester, Minnesota, he was the son of Manville and Shirley (Ellis) Melcher.  He attended school in Rochester before graduating from high school in Long Beach, CA.  Wayne owned and...

GERALD MILTON PETERSON, age 75 of Waseca, died on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born on February 3, 1939 in Waseca, Minnesota he was the son of Arvid and Pearl (Sutlief) Peterson.  Gerald graduated from Waseca High School in 1957 and then entered the U.S. Navy serving until his honorable...

EMERY ARTHUR GEHRING , age 90 of Lemond, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at  Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.

Born to Arthur and Emilie (Behr) Gehring in Waseca County, Minnesota on November 18, 1922, Emery was the first of 13 children in his family. He was baptized and confirmed at Wilton Lutheran Church.  Following...

WILLARD L. ROEMHILDT , age 90 of Elysian, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Traditions in Waterville.

Born on June 23, 1923 in rural Elysian, Minnesota he was the son of T. Walter and Helena (Quiram) Roemhildt.  Willard attended St. Peter’s Lutheran Parochial School.  He married Nydia Peterson on November 4, 1942...

MARY “ARLENE” TEGMEIER , age 92 of Waseca, died on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna.

Born in Maquoketa, Iowa on January 2, 1921, she was the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Campbell) Duhme.  After graduating from Maquoketa High School she was married to Gerald C. Tegmeier on October 5, 1947. ...

MABLE I. LONG , age 92 of Waseca, died on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.

Born in Smith’s Mill, Minnesota on April 18, 1920, Mable was the daughter of Harley N. and Amy E. (Vandarwarke) Long.  As a young woman she attended school in Smith’s Mill and graduated...

BARBARA ANN “BARBIE” FERCH , age 66 of Waterville, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Born in Waseca on October 31, 1946, Barbie was the daughter of Edward Gust and Viola Lillian (Nickels) Ferch.  She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Waterville.  As...

KATHLEEN JEAN “KATHY” BENSON , age 69 of Waseca, died on Monday, September 9, 2013 at Colony Court in Waseca.

Kathy was born inWaseca on June 6, 1944.  She graduated from high school in Waseca before completing her education in St. Paul.  After living and working in Florida for many years, she moved back to...

George Hilliard Barnard, age 81, of Waterville, was called to be with his Lord on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.                      Â

The youngest of three sons, George was born to Coral and Josephine (Wagner) Barnard of Good Thunder, Minnesota, on December 1, 1931.  Â

He graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1949 and the University of St....

John J Moore JOHN J MOORE, age 77 left us Tuesday, September 4, 2018.  At his side was the one person that brought him comfort, love, and companionship, his wife of 41 years, Dee. What a life!  His smile and personality were one of a kind.  His red socks and slogan t-shirts expressed it perfectly, life isnt meant to be...

HERSCHEL ALBERT PULLEN , age 93 of Waterville died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at his residence in Waterville.

Born on October 11, 1920 in Kokomo, Indiana, he was the son of Carl (Julia) Walters Pullen.  He attended Kokomo High School in Indiana before enlisting in the U.S. Army at the age of...

JERRY PAUL MARISKA , age 64 of Waseca, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.

Born on February 17, 1949 in Faribault, Minnesota he was the son of Norbert and Rosie (Stangler) Mariska.  Jerry graduated from Waterville-Elysian High School in 1967 and later attended Winona State University and Mankato...

RUTH ARLEEN NELSON , age 95 of Waterville, died at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center on Sunday, May 19, 2013, after being a resident at Traditions of Waterville for over six years.

Born in Geneva on March 8, 1918, Ruth was the daughter of Carl and Evelyn (Larson) Lawson.  As a young woman she went...

HOWARD M. ANDERSON , age 96 of Waterville, died on Monday, January 7, 2013 at Mayo Health System in Mankato.

Born in New Richland on September 8, 1916, Howard was the son of Axel and Agnes (Johnson) Anderson.  He attended Waterville High School before serving in the United States Army.  While he was enlisted, Howard...