MARY JO KIRBY , age 64 of Cherokee, IA, and formerly of Waterville, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Mary Jo, the daughter of Stanley and Virginia (Poehler) Blowers, was born November 25, 1949, in Waterville, MN. Her childhood years were spent at Waterville...

James Nesius JAMES A. NESIUS, was born June 25, 1945, in Lafayette, Indiana, to Leo and Hilda Nesius. He attended school at Lake Crystal and Wells, Minnesota. He graduated from Wells High School in 1963 and earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff in 1968. He taught Mathematics at Swanville High School, MN, before entering the...

DONNA MAE WILMES , age 78 of Waseca, formerly of Waterville, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at her home following a recent diagnosis of cancer.

Born in St. Paul on August 24, 1935, Donna was the daughter of Clarence and Gladys (Casto) Johnson.  She lived in St. Paul and Mankato before graduating from Mankato High...

STEVEN L. BUKER , age 65 of Waseca died on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born on December 9, 1948 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Loren and Rachel (Neubauer) Buker.  He graduated from Waseca High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Army during...

MARGARET JANE “BETTY” SCHWANKE , age 79 of Morristown, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center. Born in Waterville on June 27, 1934, Betty was the daughter of Alfred and Kathryn (Kritzer) Morris.  She attended school in Waterville, graduating in 1952.  On October 10, 1953, Betty married Bernard Schwanke at the Evangelical...

Barbara Jean Sankovitz, age 79, of Waseca, passed away peacefully with family by her side, on August 8, 2014 from complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease.  She will be deeply missed by her family and all those who loved her.

Born on March 7th, 1935, in Glencoe, Minnesota, she was the second of six children born...

ANNOLA BERTHA BORN, age 97 of Waseca died on Monday, August 4, 2014 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born on September 29, 1916 in New Richland, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Chris and Alma (Christenson) Shurson.  Annola graduated from New Richland High School and the Teacher’s Training Program in New Richland.  She taught...

Tracy Rae Jevning Tracy was born on October 7th, 1972 in Faribault, MN to David Meister and Kathleen Hansen Meister.  Her lifes journey ended at her home in Waseca, on September 30th, 2017 at the age of 44 surrounded by the people she loved dearly.  Tracy was a proud resident of Waseca.  She loved Waseca and enjoyed giving back to...

GREGORY JON RIES , age 49 of Waseca, died on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault.

Born in Webster, South Dakota on February 18, 1964, Greg was the son of Harold and Vera (Herr) Ries.  Growing up, he attended school in Bristol, South Dakota, graduating in 1982.  Over the...

DOROTHY M. HERMEL , age 90 of Waterville died on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born on December 2, 1923 in Blackduck, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Elmer and Pauline (Dusbabek) Melstrom.  She attended school in Blackduck, staying with relatives in town and returning home on the weekend.  While...

JOSEPH THOMAS HAYES , age 49 of Waseca died on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Rochester Methodist Hospital.

Born on March 19, 1964 in Waseca, Minnesota he was the son of Robert and Audrey (Sutter) Hayes.  He graduated from Waseca High School in 1982.  Joe married Valeska Nelson on October 28, 1989 and they were later divorced. ...

LEORA PATRICIA HOGAN , age 91 of Kilkenny, passed away surrounded by the blessings of her loving family on Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Long Term Care Center in Northfield, Minnesota.

The earth was truly blessed on August 17, 1923 when Jim and Agnes (Finnegan) Healey welcomed Leora, their second child, into the world. ...

BESSIE KURZBEIN , age 85 of Waseca died on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Sterling House in Owatonna.

Born on October 30, 1927 in Ayrshire, Iowa, she was the daughter of Paul and Helen (Roberts) Larson.  Bessie moved to Minnesota in 1964 where she was employed for many years by the E.F. Johnson Co.  She...

DELORIS BARTZ , age 78 of Waseca, died on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna.

Born in Owatonna on October 16, 1934, Deloris was the daughter of Clarence and Helen (Johnson) Hondel.  She was married to Marvin Bartz on March 12, 1952.

Deloris is survived by two children,...

ORVILLE LESTER STEINKE, age 81 of Waseca, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at his home.

Born in Waseca on July 17, 1932, Orville was the son of Carl and Loretta (Anderson) Steinke.  He attended country school in Waseca County. Orville married the love of his life Delores Madson on April 5, 1951 at Trinity...

RUTH EVELYN WARD , age 99 of Waterville, died on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born in Stockton, Illinois on May 2, 1915, Ruth was the daughter of Francis and Winifred (Fablinger) Bawden.  Following her graduation from high school in Manchester, IA, Ruth was married to Lyman Dwight Ward on...

GORDON EDWARD MILLER , age 93 of Waterville, formerly of Kilkenny died on Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born on August 21, 1919 on the family farm in Kilkenny Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota he was the son of Henry and Mary (Hiller) Miller.  He married Evangeline Marie...

DALE D. ROEMHILDT , age 91 of Elysian died on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Central Health Care in Le Center.

Born on November 6, 1921 in Elysian Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota he was the son of Arthur and Mary (Block) Roemhildt.  Dale attended the Roemhildt School in rural Le Sueur County. ...

DIANE M. VANVYVE , age 67 of Waseca died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born on February 19, 1946 in St. Paul, Minnesota she was the daughter of Clifford and Elsie (Klainert) Knutson.  She graduated from Monroe High School in St. Paul and later attended beauty school. ...

STEVEN J.  MITTELSTEADT , age 55 of Waseca died on Monday, December 1, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.

Born on December 3, 1958 in Waseca, he was the son of Arvid and Lois (Reycraft) Mittelsteadt.   Steven graduated from Waseca High School in 1977 and later graduated from Mankato State University with...