JOHN R. TOLZMANN , age 63 of Waterville died on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his residence.

Born on January 11, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of John Levendoski and Ada Tolzmann.   John lived at home with his mother and uncle Howard until 1968 when he moved to the Faribault State Hospital. ...

MARILYNN A. MORSCHING , age 88 of Waterville died on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born on September 1, 1926 in Mankato, Minnesota, she was the daughter of William and Sophie (Bauer) Ehrke.  She attended and graduated from Le Center Public Schools.

She married Paul...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

JOHN A. ANDERSON , age 85 of Waseca, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 at Lakeshore Inn in Waseca. Born in Milwaukee, WI on January 22, 1928, John was the son of John Adolph Anderson and Anna (Frisch) Anderson. He was raised by his maternal grandparents on their farm in Grove Lake, Minnesota and attended school in...

EDNA SOPHIE MITTELSTEADT , age 89 of rural Janesville died on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at her home.

Born on August 6, 1923 in Regent, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Frank and Sophie (Gehner) Monke.  Edna grew up on the plains of North Dakota on a farm homesteaded by her father, Frank.  The...

HARRIET JANE BARTOSCH, age 87 of Medford, formerly of Waseca died on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault.

Born on January 5, 1926 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Theodore and Blanche (Brisbane) Bilben.  She attended Waseca High School and married Arlen Bartosch on May 1, 1943 in...

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...

DEAN CARL MERTINS , age 55 of Waterville died on Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Watertown, South Dakota.

Born on September 7, 1957 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Paul and Doris (Lamont) Mertins.  He attended school in Waterville.  Dean married Julie Morsching on January 26, 1991.  He had spent his...

KATHLEEN SUZANNE PREHN , age 77 of Waterville died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Janesville Nursing Home.

Born on July 2, 1935 in Mankato, Minnesota she was the daughter of Frank and Rose (Wesley) Galler.   Kathleen attended school in Janesville where she played in the band and was Homecoming attendant.  She...

SHIRLEY ANN MARZAHN , age 77 of Waterville, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born at her family’s home in O’Brien County, Iowa, Shirley was the daughter of Henry and Delia (DeZeeuw) VanZee.  She attended country school before graduating from St. Peter High School.  On December 19, 1953,...

VERONA BLASING , age 89 of Mankato, formerly of Waseca and Janesville, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato.

Born in Waseca on May 9, 1925, Verona was the daughter of Charles and Helene (Rieck) Woyke.  As a child of the depression, Verona understood the meaning of family. ...

DORIS A. ANDERSON , age 85 of Waseca, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at her residence at Latham Place in Waseca.

Born on September 5, 1929 in Greenwood, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Howard and Anna (Lien) Hepburn.  She graduated from Prairie Farm High School in 1947 and went on to study stenography...