JANICE E. SOMMERS, age 74 of Waseca died on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Born on October 10, 1939 in rural Waldorf, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Clifford “Red” and Arlowine (Ward) Moore.  She attended school in Waldorf and Mapleton.  Janice married Allen “Bud” Sommers on December 3, 1956...

NOEL MILTON QUIRAM , age 82 peacefully passed on to his eternal resting place at his home surrounded by loving family on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

Noel was born September 11, 1930 to Louis and Alma (Geisler) Quiram in the same house where he later lived and now died.  Noel loved farming his entire life. ...

THELMA DEHN , age 95 of Waterville died on Friday, March 1, 2013 at District One Hospital in Faribault.

Born on October 14, 1917 in Goehner, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Soren and Caroline (Johanson) Hansen.  Thelma was raised in Nebraska before moving to Minnesota.  There she married Leon Dehn on April...

VERNA ELAINE SANDBECK , age 93 of Waseca, died on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the New Richland Care Center.Â

Born near Wall Lake, Iowa, on June 11, 1921, Verna was the daughter of William and Esther (Gustafson) Paysen.  She graduated from Wall Lake High School and was very proud of her academic successes while...

LOWELL “PETE” WOBSCHALL , age 76 of Waseca died on Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.

Born on April 11, 1937 in Waseca County, Minnesota he was the son of Albert and Mabel (Roesler) Wobschall.  He attended school in rural Waseca County and later Janesville High School.  Pete married...

Donna Mae Michaels DONNA MAE IRENE MICHAELS, age 87 of Waterville, died on Friday, Feburary 23, 2018 at Traditions in Waterville. Born in Faribault on February 20, 1931, Donna was the daughter of Roman and Irene (Pope) Grubish. She attended school in Waterville and graduated with the class of 1949. On June 5, 1950 Donna married Verle Michaels at Holy...

HAZEL M. BUCEK , age 97 of Elysian, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born in Hinsdale, Montana on October 29, 1917, Hazel was the daughter of William and Hannah (Clarke) Williams.  At six months of age Hazel’s family moved to the Elysian area.  She attended Greenland...

EUNICE GENEVA HANSON , age 83 of Waseca, died on Friday, February 21, 2014 at Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.

Born in Dalton, Minnesota on October 2, 1930, Eunice was the daughter of Carl and Palma (Dahlager) Synstelien.  Eunice attended school in Dalton, Henning, and Fergus Falls.  She married Jairus “Jerry” Hanson at Zion Lutheran Church...

RUTH MAE WABER , age 92 of Waseca, died on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Janesville Nursing Home.

Born in Elysian on May 12, 1921, Ruth was the daughter of Daniel and Evelyn (Ewing) Terrell.  As a young woman she attended and graduated from school in Madison Lake.  Ruth was then married to Leonard...

CHARLES FRANCIS GREGOR , age 84 of Waterville died on Friday, January 31, 2014 at his home.                                                    Charles was born on October 4, 1929 on the family farm in Waterville Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota.  He was the son of Harry and Evelyn (Frodl) Gregor.  He attended country school near his home and later went to...

MARLENE ANN JENSEN , age 64 of Waseca, died on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Lakeshore Inn Nursing Home following a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Born in St. Cloud on April 19, 1949, Marlene was the daughter of Carl and Helen (Tammen) Folkerts.  Growing up she attended school in Annandale, and later earned...

LEONA P. LAU , age 92 of Waterville answered the Lord’s call to come home on Tuesday, October 21, 2014.

Born on April 15, 1922 in Waterville, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Frank and Emma (Munske) Watzek.  Leona graduated from Waterville High School.  As a young woman, she worked as a waitress.  There she...

HARRY WILLIAM McCLUNE , 78, of Waseca, went "down the road" to meet his Heavenly Father on August 28th, 2014.   Harry, loving brother and uncle passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Born on June 4, 1936 in rural Kilkenny, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, he was the son of John and Esther (Spitzack) McClune. ...

EDWARD JAMES PRESTEGARD , age 80 of Waseca died on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the New Prague Hospital.

Born on December 22, 1932 in Owatonna, Minnesota, he was the son of Julian and Evelyn (Gilbertson) Prestegard.  He attended school in Owatonna and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1950...

LUCILLE MARGARET “SUSIE” O’BRIEN , age 75 of Faribault died on Friday, August 30, 2013 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Born on March 22, 1938 in Waseca, Minnesota she was the daughter of Lawrence and Lucille (Babcock) McNamee.  She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and later Waseca Central High School.  Lucille married Donald J....

DELORIS IONE EVANS , age 91 of Waseca died on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Colony Court in Waseca.

Born on April 17, 1921 in Mankato, Minnesota she was the daughter of Clifford and Clara (Gunether) Spear.  She attended Cambria School District #10 before graduating from New Ulm High School in 1939.  Deloris married Richard...

Born on December 1, 1993 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Barry S. and Karla (Scherff) Erickson.  He graduated from Waseca High School in 2012 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July of 2012.  Caleb enjoyed athletics, including wrestling, football and soccer.  He also enjoyed video games and spending time with friends.  Caleb...

PRESTON ROBERT PETERSON , age 18 of New Richland, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his home.

Born in Waseca, Minnesota on February 22, 1996, he was the son of Thomas and Tamara (Breck) Peterson.  Preston graduated from NRHEG High School in 2014 and then attended South Central College in North Mankato.  He had...

REV. GLENN L. KORB , age 69 of Waseca died on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at his home in Waseca.

Glenn Lee Korb was born on March 15, 1944 in Du Bois, Pennsylvania to Jesse and Twila (Himes) Korb.  He attended school in Pennsylvania and worked for a time in New York State before entering...

MARY LYNN PARISH-OLSON , age 52 of Waterville, died on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Born in Northfield on December 20, 1960, Mary was the youngest of four children born to Donald and Joyce (Renwick) Parish.  As a young woman she attended school in Northfield.  On October 24, 1986...