Obituaries
Betty Ann Caya
Mar 1, 2025
BETTY ANN CAYA, age 95 of Waseca, died in the early morning of Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Betty was born in Waseca on March 8, 1929, to parents Louie and Lillian (Schleusner) Lewis. She was confirmed into her Christian faith at St. John Lutheran Church on May 23, 1943. She attended school in Waseca and...
Luella Mae Root
Feb 27, 2025
LUELLA MAE ROOT, age 90 of Waseca, died Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Lakeshore Inn and Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Born April 22, 1934, in Waseca, daughter of the late Lawrence and Mabel (Gehring) Cromer. She graduated from Waseca Central High School – Class of 1952. On October 17, 1954, she married Lyle Myrlin Root in Wilton Township, though they were...
Lynda K. Neste
Feb 27, 2025
LYNDA K. NESTE, age 76 of Waseca died on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Foxdale in Waseca surrounded by her family.
Born on August 23, 1948 in Mankato, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Jacob and Donna (Meagher) Longeneker. Lynda graduated from Waldorf-Pemberton High School in 1966 and married Mark Neste on June 28, 1969. Lynda was a devoted mother and...
Marian Frances Byron
Feb 22, 2025
MARIAN FRANCES BYRON, age 95, of Waseca died peacefully at her Oak Terrace Assisted Living apartment in North Mankato, MN on February 22, 2025 with family by her side.
Marian was born on October 4, 1929 to Gertrude (Huntington) and Otto Frederick in Waseca, MN and grew up on the Frederick family farm west of Loon Lake in Waseca with her...
Karen Lee Berg
Feb 22, 2025
KAREN LEE (MATZ) BERG, age 75, of Waseca passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Methodist Campus in Rochester after a short battle with cancer.
Karen was born on July 12, 1949, in Waseca, the daughter of Dora (Fennert) Matz. She graduated from Waseca High School and went on to dedicate...
Joseph "Chuck" Charles Gostomczik
Feb 16, 2025
JOSEPH “CHUCK” CHARLES GOSTOMCZIK, age 73, of Rochester, formerly of Waseca and Janesville, died on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at River Bend Assisted Living in Rochester.
Born on July 28, 1951, in Waseca, he was the son of Joseph Anthony and Anita Ann (Hoehn) Gostomczik. Joe grew up on the family farm in rural Waseca and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School,...
Nevaeh Rose Chase
Feb 12, 2025
NEVAEH ROSE CHASE, an angel, gifted by God, whom he took back into his arms on February 12, 2025. She was born in Waseca, and she was the infant daughter of Conner Chase and Tabitha Bolander.
Survived to carry her memory as their guardian angel are her parents, Conner and Tabitha; siblings, Brycen, Brooklynn, Bayleigh; paternal grandparents, Amanda and Pete Hill...
Frederick Irving Ventura
Feb 12, 2025
FREDERICK IRVING VENTURA, age 80, of Owatonna, Minnesota, passed away on February 12th at Good Samaritan Society after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on September 17, 1944, in Bronx, New York to Hyman and Betty (Feldlaufer) Ventura. He graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 1962 and went on to further his education at New York University. He earned...
Irene Lamont
Feb 8, 2025
IRENE J. LAMONT, age 95 of Waseca died on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
She is survived by her two daughters and their husbands.
A private graveside service will be held at Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville at a later date.
Robert Eugene Johnson
Feb 8, 2025
ROBERT “BOB” EUGENE JOHNSON, age 85 of Waseca, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2025, at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center with his wife of 61 years, Gwen, by his side.
Bob was born April 15, 1939, to Lester and Beulah (Schaumkessel) Johnson at Waseca Memorial Hospital. He was baptized at Pontoppitan Lutheran Church in Lemond and confirmed at First Congregational Church in...
Douglas Jon Leet
Feb 8, 2025
DOUGLAS JON LEET, age 76, of Waseca, passed away in the early morning of February 8th, 2025. Despite battling health problems for years, Doug maintained positivity, a sharp wit, and a great outlook on life. He found joy in numerous pursuits including fishing, watching grandchildren’s activities, card games with family, and time with friends.
Doug was born on March 15, 1948...
David Harold Kruse
Feb 6, 2025
DAVID HAROLD KRUSE, age 77, of rural Janesville, died on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born on April 29, 1947, in Mankato, he was the son of Raymond and Elsie (Hollmichel) Kruse. He grew up in St. Clair and graduated with the class of 1965. Following his education,...
Hazel Bethke
Feb 6, 2025
Hazel Eldora Bethke, age 103 passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 06, 2025 at Foxdale Memory Care.
Hazel was born April 2,1921 in Waseca to Arthur & Alveda (Johnson) Palm. Married to Wally Bethke Feb 20th 1941 at Vista Convent Church in New Richland. She worked at Birdseye for many years. She loved spending time with family. She also loved baking,...
Sherry Larson
Feb 5, 2025
SHERRY LYNN LARSON, age 54, of Waseca, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, following a yearlong battle with an extremely rare and aggressive cancer at Lake Shore Inn Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Born on December 18, 1970, in Edina to Robert & Karen (Lewis) Volling. Sherry grew up in Pemberton and graduated from Waldorf-Pemberton High School with the class of 1989....
Bruce Possehl
Feb 4, 2025
BRUCE MICHAEL POSSEHL, age 70, of Waseca, died on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.
Born on June 27, 1954, in Waseca to Walter and Gloria (Knudson) Possehl. He attended Waseca Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1972. Bruce was united in marriage to Kathy Magee in 1976 and together they lived in Waseca, later...
Darwin Neal Winter
Feb 2, 2025
DARWIN NEAL WINTER, age 71, of Lake Crystal passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Born on July 21, 1953, in Morris, Minnesota, Darwin was the son of Clarence and Arllette (Stahldorf) Winter. He graduated from Janesville High School and began his career driving truck for various companies, a job he held until health...
Betty Lois Zell
Feb 2, 2025
BETTY LOIS (POSSIN) ZELL, age 95, of Janesville passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Whispering Creek in Janesville.
Born on March 25, 1929 in Freedom Township, rural Janesville, Betty was the daughter of Otto and Bertha (Schendel) Possin. She was baptized on April 21,1929 and confirmed in her faith on March 29, 1942 by Rev. H.C....
Gordon "Grump" Greenwald
Feb 1, 2025
Gordon "Grump" Greenwald, born on February 10, 1945, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side, on February 1, 2025, in Mankato, Minnesota, just days before his 80th birthday.
On July 8th, 1972, he married Sharon, his cherished wife of 52 years. Together, they built a close-knit family that includes their two daughters, Nancy (Greg) Swedin and Rachel (Pam)...
Harriet Elaine Eaton
Jan 30, 2025
HARRIET ELAINE EATON, age 97 of Waseca, passed away on the afternoon of Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Mill City Senior Living in Faribault surrounded by her family.
Harriet was born in New Richland on July 5, 1927, to Leonard and Doris Peterson. She graduated from New Richland High School in 1945. She met the love of her life, Kenneth Eaton,...
Michael Gerard Collins
Jan 25, 2025
MICHAEL GERARD COLLINS, Age 67, of Waseca passed away on January 25, 2025, at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
Michael was born on October 6, 1957, in Waseca, MN, to Joseph M. Collins and Maureen A. (Connors) Collins. Michael attended Sacred Heart School, graduated from Waseca High School in 1976, and went on to St. Cloud Vocational Technical College in 1977....
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