Obituaries
John Robert Matz
Aug 22, 2023
JOHN ROBERT MATZ, age 91 of Bloomington, formerly of Waseca, died on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington.
John was born in Waseca on December 31, 1931, to parents Anthony and Elaine (Krueger) Matz. He attended school in Waseca and graduated from Waseca Central High School. On August 7, 1954, he...
Jurgen Peters
Aug 20, 2023
JURGEN CURT PETERS, age 87, of Waseca, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023 in Waseca.
Jurgen was born on September 22, 1935, in Neunkirkensar, Germany to Hubert and Henrietta (Dielke) Peters. At 6 months of age, Jurgen and his parents immigrated from Germany to the United States, settling in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. He began his education...
Ruth LaVonne Stavenau
Aug 20, 2023
RUTH LAVONNE (WAGNER) STAVENAU, age 83, of Elysian passed away at her home on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
Ruth was born on February 17, 1940, at home in Elysian to John and Lena (Runge) Wagner. Lena passed away when Ruth was ten years old then her Aunt Emma raised her. She graduated from Waterville High School in...
Theodor "Ted" Anderson
Aug 19, 2023
THEODOR “TED” ELMO ANDERSON, age 90, of Waseca died on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.
Born on April 18, 1933, in Becker County, Minnesota, he was the son of Elmo and Theoline (Bessrud) Anderson. He attended Detroit Lakes Public School, graduating with the class of 1951. Ted continued his education at Vocational Technical...
Charles Glenn Youngberg
Aug 18, 2023
CHARLES GLENN YOUNGBERG, age 79, of Waseca, died on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Benedictine Living Community of Owatonna.
Born on June 18, 1944, in Waseca, he is the son of Glenn and Nina (Nelemans) Youngberg. Chuck attended Waseca Public School, graduating with the class of 1962. In 1971, Chuck was united in marriage to Jan Jaeger and...
Joanne Evelyn Bell
Aug 17, 2023
JOANNE EVELYN BELL, age 83 of Faribault, formerly of Waseca, died on the morning of Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Pleasant View Estates in Faribault.
Joanne was born in Minneapolis on May 10, 1940 to parents Ford and Dorothy (Lindahl) Carlson. She attended school in Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High School. She then continued her education at Gustavus-Adolphus...
Gael "Butch" Robert Bartelt
Aug 16, 2023
GAEL “BUTCH” ROBERT BARTELT, age 83, of Waseca died on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland.
Born on October 1, 1939, in Waseca, he was the son of Arthur and Florence (Krause) Bartelt. He attended Waseca Public School, graduating with the class of 1958. During his high school years, he began working...
Michael Frank Wussow
Aug 15, 2023
MICHAEL FRANK WUSSOW, age 69, of Waseca died peacefully on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at his home.
Born on June 21, 1954 in Mankato, he was the son of George Michael and Marjorie Alice (Muellerleile) Wussow. Mike grew up in rural Mankato, attending Mankato Public Schools graduation with the class of 1972. He continued his education at Mankato State University...
Lucille (Kuyper) Kubista
Aug 15, 2023
LUCILLE (KUYPER) KUBISTA, age 102 of Waseca, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Foxdale in Waseca.
Born on December 30, 1920 in Bath Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Alfred and Elnora (Jensen) Christensen. She graduated from Ellendale high School in 1939. Lucille was united in marriage to Elmer L. Kuyper and he preceded...
John Edward Priebe
Aug 14, 2023
JOHN EDWARD PRIEBE, age 78, of Waseca died peacefully on Monday, August 14, 2023, while residing at Lake Shore Inn Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Born on December 15, 1944, in Waseca, he was the son of John W. and Mabel (Ewest) Priebe. John attended Waseca Public School, graduating with the class of 1962. Following his education, he...
Wayne Alan Breitbarth
Aug 13, 2023
WAYNE ALAN BREITBARTH, age 40 of Waseca, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Wayne was born in Madelia on September 5, 1982 to parents Alan and Catherine (McMullen) Breitbarth. He attended school in Truman and after graduation went on to attend Ely Community College and Rasmussen University where he studied business management and human resources. ...
David Erwin Possin
Aug 12, 2023
DAVID ERWIN POSSIN, age 75 of New Richland, died on the afternoon of Saturday, August 12, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.
David was born in Waseca on May 22, 1948, to parents Erwin and Elinore (Prescher) Possin. He attended school in New Richland and graduated with the class of 1966. After high school he served with...
Ronald Joseph Larson
Aug 7, 2023
RONALD J. LARSON, age 75 of Waseca, died on the afternoon of Monday, August 7, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his family.
Ron was born in Waseca on March 28, 1948, to parents Harvey and Agnes (Mettler) Larson. He attended school at Sacred Heart in Waseca. While in school he worked part-time at Brown Printing and...
Charmane Caroline (Roemhildt) Zimbrich
Aug 7, 2023
CHARMANE CAROLINE (ROEMHILDT) ZIMBRICH, age 73, of Janesville, formerly of Waseca, died Monday, August 7, 2023, at Mayo Health System – Mankato.
Born, November 8, 1949, in St. Peter, daughter of the late Dale and Gladys (Dehn) Roemhildt. Charmane attended schools in both Waterville and Elysian. She attended her senior year at the Waseca AG School, where she graduated,...
Giles "Art" Arthur Abbe
Aug 6, 2023
GILES ARTHUR “ART” ABBE, age 97 of Waterville, passed away on the evening of Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center in New Prague.
Born in Waseca County on June 29, 1926, Giles was the son of William and Emma (Kabnick) Abbe. Giles married Betty Ann Scholer on January 15, 1950, in Waterville. They made their home...
Norman Francis Knish
Aug 5, 2023
Norman Francis Knish, age 97, of Waterville, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.
Norman was the son of Frank and Anna (Androli) Knish. He was born on June 5, 1926, in Waseca County. He graduated from Waterville High School and then was drafted into the United States Army where he...
LeRoy Andrew Yess
Aug 4, 2023
LEROY ANDREW YESS, age 70, of Owatonna died on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Traditions II in Owatonna.
Born on August 5, 1952 in Waseca, LeRoy was the son of Roy and Ordella (Rudolph) Yess. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1970. LeRoy entered the Army in October 1972 and was stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO,...
David Walter Morris
Aug 1, 2023
DAVID WALTER MORRIS, age 62, Kenyon passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Born on October 23, 1960 in Faribault, David was the son of Robert and Gladys (Meyer) Morris. He grew up in Wanamingo and Kasson where he graduated high school. He worked as a sheet rocker, worked at Pearle Vision,...
Marilyn J. Lykken
Jul 31, 2023
MARILYN J. (DANIELSON) LYKKEN, age 82 of Waseca, died Monday, July 31, 2023, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Born April 14, 1941, in Lanesboro, MN, a daughter of the late Elnor and Myrtle (Olson) Danielson. She graduated from Lanesboro High School, Class of 1959. On February 1, 1974, she married Richard Lykken in South Dakota. Marilyn loved her family, she enjoyed...
Marjorie Jean Wilkinson
Jul 31, 2023
MARJORIE WILKINSON, age 95, passed away at her home on the morning of Monday, July 31, 2023.
She is survived by her daughters, Sandra (Norm) Eekhoff, Sharon Wilkinson, Mary (James) Bauer, Patty Pierce; seven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Wilkinson; parents, two sisters, and one brother.
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