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...

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. ...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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. ...

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. ...

MAXINE R. POWELL, age 87 of Waseca died on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna.

Born on October 21, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of  Bill and Stella Mae Reynolds.  She graduated from High School in Cincinnati and then attended secretarial school.    After moving to Waseca, she met...

DOUGLAS EMIL CLAUSEN , age 80 of Waseca, left the surly bonds of earth on Christmas night - Thursday, December 25, 2014.  He took his last breath at the Lakeshore Inn in Waseca with his wife Barb by his side.

Born in Mankato on July 29, 1934, Douglas was the son of Herbert and Evelyn...

OSCAR ORVILLE STORLIE JR. , age 93 of Waseca, died on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.

Born on April 9, 1921 in Waseca County, Minnesota, he was the son of Oscar and Ellen (Bagne) Storlie Sr.  He graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1939.  Oscar served in the U.S....

EVELYN ELAINE MENKE , age 95of Waseca died on Friday, July 11, 2014 at Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings.

Born on August 23, 1918 in Woodville Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Albert and Minnie (Gehring) Menke.  She attended school in rural Waseca County.  Following her schooling, Evelyn helped on the...

ALICE J. GEHRKE, age 93 of Waterville died on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born on January 30, 1920 in Le Sueur County, Minnesota she was the daughter of Henry and Ida (Braun) Theleman.  She married Alfred G. Gehrke on April 8, 1943 in Dresselville.  Alice was very...

SHIRLEY ANN (DAHLE) HAGER JENKINS , age 83 of Waseca died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the New Richland Care Center.

Born on February 19, 1931 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Sydney and Antonia (Young) Dahle.  Her paternal grandfather, Jens T. Dahle and maternal great grandfather, Burgiff Olson were Minnesota pioneers,...

ELGIN WILLIAM KADERLIK , age 81 of Elysian died on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Central Health Care in Le Center.

Born on April 27, 1932 in Rice County, Minnesota, he was the son of William and Mary (Voracek) Kaderlik.  He married MaryLou Cervenka on June 21, 1955 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church...

WAYNE DANKERT , age 68 of Waseca, died on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 while living in New York City.

Born on April 11, 1945 in Austin, Minnesota, he was the son of John and Beatrice (Novotny) Dankert.  He graduated in 1963 from Austin Pacelli High School.  After receiving a Journalism and Advertising degree from Michigan...

VIOLA L. “TOODY” FERCH , age 90 of Waterville, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waterville.

Born in Springfield, MN on April 21, 1924, Viola was the daughter of Theodore “Ted” and Lillian (Rose) Nickels.  She attended the Emmanuel Lutheran School in Mankato as a young girl.  She married...

LOIS M. KOHLHOFF , age 89 of Elysian, died on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato.

Born on March 2, 1925, in LeRay Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of John and Edna (Popham) Krause.   She was a descendant of the first white child born in...