Obituaries
Larry George Fischer
May 30, 2022
LARRY GEORGE FISCHER, age 77, of Waseca, died on Monday, May 30, 2022, at his home. Born on April 21, 1945, in Manning, Iowa to George and Hilda (Hansen) Fischer. Larry grew up as a small-town Iowa boy. He spent his childhood summers on Aunt Lilly and Uncle Alfred’s farm which shaped so much of what he became. Larry attended...
Roger Albert Miller
May 29, 2022
ROGER ALBERT MILLER, age 87, of Waseca passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 29, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born at home on the family farm on February 4, 1935, Roger was the son of Albert and Grace (Groh) Miller. On June 2, 1956, he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Rochelle Coon,...
Delome "Dee" Andree
May 26, 2022
DELOME “DEE” GLORIA ANDREE, age 95 of Waseca died on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on April 30, 1927 in Williston, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Roy and Anne (Klunat) Johnson. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1945 and St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Duluth. On September 18, 1948...
Robert "Bob" F. Deef
May 26, 2022
ROBERT F. “BOB” DEEF, age 93 of Waseca, passed away at his Colony Court home in Waseca on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Born in Waseca on May 17, 1929, Bob was the son of William and Mary (Brown) Deef. He attended school at Sacred Heart in Waseca and Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. On June 18, 1949, Bob was united in...
Patrick Richard Landrum
May 25, 2022
PATRICK RICHARD “PAT” LANDRUM, age 72 of North Mankato, passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 23, 1950, Pat was the son of Wilbert Melvin and Marlene “Marti” Frances (Stransky) Landrum. He attended school at St. Peter and Paul in Mankato before graduating from...
Glen Harold Schultz
May 19, 2022
GLEN HAROLD SCHULTZ, age 89 of Waseca, died on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota on August 24, 1932, Glen was the son of August and Clara (Mann) Schultz. He graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1950. Following high school, Glen entered the U.S. Navy...
Robert Lee Chaffin
May 16, 2022
Robert Lee Chaffin (he’d politely ask you to call him “Bob”), age 98, passed away May 16, 2022, in Waseca Area Memorial Hospital after a great life and a brief illness. Bob was born to Thomas Benton Chaffin and Jessie Stratten Chaffin on February 13, 1924. He was raised with his three brothers in the small, southern town of Ozark,...
Florence Burmeister
May 14, 2022
FLORENCE MARIE BURMEISTER, age 102, formerly of Waldorf, died on May 14, 2022 at Vista Prairie’s Monarch Meadows in North Mankato. Born on May 3, 1920, in rural Waldorf to Oscar and Anna (Larson) Swenson. Florence received her education at Country School #81 in rural Waldorf. Following her education, she helped her parents on the family farm. On November 20,...
Douglas John Bruender
May 14, 2022
DOUGLAS JOHN BRUENDER, age 73 of Waseca died on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna. Born on September 25, 1948 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Martin and Gertrude (Knapp) Bruender. He graduated from Loyola High School in 1967 and Mankato Technical College in 1970. Doug was united in marriage to Audrey Tesch on...
Michael Loren Hecht
May 10, 2022
MICHAEL LOREN HECHT, age 67 of Waseca, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born on April 3, 1955 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Loren and Sigri (Gunderson) Hecht. Michael graduated from Waseca High School in 1973 and later graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College. He was employed with Birds Eye and the...
James Joseph Saleda
May 8, 2022
JAMES JOSEPH SALEDA, age 59, of Janesville, died on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on July 28, 1962, in Chelsea, Massachusetts to Francis and Theresa (Regan) Saleda. He attended Tri County Regional High School in Franklin, Massachusetts, graduating with the class of 1980. Following his education, he enlisted in the United State Navy...
Marilyn Ann Sandquist
May 8, 2022
We said “goodbye” to our mom, MARILYN ANN SANDQUIST, age 77 of Elysian on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022, following a brief illness. Born in Des Moines, IA on March 25, 1945, Marilyn was the daughter of Leon and Jane (Bell) Golden of Nevada, IA. Marilyn was a life-long learner and attended college at the University of South Dakota in...
Jeffrey Charles Lane
May 8, 2022
JEFFREY CHARLES LANE, age 78, of Waseca died on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at his home. Born on November 5, 1943, in Minneapolis to Charles and Norma (Blood) Lane. He attended Edina Public School and graduated with the class of 1961. Jeff furthered his education at the University of Minnesota, and left to enlist in the Air Force. He served...
Joseph "Joe" Miller
May 6, 2022
JOSEPH ROGER MILLER, age 63 of Waseca passed away from leukemia at his home on Friday, May 6, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born at the Waseca Memorial Hospital on November 7, 1958, Joe was the son of Roger and Rochelle (Coon) Miller. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1978. On September 19, 1981 he was united in marriage...
Calvin "Cal" Below
May 5, 2022
CALVIN “CAL” JOEL BELOW, age 72, of Waseca, died on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague. Born on January 22, 1950, in Waseca to Charles and Lucille (Schlaak) Below. He grew up in Waseca and attended Waseca Central High School, graduating with the class of 1968. Following his education, he honorably served his country...
James Arthur Winkelman
May 1, 2022
JAMES ARTHUR WINKELMAN, age 93 of St. Clair died on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born on June 25, 1928 in Springfield, Minnesota, he was the son of Arthur and Johanna (Apple) Winkelman. Following high school, he attended Bethany College in Mankato. Unable to serve in the military due to health reasons, Jim honored the...
Uriel Morales
Apr 29, 2022
URIEL MORALES, age 28 of New Richland, passed away at his home on the evening of Friday, April 29, 2022. Born in Edinburg, Texas on September 20, 1993, Uriel was the son of Oswaldo Morales, Sr. and Teresa Martinez. His family moved to Waseca Minnesota in 1998 where he attended elementary school through high school. Uriel wrestled and played football...
Stanford Rognley Nelson
Apr 27, 2022
STANFORD “SHINER” ROGNLEY NELSON, died at home in Waseca, Minnesota on April 27, 2022. He was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 9, 1950 to Anna Evelyn (Rognley) and Joseph Nelson. On the family homestead near Hills, he farmed, herded, was a carpenter and furniture builder, and fostered wildlife habitat. He attended the University of Minnesota, Morris and...
Duane H. Engel
Apr 26, 2022
DUANE HUGO ENGEL, age 89, of Janesville, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Bridgewater in Janesville. Born on October 29, 1932, to Hugo and Arline (Doss) Engel in their farmhouse at 34419 3rd Street, rural Janesville by Dr. Hottinger. He attended a country school and then Pemberton High School, graduating with the class of 1950. Duane continued his education...
Grant Edgar Roemhildt
Apr 23, 2022
GRANT EDGAR ROEMHILDT, age 80, of rural Elysian, died on Saturday April 23, 2022, at his home with his son by his side. Born on March 28, 1942, at the family farm to Ortwin and Mary (Wendt) Roemhildt. Grant was baptized as and infant and confirmed in his youth both at St. Peter “Bell” Lutheran Church. He attended St. Peter...
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