Obituaries
Lola Mae Blake
Feb 16, 2022
LOLA MAE BLAKE, age 94 of Waseca died on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on January 14, 1928 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Lola was the daughter of Clarence and Ruby (Johnson) Ryan. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1946. Lola married Gordon “Gordy” Blake on July 6, 1947. She worked as the...
Joan Proechel
Feb 11, 2022
JOAN PROECHEL, age 87, of Waseca, died on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on November 14, 1934, in Waseca to Walter and Laura (Priebe) Rosenthal. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her youth all at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waseca. Joan attended Waseca Central High School and graduated with...
Marjorie "Marge" Ann Hanson
Feb 11, 2022
MARJORIE “MARGE” ANN HANSON, age 79, of Owatonna, died on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna. Born on November 7, 1942, in Sleepy Eye to Harley and Veronica (Braun) Groebner. Marge graduated from Fairfax High School in 1960. For many years she lived in Albert Lea and worked at the Good Samaritan Home as a patient care...
Beryl Ross
Feb 11, 2022
BERYL ROSS, age 92, of Waseca, died on Friday, February 11, 2022, at her home in Waseca. Born on October 10, 1929, in Mount Pleasant, Cambridge, England to Ernest and Lillian (Garner) Graves. She attended Cambridge High School and graduated with the class of 1946. Beryl was married to Floyd Albert Dillon and they later divorced. On March 20, 1965,...
Dale Schons
Feb 11, 2022
Dale Schons, age 68, of Waseca, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 11th, 2022, after a long, courageous battle with AMN (Adrenomyeloneuropathy). Dale grew up on a farm in Nicollet, MN, and was the son of Raymond and Helen Schons. He graduated from Nicollet High School and then attended Mankato State University. Dale then met and married the love of...
Billie Junior Quast
Feb 10, 2022
BILLIE JUNIOR QUAST, age 91, of Janesville, died on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Bridgewater in Janesville. Born on August 17, 1930, in Mankato to William and Wilhelmina (Stankey) Quast. Billie grew up on a farm outside of Janesville and attended Janesville Public School where he excelled on the football field and baseball diamond. He graduated with the class of...
Sara Schueneman-Hesch
Feb 9, 2022
SARA “SALLY” LOUISE SCHUENEMAN-HESCH, age 89, of Janesville, died on Wednesday evening, February 9, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on November 14, 1932 in Flint, Michigan to Lorenz and Lillian (Kantz) Schoenstedt. Sara grew up in Mankato, where she attended elementary school before her family moved to Janesville, where she would graduate from high school in...
Paul Thomas Brekke
Feb 2, 2022
PAUL THOMAS BREKKE, age 79 of rural Waterville, passed away at his home on the evening of Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born in Scarville, Iowa on February 22, 1942, Paul was the son of Thelford and Geneva (Hanna) Brekke. He attended school in Scarville before graduating from Lake Mills High School with the class of 1960. In 1968 he was...
Tina Marie Williams
Feb 1, 2022
TINA MARIE WILLIAMS, age 66 of Waseca, formerly of Little Falls, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 3, 1955, Tina was the daughter of Richard and Arlene (Litner) Doschka. She was the first of eleven children. She graduated from high school in Little Falls, Minnesota with the...
Lynn Sheril Mortensen
Feb 1, 2022
LYNN SHERIL MORTENSEN, age 64 of Waseca, died on the morning of Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at The Terrace of Cannon Falls. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on August 13, 1957, Lynn was the daughter of Melvin and Lynor (Halvorson) Mortensen. She graduated from Pershing High School in Plummer, MN with the class of 1976. In the early 1980’s...
Donald Leo Priem
Jan 29, 2022
Jesus reached out his hand to take DONALD LEO PRIEM home to heaven on January 29, 2022 at his home in Meriden surrounded by his family and friends at the age of 67. Born on December 13, 1954, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Leo and Beverly (Enzenauer) Priem. Don was baptized as an infant and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith in...
William "Bill" F. Shouts
Jan 28, 2022
WILLIAM “BILL” FRANK SHOUTS, age 76, of Waseca, died on January 28, 2022, at his home. Born on September 23, 1945, in Mankato, to William and Jeanette (Manderfield) Shouts. Bill grew up in Mankato and attended Mankato Public Schools. On September 28, 1979, Bill was united in marriage to Mary LaMont and together they made their home in Waseca. Bill...
Larry Malcolm Lemaster
Jan 27, 2022
LARRY MALCOLM LEMASTER, age 85, of Waseca died on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at his home. Born on July 12, 1936, in Cromona, Kentucky. He was the only child born to James and Nell (Adams) LeMaster. Larry grew up in Kentucky, receiving his education at Newport High School. On September 7, 1955, he enlisted in the United States Air Force...
Ronald "Ron" Stock
Jan 27, 2022
Ronald “Ron” Eugene Stock peacefully departed this life on January 27, 2022, at the age of 60. Born on November 22, 1961, to Leo and Carol (Sederstrom) Stock in St Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Hill City School in 1980. From there he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for 4 years before being honorably discharged...
Bonnie Lou Zimmerman
Jan 27, 2022
BONNIE LOU ZIMMERMAN, age 90, of Waseca died on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at United Hospital in St. Paul. Born on August 4, 1931, in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Eugene and Mary (Downie) Freeman. She attended Morton High School in Chicago, Illinois. Bonnie married Otto Jes and they were later divorced. Bonnie married Francis “Joe” Zimmerman on...
Delores Becker
Jan 26, 2022
Delores Otilda Becker, age 94, of Waseca, passed away on the morning of January 26, 2022, at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca, where she had resided for 6 months. Born in North Mankato on April 11, 1927, to William and Clara (Schroepfer) Ertl. She attended Franklin School and Mankato High School in Mankato, where she met her future husband, George...
Dale Earl Barber
Jan 25, 2022
DALE EARL BARBER, age 69, of Waseca died on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Born on March 27, 1952, in Ypsilanti, Michigan to Leslie and Barbara (Taylor) Barber. He was baptized in his youth at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Covina, California. On May 27, 1975, Dale was united in marriage to Betty Moore...
Lorraine Lyons
Jan 24, 2022
LORRAINE LOUISE LYONS, age 80, of Waterville died on Monday, January 24, 2022 at Whispering Creek in Janesville. Born on November 4, 1941, in Waseca to Herman and Esther (Gehrke) Berndt. She attended Waterville High School, graduating with the class of 1960. On November 24, 1962, Lorraine was united in marriage to John Lyons at St. Peter “Bell” Lutheran Church...
Alice Erna Jetty Zellmer
Jan 21, 2022
ALICE ERNA JETTY ZELLMER, age 96 of Janesville, died on the morning of Friday, January 21, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Waseca on May 29, 1925, Alice was the daughter of Otto and Gertrude (Geldner) Beier. She attended school in Waseca and graduated from Waseca Central High School with the class of 1943. Following school...
Insuk Bollmann
Jan 19, 2022
INSUK BOLLMANN, age 78, of Mankato, died on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Mankato. InSuk Bollmann lead a remarkable life, starting in InCheon, Korea, where she was born. She grew up in Taegu, Korea where she was always involved in sports and was runner-up in the National Table Tennis Championship. After high school...
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