Obituaries
Louis William Marzinske
Jul 1, 2020
LOUIS WILLIAM MARZINSKE, age 86, of rural Janesville, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at his home. Louis William was born on December 10th, 1933 to Robert and Marie (Klampe) Marzinske in Waseca. He was baptized on December 24, 1933 and confirmed in his faith on May 25, 1947, all at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alma City....
Yvonne Margarette D'Ambrose
Jun 22, 2020
YVONNE MARGARETTE (CARSON) D’AMBROSE, age 75, passed away on the morning of Monday, June 22, 2020 at Laurel’s Edge in Mankato. Born in St. Paul on September 1, 1944, Yvonne was the daughter of Merrill and Margaret (Haider) Carson. She graduated from Waseca High School before completing secretarial training in Minneapolis. Yvonne was then married and had three children. Their...
Brian Gary Pittmann
Jun 21, 2020
BRIAN GARY PITTMANN, age 52 of Waterville, died on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in South Dakota. Born on March 18, 1968 in Mankato, he was the son of Gary and Sandy (McColley) Pittmann. He attended Waterville-Elysian High School where he enjoyed playing sports and graduated in 1986. He then went to work at Brown Printing Co. in Waseca where he...
Leroy "Lee" Truman Storby
Jun 20, 2020
LeRoy (Lee) Truman Storby of Waseca, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the age of 92. Lee was born in Lake Mills, Iowa to Elmer and Tena (Kvale) Storby on October 14, 1927. He graduated from Lake Mills High School and served his country during World War II from September 1946 to December 1947 as a...
Irene Mary Oliver
Jun 19, 2020
IRENE MARY OLIVER, age 104, of Waseca, died peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Irene Oliver was born on January 31, 1916, in Cylinder, Iowa to Harvey and Mary (Kajewski) Oliver. At the age of five, her parents moved the family to Waseca. Irene attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and continued her education at...
Leo John William Fette
Jun 19, 2020
LEO JOHN WILLIAM FETTE, age 87 of Waseca died on Friday, June 19, 2020 at KODA Living Community in Owatonna. Born on July 26, 1932 in West Concord, Minnesota, he was the son of Leonard and Frances (Nuehring) Fette. Leo graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1950 and served in the U.S. Army from 1952 until his honorable discharge...
Barry Scott Erickson
Jun 19, 2020
BARRY SCOTT ERICKSON, age 56, of Waseca died on Friday evening, June 19, 2020 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center in New Prague. Born in Viroqua, Wisconsin on April 6, 1964, Barry was the son of Howard and Florene (Buros) Erickson. He attended school in Viroqua and graduated high school with the class of 1982. He went on to earn an...
Florine Bernice Skorczewski
Jun 16, 2020
FLORINE BERNICE SKORCZEWSKI, age 94, of Waseca, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020 at home with her family by her side. Florine Skorczewski was born on October 5, 1925, in Hallock, Minnesota to Joseph and Julia (Vunek) Olsonawski. She grew up on the family farm near Hallock with eight brothers and five sisters. As a child Florine and...
James Randolph Bennie
Jun 15, 2020
JAMES R. BENNIE, age 60 of Plymouth, died at his home on Monday, June 15, 2020. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Verna Esther Kuhn
Jun 14, 2020
VERNA ESTHER KUHN, age 84, died peacefully at Foxdale Senior Living in Waseca on Sunday morning, June 14, 2020. Born on July 17, 1935, to Leo and Esther (Trautman) Koster in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She attended Lake Benton High School, graduating with the class of 1953. Verna continued her education at Mankato State Teachers College. On December 21, 1957, Verna...
Arlis Evelyn Wallace
Jun 10, 2020
ARLIS EVELYN WALLACE, age 91, of Waseca, formerly of Waterville, died peacefully on June 10, 2020 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on April 24, 1929, in Winnebago to Ben and Vera (Coale) Kantack. Arlis attended Mapleton High School. Arlis was united in marriage to Curtiss Wallace on March 22, 1947 in Mapleton. Together they shared 57 year of...
Joel Francis Groebner
Jun 8, 2020
JOEL FRANCIS GROEBNER, age 55 of Waseca, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 8, 2020 at his home. Born in Waseca on October 10, 1964, Joel was the son of Leo Richard and Margaret Mary (Madden) Groebner. He attended grade school at Sacred Heart before moving on to Waseca Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1983. Joel...
Kathryn Farve
Jun 6, 2020
KATHRYN FARVE, age 66, of Waseca, passed away on June 6, 2020. Born December 27, 1953, to James and Charlotte (Spriggs) Crossman. Kathryn enjoyed arts and crafts. She also enjoyed watching movies and documentaries. Kathryn is survived by two sons: James Ramsey of Sumter, SC and Joshua Ramsey of Waseca; two grandchildren: Thomas and Amanda; siblings: Jerry Crossman of Dunlap,...
Sharon Rose Allen
Jun 4, 2020
SHARON ROSE ALLEN, age 71, of Waseca died on June 4, 2020, at her home. Born on January 27, 1949, in Owatonna to Myrven and Violet (Olson) Christensen. She attended Owatonna High School, graduating with the class of 1967. On September 26, 1970, Sharon was united in marriage to Donald Allen at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca. Together they...
Jack Webster
Jun 1, 2020
Jack Webster, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2020, at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN, following a well-fought battle with cancer. Webster was born in rural Pottawatomie County, Kansas on March 11, 1934 near the small town of Cleburne, to James and Bessie (Harter) Webster. He attended the one-room Belgrade Rural Grade School for six years,...
Lorraine Helen Kalbow
May 31, 2020
LORRAINE HELEN KALBOW, age 94 of Mankato, formerly of Waseca, died on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born in Iosco Township on March 29, 1926, Lorraine was the daughter of Fred and Lois (Haley) Gieseke. She attended country schools before graduating from Janesville High School. On September 19, 1946, she was married to Orben...
Joanne Irene (Madigan) Egeness
May 31, 2020
JOANNE IRENE (MADIGAN) EGENESS, age 75 of Waseca died on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her home in Waseca. Born on December 8, 1944 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Frances (Dahnert) Madigan. She attended Waseca Central High School and Albert Lea High School and later went on to earn a degree in computer science from...
Sean Daniel Forrest
May 30, 2020
SEAN DANIEL FORREST, 46, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 30th in Oklahoma City where he was part of the Boeing AOG (aircraft on the ground) team repairing a naval plane at the Tinker Air Force Base. Sean was born to Dan and Cheryl Forrest Dec. 2nd, 1973, in St. Louis Park. He grew up in Burnsville and attended Lakeville...
Donna Lavon Cooper
May 28, 2020
DONNA LAVON COOPER, age 87 of Waseca, died on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at BridgeWater in Janesville. Born in Nicollet County on September 26, 1932, Donna was the daughter of Wilbert and Irene (Kawell) Dallmann. She attended several schools as a young woman before graduating from Mankato West High School. On August 26, 1951 she married Loren H. Cooper in...
Vicky Rew
May 27, 2020
MARGARET “VICKY” REW, age 76 of Waterville died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home. Born on August 25, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Harold and Eleanor (Held) Atkins. She attended Dieruff High School in Pennsylvania. Vicky married Lloyd “Butch” Grobe in 1965. Together they had three daughters before later divorcing. Vicky married Leslie Rew...