Obituaries
Porter William Sheehy
May 24, 2020
PORTER WILLIAM SHEEHY, age 26 of Montgomery formerly of Waterville, died unexpectedly on May 24, 2020, at his home. Porter Sheehy was born on February 20, 1994, in Mankato. He was the youngest of six children born to Patrick Sheehy and Lisa (Kletschka) Sheehy. Porter attended WEM High School where he loved playing football, graduating with the class of 2013....
Della Mae Sanders
May 21, 2020
DELLA MAE SANDERS, age 87, of Mankato, formerly of Elysian died peacefully on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Pathstone Living in Mankato. Della was born on December 22, 1932 in Mankato to Lloyd and Ruth (Johnson) Foster. She began her education at Perry Foster School District 133 in Madison Lake and later graduated from Mankato High School. On September 19,...
Robert "Bob" Edward Tetzloff
May 19, 2020
ROBERT “BOB” EDWARD TETZLOFF, age 70 of Waseca died on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at his home. Born on July 1, 1949 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Clarence and Ruby (Leslie) Tetzloff. He attended school in Waseca, graduating in 1967. Bob went on to attend Mankato Technical College studying auto body rebuilding. He spent 6 months in...
Ward Wesley Weyhrauch
May 16, 2020
WARD WESLEY WEYHRAUCH, SR., age 100 of Minnesota Lake died on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca. Ward was born on a farm northwest of Blue Earth on February 25, 1920, the son of Frank and Louise (Drehmel) Weyhrauch. Grandpa Frank bought the farm near Waldorf (now known as the Bleess farm) in the winter/spring...
Joanne Berg
May 16, 2020
Joanne Berg transitioned to her eternal home on Saturday, May 16, 2020, after a graciously fought battle with cancer. Born in Aitkin, Minnesota, on August 17, 1933, Joanne was the daughter of Victor and Edith (Erickson) Lundeen. She attended Glory Country Schools before graduating from Aitkin High School in 1951 and went on to receive her Provisional Elementary Degree from...
Howard Carter
May 14, 2020
HOWARD JAMES CARTER, age 79 of Mankato died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Rivers Edge Hospital in St. Peter. Born on July 21, 1940 in Plymouth, Indiana, he was the son of Wilson and Ruth (Cross) Carter. Following his schooling, Howard served in the U.S. Air Force. Upon his discharge, he worked in several states before moving to Minnesota...
Arvid Kenneth Tollefson
May 11, 2020
ARVID KENNETH TOLLEFSON JR. (Tully), age 76, of West Fargo, North Dakota, died peacefully on May 11, 2020 on his own terms after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 11, 1943, in Gainesville, Texas, to Arvid Sr. and Adalyne (Waletzke) Tollefson. Arvid was raised in Waseca where he attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1961....
Bonnie Marie Smith
May 9, 2020
BONNIE MARIE SMITH, age 54, of Kilkenny, died on May 9, 2020 at her home. Born on June 1, 1965, in Mankato to Windelin and Sharon (Smith) Hill. Bonnie grew up in Elysian and attended Waterville-Elysian Public School, graduating with the class of 1984. Bonnie married Sam Smith and together they had one daughter. They were later divorced. Bonnie worked...
Joann Marie Palm
May 9, 2020
JoANN MARIE PALM, age 82, of Waseca, died on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her residence in Waseca. Born on March 29, 1938 in Waseca, MN, she was the daughter of Al and Vera (Dardis) Kahnke. JoAnn graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waseca in 1956 and later married Kenneth Palm, September 24, 1960 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church....
John H. Benesh
May 7, 2020
JOHN HALVER BENESH, age 80, of Waseca, died peacefully on May 7, 2020, at Colony Court Senior Living in Waseca. Born on August 25, 1939 to Frank and Hazel (Larson) Benesh in Estherville, Iowa. He attended Estherville High School, graduating with the class of 1957. John continued is education at Estherville Junior College. Following his education, John worked for the...
John Henry Burns
May 7, 2020
JOHN HENRY BURNS, age 76, of Willmar, died peacefully on May 7, 2020 at Carris Health - Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. John was born on March 12, 1944, in Waseca, the oldest of seven children born to Matthew and Mary (Linnihan) Burns. He grew up on the family farm located in St. Mary Township, Waseca County. John began his...
Allen "Papa" David Spies
May 5, 2020
ALLEN DAVID (PAPA) SPIES, age 73, of Waseca peacefully passed away at his home on May 5th 2020. Allen David, the son of Arvin and Dorothy (Wood) Spies, was born on Oct. 16, 1946 in Waseca Mn. Allen graduated from Waseca High School with the class of 1964. He met the love of his life, Karen and they married on...
Todd Alan Fox
May 4, 2020
TODD ALAN FOX, age 51 of Waterville passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato from numerous health complications. Born on July 13, 1968 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Frank Fox and JoAnne McConnell. Todd was a big kid at heart. He loved fishing, building and flying remote planes, RC...
Lois Mae Ptacek
May 3, 2020
LOIS MAE PTACEK, age 82 of Owatonna, died on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at her home. Born in Waseca on April 19, 1938, Lois was the daughter of Lawrence and Marcella (Bartz) Berg. She attended school in New Richland. Over the years Lois worked at E.F. Johnson, Walters Cookbook, and WSI. She enjoyed antiques, going to auctions and flea markets,...
Marvin Leroy Langer
May 2, 2020
MASTER SERGEANT MARVIN L. LANGER, age 79, was called to his place in heaven on Saturday, May 2, 2020, after losing his battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Marvin was born in Red Wing on November 20, 1940 to Joseph and Francis (Fassbender) Langer. After his schooling he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1960, where he proudly served his...
Thomas Mihm
Apr 30, 2020
TOM MIHM went to be with his Heavenly Father, Christ Jesus on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Tom believed what Jesus said in John 3:3, Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” (ESV), and friends and family, you can be confident that Tom is partying in Heaven....
Carol Ellenora Gahler
Apr 26, 2020
CAROL ELLENORA GAHLER, age 85, died peacefully on Sunday morning, April 26, 2020 at her home in Janesville. Carol was born on November 29, 1934, to Wayne and Ellenora (Fixsen) Krause. She grew up on a farm south of Hanley Falls. She attended grade school in Seaforth and graduated from Hanley Falls High School with the class of 1952. Carol...
Gary Stephen Deml
Apr 24, 2020
GARY STEPHEN DEML, 67, of Waseca, Minnesota, passed away peacefully April 24th, 2020 at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 20th, 1952, in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of Milo and Donna Deml. He graduated from Claremont High School in 1970. He was a Sergeant in the US Army Reserves. Gary married the...
Beverly Joanne Kitzmann
Apr 24, 2020
BEVERLY JOANNE KITZMANN, age 83, of St Clair, MN went to her eternal home April 24, 2020. Beverly was born October 27, 1936 to Otis and Mildred (Peterson) Hougen in Blue Earth, MN. Her parents, five siblings and one grandson, Steven Wroge, preceded her in death. She graduated from Elmore High School in 1954. While working as a waitress in...
Delores Louise Gregor
Apr 24, 2020
DELORES LOUISE GREGOR, age 91 of Waterville, died on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Foxdale in Waseca. Born on February 11, 1929 in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Andrew and Clara (Kaupa) Harriman. Delores graduated from Waterville High School in 1947. She married Donald E. Gregor May 12, 1948 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Waterville....
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