Obituaries
Florence W. Hamele
Mar 30, 2018
Florence W. Hamele FLORENCE WHILIMINA HAMELE, age 98 of Waterville, passed away on March 30, 2018 at the Minnesota Valley Health Care Center in Le Sueur. Born on March 15, 1920 in Cordova, Florence was the daughter of Herman and Tena (Delaska) Gehrke. She attended school in Cordova before getting married to George Hamele in Kilkenny. Their life together was...
Dennis R. Friesen
Mar 30, 2018
Dennis R. Friesen DENNIS ROBERT FRIESEN, 85, formerly of Ankeny, IA and Waseca, MN, died on Friday, March 30, 2018 at New Richland Care Center in New Richland, MN. He was born on the Friesen family farmstead in Bingham Lake, MN on August 21, 1932, the son of Ben and Lydia (Dick) Friesen. He attended country school in Bingham Lake...
Glenn Carl Koplen
Mar 28, 2018
Glenn Koplen, 91 year old resident of rural Pemberton, died peacefully Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Funeral Service will be 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alma City with Rev. Keith Bilitz officiating. Interment will be in Alma City Cemetery with military honors performed by the Sweet-Sommers VFW...
Jack M. Hagel
Mar 27, 2018
Jack M. Hagel JACK MICHAEL HAGEL, age 63 of Las Vegas, NV died on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV. Born on September 24, 1954 in Faribault, he was the son of Edgar and Dolores (Stiller) Hagel. He graduated from Waterville High School and then served in the US Army from 1973 to 1976 as Specialist 4th Class...
Jerome E. Janda
Mar 26, 2018
Jerome E. Janda JEROME EDWARD JANDA, age 88 formerly of Waterville, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at the Trinity Care Center in Farmington. Born on November 8, 1929 in Waterville, Minnesota, he was the son of Emil and Christine (Schwartz) Janda. Jerome grew up on the farm in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School. He retired from...
Sylvia J. Krampitz
Mar 25, 2018
Sylvia J. Krampitz SYLVIA J. KRAMPITZ, age 79 of Waseca, died on March 25, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. Sylvia Jane was born June 1, 1938 in Morristown, MN to Harold and Mabel (Fratzke) Schwichtenberg. She was the 2nd of 8 children. Sylvia attended Waterville High School where she was a majorette and graduated in 1956. During high school her sweetheart...
Dora R. Matz
Mar 24, 2018
Dora Ruth Matz, age 91, of Waseca died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday afternoon, March 24, 2018, at Colony Court Senior Living in Waseca. Funeral service will be 11:00 am on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Waseca with Rev. David Baumgarn officiating. Interment will be in Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be for...
Karen K. Kolas
Mar 24, 2018
Karen K. Kolas, age 73 of Minneapolis and formerly of Waseca, died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, March 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at 11:00 am at the Starkson & Steffel Funeral & Cremation Service ~ McRaith Chapel of Waseca. A Visitation will be held for two hour prior to the service at...
Martha Luise Kintzel
Mar 22, 2018
Martha Luise Kintzel, age 89 of Janesville, died peacefully on Thursday evening, March 22, 2018, at the Janesville Nursing Home. Martha Luise, the daughter of Michael and Luise (Symanneck) Piorunek, was born October 22, 1928, in Farienen, Germany. Martha was united in marriage to Ludwig Kintzel on November 3, 1954. As a wife of a coal miner, they lived in...
Steven Steve Stanke
Mar 21, 2018
Steven "Steve" Stanke, age 73 of Janesville, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday evening, March 21, 2018. Steven Everett, the son of Everett and Elizabeth (Truman) Stanke, was born on August 2, 1944, in Mankato. Following his graduation from Janesville High School with the class of 1962, Steve enlisted in the United States Navy and...
Kenneth M. Kaiser
Mar 21, 2018
Kenneth M. Kaiser, age 89 of Janesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Janesville Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waldorf, with Father Michael Cronin officiating. Private family interment will be held at St. Marys Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will...
Bernard Ben Kniefel
Mar 20, 2018
Bernard 'Ben' Kniefel BERNARD JAMES KNIEFEL, age 90 of Waterville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Born on January 28, 1928 in Clinton Falls, Minnesota he was the son of Frank and Gladys (Bartosch) Kniefel. He graduated from Waterville High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army where he trained troops for service in Korea. Following his honorable...
Violet Jacobson
Mar 19, 2018
Violet H. Jacobson VIOLET JACOBSON, age 104 of Waseca, died on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Colony Court in Waseca. Violet was born on October 18, 1913 to Ferdinand and Christine (Olson) Jacobson in Ellendale, Minnesota. After graduating from Ellendale High School, she went on to become an elementary teacher and spent most of her teaching career as a fifth...
Joann J. Frantum
Mar 19, 2018
JoAnn J. Frantum, age 85 of Pemberton, died peacefully on Monday morning, March 19, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems ~ Mankato. JoAnn Janet, the daughter of Jasper and Sade (Lange) Ladd, was born on August 25, 1932, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Following her graduation from Morris High School with the class of 1950, JoAnn continued her education as a...
Joan A. Lohberger
Mar 17, 2018
Joan A. Lohberger, age 88 of Waldorf, died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, March 17, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems ~ Mankato. Joan Anna, the daughter of Claus and Gertrude (Hodapp) Hammerstrom, was born on October 26, 1929, in Mankato. Following her graduation from Mankato High School with the class of 1947, Joan was united in marriage to Ralph Schwichtenberg;...
Donna Lowery
Mar 17, 2018
Donna Jean Lowery DONNA JEAN LOWERY, age 94 of Waseca died on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca. Born on January 31, 1924 in Waseca, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Herman and Agnes (Wussow) Born. She attended Waseca High School graduating in 1942. Donna married Lowell Summer on August 31, 1944 and they...
Edward Fredrick, Sr.
Mar 16, 2018
Edward Fredrick Sr., 75 year old resident of Good Thunder, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, March 16, 2018 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Private family graveside service will be held on a later date in Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. Arrangements are with Starkson & Steffel Funeral & Cremation Service ~ McRaith Chapel of Waseca. www.wasecafuneral.com Edward Fredrick Sr....
Timothy Anderson
Mar 16, 2018
Timothy M. Anderson TIMOTHY MARTIN ANDERSON, age 44 of Mankato, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born in Faribault on December 27, 1973, Tim was the son of Stuart and Susan (Bishop) Anderson. As a young man he went to school in Le Center and Saint Peter. Tim enjoyed cycling, playing pool, gaming,...
Ruby Mae Haefs
Mar 13, 2018
Ruby Mae Haefs RUBY MAE HAEFS, age 83, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. A private family graveside service will be held at Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville.
Ilene May Kormann
Mar 7, 2018
Ilene May Kormann ILENE MAY KORMANN, age 83 of Waseca died on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on February 28, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of Fred and Lillian (Tischer) Hubble. She attended school in Maynard, MN. Ilene married Marvin D. Kormann on July 20, 1952 at Immanuel Lutheran Church...