Obituaries
Darlene Ann Mcdonough
Dec 5, 2016
Darlene Ann McDonough, 78 year old resident of Janesville formerly of Waldorf died at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato surrounded by her family on December 5, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 12, at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waldorf. Burial will be in St. Joseph Community Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Wayne Petey Petersen
Dec 2, 2016
Wayne 'Petey' Petersen WAYNE "PETEY" PETERSEN, age 66 of Waseca died on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato. Born on July 1, 1950 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, he was the son of Soren and Betty (Nelson) Petersen. He attended various schools and later married Caren Campbell on March 17, 1978 in Waseca. He was employed...
Richard Dick Mulcahey
Dec 2, 2016
Richard “Dick” W. Mulcahey, 77, of Janesville passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital due to heart failure. A Celebration of Richards Life will be held at 11am on Friday, December 9, 2016 at St. Ann Catholic Church of Janesville. Visitation will be from 9:30am – 11:00am Friday before the service. Burial will be in the St....
Earl J. Huneke
Nov 30, 2016
Earl J. Huneke EARL JAMES HUNEKE, age 87 of Burnsville, formerly of Waseca, died on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the New Harmony Care Center in St. Paul. Born at his fathers creamery in Summit Township, Steele County on May 2, 1929, Earl was the son of Alfred and Dorothy (LaVann) Huneke. Earl attended school in Owatonna and St. Peter. ...
Hazel Henkensiefken
Nov 27, 2016
Hazel Henkensiefken HAZEL LEONA HENKENSIEFKEN, age 98 of Waseca died on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the Lake Shore Inn in Waseca. Born on February 10, 1918 in Le Sueur, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Albert and Nellie (Beveans) Michael. Hazel attended school in Morristown and married Harry Henkensiefken on October 20, 1937 at the Methodist church in Morristown. ...
Charlotte Ann Stange
Nov 24, 2016
Charlotte Ann Stange, age 81, passed to her heavenly home on Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the Owatonna Hospital. A Celebration of Char’s Life will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Christ Community Covenant Church, (540 SE 18th Street, Owatonna, MN 55060) where she was a charter member. Pastor Brent Carlson officiating. Interment will be...
Austin R. Grant
Nov 20, 2016
Austin R. Grant, 15 years old, of Waseca died unexpectedly on November 20, 2016, in Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:30 AM at The Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Waseca. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the Mass at the...
Leo M. Mullenmaster
Nov 20, 2016
Leo M. Mullenmaster LEO MAURICE MULLENMASTER, age 77 of Owatonna died on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Koda Living Community in Owatonna. Born on May 29, 1939 in Owatonna, Minnesota, he was the son of Leo and Creta (Lonergan) Mullenmaster. He was the oldest of 16 children, formerly of Deerfield Township. He graduated from Medford High School in 1957. Leo...
Geraldine Larson
Nov 20, 2016
Geraldine Larson GERALDINE CATHERINE LARSON, age 93 of Waterville, was called to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Born in Waterville on December 30, 1922, Geraldine was the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth (Stummel) Bartle. Several years after graduating from Waterville High School she married Gordon W. Larson on March 4, 1946...
Brian W. Balfe
Nov 17, 2016
Brian William Balfe BRIAN WILLIAM BALFE, age 75 of Kilkenny died on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at his home. Born on March 25, 1941 in Kilkenny Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, he was the son of Ambrose and Margaret (Keough) Balfe. He attended St. Canice Parochial School in Kilkenny before graduating from McKinley High School in Le Center in 1959. ...
Dennis Neff
Nov 16, 2016
Dennis W. Neff DENNIS WAYNE NEFF, age 74 of Waterville died on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at his home. Born on December 12, 1941 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Kenneth and Lois (Anderson) Neff. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1959. Denny married Karen Jacobsen and they were later divorced. He then married Loretta Jones on...
Shirley Witthoft
Nov 15, 2016
Shirley I. Witthoft SHIRLEY IRENE WITTHOFT, age 82 of Waseca, died at her home on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Born in Zearing, IA on August 11, 1934, Shirley was the daughter of Henry and Irene (Maland) Gogerty. She attended school in Des Moines, IA, and graduated from East High School in 1952. On April 6, 1957, Shirley was united in...
Lois K. Hamson
Nov 15, 2016
Lois K. Hamson Lois K. Hamson, age 78, a four-year resident of Holyoke, Massachusetts, and a 40-year resident of Waseca, Minnesota, died peacefully Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Windgate of West Springfield, Massachusetts, of natural causes. Lois was born November 6, 1938, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the youngest daughter of Edna and John Colstrup. Lois is survived by her two...
Dean E. Means
Nov 14, 2016
Dean E. Means DEAN E. MEANS, age 86 of Albert Lea, formerly of Waseca, died on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Born on October 3, 1930 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, he was the son of Henry and Stella (Madson) Means. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. In 1948 he graduated from...
Mabel Krautbauer
Nov 12, 2016
Mabel Krautbauer, age 96, of Waseca died on November 12, 2016 at Colony Court Senior Living in Waseca. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 11:00 AM, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alma City. Burial will be held in Medo Central Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the...
Sharon Hoevet
Nov 12, 2016
Sharon L. Hoevet, 74, of Kingsland, GA, formerly of Madison Lake & Austin, MN, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center in Amelia Island, Florida. A Celebration of Sharons Life will be 1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 28 2017, at the Starkson & Steffel Funeral and Cremation Services ~Arnoldt Chapel in Janesville. Interment will be in the St....
Ralph D. Huxford
Nov 11, 2016
Ralph Huxford, age 86, of Waseca, formerly of Waldorf died peacefully with his family by his side at the Koda Living Community of Owatonna on Friday, November 11, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waldorf with Fr. Gregory Leif and Fr. Clayton Haberman, concelebrants....
Gertrude Zimmerman
Nov 10, 2016
Gertrude Zimmerman GERTRUDE A. ZIMMERMAN, age 99 of Waseca died on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Born on January 15, 1917 in Waseca County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Bernard and Martha (Scheatzke) Ewert. She married Fred Volkmann on March 1, 1938 in Waseca County and he preceded her in death on...
Ruth E. Wiechmann
Nov 10, 2016
Ruth Wiechmann, 102 year old resident of Fort Collins, CO, Formerly of Waseca died peacefully on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Fort Collins Village. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waseca. Interment will be in Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 11:00...
Shirley Bluhm
Nov 10, 2016
Shirley Bluhm SHIRLEY A. BLUHM, age 80 of Waterville, died on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Born on June 10, 1936 in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Theodore and Helen (Boldt) Kewatt. She graduated from Le Center High School. On April 23, 1955, Shirley married Arlie Bluhm at St. John Lutheran...