Obituaries

Larry Edward Ulmen

Larry Edward Ulmen

Mar 22, 2024

Larry Edward Ulmen, age 71, of North Mankato, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024.

Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Northview - North Mankato Mortuary. Celebration of Life to follow at the Wow! Zone, Mankato from 6:30-9p.m. 

Larry was born on May 1, 1952 in Mankato. He was a fiercely loyal and dependable individual who was...

Joan Dorothy Landas

Joan Dorothy Landas

Mar 23, 2024

Joan D. Landas passed away peacefully at home on March 23, 2024.Joan was born on November 16, 1936, in Oelwein, IA to L.T. "Tim" and Mary Harn. she graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1955, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, in 1961 with a BA in English and Education, and Mankato State College in 1968 with a master's degree...

Waldo Gerald Bergemann

Waldo Gerald Bergemann

Mar 25, 2024

Waldo G. Bergemann, age 82, of Madison Lake, died on March 25, 2024 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center.  

 

A Celebration of Life/Open House will be held on Sunday, April 14, 2024 from 11:00-2:00 p.m. at the Morson Ario.  Private family burial will be at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.  Mankato Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements. 

 

Waldo was born on June 26, 1941 in...

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Norman John Carlson

Norman John Carlson

Mar 22, 2024

Norman John Carlson passed away at the age of 93 on Friday, March 22, 2024

Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be Friday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery with military honors provided by the Mankato Area Veterans Memorial...

George Walden Johnson

George Walden Johnson

Mar 19, 2024

George Walden Johnson, age 85, of Mankato, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on March 19, 2024, at the Pillars of Mankato. 

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Internment...

Rose Mary Sickler

Rose Mary Sickler

Mar 17, 2024

Rosie Sickler, age 77, of Kasota, died on March 17, 2024 at The Emeralds at St. Paul.  

 

Memorial Service will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Kasota.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church.  Burial will be at Kasota Hill Cemetery.  Mankato Mortuary is assisting the...

Michael "Mick" A. Hoffman

Michael "Mick" A. Hoffman

Mar 17, 2024

Michael “Mick” A. Hoffman, age 53, died Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Memorial Service for Mick will be held at 11:00 a.m., April 13, 2024, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 9-11:00 a.m. on April 13. Memorials in his honor may be given to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Mankato.

Mick was born on October...

Gary Elmer Kranz

Gary Elmer Kranz

Mar 17, 2024

Gary Elmer Kranz, age 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Heritage Place in Mapleton, Minnesota. He was born October 22, 1929 to Elmer and Olive (Burger) Kranz in Mankato, Minnesota. He later welcomed a sister, Shirley.

Gary was united in marriage to Aline Roberts on November 19, 1950 in Garden City, Minnesota. Their union was blessed with...

Thomas Z. Clements

Thomas Z. Clements

Mar 16, 2024

Thomas Z Clements, age 93, died March 16, 2024. He was born to Eleanor (Zender) and Wilbur Clements in Mankato on June 29, 1930. Tom graduated from St. Thomas Academy High School, and attended St. Thomas and Mankato State Colleges and Bradley University. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1951 and was stationed in England.    

Tom married...

Samuel Varnes Lawton

Samuel Varnes Lawton

Mar 14, 2024

Samuel V. Lawton age 71, died Thursday, March 14, 2024 at his Mankato home.



Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2024 at Mankato Mortuary with a 1:30 pm prayer service. Burial will be later in Wilmington, Delaware. Memorials may be sent to PO Box 4188 Mankato, MN 56002 designated to either LEEP or Special Olympics of...

Viola "Vi" M. Pierson

Viola "Vi" M. Pierson

Mar 14, 2024

Viola M. Pierson, age 93, passed away on March 14, 2024.  



Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Grace Lutheran Church, Mankato.  Visitation will be at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato on Tuesday March 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. and one hour before the service at the church on...

Leroy Arlyn Lueck

Leroy Arlyn Lueck

Mar 14, 2024

Leroy Arlyn Lueck, age 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 14, 2024. 

 

Leroy was born on January 18, 1938 to Leslie and Marie (Doss) Lueck, the 3rd child of 7.  He attended Immanuel Lutheran grade school and Mankato High School, graduating in 1956.   After graduation he was employed by the Minnesota Highway Department, retiring...

Lowell Mark Hewitt

Lowell Mark Hewitt

Mar 12, 2024

Lowell Mark Hewitt, a proud lifelong resident of North Mankato, passed away on March 12, 2024. Born on October 19, 1949, Lowell left a lasting impression on those he encountered throughout his journey. 

After graduating from Mankato High School, Lowell began a career with Kato Engineering, applying his skills to the field of electrical engineering. Outside of his professional life, Lowell...

Lawrence "Larry" A. Schoettler

Lawrence "Larry" A. Schoettler

Mar 11, 2024

Lawrence “Larry” Adolph Schoettler, age 73 of St. Peter, Minnesota and formerly of Mankato passed away Monday March 11, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Methodist campus in Rochester, Minnesota. 

Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2024, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour before the service Friday. Burial will...

Ronald John Nicholson

Ronald John Nicholson

Mar 11, 2024

Ronald J. Nicholson, age 83, of Mankato, passed away on March 11, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato. 

 

Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church.  Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.   Mankato Mortuary is...

Edward M. Miller

Edward M. Miller

Mar 8, 2024

Edward M. Miller, age 83, of rural Elysian, died March 8, 2024.

A Private Family Service will be held.  Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Edward was the 2nd of fourteen children born on July 20, 1940, to Leonard A. and Lucille M. (Muellerleile) Miller in North Mankato.  He was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as Military Police from 1963-65....

Gerald "Jerry" J. Salfer

Gerald "Jerry" J. Salfer

Mar 8, 2024

Gerald "Jerry" James Salfer, 77 of Mankato, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024 at Pathstone Living, Mankato.Memorial will be 3:00pm Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary followed by military honors. Visitation begins at 2:00pm.Gerald "Jerry" was born December 26, 1946 in Mankato to James and Eleanor Salfer. He graduated from Mankato High School and enlisted in the US...

Pauline Rode

Pauline Rode

Mar 7, 2024

Pauline Milbrath Becker Rode age 102 of North Mankato, died Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Monarch Meadows.Memorial service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2024, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Mankato with Pastor Marques Nelson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Mankato Mortuary assisting with services. The...

Alvin David Kleinsasser

Alvin David Kleinsasser

Mar 6, 2024

Alvin D. Kleinsasser of North Mankato, MN died  Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the age of 100 at Vista Prairie at Monarch Meadows.

Alvin was born at home on January 12, 1924 to Rev. John and Catherina (Wollman) Kleinsasser in rural Chaseley, North Dakota where he lived with his parents and siblings until the age of 16, at which time he...

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