Obituaries

Barbara Bjorklund

Barbara Bjorklund

Mar 2, 2024

Barbara Bjorklund age 91 passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024 at her North Mankato home.Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Mankato Mortuary with a 10:30 a.m. prayer service. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials are preferred to the ALS Association or to an organization of the donor's choice.A complete obituary will be...

Karen Marie Bergner

Karen Marie Bergner

Feb 11, 2024

Karen Marie Bergner, age 73, of Mankato, passed away peacefully on February 11th, 2024. 

 

A memorial service will be at 12:00pm on Friday, March 22nd, 2024, at Northview - North Mankato Mortuary with visitation one hour prior to the service. 

 

Karen was born on October 20th, 1950 to Eugene ”Duke” and Myrtle (Hatle) Tukua in Albert Lea, MN. She was raised in...

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Michael "Mick" A. Hoffman

Michael "Mick" A. Hoffman

Mar 17, 2024

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

Memorial Service 11:00 a.m., April 13, 2024, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato.  Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m., April 13 at Northview. 

A complete obituary will be follow.

Samuel Varnes Lawton

Samuel Varnes Lawton

Mar 14, 2024

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

There will be visitation from 10:00 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2024 at Mankato Mortuary followed with a 1:30 pm prayer service.

Burial will be later in Wilmington, Delaware.

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 November 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...

Mary Leone Williams

Mary Leone Williams

Mar 4, 2024

Mary Leone Williams, age 82, of Mankato passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, March 4, 2024.

Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Livestream of the service will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com

Mary Leone Williams...

Bonnie Louise Huebsch

Bonnie Louise Huebsch

Mar 4, 2024

Bonnie Louise (Johnson) Huebsch was born October 23, 1945 to Arthur F. & Lois E. (Truedson) Johnson and passed away March 4, 2024 at Ecuman Pathstone Living in Mankato after a courageous 15+ month cancer battle.  

Services will be at Hosanna Lutheran Church at 11:00 on Saturday, March 16, 2024.  Visitation will be held at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary...

David Lance Kimble

David Lance Kimble

Mar 3, 2024

David Lance “Butch” Kimble, age 72, from Madison Lake, MN, died Sunday, March 3, 2024 at the New Prague Hospital following a long bout with cancer.

Visitation will be held from 10-11am, Monday, March 11, 2024 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary with a service starting at 11am. Military honors will be provided by Mankato Area Veterans Memorial Rifle Squad. After...

Billy Dean Bleasdell

Billy Dean Bleasdell

Mar 3, 2024

Billy Bleasdell, age 91 of Mankato passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Pathstone in Mankato.Private family burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to an organization of the donor’s choice.  Mankato Mortuary is assisting with arrangements.Billy was born on August 29, 1932, in Ida County, Iowa...

Dale Lester Becker

Dale Lester Becker

Mar 2, 2024

Dale Lester Becker died on Saturday, March 2nd, at his cabin near Aitkin, surrounded by his family.

Dale was born in Mankato on September 15, 1938, to Anna and Conrad Becker, joining his brothers George and Robert (Bob), and sisters Jean (Lutz) and Lois (Strobel). He married Lorraine Sheryl Allen in 1964 and they were married 40 years and had 3...

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