Mankato Mortuary 1001 N. Riverfront Drive Mankato, Minnesota 56001 507-388-2202 Joan M. Besser, age 83, of Mankato, died Friday, July 24, 2015, in Belle Plaine. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato. Visitation will be from 4 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Mankato Mortuary with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. and will continue one hour before mass at church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials are preferred to the Good Counsel Motherhouse, Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, or VINE Faith in Action, all in Mankato.