Obituaries

Howard A. Gillson

Howard A. Gillson

Jan 13, 2017

Howard Adam Gillson, age 93, of North Mankato, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato.  Interment will be in Woodland Hills Memorial Park.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.  Memorials may be...

Mary E Thompson

Mary E Thompson

Jan 13, 2017

Northview - North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003507-388-2288  Mary Elaine Thompson, age 93, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, in Rochester. She was a longtime Mankato resident, a retired speech clinician in the Mankato school district, an elementary teacher, and a volunteer in her church and the community. She was the wife of Clem W. Thompson, the mother...

Jeffrey David Javens

Jeffrey David Javens

Jan 13, 2017

Jeffrey David Javens, age 44 of Mankato, died Friday, January 13, 2017 of an unexpected medical event.

 

Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday January 19, 2017 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato with Pastor Patrick Patterson officiating. Private burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato. Visitation will be held from 4...

Julian John Goettl

Julian John Goettl

Jan 10, 2017

Mankato Mortuary 1001 N Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202Julian John Goettl, 93, of Mankato, Minnesota passed away on   January 10, 2017 at Oaklawn Health Care Center in Mankato. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 632 S. Broad Street, Mankato, Minnesota. Visitation resumes one hour before Mass at...

Alfred Lewis "Lewie" Carlson

Alfred Lewis "Lewie" Carlson

Jan 10, 2017

Alfred Lewis Carlson, age 87, of Mankato, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Pathstone Living in Mankato.

Memorial Service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato.  Visitation will be one hour before service.  Interment will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery.      

Alfred Lewis was born December 13, 1929, to Silas...

Dawne Marie Clapper

Dawne Marie Clapper

Jan 9, 2017

Dawne Marie Clapper, age 78, of Lake Crystal and Sun City West, AZ, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Crystal Seasons in Lake Crystal.Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Mankato Mortuary.  A Celebration of Dawne’s life will be held later this summer.  Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.  Memorials may be given to...

William "Billy" Fogal

William "Billy" Fogal

Jan 9, 2017

William “Billy” Fogal, age 90, of Mankato, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Laurel’s Edge in Mankato. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf. Visitation will be held one hour before service at the church on Friday. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, Waldorf. In lieu of flowers,...

Patricia Mae Lyons

Patricia Mae Lyons

Jan 9, 2017

Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288 Patricia Mae Lyons, age 84, died on Monday, January 9, 2017 at St. Mary’s in Rochester surrounded by her family. 

 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary...

Pamela Jane Winch

Pamela Jane Winch

Jan 6, 2017



Pamela Jane Winch, 51 of Mankato, died Friday, January 6, 2017 at her home in Mankato surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Mass will be held 11a.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato with the Rev. Andy Olsem officiating.  Visitation will take place from 3-7 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N Riverfront Dr., and...

Cyrilla Beal

Cyrilla Beal

Jan 5, 2017

Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288

 

Cyrilla Rose (Zwaschka) Beal breathed her last breath on January 5, 2017, at Keystone/New Perspectives Senior Living of Mankato, with family at her side. Cyrilla was born in Comfrey, MN on May 14, 1924, to John and Theresa (Helget) Zwaschka and was the youngest of eight children. She...

Helen Ruth Weber

Helen Ruth Weber

Jan 4, 2017

Helen Weber, 95, entered into eternal rest on January 4, 2017 from her home at Pathstone Crossing.   Helen was born March 28, 1921 in Mankato to Fred V. Magin and Clara Marie Nielsen (Magin).  She graduated from Mankato High School in 1939.   Helen was a lifelong member at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, having been baptized, confirmed and married to...

Wayne Roger Southwick

Wayne Roger Southwick

Jan 4, 2017

Wayne Roger “Scorch” Southwick, 87 of Mankato, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Oaklawn Healthcare Center in Mankato.                                                                                                            Visitation will be held from 5-7pm, Friday, January 6, 2017 at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary and also one hour prior to the Mass at church. Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at St. John...

Joan Elizabeth Christensen

Joan Elizabeth Christensen

Jan 3, 2017

Mankato Mortuary1001 N Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001(507)-388-2202Joan Elizabeth Smith Christensen was born March 25, 1928, to Benjamin and Lula Smith in Bismarck, North Dakota. She passed away Tuesday evening January 3, 2017, in North Mankato, MN. She and her parents, Ben and Lula Smith, along with her eight siblings, lived in a sod roofed log cabin, along the banks of...

Ralph V Baumgartner

Ralph V Baumgartner

Jan 3, 2017

Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2202Ralph V. Baumgartner, age 91 of North Mankato died, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Monarch Meadows in North Mankato.

 

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. Monday at Mankato Mortuary and...

John "JP" Picek

John "JP" Picek

Jan 2, 2017

John "JP" Picek, 67 of Mankato, died January 2, 2017 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. A Time of Remembrance will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary in Mankato. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary and one hour prior to...

Delores A. Sloan

Delores A. Sloan

Jan 1, 2017

Delores A. Sloan, age 85, of Lake Crystal, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home. A Celebration of Delores’ Life will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Lake Crystal Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m., Saturday at the mortuary. Interment will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Delores was born October 4, 1931 to...

Chan Hyu Lee

Chan Hyu Lee

Dec 31, 2016

Dr. Chan Hyu Lee, Professor Emeritus of Finance at Minnesota State University-Mankato, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, December 31, 2016, surrounded by his family following a long battle with cancer. Born in Kwangju, South Korea on January 24, 1931, Dr. Lee is survived by his wife of 43 years, Soonki, three children, Charlene (Heath) Walker, Mimi Lee...

Frieda Johanna Westphal

Frieda Johanna Westphal

Dec 31, 2016

Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2202Frieda Johanna Westphal, 103, died peacefully on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Pathstone Living, Mankato, MN.

 

Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, St. Clair, MN, with Rev. Matthew C. Grunewald officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 5, from 4...

Alita Joy Laughlin

Alita Joy Laughlin

Dec 31, 2016

Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary 2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288Alita Joy Laughlin, age 86, North Mankato, went to be with her Heavenly Father surrounded by her family December 31, 2016. A service of celebration and tribute of her life will be held on January 27, 2017, at 7:00pm at New Creation World Outreach Church in North Mankato.

Alita was...

Donna Lou Nordgren

Donna Lou Nordgren

Dec 29, 2016

Donna Lou (Charles) Nordgren passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 29, 2016, after spending a day surrounded by her children and husband. Donna Nordgren was born October 12, 1925 to Emanuel and Dolores (Page) Charles in Mankato. She was proud of being born and growing up in North Mankato spending a lot of time at her grandma’s business,...