Obituaries
James "Jim" Seifert
Dec 28, 2016
James "Jim" Seifert, 91, of Mankato, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2016, surrounded by his family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato. Lunch will take place immediately after at the church, followed by burial at New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Blanche L. Gemmill
Dec 28, 2016
Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2288 Blanche Lucille Gemmill, 86 of Mankato, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Laurel’s Edge Assisted Living.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Private family burial at Glenwood...
Allison Marie Morris
Dec 28, 2016
Mankato Mortuary 1001 N Riverfront Drive Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202Allison Marie (Adamson) Morris, 99 of Mankato, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Pathstone Living. Allison (Sis) was born in Mankato April 12, 1917 to Harry and Alice (Lundberg) Adamson. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1935. After completing Beauty School she owned and operated her own “Beauty Shop” in downtown...
Donald "Don" W. Lind
Dec 27, 2016
Donald “Don” W. Lind, 74 of North Mankato, passed away with his family at his side on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Pathstone Living in Mankato after a lengthy and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Donald W. Lind was born December 28, 1941, to Willis and Linnea Lind in St. Peter. After graduating from St. Peter High School...
Carol Sue Brown
Dec 27, 2016
Carol Sue Brown, 64, of Mankato, Minnesota passed away on December 27, 2016 in Edina, Minnesota following a two and a half year journey with cancer.
Carol Flaig was born on September 16, 1952 in Redwood Falls. Her many accomplishments include receiving her B.S. in Nursing from St. Scholastica, M.S. in Public Health from the University of Minnesota, and PhD...
Clarice Florence Schmitz
Dec 26, 2016
Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202 Clarice Florence Schmitz, age 87, of Mankato, died at Hillcrest Health Care Center where she had been a resident the past 9 ½ years.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be Friday...
Ronald Ward Baker
Dec 26, 2016
Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2202Ronald W. Baker, 56, of Mankato, MN passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 27, 2016.
Visitation will be Monday, January 2 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Mankato Mortuary. Burial service will be Thursday, January 5 at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Rock Island, IL. All are welcome to attend.
Ron was...
Lawrence "Larry" W. Adermann
Dec 25, 2016
Lawrence William Adermann, was born to C. Otto and Lorraine (Estell) Adermann on April 20, 1941. He passed away quietly on Christmas morning at Crystal Seasons in Lake Crystal. He graduated from Lake Crystal High School in 1959 and attended Mankato State University. On August 26, 1961, Larry married Garnann Prince at the United Methodist Church of Lake Crystal. Larry...
Robert K. "Bob" Oshel
Dec 24, 2016
Robert Keith “Bob” Oshel, age 70 of North Mankato passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, but peacefully at his home with all his family present on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Mankato. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Mankato. Visitation...
Opal Marjorie (Manecke) Helberg
Dec 23, 2016
Opal Marjorie (Manecke) Helberg, 96 of North Mankato, died Friday, December 23, 2016 at the J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Park. Memorial service will be held at 11am, Friday, December 30, 2016 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (720 S. 2nd Street, Mankato, MN 56001) with visitation one hour prior. Following the service, a luncheon will be served at church....
Abbie Linn McGregor
Dec 23, 2016
Abbie McGregor, 40 of Mapleton, died on December 23, 2016 after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.
A Memorial service will be 11 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mapleton. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mapleton and one hour prior the service....
Eveyln Mae Luhring
Dec 23, 2016
Evelyn Mae Luhring, age 93, of Mankato died December 23, 2016 surrounded by her family.Visitation will be on Friday, January 6, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato. Memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. John Kunz officiating. Private interment at Calvary Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of...
John Mundt, Jr.
Dec 20, 2016
John Mundt, Jr., 92 of Lake Crystal, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Oaklawn Healthcare Center in Mankato. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at the Lake Crystal Mortuary with visitation one hour prior. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Lake Crystal Cemetery. John was born September 22, 1924...
Anna Cecilia Manske
Dec 20, 2016
Mankato Mortuary1001 N Riverfront DriveMankato, MN (507) 388-2202
Anna Cecilia (Dunn) Manske, age 98, of rural Madison Lake, MN, passed away on December 20, 2016 at Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Marysburg. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at...
Sister. Elaine (Mary Patrick) Fraher, SSND
Dec 19, 2016
On Monday, December 19, as the Loyola High School Concert Choir was preparing for a concert in the Good Counsel Chapel, our beloved Sister Elaine (Mary Patrick) Fraher, 90, died peacefully at 7:45 p.m. in Notre Dame Health Care, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota. Sister Elaine directed many such concerts during her SSND ministry; it seems fitting that...
Virgil Eugene Juliar
Dec 18, 2016
Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202 Virgil Juliar, age 93, of Mankato, died on Sunday, December 18 at New Perspective (formerly Keystone).
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 29 at 11:00 a.m. at Hilltop United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior...
Marlene J. Eisel
Dec 17, 2016
Marlene Joan Eisel, age 54, of Lake Crystal died peacefully, December 17, 2016, at her home after an extended battle with cancer.
A Celebration of Marlene’s Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., January 7, 2017 at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Lake Crystal. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. Lake Crystal Mortuary is in charge of...
Edward Frederick McLean
Dec 15, 2016
Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001507-388-2202 Edward Frederick McLean, died on Thursday, December 15, 2016 in Mankato, Minnesota.
Ed was born in Mankato on February 14, 1942, the son of Edward Donald McLean and Beatrice Dilley McLean. He grew up in Mankato and graduated from Mankato High School in 1960. He graduated from Hamline University in 1964 and the...
Peggy Lee VanGuilder
Dec 14, 2016
Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288 Peggy VanGuilder, age 64, of Mankato, died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at her home.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Northview. Private family burial will take...
Vern Loy Simpson
Dec 13, 2016
Vern Loy Simpson, 73 of Mankato and formerly from California, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Pathstone Living in Mankato.