Obituaries
Lorraine M. Bates
Aug 7, 2017
Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202 Lorraine M. Bates, age 90, of Mankato, died on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Autumn Grace.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, August 10 at 11:00 a.m. at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Burial will be in Calvary...
Arladene Faye Sohre
Aug 5, 2017
Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, Minnesota 56001
507-388-2202Arladene Faye Sohre, age 89 of Good Thunder, died peacefully Saturday August 5, 2017 at the Mapleton Community Home.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in Good Thunder. Burial in St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Good Thunder. Visitation will be held...
Eric Howk
Aug 4, 2017
Eric Joseph Howk, 32 of Mankato, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
A visitation for Eric will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 North Riverfront Drive, in Mankato. The family prefers memorials be given in his memory to the Autism Society of Minnesota, 2380...
Irene Kunkel
Aug 4, 2017
Irene Caroline Kunkel, 91, of North Mankato, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato surrounded by family.
Memorial service will be held 11:00am, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in North Mankato. Visitation will take place from 9:00am until the time of service. She will be laid to rest at St. John’s Lutheran...
Marion Elizabeth Maertens
Aug 4, 2017
Marion E. Maertens, 94, of Mankato, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Communities.A Celebration of Marion's Life will be held at 6:30 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2017 at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m. at Northview. Please share a memory of Marion with her family and view her...
Laura Jean Denn
Aug 4, 2017
Laura Jean Denn, 53 of Mapleton, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Methodist Campus in Rochester after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mapleton and also one hour prior to the service. A Celebration of Laura’s Life will be...
Helen Hansen
Aug 2, 2017
Helen Adell Hansen, 90, of North Mankato, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at her home. The memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on August 13, 2017, at Oak Terrace Independent Living facility, 1570 Tower Boulevard, North Mankato, in the Community Room. Burial will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Northview-North Mankato Mortuary is assisting the...
Donald Richard Ruedy
Jul 31, 2017
Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2202Donald Richard Ruedy, age 90 of Mankato, died July 31, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Funeral service 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 4, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary. Burial in Woodville Cemetery in Waseca. Visitation one hour before the service on Friday.
Donald Richard Ruedy was born June 28, 1927...
Larry Lloyd Stensrud
Jul 30, 2017
Larry Lloyd Stensrud, 69 of Eagle Lake, died surrounded by family on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Oaklawn Healthcare Center in Mankato after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary. Memorial service will be 1pm, Thursday, August 3, 2017 at...
Billy Lee Burgess Sr.
Jul 24, 2017
Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202 Billy Lee Burgess, age 70, of Mankato, died on Monday, July 24, 2017 at his home.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 27 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary. Burial with military honors will follow at Minneopa Cemetery.
Billy was born on September 29, 1946 in...
Renee Hansen
Jul 24, 2017
Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2202Renee Hansen, age 93 died Monday, July 24, 2017.
Raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota, attended College of St. Benedict, graduated as a Registered Nurse from College of St. Catherine. Enjoyed her lake home on Lower Cullen. Retired to Naples, FL. Enjoyed crafting, Holiday decorating, reading, sports and her family.
Survived by...
Sherry Lee Ayers
Jul 23, 2017
Sherry Lee Ayers, 61 of Mankato, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 at her home.
Funeral Service will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 28, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Dr., in Mankato.
Sherry was born, October 17, 1955 to William and Ettamae (Rivers) Griffin in Chicago, Illinois. She attended South Shore High School in Chicago. On...
Gerald "Jerry" Blaine Eken
Jul 22, 2017
Gerald “Jerry” Blaine Eken, 74 of Mankato, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, July 22, 2017, at his home.
A private family service will be held at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary and burial will follow at Minneopa Cemetery with full military honors. A public Celebration of Jerry’s life will be held from 3-6pm, Friday, July 28, 2017 at Minneopa...
Verona S. Urban
Jul 22, 2017
Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288 Verona S. Urban, age 85 of Lake Crystal, died on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Oaklawn Health Care Center.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 29 at 11:00 a.m. at Northview- North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will...
Richard Carl Christensen
Jul 22, 2017
Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003507-388-2288
Richard Carl Christensen, age 91 of Mankato and formerly of Willmar, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be at the church from...
Darlene Treanor
Jul 21, 2017
Darlene “Dar” Ann Treanor, 75 of Mankato died Friday, July 21, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Marysburg. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Monday, July 31, 2017 at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N Riverfront Dr., in Mankato and one...
Sharon Reedstrom
Jul 21, 2017
Sharon Ann Reedstrom, 81 of North Mankato, died peacefully Friday, July 21, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato following an extended battle with heart and kidney disease.
A celebration of Sharon’s life will be held 11a.m., Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Northview-North Mankato...
Emily Mae Hancock
Jul 20, 2017
Emily Hancock, age 88 of Mankato, died Thursday morning, July 20, 2017 at Oaklawn Health Care Center.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4-7pm, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary (2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato, MN 56003). A Celebration of Emily’s Life will begin at 7pm at Northview, led by Reverend...
James Russell Christensen
Jul 19, 2017
James “Jim” Russell Christensen, age 78, of Mankato, passed away peacefully July 19, 2017 at Oaklawn Nursing Home.
Jim was born July 8, 1939 to Russell and Agnes Christensen in Mankato, Minnesota. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1957. Jim was a veteran with the United States Air Force. Jim had been a Snap-On Tool distributer working out...
Edward "Ed" Legg
Jul 19, 2017
Edward “Ed” Legg, age 84, of Lake Crystal, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Laurel’s Peak in Mankato. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Lake Crystal. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m Friday, at Lake Crystal Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at the church on...



