Obituaries

Susan Felicia Zenk

Susan Felicia Zenk

Dec 10, 2015

Susan Felicia (Kinate) Zenk, 64 of North Mankato, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Water’s Edge Care Center in Mankato after a long struggle with Parkinson’s.   Visitation will be 4-7pm, Tuesday, December 15 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary with a prayer service at 7pm. Funeral Mass 11am, Wednesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with visitation starting at 9:30am....

Richard Theodore Putman

Richard Theodore Putman

Dec 10, 2015

Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288Richard T. Putman, age 75, of Mankato, died peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at his home.  Memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 19 at 12:00 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Northview.   Rich was born on October 7,...

Eldon D. Jones

Eldon D. Jones

Dec 8, 2015

Eldon David Jones, age 90, of Lake Crystal, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Hillcrest Health Care Center, Mankato. A Service Celebrating Eldon’s Life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday at Cornerstone UMC, Lake Crystal, with Rev. Debbie King Quale, officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the church and will continue one hour before service...

Elmer J. Schimmele

Elmer J. Schimmele

Dec 8, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront DriveMankato, MN  56001(507) 388-2202Elmer John Carl Schimmele, age 99, of Good Thunder, went to his Eternal home on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at the Mapleton Community Home.Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015, at St. John Lutheran Church in Good Thunder, with Rev. Rudolph Maurer officiating.  Visitation will be one hour...

Stephen Paul Palmquist

Stephen Paul Palmquist

Dec 7, 2015

Northview-North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003(507) 388-2288 Stephen P. (Steve) Palmquist of Mankato, Minnesota died unexpectedly on December 7, 2015 as a result of an accident at his beloved cabin on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 19, 1942, Steve passed on to eternal life at the age of 73. A...

Merle Dean Mutch

Merle Dean Mutch

Dec 7, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202 Merle D. Mutch, 63, of Mankato, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, December 7, 2015.   Memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, December 13 from 3-5 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (720 S. 2nd St.) with a prayer service at 3:30. Memorials are preferred to the Mankato Salvation Army.  ...

Theodore Joseph Klein

Theodore Joseph Klein

Dec 7, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2202Theodore “Ted” Joseph Klein, age 83 of Good Thunder, Minnesota died Monday, December 7, 2015 at his home.   Service 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, 2015 at Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Friday. Burial will be in Barnard’s Valley View Cemetery in Good Thunder.   Ted was born...

Thomas E. Kerby

Thomas E. Kerby

Dec 5, 2015

Thomas E. Kerby, 77, of North Mankato died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Tom was born May 14, 1938 to Thomas J. and Anna (Kanhnke) Kerby in Redwood Falls, MN. He moved to the Mankato area in the 1980s and most recently in North Mankato. Tom worked for many years as a supported worker at MRCI...

William S. "Bill" Hughes

William S. "Bill" Hughes

Dec 5, 2015

Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary 2060 Commerce Drive North Mankato, MN 56003 (507) 388-2288 William S. “Bill” Hughes, age 96, of rural Lake Crystal, died Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Pathstone Living in Mankato. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Graveside service will...

Dorothy Minnie Bohlke

Dorothy Minnie Bohlke

Dec 2, 2015

Dorothy Minnie Bohlke, 92, of Decoria Township, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Autumn Grace in Mankato.   Prayer service at 12 noon, Monday at Mankato Mortuary with visitation two hours prior. Private family burial will follow at Decoria Cemetery.   Dorothy was born August 11, 1923 in Old Mapleton Township to August and Anna (Denn) Kunz. She attended country...

Larry G. Hogan

Larry G. Hogan

Dec 2, 2015

Northview~North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveNorth Mankato, MN 56003507-388-2288Larry G. Hogan, 66 of North Mankato, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.Memorial service 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 7, 2015 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Burial Minneopa Cemetery. Visitation 2 – 5 p.m., Sunday with a 1:30 p.m. prayer service at Northview~ North Mankato Mortuary and one hour...

Terry Glen Stange

Terry Glen Stange

Dec 2, 2015

Northview~North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveMankato, MN 56001507-388-2288Terry Glen Stange, age 61 of Mankato, died Wednesday unexpectedly at his home.Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held one hour before the service on Saturday. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery...

Rae Husak

Rae Husak

Dec 2, 2015

Rae Husak, 80, of Mankato passed peacefully Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at United Hospital in St. Paul following a brief illness. Rae was born October 10, 1935 to Rudolph and Helen (Runge) Hohenfield in Beatrice, Nebraska. She moved with her family to Mason City, Iowa and graduated from high school in 1952. While working at KGLO-TV in Mason City, she...

Kaylin L. Schmidt

Kaylin L. Schmidt

Nov 30, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront DriveMankato, MN  56001(507) 388-2202Kaylin Louise “Lyn-a-Lou” Schmidt, age 18, of Mankato, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at her home.Funeral Service will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 5, 2015, at New Creation World Outreach Church in North Mankato.  Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church.  Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers....

Danielle M. Goette

Danielle M. Goette

Nov 29, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront DriveMankato, MN  56001(507) 388-2202Danielle Monique Goette, age 45, of North Mankato, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato.Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 7, 2015, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Mankato, with Rev. Dana Mann officiating.  Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at...

Richard Foulke Wood

Richard Foulke Wood

Nov 26, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2002 Richard F. (Dick) Wood, 98, died peacefully Thursday, November 26 after a short illness.   Dick was born December 3, 1916 in Waukegan, Illinois to Claire and Esther (Chapman) Wood. Dick lived in Mankato his entire life. He spent two years with the CCC’s at the Gooseberry Falls camp to help support...

James Robert Weir

James Robert Weir

Nov 25, 2015

Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary2060 Commerce DriveMankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2288James Robert Weir, age 88, of Mankato, died Wednesday November 25, 2015, at Waters Edge in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00a.m., Monday, November 30, 2015, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2015,...

Martha A Schindle

Martha A Schindle

Nov 24, 2015

Martha Alice Schindle, age 89, of Mankato, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato.Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Mankato. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Paul James Thompson

Paul James Thompson

Nov 23, 2015

Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront Dr.Mankato, MN 56001(507) 388-2202 “He planted more then he cut.” Paul James Thompson, age 84, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Monday November 23, 2015. Due to heart complications, he had been in hospice care for fourteen days at Pathstone Living in Mankato, Minnesota.   Paul was born to Guy and Esther Thompson...

Larry Merrill Minkel

Larry Merrill Minkel

Nov 23, 2015

Olson-Tichenor Funeral Home307 Main St. E.Mapleton, MN 56065(507) 524-3616 Larry M. Minkel, 72, Mapleton, died, Monday, November 23, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.   Funeral service will be held, Friday, November 27, 2015 at Beauford United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Clint Firstbrook officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church. Burial...