Obituaries
Norman John Carlson
Mar 22, 2024
Norman John Carlson passed away at the age of 93 on Friday, March 22, 2024
Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be Friday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery with military honors provided by the Mankato Area Veterans Memorial...
George Walden Johnson
Mar 19, 2024
George Walden Johnson, age 85, of Mankato, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on March 19, 2024, at the Pillars of Mankato.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Internment...
Rose Mary Sickler
Mar 17, 2024
Rosie Sickler, age 77, of Kasota, died on March 17, 2024 at The Emeralds at St. Paul.
Memorial Service will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Kasota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Burial will be at Kasota Hill Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the...
Michael "Mick" A. Hoffman
Mar 17, 2024
Michael “Mick” A. Hoffman, age 53, died Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Memorial Service for Mick will be held at 11:00 a.m., April 13, 2024, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 9-11:00 a.m. on April 13. Memorials in his honor may be given to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Mankato.
Mick was born on October...
Gary Elmer Kranz
Mar 17, 2024
Gary Elmer Kranz, age 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Heritage Place in Mapleton, Minnesota. He was born October 22, 1929 to Elmer and Olive (Burger) Kranz in Mankato, Minnesota. He later welcomed a sister, Shirley.
Gary was united in marriage to Aline Roberts on November 19, 1950 in Garden City, Minnesota. Their union was blessed with...
Thomas Z. Clements
Mar 16, 2024
Thomas Z Clements, age 93, died March 16, 2024. He was born to Eleanor (Zender) and Wilbur Clements in Mankato on June 29, 1930. Tom graduated from St. Thomas Academy High School, and attended St. Thomas and Mankato State Colleges and Bradley University. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1951 and was stationed in England.
Tom married...
Samuel Varnes Lawton
Mar 14, 2024
Samuel V. Lawton age 71, died Thursday, March 14, 2024 at his Mankato home.
Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2024 at Mankato Mortuary with a 1:30 pm prayer service. Burial will be later in Wilmington, Delaware. Memorials may be sent to PO Box 4188 Mankato, MN 56002 designated to either LEEP or Special Olympics of...
Viola "Vi" M. Pierson
Mar 14, 2024
Viola M. Pierson, age 93, passed away on March 14, 2024.
Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Grace Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will be at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato on Tuesday March 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. and one hour before the service at the church on...
Leroy Arlyn Lueck
Mar 14, 2024
Leroy Arlyn Lueck, age 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 14, 2024.
Leroy was born on January 18, 1938 to Leslie and Marie (Doss) Lueck, the 3rd child of 7. He attended Immanuel Lutheran grade school and Mankato High School, graduating in 1956. After graduation he was employed by the Minnesota Highway Department, retiring...
Lowell Mark Hewitt
Mar 12, 2024
Lowell Mark Hewitt, a proud lifelong resident of North Mankato, passed away on March 12, 2024. Born on October 19, 1949, Lowell left a lasting impression on those he encountered throughout his journey.
After graduating from Mankato High School, Lowell began a career with Kato Engineering, applying his skills to the field of electrical engineering. Outside of his professional life, Lowell...
Lawrence "Larry" A. Schoettler
Mar 11, 2024
Lawrence “Larry” Adolph Schoettler, age 73 of St. Peter, Minnesota and formerly of Mankato passed away Monday March 11, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Methodist campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2024, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour before the service Friday. Burial will...
Ronald John Nicholson
Mar 11, 2024
Ronald J. Nicholson, age 83, of Mankato, passed away on March 11, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Mankato Mortuary is...
Edward M. Miller
Mar 8, 2024
Edward M. Miller, age 83, of rural Elysian, died March 8, 2024.
A Private Family Service will be held. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Edward was the 2nd of fourteen children born on July 20, 1940, to Leonard A. and Lucille M. (Muellerleile) Miller in North Mankato. He was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as Military Police from 1963-65....
Gerald "Jerry" J. Salfer
Mar 8, 2024
Gerald "Jerry" James Salfer, 77 of Mankato, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024 at Pathstone Living, Mankato.Memorial will be 3:00pm Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary followed by military honors. Visitation begins at 2:00pm.Gerald "Jerry" was born December 26, 1946 in Mankato to James and Eleanor Salfer. He graduated from Mankato High School and enlisted in the US...
Pauline Rode
Mar 7, 2024
Pauline Milbrath Becker Rode age 102 of North Mankato, died Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Monarch Meadows.Memorial service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2024, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Mankato with Pastor Marques Nelson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Mankato Mortuary assisting with services. The...
Alvin David Kleinsasser
Mar 6, 2024
Alvin D. Kleinsasser of North Mankato, MN died Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the age of 100 at Vista Prairie at Monarch Meadows.
Alvin was born at home on January 12, 1924 to Rev. John and Catherina (Wollman) Kleinsasser in rural Chaseley, North Dakota where he lived with his parents and siblings until the age of 16, at which time he...
Mary Leone Williams
Mar 4, 2024
Mary Leone Williams, age 82, of Mankato passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, March 4, 2024.
Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Livestream of the service will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com
Mary Leone Williams...
Bonnie Louise Huebsch
Mar 4, 2024
Bonnie Louise (Johnson) Huebsch was born October 23, 1945 to Arthur F. & Lois E. (Truedson) Johnson and passed away March 4, 2024 at Ecuman Pathstone Living in Mankato after a courageous 15+ month cancer battle.
Services will be at Hosanna Lutheran Church at 11:00 on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Visitation will be held at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary...
David Lance Kimble
Mar 3, 2024
David Lance “Butch” Kimble, age 72, from Madison Lake, MN, died Sunday, March 3, 2024 at the New Prague Hospital following a long bout with cancer.
Visitation will be held from 10-11am, Monday, March 11, 2024 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary with a service starting at 11am. Military honors will be provided by Mankato Area Veterans Memorial Rifle Squad. After...
Billy Dean Bleasdell
Mar 3, 2024
Billy Bleasdell, age 91 of Mankato passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Pathstone in Mankato.Private family burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to an organization of the donor’s choice. Mankato Mortuary is assisting with arrangements.Billy was born on August 29, 1932, in Ida County, Iowa...
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