Obituaries
Landen Storm Blaschko
Jul 10, 2023
Landen Storm Blaschko, age 20 passed way on a stormy Monday July 10, 2023.
Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m., Tuesday July 18, 2023 at Mankato Mortuary. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in St. Peter at a later date.
Landen Storm Blaschko was born in Mankato, Minnesota on a stormy day on October 4, 2002. He...
Darlene Glaser
Jul 10, 2023
Darlene Mae Glaser, age 90, of Good Thunder, died Monday, July 10, 2023 at the Mapleton Community Home with family at her side.
Memorial service will be held at 1pm, Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Mankato Mortuary (1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001) with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow at 10am, Monday, July 17, 2023 at Woodland...
Evan Jeide
Jul 9, 2023
Evan Jeide, age 37, of Gurnee, Illinois and formerly of Mankato, died on Sunday, July 9, 2023 from complications due to a glioblastoma.
Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service....
Allan Charles Mueller
Jul 9, 2023
Allan Charles Mueller, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1123 Marsh Street, Mankato, with visitation two hours prior to the service. Interment will be at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery in Mankato.
Allan was born October 1, 1940 in Minneapolis,...
Gary L. Hanel
Jul 9, 2023
Gary Louis Hanel, age 81, of North Mankato, passed from this life into eternal glory in heaven on July 9, 2023.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato. Interment will be at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery following the service. The service will be livestreamed and available at https://www.immanuelmankato.org/.
Visitation...
Arleen E. Hanson
Jul 7, 2023
Arleen E. Peters Hanson passed away on July 7, 2023 at the age of 93.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at St. John Lutheran Church in Mapleton, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church prior to the service. Interment will be at Union Cemetery...
Marjorie Louise (Snow) Curtis
Jul 6, 2023
Marjorie Louise (Snow) Curtis, died on July 6, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, following a brief illness.
Margie was born on November 10, 1936 in River Falls, WI, the only child of Roland and Olga (Peterson) Snow. After graduating from Menomonie, WI High School, where her father taught mathematics, she enrolled in the RN nursing program...
Marilyn Jeanne Drysdale
Jul 5, 2023
Marilyn Jeanne Drysdale, age 94, of Lake Crystal, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Crystal Seasons.
Marilyn was born on April 9, 1929 to Peder and Grace (Ryder) Pederson in New Richmond, WI. She was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Drysdale; brother, Donald Pederson; great grandson, Baby Jack; and son-in-law, Martin Kane.
She is survived by her...
Richard E. LeClerc
Jul 5, 2023
Richard “Dick” E. LeClerc, age 83, of Mankato, died July 5, 2023.
A Celebration of Richard’s Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., August 13, 2023, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato, reception to follow. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Memorials may be given to Grace Lutheran Church or the donor’s choice.
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Deloris "Dee" H. Freier
Jul 4, 2023
Deloris “Dee” H. Freier, age 93, of Lake Crystal, died Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church, Lake Crystal. Visitation will be held one hour before service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park, Mankato. Lake Crystal Mortuary is handling arrangements. Memorials may...
Thomas Bertrand Kiecker
Jul 4, 2023
Thomas “Tim” Kiecker, 94, of Mankato, died peacefully on July 4, 2023, at The Pillars of Mankato Senior Living after a brief illness.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Grace Lutheran Church, 110 N. Fourth Street, Mankato, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will be at...
Alan "Butch" Wick
Jul 3, 2023
Alan John “Butch” Wick, age 80, of St. Peter, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in Le Sueur, MN.
Butch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Christian and Louise Wick on June 28, 1943. His family moved to Minnesota and Butch was raised in and attended school in south central Minnesota. As a young...
Sharyl Rae Bense
Jul 3, 2023
Sharyl Rae (Olson) Bense, age 80, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2023 in Mankato, MN.
Sharyl was born on July 6, 1942 in Breckenridge, MN to Olger and Ann (Mehrer) Olson. She grew up in Fairmont, ND with her older sister and younger brother. She graduated from St. Luke’s Nursing School in Fargo, ND and then worked...
Roger Dean Ludwig
Jul 3, 2023
Roger, age 91, of Mankato and formerly of Austin died Monday, July 3, 2023 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester.
Roger Dean was born January 14, 1932 in Udolpho Township, Mower County, Minnesota to Hubert Herman and Lily Helen Matilda (Wutschke) Ludwig. He was united in marriage to Edna Ruth Friedrich on November 12, 1960, in Austin. Roger was employed at...
Gary John Dawley
Jul 2, 2023
Update: Burial with military honors will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Former North Mankato area resident, Gary John Dawley, age 67 of Nekoosa, Wisconsin died July 2, 2023 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin after a brief illness.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023 at North...
Janet Lynn Massop
Jun 29, 2023
Janet “Jan” Lynn Massop, age 57, of Mapleton, died Thursday, June 29, 2023 at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank surrounded by her family.Janet was born April 21, 1966 in Mankato to Richard and Catherine (Schimek) Reynolds. She graduated from Mapleton High School in 1984. Janet married David Massop on August 1, 1986 at St....
Jill Ann Beerling
Jun 28, 2023
Jill Ann Beerling, age 70, of Mankato, passed away peacefully at home with her husband, Tom by her side after a long, and private battle with cancer on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., on...
Maxine M. Wilde
Jun 25, 2023
Maxine Mildred Wilde, age 87, of North Mankato, died Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church on Thursday. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Madelia, MN. Northview – North Mankato Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Maxine...
Robert "Bob" Duane Maday Sr.
Jun 24, 2023
Robert “Bob” Duane Maday, Sr. age 83 of Mankato, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, July 7, 2023, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held at a later date....
Selden "Sel" Leighton
Jun 24, 2023
Selden “Sel” Leighton, age 71, of North Mankato, died on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Oak Terrance Senior Living, North Mankato surrounded by family.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023 at Crossview Covenant Church, North Mankato with one hour visitation prior to the service. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday,...



