Obituaries
Leona "Lee" Schmal
Feb 23, 2025
Leona “Lee” Catherine Schmal, age 93, of Mankato, died peacefully, Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Ecumen Pathstone in Mankato.
Funeral Mass was held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato. Interment in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.
Lee was born June 15, 1931, in Cold Spring, Minnesota to Frank and Magdalena (Schreifels) Theis. Lee married George J. Schmal...
Rita Ann Gustafson
Feb 23, 2025
Rita A. Gustafson, age 82, of Mankato, died on February 23, 2025 at Hillcrest Health Care Center.
Memorial Service will be held on March 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be 12:00-1:00 p.m. prior to the service at Northview. Interment will be at a later date at Belgrade Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
Rita was born on August 13,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Stenger
Feb 23, 2025
Elizabeth (Betty) Marie Stenger, age 99, of North Mankato, MN, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2025.
Born on May 4, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Betty was the beloved daughter of Patrick William Shields and Gertrude Marie Shields. She grew up in Pittsburgh and attended St. Mary of the Mount High School, graduating in 1942. She continued her education at Point...
Phyllis D. (Mielke) Olsen
Feb 20, 2025
Phyllis D. Thom Mielke Olsen, age 97, passed away on February 20, 2025.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring of 2025 to be announced.
Phyllis was born on August 24, 1927, to August and Esther (Kettner) Thom. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Nicollet, MN. A 1945 graduate of Nicollet High School, she married Ervin...
Lenita Renae Struck
Feb 19, 2025
Lenita Renae Struck, age 57, of North Mankato, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, with visitation continuing...
Mark Hinton
Feb 18, 2025
Mark Lee Hinton, 82, of Saint Peter, MN passed away suddenly February 18, 2025 surrounded by family in Mesa, AZ, where they wintered for many years.
Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato with visitation one hour prior. Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Visitation will...
Alene Grace Pettersen
Feb 18, 2025
Alene Grace Pettersen, age 97, of Lake Crystal passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 18, 2025 at Oak Terrace, North Mankato, MN.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal, MN with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Livestream of the service will be...
Patrick "Pat" Lynn Malimanek
Feb 17, 2025
Patrick “Pat” Lynn Malimanek, age 63, of North Mankato passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato due to natural causes after a serious illness.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at a later date...
James N. Schmitz
Feb 16, 2025
James N. Schmitz, 97, of North Mankato passed away on Sunday, February 16,2025 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00-11:30 a.m. prior to mass. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato following luncheon. Mankato Mortuary...
Paul Alan Marquardt
Feb 15, 2025
Paul Marquardt, age 67, of Eagle Lake, MN, passed away at his home on February 15, 2025. He was born on March 6, 1957, in Albert Lea to Delmar and Athlyn (Grunniwaldt) Marquardt.
Paul was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. After graduating from Albert Lea High School in 1975 and he went on to serve over...
Dorothy E. Barnick
Feb 15, 2025
Dorothy Elaine Barnick, age 89, of Lake Crystal, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Crystal Seasons in Lake Crystal.
Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Lake Crystal, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Arrangements are with...
Richard "Dick" B. Lang
Feb 15, 2025
Richard “Dick” Lang, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2025, at Waters Edge Home Community at the age of 80.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be one hour before service. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.
Richard was born December 23, 1944, to Frank and Ella (Schnobrich) Lang in Comfrey,...
Robert "Bob" Lamont
Feb 13, 2025
Robert “Bob” Lamont, 81, of rural Madison Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Bob was born on February 28, 1943, in Waterville, Minnesota, to Mason and Margaret (Kinrod) Lamont. He graduated from Waterville High School and then completed barber school. Bob married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Nelson, on February 16, 1963, and together...
Gregory Noel Vetter
Feb 12, 2025
Gregory Noel Vetter went home to his eternal reward on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love and devotion to his family.
Greg was born on May 10, 1931, the son of Otto and Laurentia (Florence) Vetter. He grew up in the Kasota area and graduated from Kasota High School at age 16. Greg enlisted in the Army...
Bonnie Joy Cochran
Feb 12, 2025
Bonnie Joy Cochran, 90, of North Mankato, MN passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side, on February 12, 2025 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, June 6, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. both at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 525 Grant Avenue, North Mankato, MN....
Mark B. Birr
Feb 11, 2025
Mark Bernhard Birr, age 69, of Good Thunder, died Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
A Celebration of Mark’s Life will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 20, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at church on Thursday. Family Interment will be...
Donald "Duck" L. Pearson
Feb 10, 2025
Donald Pearson, affectionately known as “Duck”, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 62 on February 10, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.
Duck was born on November 22nd, 1962 in Waconia, MN. Duck was later confirmed in faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine in 1976. He lived a life full of laughter, adventure, and solid...
Vanessa Jean Frentz
Feb 9, 2025
Vanessa Jean Frentz, age 33, passed away on Sunday, February 9th in Santa Rosa, California.Born in Mankato on February 28th, 1991, she was the daughter of Nick and Jill Frentz. She grew up in North Mankato surrounded by friends and family including her three younger brothers–Andrew, Derek, and Sean. Her namesake was her paternal great grandmother, Jean Thro Frentz.Vanessa spent...
Stephen "Steve" Walter Birr
Feb 8, 2025
Stephen “Steve” Walter Birr, age 75, of Mapleton, died Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Stephen Walter Birr was born on September 29, 1949, to Walter and Louise Birr at Immanuel Hospital in Mankato, Minnesota. He attended school in Good Thunder and graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1968. In June of 1969, he was...
Joan L. Steck
Feb 8, 2025
Joan (Oestreich) Steck, 92, died on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Birchwood Cottages in North Mankato.
A Memorial Service Celebrating Joan's Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 18, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Interment will be in Woodland Hills Memorial Park, Mankato.
Memorials may be given to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church or Birchwood Cottages.
Joan was born October...
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