Obituaries
Audrey J. Tate
Jul 5, 2025
Audrey J. Tate, age 80, of North Mankato, passed away peacefully at her home on July 5, 2025. She was born on January 8, 1945, to Carl and Esther (Bennett) Schwichtenberg.
Memorial service will be held at 11:00a.m, Wednesday, July 16, at Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held an hour prior.
She was a proud graduate of St. Peter High School and...
Robert W. Stelter
Jul 4, 2025
Robert William Stelter, age 96, of Mankato died, Friday, July 4, 2025.
Funeral Service 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2025 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service on Friday. Interment will be in Lake Belt Cemetery, Ceylon, MN. Northview – North Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Robert was born July 22, 1928, in Rutland...
Gerald "Gerry" William Hiniker
Jul 3, 2025
Gerald “Gerry” William Hiniker, age 73, of North Mankato passed away suddenly of a heart attack on July 3, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., on Monday, July 14, 2025 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, North Mankato. Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Hosanna Church, Mankato with visitation starting at 10...
Bikash Ratan Nandy
Jul 3, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Dr. Bikash Nandy, who departed this life on July 3, 2025 at the age of 85. A scholar, dedicated educator, and beloved colleague, Professor Nandy leaves behind a legacy of academic excellence and personal integrity.
Born in 1940 in Barisal District of what is now Bangladesh, was a...
Richard Joseph Corcoran
Jul 3, 2025
Richard Joseph Corcoran, known to many as Dick, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025, in Mankato, Minnesota, at the age of 87.
Born on April 21, 1938, in Minneapolis, MN, Dick was the son of Edith June and Paul George Corcoran. He was raised in Mankato alongside his older brother Dan and younger brother John. He graduated from Mankato High...
Margaret Mae Ayers
Jun 30, 2025
Margaret Shaw Ayers, a longtime resident of Mankato, went home to the Lord on June 30, 2025.
Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, North Mankato. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 15 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary with a 6:30 p.m. rosary. Visitation will also continue one hour prior...
Loren Morris Peterson
Jun 30, 2025
Loren Morris Peterson, age 96, of Mapleton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2025, at the Mapleton Community Home, surrounded by the love and laughter of his family — just the way he would have wanted it.
Born on June 12, 1929, in Sioux Valley, MN to Morris and Rose (Kruse) Peterson, Loren grew up moving from one farmhouse to...
Darlene Mae Sharp
Jun 28, 2025
Darlene Mae Sharp, age 95, of Amboy, MN passed away on June 28, 2025.
Visitation will be 9:30AM-11:00AM followed by a church service at 11:00AM, to be held Thursday, July 3, 2025 at the First Presbyterian Church in Amboy, MN. Burial will be in Sterling Cemetery, Mapleton. The family requests memorials to the First Presbyterian Church in Amboy or the Sterling...
Dorothy M. (Andrist) Knedel
Jun 28, 2025
Dorothy Marie Knedel, age 102, of Mankato, gave up her life on this earth, June 28, 2025, peacefully at her home.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2025, Bethlehem Lutheran Church Chapel, Mankato, MN. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, MN. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy, the...
Beata "Bea" Josephine Kunz
Jun 28, 2025
Beata “Bea” Josephine Kunz, age 96, of Mapleton passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, and continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Memorial Service will be at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at St. John...
Keith G. LaFavor
Jun 25, 2025
Keith Gordon LaFavor "Squeak", 75, of Garden City, MN passed away at home on June 25, 2025 surrounded by family. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00a.m on July 5, 2025 at Northview- North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Burial to follow at Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, MN. Services will be livestreamed.
Keith was born June...
Daniel "Dan" Francis Schuh
Jun 25, 2025
Daniel Francis Schuh, age 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Mankato on June 25, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He faced a brief illness with courage and strength.
Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Mankato Mortuary, and continue one hour prior to mass on Wednesday at the church. Funeral Mass will...
Ruth L. Duehlmeyer
Jun 20, 2025
On June 20,2025, our beloved mother, Ruth Lillian Duehlmeyer nee Van Swol, was called home to be with the Lord. She lived a life rooted in faith, devoted to Christ, and guided by the teachings of the Holy Bible.
On July 8, 1937, Ruth Lillian Van Swol was born in Beecher, Illinois to Nicholas and Malinda (Rauch) Van Swol. She was...
Gracelyn Jo Ziegler
Jun 19, 2025
It is with hearts both heavy and full of gratitude that we announce the passing of our beloved Gracelyn Jo Ziegler, who left this world on June 19, 2025, just shy of her 17th birthday. Born on June 25, 2008, in Mankato, Minnesota, Gracelyn was the cherished daughter of Kassi-jo Ziegler.
Gracelyn’s journey through life was a vibrant tapestry of joy...
Tammy Rae Phillips
Jun 19, 2025
Lifelong Mankato resident, Founder of Midwest Insurance Group, and forever the life of the party, Tamera (Tammy) Rae Phillips passed away peacefully in her sleep, on June 19th, 2025. She was 66 years old.
Born May 21st, 1959, in Mankato, Minnesota to Vernon and Lorraine Isenberg, she was the fifth of seven children. She spent her childhood surrounded by a close...
Donald P. Adams
Jun 17, 2025
Longtime Hubbard Milling employee, Donald P. Adams, age 90, of Mankato, Minnesota passed away on June 17, 2025.
Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., August 6, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial with military honors will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Mankato Mortuary is...
Elizabeth "Betty" A. Sohler
Jun 14, 2025
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Sohler, age 85, of Eagle Lake, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025, with her family by her side.
Memorial Service 11:00 a.m., June 26, 2025, at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, North Mankato, MN. Visitation 5-8 p.m., June 25, at Northview and will continue one hour before the service. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato, MN.
In lieu of flowers...
John E. Wells
Jun 13, 2025
John Emory Wells, age 77, went to his heavenly home in the arms of his loving wife of 53 years on Friday, June 13th, 2025.
John’s Celebration of Life with military honors is on Friday, July 11th, 2025 at 11:00AM at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 105 Hosanna Dr. Mankato, MN. A livestream of the service can be found here. Visitation is on Thursday,...
Karen Kay Baker
Jun 13, 2025
Karen Baker passed away peacefully on June 13, 2025, at Mayo Health System in Mankato after a very courageous battle with cancer. She was with her family lovingly by her side as she passed.
Services for Karen will be held on Friday June 20, 2025, at the Morson Ario in Mankato. Visitation from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm followed by prayer...
Linda Susan Collmann
Jun 13, 2025
Linda Susan Collmann, age 75 of Le Sueur and formerly North Mankato passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m., on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, with visitation one hour prior. Private family burial will be in Woodland Hills Memorial Park, Mankato. Livestream of the service will be available at...
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