Obituaries
Henry "Hank" G. Mamer
Jan 16, 2026
Henry “Hank” George Mamer passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
A Prayer Service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, January 24, 2026 with visitation from 2-4 p.m., all at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN.
Hank was born on April 21, 1938, to Josie and Henry Mamer Sr. He was raised on his...
Margaret Anne Burman
Jan 16, 2026
Margaret Anne Burman, age 98 of Mankato, Minnesota went peacefully to her heavenly home on January 16, 2026 at Ecumen Pathstone Living with her family at her side.
A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 26, with visitation one hour prior, at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota.
Memorials may be given to Grace Lutheran Church or...
Laurie Dean Gerdes
Jan 15, 2026
Laurie D Gerdes, age 76, of Mankato, died on January 15, 2026. Memorial services will be held at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Eagle Lake on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm, with a visitation starting one hour prior. Interment will be at Fort Snelling Cemetery at a later date.
Laurie was born December 17, 1949, to Donald and Margaret (Froning)...
Kristi Lynn Koppendrayer
Jan 15, 2026
Kristi Lynn Koppendrayer, age 67, of Nicollet, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026, surrounded by love.
Kristi was born on August 10, 1958, in Pease, Minnesota, to Elroy and Darlene (Hubers) Hanenburg. She was raised on a dairy farm, where she learned the values of hard work, compassion, and devotion to family—values that guided her throughout her life. Kristi...
Sharon Renee Anderson
Jan 14, 2026
Sharon Renee Anderson, 73, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on January 14, 2026, at her home in Mankato, MN.
Memorial Service, 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 30, 2026, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will begin 1.5 hours before the service at 9:30am at Our Savior Lutheran Church.
Sharon was born February 22, 1952, to Duane and Bertha...
Mary Louise McConville
Jan 13, 2026
Mary Louise McConville, age 99, passed away January 13th, 2026 in Mankato, Minnesota surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born to Rose (Peoples) Jenkinson and Leslie Burrill Jenkinson on December 18th, 1926 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School and attended Hamline - Asbury School of Nursing in Saint Paul, where she earned certification in 1944...
Marilyn A. (nee Phillips) Sieberg
Jan 13, 2026
Marilyn Ann Sieberg (nee Phillips), age 91, passed away, January 13, 2026.
Funeral Mass 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 19, 2026, at All Saints Catholic Church, Madison Lake. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive and will continue one hour before service at the church on Monday. Interment will be in All Saints Calvary Cemetery,...
Carol I. Oney
Jan 11, 2026
Carol Irene Oney, age 77 of Mankato, died January 11, 2026, at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
A Celebration of Carol’s Life will be held from 1-3 p.m., April 12, 2026, at Mankato Mortuary. Family interment will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Carol was born on March 10, 1948, in Viborg, South Dakota, to Oliver and Ardis (Nelson) Jensen....
Charles William Rowen
Jan 11, 2026
Charles William Rowen (Chuck) was born January 20th, 1943, in Des Moines, Iowa and passed away on January 11th in Mankato, Minnesota at the age of 82.
Chuck described his life with these words: “After high school I joined the U.S. Army and served 3 years active and 3 years inactive reserve. When I got home from the Army, I got...
Donald "Don" Mann
Jan 11, 2026
Don A. (Donald Arnold) Mann, age 89, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Pathstone Living in Mankato.
Don was born on July 7, 1936, to Arnold and Meta (Bade) Mann in Beauford Township, MN. He grew up in the Mapleton area and graduated from Mapleton High School in 1954 and attended business school in Minneapolis where he specialized in...
Norma J. Preston
Jan 10, 2026
Norma Jean Preston, age 95, of Mankato, died January 10, 2026.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 16, 2026, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, January 15, at Northview and one hour before the service on Friday. Interment will be in Medo-McPherson Cemetery, rural Beauford, Minnesota.
Memorials may be given to the Medo-McPherson Cemetery Association.
Norma...
Steven Otto Hoffman
Jan 9, 2026
Steve Hoffman, age 71, of Rapidan, died on January 9, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Steve was born on February 9, 1954 in Mankato to Melvin and Mary (Gartner) Hoffman. He graduated from Garden...
David Lee Janovy
Jan 9, 2026
David Lee Janovy passed away in Mankato on January 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in 1934 in Seward, Nebraska, to Gretchen and Joseph Janovy, he grew up in Newman Grove, where his father was a train station master and telegraph operator and his mother a church organist. Living above the train station, watching trains come and go,...
James "Jim" Harold Steuck
Jan 9, 2026
James “Jim” Harold Steuck, age 81, of Lake Crystal, died Friday, January 9, 2026 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
Funeral service will be held at 11am, Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Mankato Mortuary (1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001) with visitation one hour prior. Burial and full military honors will be provided at 10am, Friday, January 16, 2026 at...
James "Jim" Lee Ruckle
Jan 9, 2026
James Lee Ruckle, age 79, of Mankato, MN, passed away peacefully from brain cancer on January 9, 2026, at the Pillars of Mankato.
James was born on September 15, 1946, in Minneapolis, MN, to Norman and Dorothy (Borgerson) Ruckle. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, School of Architecture, in 1978 and received his architectural license in 1983 in the state...
Judith D. Ebeling
Jan 9, 2026
Judith Diane (Cragoe) Ebeling was born on February 17, 1942, to William "Bert" and Grace (Erickson) Cragoe. She attended country school in Magnolia, MN, and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1959. Judy attended Mankato State College for two years. She was united in marriage to Arvid Ebeling on August 26, 1961, in Luverne, MN. Their first child, Wayne, was...
Sue Ann Rustman
Jan 8, 2026
Sue Ann Rustman, age 76 or Lake Crystal, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2026.
Funeral service will be 2:00pm on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Lake Crystal Mortuary with burial to follow at Lake Crystal Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm.
Sue Ann was born May 31, 1949 in Canby, MN to Duane and Elizabeth (Oellien) Benson and attended Canby Schools....
Wendell Herbert Wenner
Jan 8, 2026
Wendell Herbert Wenner, 89, of Nicollet, died Thursday, January 8, 2026 at his home in Nicollet.
Visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Thursday, January 15, 2026 at St. Paul’s Church of Nicollet (410 5th Street, Nicollet, MN 56074). Mass will be 11am, Friday, January 16, 2026 at church with visitation one hour prior. Burial following at St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in...
Peter Herbert Wachtel
Jan 7, 2026
Peter “Pete” Herbert Wachtel, age 61, of Mankato, Minnesota, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, with family by his side, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 after complications from pneumonia and an 8-year, hard-fought battle with prostate cancer.
Pete was born on September 17, 1964 in Mankato, Minnesota to Edward and Geraldine Wachtel, also of Mankato. Pete attended Mankato...
Melvin Vernon Craig
Jan 7, 2026
Melvin Vernon Craig age 92, passed away in his family's care at his home on the Judson Bottom Road outside of North Mankato on Jan. 7, 2026.
Visitation will be held from 2-5pm, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary and also one hour prior to the service. Funeral will be 12pm, Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Northview with a...
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