Obituaries
Patricia Ann Zimmerman
Aug 10, 2025
Patricia Ann Zimmerman, age 91, of Mankato, died on August 10, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
A private family graveside service was held at Woodland Hills Memorial Park.
Pat was born on May 17, 1934 in Minneapolis to Maurice and Evelyn (Mack) O’Mara. She went to many schools when she was young, but her fondest memories were of attending elementary...
Carol Ann Annis
Aug 6, 2025
Carol Ann Annis, age 80, of Mapleton, died Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at the Mapleton Community Home.
Funeral service will be held at 10am, Saturday, August 9, 2025 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mapleton with visitation starting at 8:30am. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery. Please share a memory of Carol with her family, watch her video tribute, and watch...
Sally "Sal" Marie Blais
Aug 4, 2025
Sally “Sal” Marie Blais, age 74, of Madison Lake passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025.
Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Marysburg, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Marysburg Catholic Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is overseeing arrangements. Livestream of the service will be available at...
Dorothy Josephine Beckwith
Aug 2, 2025
Dorothy Josephine Wolfe Beckwith (affectionately known as Dottie), age 90, of Mankato, Minnesota, passed away August 2, 2025, at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato, Minnesota after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
A private graveside service will be held in early October in Calvary Cemetery, along with a celebration of a life well lived. Mankato Mortuary is in charge...
Marcella "Marci" Ann Samuelson
Aug 2, 2025
Marcella “Marci” Ann Samuelson, age 82, of Mankato and formerly from St. James, died Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Memorial service will be held at 11am, Friday, August 8, 2025 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato with visitation starting at 9:30am. Burial will follow at West Sveadahl Cemetery in St. James. Please share a...
Jane F. Earley
Aug 1, 2025
Dr. Jane Frances Earley was born August 3, 1939, to William Stevenson “Steve” Earley and Frances Keith Earley and passed away August 1, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital in Mankato, Minnesota.
A community celebration of Jane’s life and impact will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 2 pm in the building named in her honor, Earley Center...
Richard Paul Wilmes
Aug 1, 2025
Richard Paul Wilmes, age 94, of Mankato passed away peacefully at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato on August 1, 2025, after several weeks in hospice care. In his later years, especially after the passing of his beloved wife, Phyllis ‘Skip’ Wilmes, Paul was surrounded by the steadfast love and care of his family, who remained devoted to him through every...
Elenora Anna Behnke
Jul 31, 2025
Elenora Behnke, age 100, died on July 31, 2025 at the Mapleton Community Home.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Good Thunder. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family...
Andrea Jean Sandberg
Jul 30, 2025
Andrea Jean Sandberg, age 81, of St. James, Minnesota, passed away July 30, 2025 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital, in Edina, Minnesota.
Memorial service will be held at 12, noon, on Monday, August 11, 2025 at Augustana Lutheran Church, St. James with visitation one hour prior. Livestream of the service will be available on the Augustana Lutheran Church Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/p/AugustanaEast-Sveadahl-Ministries-AES-Ministries-100064418572904/....
Alan "Al" B. Christianson
Jul 30, 2025
Alan “Al” Christianson, age 59, of North Mankato, MN, passed away surrounded by those who loved him.
A Celebration of Al’s life will be held Thursday, August 14, 2025 from 3:00 - 7:00pm at the Sibley Park Pavilion in Mankato, MN. Guests are invited to wear Hawaiian shirts in his honor and share memories that celebrate the joy he brought into...
Allen J. Mohr
Jul 29, 2025
Allen J. Mohr, age 92, of North Mankato, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Memorial Mass 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 4, 2025, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at the church on Monday. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.
Allen...
Nybol Chol Dhul
Jul 28, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Nybol Chol Dhul, who was born on January 1, 2002, in Damascus, Syria, and departed this life on July 28, 2025, at the age of 23.
In 2004, at just two years old, Nybol migrated to America with her family. They lived in Tennessee for several years before eventually settling...
Barbara Kathryn Gits
Jul 28, 2025
Barbara K. Gits, age 90, of Mankato, formerly of Luverne, died on July 28, 2025 at the Pillars in Mankato, where she has lived for the past 8 months.
Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...
Delvin "Del" Dallas Meyer
Jul 26, 2025
Delvin “Del” Dallas Meyer, age 90, of Mankato, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
Funeral Service will be at 5 p.m., on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Hosanna Lutheran Church, Mankato, with visitation one hour prior. Private family burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Delvin was born on August 30, 1934, in...
Thomas "Tom" R. Mocol
Jul 25, 2025
Thomas “Tom” R. Mocol, age 69, of Mankato, passed away peacefully Friday, July 25, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Memorial Mass 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2025, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Melvin Gerhardt Bartsch
Jul 21, 2025
Melvin Gerhardt Bartsch, age 95, of rural Good Thunder passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Northview - North Mankato Mortuary and continue one hour before...
Socorro "Cora" Lara Sandeen
Jul 20, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Socorro “Cora” Lara Sandeen, who left this world peacefully on July 20, 2025, at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center’s Whispering Hills Memory Care Ward in Mankato, MN, after a courageous journey with dementia.
Cora was a vibrant, compassionate, and generous woman who lived her life with heart, humor, and an unwavering love for her family....
Steve T. Raymond
Jul 17, 2025
Steve Thomas Raymond, 72 of Mankato, MN passed away on July 17, 2025, in Mankato, MN doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle.
Steve was born on June 14, 1953, in Crookston, MN, to Helen and Onezime Raymond. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and remained a devoted member of Saints Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church throughout his...
Joe D. Holland
Jul 16, 2025
Joe D. Holland, 90, of Mankato, MN, passed away peacefully on July 16, at home at The Pillars surrounded by his loving family, due to complications from a stroke in 2024.
Celebration of Life will be held on July 28th at 11:00AM Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be 1 hour before the service, and will continue after...
Daniel Allen Nelson
Jul 14, 2025
Daniel Allen Nelson, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025, in North Mankato, Minnesota, at the age of 54 of natural causes.
Born on October 13, 1970 in St James, MN, Dan was the son of Russell and Judy Nelson. He was baptised and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, St James. He was raised in St James alongside his older sister,...



