Obituaries
Linley A. Barnes
Nov 8, 2020
UPDATED - Former Mankato resident, Linley A. Barnes, age 87 of Wasilla, Alaska and Spring Lake, Minnesota, died November 8, 2020 at the Wasilla Hospital.
Memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Mankato Mortuary with Pastor John Petersen officiating. Immediately following the service, there will be time to visit with family and share favorite stories. A...
Madeline Ruth Hicks
Nov 7, 2020
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Madeline Ruth Hicks, age 88 of Winnebago, died Saturday November 7, 2020 at the Mapleton Community Home.
Due to Covid 19, visitation will be for immediate family only on Friday November 13, 2020. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Good Thunder.
Madeline was born February 20,...
Marian Mae Hemingsen
Nov 6, 2020
Marian Mae Hemingsen, age 87, of Mankato, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Mankato.Due to COVID-19 the family will be holding a private service. Please share a memory of Marian with her family online at www.mankatomortuary.com.Marian was born January 3, 1933 in Montevideo, MN to Harry and Minnie (Mork) Wigen.She graduated from Boyd High...
Sister Josetta Marie Spencer, SSND
Nov 6, 2020
SISTER JOSETTA MARIE SPENCER, SSND
“Ad Sum: Here I am.” (Psalm 40:8)
After several years of declining health, our beloved Sister Josetta Marie Spencer, 81, died peacefully at 9:30 p.m. on November 6, 2020, in Notre Dame Health Care, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota. She had entered Hospice the previous week, and sisters were keeping vigil with...
Dona Mae Lexvold
Nov 6, 2020
Dona Mae Lexvold, age 78, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2020 at Regina Senior Living in Hastings, MN.Dona, daughter of Emmett and Lena Spotts, was born on March 29, 1942 in Mankato, MN. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1960. She married Wayne Langevin in 1960 and later divorced. She later married Darryl Lexvold.Dona was a loving and hard...
Arline Ann Drill
Nov 3, 2020
Northview - North Mankato Mortuary
2060 Commerce Drive
North Mankato, MN 56003
507-388-2288
Arline Ann (Dittrich) Drill was born on 1/22/31, the second of six children of Benno Dittrich and Celestine (Hagler) Dittrich in New Ulm, Minnesota. She married Dennis Roger Drill in New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1950, and they had four children. She lost Denny at age 31 to...
Terry Lee Altenberg
Nov 2, 2020
Terry Lee Altenberg, age 66, of Mankato, died Monday, November 2, 2020.Terry was born July 8, 1954 in St. Paul, MN. He was one of 6 children born to Leona Marie (Altenberg) Morrissey.Terry moved to North Mankato, MN in 1983 from Cambridge, MN. He later lived in Mankato, moving back to North Mankato in March of 2020. MRCI was...
Robert Andrew Hoppe
Nov 2, 2020
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Robert Andrew “Bob” Hoppe, 84, entered into Eternal Life on Monday, November 2nd at Mayo-Methodist Hospital, Rochester.
The son of Merrill and Monica (Hodapp) Hoppe, Bob was born on September 13th, 1936 in Mankato, MN. He graduated from St. Clair High School in 1955. Shortly thereafter he enlisted in...
"DQ Joe" Galli (UPDATED)
Nov 1, 2020
“DQ Joe” Galli, age 77, of Mankato, died on Sunday, November 1, 2020 peacefully at his home with his family by his side.
Memorial Mass will be held at 11AM on April 24, 2021 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 525 Grant Avenue, North Mankato. Officiating the service will be Father Paul van de Crommert. Interment will be at Calvary...
Gloria (Johanneck) Ensign
Oct 31, 2020
Gloria Ensign age 92 of Mankato died October 31, 2020 at Hillcrest Health Care Center. An outdoor burial service will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Wabasso. You may sign the guestbook and leave a condolence at www.mankatomortuary.com.
Gloria Rose was born July 20, 1928 in Wabasso to Wenzel and Margaret...
Karl Anthony Matz
Oct 31, 2020
We honor and celebrate the inspirational life of Dr. Karl A. Matz, 64, of North Mankato, MN. Following a three year battle with ALS and a five year battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in his home on the afternoon of October 31, 2020, surrounded by loved ones.
Northview-North Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. Visitation...
LaVaun M. "Bonnie" Morris
Oct 31, 2020
LaVaun “Bonnie” M. (Baustian) Morris, age 100, of Lake Crystal, died Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Crystal Seasons Assisted Living in Lake Crystal.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 6, 2020 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation one hour before service on Friday. Interment in Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Youth...
Roger George Weiler
Oct 30, 2020
Roger George Weiler, age 79, of North Mankato, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at Monarch Meadows in North Mankato.
A Private Family Service will be held with interment in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society. Condolences can be sent to the family at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce...
Sally Avis Lamont
Oct 27, 2020
Sally Avis Lamont, age 81, of North Mankato, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at her home.
Sally Avis, the daughter of Adolph Emil and Mildred (Strohl) Krueger, was born on November 16, 1938 in Mankato. She married Earl Lamont on August 16, 1957. Sally graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor degree in English. She taught English...
Barbara Louise Lee-Priem
Oct 27, 2020
Barbara Louise Lee-Priem, age 94, of Mankato, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at The Beacon in Lake Crystal.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 31 at 11:00 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, North Mankato. Interment will be in the Lake Crystal Cemetery. Northview-North Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are preferred to Messiah Lutheran...
Michael S. Stewart
Oct 26, 2020
Michael S. Stewart, age 74, of Mankato, died on Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home.
Michael was born on July 23, 1946 in Fairmont, MN to Donald and Sally (Fisher) Stewart. Michael graduated from New Ulm High School in 1964, where he served as class president. He then served in the United States Army. Michael earned his master’s degree...
Richard G. Lebens
Oct 25, 2020
Richard “Rich” Lebens, age 73, of Eagle Lake, MN and formally from Shakopee, passed away peacefully October 25, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Rich was born on August 7, 1947, in St Paul, MN, the only child of Clarence and Bernice (Scherer) Lebens. He grew up in Shakopee and attended...
Paul Arnold Lindfors
Oct 24, 2020
Dr. Paul Lindfors, age 80, passed away on October 24, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.Paul was born in Virginia, MN on April 10, 1940 to Paul and Elsie Lindfors. In the Lindfors house, education was a primary focus. After finishing high school, Paul received his undergraduate at Stanford University in California. He then relocated back to the Twin Cities where...
Richard "Dick" Dean Van Brunt
Oct 24, 2020
Richard “Dick” Dean Van Brunt, age 82, of Mapleton passed away at home on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at the United Church of Mapleton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place at the Garden City Cemetery, with...
Charles "Charlie" J. Hirn
Oct 22, 2020
Northview - North Mankato Mortuary
2060 Commerce Drive
North Mankato, Minnesota 56003
507-388-2288
Charles J. Hirn “Charlie” left us quite unexpectedly last Thursday, October 22, 2020, while outdoors, doing things he loved.
Charlie will be remembered as a skilled and clever craftsman who could build or fix anything – and in record-breaking time. He was a true Renaissance man...