Obituaries
Mavis June Hollenbeck
Nov 21, 2020
Mavis June Hollenbeck, age 92, of North Mankato passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 27, 2020 at Messiah Lutheran Church in North Mankato. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery, Clarkfield. Northview-North Mankato Mortuary is assisting...
Donald D. Shoults
Nov 21, 2020
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Donald “Don” D. Shoults, age 87 of Mankato died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Autumn Grace in Mankato.
Celebration of Life service will be held later.
Donald D. Shoults was born May 10, 1933 to Raymond and Doris (Martin) Shoults in Detroit, Michigan. He served his country in...
Norma Brown
Nov 19, 2020
Norma Jean Brown, 82, passed away November 19, 2020 in Mankato.
A private graveside service will be held at Glenwood Cemetery in Mankato. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family.
Norma was born August 22, 1938 to Winfield J. “Toby” and Clara (Hattrem) Brown in Mankato. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1956, and continued her education at Mankato State...
Marvin A. Munsterman
Nov 19, 2020
Marvin was called home to the Lord on November 19, 2020 in Mankato, MN.
Memorial service will be held at 11:30 am, Saturday, August 7, 2021 at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in North Mankato with visitation one hour prior. Burial will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date.
Marvin Arthur Munsterman was born...
Richard Clare Wheeler
Nov 18, 2020
Richard Clare Wheeler, 91, of Vernon Center, MN, passed away November 18, 2020, at The Beacon of Mapleton. Richard was born on December 3, 1928, in Blue Earth County, MN, to William and Valborg (Jensen) Wheeler. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1946. Richard was a proud Korean War veteran, serving with the 731st ordinance 31st Infantry “Dixie Division” of...
Carolyn Smith
Nov 18, 2020
Carolyn Sue Smith, 84, went home to be with her Lord on November 18, 2020.
A private memorial service will take place at Peace Lutheran Church in North Mankato. Carolyn will be laid to rest at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery in rural St. Peter. Northview-North Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family.
Carolyn was born July 25,1936, in New Castle, Indiana, to...
Bradley Dean Pemberton
Nov 15, 2020
Bradley Dean Pemberton, age 70, of Eagle Lake, died on November 15, 2020 at his home.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Bradley was born on January 11, 1950 to Lawrence and Delores (Reuss) Pemberton in Benson, MN. Brad attended the Minnesota Braille and Sight Saving School in Faribault. ...
Aline Mae Kranz
Nov 14, 2020
Aline Mae Kranz, age 90, of Amboy, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Mapleton Community Home due to COVID-19.Private services will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Amboy with burial following at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery. Please share a memory of Aline with her family and view her service online when it becomes available at www.mankatomortuary.com.Aline...
Lyle Phelps
Nov 13, 2020
Lyle Phelps, age 81, died Friday, November 13, 2020, in Mankato, MN.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be scheduled at a later date. Mankato Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements.
Lyle was born February 20, 1939, to Stafford and Marion (Johnson) Phelps in rural Lemond Township, MN. He graduated from Waseca’s Southern School of Agriculture in 1957 and received his...
Rose Etta Hruby
Nov 13, 2020
Rose Etta Hruby, age 89, of North Mankato, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at her home.
Due to COVID-19, a private family Celebration of Life will be held at the Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Interment will be at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Mankato following the service. Celebration of Life service recording and video tribute...
Mary T. Langworthy
Nov 13, 2020
Mary Theresa Langworthy, age 102, of Mapleton, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Mapleton Community Home.
Visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m., November 22, 2020 at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, Mapleton. Private Family Mass will be held with interment in Calvary Cemetery, Mapleton. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice. Olson Tichenor Funeral Home is in...
Gordon "Pete" Arthur Maue
Nov 13, 2020
Gordon “Pete” Arthur Maue, age 91, of Mapleton, died on Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Mapleton Community Home.
Private family services will be held at Kasota Hill Cemetery in Kasota. Olson – Tichenor Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Gordon Arthur, the son of Roy Carl and Myrtle Ellen (Sell) Maue, was born on June 14, 1929...
Jamie R. Wolner
Nov 12, 2020
Jamie R. Wolner age 86 of Mankato and formerly of St. James, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center.
Memorial service 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Northview North Mankato Mortuary with one hour of visitation prior to the service. Social distancing and face masks will be required. Burial at Calvary Cemetery in St. James will be held in...
Rosemary Theresa Wondra
Nov 10, 2020
Rosemary Theresa Wondra, age 78, of Lake Washington, died on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.
Private services will be held for the family at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Marysburg with burial in the church cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Rosemary Theresa, the daughter of Joseph and Rose (White) Traxler,...
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...



