Vivian D. Beske, age 93, of Faribault, MN, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the District One Hospital in Faribault. Funeral arrangements are being completed with the Parker Kohl Funeral Home of Faribault and will be announced later.

LaVonne “Bonnie” Glarner, age 81, of West Concord (Berne), MN, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Funeral arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault and will be announced later.

Susanne “Susie” Petricka, age 66, of Faribault, MN, passed away on January 15, 2021 at the Inisfail Donegal Home in Faribault. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home with Bernadette Tatge, Pastoral Minister at Divine Mercy Catholic Church officiating. Interment will be held at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Faribault. The service will be live-streamed through a link found on Susie’s obituary page. Visitation will...

Kay A. Karels, age 79, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 15, 2021 at her home with her family at her side following an extended illness. Kay was born on November 26, 1941 in Redwood Falls, MN to Raymond and Eileen (Ruhland) Sindelir.  She graduated from Olivia High School with the class of 1959 and St. Mary’s School of Nursing in 1962 as a Registered Nurse (RN).  Kay was united in marriage to Ronald Karels on September 5, 1964 in Olivia. ...

Linda A.Van Lear, age 73, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Homestead Hospice House of Owatonna, following an extended illness. Linda Ann was born on October 14, 1947 in Faribault, MN to Leo and Florence (Voegele) Plaisance.  She graduated from Bethlehem Academy High School with the class of 1965 and the University of Minnesota in 1970 with a degree in Social Work.  Linda worked as a social worker for 25 years at the Faribault Regional Center and 10...

Kerry Kyle Glarner, age 87, of West Concord (Berne), MN, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Friday, January 1, 2021, surrounded by his family. Kerry was born in rural West Concord (Berne) on December 26, 1933 to Carl J. and Virginia (Platt) Glarner on the family farm. He was the youngest of 6 children. Kerry went to country school in grades 1-8 and graduated from West Concord High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for 2 years in his early adult...

Thomas E. Hassler, age 61, of Faribault, MN, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the Emeralds Care Facility in Faribault. Thomas Edward was born on October 20, 1959 in Faribault to Delbert and Gloria (Novak) Hassler.  He attended Faribault High School.  Tom worked for various factories in the area for many years.  His true passion was working on cars. He helped his father with his auto body shop and enjoyed working on the mechanics of cars also.  Tom assembled...

Roberta J. Allen, age 84, of Faribault, MN, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at The Emeralds at Faribault. Roberta Jean, the daughter of Robert and Ione (Mladek) Allen, was born on May 29, 1936 in Mankato, MN. Roberta was raised in Kasota, MN and attended Montgomery Senior High School. Following graduation, she attended nursing school and became a nurse, which she truly loved. She moved many times as a military wife. She worked as a LPN and caregiver at many places including St....

Anne E. Mullinax-Jones passed away on December 29, 2020 surrounded by family and an outpouring of love and support from people around the world who were touched by her spirit.  Anne was born in Highland Park, MI to Elma Louvenia Tribble Mullinax and Livie Frank Mullinax. The family moved to Watertown, TN soon after, and she grew up enjoying the best that small town life has to offer. She had a zest for life, a thirst for knowledge, and a mission to empower people to improve their lives....

Eunice M. Blesener 1925 to 2020: She was born in Rice County the eldest girl of a family of 8 – to Eugene and Effie (Egan) Paquette. She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Bethlehem Academy in 1943. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Blesener on May 1947 at Sacred Heart Church in Faribault with Father Gill Mette officiating. Kenneth proceeded her in death September 8th 2002.  Eunice worked in the office at Wilson Packing Plant where she met her husband Kenneth. He...