Obituaries

George Wickstrom Jr.

George Wickstrom Jr.

Nov 2, 2026

George Wickstrom Jr. age 96 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Hallowstone at Faribault Senior Living following an extended illness.

George Wickstrom Jr., the son of George Sr. and Vera (Nagel) Wickstrom was born on February 7, 1930, in Chicago, IL. After high school, George graduated from The University of Illinois in Champaign, earning a business...

Thomas E. "Tom" Zensen

Thomas E. "Tom" Zensen

Nov 2, 2026

Thomas E. “Tom” Zensen, age 77 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026 at the Benedictine Care Community in St. Peter, MN following a short illness.

Thomas Eugene, the son of John C. “Jack” and Constance “Connie” (Savoie) Zensen was born on July 24, 1949 in Faribault. He attended Bethlehem Academy High School and graduated with the class...

Daniel M. Carlin

Daniel M. Carlin

Oct 31, 2026

Daniel Maurice Carlin, age 93, died October 31, 2026 at his home at Cardinal Pointe in Faribault, Minnesota.

Dan was born June 22, 1933 to James and Mary (O'Brien) Carlin in Clear Lake, Minnesota. “Danny” was the youngest of 9 children. Dan was 100 percent Irish, proud of this from birth and not shy about letting anyone know it.

He graduated as...

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Oct 29, 2026

Mary Anderson, aged 81, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center in West Fargo, ND, following complications from a fall.

Mary was born on February 2, 1945, in St. Paul, MN, to Joseph August and Mary Ann (Sarafolean) Falk. She graduated from South St. Paul High School with the class of 1963, and Mankato...

Beverly J. Mahoney

Beverly J. Mahoney

Oct 26, 2026

Beverly J. (Erb) Mahoney, age 94, of Minot, ND, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2026, at Faribault Senior Living in Faribault, MN.

Beverly Joyce was born to Joseph and Sophronia (Bursau) Erb on July 5, 1932, in Surrey, ND. After graduating from Surrey High School in 1950 she traveled and worked as a secretary at various places. Bev married Jerry...

Thomas V. Dee

Thomas V. Dee

Oct 25, 2026

Thomas V. Dee, age 91 of Faribault, MN passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at Faribault Senior Living.

Thomas Vincent, the son of William and Mary Louise (Stadler) Dee, was born on July 12, 1935 in Faribault, MN. Tom grew up in Faribault and graduated from Bethlehem Academy with the Class of 1953. He then attended Dunwoody before returning to...

William A. "Bill" Kitzman

William A. "Bill" Kitzman

Oct 22, 2026

William A. “Bill” Kitzman, age 80, of Faribault, MN, passed to the light on October 22, 2026, at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN following an extended illness.

William Arthur, the son of Theodore and Elaine (Plante) Kitzman, was born on July 18, 1946, in Faribault. Bill learned the value of hard work at an early age when his...

Douglas G. Kubinski

Douglas G. Kubinski

Oct 22, 2026

Douglas G. Kubinski, age 88, of Faribault, MN, passed away October 22, 2026, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Douglas George, the son of George and Berthine “Babe” (Langeslag) Kubinski, was born on October 23, 1937, in Northfield, MN. Doug farmed for many years near Montgomery, worked at a concrete producer, before moving to Tennessee where he farmed and raised...

Jeffrey C. "Redbone" St. Martin

Jeffrey C. "Redbone" St. Martin

Oct 21, 2026

Jeffrey C. “Redbone” St. Martin, age 69, of Faribault, MN passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, following a brief illness.

Jeffrey Curtis, the son of Bernard and Doris (Fremouw) St. Martin was born on December 18, 1956, in Faribault, MN. He attended Faribault Senior High School and graduated with the class of 1975....

Jill M. Weglarz

Jill M. Weglarz

Oct 17, 2026

In Loving Memory of Jill Marie Weglarz

Jill Marie Weglarz, 62, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2026, at her home in Faribault, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with lung and bone cancer. A lung cancer survivor many years earlier, Jill faced her illness once again with unwavering courage, strength, and grace.

Jill was born on September...

Terry J. Condit

Terry J. Condit

Oct 15, 2026

Terry was born in Minneapolis, MN on August 26, 1947 to Elizabeth and Lee Condit. As a child he moved to Rochester, MN, where he attended grade school and then moved to Austin, MN. He graduated from Austin High School in 1966. He continued his education by attending the Austin Vocational School and followed in his father’s vocation of welding....

Kenneth L. Paulson

Kenneth L. Paulson

Oct 14, 2026

In Loving Memory of Kenneth Lowell Paulson “KP”

Ken “KP” passed away at the age of 69 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Wednesday October 14th after a brief illness. KP was born in Austin MN and grew up in Faribault MN where he also graduated from Faribault High School. He married Norma (Borth) Evenson in 1977, they had 2 daughters Jamie...

Cheryl A. Ackmann

Cheryl A. Ackmann

Oct 11, 2026

Cheryl A. Ackmann, age 72, of Faribault, MN, passed away October 11, 2026, following an extended illness.

Cheryl Ann, the daughter of Lewette and Beverly (Fehn) Ackmann, was born on January 24, 1954, in Faribault. She graduated from Faribault High School with the class of 1972. Cheryl was married to David Schwartz, they had two children and were later divorced. She...

Ferman W. Shaw

Ferman W. Shaw

Oct 10, 2026

Ferman W. Shaw, age 98, of Faribault, MN, passed away October 10, 2026, at the Elgin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elgin, TX.

Ferman William, the son of Wesley and Frieda (Bartsch) Shaw, was born on December 3, 1927, in Mankato, MN. He graduated from Pemberton High School and Mankato State University. Ferman proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII,...

Gilbert J. Truax

Gilbert J. Truax

Oct 10, 2026

Gilbert J. Truax, age 99, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on October 10, 2026.

Gilbert was born on January 7, 1927, to Hazel and Larry Truax. He and his brothers, Donald and Clayton, moved from their Northfield home with their mother after she married Adolf Smith of the Dennison area. Gilbert attended Dennison Rural School...

Charles L. Neudecker

Charles L. Neudecker

Oct 10, 2026

Charles L. Neudecker, age 71, of Faribault, MN, passed away October 10, 2026, at New Horizons in Elysian, MN.

Charles Lee, the son of Robert Sr. and Jacqueline Fae (Meirick) Neudecker, was born on December 21, 1954, in Baltimore, MD. Charles was an avid pool player and lived in the pool hall when he was young. He enjoyed watching westerns and...

Connie B. McHenry

Connie B. McHenry

Oct 10, 2026

Connie B. McHenry, age 85, of Faribault, MN, passed away October 10, 2026, at StoryPoint Senior Living in Faribault.

Connie Beth, the daughter of Newton and Mary Edma (Pinard) Tiede, was born on June 4, 1941, in Wessington Springs, SD. She graduated from Wessington Springs High School and was married to Don McHenry on August 5, 1959. Connie had a great...

Margelaine "Marge" M. Duchene

Margelaine "Marge" M. Duchene

Oct 9, 2026

Margelaine “Marge” Duchene, age 89 of Faribault, MN passed away on Friday, October 9, 2026 at Faribault Senior Living.

Margelaine Mae, the daughter of Milton and Margaret (Thomas) Krenske, was born on January 17, 1937 in Faribault, MN. She grew up in Faribault and graduated from Faribault High School with the Class of 1955. She was united in marriage to the...

Betty J. Healy

Betty J. Healy

Oct 8, 2026

Betty J. Healy, age 92, of Faribault, MN, passed away October 8, 2026, at the Allina Health Medical Center in Faribault following a sudden illness.

Betty Jean, the daughter of Earl and Louise (Borchert) Lockwood, was born on July 13, 1934 in Faribault, MN. She attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1952. On June 27, 1959 she...

Elizabeth "Betsy" A. Thomas

Elizabeth "Betsy" A. Thomas

Oct 5, 2026

Elizabeth “Betsy” A. Sauber Thomas, age 79, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 5, 2026, at her lake home on Big Bass Lake, Remer, MN.

She was born to Arnold and Ethel Schmitz Sauber on January 30, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN. Betsy grew up in Lakeville, MN, attending All Saints Elementary School and Lakeville Junior High School. She graduated in 1965 from...