Obituaries

Louis Kopischke

Louis Kopischke

Jul 5, 2012

Louis F. "Luke" Kopischke, age 98 of Janesville, died on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at the Janesville Nursing Home.   Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 9th at 2:00 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating. Interment will be in the Janesville Cemetery.   Visitation will be held on Monday from 12:00 noon...

Ione Roeker

Ione Roeker

Jul 4, 2012

Ione O. Roeker, age 87 of rural Waldorf, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the Janesville Nursing Home.             Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 9th at 11:00 A.M. at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf with Rev. Michael Mathews, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.             Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5...

Melissa Peterson

Melissa Peterson

Jul 1, 2012

Melissa Joann Peterson was born on July 19, 1974 in Faribault, MN and died on July 1, 2012 in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, after battling a serious illness.             Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault, with Rev. Robert Mundahl, officiating. Visitation...

Videtta A.

Videtta A.

Jun 30, 2012

Videtta "Vi" Orr, age 93 of Faribault, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Keystone Communities of Faribault.             Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault with the Rev. Craig Breimhorst, officiating. Interment will be held at the Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault.             Visitation will...

E. Ganiere

E. Ganiere

Jun 29, 2012

E. Howard Ganiere, age 72 of Waterville, formerly of New Richland, died suddenly on Friday, June 29, 2012 at his residence in Waterville.             Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, July 3rd at 6:30 P.M. at St. Peter Cemetery in New Richland, Minnesota with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating.              Visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon from 3 to...

Dorothy Harmon

Dorothy Harmon

Jun 29, 2012

Dorothy A. (Goracke) Harmon, age 64 of Waseca, died on Friday, June 29, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Waseca. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 3rd at 2:00 P.M. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca with Rev. Martin Schaefer, officiating. Interment will be in Waseca's Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 12:00 Noon until...

Madonna Lewis

Madonna Lewis

Jun 28, 2012

Madonna M. Lewis, age 57, of Rochester and formerly of Faribault, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Hiawatha Homes in Rochester, following a lengthy battle with cancer.    A Celebration of Madonna's Life will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2012 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in Faribault.    Madonna M. Speiker, the daughter of John and...

Michael Mulcahy

Michael Mulcahy

Jun 28, 2012

Michael "Mike" Mulcahy, age 40, of Robbinsdale and formerly of Faribault, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at his family's home in Faribault following an extended illness.      Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Dr.) in Faribault, with the Rev....

Eleanor Hutchison

Eleanor Hutchison

Jun 27, 2012

Eleanor J. Hutchison, age 95, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Lake Shore Inn of Waseca.             Funeral arrangements are being completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca.             She is survived by her daughter Margaret (Harold) Watkins formerly of Waseca.

Mary Gruber

Mary Gruber

Jun 24, 2012

Mary Ann Gruber, age 75, of Faribault, passed away on June 24, 2012 at her home.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery, Faribault.    Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl...

William Rosas

William Rosas

Jun 23, 2012

William R. "Billy" Rosas, age 19 of the greater Waterville/Janesville area, died on Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Waseca, Minnesota.             Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin and Rev. Russell Grabau, officiating.              Memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4...

Matilda Hruza

Matilda Hruza

Jun 23, 2012

Matilda "Tillie" Hruza, age 93, of Faribault, passed away on June 23, 2012 at her daughter's home in Seymour, TN.    Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault with Father Clarence Vavra, officiating. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault.    Visitation...

Cody Flitter

Cody Flitter

Jun 14, 2012

Cody K. Flitter, age 27 of St. Clair, formerly of Janesville, died on Thursday, June14, 2012 in Waseca County, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.    Private family services will be held at a later date. In Cody's memory, memorials may be given for the benefit of his son, to the Carsten Flitter Memorial Fund c/o Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home...

Olga Hunt

Olga Hunt

Jun 14, 2012

Olga C. Hunt, age 100, of Faribault, died on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault.    Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault, with Rev. David Hurtt and Rev. Ronald Hunt, officiating. Interment will be at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park...

Alfred Krueger

Alfred Krueger

Jun 8, 2012

Alfred W. Krueger, age 86 of Faribault, formerly of Janesville, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.             Graveside services will be held on Thursday, June 14th at the Janesville Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating.              Alfred was born in Janesville, Minnesota on April 26, 1926 to Leonard and Alma (Schlie) Krueger. .             He...

Walter Danielson

Walter Danielson

Jun 7, 2012

Walter "Wally" Danielson, age 64, of Faribault, passed away on June 7, 2012 at his home following an extended illness.    Private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault.    Arrangements are with the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault.   ...

James Paquette

James Paquette

Jun 7, 2012

James "Jim" Paquette, age 69, of Faribault, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness.   Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Drive) in Faribault. Interment will be held at the St....

Ronald Voegele

Ronald Voegele

Jun 6, 2012

Ronald F. Voegele, age 56, of Faribault, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the Regions Hospital in St. Paul following injuries sustained in a camper explosion at his home site.             Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Drive) in Faribault, with the Rev....

Arlene Westphal

Arlene Westphal

Jun 5, 2012

Arlene Westphal, age 78 of Janesville, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at her home.   Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 8th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Reverend Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating. Interment will be in the St. John's-Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Iosco Township, Waseca County.    Visitation will be Thursday from...

Beth Angell

Beth Angell

Jun 5, 2012

Beth Angell, age 42, of Minneapolis, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at her residence in Minneapolis.    Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault with Bernadette Tatge, Pastoral Minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault, officiating.    Visitation will be held...