Marcella Karp
Dec 30, 2009
Marcella M. Dix, age 96 of Faribault, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Northfield Care Center. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault with the Rev. Kevin Finnegan, pastor officiating. Interment will be held at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault at a...
Rita Kleist
Dec 26, 2009
Rita M. Kleist, age 64, passed away on December 26, 2009 at her niece's home following an extended illness. Private family services will be held at a later date. The family prefers that memorials be directed the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna or to Bethlehem Academy High School. Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral...
Rosemarie Stam
Dec 26, 2009
Rosemarie "Rosie" Madigan Stam, age 72, of Faribault, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held...

Bruce Olsen
Dec 25, 2009
Bruce W. Olsen, age 58, of Faribault, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Duluth, MN. Local arrangements were completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home. Bruce Wayne Olsen, the son of Richard and Elsie (Paavola) Olsen, was born on February 7,...
George Voracek
Dec 21, 2009
George W. Voracek, age 91 of Faribault, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, 7525 Dodd Road, Faribault, MN. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery in Lonsdale. Visitation...
Mary Donkers
Dec 21, 2009
Mary E. (Mrs. Paul) Donkers, age 65, of Faribault, passed away at home with her family at her side on Monday, December 21, 2009 following a courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 28, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence...

Dale Karow
Dec 21, 2009
Dale R. Karow, age 77 of Faribault, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Private family services will be held at a later date. Interment will be held at the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault. Dale Richard Karow, the...
Kenneth Meyer
Dec 20, 2009
On Sunday, December 20, 2009, a beautiful, peaceful, snowy morning, Kenneth was called to his heavenly home. He was born on October 26, 1919 in rural Janesville to William and Martha (Rudolph) Meyer. He attended school until the eighth grade at District 1 School in Long Prairie, MN. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie in 1934. After moving back...
John O'Connor
Dec 20, 2009
John F. O'Connor, age 48, of Faribault, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 due to injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held at...
Mary Borneke
Dec 17, 2009
Mary Ann Borneke, age 76 of Janesville, formerly of rural Eagle Lake, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake with Fr. Robert Schneider and Fr. Kevin Clinton, Con-Celebrants. Interment will be in...
Theresa Roesler
Dec 17, 2009
Theresa S. Roesler, age 79 of Waseca, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Immanuel- St. Joseph's Mayo Health System in Mankato. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 22nd at 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Fr. Martin Schaefer, Celebrant. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery. The Roesler...
Joan Warmington
Dec 16, 2009
Joan K. Warmington, age 63, of Faribault, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at her son's home following an extended illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault. Memorial visitation will be held...
Charles Hofmann
Dec 15, 2009
Charles (Charley) Sterling Hofmann, age 101, died peacefully on December 15, 2009 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Charles was born on October 24, 1908 to Emil and Clara (Sterling) Hofmann in the house in which he lived his entire life. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1926. When his father died suddenly in 1934 leaving a large debt, Charles...
Jerome Malecha
Dec 15, 2009
Jerome (Chip) Malecha, age 86, of Faribault, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault, with Fr. Kevin Finnegan, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Lonsdale. Visitation will be held at the...
Irene Westman
Dec 13, 2009
Irene G. Westman, age 87, of Waseca, died on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Waseca Hospital. Irene Geneva Taxdahl was born on a farm near Hannaford, Griggs County, North Dakota on November 13, 1922, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Arndt and Ella (Johnson) Taxdahl. She was baptized at home on July 8, 1923 by Pastor K. P. Wuflestad. She moved...
Edward Schmidt
Dec 12, 2009
Edward E. "Bud" Schmidt, age 92, longtime resident of Waseca, Minnesota, died on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at St. Gertrude's Health Center in Shakopee, Minnesota. Bud had resided at McKenna Crossing in Prior Lake and St. Gertrude's for the last several years, but in his heart Waseca remained the heart and soul of his existence. Mass of Christian Burial will...
Marie Schostag
Dec 8, 2009
In the early morning hours of December 8, 2009, our Lord and Savior graciously took Marie E. Schostag unto Himself, freeing her from the ravenousness of Alzheimer's disease. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 13th at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Clair with Rev. Matthew Grunewald officiating. Interment will be in the St. John's...
Harold Schweisthal
Dec 8, 2009
Harold F. Schweisthal, age 73, of Faribault, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, 7525 Dodd Road, Faribault, MN, with the Rev. Kevin Finnegan, pastor officiating. Interment will be held at the...
Todd Mann
Dec 7, 2009
Todd J. Mann, age 45 of Waseca, died on Monday, December 7, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 11th at 1:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Fr. Martin Schaefer, Celebrant. Interment will be in the Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday from...
James Fredrickson
Dec 5, 2009
James "Bud" Fredrickson, age 84 of Faribault, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault, with Rev. Steven J. Kuehne, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park in Faribault with...