Obituaries

Jan 13, 2022

Peter Paul Burkhartzmeyer Jr., loving husband, father, son, and grandfather, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly, at the age of 81 on January 13, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Pete was born on March 5, 1940, in Faribault, to Peter and Dorothy (Sanders) Burkhartzmeyer. He started his life and ended it in his beloved hometown...

Jan 11, 2022

Guy R. Albers, age 56 of Le Center, MN passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, New Prague Hospital.

Guy Richard, the son of Paul and Donna (Kolb) Albers was born on April 25, 1965 in Northfield, MN.  He attended Faribault Senior High School and graduated with the class of...

Jan 11, 2022

Betty J. Rezac, age 82, of Faribault, MN, passed away on January 11, 2022 at Faribault Senior Living.

Betty Jean, the daughter of Charles and Ruth (Lenhart) Saint, was born on January18, 1939 in Danville, IL. Betty grew up in Lakeville, MN and graduated from Lakeville High School with the Class of 1957. She had two sons,...

Jan 10, 2022

Kathryn A. “Kay” Duchene, age 80 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at her home.

Kathryn Ann, the daughter of Wendell and Bernice (Stine) Sterling was born on January 29, 1941 in Faribault.  She attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1959.  After high school Kay attended Rogers and Benners...

Jan 9, 2022

Dorothy Mae Machacek, age 88, of Faribault, MN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at her home.

Dorothy Mae was born on June 28, 1933, in Lonsdale, MN, to Emil and Mary (Chan) Malecha.  She graduated from Faribault High School.  Dorothy was married to Ronald F. Machacek on October 19, 1957, at the Immaculate Conception...

Jan 8, 2022

Linda M. (Kelsey) Piper, age 74, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at her home.

Linda Mary was born on January 30, 1947 in Faribault to Wilfred and Helen (Cates) Kelsey.  Linda was united in marriage to Charles Piper on March 23, 1968 and was a homemaker for her family.

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Jan 5, 2022

Francis C. “Butch” Ford, age 64 of Faribault, MN passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN following an extended illness.

Francis Charles, the son of Robert and Phyllis (Blackmer) Ford, was born on June 16, 1957 in Faribault.  He attended Bethlehem Academy High School and graduated with the class...

Jan 2, 2022

Linda M. (Juhnke) Keilen, age 70, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully and holding her daughter’s hand on January 2, 2022, at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN.

Linda Marie was born on October 29, 1951, to William L. and Dorothy (Jarvis) Juhnke.  She attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1969.  During high...

Dec 30, 2021

Steven H. “Blacky” Blackstad, age 71 of Faribault, MN passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN following a brave battle with cancer caused by Agent Orange exposure during his two tours in the Vietnam War.

Steven Hilmer, the son of Ray and Melva (Wendland) Blackstad was born on February...

Dec 30, 2021

Donald “Don” A. Rasmussen, age 77, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully at home. His wife, DeAnn, was by his side as he battled unexpected health conditions.

Don was born March 5th, 1944 in Faribault, MN to Marie (Andres) and Glenn Rasmussen. He was a father to three. He met his wife, DeAnn and her two children...

Dec 28, 2021

Mark D. Cates, age 69 of Brainerd, MN and formerly of Faribault, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

Mark Dean, the son of Dean and Florence (Johnson) Cates was born on June 24, 1952 in Minneapolis, MN.  He attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1970. ...

Dec 28, 2021

Mary Boudreau, age 86, of Faribault, MN passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at her home following an extended illness.

Mary Alice, the daughter of Rudolph and Myrtle (Shipstead) Glor was born on November 20, 1935 in Nerstrand, MN.  She attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1953.  On June 30, 1956 she...

Dec 27, 2021

Maxine C. Voegele, age 82 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Owatonna Hospital.

Maxine Carol, the daughter of Henry and Olive (Hendrickson) Ozmun was born on July 24, 1939 in Northfield, MN.  On December 9, 1972 she was united in marriage to Richard Voegele at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Faribault. ...

Dec 27, 2021

Diana K. Dahl, age 67, of Faribault, MN, passed away December 27, 2021, at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault.

Diana was born on May 7, 1954, in New Brighton, MN, to Lawrence and Loretta (Gnerer) Dahl.  She provided care for others during her career as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant.  Diana had a great love of animals,...

Dec 22, 2021

Rita Marie (Peters) Boettcher, age 61 of Owatonna died on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Owatonna Hospital.

Rita, the daughter of Robert (Bob) and Violet Peters was born on February 2, 1960, in Faribault.  She graduated from Medford High School in 1978.

She currently was working at K&G Manufacturing where she had worked for...

Dec 21, 2021

Ronald A. “Ron” LaCroix, age 86, of Faribault, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Ronald Ambrose was born on June 2, 1935, in Faribault, to Ambrose and Helen (Schmitz) LaCroix.  He attended school in Medford, graduating with the class of 1953.  Ron was a tremendous all-around athlete and...

Dec 13, 2021

Marion Elizabeth Mahoney, age 84, of Brooklyn Park, MN and formerly of Faribault, MN passed away on December 13, 2021 at her home.

Marion Elizabeth, the daughter of Lester and Mary Anne (Dwyer) Mahoney, was born on June 8, 1937 in Faribault, MN. Marion graduated from Bethlehem Academy with the Class of 1955 and went on to...

Dec 11, 2021

Adrian F. Gillen, age 92, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Mill City Senior Living.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault, MN, with Fr. Louis Floeder officiating.  Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery, with...

Dec 5, 2021

Cecilia R. Machacek, age 94, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault.

Cecilia Rose was born on November 22, 1927, in Erin Township, Rice County, MN, to Joseph V. and Emma (Pivec) Malecha.  She was united in marriage to Myles Machacek on June 20, 1945, at the...

Dec 4, 2021

Douglas B. “Doug” Frydenlund, age 82 of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the District One Hospital in Faribault from complications due to COVID 19, with his best friend, constant travel partner and wife of 32 years, Karen by his side.

Douglas Benjamin was born and raised in Faribault, MN by his parents, Benjamin...