Obituaries

Sep 28, 2021

Luella M. Heim, age 99 of Medford, MN passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Medford Senior Care following an extended illness, two days from her 100th Birthday.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church, 205 2nd Ave. NW, Medford, MN...

Sep 25, 2021

Stephen T. “Steve” Taylor, age 74 of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN following an extended illness.

Steve, lovingly known as Tubby by his close friends, was born May 10, 1947 to Tom and Dode (Glor) Taylor. He formed lifelong friendships with many in his...

Sep 22, 2021

Nancy C. Thorson, age 74, of Medford, MN, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, following a sudden illness.

Nancy Catherine was born on October 15, 1946, in Faribault, MN, to Merwyn “Bud” and Jacqueline (McCusker) Zabel.  She graduated from Faribault High School with the class of 1965.  Nancy was married to William “Bill” Thorson on April 22,...

Sep 15, 2021

Robert “Bob” W. Heine, age 74 of Morristown, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at his home on Cedar Lake, surrounded by his family following an extended illness.

Robert (Bob) Heine, the son of John R. and Anna Mae (Gustafson) Heine, was born August 31, 1947 in Faribault, MN.  He attended I.C. School, Morristown School,...

Sep 14, 2021

Joan M. Jandro, age 67, of Faribault, MN passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna, MN.

Joan Marie, the daughter of Earl and Cecelia (Carpenter) Dulac, was born on March 23, 1954 in Faribault, MN. Joan graduated from Faribault High School with the class of 1972. She worked as a...

Sep 10, 2021

Steven R. Temple, age 77 of Faribault, MN went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 10, 2021, following an extended illness.

Steven Ralph, the son of Ralph and Luella (Squire) Temple was born on February 14, 1944 at their family home in Faribault.  He attended Faribault High School and graduated with the...

Sep 10, 2021

Judith M. Lewis, age 80, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Emeralds of Faribault.

Judith Marie was born on December 15, 1940, in Faribault, MN, to Ernest and Muriel (Caron) Doneux.  She graduated from Bethlehem Academy High School with the class of 1958 and completed her LPN training through St. Olaf College.  Judy...

Sep 10, 2021

Caleb J. Malek, age 23, of Northfield, MN lost his battle to addiction on Friday, September 10, 2021, in Rochester, MN.

Caleb James, the son of James Malek and Jill Adams was born on October 7, 1997, in Northfield, MN.  He attended Northfield High School and graduated with the class of 2016.  Caleb was a very talented...

Sep 10, 2021

Brad J. Bakko, age 65, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Terrace at Cannon Falls.

Brad Joseph was born on April 21, 1956, in Faribault, MN, to Darlene Bakko and Martin Tremayne.  He graduated from Bethlehem Academy High School with the class of 1974.  Brad then attended Lores College in Dubuque, IA....

Sep 8, 2021

Bob Vogelsberg, age 50 of Faribault, MN died on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 due to injuries sustained in a work accident in Ramsey, MN.

Bob was born September 2, 1971 in Faribault, MN to John Robert Vogelsberg and Donna Mae (Hunt) Vogelsberg. Bob chose to spend the rest of his life living and serving in his hometown....

Sep 7, 2021

Jeannine M. Bongers, age 87 of Faribault, MN passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at the District One Hospital in Faribault following a brief illness.

Jeannine Marie, the daughter of Walter and Gladys (Ennis) LaCroix was born on September 16, 1933 in Faribault.  She attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1952.  On...

Aug 29, 2021

Megan Rose Graham, age 40 of Faribault, MN died on Sunday, August 29, 2021 due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Megan Rose Pothen, the daughter of Joseph and Sandra (Petersen) Pothen was born on November 20, 1980 in Willmar, MN.  She attended Benson High School and graduated with the class of 1999.  Following high...

Aug 29, 2021

He was a man of many names. Affectionately known as Butch to his family. Butch peacefully passed away in his sleep at home with his wife on August 29th, 2021. Butch and June were married October 27th 1978. She was the love of his life.  They had two children Stacey Tabor and Kyle Ackerman.

Butch had a...

Aug 27, 2021

Dr. Warren Johnson, age 76, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Warren Dwight was born on October 14, 1944, in Mankato, MN, to Linell and Sally (Piltingsrud) Johnson.  He graduated from Mankato High School with the class of 1963 and St. Olaf College in 1967.  Warren graduated...

Aug 19, 2021

Stanley J. Hirdler, age 65, of Faribault, MN, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021, following a sudden illness.

Stanley John was born on May 4, 1956, in Northfield, MN, to Henry and Ida (Novotny) Hirdler.  He worked for many years at Jerome Foods in Faribault. Stanley enjoyed working on cars and lawn mowers for others, along with...

Aug 10, 2021

Nellie Schultz, age 101 of Faribault, MN passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at the Pleasant View Estates in Faribault.

Nellie Dwyer, the daughter of John and Julia (Venaro) Dwyer was born on October 2, 1919 at their family farm in Wells Township, Rice County, MN.  She was the youngest of ten children and they lived...

Aug 9, 2021

Leo John Wisdorf, age 89 of Faribault, MN and formerly of Windom, MN passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN.

Leo was born March 14, 1932, on a farm one mile south of Fulda, MN.  He was the son of Margaret (Brady) and John J. Wisdorf.  In 1938, he...

Aug 9, 2021

Richard V. Anderson, age 64, of Morristown, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 9, 2021.

Richard Vincent was born on April 14, 1957, in Tracy, MN, to Norman C. and Loretta G. (Liesenfeld) Anderson.  He graduated from Lamberton High School and attended Bemidji State Vo-Tech for auto mechanics.  Richard worked for Daikin Applied in Faribault as...

Aug 8, 2021

Robert C. Hreha, age 81, of St. Louis Park, MN passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at the Minnesota Veterans Home – Minneapolis.

Robert Carl, the son of Carl and Helen (Peterson) Hreha, was born on March 12, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN. Robert served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for some time....

Aug 6, 2021

William F. Borwege, 90, passed away at his home on Friday, August 6, 2021.

He was born on December 8, 1930, in Owatonna, MN, the son of William F. and Lorraine L. (Dostal) Borwege.

William graduated from Faribault High School, Class of 1950.  He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1948-51.  He married...