Obituaries

Joseph Balata

Joseph Balata

Apr 1, 2017

Joseph R. Balata, age 78 of Kilkenny, MN, died on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, MN. Interment will be held at the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Rice County Central Veterans Organization....

Harriet Brossard

Harriet Brossard

Mar 28, 2017

Harriet H. Brossard, age 85, of Waterville, MN, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home in Waseca, MN after a lengthy battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault, MN on Sunday, April 2, 2017 from 1:00 to...

Armin Wolf

Armin Wolf

Mar 27, 2017

Armin H. Wolf Sr., "Soupy", age 72 of Faribault, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie, MN. A memorial visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Armin Harold, the son of Harold and Frieda...

Milton Sticha

Milton Sticha

Mar 25, 2017

Milton J. Sticha, age 82, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at his home following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, MN. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault with military honors...

George Mullenberg

George Mullenberg

Mar 24, 2017

George "Jerry" Mullenberg, age 79, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully Friday, March 24, 2017 at his home with his family at his side. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment with honors will be at the Fort Snelling National...

Paul Kolb

Paul Kolb

Mar 15, 2017

Paul Leo Kolb, age 75 of Faribault, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis, MN from a failing heart due to multiple strokes. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, MN. There will be a...

Lorraine Mullenmeister

Lorraine Mullenmeister

Mar 14, 2017

Lorraine M. Mullenmeister, age 90 of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully, with her rosary in her hand and her daughter at her side, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the New Perspectives Senior Living in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive,...

Eugene Benzick

Eugene Benzick

Mar 12, 2017

Eugene C. Benzick, age 88, of Faribault, died Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the District One Hospital in Faribault following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery, Faribault with military...

Benjamin Tuma

Benjamin Tuma

Mar 8, 2017

Dr. Benjamin Michael Tuma, 82, died Wednesday March 8, 2017 in Faribault. Ben was born January 20th, 1935, in Lonsdale, MN to Dr. George J. Tuma and Mary Ann (Lepeska) Tuma. He graduated with the New Prague High School class of 1953. He earned a B.S. degree, Magna Cum Laude, in 1957 from what is now the University of St....

Richard Jeno

Richard Jeno

Mar 8, 2017

Richard E. "Dick" Jeno, age 80 of Lonsdale, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato following a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault with Fr. Kevin Kenney, Pastor officiating. Interment...

Emily Blais

Emily Blais

Mar 8, 2017

Emily I. Blais, age 90 of Faribault, MN passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Castle Ridge Senior Living in Eden Prairie, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 10, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault, with Fr. Kevin Kenney officiating. Interment will be at the...

Marian Fruechte

Marian Fruechte

Mar 5, 2017

Marian K. Fruechte, age 88, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the District One Hospital in Faribault. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Faribault. Interment will be held at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held at Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory...

Regina Morelan

Regina Morelan

Mar 4, 2017

Regina "Genie" (McComas) Morelan, age 85, of Faribault, MN passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in...

James Murphy

James Murphy

Feb 27, 2017

Jim passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2017, at his residence in Faribault, MN after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He had celebrated his 80th birthday last week surrounded by family. He is preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Camilla Murphy, his brother John Murphy, his sister Joan Remick (Murphy), and granddaughter Caroline Kathleen Murphy. Jim...

Michael Jenkins

Michael Jenkins

Feb 25, 2017

Michael J. Jenkins, age 76 of Faribault, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Interment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl...

Rachel Long

Rachel Long

Feb 22, 2017

Rachel L. Long, age 77 of Faribault, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault following an extended illness, surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery, Faribault at a later date. Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory...

James Burnett

James Burnett

Feb 21, 2017

James R. Burnett, age 74, of Omaha, NE, husband of Mary Burgess Burnett, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Reflections Unit at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN, surrounded by his family following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home &...

Daniel Koutavas

Daniel Koutavas

Feb 20, 2017

Daniel J. Koutavas, age 48, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 20, 2017 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 28th at 1:00 pm at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory, Faribault, MN, with Reverend Henry Doyle, officiating. Inurnment will be at the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour Columbarium in Faribault. Memorial...

Melanie Beck

Melanie Beck

Feb 14, 2017

Melanie Beth Beck, age 43, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at her home. A gathering time for family and friends will take place on Sunday, February 19, 2017 from 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 1000 Shumway Ave., Faribault, MN, on the Shattuck-St. Mary's Campus. A time for prayer...

Linda Pansier

Linda Pansier

Feb 14, 2017

Linda M. Pansier, age 65, of Faribault, MN, passed away February 14, 2017, at the Heritage House in Faribault following an extended illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church in Medford. Interment will be held at the Resurrection Cemetery in Medford at a later...