Obituaries

Marion Rodewald

Marion Rodewald

Oct 29, 2014

Marion H. Rodewald, age 95, of Faribault, MN, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church....

Lou Gustafson

Lou Gustafson

Oct 28, 2014

Lou Ella R. Gustafson, age 85, of Faribault, MN, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Milestone Senior Living in Faribault. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home of Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, officiating. Entombment will be at the Meadow Ridge...

Mary Golden

Mary Golden

Oct 27, 2014

Mary Alice Golden, age 88, of Faribault, MN, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014, at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Visitation will...

Mary Mcgannon

Mary Mcgannon

Oct 27, 2014

Mary Ann Cecelia McGannon, age 79, of Waseca died on Monday, October 27, 2014 at the New Richland Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca, with Father Gregory Leif officiating. Interment will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Karen Spies

Karen Spies

Oct 25, 2014

Karen "DeNee" Spies, age 70 of New Prague and formerly of Waseca, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca. Visitation will be held at the McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory on Wednesday...

Johanna Finstuen

Johanna Finstuen

Oct 24, 2014

Johanna M. Finstuen, age 98, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014, at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. At her request, no funeral services will be held. Burial will be at the Kenyon Cemetery in Kenyon, MN. Arrangements are with the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Johanna Margrethe was born on February 10, 1916...

Jo Holmblad

Jo Holmblad

Oct 23, 2014

Jo Holmblad "Grandma Jo", age 83 of Faribault, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the District One Hospital in Faribault, surrounded by her family following an extended illness. At her request, no services will be held. Arrangements are with the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Joan Rae was born on June 13, 1931 in Madison, SD to...

Dorothy Born

Dorothy Born

Oct 21, 2014

Dorothy Eleanor Born, age 93, of Waseca died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Lake Shore Inn in Waseca following. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Waseca, with Pastor Cary Larson officiating. Interment will be held at Woodland Hills Cemetery in Mankato. Visitation will be...

William Mittelstaedt

William Mittelstaedt

Oct 19, 2014

William "Bill" Mittelstaedt, age 77, of Waseca died on October 19, 2014 at Colony Court Assisted Living in Waseca following an extended illness. Memorial services will be on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, with Pastor Paul Muther and Reverend Larry Griffin officiating. Visitation will be held at the church two hours prior...

Dale Sargent

Dale Sargent

Oct 19, 2014

Dale Eugene Sargent, age 80, of Janesville, died on October 19, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake, with Fr. Robert Schneider, Pastor officiating. Following Mass, military honors will be conducted at the church. Interment...

John Heine

John Heine

Oct 18, 2014

John R. Heine, age 92, of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the Sterling House of Faribault. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, officiating. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in...

Margaret Taylor

Margaret Taylor

Oct 16, 2014

Margaret "Peggy" Taylor, age 77, of Mankato died on October 16, 2014 at Colony Court Assisted Living in Waseca following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca. Peggy, daughter of Norbert and Marie (Walker) Sheeran, was born on September 2, 1937 in Waseca....

Alvin Priem

Alvin Priem

Oct 16, 2014

Alvin Priem, age 91, of Janesville died on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Janesville Nursing Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, with Reverend Dr. Larry Griffin officiating. Interment will be held at St. John's Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Iosco Township. Visitation...

Todd Brocker

Todd Brocker

Oct 15, 2014

Todd A. Brocker, age 48, of Faribault, MN, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, following a brief illness. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, officiating. Interment...

Elizabeth Duchene

Elizabeth Duchene

Oct 15, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" DuChene, age 86, of Faribault, MN, passed away suddenly on October 15, 2014 at home in Faribault Senior Living. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 20, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault. Memorial visitation will...

James Dawson

James Dawson

Oct 14, 2014

James William Dawson, age 21, of Minneapolis, MN, passed away peacefully at his home on October 14, 2014 surrounded by friends and family. James was born on May 26, 1993 in Chester, PA. He and his family moved to Faribault when James was 6 months old, and moved to Minneapolis many years later. James had many friends and family members...

John Britton

John Britton

Oct 12, 2014

John L. Britton, age 85 of Waseca, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home in Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca, with the Rev. Gregory Leif, officiating. Interment will be held at St. Mary...

Kathleen Kaluza

Kathleen Kaluza

Oct 11, 2014

Kathleen M. Kaluza, age 69, of Bloomington, MN, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault. Interment will be held at the Dawn Valley Cemetery,...

William Steigauf

William Steigauf

Oct 11, 2014

William A. "Bill" Steigauf Sr., age 71 of Faribault, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Reflections Unit of Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Faribault with the Rev. Joy...

Winnifred Juaire

Winnifred Juaire

Oct 10, 2014

Winnifred J. Juaire, age 80, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014, at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Faribault United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Jan Bodin, officiating. Interment will be held at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in...