Obituaries

Bernice Staska

Bernice Staska

Dec 15, 2014

Bernice B. Staska, age 90 of Faribault, MN, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, MN. Interment will be held at the Trebon Cemetery, Shieldsville Township, Rice...

William Sartor

William Sartor

Dec 14, 2014

William Bernard Sartor, age 72, of Faribault, MN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 14, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault. Interment will be held at the St. Lawrence Cemetery, Faribault. Visitation will be held at the Divine Mercy...

Ralph Kruckeberg

Ralph Kruckeberg

Dec 12, 2014

Ralph C. Kruckeberg, age 67 of Madison Lake, MN, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Faribault Care Center following a short illness. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault with Pastor Dave Laughlin, officiating. Interment will be held at the Maple Lawn Cemetery...

Tennis Ellerbusch

Tennis Ellerbusch

Dec 12, 2014

Tennis E. Ellerbusch, age 83, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014, at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault, with military honors provided by...

Margaret Edel

Margaret Edel

Dec 9, 2014

Margaret "Marge" Edel, age 89, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Sterling House in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 15, 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. Visitation will be...

Ruth Kozan

Ruth Kozan

Dec 9, 2014

Ruth E. Kozan, age 94, of Waseca, MN, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home in Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of The Sacred Heart in Waseca, with the Rev. Gregory Leif, officiating. Interment will be held at the Calvary...

Robert Prail

Robert Prail

Dec 7, 2014

Robert H. Prail, age 76, of Janesville, MN, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, at the Janesville Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Reverend Larry Griffin and Reverend Paul Muther officiating. Interment will be held at St. John's Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Iosco Township....

Jesse Rieck

Jesse Rieck

Dec 6, 2014

Jesse F. Rieck, age 93, of Waseca, MN, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis. Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 12, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca, with Rev. Roger Haug, officiating. Interment with military honors will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery...

Paul Illsley

Paul Illsley

Dec 6, 2014

Paul H. Illsley, age 59 of Eagan and formerly of Faribault, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 6, 2014 at United Hospital in St. Paul due to heart complications. A three-hour visitation and celebration of Paul's life will take place on Saturday, December 27, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Carbone's Restaurant in Rosemount, MN...

Anna Borchert

Anna Borchert

Dec 6, 2014

Anna M. Borchert, age 79, of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014, at District One Hospital in Faribault. Anna was surrounded by her loving husband and children. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 at 1:00PM at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, Pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, officiating....

Jewel Grundman

Jewel Grundman

Dec 6, 2014

Beloved wife of Steven Grundman for 39 years; cherished mother of Stephanie Hagberg (Reed), Jamie Grundman, Debra Winter, Dean Felix (Pam) and Dennis Felix (Kathy); devoted grandmother to Whitney, Mikki, Brad, Becca, Tim, John, Justin, Ian, Jason and great grandmother to Alex; treasured sister to Michael Bromley and sister-in-law to Marsha and Michael Grundman, Sue and Gary Peterson; vibrant friend...

Connie Meyer

Connie Meyer

Dec 5, 2014

Connie L. Meyer, age 55, of Waseca, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014 surrounded by her family at her home following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Waseca, with the Rev. Howard White, officiating. Interment will be held at the Woodville Cemetery in...

Mary Cords

Mary Cords

Dec 4, 2014

Mary Darlene Cords, age 69, of Janesville died on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Janesville Nursing Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Pastor Larry Griffin officiating. Interment will be held at the Janesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday,...

Dennis Buendorf

Dennis Buendorf

Dec 4, 2014

Dennis E. Buendorf, age 74 of Faribault, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 8, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault with the Rev. Joy K. Bussert, officiating. Interment will be held at the Maple...

Gerald Mulcahey

Gerald Mulcahey

Dec 2, 2014

Gerald John Mulcahey, age 65, of Waseca and formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital in Mankato following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca, Minnesota. Visitation will be held at the funeral home...

Lawrence Kahnke

Lawrence Kahnke

Nov 27, 2014

Lawrence Bernard Kahnke, age 91, of Janesville, MN passed away unexpectantly on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital in Mankato. He was surrounded in love by his family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Janesville with Father Michael Cronin officiating. Interment will...

Harold Anderson

Harold Anderson

Nov 22, 2014

Harold R.Anderson, age 97 of Eagle Lake, MN, passed away, Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Janesville, MN following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, with the Rev. Paul Muther and Rev. Larry Griffin, officiating. Interment will be held at the Janesville Cemetery. Visitation...

Wayne Horejsi

Wayne Horejsi

Nov 20, 2014

Wayne F. Horejsi, age 60 of Faribault, passed away, Thursday, November 20, 2014, surrounded by his family at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester following an extended illness. Private family services will be held. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery, Faribault. The family prefers that memorials be directed to Divine Mercy Catholic School in memory of Wayne. Arrangements are...

Rosemary Halleck

Rosemary Halleck

Nov 17, 2014

Rosemary Jean Halleck, age 86, of Waseca passed away on November 17, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Friday, November 21, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca. A Celebration of Life will be held at the American Legion following services. Private family burial will be held...

Norbert Glaser

Norbert Glaser

Nov 16, 2014

Norbert Carl August Glaser, age 90, of St. Clair, MN, died on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Oaklawn Health Care Center in Mankato following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Clair, with Pastor Matthew Grunewald, officiating. Interment with military honors will be...