Obituaries

James Collmann

James Collmann

Nov 13, 2014

James Robert Collmann, age 69 of Mankato, died on November 13, 2014 at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 17436 Minnesota 22, Good Thunder, MN 56037, with Pastor Mary Miska officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 3:00 -...

Beverly Roepke

Beverly Roepke

Nov 13, 2014

Beverly L. Roepke, age 92, of Faribault, MN, passed away, Thursday, November 13, 2014, at her residence at Keystone Communities of Faribault. Memorial services will be held on Friday, November 28, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault, officiating. Interment will...

Silviano Lopez

Silviano Lopez

Nov 12, 2014

Silviano Lopez, age 67, of Faribault, MN, passed away November 12, 2014, at the District One Hospital in Faribault, following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will...

Molly Ames

Molly Ames

Nov 12, 2014

Molly A. Ames, age 49 of Faribault, died Wednesday, November 13, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family, following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault with the Rev. Lisa Kruse officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home...

Delores Springer

Delores Springer

Nov 10, 2014

Delores C. Springer, age 86, of Faribault, MN, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Rice County District One Hospital in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault. Interment will be held at Trebon Cemetery, Shieldsville Township, Rice County,...

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

Nov 5, 2014

Paul Stanley Gray, age 84, of Faribault, MN, passed away at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on November 5, 2014, with the same peacefulness, grace, and dignity in which he lived his life, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 10, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Faribault, with Rev....

Ronald Wiste

Ronald Wiste

Nov 3, 2014

Ronald O. Wiste, age 70, of Janesville passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, with Rev. Larry Griffin officiating. Interment will be held at the Janesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on...

Marjorie Poehler

Marjorie Poehler

Nov 2, 2014

Marjorie L. Poehler, age 88, of Mankato, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital in Mankato. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are being completed by Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home of Janesville, MN.

Silvia Perez

Silvia Perez

Nov 1, 2014

Silvia Ramirez Perez, age 58, of Faribault, MN, and formerly of LeSueur, MN, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 following a long battle with Cancer. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are with the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Silvia Ramirez was born on May 4, 1956 in Cayman, Veracruz, Mexico to Delfinio Ramirez and Angela...

Mary Katra

Mary Katra

Nov 1, 2014

Mary E. Katra, age 73, of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the District One Hospital in Faribault following a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault....

Barbara Anderson

Barbara Anderson

Oct 29, 2014

Barbara Jean Nelson Anderson, age 71 of Mankato and formerly of Waseca, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Autumn Grace Community in Mankato, following an extended illness. Memorial services will take place at a later date in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Local arrangements were completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca, MN. Barbara Jean, daughter of Raymond and Josephine...

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...