Obituaries
Vivian Ione Strand
Feb 7, 2025
Vivian Ione (Jones) Strand, age 104, died February 7, 2025 at Pathstone Living, Mankato, MN.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Rapidan, MN, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Calvary Lutheran Cemetery, Rapidan, MN. Livestream of the service will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com.
Vivian was born October 9, 1920...
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Mar 25, 2025
6PM, Tuesday, March 25, 2025Mankato Mortuary1001 N. Riverfront DriveMankato, MN 56001
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Join us for 90 minutes of education, humor, answers to your questions, and free pizza for dinner.We'll start things off with a short program: "10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Funerals and Cremation" and then we'll open things up...
Lenita Renae Struck
Feb 19, 2025
Lenita Renae Struck, age 57, of North Mankato, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, with visitation continuing...
Mark L. Hinton
Feb 18, 2025
Mark Lee Hinton, 82, of Saint Peter, Minnesota passed away surrounded by family on February 18, 2025 in Mesa, Arizona. Full obituary pending. Services pending and entrusted to Mankato Mortuary.
Alene Grace Pettersen
Feb 18, 2025
Alene Grace Pettersen, age 97, of Lake Crystal passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 18, 2025 at Oak Terrace, North Mankato, MN.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal, MN with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Livestream of the service will be...
Patrick "Pat" Lynn Malimanek
Feb 17, 2025
Patrick “Pat” Lynn Malimanek, age 63, of North Mankato passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato due to natural causes after a serious illness.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at a later date...
James N. Schmitz
Feb 16, 2025
James N. Schmitz, 97, of North Mankato passed away on Sunday, February 16,2025 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00-11:30 a.m. prior to mass. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato following luncheon. Mankato Mortuary...
Dorothy E. Barnick
Feb 15, 2025
Dorothy Elaine Barnick, age 89, of Lake Crystal, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Crystal Seasons in Lake Crystal.
Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Lake Crystal, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. Arrangements are with...
Richard "Dick" B. Lang
Feb 15, 2025
Richard “Dick” Lang, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2025, at Waters Edge Home Community at the age of 80.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be one hour before service. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.
Richard was born December 23, 1944, to Frank and Ella (Schnobrich) Lang in Comfrey,...
Robert "Bob" Lamont
Feb 13, 2025
Robert “Bob” Lamont, 81, of rural Madison Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Bob was born on February 28, 1943, in Waterville, Minnesota, to Mason and Margaret (Kinrod) Lamont. He graduated from Waterville High School and then completed barber school. Bob married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Nelson, on February 16, 1963, and together...
Gregory Noel Vetter
Feb 12, 2025
Gregory Noel Vetter went home to his eternal reward on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love and devotion to his family.
Greg was born on May 10, 1931, the son of Otto and Laurentia (Florence) Vetter. He grew up in the Kasota area and graduated from Kasota High School at age 16. Greg enlisted in the Army...
Bonnie Joy Cochran
Feb 12, 2025
Bonnie Joy Cochran, age 90, of Mankato, died on February 12, 2025, at Oak Terrace in North Mankato.
Service will be held at a later date.
She is survived by children: Dr. Lowell (Wendy) Meyer of Austin, MN; Doug (Linda) Meyer of Urbandale, IA; Randy (Sherri) Meyer of Rogers, AR; Lori Meyer of Mankato; Jeff Meyer of Lake Mills, IA; 9 grandchildren...
Mark B. Birr
Feb 11, 2025
Mark Bernhard Birr, age 69, of Good Thunder, died Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
A Celebration of Mark’s Life will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 20, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at church on Thursday. Family Interment will be...
Donald "Duck" L. Pearson
Feb 10, 2025
Donald Pearson, affectionately known as “Duck”, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 62 on February 10, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.
Duck was born on November 22nd, 1962 in Waconia, MN. Duck was later confirmed in faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine in 1976. He lived a life full of laughter, adventure, and solid...
Vanessa Jean Frentz
Feb 9, 2025
Vanessa Jean Frentz, age 33, passed away on Sunday, February 9th in Santa Rosa, California.Born in Mankato on February 28th, 1991, she was the daughter of Nick and Jill Frentz. She grew up in North Mankato surrounded by friends and family including her three younger brothers–Andrew, Derek, and Sean. Her namesake was her paternal great grandmother, Jean Thro Frentz.Vanessa spent...
Stephen "Steve" Walter Birr
Feb 8, 2025
Stephen “Steve” Walter Birr, age 75, of Mapleton, died Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Stephen Walter Birr was born on September 29, 1949, to Walter and Louise Birr at Immanuel Hospital in Mankato, Minnesota. He attended school in Good Thunder and graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1968. In June of 1969, he was...
Joan L. Steck
Feb 8, 2025
Joan (Oestreich) Steck, 92, died on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Birchwood Cottages in North Mankato.
A Memorial service to be held in the spring with day and time to be announced later. Northview – North Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church or Birchwood Cottages.
Joan was born October 21, 1932 in Neillsville,...
Darrin Palma
Feb 7, 2025
Darrin Palma, age 59, of Janesville, WI, formerly of New Prague, MN, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1300 Main Street E., New Prague, MN, with visitation one hour before at the church and a luncheon following.
Darrin was born on February 15, 1965,...
Paul J. Ziegler
Feb 7, 2025
With family by his side, Paul “Zake” Jay Ziegler of Mankato, Minnesota passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7th after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul was born on December 8th, 1965, in Mankato, MN, the son of Sylvester “Ken” Ziegler and Jeanette (Flury) Ziegler.
Visitation will be held Friday, February 14th from 4pm to 7pm at Northview ~ North...
Mark L. Miller
Feb 1, 2025
Mark L. Miller, age 73, of Mankato, died Saturday, February 1, 2025, at his home.
Memorial Service 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Centenary United Methodist Church, Mankato. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, February 7, at Centenary United Methodist Church and will continue one hour before the service on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to...
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