Obituaries

Debra A. Osborne

Debra A. Osborne

Jan 6, 2020

Debra Ann Osborne, age 65, of Lake Crystal, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 in Harlingen, Texas. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, July 12, from 1 pm to 4pm at the American Legion in Lake Crystal. The family requests that you dress casual. A private burial will be held at the Lake Crystal Cemetery. The...

Gertrude E. Marks

Gertrude E. Marks

Jan 6, 2020

Gertrude Emma Marks, age 104, of rural Good Thunder, died Monday, January 6, 2020.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder with Rev. Rudolph H. Maurer, Jr., officiating.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at the church on Saturday. ...

Anthony "Tony" Kozitza

Anthony "Tony" Kozitza

Jan 6, 2020

Anthony “Tony” Kozitza, age 74, of North Mankato, MN, passed away on January 6th, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

Born September 13, 1945 and raised on a Nicollet County farm, Tony excelled in football and basketball before graduating from Nicollet High School in 1963. During this time he became an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman, which continued throughout his...

Bernita "Bernie" Ruth Erickson

Bernita "Bernie" Ruth Erickson

Dec 30, 2019

Bernita Ruth Erickson, of North Mankato, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System at the age of 73.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the North Mankato Fire Station Community Room (1825 Howard Drive West, North Mankato, MN). In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred...

Marcia Jean (Stordahl) Jones

Marcia Jean (Stordahl) Jones

Dec 28, 2019

Marcia Jean Jones, age 81, of Lake Crystal, died on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at The Beacon in Lake Crystal.

Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 31 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Butternut. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12:30-2:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Cemetery, Butternut. Lake Crystal Mortuary...

Shirley L. Higginbotham

Shirley L. Higginbotham

Dec 24, 2019

Shirley L. Higginbotham died in her home on December 24, 2019 at the age of 88.

Funeral Service will be held on Monday, December 30 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be Sunday December 29 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to the service at church.  Burial will be in Glenwood...

Verena K. Schugel

Verena K. Schugel

Dec 22, 2019

Verena K. Schugel, age 81 of Mankato passed away Sunday morning December, 22, 2019 at New Perspective Senior Living in Mankato.

 

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2019 prior to the service. Funeral Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Mankato. Burial will be...

Charles "Chuck" Troldahl

Charles "Chuck" Troldahl

Dec 21, 2019

Charles “Chuck” E. Troldahl, 91, of Mankato, MN, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at River¹s Edge Hospital in St. Peter, MN.

Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. on February 8, 2020 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 720 S. 2nd Street in Mankato. Visitation will begin one hour before the service. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be...

Helen Edith Dudash

Helen Edith Dudash

Dec 21, 2019

Helen Edith Dudash, 91, passed away peacefully on December 21 at her home at Cottagewood Assisted Living. She was born in Mankato, MN in 1928, and was the third of six children born to 

Luva and Ralph Lloyd. Helen graduated Mankato High School in 1946 and, being adventurous, moved to Chicago for a year, then moved to Los Angeles where...

Rose Anne Schoeb

Rose Anne Schoeb

Dec 21, 2019

Rose Anne Schoeb of Madison Lake passed away peacefully with family on Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at Oak Terrace assisted living in North Mankato, at the age of 81.

Funeral Mass will be 11:00a.m., Friday, December 27, 2019 at All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake with visitation starting at 9:00a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of...

Carol Ann Parsley

Carol Ann Parsley

Dec 21, 2019

Carol Ann Parsley, age 58, formerly from Mankato, died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her home in Minnetonka.

 

Visitation will be held from 4-8pm, Friday, December 27, 2019 at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary. Celebration of Carol’s life will be held at 11am, Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Courtyard by Marriott (901 Raintree Road, Mankato) with visitation one...

Wayne Arthur Gruenhagen

Wayne Arthur Gruenhagen

Dec 19, 2019

Wayne A. Gruenhagen, age 69, of Mankato, died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at home after a lengthy battle with cancer.

 

Visitation will be held from 5-8pm, Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Hosanna Lutheran Church. Memorial service will be 11am, Monday, December 23, 2019 at Hosanna Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior. Please share a memory of Wayne with...

Annabell Irene Hendrickson

Annabell Irene Hendrickson

Dec 18, 2019

Annabell Irene Hendrickson, of Mankato died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Ecumen Prairie Lodge in Brooklyn Center at the age of 90.   Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday January 4, 2020 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Saturday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Burial in...

Mary Ellen Johnson

Mary Ellen Johnson

Dec 16, 2019

Mary Ellen Johnson was born on September 9, 1931 in Lake Crystal, Minnesota to Clifford and Blanche (Elkins) Johnson. Mary was the second of six children. At a young age, she went to live with her grandparents, Joseph and Ellen (Cochran) Johnson. She returned to her parents’ farm in rural Lake Crystal in 1947 when her grandmother Ellen was taken...

Marcella O'Gara

Marcella O'Gara

Dec 15, 2019

Marcella “Sally” O’Gara of Mankato, passed away December 15, 2019 at the age of 92.

Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 23, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. A private burial will held at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato at a later date

Sally was born on...

Brandy Jean Flowers

Brandy Jean Flowers

Dec 15, 2019

Brandy Jean Flowers, age 40, of Mankato, died Sunday, December 15, 2019 surrounded by her family in Mankato.

 

Celebration of Brandy's Life will be held at 10am, Saturday, December 21, 2019 at New Creation World Outreach Church in Mankato.

 

Brandy was born February 24, 1979 in Mankato to Jeffrey Flowers and Debra (Guinn) Onken. She could be described...

Carl D. Anderson

Carl D. Anderson

Dec 14, 2019

Carl D. Anderson, age 78, of Eagle Lake, died Saturday, December 14, 2019.

Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday and will continue one hour before service on Friday. Interment will be in Eagle Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Carl...

Elias Alvarado, Jr.

Elias Alvarado, Jr.

Dec 13, 2019

Elias Alvarado, Jr., age 53, of Mankato, died on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

Elias was born on August 1, 1966 in Portland, OR to Elias Garza Alvarado, Sr. and Estela Rodriguez.  He grew up in Michigan, but was a native of the Rio Grande Valley in Mercedes, TX.  On October 8, 2010, Elias was...

Anita Marie Elliott

Anita Marie Elliott

Dec 13, 2019

Anita Marie Elliott of Mankato, MN passed away December 13, 2019, at the age of 67.

A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.  Private family burial...

Theodore William Miller

Theodore William Miller

Dec 10, 2019

Theodore William Miller, 87, of Mankato, died on December 10, 2019 from complications of cancer.  

A private family burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date.  Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Salvation Army.

Ted was born on October 2, 1932...