Obituaries

Jun 19, 2019

Edgar Thomas Brunner, Jr., 89 of North Mankato, died suddenly June 19, 2019 at his home. 

Memorial service will be held 11:00am, Monday, June 24, 2019 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato with visitation starting at 9:30am.  Burial will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato.

Tom was born July 30, 1929 to Edgar, Sr. and...

Jun 17, 2019

Robert E. “Bob” Probach, age 79, of Mankato, died on Monday, June 17, 2019 at his home after a long battle with COPD.

Celebration of life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Dakota Meadows Middle School, 1900 Howard Drive, North Mankato.

Robert, the son of George and Mildred (Austin) Probach, was born...

Jun 16, 2019

Vicki Lynn Boening, 62 of Mapleton, passed away June 16, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester.

Memorial service will be 11:00a.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at St. John Lutheran Church in Mapleton. Visitation will be from 4-7p.m., Monday, June 24, 2019 at St. John Lutheran Church and one hour prior to the service.

Vicki was born...

Jun 16, 2019

Veronica "Bonnie" Varuska, 86 died Sunday June 16, 2019 at her North Mankato residence.

 

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 21. 2019 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church on Friday. Private family burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Northview-North...

Jun 14, 2019

Ruth C. Haefner, age 84, of Mankato died June 14, 2019 at Laurel’s Peak in Mankato.

Mass of Christian Burial 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at church on Wednesday. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the John and...

Jun 13, 2019

Lester Albrecht, age 92, of Mapleton, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at his home.

Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, June 18 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Mapleton.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment with military honors will be in Union Cemetery, Mapleton.  Olson-Tichenor Funeral Home is...

Jun 12, 2019

Margaruitte “Muggs” Anntonette (Connelly) Bruner, age 85, of North Mankato, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Monarch Meadows after a prolonged illness.

Funeral Service 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Sunrise Assembly of God Church, St. Peter. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m., Monday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive,...

Jun 11, 2019

Marilee Kaye Rickard, age 64, of Mankato died, Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Memorial Service 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Mankato. Family interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.

Marilee was born January 28, 1954 to Lawrence And Norma (Roenfeldt) Rickard in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended Smith Elementary...

Jun 11, 2019

Mark Quentin Beadell, age 61, of Mankato, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019 after a short battle with lung cancer.

Mark was born October 27, 1957 to Quentin and Carolyn (Leonard) Beadell at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato. He graduated from Wellcome Memorial High School in Garden City in 1976. Mark married Kay Long in 1980. Together, they had two...

Jun 9, 2019

Flora Mae Slater, age 80, died Sunday, June 9, 2019 at her Mankato residence after a courageous cancer battle.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Northview~North Mankato Mortuary and...

Jun 9, 2019

Jun 9, 2019

Linda Susan (Zawacki) Loge, age 68, of Mankato, died on June 9, 2019 at Laurel’s Peak after a long battle with cancer.

Visitation will be at Mankato Mortuary on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 4-7p.m., as well as one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Funeral Service will be at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato at...

Jun 7, 2019

Mariella Havel Powers, 95, of Mankato, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Madonna Living Community in Rochester.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held10:30 am, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato. Visitation will be from 4pm to 6 pm, Sunday, June 16, at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 North Riverfront Drive, Mankato. Visitation...

Jun 5, 2019

Bruce E. Hutchens, age 66, of Lake Crystal, died on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

A private family graveside service will be held at the Lake Crystal Cemetery.

Bruce was born on February 2, 1953 in Mankato to Cuther and Bernice (Jones) Hutchens. Bruce served in the United States Army from 1970-1972.  He served in...

Jun 5, 2019

Melvin A. Luebke, age 57, of Mankato, died on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Private family burial will be held...

Jun 4, 2019

Dr. David M. Pence, age 72, of Mankato, died on June 4, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Mankato Mortuary, with memory sharing at 5:30 p.m. followed by recitation of the Rosary.

Funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday,...

Jun 3, 2019

Eloise Mae Barnard, age 90, of Good Thunder, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at Mapleton Community Home in Mapleton, MN.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday June 7, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Good Thunder with Fr. Andrew Vogel, officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 11 a.m., Friday, prior to the mass at...

Jun 3, 2019

Helen Anna Crase, age 84 of Mankato died, Monday June 3, 2019 at Brookdale in Mankato.   Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Mankato Mortuary. Visitation one hour before the service on Wednesday. Burial will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park.   Helen was born January 10, 1935 to William and Emma (Guentzel)...

Jun 3, 2019

Beverly Ann Kopischke, age 87, died Monday, June 3, 2019 at her North Mankato residence.

Graveside memorial service 10 a.m., Monday, June 10, 2019 at Lake Crystal Cemetery. Arrangements with Mankato Mortuary.

Beverly Ann was born February 28, 1932 in Madelia to Walter and Erna (Behnke) Kopischke and was baptized at Willow Creek Lutheran Church. She worked with MRCI and...

May 31, 2019

Donna Jean Winter-Ewert, 93, of Georgetown, Texas, and former long-time resident of Mankato, died on May 31, 2019, at the Seton Medical Center, Round Rock, TX, following a brief illness. A private memorial service was held on June 11, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church of Georgetown, TX.

A celebration service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2022,...