Obituaries
Judith "Judy" K. Pollei
Jul 30, 2024
Judith “Judy” K. Pollei, age 79, of Mapleton, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Mapleton Community Home, with family by her bedside.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 9, 2024, at St. John Lutheran Church, Mapleton. Visitation will be one hour before service. Interment will be in West Delavan Lutheran Cemetery, rural Delavan. Memorials may be given to...
Roger J. Scheurer
Jul 28, 2024
Roger J. Scheurer, age 77, of Kasota, died July, 28, 2024, at his home.
A Celebration of Roger’s Life will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m., Saturday at Northview. Family interment will be in Barnard Valley View Cemetery, rural Good Thunder. Memorials may be given...
Talia Michelle Otto
Jul 27, 2024
Talia Michelle Otto, 38, of Mankato, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-6 pm, on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at the Sibley Park Pavilion in Mankato. A short commemorative message will begin at 1:30 pm. All whose lives Talia touched are invited to attend.
Talia was born on March 11, 1986, in...
James H. Pragman
Jul 27, 2024
The Rev. James H. Pragman, Th.D., passed from his earthly life to his heavenly life on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the hospital in Mankato, MN. He departed peacefully following a brief illness due to Anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Visitation will be held at Mankato Mortuary on August 1, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The Service of the Resurrection will be...
Mary Lou "ML" Fink (nee Sullivan)
Jul 25, 2024
Mary Lou “ML” Fink (nee Sullivan), of Mankato and St. Paul, died peacefully on July 25, 2024, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul. MN. She was 94 years old. She was born at home on the family farm near Cottonwood, MN on March 22, 1930 to Mary (Martin) and Hugh Sullivan. After graduating from Cottonwood H.S., she obtained her teaching...
Dorothy Jo Hiniker
Jul 25, 2024
Dorothy Jo Hiniker, age 59, of Franklin, and previously Mankato, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the CentraCare – Redwood Falls Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Dorothy graduated from Loyola High School and attended Mankato State University.
Dorothy had a gift for making heartfelt connections with all who knew her, seeing the good in everyone she met. She loved animals,...
Louisa A. Smith
Jul 24, 2024
Louisa A. Smith, age 85 of Mankato, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. No public services are being held at this time.
Louisa Ann was born August 6, 1938 in Minneapolis MN to Orville and Eunyce (Johnson) Stokes. She received her Bachelor degree from Hamline University, and her Masters and Doctorate from the University of Minnesota. She was employed at...
Linda C. Bachmeyer
Jul 22, 2024
Linda C. Bachmeyer, age 87, lifelong resident of Mankato, died Monday, July 22, 2024, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Northview- North Mankato Mortuary with visitation one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to Hillcrest Healthcare Center or the Alzheimer’s Association. Please share...
Susan Lee Kohls
Jul 21, 2024
The spirit of Susan Lee Kohls, age 74, of North Mankato, flew away on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN. Susan peacefully passed away with the love of her life, husband Dale Haefner, and her daughter, Meredith O’Leary and son, Aaron O’Leary by her side. Susan, a wife, mother, and grandmother, will be remembered forever...
Leo Raymond Vaske
Jul 21, 2024
Leo Raymond Vaske, age 82, of North Mankato, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Memorial Mass will be at 11am, Monday, July 29, 2024, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Please share a memory of Leo with his family...
Janice M. Rozeboom
Jul 20, 2024
Janice M. Rozeboom, age 85 of North Mankato passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2023 at Mayo Health System-Mankato.
Private family services are being held. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given in her memory to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences for the family can be left at www.mankatomortuary.com.
Janice May was born November 18, 1938 in...
Nancy Rose MacKenzie
Jul 20, 2024
Nancy R. MacKenzie, age 73, of North Mankato, died on Saturday, July 20, 2024 after a short illness.
Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Northview prior to the service. Private family burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to Hilltop United...
James Franklin Riese
Jul 20, 2024
James Franklin Riese, age 88, of Eagle Lake, died Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Pathstone Living in Mankato.
Funeral service will be held at 11am, Friday, July 26, 2024 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church – Smiths Mill with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow at Eagle Lake Cemetery.
The live stream link below is a complimentary service provided by Mankato Mortuary.Unforeseen...
Richard Henry Kruger
Jul 19, 2024
Richard Henry Kruger, 91, of Mankato died July 19, 2024, surrounded by his family at the Pillars.
A private family service will be held later. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, MN. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.
Richard was born February 12, 1933, in Zumbro Falls, MN to Willis and Johanna Kruger. He...
Jane A. (Taylor) Johnson
Jul 19, 2024
Jane Ayers (Taylor) Johnson, age 92 of North Mankato, died Friday, July 19, 2024.
A Memorial Service will be held later, date and time to be announced.
Jane was born January 21, 1932, in Truman, Minnesota. She graduated from Truman High School in 1950. After graduation she worked at Truman High School as an secretary/account, then at various office jobs at Tony...
Darl M. Rah
Jul 16, 2024
Darl M. Rah, 75, of Lonsdale, MN, formerly of Mankato, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Darl was born on October 28, 1948, to Dick and Opal (Gish) Rah. He spent his early years in Waldorf, MN, before moving to Mankato, MN, where he graduated from Mankato High School, Class of 1966.
In 1967, Darl answered the call of...
Duane Edward Neegaard
Jul 16, 2024
Duane Edward Neegaard, 85, of Mapleton, MN passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024. He was born on November 11, 1938, in Winnebago, MN to Edward and Clara (Zellmer) Neegaard.
There will be a private burial held on 11am Thursday, July 18, 2024 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Amboy MN.
He is survived by: siblings; Doris Jans (Dick), Ileen Bonneson (Denny),...
Linda K. Johnson
Jul 15, 2024
Linda K. Johnson, 74 died Monday, July 15, 2024 at her home in Mankato, MN.
Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Monday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. Northview-North Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Linda Kay (Cooper) Johnson was born on July 18, 1949 to...
Megan Renae Satre
Jul 15, 2024
Megan Renae Satre, age 31 of Temecula, CA formerly of Mankato, passed away unexpectedly Monday Jul 15, 2024.
A celebration of Megan’s life will be on Thursday, August 1st at 11:00am at Hosanna Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will take place on Wednesday evening, July 31st from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary and continue one hour before the...
Lillian Elaine (Lysaght) Sehe
Jul 14, 2024
Click here for the livestream Lillian Sehe Funeral Mass
The live stream link above is a complimentary service provided by Mankato Area Funeral Homes.Unforeseen technical, internet, facility, and/or acoustical circumstances may producea diminished end product. Please note, if the live stream does not appear, we are attemptingto record and publish the service for later viewing.Lillian Elaine (Lysaght) Sehe, age 94, of Mankato, died peacefully...