Obituaries
Joel Kent Wachtel
Dec 19, 2023
Joel Kent Wachtel, age 67, of Mankato passed away peacefully at home on December 19, 2023, with his family by his side after a long battle with esophageal and brain cancer.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m., on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Mankato Mortuary with visitation from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. prior to the service.
Joel was born January...
James Douglas Rambo
Dec 18, 2023
James Rambo, age 69, of Vernon Center, died on December 18, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at church. Burial will be in the Vernon Center Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary...
Kenny "Spottie" Spotts
Dec 17, 2023
Kenny “Spottie” Spotts, age 86, of Mankato, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center, Mankato.
Memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the funeral home. Interment will be...
Mary Ann Margaret Monk
Dec 15, 2023
Mary Ann M Monk, age 93, beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, died December 15, 2023. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Graveside services at Fort Snelling National Cemetery where she will be laid to rest with her beloved husband.
Instead of flowers her family requests memorials to the Gift of Life Transplant House, 705 2nd St SW Rochester, MN...
Betty Sanger
Dec 13, 2023
Betty Sanger, age 89, died suddenly on December 13th, 2023, at her home in Mankato.
Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 6th, 2024, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Live stream link, on-line condolences and guestbook below.
Memorials are preferred to Lutheran Social Service (payable to LSS-MN Child Adoption Support)...
Ann Marie Richard
Dec 12, 2023
Ann Marie Richard, age 66, of Mankato, passed from this world surrounded by family and friends on December 12, 2023 following a tough battle with cancer. She will be dearly missed.
Born to Dorothy E. and William J. Richard in Madison, MN. She graduated from Madison High School in 1976. During college, she made many of her favorite memories and...
Margaret Jean (Mason) Kump
Dec 11, 2023
Margaret Jean “Muggs” Kump age 72, died December 11, 2023 at her Mankato home.
Celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2023 from 1-4 p.m at Morson-Ario VFW in Mankato with food provided.
Margaret Jean was born July 14, 1951 in Mankato to Lloyd and Gretchen (Resner) Mason. She grew up in the area and...
Carl Eugene Moss
Dec 11, 2023
Carl E. Moss, age 95, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father, Monday, December 11, at his home in Mankato, MN. A celebration of life and memorial service will be held, at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Mankato Mortuary. A private family burial service will be held earlier in the day.
Carl, son of Roy...
Donald "Obe" G. Crane
Dec 10, 2023
Donald “Obe” G. Crane, age 94, of Garden City, died at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
A Private Service has been held with interment in Garden City Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Blue Earth County Historical Society or the Fire Departments of Vernon Center, Good Thunder, or Lake Crystal.
Donald Garvin Crane was born...
Marie Eileen Bernardy
Dec 10, 2023
Marie Eileen Bernardy, age 88, of North Mankato passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m., on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with visitation one hour prior at the church as well. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Marie was...
Roger John Reichel Sr.
Dec 10, 2023
Roger age 78, died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Pathstone Living.
Celebration of Life will be from 1-3 pm, Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Morson-Ario VFW, Mankato. Mankato Mortuary assisting with arrangements,
Roger was born May 21, 1945, in Mankato to Raymond and Cecelia (Miller) Reichel. He attended area schools, enlisted in the US Army and later was honorably discharged....
Patricia Ann Flanagan
Dec 9, 2023
Patricia Ann Flanagan, age 83, of Mankato, died on December 9, 2023 at Oak Terrace-Autumn Lane, North Mankato.
Memorial Mass will be held on December 22, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 p.m. prior to the service at church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Northview-North Mankato Mortuary...
Cornelius Anthony Maloney
Dec 8, 2023
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Clair, with Father Schneider officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service at church.
Cornelius “Neil” Maloney was born on July 18, 1928 to parents Francis Maloney and...
Julie Ann Schoen
Dec 8, 2023
Julie Ann Schoen, age 68, of Mankato, died on December 8, 2023 at Pathstone Living.
Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A rosary will be said at 9:30 a.m. prior to the visitation. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will...
Marcelyn L. Pedersen
Dec 7, 2023
Marcelyn L. Pedersen, age 90, of Lake Crystal, died Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the First Baptist Church of Lake Crystal. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Minneopa Cemetery, rural Mankato. Lake Crystal Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be...
Jerald "Jerry" Beveridge Sr.
Dec 6, 2023
Jerry Beveridge Sr., age 81, of Mankato, died on December 6, 2023 at his home.
Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Northview.
Jerry was born on March 13, 1942 to Kenneth and Marcella (Ulstad)...
Christopher "Chris" M. Goebel
Dec 5, 2023
Christopher M. Goebel, age 36, died Tuesday, December 5, 2023, unexpectedly at his home of natural causes.
Memorial Mass 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 11, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m., Sunday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at the church.
Christopher was born May...
Gordon Keith Harman
Dec 4, 2023
Gordon Keith Harman, age 89 of St. Peter, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 11, 2023, at Grace Baptist Church in Mankato. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church on Monday. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations...
Mary (Rutjes) Moncelle Fuller
Dec 4, 2023
Mary Fuller, 89 of Mankato died unexpectedly at her home on December 4, 2023.
A family celebration will be held later, www.mankatomortuary.com for additional details and information.
Mary Lucille was born May 10, 1934, to Albert and Elizabeth (Engelen) Rutjes in Mankato.
Survived by five children, Steve (Kathy) Moncelle of Mankato, Marilyn (Paul) Dorland of Mankato, Roxanne (Todd) Thompson of Merrifield,...
Gregory Michael McCarthy
Dec 3, 2023
Gregory Michael McCarthy, age 49, of Madison Lake, died on December 3, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester.
Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Church of the Immaculate Conception of Marysburg. Visitation will be Saturday from 9:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at church. Burial will be in Marysburg Catholic...
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