Obituaries
Darla Mae Kopischke
Nov 9, 2023
Darla M. Kopischke, age 91, of Mankato, died on November 9, 2023 at Autumn Grace Assisted Living, Mankato.
Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials are preferred to Our Savior Lutheran Church....
Mary E. Doyle
Nov 5, 2023
Mary E. Doyle, age 97, died Sunday, November 5, 2023, at her home at Parker Oaks Senior Living, Winnebago, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato, MN with visitation one hour before the service. Interment will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery at...
Ruth Marie Reichwald
Nov 4, 2023
Ruth Marie Reichwald, 84, of Mankato, died Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
Memorial service will be held at 11am, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary with visitation one hour prior. Following a luncheon at Northview, burial will follow at Norwegian Grove Cemetery. Please share a memory of Ruth with her family,...
Steven Mekeland
Nov 3, 2023
Steven F. Mekeland, age 65 of Lake Crystal, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato, surrounded by family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00pm-5:00pm Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Lake Crystal American Legion. Steven Frederick Jacob was born October 29, 1958 in Mankato to Donald L. and Arvala C. (Wendt)...
Diane Marie Collis
Nov 3, 2023
Diane Marie Collis, age 65, of Mankato passed away at home with her sisters by her side on November 3, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-4 p.m., on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at the Mankato Mortuary.
Diane was born on October 23, 1958, to Mac and Joyce Sandstrom in Mankato,...
Charlotte Anna Oltmann
Nov 2, 2023
Charlotte A. Oltmann, age 92, of rural Good Thunder, died Thursday, November 2, 2023 at her home.
Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Vernon Center. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Burial will be at the Vernon Center...
Robert Knutson
Nov 2, 2023
Robert "Bob" Knutson, 76, of Mankato, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on November 2, 2023.
He was born and raised in Huron, SD. He was an active and involved young man who became one of the youngest Eagle Scouts in the nation. He graduated from USD in 1969 where he was a member of the Delta Tau...
Doris Ann Preston
Nov 2, 2023
Doris Ann Preston, age 94, of Mankato passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Medo-McPherson Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Zion Lutheran Church, or to donor’s choice. Livestreaming will be...
Sheila Ann Johns
Nov 2, 2023
SERVICE UPDATE: During a family ceremony, Sheila will be buried at Glenwood Cemetery with her son Mark Saturday May 18th at noon to be followed by a celebration of life picnic at Sibley Park ( back picnic shelter).
Sheila Ann Johns, age 67, of Mankato, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Mayo Health System Mankato. The family will hold a...
Richard "Rick" Francis Hurrle
Nov 1, 2023
Richard “Rick” Francis Hurrle, age 67, of Mankato, MN passed away unexpectedly on November 1, 2023.
Memorial Mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 10, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato, with visitation from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
If you were lucky enough to know Rick, your world was...
Mary F. Berentson
Oct 27, 2023
Mary F. Berentson, age 92, died Friday, October 27, 2023.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Mankato Mortuary.
Mary was born March 25, 1931, to Refugio and Juana (Paredes) Caballero in Fort Worth, Texas. Mary was united in marriage to Wilmer L. Berentson, on April 11, 1953. Mary was employed by...
Matt Michaletz
Oct 26, 2023
Matt, age 35, of Mankato was surrounded by his family when he passed away peacefully on October 26, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester due to complications of liver disease.
Matthew Scott Michaletz was born March 3, 1988, in Mankato to Scott and Gail (Angulski) Michaletz. Matt graduated with honors from Loyola High School and St. John’s University,...
Mary Louise Stenzel
Oct 26, 2023
Mary Louise Stenzel, age 88, of Lake Washington, died on October 26, 2023 at The Pillars of Mankato.
Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Mankato...
Ramona May Christensen
Oct 26, 2023
Ramona May Christensen, of Mankato and formerly of Willmar, MN. died Thursday, October 26, 2023.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Live streaming will be available at both the Christ the King Lutheran Church and Mankato Mortuary...
Jean Sorensen
Oct 24, 2023
Beverly Jean Sorensen passed away peacefully on October 24, 2023.
Visitation and funeral service will be held on November 4, 2023, at Christ The King Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation from 9:00 – 11:00. Funeral service at 11:00, with luncheon to follow. Burial will be at Minneopa Cemetery for the family.
Memorials may be given to the Children's...
Ronald Duane Pedersen
Oct 23, 2023
Our strong, unflappable father, Ronald Duane Pedersen, 87, of Lake Crystal, died October 23, 2023.
He was born in Madelia, MN on January 14, 1936, to Niels and Imogene Pedersen. Niels and Imogene raised Ron on a farm outside of Lake Crystal with his sister, Isla, and brother, Neil. It was the farm where Ron learned how to handle horses,...
James Ralph Norland
Oct 22, 2023
James R. Norland, 93, of North Mankato, MN, died peacefully on October 22, 2023 after being surrounded by family for a memorable weekend.
Jim was born in Cylinder, IA in 1930 to Gerda and Herman Norland. Jim reminisced often about his childhood growing up on the farm in Iowa. As one of eight children, he started his education in a one room...
Donna Mae Frieda Borneke
Oct 22, 2023
Donna Mae Frieda Borneke, age 94, of Eagle Lake, died on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at home.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2023 at Salem Lutheran Church, Eagle Lake. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Eagle Lake Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with...
Mary Ellen White
Oct 21, 2023
Mary Ellen White, age 72, of Fairmont, formerly of Mankato, died unexpectedly on October 21, 2023 at St. Mary’s in Rochester.
Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at a later date at...
Marcella G. Baker
Oct 20, 2023
Marcella G. Baker, age 91, of rural Kasota, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, October 20, 2023 at Ecumen Pathstone Living, Mankato.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Marysburg. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at...
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