Obituaries
Rev. Gloria J. Ayers
Jul 22, 2023
Rev. Gloria Jean Ayers was born March 15, 1936 in Valdosta, GA to Annie Mae Fields and Eddie Fields. She moved to Chicago in 1951. Gloria married Mylus Ayers in 1963, and from this union, she brought Jacqueline, Joyce, Rosalyn, Wayne, Deloris, Chris, and Paul.
She became a minister in 1962 and opened the Spiritual Temple of Divine Mind in...
Lola Mae (Picht/Giese) Phelps
Jul 21, 2023
Lola Mae Phelps, age 85, of Good Thunder, died on Friday, July 21, 2023 at Laurel’s Edge Assisted Living.
Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 26 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior...
Thomas "Tom" Tonneson
Jul 20, 2023
Thomas Tonneson, age 88, of North Mankato, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living, North Mankato.
Private family graveside will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. A gathering to celebrate the lives of Thomas and Janet will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at Messiah Lutheran Church in...
Glenice K. Karnes
Jul 19, 2023
Glenice K. Karnes, passed away peacefully at 6:48 PM on July 19, 2023, at the age of 61 years old.
A Celebration of Glenice’s Life will be from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, August 5, 2023, at the Eagle’s Club in Mankato.
Cards can be sent to Mallory Meyer, 616 West 8th Street, Mankato, MN 56001
Glenice was...
Joseph Moosally
Jul 17, 2023
Joseph Moosally passed away of natural causes at his home in Mankato, Minnesota, on July 17, 2023 at the age of 89.
Joe was born to Jamila Yazigi and George Moosally in northern Syria in 1934. He was the oldest in his family, with one brother and four sisters. As a young man, Joe loved to read novels in French...
Marcia L. Chalgren
Jul 16, 2023
Marcia L. Chalgren, age 91, of Mankato, died Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials may be given to the William and Marcia Chalgren Nursing...
Roger Alan Dirksen
Jul 14, 2023
Roger Alan Dirksen, age 75, of Mankato passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary.
Roger was born in Fairmont. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Trimont High School. He was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist...
Daniel "Boone" Gerard Dallmann
Jul 11, 2023
Daniel “Boone” Gerard Dallmann, age 61, of rural St. Peter passed away on July 11, 2023. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Following visitation will be burial in Tivoli Cemetery.
Daniel was born on July 27, 1961, in Mankato, MN to Donald and Carol Dallmann. He graduated from Mankato West...
Landen Storm Blaschko
Jul 10, 2023
Landen Storm Blaschko, age 20 passed way on a stormy Monday July 10, 2023.
Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m., Tuesday July 18, 2023 at Mankato Mortuary. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in St. Peter at a later date.
Landen Storm Blaschko was born in Mankato, Minnesota on a stormy day on October 4, 2002. He...
Darlene Glaser
Jul 10, 2023
Darlene Mae Glaser, age 90, of Good Thunder, died Monday, July 10, 2023 at the Mapleton Community Home with family at her side.
Memorial service will be held at 1pm, Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Mankato Mortuary (1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001) with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow at 10am, Monday, July 17, 2023 at Woodland...
Evan Jeide
Jul 9, 2023
Evan Jeide, age 37, of Gurnee, Illinois and formerly of Mankato, died on Sunday, July 9, 2023 from complications due to a glioblastoma.
Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service....
Allan Charles Mueller
Jul 9, 2023
Allan Charles Mueller, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1123 Marsh Street, Mankato, with visitation two hours prior to the service. Interment will be at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery in Mankato.
Allan was born October 1, 1940 in Minneapolis,...
Gary L. Hanel
Jul 9, 2023
Gary Louis Hanel, age 81, of North Mankato, passed from this life into eternal glory in heaven on July 9, 2023.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato. Interment will be at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery following the service. The service will be livestreamed and available at https://www.immanuelmankato.org/.
Visitation...
Arleen E. Hanson
Jul 7, 2023
Arleen E. Peters Hanson passed away on July 7, 2023 at the age of 93.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at St. John Lutheran Church in Mapleton, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church prior to the service. Interment will be at Union Cemetery...
Marjorie Louise (Snow) Curtis
Jul 6, 2023
Marjorie Louise (Snow) Curtis, died on July 6, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, following a brief illness.
Margie was born on November 10, 1936 in River Falls, WI, the only child of Roland and Olga (Peterson) Snow. After graduating from Menomonie, WI High School, where her father taught mathematics, she enrolled in the RN nursing program...
Marilyn Jeanne Drysdale
Jul 5, 2023
Marilyn Jeanne Drysdale, age 94, of Lake Crystal, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Crystal Seasons.
Marilyn was born on April 9, 1929 to Peder and Grace (Ryder) Pederson in New Richmond, WI. She was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Drysdale; brother, Donald Pederson; great grandson, Baby Jack; and son-in-law, Martin Kane.
She is survived by her...
Richard E. LeClerc
Jul 5, 2023
Richard “Dick” E. LeClerc, age 83, of Mankato, died July 5, 2023.
A Celebration of Richard’s Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., August 13, 2023, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato, reception to follow. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Memorials may be given to Grace Lutheran Church or the donor’s choice.
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Deloris "Dee" H. Freier
Jul 4, 2023
Deloris “Dee” H. Freier, age 93, of Lake Crystal, died Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church, Lake Crystal. Visitation will be held one hour before service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park, Mankato. Lake Crystal Mortuary is handling arrangements. Memorials may...
Thomas Bertrand Kiecker
Jul 4, 2023
Thomas “Tim” Kiecker, 94, of Mankato, died peacefully on July 4, 2023, at The Pillars of Mankato Senior Living after a brief illness.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Grace Lutheran Church, 110 N. Fourth Street, Mankato, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will be at...
Alan "Butch" Wick
Jul 3, 2023
Alan John “Butch” Wick, age 80, of St. Peter, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in Le Sueur, MN.
Butch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Christian and Louise Wick on June 28, 1943. His family moved to Minnesota and Butch was raised in and attended school in south central Minnesota. As a young...
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