Obituaries

Carol Ann DeWitte

Carol Ann DeWitte

Nov 27, 2023

Carol A. DeWitte, age 74, of Mankato, died on November 27, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

 

Memorial Service will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Mankato Mortuary.  Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00-10:00 a.m. prior to the service at Mankato Mortuary.  Burial will be at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery.  In lieu...

Marlow Jay Van Otterloo

Marlow Jay Van Otterloo

Nov 26, 2023

Marlow passed away peacefully the morning of November 26, 2023.

He was born in Sioux Center, Iowa on April 1st 1948 to Gerrit and Gertrude Van Otterloo. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1966 and moved to Mankato where he met the love of his life, Dawna Solomonson. They married on December 18, 1971. They welcomed 2 daughters, Beth...

Lawrence "Larry" Erwin Treanor

Lawrence "Larry" Erwin Treanor

Nov 26, 2023

“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have….” -- Irish Proverb

Lawrence “Larry” Treanor, 85, passed away peacefully at Oaklawn Nursing Home in Mankato, MN on Sunday, November 26, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family.  

Larry was born at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato, MN on October 19, 1938 to...

Ora Mae Doyen

Ora Mae Doyen

Nov 25, 2023

Ora Mae Doyen, age 92, of Good Thunder, died on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Mapleton Community Home.

Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Good Thunder. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church and continue at...

Jesse L. Cornish

Jesse L. Cornish

Nov 24, 2023

Jesse L. Cornish, age 76, of Garden City, died on November 24, 2023. 

 

Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church.  Visitation will be Tuesday, November 28 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to the service at church.  Burial will be in the...

Edith Sarah Englund

Edith Sarah Englund

Nov 23, 2023

Edith Sarah Glass Englund, age 74, left this existence on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, at Mayo Healthcare-Mankato from complications of small cell lung cancer.

A visitation and an unstructured appreciation of her life will take place on Friday, December 1, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon at Lake Crystal Mortuary followed by interment at Garden City Cemetery at...

Dennis "Denny" Sullivan

Dennis "Denny" Sullivan

Nov 22, 2023

Dennis Ray “Denny” Sullivan, age 71, of Mankato, died on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at his home.  

Visitation will be 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2023 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Denny’s celebration of life will follow the visitation at 3 p.m. The service will be led by Fr. John Kunz. Private family burial will be...

Delbert L. Conrad

Delbert L. Conrad

Nov 22, 2023

Delbert Lee Conrad, age 90, died, Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

 

Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 1, 2023, at the United Church of Mapleton. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church on Friday. Interment will be in Sterling Cemetery, rural Amboy.   

 

Memorials may be given to Sterling Cemetery.

 

Mankato Mortuary is in charge of...

Kathleen Hiniker Marti Avina

Kathleen Hiniker Marti Avina

Nov 22, 2023

Kathleen Avina, age 75, of Jeffers, MN, died on November 22, 2023 at Good Samaritan Society in Windom.

 

Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary.  Visitation will be on Saturday from 1:00-2:00 p.m., prior to the service at Mankato Mortuary.

 

Kathy was born on June 30, 1948...

Bruce Bateman

Bruce Bateman

Nov 21, 2023

Bruce Bateman, age 73, of Fargo, formerly of North Mankato, passed away on November 21, 2023 in Moorhead, MN after a valiant battle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease.

Memorial service will be 1 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at the funeral...

Carol M. Peterson

Carol M. Peterson

Nov 19, 2023

Carol Marie Peterson, age 60, of Mankato, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 19, 2023, surrounded by family.

A Memorial Service Celebrating Carol’s Life will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 27, 2023, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service on Monday. Interment will be at LaSalle Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Bethlehem...

Susan Ellen Fasnacht

Susan Ellen Fasnacht

Nov 19, 2023

Susan Ellen Fasnacht, a retired New Prague school teacher and former Madison Lake resident, died at the age of 73 on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato.

This obituary will be updated as service and other details become available.

Update:

Susan (Sue) Fasnacht passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2023, at Mankato Mayo Hospital.

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Khuou Thi Nguyen

Khuou Thi Nguyen

Nov 18, 2023

Khuou Thi Nguyen of Mankato was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the age of 92. 

She was born December 2, 1930, in Ha Nam, Vietnam, and married Lai Van Nguyen on October 6, 1948. She and Lai immigrated to the US in 1993 and gradually were reunited with all their children. 

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Michael Scott Gardner

Michael Scott Gardner

Nov 15, 2023

Michael "Mike" S. Gardner, age 54 of Lake Crystal, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at home, surrounded by family.

Funeral Mass will be 10:30am Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Lake Crystal with burial at Holy Family Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 Monday at Lake Crystal Mortuary. to leave a condolence for the family or...

Dr. Donald Glines

Dr. Donald Glines

Nov 13, 2023

 

Dr. Don Glines, former full professor and creator of the nationally famous Wilson Campus School and the renowned Studios for Educational Alternatives experiential teacher preparation programs at MSU, died November 13, 2023, at age of 92. While he was in Mankato, the National Observer labeled Wilson as the most innovative public K-12 school in America, (1968-1977) and the Wilson/MSU...

Gregory E. Goettlicher

Gregory E. Goettlicher

Nov 13, 2023

Gregory E. Goettlicher, age 72 of Good Thunder, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, surrounded by family.

Celebration of Life will be from 1:00-4:00 pm on Saturday, November 18th at Mankato Masonic Lodge #12 in Mankato. Any memorials received will be directed to one of the organizations that Greg was actively supporting; Wounded Warrior Project, Disabled American Veterans, Smile...

Georgia Morgan-Pietan

Georgia Morgan-Pietan

Nov 12, 2023

Georgia “Grandma Jo” Marie Morgan-Pietan, age 72, of Lake Crystal, died on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Rochester Saint Mary's Hospital, surrounded by her daughters from complications of heart surgery.

Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Lake Crystal with a light lunch to follow. Visitation...

Christin Angela Woodward

Christin Angela Woodward

Nov 12, 2023

Christin “Chris” Angela Woodward, age 44, of Mankato passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at her home. Her absence has left a huge hole in our hearts.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Monday, November 20, 2023 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary.  Funeral Mass will be 11 AM, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Holy Rosary Catholic...

Shirley Anne Fitzloff

Shirley Anne Fitzloff

Nov 12, 2023

Shirley Anne (DeMars) Fitzloff, age 91, of Mankato passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at Laurels Peak, Mankato.

Funeral Service will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Clair. Memorials preferred...

Hilary "Larry" Eugene Fritz

Hilary "Larry" Eugene Fritz

Nov 11, 2023

Hilary “Larry” Eugene Fritz, age 91, of Lakewood, CO passed away on November 11, 2023.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at St. John Lutheran Church, Good Thunder, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Good Thunder. Livestreaming will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com. In lieu of...