Obituaries

Amy Buskey

Amy Buskey

Dec 6, 2008

Amy Skoog Buskey, age 51, of Mankato, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at her residence. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday at Mankato Mortuary and continues one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are...

Francys M Wigley

Francys M Wigley

Dec 4, 2008

Francys May Wigley, age 88, died December 4, 2008 at her home in rural Lake Crystal.Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, December 8, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Crystal with Rev. Randal Lubbers officiating. Burial will be in Minneopa Cemetery, rural Mankato. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Lake Crystal...

Minnie Foster Voth

Minnie Foster Voth

Dec 4, 2008

Minnie Foster Voth, age 100, of Mankato, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato, surrounded by her family. She had been residing at Mankato House for the past five months.A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 10, 2008 at Mankato Mortuary Chapel in Mankato. Public visitation will be from 10:30 to...

Allen F Kawell

Allen F Kawell

Dec 3, 2008

Allen Frederick Kawell, age 95, of Mankato, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Autumn Grace Senior Services in Mankato.Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Mankato, with Rev. Paul Lauer officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran...

Charles S Baynes

Charles S Baynes

Dec 2, 2008

Charles Sylvester Baynes, age 78, of Mankato, formerly of Madison Lake, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.A memorial service will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Marysburg, rural Madison Lake. Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. until the service time at the church on Saturday. Burial will...

James B Engelen

James B Engelen

Dec 2, 2008

James Engelen, age 71, of Mankato, died December 2, 2008.A private family service will be held at Mankato Mortuary in Mankato. Public visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Mankato Mortuary. Jim was born September 7, 1937 to Albert and Fenna (Freiborg) Engelen in Mankato, MN. He attended Mankato High School and was a member of...

LaVerne L DeMars

LaVerne L DeMars

Nov 28, 2008

LaVerne Leo DeMars, age 83, of Mankato died Friday, November 28, 2008 at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato.Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Mankato with Rev. Jack Dahl officiating. Burial will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Monday at Mankato Mortuary and...

Francis H Willaert

Francis H Willaert

Nov 25, 2008

Francis H. "Frank" Willaert, age 82, of Mankato died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Hillcrest Health Care Center, Mankato.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 28, 2008 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato with Rev. Ted Hottinger, S.J. officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at church...

Brad Michael Ripley

Brad Michael Ripley

Nov 23, 2008

Brad M. Ripley, age 44, of Mankato, died November 23, 2008, in Olivia, Minnesota as the result of a semi-truck accident.A Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Mankato Mortuary in Mankato. Visitation will be Friday, December 5, 2008 from 4 to 7 P.M. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Brad was born...

Ward W West

Ward W West

Nov 21, 2008

Ward William West, age 90, of Mankato, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at Immanuel "St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Mankato with Rev. Pam Serdar officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. In lieu...

Kevin P Wendt

Kevin P Wendt

Nov 21, 2008

Kevin Paul Wendt, age 23, of Mankato, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, November 24, 2008 at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato, with Rev. Joel Erickson officiating. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. on Sunday at Mankato Mortuary, and continues one hour prior to the service at the church...

Billie MacPherson Carleton

Billie MacPherson Carleton

Nov 20, 2008

Billie MacPherson Carleton, "Miss Billie", age 83, died November 20, 2008 at her Lake Crystal home.Funeral service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Vernon Center with one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Cambria Cemetery. A memorial service will be held in Kansas at a later date.Miss Billie...

Loren E Ringheim

Loren E Ringheim

Nov 19, 2008

Loren Edward Ringheim, age 76 of Mankato, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Oaklawn Health Care Center in Mankato. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2008 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Mankato with Rev. Paul Lauer officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. Visitation will be from 2 - 5...

Lester L Anderson

Lester L Anderson

Nov 18, 2008

Lester Louis Anderson, age 97, of Mankato and formerly of North Dakota, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Hillcrest Health Care Center.A private family service will be held at Mankato Mortuary in Mankato. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials may be given to the donor's choice. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Lester was born on...

Ivor C Jones

Ivor C Jones

Nov 18, 2008

Ivor Clayton Jones, age 96, of Alexandria and formerly of Lake Crystal, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria, Minnesota.Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 21, 2008 at Lake Crystal Mortuary. Burial will be in Jerusalem Cemetery, rural Lake Crystal. Visitation will be one hour before service at the Mortuary on Friday. Lake...

LeRoy D Olson

LeRoy D Olson

Nov 17, 2008

LeRoy Delmar Olson entered paradise on Nov.13, 2008. He was 65 years old and died at his home in Mankato, MN.Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 17, 2008 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato with Rev. John Petersen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Sunday at Mount Olive Lutheran...

James E Wold

James E Wold

Nov 12, 2008

James "Jim" Edward Wold, age 69, of Mankato, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at his home.A Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato, with Rev. Arne Jessen officiating. Burial will be in Minneopa Cemetery, rural Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at church on Wednesday. In lieu...

Mabel N Finstrom

Mabel N Finstrom

Nov 6, 2008

Mabel Nellie Finstrom, age 97, of Lake Crystal, passed peacefully Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato.A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 15, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Lake Crystal, with Rev. Debbie King-Quale officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial...

Rosemary T Groh

Rosemary T Groh

Nov 5, 2008

Rosemary T. Groh, age 92, of Mankato, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 8, 2008 at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato, with Rev. Robert Schneider officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until the service time at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers,...

Mary Carol Illa

Mary Carol Illa

Nov 5, 2008

About 10:45 p.m., on November 5, just one day after her 85th birthday, our beloved Sister Mary Carol Illa died peacefully at Good Counsel Provincial House. Sister Pauline Fritz was with her at the time of her death. Keenly interested in world happenings, Sister Mary Carol had watched part of the election results the night before her death.The funeral Mass...