Obituaries

Lois "Mush" J. Mussett

Lois "Mush" J. Mussett

Aug 24, 2022

Lois “Mush” J. Mussett Lois J. Mussett, age 89, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Laurel’s Edge, Mankato.

A Memorial Service Celebrating Lois' Life will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the First Congregational UCC, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service. Family Interment will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo, IA. The family requests...

David Carl Christofferson

David Carl Christofferson

Aug 24, 2022

David Carl Christofferson, age 78, passed away peacefully August 24, 2022 at Oak Terrace in North Mankato after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.He was born March 1, 1944 to Wilbur and Eleanor Christofferson in Blooming Prairie, MN. He attended K-8 in a one-room schoolhouse in Pratt, MN before graduating from Owatonna High School. He attended Austin Community College prior...

Arne H. Rosener

Arne H. Rosener

Aug 23, 2022

Arne Haven Rosener, age 67 of Mankato and formerly of Red Wing passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at his home from Cancer.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 12:00pm-3:00pm Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the Elks Lodge (306 W. 4th St.) in Red Wing.

Arne was born November 28, 1954, to Ernest and Frances (Schuck) Rosener. He...

Gerald H. Burtzel

Gerald H. Burtzel

Aug 23, 2022

GERALD H. BURTZEL entered Christ’s eternal kingdom on August 23, 2022 at the age of 91 years.

He was born on August 18, 1931, in Seaforth, MN, to Joseph and Marie (Bernardy) Burtzel.  He graduated from Wabasso High School in 1949, then joined the military in 1952-1954 serving during the Korean Conflict.  He then married the love of his life,...

Robert Harlen Reichel

Robert Harlen Reichel

Aug 22, 2022

Born November 14, 1930 and passed away at Mankato Hospital on August 22, 2022.Preceded in death by his parents, Robert Reichel, Sr. and Vada Reichel; and first wife, Jean E. Reichel.Survived by wife, Susan Reichel; children, Douglas (Jill) Reichel, Susan Thompson, Paul (Kathy) Reichel, Timothy (Meg) Reichel, and Mark (Robin) Reichel; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many extended family and...

John Connor

John Connor

Aug 22, 2022

John P. Connor, 87, of Mankato, formerly of Madison Lake, died August 22, 2022 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.

Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Marysburg in rural Madison Lake with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Marysburg....

Sister Maricé Elvekrog, SSND

Sister Maricé Elvekrog, SSND

Aug 19, 2022

SISTER MARICÉ ELVEKROG, SSND Sister Maricé Elvekrog, 84, died peacefully at 6:09 a.m. on August 19, 2022, in Notre Dame Health Care, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota. Sisters were praying with her in the days before her death. Due to a serious illness, Sister Maricé had moved from Cambridge, Minnesota, to Notre Dame Health Care in August 2021.

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Christine Ann Tiemann

Christine Ann Tiemann

Aug 19, 2022

Christine Ann Tiemann, age 55, of Mankato, died on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus.

Memorial visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Northview - North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. A private family service will be held after the visitation. Interment will be at...

Loretta Elizabeth Sigafus

Loretta Elizabeth Sigafus

Aug 18, 2022

Loretta Elizabeth Sigafus, 89, of North Mankato, passed away August 18, 2022, with her family by her side. 

 

She was born to the late Joseph and Frances (Roiger) Weingartz, on September 2, 1932, in Mankato. Loretta graduated from Good Counsel High School in 1950 and worked for the Mankato Citizens Telephone Company. 

 

She married the late Robert Schumacher...

Bronwyn "Brownie" C. Hughes

Bronwyn "Brownie" C. Hughes

Aug 18, 2022

Bronwyn Catherine Hughes, age 75, of Mankato, died Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Mankato.

Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday at Jerusalem Cemetery, rural Lake Crystal. In lieu of flowers,...

Thuoc Thi Tran

Thuoc Thi Tran

Aug 17, 2022

Thuoc Thi Tran, age 96, of North Mankato, died on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato. The service will be livestreamed and available at...

Jan Johnson

Jan Johnson

Aug 14, 2022

Janet L. Johnson, age 85, of North Mankato, died on Sunday, August 14 at The Pillars of Mankato. 

Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, August 17 at 11:00 a.m. at River Ridge Evangelical Free Church.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Mankato.  Northview-North Mankato Mortuary...

Vera A. (Rogers) Holzapfel

Vera A. (Rogers) Holzapfel

Aug 14, 2022

Vera A. Holzapfel, age 90, of Mankato, died peacefully, Sunday, August 14, 2022, after a brief illness.

Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2022,  at St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday at Northview - North Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at the church on Saturday. Interment will...

James Cutler

James Cutler

Aug 10, 2022

James Robert Cutler, age 57, of Lake Crystal, passed away suddenly Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

A visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at the Lake Crystal American Legion, 600 County Rd 20, in Lake Crystal. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Lake Crystal Mortuary is assisting the family.

Jim was...

Joan Eldora Vaske

Joan Eldora Vaske

Aug 8, 2022

Joan Eldora Vaske, age 80, of North Mankato, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato.Memorial Mass will be held at 11am, Saturday, August 13, 2022 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato. Please share a memory of Joan...

Marilyn Haes

Marilyn Haes

Aug 6, 2022

Marilyn Louise Haes, 99, of Mankato and formerly of Cleveland, passed away peacefully August 6, 2022 at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at a later date at...

Gerald "Jerry" Duane Erickson

Gerald "Jerry" Duane Erickson

Aug 5, 2022

Gerald Duane Erickson, of North Mankato, died Friday, August 5, 2022, at his home at the age of 80.

A Visitation will be held on August 16 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at  Northview-North Mankato Mortuary (2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato, MN). In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association: https://www.alz.org/.

Gerald...

Jennifer Paulson

Jennifer Paulson

Aug 5, 2022

Jennifer Paulson, 52, of Mankato, died August 5, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato after a brief illness surrounded by family.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Dr., in North Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Livestreaming will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com.

Jennifer...

Roselyn Ellingson

Roselyn Ellingson

Aug 4, 2022

Roselyn Ann Ellingson, 89, of Mankato, died August 4, 2022 at her home in Mankato surrounded by friends and family.

A memorial service will be held 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2022 at Connect Point UPC, 21441 Marble Rd, in Eagle Lake with visitation one hour prior to the service. Service will be livestreamed on Connect Point UPC's Facebook page....

Madison Kay "Maddie" Johnson

Madison Kay "Maddie" Johnson

Aug 4, 2022

Madison Kay “Maddie” Johnson, age 17, of Lake Crystal, passed away unexpectedly on August 4, 2022.

Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Crystal. The service will be livestreamed and available on Maddie’s obituary page at www.mankatomortuary.com.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on...