Obituaries
Rhoda Marie Brakken
Feb 20, 2022
Rhoda Marie Brakken, age 96, of Mankato, died on Sunday, February 20, 2022at Brookdale of Mankato.
Private family interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Rhoda Marie, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Selner) Vanness, was born on March 7, 1925 in Minneapolis. She served in the U.S. Navy...
Douglas Krueger
Feb 20, 2022
Douglas John Krueger died peacefully in his sleep next to his beloved wife on February 20, 2022 at the age of 63.
Doug was born February 14, 1959, a special valentine to Melvin and Betty Krueger. In 1977, he graduated from Mankato East High School where he excelled as a competitive swimmer. Doug joined the Navy in October of 1977,...
Jose Candido Menjivar Calles
Feb 18, 2022
Jose Candido Menjivar Calles, age 90, of Mankato, died Friday, February 18, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.
Jose was born October 3, 1931, in Chalatenango, a rural community in El Salvador. His family later moved closer to the city. Jose married Maria Menjivar in May 1962. Jose worked as an industrial mechanic for 35 years in El...
Kenneth A. Luttner
Feb 18, 2022
Kenneth (Ken) A. Luttner, age 71, of North Mankato, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 after a lengthy illness.
Private services will be held for the family. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Ken was born in April, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late John and Louise Luttner.
Ken was a 1968 graduate of Highland...
Bernard "Bernie" "Ben" Snaza
Feb 18, 2022
Bernard “Bernie” "Ben" A. Snaza, age 82, died, Friday, February 18, 2022.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be from 9:00-10:30 a.m., Saturday at the church. Private family interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Northview – North Mankato Mortuary is in charge...
Laura Jane Cluff
Feb 14, 2022
Laura Jane Cluff, age 65, of Mankato, passed into Jesus’ arms on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on March 4, 2022 at New Creation World Outreach Church in North Mankato. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour prior to the service. Interment will...
Joyce Neegaard
Feb 12, 2022
Joyce Neegaard, age 78, of North Mankato, died on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at her home.
Celebration of Life visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato.
Joyce Kay, the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Jacobe) Torgerson, was born on July 15, 1943 in Minneapolis....
Rev. Albert F. Girtz
Feb 11, 2022
Rev. Albert F. Girtz, age 81, of North Mankato, MN passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 11, 2022, with his wife, Barbara, at his side. He was deeply loved and cherished by his family, friends, and many others.
Al was born on March 22, 1940, in Minneapolis, MN to Joseph and Mabel Girtz. He was the youngest of three children,...
Steven Dale Potz
Feb 9, 2022
Steven Dale Potz, age 66, passed away on February 9, 2022.Steve was born in Mankato to Harlan J. and Margaret I. Potz. He went to school in Eagle Lake, Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, and Springfield, Missouri, where he graduated High School. He and brother Jim relocated to the Dover, Arkansas area with their parents and they both helped to build the...
Angela (Angie) Lynn Peters
Feb 7, 2022
Angela Lynn Peters, age 51, of North Mankato, died peacefully Monday, February 7, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, surrounded by family and after a three-year battle with cancer.
Funeral service will be held at 1 PM, Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street, Mankato, MN 56001) with visitation one hour...
Charlotte M. Pazik
Feb 6, 2022
Charlotte M. Pazik, age 89 of Mankato passed away on Sunday February 6, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Heath Systems.
Memorial Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday February 16, 2022 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery at...
Thomas R. Corcoran
Feb 4, 2022
Thomas “Tommy” R. Corcoran, 67, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 4th at Pleasant Manor in Faribault, MN following his battle with cancer.
Tom is survived by his seven siblings; sisters, Kathleen (Mike) Duffy, Susan Corcoran (Wayne Boucher), Mary (Chuck) Sinjem, and Caroline (Bryan) Kuha; brothers, Michael (Katie) Corcoran, Dennis Corcoran, and Kevin Corcoran; his ten nieces and nephews,...
Ladella Joy Anderson
Feb 3, 2022
Ladella “Dodie” Joy Anderson, age 89 of Mankato, died Thursday February 3, 2022. Dodie was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato for many years and has gone home to her Lord and Savior.
A private family gathering will be held at a future date.
Ladella was born June 1, 1932, to Leon Lowe and Ruth (Jackels) Lowe on...
Maria Smith
Feb 2, 2022
Maria de Jesus Smith, 93, of Mankato died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Mankato.
Mass of Christian Burial 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2022, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church on Friday. Interment in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Johnsburg, MN. Mankato Mortuary is in...
John C. Soost
Feb 2, 2022
John C. Soost, age 77, of Nicollet, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at his home.
Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022 at the Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the funeral home and will continue...
Don Wells Keepers
Feb 1, 2022
Don Wells Keepers was born September 21, 1931, to Ray and Amelia (Olson) Keepers at their farm, near Cottonwood, MN. As a boy he was immersed in mechanics, and dove into fixing and hacking things in order to make a Model T or a Model A into something that he could race around the farm or in road ditches. A...
Sandra J. Haley
Jan 30, 2022
Sandra Jean Haley, age 83, of Mankato, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at New Perspective, Mankato.
The Family Funeral Mass will be livestreamed 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 4, 2022 at Sandra’s obituary page, https://www.mankatomortuary.com/obituary/sandra-haley. Interment in Calvary Cemetery, Madison Lake. Memorials are preferred to All Saints Catholic Church.
Sandra Jean was born October 25, 1938 to Cyril and...
Sidney Spangenberg
Jan 30, 2022
Sidney Frederich Spangenberg, 100, of North Mankato, died January 30, 2022 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2022 at St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church in North Mankato. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday, February 4, 2022 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Dr., in North Mankato and...
Pastor Vicki Roberta Hultine
Jan 30, 2022
Vicki Roberta Hultine, age 70, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at her home in Mankato.
Pastor Vicki Hultine grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of two chiropractors.
After graduating from high school in Milwaukee, she earned an undergraduate degree in music education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, which she called “liberating.” For six years in...
Pete (Gerald L.) Morrison
Jan 28, 2022
UPDATED: CELEBRATION OF ETERNAL LIFE at Hosanna Lutheran Church 105 Hosanna Drive, Mankato
Saturday, May 14, 2022 10:00 a.m. with visitation from 9-10:00 a.m.
Lunch following honor guard presentation
Pete, age 70, passed away January 28, 2022.
A celebration of life will be held May 14th at Hosanna Lutheran Church. As a plasterer and drywall finisher for the past 50...
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