Obituaries
Alice Ann Salfer
Mar 21, 2022
Alice Ann Salfer, age 76, of Mankato, died Monday, March 21, 2022, at Pathstone Living.Visitation will be held from 3-5pm, Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato. Memorial service will be held at 11am, Monday, March 28, 2022, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with visitation one hour prior. Graveside service will be held...
Daniel Groebner
Mar 21, 2022
Daniel Carl Groebner , age 69, of N. Mankato, died on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in N. Mankato.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato, MN, with Rev. Andrew Whiting, IVE officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, March...
Robert "Bob" D. Miller
Mar 20, 2022
Robert “Bob” D. Miller, age 89, of Mankato died peacefully Sunday morning, March 20th, 2022, at home with his daughter, Mary, by his side.
Robert was born July 23, 1932, to Arthur and Elsie (Rodell) Miller in Milaca, MN. He was the youngest of 5 children. He entered the US Navy in January 1951 and was honorably discharged in December...
Elaine F. Olson
Mar 20, 2022
Elaine F. Olson, age 88, of Mankato, died on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Funeral service will be held at 12 noon on Friday, March 25, 2022 at the Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 12 p.m. at the funeral home. Private family interment...
Jason Edward Haack
Mar 19, 2022
Jason Edward Haack, age 49, of Eagle Lake passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 p.m., on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Burial will be held at a later date.
Jason was born March 27, 1972 in Kenitra, Morocco where his father was stationed. He lived in Stewartville for...
Cindy Wright
Mar 19, 2022
Cindy Wright, age 73, of Madison Lake, died on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Cynthia Anna, the daughter of William and Dorothy (Jordan) Niebaum, was born on January 7, 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from...
Kathryn T. Hanson
Mar 13, 2022
Kathryn T. Hanson, age 94, of Mankato, died peacefully on Sunday, March 13th at Old Main Village. She had family by her side and many who were thinking of her from afar.
Kathryn was born on August 17, 1927 in Eagle Grove, IA. She was the eldest daughter of Tolford and Vesta (Christiansen) Thompson. Despite coming of age during the...
Lillian Zastrow
Mar 12, 2022
Lillian Dorothea Zastrow, 101, of Mankato, died March 12, 2022 at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Amboy with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Barnard Valley View Cemetery in rural Good Thunder. Livestreaming will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com. Mankato...
Karen Mary Blachowske
Mar 9, 2022
Karen M. Blachowske, age 79, of Lake Crystal, died on March 9, 2022 at her home.
A Memorial Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Lake Crystal Mortuary.
Karen was born on January 3, 1943 in Fairmont, MN to Otto and Irene (Toppenburg) Streit. She graduated from Fairmont High School in 1961. On September...
Carol Lewis
Mar 9, 2022
Carol Jean Lewis, 78, of Mankato, died March 9, 2022 at Water’s Edge Assisted Living in Mankato.
A Celebration of Life will take place from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Dr., in North Mankato with a memorial service starting at 2:00 p.m. Livestreaming will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com. Burial will be at a...
Donald Larsen
Mar 8, 2022
Don A. Larsen passed away peacefully in Mankato, MN, on March 8, 2022.
Memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2022 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Dr., in North Mankato and one hour prior to the service at...
Shirley Ann Donovan
Mar 8, 2022
Our beloved Mom, Shirley Ann (Schrupp) Donovan, gained her earned angel wings on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Our mom was born September 29, 1937, to Ben and June Schrupp in Henderson, MN where she also grew up and graduated high school. She and her late ex-husband had six children. Our mom raised her six children as a single mother,...
Raymond Charles Schwamberger, Jr.
Mar 7, 2022
Raymond Charles Schwamberger, Jr., age 86, of Mankato, died March 7, 2022, surrounded by his children.Visitation will be held from 1-3pm, Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato. Funeral Mass will be 11am, Monday, March 14, 2022, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior. Military honors will be...
Mary Alice Thobe
Mar 4, 2022
Mary Alice Thobe, age 86, of Mankato died, Friday, March 4, 2022, at Pathstone Living in Mankato.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.
Mary Alice was born February 9, 1936, in...
Patrick Jay Jacobs
Mar 4, 2022
Patrick Jay Jacobs, age 79, of Prior Lake, MN passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 4, 2022 with his devoted wife holding his hand.
Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be...
Marion "Pete" Eugene Brown
Mar 2, 2022
Marion Eugene “Pete” Brown, age 85, died March 2, 2022 in North Mankato, MN.
Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 1 – 4 p.m., Saturday March 26 with a Time of Remembrance at 2;00 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Pete was born January 31, 1937 in a farm...
Ruth M. Wood
Mar 1, 2022
Ruth Marian Wood, age 99, of Mankato died, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Old Main Village in Mankato.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church on Thursday. Family Interment will be in Minneopa Cemetery, rural Mankato. Memorials may be given to Bethlehem Lutheran Church...
John Patrick Redig
Feb 28, 2022
John Patrick Redig, age 65, of Mankato, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living, North Mankato.
Private celebration of life will be held for the family. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. The celebration of life service will be livestreamed and available on John’s obituary page at www.mankatomortuary.com.
Public visitation will be held from...
Aaron Edward Courrier
Feb 28, 2022
Aaron Edward Courrier, age 31, of Federal Heights, Colorado died Monday, February 28, 2022, surrounded by his family at North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colorado.Visitation will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 1:00 to 4:00 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. There will be a private family service at 11:00 prior to the visitation and the urn burial...
Gordon "Gordy" F. Kopischke
Feb 28, 2022
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Gordon "Gordy" Kopischke, our loving and devoted great grandfather, grandfather, father, and friend to all whose lives he touched, on February 28, 2022. He left us while riding his favorite trails with friends in the Arizona mountains. He had a big heart that ran out of time. He was in his 83rd...