Obituaries

Jodie Eggert

Jodie Eggert

May 17, 2021

Jodie's Order of Worship

Jodie Eggert, age 85, of Mankato, died Monday, May 17, 2021 at Pathstone.

 

Visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Friday, May 21, 2021 at Northview ~ North Mankato Mortuary. Memorial service will be 11am, Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Northview with visitation one hour prior. Livestreaming will be available at www.mankatomortuary.com.

 

In lieu...

Donald J. Anderson

Donald J. Anderson

May 16, 2021

Donald Jerome Anderson, age 91, died peacefully May 16, 2021 in Mankato, Minnesota.

Memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Piligrims Rest Cemetery in Mankato.

Donald was born March 16, 1930 to Oscar and Betsy Anderson (Troe)...

Donald Charles Bequette

Donald Charles Bequette

May 16, 2021

Donald Charles Bequette, age 87, died on May 16, 2021. 

Don was born on June 20, 1933, to Archie and Eva (Elsner) Bequette in Fairchild, WI.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where he later married Bonita Craker on August 2, 1952.  He attended Gale Institute in Minneapolis before being drafted into the Army Signal Corp. ...

Dorothy M. Kapfer

Dorothy M. Kapfer

May 15, 2021

Dorothy Kapfer, age 90, longtime resident of Eagle Lake, MN, died on May 15, 2021 at Laurel's Edge Assisted Living in Mankato.

Private interment was held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.

Dorothy May, the daughter of Louis and Katherine (Frandsen) Havelick was born January 20, 1931 in Jamestown, ND. On August...

Jerald "Jerry" Wersal

Jerald "Jerry" Wersal

May 13, 2021

Jerald “Jerry” Wersal, age 79, of Mapleton, died on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato. Interment and military honors will be at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato.

Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Alice Jean Chapman

Alice Jean Chapman

May 12, 2021

Alice J. Chapman, age 70, of Garden City, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System. A memorial visitation celebrating her life will be held from 3-7pm Sunday, May 30, 2021 at the Wellcome Memorial Community Room in Garden City. Mankato Mortuary assisted with the arrangements.Alice was born July 16, 1950 to Herbert and Sylvia (Gustafson) Reinhart in Alton...

Sister Rose (Mary Conrad) Schwab, SSND

Sister Rose (Mary Conrad) Schwab, SSND

May 12, 2021

SISTER ROSE (MARY CONRAD) SCHWAB, SSND “My God, how great thou art!” (Hymn, Stuart K. Hine.) Shortly after breakfast on May 12, 2021, Sister Rose Schwab, 94, died unexpectedly in Notre Dame Health Care at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota. Her death was a surprise; just a day earlier she had enjoyed a golf-cart tour of the Good...

Helen C. Nett

Helen C. Nett

May 11, 2021

Helen Catherine (Garvin) Nett, passed away peacefully at her home amongst family on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.  Her spirit is now with the Lord our God.

The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary was said before a Private Funeral Mass for family to Celebrate Helen’s Life.  Both were held at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Mankato on Friday, May 14,...

Stephen Clifford Canton

Stephen Clifford Canton

May 9, 2021

Stephen Clifford Canton, age 71, of Mankato died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Autumn Grace Assisted Living in Mankato.

Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.

Donald James Leech

Donald James Leech

May 9, 2021

Donald “Don” Leech, age 93, of Mankato, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Private family interment...

Juyne C. Vanness

Juyne C. Vanness

May 5, 2021

Juyne C. Vanness, age 89, of Mankato, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Brookdale of Mankato.

Private interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato.

Juyne is survived by her sister, Rhoda Brakken. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary; and extended family.

Tina Marie (Goff) Olson

Tina Marie (Goff) Olson

May 5, 2021

Tina Marie (Goff) Olson, age 48, of Savage, passed away, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at her home.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 14, 2021 at Living Hope Lutheran Church, 8600 Horizon Drive, Shakopee, MN.  Visitation will be one hour before service at the church on Friday.

Tina was born February 27, 1973 at Mercy...

Sister Mary Joyce Pietsch, SSND

Sister Mary Joyce Pietsch, SSND

May 4, 2021

SISTER MARY JOYCE PIETSCH, SSND

“His banner over me is love.”    (Song of Songs 2:4)

 

On the morning of May 4, 2021, as sisters were gathering for the prayer service for Sister Beth Haltiner, word was received of the death of our beloved Sister Mary Joyce Pietsch, 96.  She died in Notre Dame Health Care at Our Lady...

Melvin Zwaschka

Melvin Zwaschka

May 3, 2021

Melvin Norbert Zwaschka, age 89, of Mankato, died on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.

Private family burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.

Complete obituary will published later.

Dorothy Helen (Knips) Munns

Dorothy Helen (Knips) Munns

May 3, 2021

Dorothy Helen (Knips) Munns, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend went to her heavenly home on May 3rd, 2021. She was 93 years young living at Oak Terrace in North Mankato since November of 2020, where she received excellent care. 

 

Dorothy was the second-born of four children to Alvin and Lottie (Eshleman) Knips on August...

Mara Anne Hoffner

Mara Anne Hoffner

May 2, 2021

Mara Anne Hoffner, passed away suddenly Sunday, May 2, 2021. She was 13 years old.

Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m., Friday at Northview- North Mankato Mortuary, and one hour before the services on Saturday at the...

Sean Stanton-Wilcox

Sean Stanton-Wilcox

May 2, 2021

Sean Lucas Stanton-Wilcox, 28, of Mankato, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2021 in Mankato.

Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 at the United Church of Mapleton in Mapleton with visitation starting at 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at Sterling Cemetery in rural Mapleton.

Sean was born December 15, 1992...

Harold Eugene Motter

Harold Eugene Motter

Apr 30, 2021

Harold Eugene Motter peacefully passed away on April 30, 2021 due to complications from surgery. 

Harold had a vast career in music, playing with the Denver Symphony and teaching in numerous secondary and college institutions.  He loved playing and listening to classical music, which constantly played throughout his home. 

He was an excellent cook and loved experimenting with different cuisines...

Forrest Paul Lee

Forrest Paul Lee

Apr 29, 2021

Forrest Paul Lee was born on January 22, 1955, at the Butler Maternity Hospital in Cloquet, MN to Mildred Ruth Holmes Lee and Paul Elmer Lee.

He was baptized as an infant into the Presbyterian faith. Forrest attended public school in Wrenshall, MN, and graduated second in his class in 1973.  He briefly attended Bethel Bible College. 

In July of...

Sharon Lewis

Sharon Lewis

Apr 27, 2021

Sharon Lewis, age 82, of Lake Crystal, died on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 peacefully at her home.

Celebration of Life will be 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the American Legion Post 294 in Lake Crystal.

Private family service and interment will be at For His Glory Holdings, LLC, formerly Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Butternut.

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