Obituaries
Sonja Marie Olmanson
Dec 11, 2020
Sonja Marie Olmanson, age 81, of Mankato, died on December 11, 2020 in Mankato.
A graveside service will be held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Greenlawn Cemetery, rural Nicollet. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., also on Wednesday, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Mankato Mortuary assisted...
James J. Kunkel
Dec 11, 2020
James Joseph Kunkel, age 79, of Mankato, died Friday, December 11, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Clair. Interment will be in Decoria Cemetery, rural Mankato. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, at Mankato Mortuary, 1001...
Sylvester "Sy" William Yerbich
Dec 11, 2020
Sylvester “Sy” William Yerbich, age 71, of Alberta, Canada passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 12, 2020. Private family burial will be held in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Sy William Yerbich was born in Bemidji, MN on March 3, 1949. He graduated from Black Duck high school in 1968 and immediately joined...
Helen M. Oachs
Dec 10, 2020
Helen M. Oachs, age 97, of Mankato, died on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
Private family services will be held at the Mankato Mortuary. Please visit www.mankatomortuary.com to share a memory of Helen with her family. Private family interment will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Good Thunder.
Helen Martha, the daughter of Carl...
Evelyn Mae Wilder
Dec 9, 2020
Evelyn Mae Wilder, age 101 of Mankato passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Ecumen Pathstone Living. Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Decoria Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Evelyn and her twin sister were born in a log house in rural Mankato on November 6, 1919...
Helen L Kalis
Dec 9, 2020
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Helen L. Kalis, age 83 of Mankato died Wednesday December 9, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2020 at Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. Memorials may be given to Cindy or Stacy Kalis, 2621 E....
Evelyn "Eve" McMurlyn
Dec 7, 2020
Evelyn “Eve” McMurlyn, age 85, of Mankato, passed away at her home on Monday, December 7, 2020.
Visitation will be 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Masks and social distancing are required. Private family interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Mankato at a later date.
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Donald P. Schmidt
Dec 7, 2020
Donald Peter Schmidt, age 82, of Lake Crystal, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at his home.
A Private family funeral service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal. Interment with military honors will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Mayo Clinic Hospice and Palliative Care – Mankato, Zion Lutheran Church,...
Lucena "Susie" Sue Birr
Dec 7, 2020
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Lucena “Susie” Sue Birr, age 86 of Good Thunder passed peacefully on Monday, December 7, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Emmons, MN.
Susie was born on May 24, 1934 to Johan and Mercedes (Carrao) Lastima in Malitbog, Leyte, Philippines. She was united in marriage to Alvin Birr on...
Rosemary (nee Landherr) Shephard
Dec 6, 2020
Rosemary (nee Landherr) Shephard, age 88, of Mankato, died on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Waters Edge Assisted Living.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 14 at 11:00 a.m. at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 13 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary with the rosary beginning at 2:00 p.m. ...
Bernadine Ann (Kopischke) Vermeersch
Dec 5, 2020
Bernadine Ann (Kopischke) Vermeersch, age 89, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Pathstone Living.Bernadine (Bernie) was born in 1931 in Mankato to William F. and Anna L. “Nora” (Bresnan) Kopischke. She was the fourth in a family of six children. She attended Mankato Catholic Schools, graduating in 1948 from Loyola High School. She attended and graduated from Mankato Commercial College....
Mary Ann Duncanson
Dec 4, 2020
Mary was the eldest daughter of Marie (Denn) and Walter Maurer. Born March 5, 1927 at home and raised on the family farm on the banks of the Cobb River south of Beauford. She was quick to remind many that she was born in the year that Charles Lindberg was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic.
She attended...
Priscilla Villa
Dec 4, 2020
Priscilla “Perci” Ann Villa, 80, of Mankato, passed away December 4, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
A celebration of life and interment of ashes is planned for Summer 2021 in Ostrander, Minnesota. The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to their favorite charity in Perci’s name. Mankato Mortuary is assisting...
Wally Peterson
Dec 3, 2020
Waldemar “Wally” Quist Peterson, 81, of Mankato, passed away December 3, 2020 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
A public visitation will be held 4-7p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Dr., in North Mankato. A private burial with military honors will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato.
Wally was born June 11, 1939 to...
Ann Karen Bramer
Nov 30, 2020
Ann Karen (Brostrom) Bramer, age 75, died Monday, November 30, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System – St. Marys Campus in Rochester.Ann was born December 24, 1944 in Mankato to Vern and Louise (Gilbert) Brostrom. She was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato and graduated from Mankato High School in 1962. She worked as an architectural secretary for Nordaas...
James H. Amlie
Nov 28, 2020
James H. Amlie, age 87, of Kasota, MN passed away on November 28, 2020 at his home on Lake Washington after living with Alzheimer’s disease for 10 years.
Due to Covid, there will be no Celebration of Life at this time. Please share condolences and leave memories of Jim for his family at the Mankato Mortuary website, www.mankatomortuary.com Memorials may...
Leonard Guy Damrow
Nov 28, 2020
Leonard “Lenny” Guy Damrow, 77, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota.Born July 26, 1943 in San Diego, Lenny’s favorite place was the open road. A member of the Kato Cycle Club, Lenny often shared stories of his many motorcycle rides where he explored the country—and he never neglected to mention how...
Delores Ann Hoehn
Nov 28, 2020
Delores Ann Hoehn, longtime Madison Lake resident, age 83, passed away peacefully at Mayo Clinic Health System on November 28, 2020.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Madison Lake. Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. To keep...
Clair "Weasel" Huettl
Nov 27, 2020
Clair “Weasel” Huettl, age 75, of North Mankato, died on November 27, 2020 at his home.
A visitation will be held on January 10, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Clair was born on December 17, 1944 in Mankato to Roman and Mary (Johnson) Huettl. He graduated from...
Steve Davis
Nov 26, 2020
Steve Davis, age 75, of North Mankato, MN passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Laurel’s Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Northview – North Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Steve was born on December 9, 1944 to Harry Stephen and Gladys (Shoberg) Davis. Steve...
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