Obituaries
Wayne Arthur Gruenhagen
Dec 19, 2019
Wayne A. Gruenhagen, age 69, of Mankato, died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at home after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Visitation will be held from 5-8pm, Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Hosanna Lutheran Church. Memorial service will be 11am, Monday, December 23, 2019 at Hosanna Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior. Please share a memory of Wayne with...
Annabell Irene Hendrickson
Dec 18, 2019
Annabell Irene Hendrickson, of Mankato died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Ecumen Prairie Lodge in Brooklyn Center at the age of 90. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday January 4, 2020 at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Saturday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary. Burial in...
Mary Ellen Johnson
Dec 16, 2019
Mary Ellen Johnson was born on September 9, 1931 in Lake Crystal, Minnesota to Clifford and Blanche (Elkins) Johnson. Mary was the second of six children. At a young age, she went to live with her grandparents, Joseph and Ellen (Cochran) Johnson. She returned to her parents’ farm in rural Lake Crystal in 1947 when her grandmother Ellen was taken...
Marcella O'Gara
Dec 15, 2019
Marcella “Sally” O’Gara of Mankato, passed away December 15, 2019 at the age of 92.
Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 23, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. A private burial will held at Calvary Cemetery in Mankato at a later date
Sally was born on...
Brandy Jean Flowers
Dec 15, 2019
Brandy Jean Flowers, age 40, of Mankato, died Sunday, December 15, 2019 surrounded by her family in Mankato.
Celebration of Brandy's Life will be held at 10am, Saturday, December 21, 2019 at New Creation World Outreach Church in Mankato.
Brandy was born February 24, 1979 in Mankato to Jeffrey Flowers and Debra (Guinn) Onken. She could be described...
Carl D. Anderson
Dec 14, 2019
Carl D. Anderson, age 78, of Eagle Lake, died Saturday, December 14, 2019.
Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Friday at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday and will continue one hour before service on Friday. Interment will be in Eagle Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Carl...
Elias Alvarado, Jr.
Dec 13, 2019
Elias Alvarado, Jr., age 53, of Mankato, died on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Elias was born on August 1, 1966 in Portland, OR to Elias Garza Alvarado, Sr. and Estela Rodriguez. He grew up in Michigan, but was a native of the Rio Grande Valley in Mercedes, TX. On October 8, 2010, Elias was...
Anita Marie Elliott
Dec 13, 2019
Anita Marie Elliott of Mankato, MN passed away December 13, 2019, at the age of 67.
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Private family burial...
Theodore William Miller
Dec 10, 2019
Theodore William Miller, 87, of Mankato, died on December 10, 2019 from complications of cancer.
A private family burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Salvation Army.
Ted was born on October 2, 1932...
George Earl Green
Dec 10, 2019
George Earl Green, age 91, of North Mankato, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at New Perspective Senior Living in Prior Lake.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato with Fr. John Kunz officiating. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the Mass at...
Maxine R. Norman
Dec 9, 2019
Maxine Rose Norman, age 86, resident of rural Lake Crystal, died peacefully at home Monday, December 9, 2019.
Memorial Service Celebrating Maxine’s Life will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday December 14, 2019, at Cornerstone UMC, Lake Crystal, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday before the service. Private family interment will be in Lake Crystal Cemetery....
Doris R. Anderson
Dec 5, 2019
Mankato Mortuary 1001 North Riverfront Drive Mankato, MN 56001 507-388-2202 Doris Ruth Anderson, born May 15, 1936, died December 5, 2019, she was 83 years old. She was born in Toledo, OH to John and Ruth (Lang) Wacker. After graduating from high school she attended Capital University, where she graduated with a degree in Art. Shortly after she moved to...
Harvey Clinton Brooks
Dec 4, 2019
Harvey Clinton Brooks, age 86, of Mankato, died December 4, 2019 at Benedictine Living Community in Saint Peter.
Memorial service will be held 11a.m., Friday, December 13, 2019 at Northview~North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, in North Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Private burial will be at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Mankato.
Harvey was born January...
Louis Philip Osdoba
Dec 3, 2019
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Louis “Louie” Philip Osdoba, age 83, of Mankato, died Tuesday December 3, 2019 at New Perspectives in Mankato.
Memorial Mass and Christian Burial will take place December 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the...
Edna Ruth Ludwig
Dec 1, 2019
Mankato Mortuary1001 North Riverfront DriveMankato, Minnesota 56001507-388-2202
Edna Ruth Ludwig, age 85, of Mankato and formerly of Austin died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at New Perspective Living Center in Mankato.
Edna was born on October 23, 1934 in Moscow, Minnesota to Wilhelm and Olga (Klingfus) Friedrich. She was united in marriage to Roger Ludwig on November 12, 1960 in Austin....
Karen Laray Fischer
Nov 30, 2019
Karen Laray Fischer, age 74, of Eagle Lake passed away on November 30, 2019. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Karen was born on April 24, 1945. She cared deeply for her family and friends, and had a strong affection for plants and animals. She was known for her sense of humor, her lively personality and her generous...
Junice A. Thompson
Nov 30, 2019
Junice Adella (Tjorstad) Thompson, age 98, of Mankato, died on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Ecuman Pathstone Crossing in Mankato.
A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2020. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Junice was born on July 17, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN and adopted by Jacob and Anna (Stone) Tjorstad. She attended school...
Lee Thomas Browne
Nov 29, 2019
Lee Thomas Browne, age 56, of North Mankato, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Friday, November 29th. Lee was born October 10th, 1963 to Thomas and Rita "Schneider" Browne in Mankato, MN. He graduated from Mankato West High School in 1982. Lee worked as a cook/maintenance at the Holiday Inn/Best Western. He then continued his career...
Marilyn Hiniker Decker
Nov 27, 2019
Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202
Marilyn Theresa Hiniker Decker, 99 of Kasota, died November 27, 2019 at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato.
Funeral Mass will be 1:00p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with visitation from 11:00a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will be at Calvary...
Margaret Ann Allen
Nov 26, 2019
Celebrate the life of Margaret Ann Allen (Hendrix) age 68 of Kasota, MN. Margaret passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Laurel’s Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, She was born to Calvin and Jessie Loreda (Griffith) Hendrix on December 5, 1950 in Fort Hood, TX.
With her dad serving in the military, she was able to travel all...
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