Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Arlington, Belle Plaine, Le Sueur, and surrounding areas.

Elizabeth  'Betty' Sauer

Elizabeth 'Betty' Sauer

Jan 2, 2012

Surrounded by her family Elizabeth (Betty) Sauer passed away peacefully at Garden View Nursing Home in Le Sueur due to age related causes on January 2, 2012. Born on August 29, 1923, in St. Paul, MN, she was the only child of Waldo and Catherine Mangan. She attended schools in Southern Minnesota and graduated from Lake Wilson High School....

Margaret  'Maggie' Skelly

Margaret 'Maggie' Skelly

Dec 29, 2011

Margaret ‘Meg' Skelly, age 75 of LeSueur, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2012 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in LeSueur. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, January 1st at the Kolden Funeral Home in LeSueur, beginning with a C.C.W. Rosary at 1:45 p.m....

Elmer Stier

Elmer Stier

Dec 28, 2011

Elmer John Walter Stier was born on April 22, 1918, to Ernst Franz Wilhelm and Emma (Fehlandt) Stier. He was the youngest of 12 children and lived most of his life on the same farm south of Belle Plaine where he was born. He was a life-long member of St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine, having been baptized...

Florence  G. Plonske

Florence G. Plonske

Dec 19, 2011

Florence G. Plonske, age 96 of Le Sueur, died Monday, December 19, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial, 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, St. Anne's Catholic Church, Le Sueur. Visitation one hour prior to Mass at church on Thursday. Interment, Woodland Hills Cemetery, Mankato. Fr. George Grafsky, officiating. Florence was born on June 22, 1915 to Frank and Anna (Benzick)...

Verna  A. Bandelin

Verna A. Bandelin

Dec 14, 2011

Verna Augusta Bandelin, age 93, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center in Arlington. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Arlington, with visitation from noon until time of service at the church. Reverend Bruce Hanneman will officiate. A committal service and...

Ken  L. Hicks

Ken L. Hicks

Dec 6, 2011

Kenneth L. Hicks, age 66 of Stewart, died December 6, 2011 at Glencoe Regional Health Services. A Celebration of Life-Open House will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Community Hall in Stewart. Ken was born on August 20, 1945 to Hallie and Delores (Roalson) Hicks in Mankato. He grew up in Mapleton and graduated...

Lucille Mueller

Lucille Mueller

Dec 2, 2011

Lucille Mueller, age 96 of Arlington, passed away Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington. There will be no formal gathering of family and friends prior to the service but all are invited to a luncheon...

Gerald Hennen

Gerald Hennen

Nov 25, 2011

Gerald "Jerry" Hennen, age 81 of Belle Plaine, died peacefully on November 25, 2011. The Visitation and Memorial Service will be held at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine on Friday, December 23, 2011. The Visitation will be from 9:30a.m. until the time of Mass at 11a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2011. A luncheon will...

Luther  O. Spaude

Luther O. Spaude

Nov 23, 2011

Luther O. Spaude, age 90, of Belle Plaine, MN, passed from temporal to eternal life on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. He was born April 10, 1921 in Mason City, IA, the son of Paul and Helen (Bade) Spaude. He became a child of God by the sacrament of Holy Baptism on May...

Elaine  C. Schleeve

Elaine C. Schleeve

Nov 22, 2011

Elaine C. Schleeve, age 84 of Cleveland, Minnesota and formerly of LeSueur died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Minnesota Valley Health Center in LeSueur. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 11 a.m. from Zion United Church of Christ in LeSueur. Interment will be in the Mound Cemetery in LeSueur. Visitation is from...

Ruby  Mae Schmidt

Ruby Mae Schmidt

Nov 21, 2011

Ruby Mae Schmidt, age 102, of Arlington, passed away November 21, 2011, at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 23 at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington, with visitation one hour prior to the service time at the church. Rev. Kurt Lehmkuhl will officiate. Interment will be at the Arlington Public Cemetery, with...

Arnold  P. Woestehoff

Arnold P. Woestehoff

Nov 20, 2011

Arnold P. Woestehoff, age 74 of Belle Plaine died on November 20, 2011 at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia, MN. Funeral service will be on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and continue one hour prior...

Lavonne  A. Buckentine

Lavonne A. Buckentine

Nov 13, 2011

LaVonne Buckentine, age 74, of Arlington, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Sunday, November 13, 2011. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M, Saturday, November 19, 2011, at Zion Lutheran Church in Arlington, with visitation from 4-8 P.M. Friday at the church, and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Rev. James Carlson will officiate, and interment...

Gladys  L. Easterlund

Gladys L. Easterlund

Nov 11, 2011

Gladys L. Easterlund, age 93 of Burnsville, formerly of Le Sueur died on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 at Augustana Regent Living Center in Burnsville, MN. Funeral services will be Monday, November 14, 2011, at United Methodist Church in Le Sueur. Interment will be at Mound Cemetery in Le Sueur. Visitation will be at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le...

Merlin  M. Jasken

Merlin M. Jasken

Nov 8, 2011

Merlin M. Jasken, age 90, of Arlington, passed away Tuesday, November 08, 2011, at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 12, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington, with visitation from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. at the church. Fr. Keith Salisbury will officiate. Interment will be at St. Mary's...

William  W. Heldberg

William W. Heldberg

Nov 4, 2011

William W. Heldberg, age 75 of Le Sueur, died at this home on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur. Visitation will be at the Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur on Monday from 5-8 p.m. and 1 hour...

James  Anthony Schmirler

James Anthony Schmirler

Nov 3, 2011

James A. Schmirler, age 66 of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Minnesota Valley Health Center in Le Sueur. Memorial Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Le Sueur. Fr. George Grafsky will officiate. Visitation will be from...

Alphonse  Anthony Gill

Alphonse Anthony Gill

Oct 31, 2011

Alphonse A. Gill, age 85 of Belle Plaine, died on October 31, 2011 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Our Lady of the Prairie Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00-8:00 pm at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and...

Judith "Judy" Lynne Plantz

Judith "Judy" Lynne Plantz

Oct 27, 2011

Judith "Judy" L. Plantz, age 73, of Belle Plaine died on October 27, 2011 at North Memorial Hospital in Robinsdale, MN. Memorial Service will be 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 9:00-11:00am at the church. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Belle...

Genevieve Thibodeau

Genevieve Thibodeau

Oct 26, 2011

Genevieve A. Thibodeau, age 75 of Le Sueur, formerly of the Shakopee and Minneapolis area died a the Gardenview Nursing Home in Le Sueur on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne's Church in Le Sueur. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass...

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