Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Muriel  Fern Christopherson

Muriel Fern Christopherson

Feb 28, 2012

Muriel Fern Christopherson, age 88 of Belle Plaine died on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Kingsway Retirement Living. Funeral Service will be at 2:00p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Lutheran Home Chapel in Belle Plaine, Rev. Ed Frederich will officiate. Visitation will be from 12:30-2:00p.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in the Ft. Snelling National...

Leroy  C. Bird

Leroy C. Bird

Feb 27, 2012

LeRoy C. Bird, age 60 of Le Sueur, died Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Minnesota Valley Health Center in Le Sueur. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur. Rev. Beth Benson will officiate. Visitation will be from 11a.m. to 2p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be...

Dorothy  M. Deutsch

Dorothy M. Deutsch

Feb 25, 2012

Dorothy M. Deutsch, age 86 of LeSueur died on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Immanuel-St. Josephs's Hospital in Mankato. She was born on January 4, 1926 in Henderson Township, Sibley County to Joseph and Margaret "Maude" (Haugh) Denzer. Dorothy graduated from LeSueur High School. She married Joseph Deutsch on September 25, 1946 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in...

Ellsworth  "Al" Meier

Ellsworth "Al" Meier

Feb 25, 2012

Ellsworth "Al" Meier, age 91 of Arlington, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Golden Hearts Assisted Living Center in Arlington. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time Saturday at the church. Interment will be in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in...

Lillian  'Lil' Sommers

Lillian 'Lil' Sommers

Feb 24, 2012

Lillian ‘Lil' Sommers, age 91, of Arlington, died Friday, February 24, 2012, at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center in Arlington. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M, Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington, with Rev. Kurt Lehmkuhl officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Kolden Funeral Home in...

Ruth  Grace Zaske

Ruth Grace Zaske

Feb 24, 2012

Ruth Zaske, age 82 of Arlington, died Friday, February 24, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Center in Arlington, with family members at her side. Funeral services will be held at 11am Thursday, March 1, at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington, with the Rev. Bruce Hanneman officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm on Wednesday, February...

Melvin  H. Nagel

Melvin H. Nagel

Feb 23, 2012

Melvin H. Nagel, age 82 of Arlington, died at his home on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Melvin was born on August 2, 1929 to Henry and Elsie (Bethke) Nagel in Arlington, MN. He grew up in the Arlington Area and graduated from Arlington High School. He served in the United States Army and after returning home in 1949 he...

Herold  H. Hafemann

Herold H. Hafemann

Feb 20, 2012

Herold H. Hafemann, age 98 of Arlington, Minnesota died on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. He was born on June 8, 1913 in Green Isle Township to Herman and Adelina (Bullert) Hafemann. Herold attended county schools and helped work the family farm. On October 7, 1936 he married Viola Mueller at Trinity Lutheran...

Duane  L. Gerdes

Duane L. Gerdes

Feb 19, 2012

Duane Lloyd Gerdes, age 56, passed away peacefully at Minnesota Valley Memorial Hospital in Le Sueur on February 19, 2012 with his wife by his side. Duane was born on June 4, 1955 in New Prague, MN to Lloyd and Barbara (Brossard) Gerdes. He went to School and graduated from Belle Plaine in 1973. Duane worked for Green Giant...

Mabel  M. Stuber

Mabel M. Stuber

Feb 13, 2012

Mabel M. Stuber, age 97, of Green Isle, died Monday, February 13, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Winthrop. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 20, at the Creekside Community Church in Arlington, MN, with Rev. Ben Lane officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 19, from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the Kolden...

Christine  Patricia (Miller)  Carey

Christine Patricia (Miller) Carey

Feb 13, 2012

Christine "Chris" P. (Miller) Carey, age 46 of Belle Plaine passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, February 13, 2012. Memorial Mass will be on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be Friday, February 17, 2012 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at the Kolden...

Elizabeth  A. Risk

Elizabeth A. Risk

Feb 12, 2012

Elizabeth A. Risk, age 21 of Gaylord, died on Sunday morning, Feb. 12, at Hennepin County Medical Center as a result of an auto accident near St. Peter, MN. Funeral services will be Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral home....

Dean  Harvey Steinborn

Dean Harvey Steinborn

Feb 12, 2012

Dean H. Steinborn, age 44 of Le Sueur, died unexpectedly on February 12, 2012 in Rochelle, Illinois. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Zion U.C.C. in Le Sueur. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 17 at the church, and also one hour prior to the service time on Saturday at...

Peggy  L. Troutfetter

Peggy L. Troutfetter

Feb 11, 2012

Peggy L. Troutfetter, age 61 of Le Sueur died at the Minnesota Valley Health Center Le Sueur on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the funeral home from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Interment will...

Elmer  J. Boettcher

Elmer J. Boettcher

Feb 10, 2012

Elmer J. Boettcher, age 71 of Williams, MN. formerly of Green Isle, died Monday, February 10, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 26, 3:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington, MN, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Erwin Sprengeler will officiate. Kolden Funeral Home of Arlington is handling the...

Robert  M. Mercier

Robert M. Mercier

Feb 10, 2012

Robert Marcel Mercier, age 47 of rural Arlington passed away on February 10, 2012. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington. A visitation will be from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14th with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at the Kolden Funeral Home...

Doris  L. Gabbert

Doris L. Gabbert

Feb 9, 2012

Doris L. Gabbert, age 90 of Henderson, died at the Minnesota Valley Health Center in Le Sueur on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Funeral Services will be on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at Centennial Lutheran Church in Henderson at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Henderson. Interment will...

Dorothy  Elizabeth Claeys

Dorothy Elizabeth Claeys

Feb 8, 2012

Dorothy Elizabeth Claeys, age 94 of Belle Plaine, died on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00AM on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine, Fr. Michael Kaluza will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at...

Bernice  Esther Soeffker

Bernice Esther Soeffker

Feb 7, 2012

Bernice E. Soeffker, age 93 of Arlington, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Golden Hearts Inc. in Arlington. Funeral Service will be 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February, 11, 2012 at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service at church on Saturday. Rev Kurt Lehmkuhl will officiate. Interment will be in the...

Howard  "Corky" Ehlers

Howard "Corky" Ehlers

Feb 3, 2012

Howard "Corky" Ehlers, age 89 of Henderson died on Friday, Feb. 3, at the Minnesota Valley Health Center in Le Sueur. Memorial services will be on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's U.C.C. in Henderson. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services at the church on Monday morning. Interment will be at Brown Cemetery...

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