Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Barbara Ann Vatthauer

Barbara Ann Vatthauer

Apr 8, 2026

Barbara Ann Vatthauer, age 84 of Belle Plaine passed away April 8, 2026 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Funeral Service will be held 11:00AM Monday, April 13, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be on Sunday afternoon from 3-6PM at Trinity Lutheran Church and continue one hour prior to the service at church. Rev....

Mildred W. Heinks

Mildred W. Heinks

Apr 7, 2026

Mildred W. Heinks, age 96, of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2026. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Mound Cemetery in Le Sueur, with...

Cheryl Kay McDougald

Cheryl Kay McDougald

Apr 4, 2026

Cheryl Kay McDougald, age 73, died on April 4, 2026 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.  Cheryl was born on June 9, 1952 to Herbert and Rosella (Poplar) Aretz in Victoria, MN (and later adoptoped by Lester Otto after Herbert's passing). Cheryl grew in Belle Plaine, MN and graduated from Belle Plaine High School.  She married William McDougald and...

Trent Lowell Tolzman

Trent Lowell Tolzman

Apr 4, 2026

Trent Lowell Tolzman, age 56 of Le Sueur, died at his home on April 4, 2026 after a 10-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Trent’s family was by his side when he passed away. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur from 4-7 P.M. The visitation will conclude with a short...

Darlene Elsie Steffer

Darlene Elsie Steffer

Apr 3, 2026

Darlene Elsie Steffer, age 89, of Arlington, passed away on April 3, 2026, at Grand Meadows Assisted Living in Glencoe. A memorial service for Darlene will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Arlington United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Visitation will start at 9 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow immediately after the service at Arlington Public...

Frank Joseph Schwope

Frank Joseph Schwope

Apr 3, 2026

Frank Joseph Schwope, age 91 of Arlington, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia, MN, surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Arlington, MN, with Fr. Paul Timmerman officiating. Visitation will be in the church social hall from 9:00...

Frances Louise Anderson

Frances Louise Anderson

Apr 1, 2026

Frances “Frani” Louise (Peterson) Anderson, 80, of St. Peter, MN died on April 1st, 2026 at Benedictine Living Community after a short struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Frani was born on August 22, 1945 in Minneapolis, MN. She was the younger of two children born to William and Frances (LaDu) Peterson. At the age of four, Frani moved with her family to...

Joseph Fiedler Jr.

Joseph Fiedler Jr.

Mar 29, 2026

Joseph Michael Fiedler, Jr. age 21, of rural Owatonna and formerly of LeSueur, Minnesota died unexpectedly on March 29, 2026 at his home. A Celebration of Life visitation will be held on Friday, April 10 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in LeSueur with a short Eulogy service at 6:30 p.m.

Joseph was born on July 22,...

Dana Lawrence

Dana Lawrence

Mar 29, 2026

Dana Lawrence, age 76 of Jordan, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine, surrounded by her children. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Pastor Ed Fredrich will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Randy Lee Baumgard

Randy Lee Baumgard

Mar 28, 2026

Randy “Bubba” Lee Baumgard, age 64, of Jordan, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 28, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 3, at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, MN, with Rev. Wayne Waibel officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00–7:00 PM on Thursday, April 2, at the funeral home and...

Daniel Modert

Daniel Modert

Mar 27, 2026

Daniel T. Modert, age 62 of Le Sueur, passed away on March 27, 2026. No services are planned at this time. Daniel was born on December 28, 1963 to Sylvan and Arlene (Robinson) Modert in Minneapolis, MN. 

He is survived by his mother, Arlene Robinson of Le Sueur; aunts and friends.

Patricia C. Sullivan

Patricia C. Sullivan

Mar 27, 2026

Patricia “Pat” C. Sullivan, age 80 of Le Sueur, died on Friday, March 27, 2026 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be the evening before, April 9, from 4:00 p.m. ~ 7:00 p.m. There will be a C.C.W....

Pauline "Polly" Adeline Fahey

Pauline "Polly" Adeline Fahey

Mar 25, 2026

Pauline “Polly” Adeline Fahey, age 87, of Belle Plaine, died peacefully March 25, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A Mass of Christian Burial for Polly will take place Monday, March 30, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church with Fr. Michael Kaluza presiding. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 29, 2026, from 4-7...

Wendy Leigh Beck

Wendy Leigh Beck

Mar 23, 2026

Wendy L. Beck, age 70, of Henderson, passed away at her home on Monday, March 23, 2026, after a 10 month battle with Melanoma, surrounded by the love of her family. Time of Reflection and Sharing will be held Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur from 2–5 P.M., with a eulogy shared at 5 P.M....

Rolando Raul Ybarra

Rolando Raul Ybarra

Mar 21, 2026

Rolando Raul Ybarra, age 22, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2026. Visitation will be open to the public on Wednesday, April 1st, from 4pm - 7pm, at Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur, MN

Rolando was born on August 8, 2003 to Felipe Ybarra lll and Cynthia Garza-Ybarra in Mankato, Minnesota. He attended Le Sueur-Henderson high school and graduated in...

Patrick J. Ryan

Patrick J. Ryan

Mar 21, 2026

Patrick Joseph Ryan, aged 78, of Green Isle, passed away on March 21st at the University of Minnesota hospital in Minneapolis. Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation to celebrate his life on Monday, March 30th, from 4-7pm at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in...

Karen Ann Dobesh

Karen Ann Dobesh

Mar 20, 2026

Karen A. Dobesh, age 70, of Le Sueur, passed away unexpectedly on March 20, 2026. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Zion United Church of Christ at 11 A.M. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 4–7 P.M. at Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur, and will continue one hour prior to the service...

Steven "Herbie" James Broin

Steven "Herbie" James Broin

Mar 13, 2026

Steven “Herbie” James Broin, age 59, of Green Isle, passed away at his home on March 13, 2026, from pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of Life for Herbie will be held Sunday, March 29, 2026, at The Club New Yorker in Green Isle from 1-5 p.m. Burial at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Green Isle will be private.

Herbie was born on...

Christy M. Donnay

Christy M. Donnay

Mar 8, 2026

Christy Donnay, age 51 of Green Isle died on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at her home in Green Isle. Memorial Mass will be on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 11 a.m. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Green Isle, MN. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the Mass. Lunch to follow at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in...

Joe Berger

Joe Berger

Mar 5, 2026

Joseph "Joe" Berger, age 84, of rural Henderson, peacefully passed away on March 5, 2026, in Port Charlotte, Florida. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine, with Fr. Michael Kaluza officiating. Visitation will take place from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the...

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