Obituaries

Jul 13, 2023

Roger George Harjes was born October 5, 1939, in Washington Lake Township.  Baptism was on October 29, 1939, and Confirmation was in April 1953 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Green Isle, MN.  He was the 2nd son of William Harjes, Sr. and Adelle Thalman Harjes.

On July 13, 2023, Roger triumphantly departed to meet his Lord and...

Jul 12, 2023

Jean Delores Osborne, age 97 of St. Peter died peacefully on July 12th, 2023 at the Benedictine Court in St. Peter, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 22, 2023 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Le Sueur, MN at 10:30 A.M. Visitation will be held from 9 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the church. Burial to follow...

Jul 9, 2023

Scott Rodney Anderson, age 64 of rural Arlington passed away on Sunday July 9th, 2023 at University of Minnesota Fairview, Minneapolis.

Scott was born on February 19th, 1959 at the Arlington Municipal Hospital to Rodney and Lorraine (Neubarth) Anderson.  Scott was baptized on March 20th, 1959 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington.  Scott later confirmed his faith...

Jul 8, 2023

Mark Murrell Simcox was called home by Jesus on July 8th, 2023, doing what he loved at the place he loved. Marky Boy was born April 21st, 1944, in St. Peter, MN to Murrell and Minnie (Dahlke) Simcox. He arrived home to the Simcox Family Homestead (founded in 1856). He attended a one room schoolhouse where he established lifelong...

Jul 2, 2023

Charlotte "Char" Beseke, age 70 of Arlington, passed away unexpectedly at CentraCare Long Prairie Hospital on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 8th at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington. A gathering of family and friends will be 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 7th and one hour prior to...

Jun 27, 2023

Leland “Pete” Allen Peterson, age 87, of Le Sueur passed away on June 27, 2023. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 11 A.M. at First Lutheran Church in Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 to 11. Interment with Military Honors will be at Mound Cemetery following the service....

Jun 20, 2023

Genevieve “Genny” Catherine Mesenbrink, age 86, of Belle Plaine passed away on June 20, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Fr. Michael Kaluza and Deacon Mike Daly will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Jun 15, 2023

Thomas Charles Manske, aged 76, of Le Sueur, MN passed from this life surrounded by his family on June 15th, 2023, after a brief illness. A visitation will be held at Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur, MN on Monday, June 19th, from 4:00-7:00pm.  Burial at Mound Cemetery will be private.

Tom was born on August 26th,...

Jun 15, 2023

Dorothy May Erickson, age 92 of Le Sueur, MN died Thursday morning, June 15, 2023 at French Meadow Place in Le Sueur, MN.  Prayer service will be at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur followed by a visitation from 4:00 p.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.  Interment will be in Ft. Snelling...

Jun 14, 2023

Tena Virginia May Stuber, age 80, of Stewart, Minnesota passed away at her home on June 14, 2023. Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at Creekside Community Church in Arlington, Minnesota at 6 P.M. Visitation will be held 4-6:00 p.m. before the services.

Tena was born on February 11, 1943 to Heinrich and...

Jun 9, 2023

Charles "Chuck" Francis Kotasek, Jr., age 76, passed away in Keene, NH on June 9, 2023, while on vacation with his family. A private interment will be at St. Anne's Cemetery in Le Sueur. Chuck was born February 22, 1947, in St. Peter, MN, to Charles F. Kotasek, Sr. and Ella (Adams) Kotasek. He grew up on the family...

Jun 8, 2023

Kerry Wayne Hadrath, 78, of Arlington, Minnesota passed peacefully in his home on June 8, 2023.

Kerry was born on July 11, 1944, to Roland and Luella Hadrath in Montevideo, Minnesota where he grew up with two brothers, Ronnie and Roy.

For most of his life, he drove truck. Whether over the road, for construction,...

Jun 8, 2023

Douglas "Spike" Mueller, age 75 of Arlington and formerly of Green Isle passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 15th at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Green Isle. Visitation will be two hours prior to mass time Thursday at the church. Interment will be in...

Jun 6, 2023

Marilyn E. Laabs, age 90 of Le Sueur, died peacefully, at Oak Terrace Senior Living in Le Sueur, MN on Tuesday June 6, 2023. Memorial services to be held at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Peter, MN. Monday June 26, 2023. Visitation at 10:00 AM, service at 11:00 with lunch to be served following the service. Interment will...

Jun 5, 2023

Beverly L. Bertrang, age 81 formerly of Henderson, died on Monday, June 5, 2023 at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur.  Memorial Mass will be on Saturday, June 10, 2023, 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Henderson, MN.  Visitation will be Friday, June 9, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in...

Jun 1, 2023

Esther Gladys Schultz, 88, passed away peacefully on June 1 at Oak Terrace Senior Living in Jordan. She was born to Clary and Millie Eliason on September 27, 1934 in northern Minnesota and graduated from Plummer High School in 1953. When she moved to Minneapolis, she met Harlan Schultz while he was in Navy Training School and they married...

May 25, 2023

Beverly Ann Moorman, age 90, passed away on May 25, 2023.

She was born on January 30, 1933 to Herbert and Ruby Schmidt in Arlington, MN. She married Herbert Moorman on September 1, 1956, and after the marriage dissolved she worked her entire adult life as a ARRT Radiologic Technologist and Lab Tech in Minnesota and Arizona....

May 24, 2023

Lorraine Verna (Sickmann) Rucks, age 99, passed away on May 24, 2023 at Good Samaritan Center, Arlington, MN.

The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 31st at 11:00 a.m., at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington, MN.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 30th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington...

May 24, 2023

Professor Ronald L. Shilling, age 81 of Belle Plaine and formerly of New Ulm passed away on May 24, 2023 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. at the church. ...

May 22, 2023

Sally Ursula Robinson Sharp, 83, (Wife of Brian Wells),  passed away May 22, 2023, at North Memorial Hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation with the family will be on June 10 from 1:00 to 2:00 at Kolden Funeral Home followed by a memorial service at 2:00.

Sally was born May 18, 1940 to Vernon Robinson, Sr. and Lucia...