Obituaries

Feb 19, 2019

Sonja M. J. Reinke, age 79 of Henderson, died at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.  Funeral Service will be at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Henderson, MN on Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:00 a.m.  Visitation will be at the church from 10:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Brown...

Feb 17, 2019

Edward A. Bleck, age 95 of Arlington passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Society. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 23rd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Arlington. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service time Saturday at the church. Interment will be in the Arlington Public...

Feb 10, 2019

Kathleen Shepherd (Higgins), 69 of the St. Paul area, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, February 2, 2019. She was born on November 6, 1949.   She is preceded in death her parents, James and Edna (Winterfeldt) Higgins; brothers, James and Robert Higgins.  She is survived by her loving husband, Gary and beloved pups Blacky and Buddy.  Kathleen...

Feb 6, 2019

Randal Edmund Koll, age 60 of Belle Plaine, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his wife and family, on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

Celebrations of Randy’s life will begin Sunday, February 10 with a visitation at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine from 4-8pm and will conclude with a rosary and prayer service.  Visitation will continue...

Feb 6, 2019

Francisco Rey Hernandez born to Frank and Aylin Hernandez on February 6, 2019 at MCHS-Mankato joined our Heavenly Father at birth. He has joined his great grandpa’s Ronald Dodge Sr., Juan Hernandez, Reyes Hernandez and great grandma Irene Corona in Heaven. May they love and care for him as much as his parents do. He was loved by so...

Feb 5, 2019

Robert W. Ostermann, age 72 of Arlington, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Arlington.  Funeral service will be on Saturday, February 9, 2019, 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Arlington, MN.  Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church.  Lunch to follow service, burial after lunch at Brown Cemetery,...

Feb 4, 2019

On February 4, 2019, God welcomed a new angel into Heaven.  Mary T. Bach, age 81 of Le Sueur, passed away unexpectedly at Hennepin Healthcare Center in Minneapolis.  Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 8 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Le Sueur, MN.  Visitation will be from 4 -7 p.m. on Thursday, February...

Feb 3, 2019

Thelma Sorenson, age 79, of Chaska, formerly of Arlington, passed away at Auburn Manor in Chaska on Sunday, Feb. 3rd. A memorial service will be held at the Chapel at Auburn Manor in Chaska at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. A time for relatives and friends to gather will be one hour prior to service time at the Chapel....

Feb 2, 2019

Wayne Schauer, age 71 of Arlington died on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Arlington, MN.  Memorial services will be on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Green Isle, MN.  Visitation will be on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. ~ 7:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral...

Jan 29, 2019

Phyllis Mae Marte, age 69, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Gibbon.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Father Gerald Meidl will celebrate the Mass. Innichment will be held at the Catholic Cemetery in...

Jan 28, 2019

Terry J. Pfarr, age 62 of Le Sueur, died Monday, January 28, 2019 at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN.  A social gathering of family and friends will take place on Sunday, February 3, 2019 from 1-4 p.m. at the Henderson RoadHaus.

Terry was born on July 23, 1956 to John and Catherine (Prom) Pfarr in St....

Jan 27, 2019

Anthony Lee Hetzel age 56 of Belle Plaine, died Sunday afternoon, January 27, 2019 at Hennepin County Medical Center.  Memorial Service will be at 11a.m. on Friday, February 1st, at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine.  Visitation will be from 4-8p.m. on Thursday, January 31st, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and continue one hour prior...

Jan 27, 2019

Betty L. Pudwill, age 85 of Le Sueur, died Sunday evening, January 27, 2019 at Minnesota Valley Health Care Center in Le Sueur.  Memorial Mass will be on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center, MN.  Visitation will be at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur on Friday, February 8,...

Jan 26, 2019

George Fredric Wagar, age 89 formerly of Henderson, died on January 26, 2019 in St. Louis Park.   On Friday February 1, 2019 from 9 to 11:30 a.m., there will be a gathering visitation at the Henderson RoadHaus Event Center, with a Celebration of Life Service at 11:30 a.m.  A lunch will follow the service, at the event center.

Jan 25, 2019

Carole Alice Lenz, age 79 of Belle Plaine, passed away on January 25, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine.  Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 4, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Fr. Brian Lynch will officiate.  Visitation will be from 2-5p.m. on Sunday, February 3, at the...

Jan 24, 2019

Joseph (Joe, Joe) Henry Bertrang

On Thursday January 24th, 2019, Joseph Henry Bertrang, Husband, Father, and friend of many passed away suddenly at the young age of 79. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 28, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Henderson at 10:30 a.m. with a lunch to follow at the...

Jan 23, 2019

Kenneth “Ken” G. Weber, age 67 of rural Arlington, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.  Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Arlington.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 28 at the Kolden Funeral...

Jan 22, 2019

Milo Petzel, age 91 of Arlington passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26th at St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will be 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington with visitation continuing one hour prior to service...

Jan 22, 2019

Delores J. Pautsch, age 74 of Henderson died on Tuesday morning, January 22, 2019 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Graveside services will be private at Brown Cemetery in Henderson at a later time.

Delores was born on November 12, 1944 to Ferdinand and Elvera (Hoese) Pautsch.  She grew up in Henderson, MN and worked in plastic...

Jan 19, 2019

Valeria Lois Schultz, age 89 of Belle Plaine, was called home to be with Jesus on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia. The memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine.  Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church.  Interment will take...