Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Arlington, Belle Plaine, Le Sueur, and surrounding areas.
Carol Faye Legg
Sep 2, 2025
Carol Faye Legg, age 84 of Le Sueur, passed away at Cura of Le Sueur on September 2, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur at 2:00 P.M. Interment will be at a later date in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Viking, MN, her hometown.
Carol...
Sandra Ruth (Jennen) Trost
Sep 2, 2025
Sandra Ruth (Jennen) Trost of Shakopee, formerly of Belle Plaine, passed away September 2, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. A funeral service will take place Monday, September 8, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community – Shakopee Windermere Way at 11 a.m. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and continue...
Mya Jean Maus
Aug 30, 2025
Mya Jean Maus, age 17 of Henderson, passed away unexpectedly on August 30th, 2025. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Henderson, MN at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, September 8, 2025 from 4-8 P.M, and continued one hour prior to the services....
Michael Duffy
Aug 20, 2025
Michael Raymond “Mike” Duffy, age 90, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2025, in Belle Plaine, Minnesota—the same date he was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1935 to Raymond and Mary (Nally) Duffy. His long and full life was marked by devotion to family, a love of the outdoors, and a warm spirit that touched all who knew...
William "Bill" George Haggenmiller
Aug 20, 2025
William “Bill” George Haggenmiller, age 83, of Arlington, MN passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at his residence. A Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Arlington, with Monsignor Eugene Lozinski, presiding. Visitation will be Monday, August 25, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. at Kolden Funeral Home in...
Delroy Martin Kurtzweg
Aug 17, 2025
Delroy Martin Kurtzweg, age 91 of rural Arlington, died on Sunday morning, August 17, 2025, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral service will be on Monday, August 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 24, 2:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. Kolden Funeral Home, 310 W. Adams St....
Henry "Hank" Fredrick Koepp
Aug 12, 2025
Henry “Hank” Fredrick Koepp, age 86, of Belle Plaine passed Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine, MN. A memorial service for Hank will be Monday, August 18, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine with Pr. Martin Bentz officiating. Visitation will start two hours prior to the service at the...
Patricia Ann (Dumas) Schwartz
Aug 10, 2025
Patricia Ann (Dumas) Schwartz, age 91, of Belle Plaine, passed away on August 10, 2025. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be an hour and a half prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Calvary...
Vivian (Stoeckman) Meyer
Aug 10, 2025
Vivian J. Meyer, 87, of Green Isle, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Bayside Manor in Gaylord, MN. Funeral service will be on Friday, August 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Green Isle, MN. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday, from 4:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior...
Genevieve Marie Schleif-Savage-Cords
Aug 10, 2025
Genevieve Schleif Savage Cords, 91 of Le Sueur, MN passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Kingsway Senior Living in Belle Plaine, MN.
She was born on Dec. 23, 1933, to Genevieve and Ethelbert (Jim) Schleif.
Genny grew up on a family farm near Comfrey, Minnesota with siblings Violet, Charlotte, Mary, Theresa, Dorothy, Chuck,...
Florence G. (Schwartz) Leonard
Aug 8, 2025
Florence Gervaise (Schwartz) Leonard, age 91, of Belle Plaine, formerly of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully Friday, August 8, 2025, surrounded by family. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine at 10:30 a.m. A visitation will be held an hour and a half prior...
Richard Lee Fries
Aug 8, 2025
Richard “Rick” L. Fries, age 65 of Pequot Lakes, MN, formerly of Arlington and Green Isle, MN died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd, MN on August 8, 2025.
Rick was born on April 18, 1960, to Raymond and Eleanor (Schaefer) Fries. He grew up in the Arlington area and graduated from Arlington High School. He married...
Joan "Joanie" T. Culbert
Aug 4, 2025
Joan “Joanie” Culbert, 77, of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 4, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on April 6, 1948, in St. Paul, MN, to Jerome and Marie (Capaul) Jereczek, Joanie was raised in Durand, WI, and graduated from Lakeville High School. She later made Le Sueur her home, where...
James "Jim" B. Kahlow
Aug 1, 2025
James B. Kahlow, age 88, of LeSueur, Minnesota died on Friday, August 1, 2025 at Hennepin County Medical Centter. He was born on July 8, 1937 in LeSueur, Minnesota to Benjamin and Agnes (Connolly) Kahlow. Jim graduated from Henderson High School and was in the Army Reserves for 6 years. He worked for Komatz Construction and later worked for...
John Edwin Ploetz
Jul 26, 2025
John Edwin Ploetz, age 84 of Belle Plaine, died on Saturday evening, July 26, 2025. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. ~ 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 4, 2025, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, MN. The burial will be private in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Belle Plaine, MN.
John was born on August 15, 1940,...
Karl Theodore Thoele
Jul 23, 2025
Karl Theodore Thoele, age 88, of Henderson, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025, in Greenfield, MN surrounded by faith and the love of his family. Memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Arlington on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Matthew Rauh officiating. Visitation will be held at the church...
Allan G. Wilmes
Jul 22, 2025
Allan G. Wilmes, age 82, of Le Sueur, passed away unexpectedly on July 22, 2025. Services will be private with his family.
Born July 10, 1943, in Eagle Lake, MN, to Arthur and Verna (Fischer) Wilmes, Allan spent most of his life on the family farm in Sharon Township, where he proudly worked the land and cared...
Elroy "Blackie" Schwirtz
Jul 18, 2025
Elroy “Blackie” H. Schwirtz, age 95, of Chaska, formerly of Arlington, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Auburn Manor in Chaska, MN.
Blackie was born on August 17, 1929, in Green Isle Township, Sibley County, MN, to Herman and Sophie (Bullert) Schwirtz. He attended St. Paul’s Evangelical Parochial School and Arlington High School. At...
Shirley Fay (Sarauer) Hespenheide
Jul 17, 2025
Shirley Fay Hespenheide, age 84, of Le Sueur, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Oak Terrace Senior Living in Le Sueur, Minnesota. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine, MN, with Pastor Martin Bentz officiating. Visitation will take place on Sunday, July 20,...
Shirley Ann (Muehlenhardt) Delzer
Jul 14, 2025
Shirley Ann (Muehlenhardt) Delzer, age 96, of Belle Plaine, passed away on July 14, 2025, at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia. A private interment will take place at a later date at Mound Cemetery in Le Sueur.
Shirley was born to Alvin and Lena (Petersdorf) Muehlenhardt on April 12, 1929, in Henderson. She went to and graduated from...
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