Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Mary  Lynn Sasse

Mary Lynn Sasse

Dec 28, 2015

Mary Lynn Sasse, age 57, died on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with ALS. She was born on April 6, 1958 in Mankato to Gerald and Ann Louise (Schwartz) Distel. Mary attended LeSueur High School and South Central College in Mankato. She married Bradley Sasse, her high school sweetheart,...

Nona Strandjord

Nona Strandjord

Dec 27, 2015

Nona Strandjord, 79, our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her Belle Plaine residence on December 27th in the presence of her family. Nona is survived by her husband Verne Strandjord, sons Cary (Pat), Mark (Kathy), Lee (Renee) and brother Jerry Meyer. She has 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren which she adored. Nona was born May...

John  R. Wentworth

John R. Wentworth

Dec 27, 2015

John Roy Wentworth (formerly of Le Sueur, Belle Plaine, and St. Paul) most recently from Forest Lake, MN past away Sunday, December 27th, after complications from a recent illness. As a father, John left a legacy of love, strength, and family. Visitation will be Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 2 p.m., one hour prior to the memorial service at...

Liela Buszmann

Liela Buszmann

Dec 26, 2015

Liela L. Buszmann, age 83 of Belle Plaine, passed away on December 26, 2015 at her home. Funeral Service will be at 11a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Rev. Sarah Timian will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-8p.m. on Tuesday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and continue one...

Lydia Stier

Lydia Stier

Dec 21, 2015

Lydia Emma Wilhelmina (Kessler) Stier, age 102 of Belle Plaine, passed away on December 21, 2015 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Funeral service will be at 11a.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Rev. Mark Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...

Margaret  L. Sickler

Margaret L. Sickler

Dec 17, 2015

Margaret L. Sickler, age 93 of Le Sueur, died on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Minnesota Valley Health Care Facility. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anne's Church, Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 20, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral...

Della Braun

Della Braun

Dec 17, 2015

Della Braun, age 92 of Belle Plaine and formerly of North Mankato died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Services are at 11am on Monday, December 21, 2015 at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Visitation is 1 hour prior to service at church. Burial will be in the church Cemetery. Kolden Funeral Services...

Marlane Venske

Marlane Venske

Dec 15, 2015

Marlane Venske, age 71 of Arlington passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 19th from St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington with Rev. Bruce Hanneman officiating. A time for relatives and friends to gather will be from Noon until service time...

Michael  J. Vrklan

Michael J. Vrklan

Dec 10, 2015

Michael J. Vrklan, age 69 of Arlington passed away December 10, 2015 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington. Visitation will be 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to mass time Monday ALL at the church. Kolden Funeral Home of Arlington...

Robert Luepke

Robert Luepke

Dec 9, 2015

Robert Luepke, age 63 of Arlington passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will be 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to service time Saturday ALL at the church. Kolden Funeral Home of Arlington is...

Susan  Ann Fiedler

Susan Ann Fiedler

Dec 7, 2015

Susan Ann Fiedler, age 58 of Henderson, died suddenly on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 10, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur from 4-8 p.m. Memorial services will be on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur with visitation...

Lucille Hottinger

Lucille Hottinger

Dec 2, 2015

Lucille Catherine Hottinger, age 98 of Belle Plaine, died on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11a.m. on Monday, December 7, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Fr. Brian Lynch will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at...

Keith Kranz

Keith Kranz

Nov 28, 2015

Keith Kranz, age 71 died at his residence in LeSueur on Nov. 28, 2015. He was born on April 16, 1944 to Fred and Esther (Gruetzmacher) Kranz. He attended LeSueur High School and was in the Army Reserves from 1964 to 1970. He worked on the family farm until 1973 when he moved to LeSueur. He worked for Eugene...

Edward  J. Kauffmann

Edward J. Kauffmann

Nov 27, 2015

Edward J. Kauffmann, age 68 of Arlington, died on Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society Care Center in Arlington, MN. Memorial Mass will be on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington, MN. Visitation will be on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington, MN from...

Richard  I. Chapman

Richard I. Chapman

Nov 25, 2015

Richard "Dick" I. Chapman, age 71, of Eden Prairie, formerly of Le Sueur, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Fairview-Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 30, at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 29, at the...

Mary  K. Toma

Mary K. Toma

Nov 24, 2015

Mary Kathleen Toma, age 82 of Carver, MN and formerly of Louisville, KY, passed away on November 24, 2015 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, November 30, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine, MN. Fr. Brian Lynch will officiate. Visitation will be...

Julie Kobs

Julie Kobs

Nov 23, 2015

Julie Ann Kobs, age 61, of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015 in Mankato, Minnesota. She was born on May 24, 1954 to Elmer and Marcy (Gehring) Kobs. Julie resided at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine for 28 years. She is survived by her mother Marcy, sister Linda Kobs, aunts Irene Burnett and Pearl...

Gertrude  A. Vinkemeier

Gertrude A. Vinkemeier

Nov 22, 2015

Gertrude A. Vinkemeier, age 96 of Le Sueur died on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Oak Terrace in Gaylord, MN. Funeral will be on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Centennial Lutheran Church in Henderson, MN. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery, Henderson,...

Leona  Marie Rademacher

Leona Marie Rademacher

Nov 20, 2015

Leona Marie Rademacher, age 89 of LeSueur died on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Minnesota Health Care Center Facility in LeSueur. She was born on March 24 1926 in Tyrone Township, LeSueur County to Otto and Martha (Gerhke) Tiegs. She was confirmed on April of 1939 at Redeemer Lutheran Church. She attended country school in Tyrone Township and...

Velma Lindemann

Velma Lindemann

Nov 14, 2015

Velma B. Lindemann, age 95 of Arlington, Minnesota died on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Arlington. She was born on February 5, 1920 in Sibley County to Otto and Emma (Kleist) Schultz. She was baptized on Feb. 22, 1920 and confirmed on April 9, 1933 all at St. Pauls's Ev. Lutheran Church. Velma attended...

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