Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Mary Jean Trimbo

Mary Jean Trimbo

Nov 9, 2026

Mary J. Trimbo, age 79 of Le Sueur, joined the Church Eternal on November 9, 2026. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. at Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Interment in Mound Cemetery.

Mary was born on April 24, 1947, in St. Peter,...

Sharon Faye Donnay

Sharon Faye Donnay

Nov 9, 2026

Sharon Faye Donnay, age 74, of Green Isle, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2026, at GlenFields Living with Care in Glencoe. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 11 a.m., at St. Brendan's Catholic Church in Green Isle with Fr. Paul Timmerman, presiding. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the mass...

Lois Joan Grunst

Lois Joan Grunst

Nov 7, 2026

Lois Joan Grunst 

April 22, 1933 – November 7, 2026

Lois Joan (Willett) Grunst, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Grand Meadows Assisted Living in Glencoe, Minnesota.

Lois was born on April 22, 1933, to Frank and Lena Willett in Jackson, Minnesota. She was baptized into the Christian faith on May, 14, 1933 and later confirmed on November...

Sallie M. Rodriguez

Sallie M. Rodriguez

Nov 6, 2026

Sallie M. Rodriguez, age 75 of Le Sueur and formerly of St. Peter, passed away on November 6, 2026 at The Carriage House Assisted Living in Le Center, MN. Service arrangements are pending.

Sallie was born on January 5, 1951, in Le Sueur, MN, to Ralph and Ellen (Rogers) Studer. She spent much of her childhood growing up in the Le...

Dorothy Helen Koepp

Dorothy Helen Koepp

Nov 6, 2026

Dorothy Helen Koepp, age 62, of Belle Plaine passed away suddenly on Friday, November 6, 2026 as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral service will be 11:00am on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-7 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, concluding with a...

Mary Ann Kotasek

Mary Ann Kotasek

Oct 31, 2026

Mary Ann Kotasek, age 80 of rural Le Sueur, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Mayo Health Systems in Mankato, MN. Funeral service and burial will be private. She will be laid to rest next to her husband Bob in Calvary Cemetery, Le Sueur, MN. 

Mary Ann was born on July 27, 1946, to Clarence and Florence (Wies) Samuelson...

Margaret Mary Halloran

Margaret Mary Halloran

Oct 29, 2026

Margaret Mary Halloran was born on July 13, 1973, at Queen of Peace in New Prague to James and Mary Jean (Glisczinski) Halloran. She grew up on the family farm in St. Thomas Township and attended New Prague Schools. She graduated from New Prague in 1991 and attended the University of Wisconsin River Falls. In recent years, Margaret worked as...

Joanne Sullivan

Joanne Sullivan

Oct 28, 2026

Joanne Sullivan, of St. Thomas, Minnesota, passed away at home with her family on October 28, 2026. She was 96 years old. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 10:30am at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00pm on Wednesday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and...

Bonita M. Spychalla

Bonita M. Spychalla

Oct 27, 2026

Bonita M. Spychalla, age 95 of Le Sueur, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne's Church, Le Sueur, MN. Morning of the Mass will begining with a 8:45 a.m. C.C.W. Rosary, Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m....

Muriel Y. Druck

Muriel Y. Druck

Oct 24, 2026

Muriel Yvonne (Bottem) Druck, age 96, of Belle Plaine, formerly of St. James, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. A memorial service for Muriel will be on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. at The Lutheran Home Chapel in Belle Plaine with Rev. Ed Fredrich officiating. The chapel will be available...

Anthony Paul Noack

Anthony Paul Noack

Oct 21, 2026

Anthony “Tony” Paul Noack, age 52, of Apple Valley, formerly of Arlington, Minnesota, passed away at his home on October 21, 2026. Funeral service will be held at the Newman-Benson Chapel in the Lyngblomsten Care Center, 1415 Almond Ave, St. Paul, MN, Sunday November 8, at 2:30pm. Visitation from 1:30-2:30 P.M.

 In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial contributions to...

Janelle Marie Ryan

Janelle Marie Ryan

Oct 20, 2026

Janelle M. Ryan, age 71 of Gaylord, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Green Isle, MN. Visitation will be held at the church two hours prior to Mass. Private interment will take place at...

John G. Pollack

John G. Pollack

Oct 17, 2026

Almost Perfect. The soft spoken, generous, family focused, suspender wearing John G. Pollack has vacated his chair, no longer making jokes or passing out quarter tips.

John, 90, of Le Sueur, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026 at home surrounded by family. Born September 6, 1936, in Mankato, Minnesota he was the third child of Frank and Dorothy (Winter) Pollack. He...

Gerald "Jerry" H. Nagel

Gerald "Jerry" H. Nagel

Oct 15, 2026

Gerald "Jerry" H. Nagel, age 88, from Belle Plaine, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. A memorial service for Gerald will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur at 11 a.m., with Rev. Bob Broeder and Rev. Penny Entringer, officiating. Visitation will start...

William "Bill" Mediger

William "Bill" Mediger

Oct 11, 2026

William E. Mediger, age 86 of Le Sueur, passed away on October 11, 2026. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11 A.M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Le Sueur. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the church. Interment will be in Mound Cemetery, Le Sueur, MN.

William was born on January 3, 1940, in...

Donald Dale Vogel

Donald Dale Vogel

Oct 11, 2026

Donald D. Vogel, age 79 of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 11, 2026. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Le Sueur. Visitation to be held one hour prior at the church. Interment with Military Honors will be in St. Anne’s...

Bonita "Bonnie" Gessner

Bonita "Bonnie" Gessner

Oct 11, 2026

Bonita “Bonnie” M. Gessner, age 84 of Ottawa, MN passed away at her home on Sunday, October 11, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, Oct.15, 2026 at Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur, from 11 A.M. – 1 P.M., with a closing Prayer Service at 1 P.M. Interment will be at a later date in Ottawa...

Rhoda Joanne Woehler

Rhoda Joanne Woehler

Oct 7, 2026

Rhoda Joanne (Grapentine) Woehler, age 86, of Arlington, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Bayside Manor in Gaylord. A memorial service for Rhoda will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Zion Lutheran Church in Arlington at 12 p.m. with Rev. Gretchen Pierskalla, officiating. Visitation will start one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Cheryl Ann Hicok

Cheryl Ann Hicok

Oct 1, 2026

Cheryl Ann Hicok, age 77, of Arlington, formerly of Dike, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at The Gardens in Winsted, Minnesota.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Creekside Community Church, 114 E. Shamrock Dr., Arlington, Minnesota. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service,...

Gerald Albert Oelfke

Gerald Albert Oelfke

Sep 30, 2026



Gerald Albert Oelfke, age 90 formerly of the Hamburg, MN area died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at Bayside Manor in Gaylord, MN. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg, MN. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. that morning. Burial will follow the...

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