Obituaries

Edna Johnson

Edna Johnson

Dec 21, 2012

Edna L. Johnson, age 86 of Janesville, died peacefully on December 21, 2012 at Glenview Assisted Living Center in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. Memorial services (for both Edna and her husband, Allen who passed away December 7, 2012) will be held on Friday, December 28th at 11:00 A.M. at Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Nancy Hansen, officiating. Interment will...

Judith Holthus

Judith Holthus

Dec 18, 2012

Judith A. Holthus, age 67 of Owatonna, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22nd at 11:00 A.M. at St. John Lutheran Church in Owatonna with Rev. Dave Klawiter, officiating. Interment will be in Crane Creek Cemetery in Deerfield Township, Steele County. Visitation will be held Friday...

Madeline Stimson

Madeline Stimson

Dec 14, 2012

Madeline K. Stimson, age 87, of Owatonna and formerly of Faribault, died Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Owatonna Care Center following an illness. Mass of Christian will be held on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Owatonna with the Rev. Edward McGrath, officiating. Interment will be held at Fort Snelling National...

Francis Valentyn

Francis Valentyn

Dec 14, 2012

Francis "Bubs" Valentyn, age 82 of Faribault, died suddenly on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the District One Hospital in Faribault. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Drive) in Faribault. Interment will be held at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park in Faribault with...

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Dec 13, 2012

Richard "Jack" Carlson Sr., age 68, of Faribault, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault following an extended illness. Private family services will be held. Memorial visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault on Friday, December 21, 2012 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The family prefers that...

Marian Sexton

Marian Sexton

Dec 12, 2012

Marian G. Sexton, age 86 of Janesville, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester from complications of cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, December 17th at 10:00 A.M. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Janesville with Fr. Peter Klein, Celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Ann Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday...

Loren Wendel

Loren Wendel

Dec 12, 2012

Loren L. Wendel, age 61, of Morristown, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester following a recent illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, with the Rev. George Kallumkalkcuddy, officiating. Memorial visitation will be held at the Parker...

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

Dec 9, 2012

Richard "Sam" Brown, age 81, of Faribault, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Homestead Hospice House of Owatonna, following a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick, Shieldsville, MN. Interment will be at the Church of St. Patrick Cemetery, Shieldsville, with...

Allen Johnson

Allen Johnson

Dec 7, 2012

Allen S. Johnson, age 86, of Janesville, died peacefully on December 7, 2012 at Glenview Assisted Living Center in Shell Lake, WI. Memorial services (for both Allen and his wife Edna, who passed away December 21, 2012) will be held on Friday, December 28th at 11:00 A.M. at Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Nancy Hansen, officiating. Interment will...

Franklin Schoeb

Franklin Schoeb

Dec 7, 2012

Franklin J. Schoeb, age 63 of Charlotte, North Carolina, formerly of Cleveland and Waseca, died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Kindred Hospital-Greensboro, North Carolina. A Memorial Gathering will be held Friday, December 14th from 1 to 3 P.M. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca, followed by a 3:00 P.M. Rite of Christian Burial with Fr. Martin Schaefer, officiating....

Richard Priem

Richard Priem

Dec 4, 2012

Richard "Dick" Priem, age 74, of Faribault, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault...

Ardes Siemers

Ardes Siemers

Dec 4, 2012

Ardes L. Siemers, age 95, of Faribault, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Keystone Communities of Faribault. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault, with the Very Rev. James Zotalis, Rev. Henry Doyle, Deacon Bonnie Holt and the Rev. David Berggren, officiating. Interment will be...

Mae O'Brien

Mae O'Brien

Dec 3, 2012

Mae E. O'Brien, age 88, of Faribault, died suddenly on Monday, December 3, 2012 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault, with the Rev. Kevin Finnegan, pastor officiating. Interment will be held at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in...

Margaret Thompson

Margaret Thompson

Dec 3, 2012

Margaret M. "Peggy" Thompson, age 74 of Blue Earth, died on Monday, December 3, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 7th at 1:00 P.M. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca, with Fr. Martin Schaefer, officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Waseca. Visitation will be held on Thursday from...

Arthur Stoldt

Arthur Stoldt

Dec 2, 2012

Arthur W. Stoldt, age 81 of Waseca, formerly of rural Janesville, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 5th at 11:00 A.M. at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Alma City with Rev. Keith Bilitz, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in the Alma City Cemetery. Visitation will...

Violet Anton

Violet Anton

Nov 29, 2012

Violet F. Anton, age 96 of Janesville, died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Janesville Nursing Home. Visitation will be held Monday, December 3rd from 4 to 7 P.M. at Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Janesville. Private graveside services will take place in the Smiths Mill Cemetery. Violet Fern was born June 10, 1916 in Alton Township, Waseca...

Joanne Nelson

Joanne Nelson

Nov 29, 2012

Joanne F. Nelson, age 79, of Faribault, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following an extended illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville. Interment will be held at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis on...

George Degrood

George Degrood

Nov 25, 2012

George J. DeGrood Jr., age 87, of Faribault, died peacefully on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Dr.) in Faribault, with the Rev. Donald DeGrood and Rev. Kevin Finnegan, concelebrating. Interment will...

Eugene Barnes

Eugene Barnes

Nov 24, 2012

Eugene P. Barnes, age 88 of rural Janesville, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, November 28th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating. Interment will be in the Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. The Barnes Family will greet friends...

Rolland Bourassa

Rolland Bourassa

Nov 24, 2012

Rolland J. Bourassa, age 84 of Waseca, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 27th at 11:00 A.M. at Christ The King Lutheran Church in Waseca, with Rev. Cary Larson, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Waseca's Woodville Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday morning from 9:00...