Obituaries

Roberta Olsen

Roberta Olsen

Aug 22, 2012

Roberta E. Olsen, age 85 of Lakeville, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at High View Hills in Lakeville.             Private family services will be held. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Duluth. Arrangements are being completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca.

Thomas Cloutier

Thomas Cloutier

Aug 21, 2012

Thomas "Tom" Cloutier, age 71, of Faribault, died suddenly from complications of Amyloidosis on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, Pastoral Minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, officiating. Interment will...

James Brownlee

James Brownlee

Aug 19, 2012

James L. Brownlee Sr., age 73 of Faribault and formerly of Montgomery, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness.    Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Dr.) in Faribault. Interment will be held at...

Charlotte Schwartz

Charlotte Schwartz

Aug 19, 2012

Charlotte L. Schwartz, age 89, of Faribault, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a sudden illness.             Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Faribault, 139 Mercy Drive. Interment will be held at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, Faribault.             Memorial...

Loretta Kirkpatrick

Loretta Kirkpatrick

Aug 18, 2012

Loretta E. Kirkpatrick, age 72 of Waldorf, died on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.             Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 22nd at 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waldorf with Fr. Peter Klein, Celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Joseph's Community Cemetery, Waldorf.             Memorial visitation...

Gerald Milbrett

Gerald Milbrett

Aug 17, 2012

Gerald "Jerry" Milbrett, age 46 of Chelsea, Iowa, formerly of the Waseca Area, died Friday, August 17, 2012 a the Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell, Iowa following a courageous battle with glioblastoma brain cancer.   Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 14th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating. ...

George Kotek

George Kotek

Aug 15, 2012

George J. Kotek Jr., age 80, of Faribault, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis, surrounded by his loving family.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Dr.) in Faribault. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery in...

David Balke

David Balke

Aug 14, 2012

David M. Balke, age 69 of Mankato, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.             The Balke family will greet friends on Saturday, August 18th from 2 to 5 P.M. at Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Janesville, Minnesota. David spent the early part of this life in and around Edgerton, WI. He...

Franklin Philipp

Franklin Philipp

Aug 8, 2012

Franklin L. Philipp, age 91 of Waseca, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Janesville Nursing Home.             Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 10th at 1:00 P.M. at St. John Lutheran Church in Waseca with Reverend John Omans, officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Waseca's Woodville Cemetery.             Visitation will be held on Friday morning from...

Hazel Mielke

Hazel Mielke

Aug 7, 2012

Hailey Harn & Trevor Mielke announce the Birth of their special angel, Hazel May Mielke. Born August 7th, 2012 at 1:20am, she stayed long enough to touch our hearts before she died at 3:20am. Hazel was a beloved member of our family, and a joy to her parents. She will be missed by many in addition to her parents including...

Abigail Thomas

Abigail Thomas

Aug 7, 2012

Abigail "Abbi" Autumn Thomas of Waseca ended her many years battle with renal failure on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at the young age of 31.              Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 12th at 2:00 P.M. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca.  Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Abbi was born...

Cruz Armendariz

Cruz Armendariz

Aug 3, 2012

Cruz Armendariz, age 93 of Waseca, formerly of Janesville, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at Lake Shore Inn of Waseca.   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 7th at 10:30 A.M. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca with Fr. Peter Klein, officiating. Interment with full military honors will be in the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis....

Lois Gekeler

Lois Gekeler

Jul 30, 2012

Lois M. Gekeler, age 65 of Janesville, died on Monday, July 30, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.   Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 4th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating. Interment will be in the St. John's Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Iosco Township, Waseca County.  ...

Roger Schema

Roger Schema

Jul 29, 2012

Roger F. Schema, age 86 of Faribault, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Deaconess Towers in Faribault following an extended illness.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Drive) in Faribault, with the Rev. Kevin Finnegan, officiating. Interment will be held at...

Marian Roberts

Marian Roberts

Jul 28, 2012

Marian Noreen (Flinn) Roberts, age 89, of Faribault passed away on Thursday morning, July 28th at St. Lucas Care Center with her devoted husband at her side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at First English Lutheran Church in Faribault. Interment will be at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault. Visitation will be held from 2...

James Malecha

James Malecha

Jul 27, 2012

James J. Malecha Sr., age 80, of Faribault, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at the District One Hospital in Faribault.             Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault with the Rev. Kevin Finnegan, officiating. Interment will be held at the...

Robert Cushman

Robert Cushman

Jul 26, 2012

Robert "Bob" Cushman, age 90, of Faribault, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester following an accident at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church (139 Mercy Dr.) in Faribault, with the Rev. Kevin Finnegan, officiating. Interment will...

Lamarr Anderson

Lamarr Anderson

Jul 24, 2012

LaMarr D. Anderson died July 24, 2012 and is now able to breathe easily again after living valiantly with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).    Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 28th at 9:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville with Rev. Dr. Larry Griffin, officiating.     A memorial visitation will be held on Friday from 5 to...

Margaret Kosfeld

Margaret Kosfeld

Jul 24, 2012

Margaret A. Kosfeld, age 89, of Faribault and formerly Spring Valley, MN, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the District One Hospital in Faribault.    Private family services will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault with the Rev. Craig Breimhorst, officiating. Interment will be held at the Spring Valley Cemetery in Spring...

Lajune Hall

Lajune Hall

Jul 23, 2012

LaJune Rose Hall, age 82 of Waseca, passed away gracefully, surrounded by her family and close friends on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Mayo Health System-Waseca.   Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 27th at 10:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Fr. Martin Schaefer and Fr. John Kunz, Concelebrants. Interment will be in...