Obituaries

Franklin Gonzalez

Franklin Gonzalez

Jan 1, 2018

Franklin Gonzalez Jr., age 63 of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 1, 2018 at his home. Private family services will be held. Franklin was born on July 1, 1954 in Corpus Christi, TX to Franklin Sr. and Eliza (Cortez) Gonzalez. He graduated from Texas School for the Deaf in 1974. He moved to the area and worked...

Jeanette Fritz

Jeanette Fritz

Dec 31, 2017

Jeanette L. Fritz, age 91 of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 at her residence at Faribault Senior Living. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held...

Milton Winjum

Milton Winjum

Dec 30, 2017

Milton K. "Milt" Winjum, age 81 of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Reflections Unit at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN following an extended illness. Memorial visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault on Thursday, January 4, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Interment will be...

Janet Schlitt

Janet Schlitt

Dec 26, 2017

Janet Nelson Schlitt, age 73 of Faribault, MN and formerly of Galena, IL, went to be an Angel on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 after a long and hard fought battle with Parkinson's disease. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault. Additional services and...

Nancy Wallace

Nancy Wallace

Dec 26, 2017

Nancy M. Wallace, age 60 of Faribault, MN died on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness. Private graveside services will be held for the family at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault. Funeral arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Nancy Marie, the daughter of...

Darlene Francis

Darlene Francis

Dec 26, 2017

Darlene K. Francis, age 66 of Faribault, MN, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing home in Faribault, following an extended illness. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault. Interment will be at the St....

Gerald Sammon

Gerald Sammon

Dec 25, 2017

Gerald F. "Jerry" Sammon, age 85 of Faribault, MN, died on Monday, December 25, 2017 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault, with the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating. Interment will be held at the...

Patrick Golden

Patrick Golden

Dec 10, 2017

Patrick W. "Pat" Golden, age 93 of Faribault, MN passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault, with Fr. Kevin Kenney officiating. Interment will...

Dale Forcelle

Dale Forcelle

Dec 4, 2017

Dale L. Forcelle, age 75 of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 4, 2017 at his home. Private family services will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N. in Faribault with the Rev. Henry Doyle, officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Cathedral of Our...

Helen England

Helen England

Nov 29, 2017

Helen E. England, age 99, of Faribault, MN, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the District One Hospital in Faribault. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault., with Rev. Jan Bodin, pastor of the Congregational Church of Faribault, officiating....

Joan Lapierre

Joan Lapierre

Nov 27, 2017

Joan M. LaPierre, age 76 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 at the District One Hospital in Faribault. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 11:00am at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N with Rev. Janet White of First English Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be held at the...

John Frels

John Frels

Nov 25, 2017

John E. Frels, age 64 of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Birchwood Cottages Assisted Living in Owatonna, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the American Legion Post 43 in Faribault, MN. Military honors will be conducted by the Rice County Central Veterans...

Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson

Nov 21, 2017

Douglas H. Johnson, age 88 of Faribault, MN, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 12:00 noon at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault with Rev. Mark Johnson, Pastor officiating. Interment will be held at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, Faribault....

Dianne Dienst

Dianne Dienst

Nov 20, 2017

Dianne M. Dienst, age 73 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017 at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, MN with Fr. George Grafsky, officiating. Visitation will be held at the...

Marlene Pohl

Marlene Pohl

Nov 19, 2017

Marlene E. Pohl, age 80, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, November 27, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2:00 -...

Rosella Chester

Rosella Chester

Nov 12, 2017

Rosella Mae Chester died peacefully at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN on November 12, 2017. Partner and best friend to Stewart Edward Chester for 73 years. Mother to Beverly, William (Bill), Clarisse and Gary, grandmother to eight, great-grandmother to nine and great-great-grandmother to two. The youngest child of William and Clara (Sherwood) Bohan, she was preceded in death by...

Jerome Doneux

Jerome Doneux

Nov 10, 2017

Jerome "Jerry" Doneux, age 76, of Faribault, MN, died on Friday, November 10, 2017 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, November 17, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in...

Neal Wolfe

Neal Wolfe

Nov 7, 2017

Neal Wolfe, 68, died peacefully, November 7, 2017 at his Faribault home. He had many area friends and acquaintances as a long-term Faribault resident and employee of Anna Dee's restaurant. Neal Ernest Wolfe was born in Albert Lea, MN, on August 27, 1949 to Gordon Wolfe and Audrey (Engelhart) Wolfe. He attended Kiester schools, graduating in 1967 and attended college...

James Rech

James Rech

Nov 5, 2017

James E. Rech, age 77, of Faribault, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ The King Catholic Church in Medford, MN with Fr. Kevin Connolly, officiating. Interment will be held at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault with military honors provided by the...

Rose Offerdahl

Rose Offerdahl

Nov 5, 2017

Rose Marie "Ree" Offerdahl, age 87, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Memorial services will be held on Friday, November 10, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church,...