Obituaries

Clarence Purfeerst

Clarence Purfeerst

Sep 25, 2017

Clarence M. Purfeerst, age 89 passed away quietly on Monday, September 25, 2017 at his home in St. Paul, MN. He is survived by wife Rosemond and their six children - Judy (John) Hanscom, Jane Stoneburner, Jim (Deb) Purfeerst, Joe (Pat) Purfeerst, Mary (Tom Hager), and Amy (Mark) Nordstrom; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A life-long farmer by trade, Clarence...

Darlene Majewski

Darlene Majewski

Sep 24, 2017

Darlene M. Majewski, age 90, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault, with Rev. Mark Johnson, pastor, officiating. Private family interment will be at the St. Joseph's Cemetery in River Grove, IL. Visitation will...

Leonard Smisek

Leonard Smisek

Sep 21, 2017

Leonard J. Smisek, age 92, of Faribault, MN and formerly of Austin, MN, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault, MN, with Sr. Kathleen Hayes, Pastoral Minister at Divine...

Harold Lamberty

Harold Lamberty

Sep 21, 2017

Harold R. Lamberty age 102, of Faribault, MN, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 25, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park in Faribault with military honors...

Cecelia Bell

Cecelia Bell

Sep 19, 2017

Cecelia T. Bell, age 95, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the Annunciation Church Cemetery in Hazelwood, MN. Visitation will be held on...

Muriel Severson

Muriel Severson

Sep 16, 2017

Muriel Blais was born on January 3, 1927 in Faribault, MN. She was the daughter of Joseph Louis and Doris Veronica (Fitzsimmons) Blais. Muriel was the first baby born in Faribault that year. She always joked about going to the hospital to claim a gift since she was told that no gifts were given that year. Muriel's father was a...

Shirley Martin

Shirley Martin

Sep 16, 2017

Shirley M. St. Martin, age 80, of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Shieldsville, MN. Visitation...

Robert Stadler

Robert Stadler

Sep 16, 2017

Robert J. "Bucky" Stadler, age 68, of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, in Grand Meadow, MN. Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 22, 2017, at 10:30 am at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N. in Faribault, with Fr. Henry Doyle officiating. Interment will be held at a later...

Dominic Hengel

Dominic Hengel

Sep 15, 2017

Dominic G. Hengel, age 46 of Faribault, MN, died on Friday, September 15, 2017 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN from a reaction to a bee sting. Private family graveside services will be held for the family at the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault. Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Dominic...

Sandra Sullivan

Sandra Sullivan

Sep 14, 2017

Sandra L. Crumm Sullivan, age 74 of Faribault, MN died on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Private services will be held for the family. Sandra Lea, the daughter of Robert Sr. and LaVerne (Street) Sullivan, was born on September 18, 1942 in Mankato, MN. She attended Mankato West High School and graduated with the...

Scott Hunt

Scott Hunt

Sep 14, 2017

Scott E. Hunt, age 64, of Faribault, MN, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory, 1725 Lyndale Avenue N., Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine...

Daniel Skluzacek

Daniel Skluzacek

Sep 12, 2017

Daniel P. Skluzacek, age 99, of Faribault, MN, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Faribault Senior Living. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 16th at 2:00 p.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault. Interment will be at the St. Edward's Cemetery in Richland Township, Rice County,...

Salin Rose

Salin Rose

Sep 6, 2017

Salin Rose, also known as Brenda Kay Salin, age 49 of Minneapolis and formerly of Duluth, MN, died on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 in Minneapolis. Private services for the family will be held and interment will be at the Cannon City Cemetery. Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault, MN. Salin Rose, the...

Margaret Orvik

Margaret Orvik

Sep 5, 2017

Margaret Elnora Orvik, age 99, of Faribault, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 3:00 pm at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault with the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating. Interment will be held at a later date at the Fairview...

Lorraine Quinlan

Lorraine Quinlan

Sep 1, 2017

Lorraine G. Quinlan, age 88 of Faribault, MN, died on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 surrounded by her family at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault with Fr. Brandon Theisen, officiating. Interment will be...

Sandra Hemmings

Sandra Hemmings

Aug 29, 2017

Sandra Meshke Hemmings, age 67 of Montgomery, AL died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault, with Pastor Lisa Meshke, officiating. Sandra Lucille was born on October 1, 1949 in Faribault to Gordon "Bud" and...

Jeana Livingston

Jeana Livingston

Aug 27, 2017

Jeana M. Livingston, age 49, of Apple Valley, MN, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from...

Leonard Trahan

Leonard Trahan

Aug 21, 2017

Leonard J. Trahan, age 91, of Faribault, MN, passed away, Monday, August 21, 2017 surrounded by his family and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 28, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault, with military honors provided by...

James Heine

James Heine

Aug 20, 2017

James M. "Jimmy" Heine, age 60, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017, at his home following an extended illness surrounded by family. Memorial visitation will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the new location of Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault. Memorial services will follow at 7:00...

David Rech

David Rech

Aug 16, 2017

David R. Rech, age 63, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, 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 at the...