Obituaries

Emily Blais

Emily Blais

Mar 8, 2017

Emily I. Blais, age 90 of Faribault, MN passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Castle Ridge Senior Living in Eden Prairie, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 10, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, in Faribault, with Fr. Kevin Kenney officiating. Interment will be at the...

Marian Fruechte

Marian Fruechte

Mar 5, 2017

Marian K. Fruechte, age 88, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the District One Hospital in Faribault. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Faribault. Interment will be held at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held at Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory...

Regina Morelan

Regina Morelan

Mar 4, 2017

Regina "Genie" (McComas) Morelan, age 85, of Faribault, MN passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 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...

James Murphy

James Murphy

Feb 27, 2017

Jim passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2017, at his residence in Faribault, MN after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He had celebrated his 80th birthday last week surrounded by family. He is preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Camilla Murphy, his brother John Murphy, his sister Joan Remick (Murphy), and granddaughter Caroline Kathleen Murphy. Jim...

Michael Jenkins

Michael Jenkins

Feb 25, 2017

Michael J. Jenkins, age 76 of Faribault, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault. Interment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl...

Rachel Long

Rachel Long

Feb 22, 2017

Rachel L. Long, age 77 of Faribault, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault following an extended illness, surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery, Faribault at a later date. Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory...

James Burnett

James Burnett

Feb 21, 2017

James R. Burnett, age 74, of Omaha, NE, husband of Mary Burgess Burnett, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Reflections Unit at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN, surrounded by his family following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home &...

Daniel Koutavas

Daniel Koutavas

Feb 20, 2017

Daniel J. Koutavas, age 48, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 20, 2017 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 28th at 1:00 pm at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory, Faribault, MN, with Reverend Henry Doyle, officiating. Inurnment will be at the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour Columbarium in Faribault. Memorial...

Melanie Beck

Melanie Beck

Feb 14, 2017

Melanie Beth Beck, age 43, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at her home. A gathering time for family and friends will take place on Sunday, February 19, 2017 from 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 1000 Shumway Ave., Faribault, MN, on the Shattuck-St. Mary's Campus. A time for prayer...

Linda Pansier

Linda Pansier

Feb 14, 2017

Linda M. Pansier, age 65, of Faribault, MN, passed away February 14, 2017, at the Heritage House in Faribault following an extended illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church in Medford. Interment will be held at the Resurrection Cemetery in Medford at a later...

Gregory Carlson

Gregory Carlson

Feb 13, 2017

Gregory Carlson, age 77, of Faribault, MN, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017, at his home following a brief illness. A Memorial Service to celebrate Greg's life will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the River Bend Nature Center in Faribault with a short program at 3:00 p.m., followed by a time for...

Leonard Blais

Leonard Blais

Feb 12, 2017

Leonard A. Blais, age 89, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Castle Ridge Senior Living in Eden Prairie, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 17, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault, with Fr. Steven LaCanne, officiating. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery...

Gordon Adamek

Gordon Adamek

Feb 9, 2017

Gordy F. Adamek, age 59 of Morristown, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault, MN. Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery,...

Gary Paquette

Gary Paquette

Feb 8, 2017

Gary E. Paquette, age 67, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at his home. Memorial services will be held on Monday, February 13, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault, with Fr. Henry Doyle, officiating. Interment will be at the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Faribault. Memorial visitation will...

David Schweisthal

David Schweisthal

Feb 6, 2017

David C. Schweisthal, age 79, of Faribault, former Rice County Sheriff, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Lee Memorial Health System, Health Park, in Fort Myers, FL following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault....

Viola Rasmussen

Viola Rasmussen

Feb 3, 2017

Viola D. Rasmussen, age 97, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault, with Rev. Mark Johnson, officiating. Interment will be at the North Grove Cemetery in Cannon City Township,...

Arlene Hildebrandt

Arlene Hildebrandt

Jan 31, 2017

Arlene H. Hildebrandt, age 85, formerly of the Nerstrand area, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at her home in Northfield, MN, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Nerstrand United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lora Sturm, officiating. Interment will be held at the Nerstrand Evangelical Cemetery....

Josephine Benzick

Josephine Benzick

Jan 31, 2017

Josephine M. Benzick, age 92, of Faribault, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at District One Hospital in Faribault, following a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017, at 10:30 am at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive in Faribault. Interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Faribault....

Jackie Salaba

Jackie Salaba

Jan 28, 2017

Jackie Stadler Salaba, age 48, of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be at the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault. Visitation will be held at the Parker...

Jean Senne

Jean Senne

Jan 27, 2017

Jean E. Senne, age 87, of Medford, MN, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2017, at Medford Senior Care in Medford. Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Faribault Seventh-Day Adventist Church with Pastor Bob Brauer, officiating. Interment will be held at the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park in Faribault, MN at a later...