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Benjamin Matteson
Benjamin William Matteson was born on Dec. 14, 1937, to Lucille Matteson in Waseca, Minnesota.
He spent much of his childhood at the Owatonna State School before working as a teenager on a farm near Waterville. Benjamin then came to live with Irene Sutlief in Waseca.
He worked more...
Clayton Oslund
Clayton Richard Oslund, age 90, passed away on September 4, 2026, at Diamond Willow in Proctor Minnesota.
Clayton was born December 31, 1935, to Chester A. Oslund and Mabel A. (Peterson) Oslund in Solway, MN. He graduated from Bemidji High School. He married the love of his life, Mildred...
Kenneth Lenz
Kenneth "Ken" Oscar Lenz, age 84, of Waseca, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026, at Generations Child and Memory Care in Mankato.
Ken was born on August 21, 1942, in Whittemore, lowa, the son of Friedrich and Oliva (Olson) Lenz.
He grew up helping his father on the farm, where...
Mary Ryan
Mary Magdalen Ryan, age 89, of Janesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Mary was born on November 30, 1936, in Bellechester, Wabasha County, Minnesota, to Lawrence Joseph and Mary B. (Reding) Majerus. She attended St. Mary...
Kenneth Alrik Jacobson passed away peacefully on August 22, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Kenneth was a kind and giving person and this will continue after his death. Kenneth has donated his body to science in the hope that they might learn something that will help...
Virginia Wobschall
Virginia "Virgie" Louise Wobschall, age 83 of Waseca, died on the morning of Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at the New Richland Care Center.
Virginia was born in Montgomery on October 11, 1942, to parents August and Agnes Malecha. She attended school in Montgomery. Following her high school...
James Fay Mitchell (age 93), after a long battle with Alzheimer's, finished his race August 21, 2026.
He was born May 6, 1933, was adopted from St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, at six weeks of age by Clarence and Clara Mitchell of rural Akeley, Minnesota. He graduated from...
Gloria Clausen
Gloria Jean Clausen, age 69 passed away on August 16, 2026, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Born on May 26, 1957, in Waseca, MN she was the daughter of David and Lorriane (Witt) Clausen. She was raised on the family farm in Pemberton, MN and graduated from Waldorf-Pemberton high...
Jack Gray
Jack Matthew Gray, age 30, died suddenly on Friday, August 7, 2026.
Jack was born on October 30, 1995, in St. Louis Park, the oldest child of Matthew Alan and Debora Jean (Williams) Gray. He was baptized as an infant at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage, later receiving his...
James Morris
James Lee Morris, a beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2026, at the age of 65 in Eagle Lake, Minnesota. He was born on May 15, 1961, in Mankato, Minnesota to Victor and Mary (Slaymaker) Morris, where he grew up surrounded by the love of his family and the...
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