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Arlene Foels
Arlene was born on a nice spring day on March 28, 1928, in Waseca at the home of her aunt and uncle Esther and Jerry Johnston. She was the second child of the 4 children born to William R. and Florence (Wetzstein) Krause. She accepted Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior at the young age of 12...
Jean Marie Skarin passed away peacefully on June 7, 2026, at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna, MN.
Born on July 16, 1954, in Wells, MN she was the daughter of Raymond and Eileen (Christensen) Terhurne. She was raised in the Easton area, where she attended Catholic grade school and...
Barbara Cleghorn
Barbara Ann Cleghorn, 87, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
Barbara was born on November 11, 1938, in Cresco, Iowa. After a chance meeting at a roller-skating rink, she married the love of her life, Gene Cleghorn. Together they built a life...
Betty Dardis
Betty May Dardis passed away peacefully, continuously surrounded by her three girls and her loved ones on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
Betty was born on May 7, 1947 in Waseca, MN. She met David N. Dardis and they wed on October 7, 1968. She was a devoted stay at home mom for the better part of...
Dottie Olson
Dorothy "Dottie" Olson, 79 of Winona, MIN, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at her home surrounded by family.
Dorothy Patricia was bom January 24, 1947, in Clovis, New Mexico to Dorothy (Fritz and Edward Ritchie.
She graduated from Waseca High School, Waseca, MN in 1965. In 1967...
Kenneth Olson
Kenneth Alton Olson, age 78, passed away peacefully at his home in Waseca on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Ken was born on May 1,1948, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Oliver and Ethel (Pirkl) Olson. He graduated from Freeborn High School in 1966. He proudly served his country in the United States...
Hilda Bergstrom
Hilda Bergstrom, age 93, of Waseca, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026.
Hilda was born on August 23, 1932, to Emma (Dallman) and William Kanewischer in Lehr, North Dakota. She attended Lehr High School and would later move to Jamestown, ND.
After moving to Waseca, Hilda worked at...
David Kramer
David Michael Kramer of Washougal, WA passed away at home on May 18, 2026 surrounded by those closest to his heart. His short but intense battle with pancreatic cancer revealed his bravery and steadfast heart, he never stopped fighting to live to see his son grow up.
Born on October 19,...
Dale Joecks
Dale Ronald Joecks, age 88, passed away on May 12, 2026 at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland, where he received wonderful care.
Dale was born in Waseca on February 28, 1938, the youngest son of Erich and Elizabeth (Schoenrock) Joecks of New Richland. He was a member of First Lutheran...
Lavern "Skip" Ristau
Lavern “Skip” Ristau, age 91 of Waseca, died on the morning of Friday, April 10, 2026, at his Colony Court Home in Waseca.
Born on October 28, 1934 in Waseca, Minnesota, Skip was the son of R.J. and Irene (Koester) Ristau. He graduated from Waseca High School in 1953 and enlisted in the U....
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