Marcia Elaine Wingler
May 11, 2026
Marcia Elaine Frankel Gottlieb Wingler, who was a resident of Kasson MN and more recently of Rochester MN; and died on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the age of 85.
She was born on October 3, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Bertie (Granoff) Frankel.
She is survived...
Donald Morris Haavisto
May 9, 2026
Donald Morris Haavisto, 78, of Kasson, MN passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Oaklawn Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, MN.
Don was born on April 11, 1948, in Buffalo Township, MN to John and Alma (Kuitunen) Havisto. He graduated from Cokato high school in 1966. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Don served honorably from...
Pamela Jean Milde
May 5, 2026
Pamela Jean (Schroeder) Milde, 74, of Mantorville, MN passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Pamela was born on November 4, 1951, in Austin, MN to George and Lavonne Schroeder. She was the younger sister of Georgia (Gary) Myers and the older sister of Kerry (Sidney) Schroeder and Rolfe (Sue) Schroeder. Pamela...
James Frederick Hawkins
Apr 27, 2026
James “Jim” Frederick Hawkins Jr, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Lake City Care Center in Lake City Minnesota, after a short illness.
Born in Hibbing, Minnesota on May 24, 1947, the oldest son of James Sr. and Earline (Pew) Hawkins, Jim and his family lived a somewhat nomadic life full...
Dallas Scott Miller
Apr 25, 2026
Dallas Scott Miller, 70, of Kasson, MN passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Methodist campus in Rochester, MN.
Dallas was born on January 24, 1956, in Rochester, MN to Gerald and Alice (Brown) Miller. He graduated from Mayo High School in Rochester, MN. On October 4, 1975, he married Sue McDonald at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester,...
Mavis Anne Berge
Apr 18, 2026
Mavis Anne Berge passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, MN. She was 95 years old.
Mavis Anne Ellingson was born on January 5, 1931, in Austin, MN to Carl and Ruth (Nichols) Ellingson. She was told that it was a beautiful spring like day. She grew up on the family farm east of...
Kenneth Fjerstad
Apr 16, 2026
Kenneth (Ken) H. Fjerstad, 87, of Lanesboro, MN, and formerly Hayfield, MN, passed away on April 16, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital after a hard-fought battle with injuries from a car accident.
Ken was born August 23, 1938, at his family’s farm in Dodge County, MN, the son of Emma and Selmer Fjerstad. He married his wife, Barbara, on July 12,...
Barbra Ann Alberts
Apr 13, 2026
Barbra Ann Alberts, 90, of Mantorville, MN passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026, at her home.
Barb was born on June 3, 1935, in Dodge County, MN to Otto and Edna (King) Kraling. On October 2, 1955, she married Klaus Alberts at Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center, MN and together they had two children, Cynthia and Klaus.
Barb worked at...
Donovan Russell Kramer
Mar 29, 2026
Donovan “Donny” Russell Kramer, 99 years and 3 months, passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, MN surrounded by his family.
Donny was born on January 3, 1927, the youngest of nine children. Born to Gustave and Emma (Baudoin) Kramer. He was born on the farm and at age 14 (8th grade)...
Shirley Ann Moe
Mar 27, 2026
Shirley Ann Moe, 83, of Dodge Center, Minnesota passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family.
Shirley was born January 16, 1943, in Hayfield, MN to Archie and Ethel (Moreland) Robinson. She attended District 51 country school and graduated from West Concord High School in 1961. She married George Moe on December 6, 1961. Together they...
Wendy Ann Stroebl
Mar 14, 2026
Wendy Ann (Osborn) Stroebl, 61, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus with her beloved family at her side.
Wendy Ann Stroebl was born on September 13, 1964, in Rochester, Minnesota daughter to James and Carol (Hietala) Osborn. She grew up in Dodge Center, Minnesota, where she attended school and graduated from Dodge Center High School.
Following...
Gary Martin Landers
Mar 13, 2026
Gary Martin Landers, 85, of Dodge Center, MN passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s campus in Rochester, MN.
Gary was born on May 5, 1940, in Vermillion, South Dakota to Ira and Ann (Christiansen) Landers. In 1952, Gary and his family moved to Sherburn. He graduated from Sherburn High School in 1958. He was united...
Leslie John Rosecke
Mar 8, 2026
Leslie John Rosecke, age 74, passed away at his home in Richfield, Minnesota on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Leslie John Rosecke was born May 29, 1951 to Johnny and Katherine Rosecke. Les graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 1969. During high school summer breaks he worked at Casey’s Drive-In in Kasson. He graduated from Waldorf College in 1971 then attended the...
Virginia A. Hyland
Mar 3, 2026
Virginia “Ginny” Ann Hyland passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN after a long, courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Ginny was born in Austin, MN to Virgil and Dorothy (Nielsen) Haugen on May 11, 1947. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1965, and continued her education at...
Eldora Louise Barber
Mar 3, 2026
Eldora “Ellie” Louise Barber, age 93, of Dodge Center, MN was peacefully called to her heavenly home on March 3, 2026.
Ellie was born on May 25, 1932, to Arthur and Martha (Flugum) Schneider. She grew up on the family farm outside of Waltham, MN alongside her siblings, Vernon, Melford, Marion, Arthur, and Maxine. Those early years on the farm shaped...
Charles Talcott
Mar 1, 2026
Charles Allen Talcott, 77, of Byron, MN passed away on March 1, 2026.
Charlie was born in Conneaut, Ohio and adopted into his family at six months old. He grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, where he was active in High School activities and his church youth group. After 4 years in the Navy, he attended Cleveland State University and McCormick Theological...
Norman Robert Chicos
Feb 23, 2026
Norman Robert Chicos, 85, of Claremont, MN passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, MN.
Norman was born on March 3, 1940, in Owatonna, MN to Peter and Myrtle (Behne) Chicos. He graduated from Dodge Center High School. Following graduation he served in the U.S. Army. He also worked as a lifelong farmer in...
Vickie Lynn Kauffman
Feb 19, 2026
Vickie Lynn Kauffman was united with her Lord and Savior into eternal life on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary's Campus, Rochester, MN.
Vickie was born on April 2, 1950, to Elmer and Lorraine (Boelter) Fossum in Austin, MN, where she grew up and attended school. After graduating from high school, she worked at the old Austin Drug...
Mary Catherine Apfel
Feb 14, 2026
Mary Catherine (Mulligan) Apfel, 79, of Mantorville, MN passed away at home in the early morning of Saturday, February 14, 2026.
Mary was born on August 11, 1946, to James and Mary Agnes (Keough) Mulligan. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1964, and attended Mankato State University where she majored in elementary education, graduating in 1968. At Mankato State she...
Ardyce Elaine Haukom
Feb 9, 2026
Ardyce Elaine (Kruger) Haukom, 98, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026, with her beloved family at her side.
Ardyce Elaine Kruger was born May 31, 1927, daughter of Lucile (Janes) and Lloyd Kruger in Hayfield, MN
Ardyce married Curtis Haukom on April 20, 1946, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hayfield. Their union was blessed with 10 children, six sons and four...
