Obituaries

Wayne Arthur Davis

Wayne Arthur Davis

Dec 15, 2020

Wayne Arthur Davis, age 71, of Kasota, passed away December 15, 2020, at his home, with family and best friends by his side.

Due to Covid restrictions, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Wayne was born September 27, 1949, in Mankato, to George Davis and Jane (Johnstone) Davis .   Wayne graduated from St. Peter High...

Helen L. Brodin

Helen L. Brodin

Dec 15, 2020

Helen L. Brodin age 103 passed away peacefully on December 15, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in Saint Peter, MN.  Helen was born in Luverne, MN on June 9, 1917 to Hetty and Walter Norelius.  She was graduated from Luverne High School in May, 1935, and was graduated from the University of Minnesota in March 1939.

She was united in...

Stephen Raymond Drummer

Stephen Raymond Drummer

Dec 13, 2020

Stephen Raymond Drummer, age 69, longtime Kasota resident, died surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his home in St. Peter.A public visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the St. Peter Funeral Home (906 N. Washington Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082). A Celebration of Life will be held in August and will...

Maurice "Maurie" Henry Thelemann

Maurice "Maurie" Henry Thelemann

Dec 10, 2020

Maurice “Maurie” Henry Thelemann, age 84 of St. Peter, formerly of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter following a courageous battle with cancer. Private Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of St. Peter, with burial to follow in St. Henry Cemetery. You may visit...

Bonnie Dretsch

Bonnie Dretsch

Dec 3, 2020

Bonnie Dretsch, age 71, formerly of Marshall, MN and recently from St. Peter, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

A celebration of life will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the picnic shelter at Gault Park (North Sunrise Dr.) in St. Peter. Interment will be in Frazee, MN....

Viola Koopmann

Viola Koopmann

Nov 30, 2020

Viola Josephine Koopmann, 94, of Kasota, passed away November 30, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.

A graveside service will be held 1:00p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Kasota Hill Cemetery in Kasota.

Vi was born July 19, 1926 in Cataract, Wisconsin. She married Rudolph Koopmann August 26, 1944 in Sparta, Wisconsin. Together they raised six children.

Vi...

Luella C. A. Monke

Luella C. A. Monke

Nov 29, 2020

Luella C. (Annexstad) Monke passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in St. Peter, MN. Pastor Jack Kelly of St. Peter Lutheran Church, St. Peter, presided over her interment at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery on December 4.  A public Memorial service for Luella will take place at St.Peter Lutheran Church on Saturday, August 7 at 11:00 with public visitation at 10:00.

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Robert E. Peterson

Robert E. Peterson

Nov 21, 2020

Robert “Porky” Peterson Sr., age 77 of St. Peter, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 with his wife by his side at Methodist Hospital in Rochester.

A private family memorial will be held. A public visitation will be from 1:00-3:00pm on Friday, November 27th, 2020 at St. Peter Funeral Home. 

Robert was born August 21st, 1943 to Axel and...

Maria C. Ferguson

Maria C. Ferguson

Nov 17, 2020

Maria C. Ferguson, age 66, of Le Sueur passed away on November 17, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital, Mankato.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 16, 2021 at 10 a.m. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. until time of Mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center.

Maria was born on September 29, 1954 in...

Robert Francis Kluntz

Robert Francis Kluntz

Nov 13, 2020

Robert Francis Kluntz Sr., age 76 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, a private Mass of Christian Burial will be at the Church of the Nativity in Cleveland. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Robert was born in Mankato, Minnesota to John and Frances (Nicholson) Kluntz on March 15, 1944. ...

Elizabeth "Betty" Josephine Koch

Elizabeth "Betty" Josephine Koch

Nov 11, 2020

Elizabeth Josephine Koch, age 94, of St. Peter passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Private funeral service will be held at the Church of St. Peter, with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. You may visit the Church of St. Peter’s Facebook page to watch the funeral live on Tuesday, November, 17, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. St. Peter Funeral...

ReVae Nygard

ReVae Nygard

Nov 8, 2020

ReVae Carlson Nygard, 84, of St. Peter, MN passed away peacefully on November 8, 2020.

ReVae was born on August 18, 1936 in Saint Peter to Wallace and Idella Carlson. After graduating from Saint Peter High School, she moved to the Twin Cities and worked as an administrative assistant at Minnesota Gas Company.  In 1967, she married Doug Nygard. In...

William J. Sexe

William J. Sexe

Nov 7, 2020

William “Bill” Joseph Sexe, 69, of Cleveland, passed away November 7, 2020 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

A private memorial service will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Cleveland. Burial with military honors will be at the Cleveland Lutheran Cemetery.

Bill was born July 29, 1951 to Albert and...

Michael Armin Steinhaus

Michael Armin Steinhaus

Nov 6, 2020

Michael Armin Steinhaus age 68 of Saint Peter Minnesota died on Friday November 6 2020 at Ridgeview Nursing Home in Le Sueur with his wife Victoria by his side. 

Funeral service to be held at 11am Saturday November 14, 2020 at the Church of St Peter Catholic Church (1801 west Broadway, Saint Peter Minnesota).  Burial to follow at Calvary cemetery....

Brian J. Gunderson

Brian J. Gunderson

Nov 3, 2020

Brian Gunderson, 64, of St. Peter passed away peacefully at his home on November 3rd with his loving wife and children by his side.

A public visitation will be held from 10am-12pm on Friday, November 6th 2020 at the Church of St. Peter, St. Peter, MN with a private service and burial at Calvary Cemetery to follow. Masks will be...

Marilyn Jeanne Robertz

Marilyn Jeanne Robertz

Nov 1, 2020

Marilyn Jeanne Robertz passed away on November 1, 2020 in St. Peter, MN, where she was a fifth-generation member of her community.  She was born there on October 3, 1927 to Wayland and Virginia (Laumann) Barnes.  Her heritage, place of birth, place of marriage and place of death confirm that she was truly a Saint.

Marilyn was baptized, confirmed, and...

Harold Leo Van Dorsten

Harold Leo Van Dorsten

Oct 27, 2020

Harold Leo Van Dorsten, age 95 of St. Peter, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Benedictine Living in St. Peter.

Visitation is 1:00-4:00pm Sunday, November 1st at St. Peter Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 1:00pm Monday at Resurrection Cemetery, St. Peter. Memorials can be directed to BENCHS.

Harold Leo was born June 8, 1925 in...

Mary L. Durbahn

Mary L. Durbahn

Oct 25, 2020



Mary L. Durbahn, 94, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Tanglewood Trace in Mishawaka.  She was born June 16, 1926 in Mankato, MN to the late Esther (Highberg) and Lorenzo Gault.  On December 31, 1948 in St. Peter, MN, she married her loving husband, Merle Durbahn, who preceded her in death on September 6, 1997.Mary is survived by...

Lucille "Lucy" Neils

Lucille "Lucy" Neils

Oct 24, 2020

Lucille "Lucy" Neils, age 94, died on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Benedictine Living Center in St. Peter, MN.

A Memorial Service for the immediate family will be held on November 14th at 1:00 P.M. and live-streamed through St. Peter Evangelical Church:  http://www.facebook.com/saintpeterlutheranchurchandschool/  

Lucille was born on January 31, 1926 to Alfred and Edna Meyer in Courtland, Minnesota....

Earl August John Rients

Earl August John Rients

Oct 22, 2020

Earl August John Rients, age 82, of Kasota, passed away at home on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2020 at the St. Peter Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Mankato, with visitation continuing one hour prior...

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