Eleanor Jacobs passed away on April 12, 2021.
Born on January 29, 1928 in St Patrick, Minnesota to a family of 10 children, she was the daughter of Frank and Bessie (Pavlicek) Vohnoutka. She married Clifford Jacobs on June 11, 1950. They settled on a farm in Waterville, Minnesota and had three children, Linda, Steven and Mark. She liked flowers, fishing, playing cards, dogs, going to Mystic Lake and arguing with anyone.
Robert Alvin Richter, age 84, of Faribault and formerly of Morristown died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, Faribault.
Memorial services will be held at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. with the Reverend Juan Palm pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, North Morristown. Interment at Sabre Lake Cemetery, rural Kilkenny.
A memorial visitation will be held in the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault for one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Mass of Christian Burial for Rita Seifert Holmes, 88, of Mankato, formerly of Clements will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 14th at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 13th at the church and one hour prior to the service. A social and meal will be held at the Wabasso Community Center following the Mass with all welcome. Burial will take place after the social at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Clements. Masks are required at all indoor events and social distancing guidelines will be followed.
Jean Salzle, age 92, of Madison Lake, formerly of Waterville, died peacefully on Saturday evening, May 1, 2021 at her home with her children by her side.
Clinton "Butch" Kazemba, age 83 of Waterville died on Monday, April 19, 2021 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna following an eleven-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Norman Edward Kelm was born May 30, 1928 in Waterville, MN to Carl and Esther (Krueger) Kelm. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kilkenny.
Born with farming in his bones, he hurried home from school to help with chores and crops. He attended country school and graduated from Waterville High School. He was drafted into the Army and served in Germany with the 510th Tank Battalion. After his discharge, he farmed with his dad.
Harry "Joe" Clarke, age 80 of Elysian, died on the evening of Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at his home.
Irene M. Warner, age 95 of Waterville died on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at District One Hospital in Faribault.
Lorna Marvel Sexton, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on the morning of Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, at the age of 98. She was a long time Waseca resident, spending her last years under the excellent care and friendships at Colony Court in Waseca.
Stuart James Preston, age 79 of Faribault died on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Rodney James Wehr, the son of Merle and Arlene (Drinken) Wehr, was born on December 29, 1974 in Waseca, Minnesota. He died Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home in Swea City at the age of 46 years.
A Celebration of Rod’s Life will be held on March 20, 2021 at the Swea City Fire Hall from 3-6pm.
Rod worked for Brand FX in Swea City for 9 years, and recently for Aluma Trailers in Bancroft as a welder.
Martin Jeffery Baker, age 57, of Elysian died in a farming accident at his home on March 14, 2021.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Marysburg (27528 Patrick St. Madison Lake, MN). Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m., Sunday, March 21, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato, MN, and will continue one hour before service at church on Monday. Masks and social distancing will be followed at both venues. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Steven Lee Roemhildt, age 54 of Mankato died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 in Le Sueur County.
Born on January 23, 1967 in Mankato, Minnesota, he was the son of Aaron and Dorothy (Wendt) Roemhildt. Steven graduated from Waterville-Elysian High School in 1985. He was employed with Gear & Broach in Waterville and later Kato Engineering in Mankato. He was currently employed with Winegars Inc. in Waseca. He loved playing darts, hunting and fishing, and gardening. Steven was a member of the Silver Lakers Sportsmans Club.
ROGER WILLIAM KEWATT, age 93, of Waterville, formerly of Kilkenny died peacefully on Friday evening, March 5, 2021 at Traditions in Waterville.
Linda Brink (Ward), 71, formerly of Silver Bay, died Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Joan Warner, age 87, of New Prague, died peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Milestone Senior Living in Faribault. Joan was born on June 13, 1933 in Mankato to William and AnnaJane (Fuller) Ward. She attended Mankato High School and married the love of her life, Merle J.
