Chester Dale Hrdlicka, age 90, of Elysian died Thursday, November 5, 2020, at St. Johns Hospital in Maplewood.

Richard Wesley Fredenburg, Jr, age 65, passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born on November 27th, 1954 in Northfield, MN to Richard and Beverly (St. Martin) Fredenburg.
He left Waterville High school at the end of his senior year to join the Marine Corp. in 1973 and later obtained his GED. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1975.

Helen Marie Hrdlicka, age 85, died on Friday, October 9, 2020, at Whispering Creek in Janesville.
Helen was born August 17, 1935, in Blue Earth County, she was the daughter of Leslie and Marie (Doss) Lueck. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1953 and later married

John Gordon Hendrickson, age 86, of Waterville, died on Tuesday evening, October 6, 2020 at his home.

Virginia M. (Ginny) Lindquist, age 92 of Waterville, formerly of Blooming Prairie, passed away peacefully Monday, October 5, 2020 at her lake home in Waterville. Virginia Mae Motle was born June 1, 1928 to William J. and Viola Mae (Gummow) Motle in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. She grew up in Blooming Prairie and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1946. On March 30, 1947, Ginny married Edward LeRoy Lindquist at the Methodist Church in Blooming Prairie during a Palm Sunday Blizzard and were happily married for 68 years.

Funeral service for Dr. Clark Francis Seha was held July 27, 2020 at the Stiftskirche, in Bielefeld Germany. Dr. Seha died on July 11, in Bielefeld where he served as Pastor of the Bodelschwingh congregation and the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer community.

Gregory Allen Umlauf, age 65 died peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, October 4, 2020 in Elysian.

Mary Elizabeth Smith, age 80 of Waseca, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.

Teacher. Talker. Tinkerer. Veteran. Reader. Dancer. Fermenter. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Uncle.
Kenneth Lee Schmitt, 87, of Mankato, Minn., died peacefully the morning of Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Mankato. After his daughters, who spent the night by his side, stepped out for a bite to eat, he slipped away in the presence of caregivers. He always liked an audience.

Berneda “Neda” (Thompson) Becker, age 91, of Elysian, formerly Minnesota Lake, MN, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at the Mapleton Community Home. Funeral Services will be private with family. Public visitation will be Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 4-7 PM at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells, MN. Interment will be in Danville Township Cemetery, rural Blue Earth Co., MN. Face masks must be worn and social distancing will be observed at the funeral home. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.brussheitner.com

Delores “Dee” Balfe, 82, of Waterville, died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. Canice Catholic Church in Kilkenny. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Private interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Kilkenny.

Delores “Dee” Balfe, 82, of Waterville, died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. Canice Catholic Church in Kilkenny. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Private interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Kilkenny.

A public visitation for John and Audree Wagner was from 12:00PM – 2:00PM on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Salem Lutheran Church – Albert Lea. Pastor Erica Cunningham officiated. The memorial service was private. Burial was also be private. Their memorial service was also livestreamed on the Bonnerup website.  To view the livestream, simply go to www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com, go to their obituary pages, and click the livestream link below the wording of the obituary.

Shelley Rae Geyer, age 53 of Waterville died on Friday, September 11, 2020 at her home.

John Wagner, 88, died Monday, September 14, 2020 at Prairie Senior Cottages. Born Feb. 13, 1932 – died  September 14, 2020 in Albert Lea, MN
Arrangements by Bonnerup Funeral Service.

Audree (Schultz) Wagner,  89,  died Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Prairie Senior Cottages. Born Aug. 27, 1931 - died September 13, 2020 in Albert Lea, MN.
Arrangements by Bonnerup Funeral Service.