John “Jack” Joseph Jude Sexton, 95 year old resident of Janesville was carried up by angels to heaven to his beloved wife Peggy, daughters Beth, Julie and Therese and the great gathering of the Irish clans of the Sextons and McCarthys on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

WEM 4th grader Dylan Edelman, son of Jeremy Edelman and Teri Holicky of Waterville, was greeted by the WEM Elementary School staff during the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 27. (Jay Schneider photo)

Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalist Brittney Tiede, 18, of Le Center will be bringing home an almost 90-pound butter head from the Minnesota State Fair.
The Tri-City United High School graduate shined in the dairy ambassador pageant at the State Fair Band Shell on August 21. The young ladies were judged on their personality, communication skills, knowledge of the dairy products and the industry, and their commitment to dairy promotion.

Sylvester Morsching, age 89 of Elysian died on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.

The Prior Lake Mudcats were the only one of three Dakota-Rice-Scott League teams to win their first-round game at the Minnesota Class C Amateur Baseball Tournament over opening weekend.
The Mudcats claimed a 4-1 win over Foley to advance to the tournament’s second round.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick’s bats were silenced in a 4-0 loss to Cold Spring and St. Benedict lost a heart-breaker on a walk-off home run in a 3-2 loss to Waterville.

Corina Theresa Deeny, age 96 of Waterville, MN, died on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Traditions in Waterville.

Audene Greenwald of rural Waterville and Ted Zwart of rural Elysian were named the 2019 Le Sueur County Outstanding Senior Citizens Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Le Sueur County Fair in Le Center. For more on these award winners check out the Aug. 22 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

Mary Jane Behrns, age 68 of Waldorf died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester due to stroke complications following a battle with polycythemia vera.

The Waterville Indians Amateur Baseball team improved its record to 32-2 with a 3-2 come from behind win over St. Benedict Sunday, Aug. 18 in the first round of the Class C State Tournament. Nolan Grose hit a solo home run and Riley Schultz hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning for the game-winner. The Indians will play Saturday, aug. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Maple Lake against Bluffton. Check out the Aug. 22 edition of the Life/Enterprise for more on the win.

Lorraine M. Jobe, age 91 of Waterville, died on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Traditions in Waterville.

Le Sueur County Historical Society has shed its vacant Waterville property and is focusing on the future.
The announcement of the sale was made during the society’s August 7 regular meeting in Montgomery.
“I have no idea what they (previous LCHS board members) were going to do with it, and it’s no use to us. It’s a drag financially as it’s taxable as a regular dwelling, so no reduced taxes, and we can’t afford to keep it,” stated LCHS Chairman Bill Stangler.

Nelmer C. Morsching, age 93 of rural Waterville, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in the same home where he was born and raised.

Arthur M. Wetzel, age 74 of Morristown died on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his family.

After a ceremony flag raising, Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason welcomes people to the new Le Sueur County Justice Center in Le Center. A large crowd showed up for tours of the new facility, which will house the Sheriff's Office, county jail, courtrooms and court administration and Emergency Operations. Read more in an upcoming edition.

The annual Kilkenny Fire Department ATV Ride will be held Saturday, August 10.
This is the fourth year the Kilkenny Fire Department has been in charge of the event. The ATV Run was started by the Kilkenny Park Committee approximately eight years ago.
Last year more than 320 machines and more than 500 people participated.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. at Little Irishman Park, which is located behind St. Canice Catholic Church.
The ride starts at 12:30 p.m. and the route features a 30-mile scenic ditch ride.

For the past 10 months, Waterville resident Anna Aguilar has spent time deployed in the Middle East while serving as a Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division.
This was her third time deployment and Aguilar isn’t sure if it will be her last. She has received no confirmation whether or not it will be.
While Aguilar has been gone, her daughter Aurora has attended daycare at Little Wonders Day Care in Waterville, which is owned by Brenda Novack.
Actually, the youngster has been with Novack since she was seven weeks old.