Obituaries

Willard Derner

Willard Derner

Jul 19, 2025

Willard Derner, age 91, of rural Cleveland, died Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Memorial Mass 11:00 a.m., August 1, 2025, Catholic Church of St. Peter, St. Peter, MN. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. St. Peter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Willard was born July 17, 1934, to...

Sandra Lee Volk

Sandra Lee Volk

Jul 17, 2025

A Funeral service for Sandra “Sandy” Volk will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church in St. Peter. The Rev. Jack Kelly will officiate. Burial will be in Kasota Hill Cemetery.

 Sandy was born on March 15, 1944 in Kasota to Edmund and...

Caroline "Carol" Jeanette (Buck) Jaster

Caroline "Carol" Jeanette (Buck) Jaster

Jul 5, 2025

Caroline “Carol” Jaster, age 79, of St. Peter, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at The Lutheran Home, Belle Blaine after an extended illness.

Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 9 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Peter Funeral Home and will continue...

Carol M. Hanson Peterson

Carol M. Hanson Peterson

Jul 3, 2025

Memorial Service 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2025, at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, MN. Visitation will be from 9 – 10:30 a.m., Friday at the church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, St. Peter, MN. St. Peter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Carol was born on December 1, 1929 and has been a lifelong resident of St. Peter,...

Bryan Lee Herberg

Bryan Lee Herberg

Jun 24, 2025

Bryan Lee Herberg, age 56, of St. Peter passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2025.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday July 8, 2025 at the St. Peter Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred.

Bryan was born on January 27, 1969 to Robert & Cynthia (Jorgensen) Herberg in Mankato MN. Bryan’s mother passed away...

Linda Jean Anderson

Linda Jean Anderson

Jun 24, 2025

Linda Jean Anderson, age 76 of St. Peter, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Mayo St. Mary’s, Rochester.

Funeral service will be 11:00am Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, with visitation beginning at 9:00am. Memorials can be directed toward the St. Peter Food Shelf, or St. Jude’s. To leave a condolence for the family, or view...

Barbara Ann Boutwell

Barbara Ann Boutwell

Jun 24, 2025

After a short illness, Barb was called to her Heavenly home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ. She was born in Lake Delton, Wisconsin to Christian and Jessie Bhend and grew up in Edgerton, Wisconsin. She was confirmed in the faith at the Central Lutheran Church in Edgerton, WI. In 1972 she united in marriage to Randy Boutwell. He...

LaVonne C. Olsen

LaVonne C. Olsen

Jun 21, 2025

LaVonne Carol Kyrklund Olsen, of New Sweden Township, peacefully began her everlasting life in her 87th year on June 21, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday July 12, 2025, at Norseland Lutheran Church. Visitation is 4:00-6:00 p.m. Friday, July 11th at St. Peter Funeral Home, and 10:00 a.m. Saturday at church. Burial...

Valoria V. Johnson

Valoria V. Johnson

Jun 10, 2025

Valoria Johnson, age 91 of St. Peter, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at the Lutheran Home of Belle Plaine.

Funeral Service will be 11:00am Friday, June 20, 2025 at Norseland Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in the church cemetery. www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com

Valoria Verda was born February 13, 1934 in Minneapolis to Elvinor and Malinda (Thur) Decko....

David Robert Wilmes

David Robert Wilmes

Jun 6, 2025

David Robert Wilmes, age 91, of North Mankato, MN, passed away on June 6, 2025, at the Mapleton Community Home in Mapleton, MN.

David was born on July 5, 1933, in Eagle Lake, MN, to Arthur Sr. and Verna (Fischer) Wilmes. He grew up working on the family farm until he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Following his discharge, he worked...

Rosemary Skramstad

Rosemary Skramstad

Jun 5, 2025

Rosemary Skramstad, age 85 of St. Peter, Minnesota passed away Thursday June 5, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community Center.

Memorial Mass will be 11:00am Friday, June 20, 2025 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter, St. Peter with visitation at 9:30am. To leave a condolence for the family, or view the service livestream, visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.

Rosemary was born on the Pfarr Family...

Robert G. Schoeb

Robert G. Schoeb

Jun 2, 2025

Robert (Bob) George Schoeb, age 74, one of the ‘nicest guys’ in St. Peter, passed away June 2, 2025 with family by his side.

Memorial Service is 12:00pm Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Arlington United Methodist Church, Arlington MN. Visitation will begin at 10:00am. To view the service livestream, or leave a condolence for the family visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com. A celebration...

Lois M. Annexstad

Lois M. Annexstad

May 29, 2025

Lois Marian Anthony Annexstad rested at last on May 29, 2025 after 97 productive years. She passed away peacefully at her farm in Norseland, Minnesota, surrounded by family.

Funeral service is 11:00am Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Norseland Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00pm Monday and 10:00am Tuesday all at the church. To leave a condolence for the family, visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.

Lois...

Richard "Rich" Charles Noyd

Richard "Rich" Charles Noyd

May 25, 2025

Rich was offered an opportunity he couldn’t pass up!

Richard “Rich” Charles Noyd, age 82, of Kasota passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 2, 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2025 at the St. Peter Funeral Home, and continue one hour...

Patricia Brandt

Patricia Brandt

May 25, 2025

Patricia C. Brandt, age 71 of St. Peter, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at her home, surrounded by family.

Funeral service will be 3:00pm Friday, May 30, 2025 at St. Peter Funeral Home, followed by a celebration gathering at the Kasota Community Center. Visitation will be from 1:00pm until the start of the service at the funeral home. To...

Thomas J. Osborne

Thomas J. Osborne

May 21, 2025

Thomas J. Osborne, age 77, passed away unexpectedly on his farm in rural St. Peter on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, June 3 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter with Monsignor Doug Grams and Father Phil Schotzko officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00AM-11:00AM at the church. Burial will be at...

George W. Warrant

George W. Warrant

May 20, 2025

George Wellington Warrant Jr, a lifelong resident of Kasota, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2025, at Mayo Health Systems Hospital Mankato at the age of 96.Born December 9, 1928, to George W. Warrant Sr and Lois Elizabeth (Hiersche) Warrant Kendall, George was the sole child of a farming family rooted in the soil and spirit of southern Minnesota. A proud...

Catherine Theresa Giefer

Catherine Theresa Giefer

May 13, 2025

Catherine "Cathy" Pehrson Giefer, age 71, of St. Peter, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on May 13, 2025.

Cathy was born on March 30, 1954, in St. Peter, Minnesota, to Franklin and Kathryn (Sear) Pehrson. She was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church in St. Peter and attended St. Peter Public Schools, graduating in 1973. During her high school...

Richard Lee Goodell

Richard Lee Goodell

Apr 30, 2025

Richard "Dick" Lee Goodell peacefully went to join his wife of 57 years on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Richard was born to Wallace and Sara (Jones) Goodell on June 3, 1938, in Courtland, Minnesota. He entered the United States Army in 1955 and was stationed at Garrison Berlin during the Korean War; earning the decorations of Medal of Army Occupation, and...

Lola Ann Douglas

Lola Ann Douglas

Apr 28, 2025

Lola Ann Douglas passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025 at Ecumen Prairie Hill in St. Peter. Lola was born on January 17, 1927, in Caledonia, MN to Anton and Evelyn (Norskog) Findreng. She graduated from Houston High School and was admitted to the WW2 Cadet Nurse Corps at the University of Minnesota. Following her graduation, she married James Rough...