Obituaries

Barbara "Barb" Jean Palm

Barbara "Barb" Jean Palm

Sep 15, 2026

Barbara “Barb” Palm, age 74, passed away on September 15, 2026 at Oak Terrace Senior Living in Jordan.

Barb was born on June 6, 1952 to Howard and Stella (Smith) Brenke in St. Peter. She grew up in St. Peter and attended St. Peter High School graduating in 1971. Barb then lived in Shakopee for twenty years, then Le Sueur before...

Carol A. Seitzer

Carol A. Seitzer

Oct 15, 2026

Carol Ann Seitzer, 69, of rural St. Peter, entered heaven’s kingdom peacefully at home on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after a quiet battle with Alzheimer’s dementia.

Carol was born April 27, 1957, in Litchfield to Donald and Mary Lou (Brown) Erickson. Her early years were in Kimball and she graduated from Wayzata High School in 1975, and earned a teaching degree...

Elizabeth "Woody" Zieman

Elizabeth "Woody" Zieman

Oct 12, 2026

Elizabeth "Woody" Zieman, age 75 of St. Peter, passed away Monday, October 12, 2026, at Mayo Health, Mankato.

Public visitation will be 4:00-7:00pm Friday, October 23, 2026, at St. Peter Funeral Home. Private family services and burial will be held later. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed toward John Ireland Catholic School. To leave a condolence for the family,...

Charles James Palmquist

Charles James Palmquist

Oct 20, 2026

Charles Palmquist, age 94, of Le Center, died October 20, 2026. Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 noon, Friday, October 30, at the Catholic Church of Saint Peter, with visitation one hour prior at the church. Burial will be at Greenhill Cemetery in St. Peter. A full obituary will be published as soon as it is available.

Roger A. R. Willemsen

Roger A. R. Willemsen

Oct 20, 2026

Roger A. R. Willemsen, of St. Peter, died Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at the age of 80.

A Visitation will be held on November 3, 2026 at the St. Peter Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m., with a 4 p.m. prayer service. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.

Roger was born December 5, 1945 to Jacob and Helen (Spagenske) Willemsen...

James V. Pursifull

James V. Pursifull

Oct 19, 2026

James V. Pursifull, age 88, of St. Peter, died Monday, October 19, 2026.

Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2026, at St. Peter Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour before service. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, St. Peter.

James was born November 20, 1937, to Doyle and Pearl (Minnick) Pursifull in Huntington, Indiana. He graduated from North Phoenix High...

Roxie Lou Dunham-Kant

Roxie Lou Dunham-Kant

Oct 11, 2026

Roxie went to her heavenly home October 11th, passing peacefully in her sleep at age 93.

Roxie Lou Fiedler was born to Loneda (nee Fischer) and Howard Fiedler on September 1, 1933.

Roxie was a life-long resident of St. Peter and member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. She married Dale Dunham in 1952, and together they raised 5 children. Dale passed away...

Randy D. Willson

Randy D. Willson

Oct 6, 2026

Randy Dean Willson, age 69 of St. Peter, passed away surrounded by family at his home.

Celebration of Life will be 11:00am Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Crossview Covenant Church, North Mankato with a visitation one hour prior. A gathering will follow at the Red Men Club, St. Peter at 12:30pm. To leave a condolence for the family, visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.

Randy Dean...

Margo Ann Brown

Margo Ann Brown

Oct 2, 2026

Margo Ann Brown, age 77 of St. Peter, passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2026 following an automobile accident.

Funeral service is 2:00pm Friday, October 9, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter with burial at Resurrection Cemetery, St. Peter. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00pm Thursday at St. Peter Funeral Home and 1:00pm Friday at the church. www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com

Born on Dec. 5, 1948...

David Patrick Mines

David Patrick Mines

Sep 20, 2026

David Patrick Mines of St. Peter, MN passed away peacefully on September 20, 2026 from complications of COPD. He was 71 years old.

David was born March 13, 1955 and grew up in the township of Traverse, just west of St. Peter. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the US Marines, serving four years. He roamed the United States as...

Stephen R. Morgan

Stephen R. Morgan

Sep 14, 2026

Stephen “Steve” Morgan, age 80 of St. Peter, passed away September 14, 2026 at Benedictine Living, St. Peter.

Visitation will be 4:00-6:00pm Monday, September 21, 2026 at St. Peter Funeral Home. Private family burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. 

Stephen Robert was born March 24, 1946 in St. Peter to John A. and Freda A. (Gierke) Morgan. He was a...

Judith Ann Chaffee

Judith Ann Chaffee

Sep 11, 2026

Judith Ann “Judy” Chaffee, 87, of St. Peter, MN died peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter Minnesota.

Judy was born on August 23, 1939, in Lamberton, MN to Raymond and Perle (Bellig) Johnson. She graduated from Lamberton High School in 1957 and from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1961.

Then she began changing lives, one...

Sharon K. Haugen

Sharon K. Haugen

Sep 4, 2026

Sharon (Rodne) Haugen, age 83, of Mankato, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 4, 2026.

Sharon was born to Harley and Phyllis Rodne on July 2, 1943. She graduated from Parshall High School in Parshall, North Dakota, and later married the love of her life, Larry Haugen, on September 23, 1962. She worked as a real estate agent in Austin,...

John T. Erdahl

John T. Erdahl

Sep 1, 2026

John Erdahl, 86, of Mankato, passed away on September 1, 2026. John was born in 1940 in Glenville, MN to Hilmer and Sarah (Larson) Erdahl. He grew up on a family farm and went to a country school. After graduation, he served in the Minnesota National Guard. John met his future wife Sally while they were both attending Mankato State...

Marcia A. Fosburgh

Marcia A. Fosburgh

Sep 1, 2026

Marcia Alla Fosburgh, age 88 of St. Peter, went to be with her Savior on September 1, 2026. A funeral service will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 26th, at 2:00p.m., with the Rev. Matthew Rauh presiding. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. To watch the service livestream visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.

Marcia was born on August 24, 1938...

Marvin Leonard Uecker

Marvin Leonard Uecker

Aug 28, 2026

Marvin Leonard Uecker, age 94, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter MN.

Born in Grey Eagle on February 27, 1932, Marvin was the son of Otto & Hildegard (Guse) Uecker. He was baptized on March 20, 1932, at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle and was confirmed at St John’s in...

Kayla Jo Hoffman

Kayla Jo Hoffman

Aug 27, 2026

In Loving Memory of Kayla Jo Hoffman

Kayla Jo Hoffman, age 23, of Saint Peter, Minnesota, gained her angel wings on August 27, 2026, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with her loving family by her side.

Kayla was born on October 1, 2002, at ISJ in Mankato, Minnesota. She graduated from Saint Peter High School with the Class of 2021.

Kayla was...

Ronald D. Smith

Ronald D. Smith

Aug 14, 2026

February 11, 1950 - August 14, 2026

Ronald Douglas Smith, age 76, a beloved husband, father, son, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on August 14, 2026, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Ron was born on February 11, 1950, in Willmar, Minnesota, to Ronald and Caroline Smith. He worked for many years as an independent insurance agent before beginning a...

Gary J. Kollmann

Gary J. Kollmann

Aug 13, 2026

Gary John Kollmann, age 86 of St. Peter and formerly of Nicollet, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at his home.

Memorial gathering will be at the Nicollet American Legion on Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 2:00pm-5:00PM, with military honors provided by the Nicollet Legion Honor Guard. Memorials are preferred.

Gary John was born March 19, 1940 in Mankato, MN to...

Phyllis Elizabeth Vogel

Phyllis Elizabeth Vogel

Aug 8, 2026

Phyllis Elizabeth Vogel (Honken), age 82, peacefully passed away on August 8, 2026, with her loving husband beside her. Born on June 6, 1944, in St. Peter, Minnesota, Phyllis was the second of nine children of Harold and Lorraine (Ellingson) Honken. She grew up on the family farm outside Nicollet on the shores of Swan Lake, where her "tomboy" nature...