Obituaries
Janie M. Mead
Jan 6, 2026
Janie M. Mead, age 80 of St. Peter, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Ecumen Prairie Hill, St. Peter.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00am Thursday, January 15, 2026 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter, St. Peter with visitation at 10:00am. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. To leave a condolence for the family, or...
Ann Mae Uecker
Jan 3, 2026
Ann Mae Uecker, age 91, passed away on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, at the Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter MN.
Born in Round Prairie on October 31, 1934, Ann was the daughter of William (Bill), Sr., & Eva (Smith) Kaun. She was baptized on December 9, 1934, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Long Prairie, and was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Eva Eleanor Malecha
Dec 31, 2025
Eva Eleanor (Kabes) Malecha, age 83 of Madison Lake, passed away on December 31, 2025 surrounded by family at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00am Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Marysburg with visitation beginning at 9:00am. Burial will be at the church cemetery following Mass.
Born January 24, 1942 in New Prague...
Deborah "Debby" Jean Flesness
Dec 25, 2025
Deborah “Debby” J. Flesness, age 76 of Belle Plaine, passed away on December 25, 2025 in Faribault, MN.
A Sharing of Memories will be at 1:00pm Saturday, January 17, 2026 at St. Peter Funeral Home, 906 N Washington Ave St. Peter MN followed by visitation until 3:00pm. Memorials can be directed toward the Mayo Clinic Foundation for cancer research.
Deborah Jean was...
Dale C. Molitor
Dec 7, 2025
Dale C. Molitor, age 90 of St. Peter and formerly of Worthington, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Benedictine Living in St. Peter, Minnesota.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30am Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Catholic Church of St. Peter, in St. Peter, with visitation beginning at 9:00am. Military Honors will directly follow the service...
Mary Kathryn Trnka
Jan 2, 2026
Mary Kathryn Trnka, age78, formerly of Burnsville MN, passed away in the early hours of 2 January 2026 at home with family. She had recently moved to Saint Peter MN in her sister’s home after a diagnosis of metastasized pancreatic cancer.
Mary was born on 11 March 1947 to Emil A. Trnka Sr. and Agnes R. (Sweda) Trnka at the St....
Elaine Mavis DeZeeuw
Dec 29, 2025
Elaine Mavis DeZeeuw, age 92 of St. Peter went into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Prairie Hills surrounded by loved ones.
Elaine was born in St. Peter to Conrad and Elmira (Karge) Johnson.
Elaine graduated from St. Peter Public Schools. Elaine and Ken met on a blind date arranged by friends. Interestingly, Elaine was a substitute...
Roger L. Leonard
Dec 29, 2025
Roger L. Leonard, age 90, of St. Peter, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2025 surrounded by family.
A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Catholic Church of St. Peter, St. Peter. Visitation will be 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting...
Dean Ellis Grey
Dec 25, 2025
Dean Ellis Grey, age 86 of Madison Lake, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at his home, surrounded by family.
Memorial service will be 11:00am at River of Life Lutheran Church, St. Peter, on January 2, 2026, with visitation one hour prior. Memorials can be directed to St. Croix Hospice, Mankato.
Dean was born January 22, 1939 in Sioux Rapids, IA...
Gregory A. Thompson
Dec 23, 2025
Gregory Alan Thompson, age 69 of Saint Peter, died surrounded by his loving family at home on December 23, 2025 after a bout with lung cancer. Greg was born May 12, 1956 in Madison, Minnesota, the first of 4 sons to Mahlon and Vivian (Lausen) Thompson. He graduated Battle Lake High and went on to Alexandria Vo-Tech for a degree...
Patrick Carl Jandl
Dec 20, 2025
Patrick Carl Jandl, age 71, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully at the home of his niece, Lisa Meyer, on December 20, 2025. A Celebration of Pat’s life with family and friends will be held at a later date.
Pat was born on April 18, 1954, in Gaylord, Minnesota, to Edward and Vivian (Dahlen) Jandl, and joined siblings Don, Judy, and...
Anita Fay LaBarr
Dec 11, 2025
Anita Fay LaBarr, age 72 of LeSueur, passed away on Thursday, December 11 at French Meadow Place, Le Sueur, MN.
Anita was born on August 25, 1953 to Leo and Caroline (Weiger) LaBarr in South Dakota. She graduated from Summit High School (Summit, SD) in 1971. After graduation she became a nanny/caregiver to a family in Alaska and later moved to...
Duane A. Sundin
Dec 11, 2025
Duane "Dewey" Arnold Sundin was born to Lloyd and Luella (Funk) Sundin on January 6, 1937 in Granite Falls, MN and died December 11, 2025 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, MN at the age of 88. He was baptized and confirmed at Providence Valley Lutheran Church in rural Dawson. He married Ruth Schoephoerster on August 3, 1958 in...
Eldon James Adams
Dec 7, 2025
Eldon James Adams was born on November 30, 1934 and died on December 7, 2025.
Gwendolyn J. Weldon
Nov 28, 2025
Gwendolyn Janet (Drossel) Weldon, age 88 of St. Peter, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter.
Private family services are planned. To leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.
Gwen was born on July 23, 1937 to Lester T. and Maidie(Boie) Drossel. She was united in marriage to Richard H. Weldon in Las...
Harvey F. Schulz
Nov 27, 2025
Harvey Frank Schulz, born on Sep 4th, 1948 in Winona, MN, to Herb and Virgina Schulz entered into his heavenly home surrounded by his family on Thursday, Nov 27th, 2025. His Celebration of Life service will be held at Minnesota Square Park in St Peter, MN, in the Spring of 2026. After the service, his Celebration will continue at American...
Charles Austin Guenther
Nov 23, 2025
Charles "Charlie" Austin Guenther, 93, of St Peter, died November 23, 2025.
Mass of the Resurrection will be 11:00am Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Catholic Church of St Peter, St. Peter. Burial with military honors will be at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. Visitation will be 2 hours before the service. St Peter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Charles...
Edward Adrian Lexvold, Jr.
Nov 20, 2025
Edward Adrian Lexvold Jr., age 82, of St. Peter, died on November 20, with his loving family near. A visitation for friends and family will be held from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. at the St. Peter Funeral Home - Klein Chapel on Saturday, December 13. A prayer service will be held at 1:00 p.m.
Ed. Jr. was born May 4, 1943,...
Eugene Raymond Germscheid
Nov 20, 2025
Eugene R. Germscheid, age 94, of St. Peter, formerly of Lake Washington, died on November 20, 2025 at Benedictine Living Community.
Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Marysburg. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service at church. Burial will be in Marysburg Catholic Cemetery....
Lorna J. Larson
Nov 17, 2025
Lorna Larson, age 100 of St. Peter, passed away on November 17, 2025 at Pheasant's Ridge, St. Peter.
Private family services will be held.


