Obituaries
Edward "Jr." Anthony Walter
Dec 7, 2021
Edward “Jr.” Anthony Walter, age 89 of St. Peter passed away on December 7, 2021 at River’s Edge Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m., on Monday, December 13, 2021 at the St. Peter Catholic Church, with visitation one hour prior at the church as well. Burial with military honors will be in Calvary Cemetery, St....
Russell "Russ" Oliver Johnson
Dec 7, 2021
Russell “Russ” Oliver Johnson, age 85 of St. Peter, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Memorial service will be 12:00noon Monday, December 20, 2021 at River of Life Lutheran Church, St. Peter. Visitation will begin at 10:30am at the church. A livestream of the service can be found with his obituary at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com. In lieu...
Frederick "Fred" E. Pehrson
Dec 1, 2021
Frederick “Fred” E. Pehrson, age 80 of St. Peter, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.
Private family services will be held. Condolences for the family can be left at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.
Frederick Eugene was born December 31, 1940 in Nicollet County to Franklin Sr. and Kathryn (Sear) Pehrson. He is a 1960 graduate of St. Peter High School. Fred was...
James "Jim" Henry Gallagher
Nov 25, 2021
James (Jim) Henry Gallagher, age 81, of Saint Peter, passed away peacefully at Mayo Methodist Hospital, Rochester surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
A lifelong Minnesotan, he was born to Jake and Anna (Schultz) Gallagher in Blue Earth on September 4, 1940, and raised in Albert Lea, MN, before graduating in 1958. After graduation, he served...
Dennis M. Strand
Nov 23, 2021
Dennis Michael Strand, age 69, of Saint Peter, Minnesota died Tuesday, November 23rd after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis last year.
Dennis was born February 24, 1952 to Bud and Revee Strand. He graduated from St. Peter High School in 1970. A proud veteran, Dennis served in the U.S. Army from 1970-1972. On May 5th, 1973 he married Catherine Albrecht at...
Duane Raymond Peterson
Nov 16, 2021
Duane R. Peterson, age 78 of St. Peter, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at home surrounded by family.
Funeral service will be 3:00pm Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at Greenhill Cemetery. Masks are required at the church. Condolences for the family can be left at...
Kathleen Elizabeth Peters
Nov 14, 2021
Kathleen Elizabeth Peters age 84 of St. Peter, died Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Church of St. Peter. Visitation will be held on Tuesday starting at 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Burial will be...
Lillian C. Guenther
Nov 12, 2021
Lillian Clara Guenther, age 87, of St. Peter, died, Friday, November 12, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System – St. Mary’s Campus, Rochester.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, St....
Herbert A. Pagel
Nov 6, 2021
Herbert Arthur Pagel, 86, of St. Peter, Minnesota, left us here on Earth, Saturday, November 6 and joined his wife, Mabel Vernette Pagel in the arms of our Lord. Herb was born in St. Peter on August 7, 1935 to Arthur and Effie Pagel. Herb served and retired from the United States Air Force in 1957 and then went on...
Gerald "Punch" Clifford Swenson
Oct 29, 2021
Gerald “Punch” Clifford Swenson, age 86 of Hackensack, MN passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church as well. Burial will be in Kasota Hill Cemetery. The church does require masks...
Michael "Mike" John Sargent
Oct 27, 2021
Michael “Mike” John Sargent, age 62, of Cleveland passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato.
To honor Mike's wishes a private memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter. Public Celebration of Life will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Cleveland Fire Department. St. Peter Funeral Home...
Bradley L. Rossing
Oct 26, 2021
Bradley L. Rossing was born to Vernon & Ardis (Peterson) Rossing on March 6th, 1953 in Watertown MN. Brad struck a deer with his motorcycle on September 26th, 2021 and after complications with his lungs, passed away at HCMC in Minneapolis on October 26, 2021 at the age of 68.
He is survived by his wife, Bev of Nicollet; son,...
June Caroline Marks
Oct 24, 2021
June Caroline Marks, age 87, formerly from White Bear Lake and Bloomington and currently of St. Peter, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 24, 2021 at home surrounded by family.
A Celebration of Life may be held at a later date. Please share a memory of June with her family at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.
June was born September 15, 1934 in...
Bernadine S. Thompson
Oct 24, 2021
Bernadine "Bern" S. Thompson, age 101, of St. Peter died peacefully on October 24th, 2021. Bern was born in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1920 to Allen and Mary Davis. She was the second of three children. As a lifelong resident of St. Peter, she attended St. Peter Public Schools. She furthered her education at Mankato Commercial College, earning a degree...
Robert "Bob" Eickman
Oct 24, 2021
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Bob was born on a farm in the countryside near Trempealeau, WI. He was the 17th of 18 children born to Paul and Martha (Kulas) Eichman. He was the last survivor of that generation.
Bob went to a country school, served in the Air...
Everly Jean Hewitt
Oct 24, 2021
Everly Jean Hewitt, age 5, of Cleveland passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the St. Peter Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at the St. Peter Lutheran Church. Visitation will...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Meeks
Oct 19, 2021
Robert “Bob” Meeks, age 73, passed away peacefully October 19, 2021 at his St. Peter home after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.Robert E. Meeks was born June 17, 1948 in Park Rapids, Minnesota to Gene and Betty (Renner) Meeks of Walker, Minnesota. He was the oldest of four children.Bob graduated from Walker High School in 1966 and...
William "Bill" McCabe
Oct 8, 2021
Was born on January 19,1952 to Rita and Emmet McCabe. After graduating from Cleveland high school in 1970, he enlisted in the service from 1971 to 1973 and was stationed in Germany. After coming home he went to Mankato State, receiving his bachelor’s degree. He later met his wife Susan (Rohlfing) McCabe and they were married on May 20, 1981....
LeRoy Anderson
Oct 8, 2021
LeRoy Anderson, age 90 of St. Peter, passed away at home on Friday, October 8, 2021. Services will be held at a later date.
Duane “Buzz” Gerald Sunderman
Oct 6, 2021
Duane “Buzz” Gerald Sunderman, passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 6, 2021 with family by his side after a short illness.
Duane was born June 3, 1939 at his Grandparents home in Mankato, MN to Raymond and Esther (Case) Sunderman. He was the youngest of the 4 children.
He was baptized, confirmed and a member of the Le Sueur Methodist...