Obituaries

Anna Mae Barklow

Anna Mae Barklow

Jan 21, 2021

Anna Mae (Stocker) Barklow, 61, of Kasota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2021, after a short, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

A public visitation will be held from 9:30am-11:00am on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the Church of St. Peter, St. Peter, MN with a private service and burial at Calvary Cemetery to follow. Masks will be required,...

Bruce Donald Ponwith

Bruce Donald Ponwith

Jan 20, 2021

Bruce Donald Ponwith, age 66, of Cleveland passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Public visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the St. Peter Funeral Home. Private memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Cleveland. Burial will be in Savidge Lake Cemetery.

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Margaret Elsie (Johnson) Norell

Margaret Elsie (Johnson) Norell

Jan 19, 2021

   Margaret was born on August 26, 1934 to Martin and Irene (Enter) Johnson of Granby Township, Nicollet County, Nicollet MN. The oldest of three children, she was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Coming from a German speaking home, Margaret learned to read and speak English when she attended her country school. She also studied at...

Robert E. Pillers, Jr.

Robert E. Pillers, Jr.

Jan 17, 2021

Robert E. Pillers Jr, age 70 of St. Peter and formerly of Clinton IA, passed away at home with family on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

No services are being held at this time. Memorials can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter.

Robert was born August 18, 1950 in Clinton IA to Robert Sr. and Lucille (Steege) Pillers. He was...

Paul Baumgartner

Paul Baumgartner

Jan 13, 2021

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Dr. Helen Marie Bilhorn Baumgartner (1932–2020), Dr. Paul Lloyd Baumgartner (1929-2021), St. Peter, MN

Paul Lloyd Baumgartner, son of Grover and Rose (Fankhauser) Baumgartner, was born on February 21, 1929, in Berne, IN. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Heidelberg University (Tiffin, OH); after beginning graduate study at the...

Carol Meyer Luegge

Carol Meyer Luegge

Jan 11, 2021

Carol Jane Meyer Luegge, age 80, died peacefully of natural causes on Monday, January 11, 2021 at River’s Edge Hospital, St. Peter. Carol was born March 17, 1940 in St. Peter to Mildred and Herbert Meyer. She attended the country school on the Westwood Road for her early elementary years, graduating from St. Peter High School. She worked as a...

Dorothy Bartlett Eliason

Dorothy Bartlett Eliason

Jan 4, 2021

Morton Albert Eliason, age 88, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2021 after a brief illness. His wife, Dorothy Bartlett Eliason, age 91, slipped away peacefully to join him on January 4, 2021. 

Mort was born in Fargo, ND on April 26, 1932, to Albert and Marguerite Eliason. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1950 and Concordia College in 1954. Mort...

Joan "Jo" Charlotte Zambino

Joan "Jo" Charlotte Zambino

Jan 4, 2021

Joan “Jo” Charlotte Zambino, age 93 of St. Peter, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Saint Peter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Morton Albert Eliason

Morton Albert Eliason

Jan 3, 2021

Morton Albert Eliason, age 88, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2021 after a brief illness. His wife, Dorothy Bartlett Eliason, age 91, slipped away peacefully to join him on January 4, 2021. 

Mort was born in Fargo, ND on April 26, 1932, to Albert and Marguerite Eliason. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1950 and Concordia College in 1954. Mort...

Charles Rice

Charles Rice

Jan 2, 2021

Charles Rice, age 67 of St. Peter, passed away on Saturday, January 2nd at Mayo Hospital, Mankato.

Services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. Peter Funeral Home. Burial will be 1:00pm Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd. 

Charles Richard was born June 12, 1953 in Brainerd to Richard H. and Geraldine F. (Emery) Rice. He was raised...

Michael W. Williams

Michael W. Williams

Dec 29, 2020

Michael W. Williams, age 70 of St. Peter, passed away on Tuesday, December 29th at home, surrounded by family.

Services will be 11:00 am Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Peter Funeral Home with burial to follow at Greenhill Cemetery, St. Peter. Condolences for the family can be left at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.

Michael was born February 5, 1950 in Springfield MO...

David Norris Rosenow

David Norris Rosenow

Dec 27, 2020

David Norris Rosenow, age 67, of Sauk Rapids, MN, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN, with family members at his side.

David was born September 20, 1953, in Minneapolis, MN, the first-born child of Darrel Dean and Mary Grace (Norris) Rosenow of Long Prairie, MN. He grew up in central Minnesota, attending...

Stanley Leo Muellerleile

Stanley Leo Muellerleile

Dec 25, 2020

Stanley Leo Muellerleile of St. Peter passed away on Christmas Day, 2020 at the age of 93. Born in Mankato in 1927 to Hazel (nee Egli) and Leo, Stan’s father was killed in a motor vehicle accident when Stan was an infant. His greatest pride was being the type of father he always wished he had.

Stan enlisted in the...

Clayton H Block

Clayton H Block

Dec 21, 2020

Clayton H. Block, age 91 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Oak Terrace in Le Sueur.

Military Honors will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 30th at St. Peter Funeral Home followed by a public visitation until 5:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed toward the German/Jefferson Sportsman Club or the Cleveland Sons of the American Legion...

Marian Babcock

Marian Babcock

Dec 16, 2020

Marian Ismay Krenik Olson Babcock, age 97, of St. Peter, died on December 16, 2020 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. 

A private burial was held at Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Peter. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Marian was born on January 7, 1923 to Jacob and Emma (Pope) Krenik in Washington Township.  She was...

Helen L. Brodin

Helen L. Brodin

Dec 15, 2020

Helen L. Brodin age 103 passed away peacefully on December 15, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in Saint Peter, MN.  Helen was born in Luverne, MN on June 9, 1917 to Hetty and Walter Norelius.  She was graduated from Luverne High School in May, 1935, and was graduated from the University of Minnesota in March 1939.

She was united in...

Wayne Arthur Davis

Wayne Arthur Davis

Dec 15, 2020

Wayne Arthur Davis, age 71, of Kasota, passed away December 15, 2020, at his home, with family and best friends by his side.

Due to Covid restrictions, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Wayne was born September 27, 1949, in Mankato, to George Davis and Jane (Johnstone) Davis .   Wayne graduated from St. Peter High...

Stephen Raymond Drummer

Stephen Raymond Drummer

Dec 13, 2020

Stephen Raymond Drummer, age 69, longtime Kasota resident, died surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his home in St. Peter.A public visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the St. Peter Funeral Home (906 N. Washington Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082). A Celebration of Life will be held in August and will...

Maurice "Maurie" Henry Thelemann

Maurice "Maurie" Henry Thelemann

Dec 10, 2020

Maurice “Maurie” Henry Thelemann, age 84 of St. Peter, formerly of Le Sueur, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter following a courageous battle with cancer. Private Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of St. Peter, with burial to follow in St. Henry Cemetery. You may visit...

Bonnie Dretsch

Bonnie Dretsch

Dec 3, 2020

Bonnie Dretsch, age 71, formerly of Marshall, MN and recently from St. Peter, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

A celebration of life will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the picnic shelter at Gault Park (North Sunrise Dr.) in St. Peter. Interment will be in Frazee, MN....