Obituaries
William "Bill" W. Willson
Jan 3, 2019
William W. Willson, age 85 of Kasota, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at MCHS Mankato.
Memorial visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00pm Monday, January 7, 2019 at St. Peter Funeral Home. Private family interment will take place at a later date.
“Bill” was born on December 31, 1933 in Kasota to Grover and Bessie (Buckles) Willson....
Lynne C. Torkelson
Dec 30, 2018
Lynne Carol (Kirchoff) Torkelson, 76 of St. Peter, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Lynne was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Lorraine and Al Kirchoff and raised in Hudson, Wisconsin. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1964 with a degree in Medical Technology. Lynne was united in marriage to Michael Torkelson on June 11, 1966. Following Mike’s...
Verda B. Beatty
Dec 26, 2018
Verda B. Beatty, age 93 of St. Peter, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Rivers Edge Hospital.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 am on Monday, December 31, 2018 at St. Peter Lutheran Church with burial at Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00 – 5:00 pm Sunday, December 30, and 10:00 am Monday all at the church. Memorials...
Valeria Lorraine Schroeder
Dec 24, 2018
Valeria Lorraine (Nelson) Schroeder, age 87, passed away Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24, 2018, in Chanhassen, MN. Val “Babe” was born March 4, 1931, in Madelia, MN, to Alvin and Bertha Nelson, and spent most of her childhood growing up in Saint Peter, MN. After graduating high school and attending Gustavus Adolphus College, Val spent many years working for various...
Dorothy Rohlfing
Dec 20, 2018
Dorothy M. Rohlfing
Dorothy Mae Rohlfing, age 86 of St. Peter and formerly Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Church of The Nativity in Cleveland with Burial at Calvary Cemetery - Scotch Lake....
Todd Michael  Zieske
Dec 20, 2018
Todd Michael Zieske, age 52, of Saint Peter, passed away at home on Thursday, December 20, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Church of Saint Peter, with a visitation one hour prior.
Todd was born on January 13th 1966 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota to Benjamin and Marjorie Zieske....
Eugene "Gene" Kienlen
Dec 18, 2018
Eugene "Gene" Kienlen passed away at his home on December 18, 2018.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 am on Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at St. Nicholas Cemetery – Middle Lake. www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com
Gene was born to Charles A. Kienlen and Emma I. Gerlach on November 21,...
Roberta Ann Mulvehill
Dec 16, 2018
On Sunday Dec 16, 2018, after an amazing three-decade journey with cancer, Roberta Ann Mulvehill, surrounded by family exactly as she wanted, died peacefully at age 82. Roberta was born in 1936 to Robert and Dorothy Geldner in St Peter, Minnesota. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Scott Fultz (Deborah), Kristi Fultz (Phil), Mark Mulvehill (Tammy), granddaughters Cassidy,...
James Henry Jansen
Dec 15, 2018
James Henry Jansen, 80, of St. Peter, passed away peacefully at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter on Saturday, December 15, 2018. James was born December 20, 1937 in Ghent, Minnesota to Henry and Anna (Bult) Jansen. The family moved to the Le Sueur area in 1940 and lived on several farms between Le Sueur and St. Peter from 1945-1967....
Irene L. Hansen
Dec 8, 2018
Irene L. Hansen, age 91 of St. Peter, passes away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home in St. Peter.Memorial Mass will be 2:00 pm on Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at Greenhill Cemetery, St. Peter.
Rodney Dietrich
Dec 7, 2018
Rodney R. Dietrich, age 86, born September 19, 1932 in Fargo, ND, to parents Frank and Dorothy Dietrich (Turnquist). Rod was a Jamestown HS graduate, attended Jamestown College and worked at Beck’s Clothing store. It was there that he discovered his love for retailing and, more importantly, his greatest love, Doreen Maag, whom he married on September 13, 1953. The...
Judith Malmborg
Dec 4, 2018
Judith Kay Malmborg "Judi" of St Peter, MN passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep Monday December 4, 2018. Judi was born December 31, 1941 in Valley City, North Dakota. Her family moved around quite a bit in her early years, finally settling in Sioux Falls, SD where Judi graduated from Washington High School in 1959. She enjoyed her...
Desarae Block
Dec 4, 2018
Desarae M. Block, age 32 of Le Sueur, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.
Memorial service will be 11:00 am on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter in St. Peter. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 6:00 pm Sunday, December 16th at the church with a 3:00 pm Prayer Service. Visitation will also continue...
Brenda Lee Seitzer
Dec 1, 2018
St. Peter Funeral Home906 North Washington AvenueSt. Peter, MN 56082(507) 931-2750Brenda Lee Seitzer, age 64, of St. Peter passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at her home. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the St. Peter Funeral Home. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the funeral...
Phyllis Rae Disher
Dec 1, 2018
Phyllis Rae (Floria) Disher, age 92, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Benedictine Memory Care in St. Peter. Phyllis died from Alzheimer’s and a recent stroke.Memorial service will be held at 2pm, Friday, December 7, 2018 at the St. Peter Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior. Refreshments will be served following the service at the funeral home. Private family...
Evelyn M. Stolt
Nov 29, 2018
Evelyn Marie Stolt, age 96, of St. Peter passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter.
Carol Ann Karl
Nov 29, 2018
Carol Ann Karl, age 80 of St. Peter, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Ecumen Prairie Hill in St. Peter.Memorial service will be 11:00 am Saturday, January 5, 2019 at St. Peter Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Interment will be at Fort Snelling at a later date.
Carol was born on September 2, 1938 in...
Russell "Russ" J. Hoehn
Nov 25, 2018
Russell “Russ” Hoehn, age 72 of St. Peter, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Rochester on Sunday, November 25, 2018.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter with visitation beginning at 9:00 am. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting the...
Douglas Witte
Nov 24, 2018
Douglas “Doug” Witte, 58, of Le Sueur, died November 24, 2018 at Benedictine Health System in St. Peter after living with early onset Alzheimer’s for seven years. A memorial service will be held at 11am, Saturday, December 1, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter with a visitation beginning at 9:30am. Memorials are preferred to the family. Please share...
Patricia Burg Stark
Nov 23, 2018
St. Peter Funeral Home906 North Washington AvenueSt. Peter, MN 56082507-931-2750She celebrated a 67-year Love Story with her “Handsome Hubby” Donald C. Stark. Oh, how she missed her beloved soulmate after he passed on Easter Day 2016. Her fervent Catholic faith buoyed her to carry on fulfilling her commitments to God and to Don through Thanksgiving Day 2018. Their love was further...