Obituaries
Elnor Janni
Jan 21, 2016
Elnor Janni, 97 of St. Peter and formerly New Ulm, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter. Memorial Mass is 11:00 am Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 pm Monday, February 8 at St. Peter Funeral Home and also one hour...
Jeanie Wright Reese
Jan 20, 2016
Jeanie Wright Reese, 77 of St. Peter, passed away in her home at Ecumen Prairie Hill Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
Memorial service 11:30 am Monday, January 25, 2016 at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be given to the Pacer Center, Champions for Children with Disabilities: www.pacer.org. St. Peter Funeral Home is...
John Schneider
Jan 18, 2016
John Fred Schneider, 91 of St. Peter, died Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Church of St. Peter with burial at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. Visitation is 4:00 – 7:00 pm Friday at St. Peter Funeral Home and also one hour prior...
James Bollum
Jan 17, 2016
James Bollum, age 83 of St. Peter passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 am on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Church of St. Peter in St. Peter. Visitation will be from 9:30 until the start of the service at the church....
GenaLee Sanford
Jan 16, 2016
GenaLee Sanford, age 85, of St. Peter, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Rivers Edge Hospital in St. Peter.Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 21, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter, with Rev. Alan Bray officiating. Interment will be in Kasota Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Peter Funeral Home,...
Velma Kester
Dec 31, 2015
Velma Kester, age 88 of Faribault, died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at her home.
Funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Church of Christ in Cleveland with Pastor John Kester officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at 4:00 pm Saturday at...
Kim Olson
Dec 29, 2015
Kim Olson, age 60 of St. Peter, died on December 29, 2015.
Memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 am on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Church of St. Peter in St. Peter. Visitation will be at 9:30 until the start of the service at the church. In Lieu of flowers and memorials, please consider being an organ donor....
Sharon Hansen – Risse
Dec 28, 2015
Sharon Hansen – Risse, age 71 of St. Peter and formerly of Duluth, went with her Lord on December 28, 2015 at her home. Celebration of life will be from 4:00 – 7:00 pm on Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Redmen Club in St. Peter. Services in Duluth will be at a later date.
Sharon was born on July...
Robin Ballman
Dec 24, 2015
Robin Ballman, age 58 of Cleveland, died on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at her home.
Robin was born on August 24, 1957 in Waterville Minnesota, the daughter of Mary Stangler and Mylon Ziesmer. She was united in marriage to David Ballman and they made their home in rural Cleveland where she was the wife of a farmer; helping with the...
Gerald "Jerry" Meyer
Dec 20, 2015
Gerald “Jerry” Meyer, 88, of St. Peter, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Benedictine Living Community. Visitation will be held at the Church of St. Peter on Wednesday, December 30th at 2:00 pm, with a prayer service at 2:45. Burial at Calvary Cemetery in St. Peter after the service. A gathering of family and friends will follow at the Redmen...
Lillie M. Beaumont
Dec 19, 2015
Lillie Margaret Olean Beaumont, age 99, of St. Peter, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Benedictine Court in St. Peter.Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Church of St. Peter, with Rev. Todd Petersen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery...
G. Dayton Hale
Dec 17, 2015
Dayton Hale, age 89 of Blaine and formerly Cleveland, passed peacefully at home with family on Thursday, December 17, 2015.Funeral service will be held at 11:30 am on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at the Church of Christ in Cleveland with Pastor John Kester officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until the start of the service at the church. Burial...
Michael "Mike" Paul
Dec 16, 2015
Michael “Mike” Paul, 66 of St. Peter, passed away December 16, 2015 in Mesa AZ. Memorial service is 12:00 noon Thursday, January 7, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter with visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Memorials may be given to Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Michael Ross was...
Patrick "Pat" Mears
Dec 12, 2015
Patrick “Pat” E. Mears, age 72 of St. Peter, died on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter. Memorial Mass is 11:00 am Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Church of St. Peter in St. Peter with urn burial at Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday at the church and...
Daniel Woelpern
Dec 11, 2015
Daniel Lee Woelpern, 60, of St. Peter died Friday, December 11, 2015 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. Dan was born September 6, 1955 to Richard and Lois Woelpern in St. Peter. He is survived by his mother, Lois; brother David (Bobbie) Woelpern; sister, Kelly Woelpern; niece, Rachel; and nephews, Ryan and Justin. He is preceded in death by...
Eugene M. Zins
Dec 10, 2015
Eugene Matthew Zins passed away of natural causes on December 10 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. He was 71. Born on March 7, 1944, he was the oldest son and second of six children born to Matthew and Arlene Zins. He graduated from Nicollet High School and went on to earn his masters degree in vocational rehabilitation...
David Steven Nygard
Dec 7, 2015
David Steven Nygard, age forty, passed away on December 7, 2015 from a rare medical condition. He was born in St. Peter, Minnesota to Steven and Lynda Nygard. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter. He graduated from St. Peter High School in 1994. He was married to Sally Baker until 1998 and they were blessed with...
Florence J. Samuelson
Dec 5, 2015
Florence Jane Samuelson, age 86, of St. Peter, died Saturday, December 5, 2015, at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, surrounded by her family. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 2015 at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter. Visitation will be two hours before service on Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Greenhill...
Willis Olson
Dec 2, 2015
Willis B. Olson, age 85 of St. Peter, died on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Norseland Lutheran Church with burial at the church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 5:00 pm Sunday at St. Peter Funeral Home and also...
Elaine Bonnema
Nov 27, 2015
Elaine Bonnema, 78 of Jordan and formerly of St. Peter, died November 27, 2015 in Minneapolis beneath the glow of the nighttime city skyline. Elaine was born, the youngest of 12 children to H. Arthur and Emma Marie (Olson) Thompson, on June 16, 1937 in Willmar, MN. As the youngest of 12 she was always known as “Little Elaine”....