Obituaries

Pamela J. Blair, age 67, of North Mankato, died April 20, 2026, at her home.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. with the family and Live Music will be held from 5-9 p.m., May 23, 2026, all at The Venue, 1850 Madison Avenue, Mankato.
Pamela is survived by her husband, Brent Blair, three sons, Brandon...

Maxine "Max" Marie Davis, age 86, of Mankato, died peacefully, May 6, 2026, at her home.
Funeral Mass 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, North Mankato. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 11 a.m., Thursday at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Mankato Mortuary...

Ricky Allyn Lance, 44 of Blue Earth 10/02/1981-05/05/2026. He lived a hard life that was full of ups and downs. In his free time, he enjoyed heading out to lake to do some fishing and catch some sun. Ricky really enjoyed the outdoors.
Ricky survived by his mother Cheryl Lance of Blue Earth MN, His children Blake,...

Richard "Dick" David Weisgerber, age, 98, of St. Peter, MN passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in his home surrounded by family who loved him dearly.
A remembrance of Dick's life will be held on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Red Men Club in St. Peter from 12:00-3:00pm.
Dick was born March 1,1928 at the Mayo...

Marion Haayer, beloved father of Sarah and Matthew and husband of Barbara, was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa on December 29, 1949. He died in his home of a terminal illness on January 9, 2026.
In 1965 he attended Mankato State college where he majored in Health and Physical Education and played offensive/defensive...

Martin Hugh Christianson, 80, of Lake Crystal, passed away at home on May 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal, on Friday, May 8, at 2:00 p.m., with visitation one hour prior. A private interment will follow at Butternut Cemetery.

Marty was born January 25, 1946, and was a...

Daniel "Archie" W. Archer, age 85 of St. Peter, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Memorial service is 3:00pm Friday, May 8, 2026 at Sunrise Church, St. Peter with visitation beginning at 1:00pm. Private family burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, St. Peter. To view livestream, see a complete obituary, or leave...

Joshua "Josh" Robert Downey, 52, of Mankato, passed away tragically on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Northview - North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. Memorials to the family are preferred.
Josh was born on May 28,...

Darrell J. Thomas 79, of Kasota Township, MN, passed on April 23, 2026, and will be interred at Fort Snelling Cemetery.
Darrell was born to Swain and Mildred Thomas. Swain died in WWII. Mildred later married James G. Wakefield.
A graduate of Mankato West High School, he joined the Navy at 18 and served on the USS...

Elmer Soost Jr. passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026 in Frost, MN. He was born
to Elmer and Margie Soost on August 25, 1953 in Albert Lea, MN. He grew up on the family farm near Matawan, MN and attended New Richland-Heartland School.

He engaged in some farming activities and sales and repair business. He...

Al Meyer, age 72, of Mankato, died peacefully surrounded by family on April 23, 2026.
Memorial Service will be held on May 15 at 11:00 a.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:00 prior to the service. Private family burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery with military honors. ...