Obituaries

Kathleen Ellen Maschka, 83, a longtime resident of Mankato, Minnesota, died on August 17, 2026 in Lakeville, Minnesota, with her husband of 61 years and three adult daughters by her side.
Kathleen was born in Mauston, Wisconsin in 1943 to Charles Power Curran and Ellen Galvin Curran and was raised there along with...

VIRGINIA "VIRGIE" LOUISE WOBSCHALL, age 83 of Waseca, died on the morning of Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at the New Richland Care Center.
Virginia was born in Montgomery on October 11, 1942, to parents August and Agnes Malecha. She attended school in Montgomery. Following her high school graduation, she was united in...

Rosalia Ann Molski, age 83, of Mankato, passed away on August 19, 2026, in Mankato. She was born on September 24, 1942, in Mankato to Raymond Schumacher and Rosalia (Schulte) Schumacher.
Rosalia graduated from Mankato Loyola High School and later attended Mankato Commercial College. She began her career as a...

With heavy hearts, we share that James "Jim" Tacheny passed away on July 18, 2026 at age 73.
A Celebration of Jim's Life will be Sunday, September 6, 2026 from 1-4 p.m. at Indian Island Winery 18018 631st Ave. Janesville, MN 56048. Arrangements by Woodland Hills Funeral Home of Mankato.www.woodlandhillsfh.com

Margaret Elizabeth Schultz, 97, of New Richland, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2026, at the New Richland Care Center, with her family by her side.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, August 21, 2026, at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland, with a visitation beginning...

Gerald 'Gerry' Clayton Cain, age 86, passed away in Mankato, MN on August 4th 2026 from natural causes at the Pillars of Mankato.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. John the Baptist in Mankato, Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 11:00am with visitation beginning one hour prior. Burial with military...

Cleveland Township, Minnesota - Donna Rae Strand, age 85, passed away on July 22, 2026. Born on November 3, 1940, in Mankato, Donna was the second of two children of Arthur and Margaret Strand.
A Celebration of Donna's Life will be Friday, August 21, 2026 at 2 P.M. at Woodland Hills Chapel in Mankato. Interment...

Randy Lee Menk age 70 of St. Peter, passed away Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and special friend. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, August 21st, 2026 from 4-7pm at St. Peter Funeral Home. Memories will be shared by family and friends at 6pm.
Randy was born on...

Benjamin "Ben" John Kettner, age 47, of Nicollet, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2026 following a courageous 8-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Ben was surrounded by family until his final breath.
A celebration of Ben's life will be held from 3-7pm on Sunday, August 16th at the Nicollet...

Darryl and Rose Mary (Frederick) Hoffman
Darryl Charles Hoffman passed away on July 24, 2026, at the age of 82. Six days later, on July 30, 2026, Rose Mary "Rosie" Hoffman joined him at the age of 80.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2026, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson,...

James Lee Morris, a beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2026, at the age of 65 in Eagle Lake, Minnesota. He was born on May 15, 1961, in Mankato, Minnesota to Victor and Mary (Slaymaker) Morris, where he grew up surrounded by the love of his family and the community at Grace Baptist...