Obituaries

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. ...

Harvey Schulz's Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, May 1, 2026 at 1:00pm in the Pavilion at Minnesota Square Park (1000 S. Minnesota Ave, St. Peter, MN). Complete obituary and more information at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com.

Loren John Burkel, age 78 of Mankato, MN died peacefully at Oaklawn Care Center on Friday, April 17th, 2026.
Loren was born on August 20th, 1948 in Blue Earth County MN to Sylvester and Ottilia Burkel. He grew up in North Mankato MN and attended high school at Crosier Seminary in Onamia, MN, graduating in 1966. He...

Nathan "Nate" Douglas Maxey of Columbia Heights, MN passed away oon March 3, 2026. He was 44 years old.
Nate was born on May 11, 1981 in Hutchinson, MN to Rolle and Jodi (Larson) Maxey. The family later moved to the Mankato area where he attended the Rapidan Elementary school, the Garden City Middle School and...

Joyce Tolzin passed away peacefully on April 17, 2026, at the age of 88, at Sugar Loaf Senior Living surrounded by her children. She was born on April 10, 1938, to Lydia and Ronald Joyner, in Greenville, North Carolina.
Joyce grew up as the ninth of ten children, a childhood she often remembered fondly. She would...

Diane E. Mountain, age 84 of Eagle Lake and formerly of Vernon Center, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00am Thursday, April 23, 2026 at all Saints Catholic Church, Madison Lake with visitation one hour prior. To leave a condolence for the...

A funeral mass for Harold I. Nowak, 92, of Welcome, MN, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 23, 2026, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont with full military honors by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post #36 and the Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1222. A private family burial...

GERALDINE GRACE "GERRI" (SCHLAAK) LIENKE, age 78, of Waldorf, MN, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2026, in her home surrounded by her loved ones after a brave battle with cancer.
Gerri enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening and life in the country. She also enjoyed being a fur-mom to her favorite...